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I have been thinking about Grace Gabe on and off throughout the day.
My mind wanders back to the possibility of contacting her.
Why, and what might it be like?
Today, as I was walking from my car, in the rain, it occurred to me that Dr. Grace Gabe is in my thoughts because the search engines have linked her to my father - permanently by virtue of an engagement announcement. She is now a part of the story that is visible for any future ancestor. I may never have told my children the few funny stories I know about my father's relationship with this woman. The stories that my mother passed on and that my children may have quickly forgotten. But now there she is...on the web...and I am thinking, turning her around in my mind as if this new piece of information is solid - an object that may be scrutinized and understood.
The second reason I continue to think of Grace is that under her name (which of course I searched) is a Psychology Today article from 1993 about reuniting with one's past love. In the article she describes a former fiancee who she broke off with and then reunited with many years later - I half expected it to be about my father until I read about the reunion. Even then I had a pang...since he died when I was 11 years old I have not been able to fully shake the childhood fantasy that he is actually alive somewhere...
As I type the label Dr. Grace Gabe into the box provided at the end of this blog form I wonder what might happen. Will my post show up in a search about her?
Here is some information about Dr. Grace Gabe. She is a fascinating woman.
My mind wanders back to the possibility of contacting her.
Why, and what might it be like?
Today, as I was walking from my car, in the rain, it occurred to me that Dr. Grace Gabe is in my thoughts because the search engines have linked her to my father - permanently by virtue of an engagement announcement. She is now a part of the story that is visible for any future ancestor. I may never have told my children the few funny stories I know about my father's relationship with this woman. The stories that my mother passed on and that my children may have quickly forgotten. But now there she is...on the web...and I am thinking, turning her around in my mind as if this new piece of information is solid - an object that may be scrutinized and understood.
The second reason I continue to think of Grace is that under her name (which of course I searched) is a Psychology Today article from 1993 about reuniting with one's past love. In the article she describes a former fiancee who she broke off with and then reunited with many years later - I half expected it to be about my father until I read about the reunion. Even then I had a pang...since he died when I was 11 years old I have not been able to fully shake the childhood fantasy that he is actually alive somewhere...
As I type the label Dr. Grace Gabe into the box provided at the end of this blog form I wonder what might happen. Will my post show up in a search about her?
Here is some information about Dr. Grace Gabe. She is a fascinating woman.
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