This is a 2×3 snapshot from someone’s wedding. The group is partially identified on the reverse as follows: Left to right: Peter, Nancy Achinson, Joan, Kathleen, Gwen, Renee, Peggy, Dorothy Hearn, Michael and Donald. Harry is immediately behind Renee and Stuart Pemberton behind Peggy. The gentlemen on the far back right are Harry and Stuart. …
This week’s Sepia Saturday prompt is of the gigantic kitchen in Windsor Castle, England. I immediately thought of this photo of my father-in-law, Ray. He was a professional baker. His family had owned a bakery, where he learned the trade, then he and my mother-in-law opened a little bakery of their own. Some time after …
I haven’t got a vintage photo of a miniature train for this week’s Sepia Saturday, where the theme shows young people on a miniature train, much like the one we have down at Goathill Junction. The junction is open every third weekend of the month and rides are free but they ask for a donation. …
No, not “mayday, mayday” this is May Day, both capitalized. In honor of the first of May, which is coming in a few days, let’s look at a lovely photo of young people prepared to dance around a May Pole. First – you knew this was coming – a little history. :-) In Europe and …
Garden parties are really a phenomena of the past, when girls in long white dresses played croquet on expansive lawns and men smoked cigars. These days we have barbecues and the kids want a bounce house. Well, back when garden parties were among the most enjoyable form of family gatherings, many photographs were taken outside …
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