The Girl From Barefoot House
“Even so, Josie was able to see the numerous framed photos of Mam which were scattered around the room.
‘Ooh!’ she whispered. She picked up one of Mam when she was a little girl making her First Holy Communion. She wore a white frock with puffed sleeves and smocking on the bodice, white shoes and socks. Most of her hair was hidden beneath a short, triangular veil, and she was holding a white prayer book and grinning broadly. A sprinkling of snow lay on the ground outside the church, and the tree...s were tipped with frost.
Josie pressed the photo against her breast. ‘She must have felt cold,’ she said to Aunt Ivy.
‘She never felt the cold, not much,’ her aunt replied. ‘You might have noticed. She took a lot of persuading into a vest when winter came, and I could never get her to wear a liberty bodice. I’ve still got that prayer book and the veil put away. You can have them if you like.’ ‘I’d like them very much, ta.’ Aunt Ivy was wearing the navy blue coat overall she only wore on Saturdays to clean in.MoreLess
‘Ooh!’ she whispered. She picked up one of Mam when she was a little girl making her First Holy Communion. She wore a white frock with puffed sleeves and smocking on the bodice, white shoes and socks. Most of her hair was hidden beneath a short, triangular veil, and she was holding a white prayer book and grinning broadly. A sprinkling of snow lay on the ground outside the church, and the tree...s were tipped with frost.
Josie pressed the photo against her breast. ‘She must have felt cold,’ she said to Aunt Ivy.
‘She never felt the cold, not much,’ her aunt replied. ‘You might have noticed. She took a lot of persuading into a vest when winter came, and I could never get her to wear a liberty bodice. I’ve still got that prayer book and the veil put away. You can have them if you like.’ ‘I’d like them very much, ta.’ Aunt Ivy was wearing the navy blue coat overall she only wore on Saturdays to clean in.MoreLess
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