Sunday, April 1, 2018

1/ Alice Campbell, my Grandmother

She had us call her "Lucky" because she was too young to be a grandmother. She ran away at 16 to go on the stage, and never lost her singing voice. She created an adventure in every decade of her life, taking up figure skating in her forties and French (wildly successfully!) in her sixties. Genetically, we are very much alike, but I hope that doesn't include the Alzheimer's that claimed her. I adored her.


(She's pictured with her handsome baritone, Harry Luckstone, my grandfather.)

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6 comments:

  1. Indigo BuntingApril 1, 2018 at 10:41 AM

    Oh, I can see I'm going to enjoy your people.

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  2. MaliApril 1, 2018 at 2:36 PM

    She sounds fabulous! An adventure in every decade. That's my new inspiration.

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  3. HelenApril 1, 2018 at 5:34 PM

    What a groovy granny! I can see why you would have adored her.

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  4. SabineApril 2, 2018 at 4:14 AM

    You were genetically programmed to be cool.

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  5. Kim HanniganApril 2, 2018 at 9:12 AM

    And you definitely have the coolest family photos.

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  6. CedarwaxwingApril 2, 2018 at 6:50 PM

    She sounds wonderful!

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