My Grandma's 90th birthday

Ninety years ago today, my Grandma, the second of 6 children from Romanian parents, took her first breath in the little city of Mc Keesport, Pennsylvania, USA. Six years later, all the family moved back to Romania, and then to France in 1924. Married with Maurice, from Burgundy, she gave birth to my mother, her only child, 1 month after turning 22. In 1977, Maurice died at the early age of 60. Since then, she retired and shares her time between having good time, travelling and visiting her family. Long live Rosalie.

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Update to Ubuntu 24.04

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