Magdalene was one of twelve children that Anthony had with his Scottish wife, Isabella. Anthony Lazzaroni was born in Lugga, Italy in 1815 and migrated to Edinburgh around 1840. On the 1851 census he is described as a straw figure maker, and other documents state he produced classical and religious statuary and busts. I presume this explains the pigeon, which was the oddity that caught my eye when I took this!
We’re into the final week, doesn’t time fly during a Squares month. If you have not yet joined in the fun of the Squares Challenge, we are looking for square photographs that are;
- Differing from the usual or not happening often (ie oddballs, the exceptions and follies)
- Separated from its set or mate (eg odds and ends or maybe odd socks or shoes)
- Not divisible exactly by two (ie odd numbers) or the number is unknown (ie 300 odd birds)
- Or simply something that you find odd, afterall oddness like beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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Very cool photo. I do keep thinking about Isabella and how she dealt with having 12 children. Yikes!
My square for today:
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I know I always feel for the women too!
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Yes, they often get left out of history.
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so frustrating isn’t it.
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Very frustrating!!
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I can see a live pigeon on the headstone but having one as part of it is rather odd to me. 🙂
janet
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I think now it is actually a dove which does make much more sense!
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Not a lot of call for straw figure makers these days. I like the dove idea with the wreath in memory of the daughter. Here’s mine today: https://grahamsisland.com/2022/02/22/oddities-in-the-water/
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No it is such an unusual job title isn’t it but then I guess our ancestors would shake their heads even more at modern day jobs!
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That’s true!
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Very interesting!
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so glad you enjoyed this one
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Straw figure maker as a profession is quite unique as is the stone of his daughter! My oddsquare is a unique orchid, see last of the bunch: https://fakeflamenco.com/2022/02/22/olbrich-garden-orchid-show-2022/
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Interesting 🤔 nice capture 🙂
https://coolesse.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/upcycled-hanging-planter/
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thank you 🙂
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Anyone NOT intrigued and fascinated by beautiful old odd tombstones are odd themselves.
To be odd or not be odd. That is the question.
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hee hee that’s an excellent point!
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I love to see an interesting tombstone and to discover something of the person’s history.
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was fun researching 🙂
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Pigeon? Or a dove, bringing peace to her soul? Poor Magdalen might have enjoyed my offering today, when she was little: https://margaret21.com/2022/02/22/an-odd-boot-for-mr-magnolia/
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oh dove – that makes much more sense!!!
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I wonder how many of the 12 survived into adulthood. Poor Magdalen.
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I wondered the same, I did find them on one census return but have not followed it through. Will do that once I have my laptop again
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That is quite different. Perhaps the childs nickname was pigeon?
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either that or she loved them – it is so different
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In a pie?
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🤣
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How sad!
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It is isn’t it 😦
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