A Romance And A Dream Toddler T-Shirt

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The romance began across the sea, between Sidney Robert Spenser Gray, a red-whiskered Englishman and product of Eton and Oxford, and Alma Mecklenberg, daughter of the reigning duke of Mecklenberg-Schwerin, which had recently become part of the German state. The families of both Gray and Mecklenberg were set against the love affair: the Mecklenbergs thought the alliance below their status, while the Grays were horrified at the idea of their son marrying a foreigner, particularly a German. Consequently, when the marriage occurred without parental consent, both bride and groom were disinherited, and the couple sought a new life on a new continent, sustained by funds Gray had managed to deposit under his own name.

Barely thirty years old, and filled with energy and vision, Gray and Alma arrived on Orcas Island in 1883, where Gray was authorized by the Diocese in Seattle to serve as a lay missionary for the Episcopal Church. An early church historian reported that 'by the time Gray...

Born and raised in Sweden, moved to Oregon 20 years ago. Roaming the Oregon Coast with my camera, and sometimes venturing outside my 'neighborhood', trying to catch the beauty the world has to offer ... as someone once said: There's beauty everywhere, you just have to open your eyes. Copyright 2012-2019. These photographs/artworks are owned solely by the artist, Kristina Rinell. As such it is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, all rights reserved. This artwork may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated or used in any way without written permission.