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| I found two Christmas dinner photos & couldn't decide which one to post so here they both are! |
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| This one is at our house in 1955. I know it's hard to tell but the tablecloth is felt with felt cutouts sewn all over it--made by my Mom. That's her on the left, then my sister Judie and my paternal grandmother Copeland. |
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| A favorite photo of mine--the colorized version of a photo taken for the family Christmas card--early 50's |
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| Christmas 1952. What I love about this photo isn't the record player & records, but the cabinet in the background that my father made and painted with primitive PA Dutch figures & symbols |
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| Starting 2 weeks after I got married I worked at a store called the China Shop and was there til just before my 62nd birthday! A great place to work--we had a lot of fun--wonderful bunch of people to work with! |
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| We started decorating for Christmas in October --every year there was different themes for the trees |
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| We gifted wrapped for free ( who does that anymore?) . I have lots of good memories of the time I spent there! |
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| Love those glasses! Taken at our house --I'm going to guess 1987 or 1988. Alan & I with our black lab, Tessa. |
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| Sorry the photo is so light...Aunt Kay in front between my parents--Tom, Judie, Alan & me |
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| Christmas 1953. My paternal grandmother was a nurse & I think maybe she had given us the outfits & the kits. I'm the one with the big smile, Judie has a devilish twinkle in her eye! Guess we're both thinking who we can practice on! |
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| We don't put up a large tree, but all the ornaments have special meaning.... |
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| These are just 2 of the many Mexico themed ones! |
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| Decided to come back up to the present day for one post. This was the most recent photo of me, my brother Tom & my Mom I could find --from 2008. At Tom's house! |
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| Christmas 1951--looks like we both got musical instruments--a banjo & a ukelele? Judie looks much happier with hers than I do! |
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| Technically this isn't a Christmas memory since I wasn't born yet, but today would be my parents 69th wedding anniversary. They were married December 16, 1944--both were in the service--Mom the Navy, Dad the Army. She was stationed in Washington , DC--that's where they got married. Dad was stationed in NC. My Dad passed away in 1991--way too young and Mom died 2 years ago |
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| All of the photos I have been posting bring back memories--no more than these. They were taken Christmas 1994--the twins were 2 months old & there would only be one more Christmas with my sister Judie. Here she is holding Julia. |
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| Julia ( in red) & Dylan ( in green) in their 1st Christmas outfits |
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| And individually--Dylan |
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| Julia |
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| Another oldie--Christmas 1951. Judie on the left. At my maternal grandmother's apartment--that's her in the photo--Hazel Belle Bowers Carney--and my Dad with me & Judie! |
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| Made a trip to NYC a few years ago with a friend, Joanne Salinsky, to a book signing by Ree Drummond ( The Pioneer Woman) It was at a bookstore in the Chelsea Market building -- home of the Food Network. This is one of the decorations there--yes, it is plastic cups! |
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| One of the trees |
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| Close up of the decorations--cds! |
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| On the street nearby |
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| A group of Santas outside Grand Central Station |
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| Not sure what year these 2 photos are from--maybe mid 1950's.... |
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| Only 4 stockings hung, so it was before Tom was born in 1956. |
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| Christmas 1956--my brother, Tom is about 6 months old! |
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| A more formal photo taken in October 1956 ( Tom was born in April) ( me in the middle)--all in our clan plaid (if I remember correctly) outfits made by my Mom |
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| I have to say I'm having fun looking through my computer & old photo albums to find all these photos! This is my older sister, Judie visiting with Santa Claus in 1953. I can only guess that it was at Jordan Marsh or Filenes in Boston. She passed away 17 years ago this fall and I miss her especially around the holidays. |
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| A street scene in NYC. Haven't been in a few years, but it's a fun day--walk around & see all the decorations, the trees and the skaters! |
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| Oops, I forgot to post a photo yesterday so today I will do 2! This is our one and only cat ( we have had as many as 7 at one time) His name is Tuck, he is 23 years old and we have had him since he was 5 weeks old! |
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| My sister & me ( I'm in the dark pjs) in front of the fireplace--don't know why Judie is wearing a lei ! Stocking hung by the chimney with care.... |
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| These were taken in 1987 ( hence the big hair and glasses!) One of my first attempts at using the timer on my camera--before digital so I couldn't see that I was chopping heads off! Taken in our brand new solar room! |
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| Another one from the same time--Tom twirling my Dad's mustache & leaning on Judie! Alan more in the photo ( and for those of you that know him--no mustache!) |
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| Here is another great oldie! At my Aunt & Grandmother Carney's house in front of the fireplace. My sister & I are wearing dresses lovingly mad by my Mom--I think taffeta or some other material similar and Tom has on shrt pants that she made, too. |
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| From the early 1950's--Me ( with the kitten Suzie) and my sister, Judie. One of the photos taken to get " the right One" for our family Xmas card! |
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| I decided this would be the way to get back into blogging. I have so many family Xmas photos and ones from NYC & Boston so I thought I'd share one a day. This was taken 3 years ago in NYC--a shop window. |
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| This is my sister Judie and I in costumes made by my Mom. I should have looked up the year, but it was probably pre 1956 otherwise I think my brother would have been in the photo! |
