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    DRB_SweetCelebration_LO_AprilM_72

    in April Martell

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    On 1/20/2024 at 3:52 AM, MariJ said:

    Amelia is just precious and looks so happy with her strawberry cake.   Your background is so soft and pretty and I Like the different papers you chose.   I'm always looking for a pretty birthday collection so I'm off to check this one out!   (PS Your credits cut off above, but I'm guessing it's "Sweet Celebration"?). 😊
    Ok, I'm losing it, I thought I saw this collection yesterday but now I can't find it anywhere - HELP! 🤣)

    I fixed it and added the link to the collection.

    Sisters

    in Weekly Newsletter Challenge

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    1 hour ago, MariJ said:

    This is so beautiful and I like that a sister is named Marilyn, I rarely meet one other than myself! 😊  Your photo is precious, they both look so sweet.   I really like your soft background and pretty cluster and the elegant doily behind the pic.  The heart adds the perfect touch.

    Bob's mom and aunt both share the name, though his aunt is spelled Marylyn. :) I have a few other friends with the name too.

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    Mothers & Daughters

    in April Martell

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    Here is the journaling: My grandmother’s aunt, Ella, had breast cancer in her 30’s. As my mother told the story, her mother happened to walk in while she was bathing and said, “Ella! What happened to your breasts?” She had gone through a double mastectomy alone and without any support from her family. My grandmother died of ovarian cancer when she was 41. Because of her family history, my mother chose to do the BRCA gene testing soon after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She did it for us, her daughters and granddaughters. Her testing was negative, so while we still need regular examinations, we are happy to know we don’t have a BRCA gene mutation.

    Waterfront Memories

    in April Martell

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    2 hours ago, MariJ said:

    That photo is amazing and so special, but it's so sad not to have names and know who people are.  My Mom once framed a collage of old photos that she had no idea who the people were, but the photos were so interesting!   I like your framing and soft background and how it looks like this is tied up like a present.   That photo, though is so amazing - I'd love to see a current shot in the same place in Santa Barbara - a world of a difference for sure!

    Thanks! If I dug a little deeper, I could possibly figure out who she is by the initials. I just didn't have time to dig into my great-great grandmother's papers and photo albums.

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    Waterfront Memories

    in April Martell

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    5 hours ago, Boatlady said:

    Wow what an awesome photo to have. Too bad there are not names or other useful information. What is that thing she is standing near? I have never seen anything like it.

    It is a Victorian drinking fountain. It was placed on the sand, so it wasn't plumbed. Mrs. C.W.B.'s journaling, which is on the paper strip, reads "taking a drink of Eggnog on a November day 1898." 

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