Saturday, 19 August 2017

My late mother.




This is the last of my series of old photos, and a particular favourite of my late mother. 

Not too PC these days, but I like it anyway.




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33 comments:

  1. Susan Heather19 August 2017 at 06:45

    I do remember that photo.

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  2. Yael19 August 2017 at 07:05

    What a brave woman, i am sure there is an interesting story behind the photo.

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    1. Cro Magnon19 August 2017 at 07:11

      Yael, I'm afraid these Chimps were trained to put their arms around people to have their photos taken. The poor chap probably did 100 each day. You can just see that he is on a chain. These practices are very much frowned upon today; and quite rightly so; often the animals were drugged or mistreated if they didn't comply.

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  3. Rachel Phillips19 August 2017 at 07:47

    Great picture. Somewhere in East Africa? I like your mother's hat and smartness.

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  4. Gwil W19 August 2017 at 10:14

    Hello Jane.

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    1. Cro Magnon19 August 2017 at 10:16

      Almost, but no leopard skin bikini.

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    2. Gwil W19 August 2017 at 10:21

      I can't believe it now but I watched them every week.

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  5. gz19 August 2017 at 10:19

    hat AND gloves...very well dressed indeed. Lovely photo

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  6. Jacqueline @ HOME19 August 2017 at 10:22

    Your mum looks really happy ... how people dressed up to go to the zoo and how things have changed. We have a photograph of us at London Zoo riding on an elephant ... that doesn't happen anymore either AND, I can remember going to Wood Green with my Dad where there was a man with a dancing bear !!! XXXX

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    1. Cro Magnon19 August 2017 at 10:39

      I'm sure I rode on that Elephant too, although no photo to prove it. I really hate dancing Bears, we used to think of them as being quite 'normal'.

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  7. Tom Stephenson19 August 2017 at 11:50

    Which one is your mother?

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  8. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe19 August 2017 at 13:46

    You resemble your mom. I love how dressed up she is.

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    1. Cro Magnon19 August 2017 at 14:05

      She was always very elegant; she liked her clothes!

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  9. Sue19 August 2017 at 14:25

    Only the chimp showed up on our initial blog feeder. This is totally irreverent but it made me giggle. Sorry!

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    1. Cro Magnon19 August 2017 at 14:38

      Oh dear... at least my mother would have been amused.

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  10. Jennifer19 August 2017 at 14:58

    That is one AMAZING photograph. A real treasure, Cro.

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  11. chloe19 August 2017 at 16:42

    I hate Zoos , but your mother looks lovely.

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  12. Maria19 August 2017 at 17:30

    Lovely photo of your mother. I love how the hat is elegantly tilted to the side; very pretty
    Greetings Maria x

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    1. Cro Magnon20 August 2017 at 04:34

      She was always quite elegant, but in those days people usually were.

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  13. John Going Gently19 August 2017 at 17:51

    Like maria i love the hat, very olivia de havilland

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    1. Cro Magnon20 August 2017 at 04:34

      It's the gloves that stand out for me; they look very expensive.

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  14. The Weaver of Grass19 August 2017 at 19:02

    I love it Cro.

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    1. Cro Magnon20 August 2017 at 04:35

      Me too Weave. I shall find a frame for it.

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  15. Bea21 August 2017 at 02:28

    It's a fun photo. I hadn't realized one could have a picture taken with a chimp at the zoo. I think I might have been too scared.

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