{"id":729,"date":"2016-11-02T12:19:35","date_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/?p=729"},"modified":"2016-11-02T12:24:41","modified_gmt":"2016-11-02T16:24:41","slug":"every-family-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/every-family-character\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Family Has a Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Nov 2 &#8211; your ancestor is a character in a novel<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-730 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/kimberlyyavorski.com\/whenigrowup\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/11\/GERTFUR.jpg\" alt=\"gertfur\" width=\"274\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gertrude was a character. She had the most beautiful piercing blue eyes that twinkled when she smiled and flashed on the rare occasion she was angry. She regularly insisted she was an ugly duckling, but her inner beauty radiated. Her signature red hair ensured she would not get lost in a crowd and she kept it perfectly coiffed.<\/p>\n<p>Her style was typical for that of a mature professional woman in the 1970s. When she performed, her clothes sparkled like her smile. She dressed to impress; not in a cheap, tawdry way, but in a way that exuded class. She had an impressive collection of long gowns and costume jewelry that she wore when singing in clubs and was careful, fussy even, about how they were maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Her voice was musical, even when she wasn\u2019t singing, yet her laugh can only be described as a cackle. Once she got going, one couldn\u2019t help but join in, and once started, it was difficult to stop. She loved to laugh and it was evident in her face. Even though she was well into middle age, her face was pleasant, without a hint of the difficulties she had endured in life. Babies would stare at her, fascinated, as she cooed over them, grabbing their hands and tickling their toes. Her fine wrinkles only enhanced her features and showed a woman who had lived and loved well.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nov 2 &#8211; your ancestor is a character in a novel &nbsp; Gertrude was a character. 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