A little history, here and there, with my own intense wisdom thrown in (just kidding!).
Friday, June 14, 2013
Dad; sometimes the rascal
Continuing down into Northern California on our trip, we ended up at Ship Ashore, a decommissioned ship turned into a gift shop (it's still there as of 2013!). Dad, as you can see from the above photo, was quite taken with the mermaid at the entrance--notice where his hand was placed! Mom was not amused, needless to say. We kids thought it was hilarious!
Dad was rarely funny--his life had been hard; he almost died several times in his life, beginning with babyhood. His family suffered during the Depression; he told me that often times they had flour and water gravy with bread for dinner; sometimes edible weeds were all they had to eat. So it's easy to understand why life wasn't a joke for him. But there were those times that his funny bone would get tickled and it was a joyful occasion for us to see him happy.
He passed from this life in 2007, age 92. I sure hope he's up in Heaven, having a laugh for us still stuck here down below.
Happy Father's Day, Daddy.
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