tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post113743798891536858..comments2024-03-20T07:03:08.346-04:00Comments on Chicagoan in Montreal: AudreyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14201487732079235426noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146703407143343062006-05-03T20:43:00.000-04:002006-05-03T20:43:00.000-04:00At the ripe old age of 21, I went to Paris and the...At the ripe old age of 21, I went to Paris and there visited my expatriated sister-in-law. Upon my return gave Grandma a full report on Montmartre, Pigalle (just passing through to catch the bus), the Louvre, and the Champs-Elysee. Not being a coffee drinker, I didn't sip cafe-au-lait.<BR/><BR/>Cathy, if Nancy doesn't have the embroidery, then Linda might. There was also a Family Tree Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146624303236429832006-05-02T22:45:00.000-04:002006-05-02T22:45:00.000-04:00Nancy's memory must be another thing she inherited...Nancy's memory must be another thing she inherited. Nancy remembers everything. She remembers what each of us had eaten on some of our trips. <BR/><BR/>I on the otherhand have to keep writing things down to be sure not to forget (and also to organize what to do next).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201487732079235426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146620980127207692006-05-02T21:49:00.000-04:002006-05-02T21:49:00.000-04:00What great stories you all tell of Grandma. She ha...What great stories you all tell of Grandma. She had a memory longer than anyone I have ever known. Her letters to me are some of my greatest treasures.<BR/><BR/>The sewing you guys mentioned reminded me of the quilt she made one time. She had everybody sign it and she embroidered our signatures. Whatever happened to that?<BR/><BR/>I still have the French dictionary she gave me and another book onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146508654885684712006-05-01T14:37:00.000-04:002006-05-01T14:37:00.000-04:00Nancy,Your interest in family history is one of th...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>Your interest in family history is one of the many things you inherited from her. Speaking for myself and my sisters, we genuinely appreciate all the work you've done maintaining, expanding, and researching the family history. I enjoyed reading TĂȘte Rouge's synopsis of part of your Master's thesis on Hashi & Osai. Kudos also to cousine Cathy's work on another branch. I know Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146500906069626642006-05-01T12:28:00.000-04:002006-05-01T12:28:00.000-04:00oops! I meant she made clothes for Barbie, not do...oops! I meant she made clothes for Barbie, not dolls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146500865414623452006-05-01T12:27:00.000-04:002006-05-01T12:27:00.000-04:00Grandma used to spend afternoons sewing dolls for ...Grandma used to spend afternoons sewing dolls for my Barbie doll. I was amazed that she knew exactly her size and could cut a pattern and make it fit without measuring. Being the pack rat that I am I think I might still have some of those clothes somewhere.<BR/><BR/>Audrey was quite a woman. I think of her often and very fondly. She's been the inspiration for a lot of things in my life and a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146493447027043392006-05-01T10:24:00.000-04:002006-05-01T10:24:00.000-04:00Mrne, Thanks for sharing your memories. That is o...Mrne, Thanks for sharing your memories. That is one thing that I only knew her when I was a child or teenager. Most of what I know of her as a person comes from those older than I. It would have been interesting to know her when I was an adult or young adult when I was more interested in the people around me, who they are, and what their history has been.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201487732079235426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146417251766111252006-04-30T13:14:00.000-04:002006-04-30T13:14:00.000-04:00Like you I had the benefit and pleasure of growing...Like you I had the benefit and pleasure of growing up with Grandma right at hand, albeit next door rather than downstairs.<BR/><BR/>In a storm, she was serenity itself, and at other times almost hysterical with worry over trifles. One of the best things, most comforting things about her was that you could simply just go and be with her. With her you were always welcomed. She didn't ever pry; Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10775914.post-1146378650207035052006-04-30T02:30:00.000-04:002006-04-30T02:30:00.000-04:00Audrey was an avid reader. At one point she had d...Audrey was an avid reader. At one point she had dreams of becoming an attorney. One day she called the University of Chicago law school to express her interest and ask if they could send her a reading list. The U of C was happy to oblige. She eagerly awaited the reading list, but was disappointed to find that she had already read all of those books!<BR/><BR/>She could sew clothes by hand Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com