Pink Dress-Past and Present

This first photo is me in 1972 with my Grandma Bubbles and my cousins ~B (left) and J (behind Grandma).

It was Grandma's birthday. The cool thing was, when we drove about 1 1/2 hours North we always visited both houses because my Aunt B. & Uncle J. lived only a short way down the same road from Grandma & Grandpa's house!!

I guess I secretly was jealous that my cousins didn't really have to plan a trip to Grandma & Grandpa's place like I did. The road trip North always seemed soooo long because I was anxious to be there. The road trip home was anti climatic!

Notice the pink dress I am wearing. It had a million vertical pin tucks along with vertical delicate lace and pearly buttons. My Mom saved lots of my dresses. If she had saved them all ~yikes!~ that would be a ton. I was the youngest of 4 and the ONLY girl...
I had A LOT of dresses!

Flash forward to 1998 and here is E. wearing the very same dress!!!

A. is also wearing one of my childhood dresses. That dress has layers and layers of crinoline under it!! I know there must be a photo hiding somewhere of me wearing this one too. I may find it some day.
This is E. in our back yard holding some daffodils she just picked from the garden. The picket fence was from someone's garbage. They were having this charming old weathered picket fence replaced with modern, cold, not as charming, chain link fence!! I hauled it home a few 5 ft. sections at a time!! Phew!!!
Here is E. outside with her kitty Ginger
( short for her full name, Gingerbread).
The summer flowers were not put in yet.

sisters

Is this animal abuse to make a sweet boy dog wear a pink Easter bonnet??
Teddy was a good sport and played along. He was about 14 years old. He lived to be almost 17!!!

I Share

Very, very old random orphaned pages from some stuff that I thrifted. I love the aged color patina of the paper. Although I do not calim to be an expert, I believe it is ok to use these fully as you so choose.

"Fantasy Family"

These photos are from Dead Fred's site. A very, very cool site of found photos hoping to find rightful homes!
Two separate stories this time.

1. I don't know these people, I'll bet they were kind and wonderful.
2. I make it all up, no ill will is intended.

This is little Lucille. She is 2 years old. Her momma works as a domestic at the big house in town, a one hour walk from where she lives. It's the Webber Family that live in that big, fancy house. {You know, the one that has 2 water closets!} There are lots of pretties that momma has to keep shiny- silver tea service on an oval tray, dangly crystal chandeliers and other fine things too. That's Mr. Webber's car that Lucille is sitting on. Mr. Webber is the president of the local bank. Lucille's momma hopes that before her next baby arrives in October her husband will find work. He lost his job with the railroad on Lucille's 2nd birthday.

This photo of Sarah Jean was taken about 2 weeks before she started school at St. Agnes Catholic High School. Her parents are hoping she doesn't get kicked out of this one like she did at St. Mary's!! Sarah Jean still sticks to her theory that Sister Catherine Margaret just didn't understand her "high spiritedness". After all-- all the other students thought it hilarious when Sarah Jean hung 125 bras from the ceiling of the Social Studies classroom.