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Rachel Shenk's avatar

Yes, we carry their blood in our veins. Love this!

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Carmen Luisa's avatar

Makes me wonder where all the old photos are in my family. Loved reading and seeing yours 👏

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Monica Nastase's avatar

Thanks, Carmen! It was an interesting experience and my reaction was unexpected but it made me think of all the connections. You are closer to home, I'm sure you can start digging in some places... 😊

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Carmen Luisa's avatar

True, geographically closer but that doesn’t mean I made time for visits as much as I maybe should 😂🫣

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Barbs Honeycutt's avatar

Your family's stories gave me goosebumps when I think about how much bigger our world is, compared to theirs, but it doesn't mean we're rootless. I love this idea. We're wireless ;)

(PS: my grandma was a seamstress and a bee keeper too!)

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Monica Nastase's avatar

I'll say it again: I like you more with every new comment of yours! ;)

True, how different lives... we evolved just like phones, from wired to wireless 😃

And what a cool coincidence about our grandmas! I only knew her as a beekeeper, such good memories, learning to maneuver a bee hive.

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Barbs Honeycutt's avatar

Because of her, honey is one of my favourite things to eat. Such a comfort food!

Awww I like you more with everything you write too! :) we'd be friends irl

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Cristina Carmona Aliaga's avatar

Love that picture of your great-aunt: she looks fabulous! Last week I was at a dinner with someone with a fascinating family history and he showed me some old pictures of his great-grand parents, who met after WWI. Looking forward to hearing more about your family history through pictures.

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The Naive Ignorant's avatar

Thanks for the nice post Monica.

PS: We also use the word "to immortalize" in Greek, when we take a photo🙂

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Monica Nastase's avatar

What is the Greek word for it?

(BTW, I'm currently reading the novel 'Greek lessons'. There are no Greek lessons in it) 😊

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The Naive Ignorant's avatar

😂😂😂

The word is απαθανατίζω. Θάνατος = death.

Is that book nice? I 've heard it being mentioned a couple of times.

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Monica Nastase's avatar

Hmm ok, I cannot make anything of that word. I thought maybe some bits of it might sound familiar...

The book started well, it's quite lyrical, but I got lost in the multiple POVs. 😌 The author Han Kang won the Nobel in Literature last year, probably that's why you heard more about her books lately.

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The Naive Ignorant's avatar

Sorry I should have also written it with latin characters😅. Got too excited that someone was interested in a Greek word!

In "greeklish", it would be written: apathanatizo. And "thanatos" means death.

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Monica Nastase's avatar

Hey, sorry I missed your reply. With Latin characters it's much easier to understand. And I love to match the Latin & Greek characters 😍

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Kaila Krayewski's avatar

I came to Mexico at the end of January because my mum died suddenly. I was absolutely distraught when I went through her stuff and couldn't find any family photos. So I was beside myself with excitement yesterday when as I was sorting through her clothes to decide what to keep and what to give away, I found an old box of old family photos. I proceeded to spend the next 3 hours pouring over them, devouring them, holding them close to my chest.

I, too, feel like I walk this world alone now. Yes I have my husband and my son, but my mom was my last connection to my family and past.

Those photos are Are everything to me right now.

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Monica Nastase's avatar

Sorry to read that, Kaila. True, photos do have that function of connecting us to our past, of being a sort of proof that our ancestors existed, that we come from somewhere. Enjoy the photos and keep them safe.

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