A to Z Blogging Challenge · family

G is for Gauze

There once was a girl dressed in gauze
Not a mummy! But a white dress it was –
With shawl and a smile
Ethiopian-style
[Can you finish my limerick?]


? 1963

This is my sister, looking quite lovely in her dress and shawl. The style was definitely Ethiopian. The fabric is very gauzy, with multiple layers of fabric. The dress itself is lined.

? 1964

This is Gazachen, our housemaid, dressed in the shawl and white gauzy dress, and me, not to be trusted in a white dress.

1964

Okay, yes — I had a dress, too. Did I pose well for photos? No.

? 1996

This is my oldest daughter wearing my old dress. (And one of her brothers photo-bombing)

I still have all these dresses. What to do with them?!?


A few years ago I did the A-to-Z Challenge using collages I had made alongside unfinished limericks. I especially enjoyed the unfinished limerick part. It was very audience-participation-ish.

This year I thought I would try using old photographs and unfinished limericks. Can you finish this limerick?

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