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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