Would do everything
Dec
08
2022
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” – Jane Austen
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.” – Jane Austen
Erzsi néni / Aunt Erzsi working on her beautiful Kalocsai tablecloth. I could have sat next to her all day watching her create this amazing piece of art. She was so radiant and so generous of spirit❤️
“Love her in love, in labour, and in fight, As if she were a song at heaven’s portal… Love her with all your heart and all your might, And with her glory we shall be immortal.” – From the poem Love Ukraine by Volodymyr Sosiura (1944)
My mother was my stronghold, my everything. I was 20 when the war broke out. My brothers were 12 and 17. We all could have left the country but my father was obliged to stay. My mother wouldn’t leave his side. She packed up for me and my two brothers to save our lives and sent us to stay with friends in the Western part of Hungary. Days pass and we cannot communicate and when they finally call, I want to be with them. We fear for their lives each day.
Grandma was love embodied, though she didn’t have an easy life. She lost her husband very early, soon after the birth of their second child and she had to learn young to bear the challenges of life alone. She was dedicated to her family. She didn’t yearn for fame and glamour. Her grace was the strength she gained by facing questions and difficulties with faith and determination. She would say, “the thought of God turns trouble into ease, sorrow into solace, and toil into utter peace.”
Sisters, best friends, neighbours? Young Ukrainian women photographed some 100 years ago. Graceful costumes, beautiful jewellery, dignified people. Heritage carried on in souls.
1938, a young soldier photographed in a photo studio with, likely, his sisters or maybe his sister and fiancee. What is the story of this photo? Is he being enlisted now to go to war? Is he back on holiday or perhaps he has just returned from war? The two ladies seem to be proud of the young man. He has protected their country, he is the pride of the family.
“Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“My dear mother often told us about the times when she, her younger sister and their mother stayed alone after their father did not return from the war. Young women at the time were supposed to be married early so to ensure their own fortune and the fortune of their family. But Nora, my mother, aspired to go to university and eventually became a doctor. At the same time, my grandma would tell us that Nora remained a strong support at home during her studies too and once she became a doctor she would stay nearby in order to serve their community. This […]
“among the clouds we shared a cup of tea the mountain and me” – Meeta Ahluwalia
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