Ginny
H umble? Yes, mostly. But she did like to don swimsuit, negligee or
dress to take pictures.
E nergetic? Yes, but never understood, “Get up and work!” didn’t
inspire us.
L oving? Always. She cared for everyone she met, often writing to them
for years.
E nthusiastc? Mostly about housework and family, especially her husband
of fifty years.
N eurotic? In her later years she was preoccupied with sickness, always
thinking the worst.
V ictorious? I think she stands before God and hears, “Well done, good
and faithful servant.”
I maginative? Yes, she painted flowers on papers plates and wrote
hundreds of poems.
R eligious? Both in the common and pure meaning of the word.
G orgeous? Yes, black hair, brown eyes, legs that once won an award in
high school.
I nteresting? She was a city girl who loved a country husband, sort of
like Lisa on Green Acres.
N urturing? Maybe overly so. She wouldn’t rest, even on vacations.
I nventive? Yes. She made
instant hot chocolate before it came out, calling it quicky cocoa.
A dventurous? Somewhat. She’d be up for anything Dad wanted her to do,
such as hunting.
H elpful? Always. Even when she was busy raising five daughters.
U nderstanding? Mostly, but she didn’t seem to get her children’s
problems were real to us.
R eliable? Yes. Meals were at 7, 12 and 4 and she was always there when
we came home.
S ister? She had two brothers and three sisters, all but one lived in
our area.
T hankful? Yes and she’d say so often.
S acrificial? She always put her family first. One time she tore up
good sheets for tomato ties.
H opeful? Maybe overly so. One sister called her “the Queen of Denial”.
A miable? Yes, she enjoyed visiting with friends and strangers alike.
N otorious photographer? She took pictures of everyone including
solicitors and salesmen.
N imble? For the longest time she could do cartwheels in the yard.
O pinionated? Mostly she kept her opinions to herself, except for writing
to the president.
N ice? Always.
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