We said "I Do" 36 years ago?

I do and i still do love you, today!

...this young man was just a little kid?

well, he's become very camera shy and his mom had to snap this qiuckly and sent it to me from her i-phone. i just had to share it with the rest of ya'll.

we haven't decided on what to call him....what-a-dude or just-a-guy. those of you from texas will probably recognize the restaurant chain he's just gotten his first job at!

Remember when Flamingos were only pink?

Well, Flamingos are not just for summer any more.

The House that built me

The Living room where Christmas happened....

The TV room...my mother sat on the left side and my dad on the right...everyone else was first come first serve

The Dining room where more then just meals went on, talking, laughing, playing games, fixing problems, studying, holidays.

Moms kitchen where she made more then just food she made comfort love and tradition. 

Now just rooms in a building

For the past few weeks have been in the process of trying to do a photo book and came across this photo (which I had scanned at some time) that my dad is in (he is the one sitting in chair) picture taken Dec. 1982 and he died July, 1983.at the age of 55...

                               1982 memory 

 
Hope all have had a gread day!!!

This was the norm....  film  

(Saw this last fall in an eclectic store in Bridgeport CA.)

I couldn't find any things for the challenge, since I've moved 9 times in 15 years I've thrown a lot away. I did find one of my favorite photos, converted from a slide. I remember my family has always had a great sense of humor. My Dad did this in 1972 (that's me in the front row, right corner, green jumper). My parents were watching me, my brothers and cousins for a week and I think they had it with all of us : )

 for sale 

Have a great day :  )

I do not remember when most of these were taken but do know where...in Sevierville TN....'posing' on the front porch where we lived from the time I was 5 and we moved into another place when I was 11 yrs old...this house did not have an inside 'toilet/bathroom' which I am sure many of you remember---having to go outside all the time hot or cold weather--it did not matter.... 4 siblings  --I am the oldest---mom and dad stopped at seven children.

Standing in the road in front of house mentioned above is my grandmother (from Ohio) and my great-grandmother (from SC)--you can barely see the purse my great-grandmother is holding but that purse always had a gun in it for protection (as I remember her telling me------she died when I was 13)    grandma gr grandma 

Moving right along is a picture of one of my aunts who is 2 1/2 yrs older than me and me holding the little doll--this pic was taken in Campbell County TN--am guessing I was about 2yrs old... aunt and niece 

This next one is not quite as old--one of me and my husband taken in late   1965 

Hope all of you have a great day!!!

Some shots of me a long long time ago in another universe.

 Me In 1945 

 Me 1949 

 New Bike For Christms 1954 

 Me 1961 

From that point on.......things really went downhill......

Remember when the grass was green?  Remember when the roads were dry?  Remember when you could walk on the sidewalk without fear of falling down?  Remember when you could go outside without six layers of clothing?

I do, it seems like it was only yesterday.

WAIT!!  It was only yesterday!

These were taken last night and this morning.

Building

Trees

Yep, we got dumped on.

Unfortunately, I do not remember this.  It was a missing man flight flyover at my father's funeral in 1950.  I was 1 1/2 years old.   Missing Man Flight 

This is a scan from an old official Air Force photo.  I tried to darken it but I don't have the knowledge to do it right.

Sub-title:  How Geeky are you?

Turn back the hands of time.
     Do you think you could set at this machine for eight hours?  Key punch machine
     Here is the keyboard.  Keyboard

Now let's move forward a few years, but not many.
     The start of home computing.  Apple Computer
     And to go on-line, the acoustic modem.  Modem

Just think how far your smart phones have come.
(Equipment pictured from the 'at work' museum.)

I went to a local swap meet to look for nostalgia pictures. They had a lot of stuff.

I came across a picture of these handsome fellows, so I took a picture of the picture. I remember thinking they were hilarious when I was growing up, maybe because they were even goofier than I was.

And there was a poster of this pretty lady with a HUGE head, so I took a picture of that, too.

And this looks like a good way to get your daily dose of iron along with your coffee or tea--along with your daily dose of rust.

I'm guessing that someone around here will have used one of these. Apparently, you clamp it to a table, stuff a cow in the top and turn the crank, and hamburger comes out the end. I think I like the nice little packages in the grocery store better. And what does it mean by "tinned?"

And the last time I saw these socks, they were sticking out from under a house and a bunch of strange little folks were dancing around and singing about it and telling the young girl from the house to hit the bricks and go see a lizard or something.

I remember when it was hip to be hep to be cool to be popular and patriotic!  My dad had been in Seoul, Korea flying radar strike in Viet Nam. You cant see my wrists but both of them have 3 each POW/MIA bracelets on them. Two of them were guys from my dads squadren. I wore red white and/or blue everyday he was gone. 

The day my father came home:  with his parents  & with my brothers & I (note the Boston Terrier our Rodger Ramjet...remember that cartoon)

 A blast from my past... Yep that's me... Ol SG... 

These are very old photos of my childhood in the 40's.  playing with my doll was definitely a favorite pass time. My mother and two grandmothers posing   the ladies . My sister and I at my  first communion . And our first car  our oldsmobile .

For those of you who are my contemporaries, you will probably recognize the style of dress and perhaps the backgrounds.