Dad - early 1950s

This photo of my Dad was taken in a photo booth in the early 1950s.  He kept it in his wallet for years and there are marks on it left by the plastic wallet sleeves.  It's not his best photo by a long shot but it's still a snapshot in time.

Pansy Cross Stitch

So True!

Animal crackers and cocoa to drink, that is the finest of suppers, I think;

when I am grown up and can have what I please, I think I shall always insist upon these.

Christopher Morley

Congratulations!

Although it doesn't specifically say so, this pretty red rose card was intended to congratulate me on my college graduation.  It was sent by my grandmother's good friend Tess in 1982.  They became friends in their old age when they both worked as volunteers at a church thrift shop.  Tess has since passed away as has my grandmother.  Inside she signs it "Much Good Luck, Tess". 

Grandma's Green Vegetable Salad

Wild Violet - 2012

Apple Blossoms

The Mighty Petunia

Happy Easter

Best Wishes for a Happy Easter!!

Spring Flowers

You'll never know what I've been through ...

When this card is opened, a banner pops up wishing me a Happy Easter from my college roommate's parents!  It would have been sent sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s and probably received a day or two before leaving on Spring break holiday.  Spring break then wasn't quite the experience spring break is for college students today ... or maybe it was just me!  Anyway, nice card and I appreciated it!  I wish I had kept the envelopes for these cards as well as the cards themselves as it would help me pinpoint some of the dates but at least I can get within a decade! 

Garden Potato Salad