This is an old photo of my grandparents, Abe and Ella, dressed for a costume party as Maggie and Jiggs from the comic strip of the same name. I was just on a blog where the artist, Switchsky, had a drawing that reminded me of this photo so I dug it out to post. Ella is the central figure of my next art piece that is still in my head but brewing. I love this photo!
(I wonder if I am remembering the comic name correctly?)
Oh, what a fantastic photo. No wonder you are such a hoot. You come by it honestly.
ReplyDeleteLynn, what a picture! I love this picture, your grandparents are hilarious and the photographer was good.I clicked on the photo and it opened in photoshop, so I could zoom in the faces, they are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'm off to bed now, dreaming of persons like Abe and Ella, all dressed up for comedie,
have a nice Friday evening:)
Andrea
This photo is adorable. What year was this? Is this your dads or moms parents?
ReplyDeleteYes I think it was Maggie and Jiggs. Sounds right.
Can't wait to see the Quilt when you get it out of the head and onto paper and material. ;)
They are my maternal grandparents. I do not know the year this photo was taken. Grandpa died at age 85 I think about 38-39 years ago. Grandma lived several years beyond him and died around the same age, 85.
ReplyDeleteI would not be at all surprised if Ella made these costumes herself as she was quite a seamstress.
Abe was very short, maybe 5' tall. He wore a size four shoe. He did not drive a car, so Ella did all the driving. He had a heart of gold and everyone in his community adored him. When I was a child he owned a clothing store that catered to farmers. Often when they came to visit he'd bring a big box of asperagus or a crate of cucumbers (for pickles) that he was "paid" with in lieu of money.
Grandpa came from Russia at age 16. Grandma was born in California!
So I am third generation Californian.
this photo is precious and priceless and now i see where you get your nimble fingers from, grandma ella. even her name is musical.
ReplyDeleteI think it is Maggie and Jiggs and this is such a great photo, you must really enjoy having pictures of your grandparents in such a fun pose.
ReplyDeleteWow. I just checked in to your recent posts (sunday). As others have said, this is a fabulous photo. How wonderful to have grandparents with a sense of fun and humor. I knew just which cartoon characters you meant. I think the name is right. I used to read that cartoon. A wonderful story and wonderful heirloom.
ReplyDeleteI realise that this has been a couple of years ago that this started but the real name of the strip was Bringing up Father but Maggie and Jiggs will google just fine(that's how I found this blog). and yeah your grand parents were too cool . an old alaskan
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