* rest in peace, sweet josie

josephine martineau (femino)
a.k.a. mom, grandma, "josephine!!", jo, josie, and on and on...
2.26.1931 - 1.11.2013

my goal, below, is to highlight some josi-themes, to bring back a few memories:

right: fun, play, Spirit!

above: smiles

below: multi-dimensional

right: anniversary celebrations

below: touch (arms around each other)

below: birthday celebrations

below: this is my family (i wonder/worry about their sanity)

arms around each other

 

below: with family/friends

above and below: arms around each other

.

kids: if you are a martineau or a femino, it's all about the kids

below: arms around each other

family, weddings, kids

above-left and below: dancing (jo LOVED dancing with al)

.

 above: family

below: arms around each other

above: adventure (and stability)

below: this is my family (i worry about their sanity)

this is our family (i worry about our sanity)

family

family

below: children

holding hands

celebrations!

above: children, grandchildren, great grandchildren

below: "the gift exchange"

family, religion, Spirit

 

left, and below:
momma's boy (always was, always will be)

hasta luego's (never goodbyes)

above: arms around each other

 below: kids, fun, arms around each other

  .

.

 

above: fun/play

right: family, at the gift exchange

below: family, children

 

left: children, grand-children, great grandchildren

 

above: gift exchange

below: this is the martineau family (i truly wonder about their sanity) 

 

 

 

above: children

left: the gift exchange

below: children, family

 

left: family

 

 

above: arms around each other

left: family

below: fun, adventure

 

above and below: celebration

 

left and below:  
family, travel, adventure

left and below:
family

above: celebration

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below: adventure

below: family

 

above left and below: family

 

 

along with 'celebration', we must not forget a trademark josphine trait:

the offering of food:

if pushing food was illegal, josie would have spent her entire adult life in jail.

 

above: family celebration (i worry about our sanity)

below: family (inside joke) mr. and mrs. alien martiano

right: not driving

below: family

above and below: arms around each other; dancing

below: church/religion, Spirit

below: arms around each other, family

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left: family, fun, pictures/memories

above and left: celebrations

below: kids (kids who are quickly becoming men)

 

above and below: this is our family (at times, i question our sanity)

.

 

below: Union (one of the beautiful photographs of all time)

 

recurring josi-themes:

family,

smiles, 

 fun, play,  

pictures,

children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,

Spirit (Union/Connection)

celebrations,

the gift exchange,

the offering of food,

touch (arms around each other),

memories.

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hasta luego, mom.