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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2014 17:26:30 GMT
Men's trousers were definitely made for comfort back then.
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Post by mich64 on May 31, 2014 23:26:51 GMT
What a great photo Lugg! I can not imagine spending 12 hours in a car let alone on a motorcycle and with a surfboard! They really must have loved surfing. They certainly do look happy. Are those binoculars he is carrying?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 0:20:08 GMT
I'm really jealous of your grandparents' "Egyptian" photos, Kerouac. They look so glamorous! And lugg, your parents look very cool, indeed! Hearking back to the pioneer spirit, here is a photo of my great great grandparents in Michigan. They emigrated from Nottinghamshire in 1870, homesteaded in Ontario and Michigan, he was then widowed and moved to Washington State with his new wife to farm and died in Pasadena, CA in 1914. What a life! If all works out, my Dad and I are making a pilgrimage to his grave this summer to place a headstone. And speaking of regression of fortunes, here is his son, my great grandfather )and great grandmother), scraping a bare living out of the backwoods of Northern Ontario. He was crushed by a falling log and died in agony days later, she remarried and married again, and her children, including my grandfather at the age of 9, were essentially sold off as farm labour. Life was very hard in those days.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 1, 2014 5:43:18 GMT
It's amazing that a photograph was even taken, not to mention "well composed."
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Post by mich64 on Jun 2, 2014 3:29:37 GMT
Wonderful photos Lizzy! My father-in-law was a lumberjack in the forests around Hearst, I would estimate around 1945 to 48, as quickly as he could, he got to a town with a recruiting office and joined the Air Force. Life there was indeed very hard. How old was your father when his father passed away?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2014 3:56:41 GMT
mich, my Grandan lived to the age of 80, so we all got to enjoy him for a good long time. No education, 5 feet 1 inch, probably 120 lbs at his best. He passed through many careers: farmer, trapper, hunter, stonemason, gold miner, short order cook, he trained soldiers in WWII, gathered mushrooms and salal in the forests, wheeled and dealed. He traveled in a carnival when very young, fighting men for money. He was so tiny everybody bet against him, but then he would unveil his ham hock fists with which he took down all comers. When he visited us in Germany in the 60s, he dressed in his best suit and took my mother to the casino in Baden-Baden and tried out his best bush French in the restaurant. In his 70s he was going to the disco, smoked dope and even tried magic mushrooms. He drove my conservative papa insane. Here he is with his girls, my Grandmother and her never-married sister. Centre Island, Toronto, 1942, back when it was still inhabited and not a park. The men in my family, when not dying in industrial accidents, outlive their wives and seem to get well into their 80s. The women, on the other hand... Well, let's just hope I don't take after them, most of whom, including my mother, were gone in their 50s and early 60s.
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Post by lugg on Jun 7, 2014 7:33:03 GMT
Thank you - yes my Dad was a keen photographer , I am not sure if that is a camera he is carrying but I think it is ??
Great photos Lizzy , it is so wonderful that those really old ones survive.
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Post by amboseli on Aug 8, 2014 6:42:52 GMT
After my mom passed away in January we have finally started to clean out her closets. All our history is there, in photos and in poems. I'll share a few of them here: My grandparents from dad's side. I think my granddad was standing on something 'cause he was shorter dan my grandmom. My parents at their wedding Sep. 30, 1953 My mom (+/- 1946) My dad (1936) My sister and I (1960)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2014 12:55:09 GMT
I love looking at old family photos, the way people had to pose, the accessories....
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Post by htmb on Aug 8, 2014 12:59:23 GMT
Beautiful photos of your family, Amboseli!
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Post by htmb on Sept 28, 2014 20:08:46 GMT
Arizona Family
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2014 20:39:35 GMT
It's always nice to be out and about. That photo does not convey the temperature. How hot was it there?
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Post by htmb on Sept 28, 2014 21:17:51 GMT
Not hot at all. I don't think the temperature went above 65F the whole time I was there. The high elevation makes it very different from Phoenix where it was in the 90'sF during the day.
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Post by tod2 on Feb 9, 2015 7:54:11 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 15:05:48 GMT
Oh, I hadn't see these last two photos yet! Vampire boy.
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Post by tod2 on Jul 3, 2015 12:21:48 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 3, 2015 12:44:44 GMT
Cute! Most kids are so squiggly, squirmy that they usually seem to relate to monkeys.
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Post by htmb on Sept 6, 2015 6:03:49 GMT
My youngest grandson, just waking up from a nap.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 6, 2015 6:23:58 GMT
Tod, we've "known" that little guy since he was running around your yard in the all together & I swear he gets cuter and cuter.
Htmb, he is adorable and that is a fabulous portrait!
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Post by amboseli on Sept 7, 2015 21:57:13 GMT
htmb, what a darling little boy!
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Post by htmb on Sept 7, 2015 22:01:23 GMT
Thank you!
He's a sweet little baby, for sure, and his three older siblings are, too.
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Post by amboseli on Sept 10, 2015 22:03:25 GMT
My husband and I on our honeymoon. Today is our 39th anniversary. uploading images
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Post by htmb on Sept 10, 2015 22:06:21 GMT
What a wonderful picture! Congratulations and best wishes to you, Amboseli.
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 10, 2015 22:11:09 GMT
Hey ~ congratulations! Y'all sure make a good looking couple and that is a fabulous double portrait.
Hope you all have a wonderful day celebrating.
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Post by mich64 on Sept 11, 2015 19:14:29 GMT
Happy Anniversary Amboseli! Great photo! does your husband still have his beard? My brother-in-law has recently grown his beard again after years of being shaven, he will be turning 60 this year. I also think your black and white family photos are so wonderful to have. One of my Aunt's has promised to send me some photos of my great grandparents, I hope she has not forgotten. I will post if I get them.
Tod and htmb, just beautiful children that you get to enjoy watching grow and grow!
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Post by amboseli on Sept 11, 2015 21:27:01 GMT
Thanks, all. Mich, my husband still has his beard but a circle beard instead of a full beard. Here's a recent pic of us. image hosting over 10mb
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 11, 2015 21:56:16 GMT
Well, you all are still cute as buttons!! Amboseli, your hair is gorgeous!
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Post by mich64 on Sept 11, 2015 22:50:20 GMT
Wonderful photo! I agree with Bixa's comment about your hair! I wish I could wear that length like both you and Bixa can do so well but my hair is too straight and flat. That cut looks lovely on you Amboseli! We call your circle beard a goatee here, they are very popular.
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Post by amboseli on Sept 12, 2015 15:58:38 GMT
Thanks again!
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Post by htmb on Dec 10, 2015 0:30:49 GMT
My granddaughters changed schools this year and it has been a good transition. Their new school is very close to home and work, so I'm able to stop in for lunch occasionally, and it's also easy to attend special events. Tonight the school hosted an art night for the younger children and their families, and one of my granddaughters was in the group that sang. The students sang four different folk songs that were fun tunes the audience also knew, so we could all sing along. Afterwards there were cookies and lemonade, childrens' art work on display, and a book fair. The book fair is used as a fund raiser for the school, and purchases help support the library. It was a nice, simple little evening. Short, sweet, no pressure, and lots of fun.
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