Time for another thread of old family photos
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Comments (25)Just signed on for the first time in a few weeks...way too busy lately! Finally found a few extra minutes to update my "Intriguing stuff" post about Aunt Alice and the picture of her fiance, the locket, etc...But, then I saw this thread, and got sidetracked! What a pleasant surprise to learn I insprired it. (Thanks Alisande-Love that pic of your grandfather!) I love this stuff, and I'm glad to see that other people do also. I especially love old family photos that contain a picture of something that has been handed down through the generations-like Lorin's great grandmother and the vase...love it! Found another one of my own like that...In trying to solve the Aunt Alice mystery, I was going through some more old family photos. I found a picture of my grandparents, and a bunch of other relatives, in front of the fireplace in my grandparents home. On the mantel, is a pair of Brass CandleSticks that were made my great grandfather. The picture was taken in the 1930's, and I think the candlesticks would have been made around 1865-1885. I have the candlesticks. I've not had any success scanning pic's with my all in one printer. Quality just not good. Any tips on that, Linda? Dee....See MoreTime for another "what are you thankful for" thread . . .
Comments (17)I record Oprah's Super Soul Sunday as she has on the most interesting spiritual thinkers on and the discussions they have are very thought provoking. Last night I was watching the one with Brene Brown, author of Daring Greatly. She mentioned from her studies she's found that those that are most joyful are also most grateful. Or as Betty Mahalik puts it, "Joy and gratitude go hand in hand. We are not grateful because we're happy, rather we're happy because we're grateful." I have so much to be grateful for, I wouldn't know where to begin...from the best husband in the world, to the privilege of being able to return home to the place where I grew up when I needed it the most, to the simplest of things like a warm fire on a cold day or the miracle of hot and cold running water...can you imagine dealing with the alternative??? I am grateful for this thread which caused me to pause and remind myself of how fortunate I am, and I'm grateful for the miracle of the internet which allows us to share our gratitude across so many thousands of miles with strangers who have become friends here at the gardenweb. Thank you....See MoreOne more time... Photos of your old houses please
Comments (65)Hey y'all thanks! blufish: We really think that someone was just after a "new look" for that "musty old Victorian". We think the stucco happened when some other updates occured in 1925, so the bricks might have been due a repointing and some mason talked them into the whole Spanish Revival thing. We're not sure what it would take to remove the stucco, although I'm tempted almost daily to just go outside and start whacking on the house with a hammer. My hope is after the Powerball fairies bless us that we can either remove all the stucco and restore the bricks or remove all the stucco and reface with a thin brick. mom2lilenj: Good luck on the windows! We've been fairly lucky with the windows. It's clear that most of ours are original 1/1 double hung. There are 3 that were removed in the back of the house, 2 were replaced with metal casement windows (painted shut of course) and the 3rd was replaced with the current back door. A PO also enclosed the side porch and converted it into a bedroom, adding a couple of other windows. All the new windows were either added at the time of the stucco or afterwards. Every last "new" window has suffered severe water damage at the sills and we're going to be hard at work trying to repair them this summer. Oh the joys of old houses! On the fun front, we've discovered one of the original porch posts under the stucco, (after a large chunk of stucco fell off!) did a bit more exploring and found some paint shadows where the circle trim used to be. That gave us some measurements, so we were able to acertain that most of our stucco columns are located where the original porch posts were, so we're hoping we'll find most of our original porch posts are just hidden under there. I've just emailed the old house photo to a wood working shop to get quotes on replacing all the fancy trim. Cross fingers and I'll have a proper porch again one day! Always ;-) Hunzi...See MoreTime for another "what are you reading?" thread.
Comments (23)Chisue - Thank you for your comments. I thought that the book had a very optimistic and hopeful ending. Both Harold and Maureen Fry acknowledged, confronted and dealt with some difficulties in each of their pasts. Because they did this, they were liberated from them and not imprisoned any more. This set them free for new beginnings. One result is that Harold and Maureen will have a richer relationship. An example is that since Maureen realizes she values Harold in her life and can talk to him, she won't need to only have conversations with their deceased son any more. After all, he is gone, sad but the truth of this has to be accepted. Formerly she treated her husband in quite a dismissive way. See the review of this book I did for Book of the Week - click on the link. Please let me know what you think. Here is a link that might be useful: Book review: The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry...See Morenickel_kg
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