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<\/a><\/p>\nDo you have any hero figures in your family? The kind of relatives you think are exciting personalities, or someone that makes you feel they have mysterious or wonderfull life? I have that kind of relative. I remember from my childhood my granny’s stories about American Aunt Aili who sent gift packages to relatives back in Finland.<\/p>\n
Aili was born in 22th of May 1902. She had two brothers. As a very young woman she decided she’d try her luck and moved abroad. Aili became American Aunt who lived in Ottawa and Montreal and sent clothes to relatives in Finland. She married German guy but never had any children. Most of her life she worked as a housekeeper in Gentlemens Club. When she retired she got wooden case with decorative cutlery as a retirement gift. For her last years she returned to Finland and moved to live with us. So I actually met Aunt Aili, but I was so young I don’t really remember much of her. I remember small wrinkled whitehaired lady who was disorientated from dementia.<\/p>\n
Things that are left behind were her photo albums, some clothes and magnificent blue travelcase which unfortunaly is rusting at my mum’s cold storage because it doesn’t have room at our place. When looking at those photo albums I get an idea of a joyful lady who had good friends and interesting active life. Aunt Aili is for me a mysterious character, who’s life is now almost forgotten and only little crumbs are left. She is a interesting heroine figure who had the courage to fight the fate and adventure a little.<\/p>\n
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\nNuori Aili (oikealla) yst\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4 kanssa kotikonnuilla 1926 \/
\nYoung Aili (on right)\u00a0 with her friend at home 1926<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAilin yst\u00e4vi\u00e4 Kanadassa \/ Aili’s friends in Canada<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAili miehens\u00e4 kanssa \/ Aili and her husband<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAilin aviomies.
\nKun olin siin\u00e4 20-v katselin t\u00e4t\u00e4 valokuvaa ja ajattelin ett\u00e4 voi kumpa
\nmiehet nyky\u00e4\u00e4nkin olisivat n\u00e4in komeita ja tyylikk\u00e4it\u00e4! \/
\nAili’s husband.
\nWhen I was around 20 or so I used to look at this photo and say
\nto myself: oh I wish all men would look like this and be as stylish!<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAili tummansinisess\u00e4 mekossa yst\u00e4vineen. \/
\nAili, wearing dark blue, with her friends.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAilin kanadalaiset passit \/ Aili’s Canadian passports<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nNuoruudenkuvia \/ Photos from younger years<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>
\nAilit\u00e4din keng\u00e4t, kokoa 41 \/ Her shoes, size 41<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n