Tag: infant death

• The Ballad of Gary Lee

  Every woman is a rebel, and usually in wild revolt against herself. -Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance Not long ago, I shared with you the rediscovery of some old family photographs, including the memento mori of my great-uncle, Gary Lee. In that box of photographs, news clippings, and letters, I found not just the…

  Bria Rose

  October 15, 2018

  Death, Family, History, Life, Love, Photography, Thoughts

  controversy, Death, family history, Great Depression, infant death, kiss, Love, memento mori, memories, model, modelling, murder, North carolina, Photography, pinup, post mortem, postpartum depression, scandal, small town USA, vintage

• Memento Mori

  At sunset, the little soul that had come with the dawning went away, leaving heartbreak behind it.   -L. M. Montgomery The hurricane brought with it all of the expected hardships: wind, rain, flooding, downed trees, power outages. For me, it also brought a unique opportunity to look for old family photographs as I attempted to…

  Bria Rose

  September 17, 2018

  Death, Life, Photography, spiritual, Thoughts

  Death, death photography, family history, infant death, la belle mort, memento mori, memories, occult, Photography, post mortem, post mortem photography, spiritual