My mother at the age of 23 in upstate New York with her dog Beacon. Photo taken by my father, Paul G. Blakey - 1972.

My mother at the age of 23 in upstate New York with her dog Beacon. Photo taken by my father, Paul G. Blakey - 1972.

Mother and child during a festival at the Hare Krishna temple in Atlanta, GA.

Mother and child during a festival at the Hare Krishna temple in Atlanta, GA.

Annabel with my mother Karen in 1953. 

Annabel with my mother Karen in 1953. 

1963 - I love this old photograph of my mother in her Cadillac with Beacon the family dog.  She wrecked this car less than a week later and knocked out one of her teeth. 

1963 - I love this old photograph of my mother in her Cadillac with Beacon the family dog.  She wrecked this car less than a week later and knocked out one of her teeth. 

My Grandmother Annabel in the 50s.

My Grandmother Annabel in the 50s.