Grandmother's Maids

Fru Andersen & Me

My grandmother was ill many years, and mostly bed-ridden for the last 20 years of her life.  She had several maids that came to help her keep house, and several young girls who would run errands for her.

One of the steadfast regulars was Fru Andersen, who lived across the hall from my grandparents.  The picture shows me visiting her in her little apartment in the early 90s.  Fru Andersen was a kind lady who was a real blessing in my grandmother's life.

Me and Solveig Nimmons

I also visited her daughter, Solveig, back in the 90s.  Solveig and her husband live in Jessheim, not far from the new Gardemoen Airport outside of Oslo.  As a little girl, Solveig would run errands for my grandmother and then get fed breakfast before heading off to school.  Solveig came and lived with our family in Phoenix, Arizona, for a year in the 1960s.