Passed down memories April 6, 2009
Posted by Danielle in : All Posts , 3commentsHi there! I’m Danielle, granddaughter of Violet and Harold, daughter of Diane. I never had the pleasure of meeting my mom’s (Diane’s) parents (that I remember–Mom made sure Violet met me but I was still a newborn). They both live on in my mother’s memory. That got me thinking about what stays with you about a person. For instance, a few minutes ago I was sitting here at my kitchen bar, eating slightly stale chocolate cake in a bowl with milk. Who “always” ate cake in a bowl with milk? Well, mom’s “Daddy,” Dick, that’s who! And Violet made the “crazy cake” that he ate that way and that mom used to make when I was a kid. Of course, I had to tell my kids about that when they looked at me with my milky bowl o’cake.
One thing I remember Mom (Diane) did that made Violet live on and more real to me is that she used to sit and play the piano and sing songs from the 30s and 40s. Now whenever I hear one of those songs, I’ll think of Violet and my mom.
If any of you have stories or just quirky things to share about Violet and Dick, I would love to read them.
By the way, I unearthed the Magnuson family reunion papers that my mom (Diane) sent me after the reunion and found something a little eerie. There is a picture of Emma and Seth Magnuson with their baby daughter, Ruth. Maybe it’s just the bald head at that age, I don’t know, but I swear this could be a picture of my daughter Naomi as a baby. Do you recall the picture in the packet? Does anyone have a picture of Ruth as a child or an adult? Below is a picture of me with Naomi when she was about 7 months old. She is now 5 and does have hair 
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Does Naomi look like Ruth Magnuson?
Resemblance, Ruth and Naomi
