Monday, January 2, 2017

C-A-T Spells Cat


These blocks are over 80 years old.  Part of my mom's childhood.

Happy New Year 2017


Celebrating the birth of a new year with an image from an old year, July 4, 2015.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Christmas is Over



31 Days of Christmas – Day Thirty-one

Hopping on my sled and I'm outta here!

Friday, December 30, 2016

Christmas Turkey


31 Days of Christmas – Day Thirty

I'm not sure which is the bigger turkey in this image.  My uncle was always cracking jokes, so it could be him.


Thursday, December 29, 2016

Colorful 50s Christmas


31 Days of Christmas – Day Twenty-nine

My aunt trying to look nonchalant next to an extremely tall Poinsettia.

Techie Corner
I had to do some restoration on this one.  Color photographs in the 1950s were very expensive and only some of the prints have aged well.  I have some that look pristine, but this one needed help, as you can see from the original below.  Scanned with the Epson V600.