I’m having 2nd thoughts on “WrIting my biography in 300 words”. That’s the assignment for the residents here at Ida Culver House Broadview (ICHB). I think this is like writing one’s obituary – which would be helpful for the family left behind. My sister Nan passed away at the end of January this year and I have a copy of the obituary here before me as I write. And a nice picture. Nancy Richardson of Middlebury, Connecticut, April 18, 1927 – February 1, 2020. “Loving mother, sister, grandmother and great grandmother. The obituary was beautifully written…… I don’t know when and by whom. I’ve counted the words and actually in about 300 the essence of her life is there for all to read. So here’s my example of how to write my 300 words. Thank you Nan or her sons – probably her sons. Somehow I don’t think Nan would have written this. More likely her 4 sons clubbed together to produce the finished piece.
Nan and her sister Ruth on the Ile de France, about to sail to Europe for a 2 month adventure, April 1950
Janet's Thread 2 