Those are not bullet holes in the bottom photo of the boat ~~ they're nicks in the photo!
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!
Saturday, March 5, 2016
Dad & Me ~~ February 1961
These were taken in our backyard. Dad loved to build boats and he made several of various designs over the years. I have found most of the prints/patterns that he used for them in his garage. Before he passed away, he was talking of building a canoe and I found those prints also.
Those are not bullet holes in the bottom photo of the boat ~~ they're nicks in the photo!
Those are not bullet holes in the bottom photo of the boat ~~ they're nicks in the photo!
Friday, March 4, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Grandma & Friends in Skit ~~ late 1920s
Grandma is in the back row & sitting on the right underneath where she wrote "Me" on the photo. Her friend Julia is sitting in front of her. The bottom is inscribed "Our Gang". They look like they're all having a lot of silly fun!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Sunday, February 28, 2016
Saturday, February 27, 2016
Friday, February 26, 2016
Monday, February 22, 2016
Gracie & Petunia ~~ January 2016
Gracie was doing her best to coax Petunia to play with her but we had been for a long walk and she was cold & wet and wanted nothing more to do with the snow! All she wanted to do was get warm and dry!
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Rufus' Weathervane
Dad had torn this simple plan for a Rufus weathervane out of a Mechanix Illustrated probably back in the 1960s or 1970s based on the brittleness of the paper. I tried to find some reference to the Rufus weathervane online but couldn't find a single thing!
Friday, February 19, 2016
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Monday, February 15, 2016
Sunday, February 14, 2016
Saturday, February 13, 2016
Friday, February 12, 2016
Mom & Patty ~~ Early 1960s
Why in the world are her calves bare? And such a classic Dad manoevre to walk around taking photos while someone else shoveled the sidewalk!
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Hi Valentine ~~ 1960s
We made Valentines every year when I was in elementary school and I'm not sure which year this particular one was made but I'm guessing it would have been between 1966 & 1968,
Monday, February 8, 2016
Sunday, February 7, 2016
Saturday, February 6, 2016
Friday, February 5, 2016
Grandma & Co-Workers ~~ Danville, VA ~~ January 1940
Grandma & her co-workers took advantage of a rare snowstorm that hit Danville in 1940 to have some winter fun. I did some looking online for specifics and it looks like they received 22.9 inches from that storm! She had written on the back of the photos "January 1940, 21 inches".
Interesting weather site ~~~~~> Click here!
In the top photo, Grandma is in the back peering over the woman's shoulder. She wrote that the woman in front of her was Evelyn Scott and the woman on the left was Betty Hila or Sila. (I can't quite make it out.)
In the bottom photo, Grandma is on the far right next to Betty, Scott, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Stanfield & Paul Mc.
Interesting weather site ~~~~~> Click here!
In the top photo, Grandma is in the back peering over the woman's shoulder. She wrote that the woman in front of her was Evelyn Scott and the woman on the left was Betty Hila or Sila. (I can't quite make it out.)
In the bottom photo, Grandma is on the far right next to Betty, Scott, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Stanfield & Paul Mc.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Monday, February 1, 2016
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