Tribute to my Grandmother by UteBigSmile

Mixed Medium • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on May 02, 2020

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I thank you all for looking, wish you all a nice Weekend, take care and stay healthy. My grandmother gave me this tip once: When times are tough, take small steps. Do what you have to do, but do it slowly. Don't think about the future or what may happen tomorrow. Clean the dishes. Wipe the dust off. Write a letter. Chef's soup. You see that? You go forward, step by step. Take a step and then pause. Take a rest. Cherish yourself. Take the next step. Then take another step. You'll hardly notice it, but your stride will become longer. Until the time comes when you can think of the future again without crying. (Elena Mikhalkova, "The Room of Old Keys") Ma grand-mère m'a donné ce tuyau une fois : Lorsque les temps sont durs, faites de petits pas. Faites ce que vous avez à faire, mais faites-le lentement. Ne pensez pas à l'avenir ou à ce qui pourrait arriver demain. Faites la vaisselle. Essuyez la poussière. Écrivez une lettre. La soupe du chef. Vous voyez ça ? Vous avancez, pas à pas. Faites un pas, puis faites une pause. Reposez-vous. Chérissez-vous. Passez à l'étape suivante. Alors, faites un pas de plus. Vous le remarquerez à peine, mais votre foulée s'allongera. Jusqu'au moment où vous pourrez à nouveau penser à l'avenir sans pleurer. (Elena Mikhalkova, "La chambre des vieilles clés") PS. This image has been created with a capture of my dear friend Klaus (Hendesse) and a png tube, which I made from a picture of Tasha Tudor + PhotoDonut.

Comments (26)

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1:49AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

words of wisdom; prefer the previous version of this with its softer colours, it is still a splendid photo though

2:55AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Indeed they are... and beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

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2:21AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

très joli et touchant

2:53AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Merci cher Pierre!

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2:49AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

wow! atemberaubend schön!

2:53AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Vielen herzlichen Dank mein Freund!

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3:35AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

excellent

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3:36AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Elle s'en allait par les chemins, la chevelure blanchie, dont elle retenait la vivacité encore fougueuse par un fichu. Un châle, sa seule coquetterie, cachait les muscles de ses bras noueux. Imperturbable, elle ramassait quotidiennement ses brassées de bois mort, fagots qui iraient alimenter le feu de l'âtre, où elle ferait mitonner le ragoût ou la soupe. Elle avait gardé la beauté de la nature indomptable, celle des ceps de vigne qui savent longtemps donner du fruit. Sa seule présence irradiait le paysage de sa vitalité.

She went off by the roads, the bleached hair, whose liveliness, which was still fiery, was retained by a scarf. A shawl, her only flirtatiousness, hid the muscles of her gnarled arms. Undaunted, she would collect her armfuls of dead wood daily, bundles that would fuel the hearth fire, where she would simmer the stew or the soup. She had kept the beauty of indomitable nature, that of the vine stocks which know how to give fruit for a long time. Her mere presence radiated the landscape of her vitality.

5:29AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

....Elle avait gardé la beauté de la nature indomptable, celle des ceps de vigne qui savent longtemps donner du fruit. Sa seule présence irradiait le paysage de sa vitalité! Je te remercie de tout mon coeur pour ce merveilleux commentaire!

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4:05AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

I like both versions. This one hints at darker problems en route through life.

5:31AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Yes they did it all and therefore they have all my deepest respect!

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6:11AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Excellent.

8:43AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Obrigado!

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6:24AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Fascinating atmosphere and image composition !! Amazing work! I like it a lot!

8:45AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment!

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7:37AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

C'est une version plus anxiogène que la précédente qui nous incite à la réflexion.

8:53AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Je ne pense pas, cette image un hommage pour toutes les grands-mères de la terre, pourquoi devrait-elle faire peur?

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7:39AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

a lovely thought image and poem... alone by the road, perhaps underscoring her absence

8:45AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment!

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8:42AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Gut, sehr gut gesagt !!

My jaw dropped when I read this, Ute. When times get rough I always remind myself: step by step, steady as she goes, and be strong in the faith :-)

8:46AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment, that's it step by step!!!

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9:08AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Amazing !

9:36AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment!

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9:52AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

A wonderful tribute!

11:44AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment!

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10:51AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Memories come flooding back of my own Grandmas!

11:45AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment Stevie, that was a little bit my intention!

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10:53AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Love the words of wisdom...I'm sure everyone will see something different with this image. I half expect to see some dark riders emerging from that dense forest... Like a banshee or the headless horseman. Yet still feels very hopeful.

11:49AM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Smile, I can see any dark Rider in my image, must have been an Optical illusion! Anyway, I thank your for your comment.

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1:08PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Beautiful work and dedication!

3:35PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment!

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3:19PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Beautiful

3:36PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you!

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3:23PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Very good advice! Wonderful tribute.

3:37PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank you for your kind comment my friend!

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5:22PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

I like the art in this version the most, but my words still stand, Ute.

6:10PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

Thank's Harry, I'm still standing...! Have a nice Sunday!

8:51PM | Sat, 02 May 2020

There is nothing like wisdom from a grandmother. The words and image are perfectly matched. This is wonderful work!

1:42AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Thank you again for your kind comment!

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12:11AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Wonderfully done once again !!!👍

1:43AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Mille grazie Sabino!

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1:47AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Wonderfully done scene!!!

1:50AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Thank you hon, have a great Sunday and stay healthy!

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6:06AM | Sun, 03 May 2020

Excellent

6:57AM | Mon, 04 May 2020

Thank you dear Anita

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8:39PM | Sun, 03 May 2020

What a beautiful and heartwarming photo.

The poem is packed with wonderful words of wisdom.

👍👍👍

6:59AM | Mon, 04 May 2020

Thank you my dear Glenda, greetings from Luxembourg to Canada!

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AureliusdeMercoeur

6:51AM | Mon, 04 May 2020

Ces couleurs donnent un aspect "vieille photo" qui va bien avec le sujet ! Très intéressant !

7:03AM | Mon, 04 May 2020

Juste, je l'ai fait pour donné à l'image une atmosphère quelque peu morose!

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3:41AM | Tue, 05 May 2020

It is very good 👍

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