The year is 1924, and Nanny Kitty is once again with her beloved grandmother, Elizabeth Agnes Quinn Mahady. This time, they are in a Brooklyn backyard, and Nanny Kitty is posing in her stylishly revealing bathing suit. I love the contrast here of my Great Great Grandmother Elizabeth's choice of cover up, and Nanny Kitty's lack thereof. I attribute that to the old adage of, older folks feeling chill in their bones, and the younger generation's desire to "bare all." I wonder if Mary Agnes approved of Nanny Kitty's choice of bathing costume? By the look on her face, something tells me yes! What do you think?
In honor of this photograph, I was motivated to create a sweet tag. I'm going to present it to my darling 10 year old daughter, Olivia. She loves nostalgia, and anything to do with her family history.
Materials:
Paper - Cosmo Cricket's 1934 collection
Metal round number tiles from Paper Studio Spare Parts
Ice White Viva Decor Deco Pearl Pen
Various letter stickers, flower petals, & ribbon from my stash
Epiphany Crafts new scallop shaped epoxy buttons
Have a swell day!
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Perfectly WONDERFUL, Maureen! You know I love these photos of your grandmothers...and I love that beautiful tag you made with the photo...so glad you have children that appreciate their past like I do...we're so lucky!
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Julie
Your tag is adorable:) I would love to wear Great Granny's suit now:)Is she your great nana?
ReplyDeleteThe back looks so much like where I grew up until I was 10..
Imagine..Now there are bikinis..monokinis..topless.. and nudist beaches:)
C'est la vie~
I love your daughter's name:)
Hi Maureen,
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling photo of your dear Great Grandmother and Nanny Kitty and love the swim suit.
How lovely that you have made a sweet tag for your dear daughter - I have a niece with the name Olivia.
Hope that you are having a great week
Hugs
Carolyn
Love that photo! You are so fortunate to have it and a bit of history to go along with it. Nanny Kitty's bathing suit is about the only kind I would want to wear now. No more bikinis or baring it all for me. HA! Your tag is so sweet and I love the name Olivia -- it certainly has a note of nostalgia to it. Have a beautiful day. Tammy
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tag, your daughter will surely love it!
ReplyDeleteI want a bathing suit like that!
ReplyDeleteHi Maureen :)
ReplyDeleteI can't tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog. You are so blessed to have so many wonderful pictures of your family. I was blessed by knowing both of my Grandmothers--Grandma Gulyas and Grandma Smisko. They were so different from eachother and I loved them both a ton. Grandma Gulyas was always looking for a fun adventure and Grandma Smisko was neat as a pin and loved keeping house. I have such fond memories of them. Thanks for bringing them to mind today.
xoxo
Mimi~
Cute tag! I love your blog. I too love all things vintage and especially old photos. I met you at and your daughter CKC. I'm going to go through your blog and see all the goodies. Thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeletelove your picture and the tags you made.It's nice to have good memories with your family.
ReplyDeleteHugs Catherine
How lucky you are to have these photographs - I love the tag you have made. Thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteLiz @ Shortbread & Ginger
hi Maureen- Your tag is sweet and btw..love your dd name Olivia...GORGEOUS! LOL
ReplyDeleteYour Nanny Kitty reminds me of Mrs. McGill!
ReplyDeleteWhat a darling tag Maureen!!! I got such a kick out of that photo!
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Beautiful idea to make a keepsake Maureen and I can't believe the photo has kept all this time from the 20's that is amazing!
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What an adorable tag! Sweet memories of days gone by! xo
ReplyDeleteIs there a part 5?
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