remembering . .

it's a year now since my aunt evie passed away. i almost feel more sad . . time is supposed to soften but somehow it hasn't . .

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the above picture was taken when she worked for ralph helfer on his wild animal compound in soledad canyon in los angeles. she helped to handle his administrative affairs, and she loved working there! she would regale me with wonderful stories about the animals: which ones had been sick, which ones were performing for the tv show daktari, which snake had crawled through her office window and scared her half to death (but she sat still as stone while it slithered by!)

i know she felt very close to the animals.

her grandson, ryan, is at school in st. petersburg, russia, right now. i know she's with him in spirit and enjoying every moment!