Recently I gave my daughter Chiara a “Mommy and Me ” coffee mug. I got the idea one morning in Starbucks – while waiting for my usual Grande Americano I saw a row of large tumblers (the kind for taking your coffee on the road with you even if you are only walking!). There was a template behind the lucite exterior. It was advertised as something you could personalize yourself either using real photos or going to Snapfish where there was a template and you could digitally upload up to six photos. Mother’s Day had just gone by and I thought this would be a great gift for her since I know she often takes Finley and her dog, Charlie for a walk in the morning and stops at Starbucks to get a Latte. I had to get some of the older photos scanned and then save them to my hard drive. The end result was GREAT.
This morning I came across some of the photos and thought I would like to see the girls in my blog! We are four generations of Schmidt/Fantacone/Berti/Clark women and I think the family resemblance is there. What do you think?
Helen Schmidt - My Mother
Lorraine Fantacone - Me (Lori)
Chiara Berti - My Daughter
Finley Clark - My Granddaughter
Bill Ding and his band of clowns are the security patrol for this blog site. He is a favorite toy from the 50*s. By the way sometimes a blog is just an ego-maniacal stream of conscience.
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LOVE this. The resemblance is definitely there. Beautiful family overall!
What a lovely idea you had.
For me it was very touching to see the picture of your mother. I remember her as the tiny, thin lady across the street with the straight dark hair who was a painter. For years my mother had a plate your mom painted and gave to her as a commemorative of my borther Jim’s birth. I remember always wondering why she had painted him with black hair when he was a blonde. Years later I questioned mom about it and she said Jim was indeed born with baby black hair which fell out right away and grew back blonde…..lovely memory, thank you.
Just so lovely…it’s all about continuity, isn’t it?
Are you from Middletown, CT? I’m scanning old photos my mother had and came across Lorraine Fantacone and one of the Fantacone family, including Lorraine’s mother Helen. They were my parents’ neighbors. I’d be happy to send them to you.
I am definitely that Lorraine! Who were your parents? However did you find me and put this together and yes I would very much like to have the photos!. Are you going to email them or do you need a mailing address? Do we know each other?
Hi Carol, I think I have figured out whose daughter you are – I spent the weekend with Susan Warren and we are thinking that Bea and George were your parents! Please private message me for my email address so I can give you a mailing address for the photos. Thank you so much.
Lori
Well hello Lorraine! I am the daughter of Bea & George. I’m looking for a way to PM you and don’t see it. I’m at San Diego airport about to return home to MD and may have better luck on a larger device. Or you can find me on FB as Carol Costomiris Marchant and message me there I’ll be happy to sent the photos in the mail or scan them and send in email. Will be in touch again soon.
Excellent I will do so right away. Fly safe.
Lori