And now a collage from a boy's first birthday. This took place in our first house, the one we showed moving into a few blasts ago. He had been born while we were in the family apartment, but doesn't remember ever living there. He does have memories of the house where this birthday was celebrated, … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #38: First Birthday
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A Blast of the Past #37: there and back again
I have today's set of pictures labeled as Borden, IN, but they actually have some Caton, NY photos in them as well. First visits of a nephew to his aunt and uncle, first visit of a grandson to grandma's house.
A Blast of the Past #36: Zoo visit
Today's look to the past is 16-year-old pictures of a zoo visit. The boy wasn't even a year old yet, and by the one other person I think I identify in the one picture, I think this may have been a church small group outing.
A Blast of the Past #34: First House, First Summer
The first summer in the new house was the start of a lot of changes. We planted strawberries and rhubarb in the flower beds, took down the wooden fence and replaced it with chain link (even with the power tool, digging the holes in that clay to pour the cement -- had to be careful … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #34: First House, First Summer
A Blast of the Past #33: First House
In a previous blast I talked about our first house -- but it was a rental. This post is about our first house that we owned (with the bank, of course). It will be 16 years in March that we moved to that first house. It was an exciting time, and we really enjoyed that house … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #33: First House
Ground Hog Day
Well, today was always an important day in my family. Back in 1895, surrounded by a snow bank, my paternal grandmother was born. Or so my grandmother explained the day of her birth. I'm not sure what the ground hog said about the day. But it was always a special day in our family. And … Continue reading Ground Hog Day
A Blast of the Past #32: Third Birthday
And now a return to a series of posts that has been on hiatus for several months: reviewing the family photo archives for interesting observations of the past. Today we arrive at my daughter's 3rd birthday. By this stage between her and the cousins we had a pack of three kids with accompanying parents and … Continue reading A Blast of the Past #32: Third Birthday
Of space and seasons
Today was the day. We took down all the inside Christmas decorations. This year we decided (we meaning me -- I'm the arranger and rearranger of all things furniture) that instead of upsetting the living room, we'd put up the Christmas tree in the dining room. That meant moving the dining room table to the … Continue reading Of space and seasons
New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
Wednesday night I completed my bicycle goal for 2015: 2,400 miles in the year, an average of 200 per month. Hot or cold, didn't matter, I got my bicycle miles in. My average speed was 12.25 mph, so my total hours biked was less than 200 -- 196 hours. But that, and the trends and … Continue reading New Year’s Goals (not resolutions)
Christmas Movies
Everyone has their own opinion of what makes a great Christmas Movie. Yesterday I put up a teaser for one of my favorites. Today I publish the list of movies put forth by my family -- in no specific order. My free-form plan is to do reviews/commentaries on some of these films between now and … Continue reading Christmas Movies
At The Rainbow 