I walked to the manning and met Ruthy who was already waiting for me in the cafeteria of the building in which she lives in. I began by asking her of the first place that she called home, Ruthy told me that she lived at 99 partridge street, Somerville, Ma. Ruthys first memories of home began in the mid 1930's. Ruthy was never married and never had any children, she lost her brother about 11 years ago in a fire and her younger sister Helen is currently taking care of Ruthy and her finances. Ruthy really enjoys Christmas and associated her father which was a letter carrier with Santa Claus because she believed that her father was Santa's helper. Ruthy has a personal caretaker that she really enjoys talking to and feels a strong personal connection to. Ruthy loves the community and all the elderly people that she lives with, she thinks that she has a strong bond with a lot of the people there. I took these pictures in a reasonable amount of light so as to avoid overexposed or underexposed pictures. The pictures I took of Ruthy really helped me to describe and explain her life as well as her unique experiences. Ruthy gave me plenty of information about her life and her childhood.

Elderly people are full of rich memories and interesting stories, thats what inspired me to interview Ruthy. The reason that I interviewed Ruthy was to learn more about her life, her struggles, and the places that she has called home in the past.  At the end of the interview, Ruthy had given me a lot of insight into her own childhood, her struggles with the loss of her brother, and her current life living at the manning and having her younger sister take care of her.