This photo didn't scan well. I hope you can enlarge it. This SCENE was a nightly event of card playing at my great-aunt Violet's house. Let me introduce you:
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Family of Card Players. This is Euchre!
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The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
The lady with red hair (Aunt Vi swore it was dyed, but Jo denied it to, and IN, her coffin. Haha) is Jo a close friend of Beulah's, both friends of Aunt Vi.
Beulah is sitting across from Jo in the pink dress. They always had to play as partners and Aunt Vi often accused them (after she drove them home) of cheating. Beulah was a widow who lived in a huge house. She rented out a room to a man. Neither she nor Jo had any kids that I recall.
Aunt Vi's older brother, Arthur is to the right of Jo. He is turned, looking at my camera. See those thick glasses that make his eyes look so big? Aunt Vi SWORE that she would NEVER wear glasses like that! In her last decades she had to wear the same type of thick lens glasses.
Uncle Arthur's partner is my cousin, Les Evans. Les married my cousin Virginia Boveine who was Art and Vi's older brother's daughter.
Next table: Young woman on the front left is my mom, Roselyn. Mom wasn't crazy about cards, but she played. Mom's partner across from her was cousin Virginia. Aunt Vi is at the front of the table in a colorful dress and her longtime companion, Ivah, is her partner. (I THINK that's Ivah...now I can't quite make it out. See why keeping actual photos is important?)
They were playing Euchre (pronounced You-Cur, cur as in curtain.) We played every night for many years. When I moved away from Indiana, no one had ever heard of it, even now, no one has heard of it. When in Rome...I play bridge now.
Those card tables had so many good memories that at least one is still around, being lovingly kept by a cousin. I can smell them and feel them. Good times.
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