Thursday, October 2, 2008

My Heritage

My hand.
My mother's hand.
My knuckles are thickening and my forefinger already turns outward. My mother's mother's hands looked exactly the same.

14 comments:

  1. But aging with grace. I love your sapphire(?) ring and her long, bright red nails.

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  2. My mother has always had the best nails. They've always been painted a bright color, they grow out long and pretty and they don't break very easily. Sadly, I didn't inherit them.

    Thanks about the ring. It is turquoise. I love jewelry and wear rings that match my outfits everyday. I got that from mother too.

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  3. Stevie, I have 3 kinds of arthritis and it's not much fun. Your mother's nails look great. My nails never look good. Your mom has a great manicure. I'll be looking forward to seeing a picture of your mom. I have small hands for such a tall girl.

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  4. The years leave their mark on our bodies. But my, what a manicure....beautiful. Your mom has class!

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  5. Hi again. Did my postcard package reach you yet?

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  6. You have such interesting posts. I have noticed that my knuckles are thickening. It takes a little stretching to get them going in the morning.
    I will agree with everyone else, love the polish!
    Makes me think I should take a few minutes today to paint my nails!
    denise

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  7. Although faces fade, for some reason I can remember very clearly my mother's hands as well as my father's. Perhaps it's because faces change so with time -we don't know which to remember the young, the mature, the older. But hands, even with time and the ravages of arthritis - alway look essentially the same and are always there to hold.

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  8. I love studying hands! Your mother's are wonderful! Did you ever notice Vanessa Redgrave's hands in Howard's End? Amazing.

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  9. Trish, surprisingly my mother says she has no pain with her arthritis. She has been eating health food for 40+ years.

    Lavinia, I haven't been home yet to check my mail today but I haven't received your cards yet. I'll email when I do. About mother, she has always done her own nails. I don't think she's ever had a 'real' manicure.

    Denise, my hands tend to be stiff in the morning too, especially if I've been using them a lot on projects and stuff.

    Muse and Pamela, I took pictures of mother's and daddy's hands not long ago. I had been thinking of how much mother's have grown to look just as I remembered Bigmother's hands. It dawned on me that I should record them for my children.

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  10. YOu gotta love DNA! You know, research has proven that the more birthdays you have, the longer you live!!!!! Glad I could pass this on to you! :-) Have a good day.

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  11. You will ALWAYS be VERY beautiful!! :) **HUGS**

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  12. Your mother does have beautiful hands! Very classy and elegant, even aging.

    Yes, Pamela, I have noticed Vanessa Redgrave's hands in Howard's End! Such graceful hands with long delicate fingers!

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  13. My gran and aunt both had chronic
    rheumatid arthritis. I recognise the hands.You are right about your mom having the best nails. Perfect!

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  14. very lovely hands, doesn't matter about the arthritis.

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