My Favorite Aunt
September 20, 2008
Josie Matilda, my Aunt Jo, was born in 1910. My grandmother, her sister, was born four years later. They were as close as close could be and polar opposites. This is probably why I loved her so much. I had a quiet but quick-tempered grandmother. I had a loud-mouth yet even keeled aunt. I loved to listen to her stories, which she told with wit and her own version of “creative liberties.” I grew up with the best of both worlds…To read more, please visit http://www.helium.com/items/1060816-memoirs-my-aunt
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Emma Sutton
