My sister Judy asked me to duplicate an oral history interview of my Mother that she taped twelve years ago. Also included on the recording is Aunt Agnes (Mother’s oldest sister).

Judy, who has retired from her long-time role as the coordinator of oral history and photography (note well brother_mark) at the Colorado College Tutt Library, no longer has access to duplicating machines. I readily agreed to take on the task and have found it to be a relatively easy process, after a few trial and error attempts, to complete.

The emotional aspect of the assignment however was much different. Both women are deceased (Mother 2002, Agnes 1993), so hearing their voices evoked a lot of memories, which were bittersweet and mostly okay. However, I am reminded that my dear Mom was very non-assertive and quite indecisive. So it should be no surprise to you whether or not you’re a therapist (and some like Liza are), that I have always been attracted to strong, decisive, and fairly controlling women. In fact, I married two of them.

Now I’m not so sure that has been best for Margaret Reid’s favorite son. Perhaps, if there is to be another, I might look for a gentler, kinder woman.

Technically I was able to make and eat a delicious egg salad sandwich on a bagel and complete my final wide-angle lens shot after recording. I wanted to see how much of a macro I could make with the wide angle lens.

Wide Angle Lens Series #7