A whimsical look at a lifetime of personal ephemera collected with no particular aim in mind except it was either too interesting, too funny, too sentimental or too pretty to part with! Welcome and enjoy!
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Come and see the pumpkin - 1966
I drew this pumpkin in 1966 while in first grade. I have no idea what that is coming from his mouth ... there's no telling! I wrote on the back "Come and see the pumpkin.".
Monday, September 29, 2014
Schloss Neuschwanstein
Grandma's good friend Ruth sent me this postcard of the German royal castle Neuschwanstein while visiting her granddaughter. It's postmarked October 13, 1994. She writes:
"I know it was good to see your Grandma. I know she could hardly wait to go. I'm having a nice time with my granddaughter and family. Germany is a beautiful country. Love, Ruth"
"I know it was good to see your Grandma. I know she could hardly wait to go. I'm having a nice time with my granddaughter and family. Germany is a beautiful country. Love, Ruth"
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Lemon Refrigerator Dessert (or Pie)
In 1950, my mother purchased this sweet little handmade recipe booklet that a Home Economics class at Allentown High School had put together with a collection of their favorite dessert recipes. It's small and the end pieces are cardboard with the front and back held together by yarn.
Monday, September 22, 2014
My great-grandmother's wedding day photo - October 30, 1907
This is my great-grandmother Sibyl on her wedding day with her first husband, George Robert Lake. She was 18 years old. He was in his early 20s and sadly passed away a little over a year after the marriage from a lung ailment. They had no children. She married my great-grandfather 2 years later.
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