Ill get you my pretty! And your little dog too

Straight from a long day at work ( with aching back :( ) i went to E's parents evening tonight and i came away feeling so proud of him, they even said, amongst the vast amount of compliments that he is head boy material. Hes come such a long way and made me sooo proud.
It always makes me think of relatives who are no longer with us and whether they know how well my children are turning out and how proud they would have been.
Ive always been interested in my family tree and used to spend hours sat with my dear auntie edith talking to her about the family and looking through all the photos she had.

This photo was always a source of amusement as the person always reminded me of the wicked witch from wizard of oz and i always used to hum the tune that went with the scene she was in ( i cant blip that too well )

When my dear auntie died she left me all the photos and i decided to research my family tree properly and put my findings into a scrapbook for the children. Its an ongoing project...

How surprised was i to find that the 'wicked witch' was only my great great grandma mary ellen who died age 36 leaving my great grandma aged 12 to leave school to look after her dad and 6 brothers!
I look at her quite differently now .... But still find myself hummimg the tune .. I hope she doesnt mind :/
Sorry i did to turn the photo round but it didnt turn out :(