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01/12/2008 04:24:39 PM · #1 |
I recently went on holiday with my Mum and my Grandparents for my Grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. We all had a really nice time and it gave me the opportunity to grab the odd 'candid' of the 'oldies' ;o)
Only one I've edited so far is this one of my Grandad...
Anyone else got shots of their Grandparents hiding in their portfolio? I'll try my best to comment on all posted here :o) |
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01/12/2008 05:36:09 PM · #2 |
Oh how desperately I wish I did...my last grandparent died in 1975 and I never even met two of them :( How wonderful that you have the opportunity to make memories :)
Message edited by author 2008-01-12 17:36:46. |
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01/12/2008 05:40:27 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by BeeCee:
Oh how desperately I wish I did...my last grandparent died in 1975 and I never even met two of them :( How wonderful that you have the opportunity to make memories :) |
Hey Sheila, {{{HUGS}}} Both sets of my Grandparents are still alive, everythings been the wrong way round for me...I have only lost young friends and Damian...totally the wrong way round :o( If you've got some good biscuits I'm sure I could persuade my Grandad to pop over and let you call him Grandpa ;o)
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01/12/2008 05:46:06 PM · #4 |
Both of my grandfather's died before I was born. My maternal grandmother died when I was 12 and my paternal "Mimaw" died in May, '99. :/
I have some pictures of Mimaw (not that I took), but I love looking at them.
Here's one I restored --
Mimaw is in the middle. The kids are me, and cousins and brother and sister. It was taken about 37 years ago. |
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01/12/2008 05:47:28 PM · #5 |
| Your grandpa has nice legs. Check out that definition in the thigh. Woo-woo! |
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01/12/2008 06:18:02 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by aliqui:
Your grandpa has nice legs. Check out that definition in the thigh. Woo-woo! |
LOL I'll pass on the compliment :o)
Found a couple of older shots of my Grandma and Grandad. These are my maternal Grandparents (is that the right word?)
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01/12/2008 09:16:01 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by talj:
If you've got some good biscuits I'm sure I could persuade my Grandad to pop over and let you call him Grandpa ;o) |
Would he like shortbread made with my Scottish grandmother's recipe? :)
Kay, now I have to go look through the old photo albums... you have the nostalgia juices flowin'. |
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01/12/2008 11:45:23 PM · #8 |
Here is a photo of my Father taken circa. 1943 and restored by me in 2007.
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01/13/2008 06:44:59 AM · #9 |
This one here is my favourite shot of my grandfather (that I've taken anyway).
He was 83 years old and had gotten quite frail but was still with us and could take part in our New Years and Christmas celebrations. It's a candid and taken with a little point and shoot but I love it.
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01/13/2008 07:43:53 AM · #10 |
One of my favorite family photos. My Grand Uncle (center) was the closest thing to a grandfather in my family. Both my grandfathers died before I was born. My Grand Uncle was a hoot (check out that beard!). HE was the one who encouraged my art and creativity more than anyone else in my life. When he died in 2001 at the ripe old age of 96 he left me some inheritance money, some of which I used to buy my first digital camera. : )))
Some interesting facts about him:
1. Created graphic drawings for the "A" bomb (unknowingly) in a secret government project
2. Applied for work as an illustrator for Disney during the depression and Disney said he probably wouldn't be happy working for them and they turned him down. Anytime I said "Hey Uncle, we're going to Disneyland" he would throw his hands in the air and yell! haha
3. Was a model for the famous photographer Imogene Cunningham!! (30's and 40's)
4. Hated doctors and used Edgar Cayce's approach to healing himself (guess it worked if he lived to be 96)
5. Used to come and visit my ultra conservative Republican family and teach me about my psychic abilities, art, tarot, reincarnation, etc. They would just roll their eyes at him but I LOVED it.
Boy have times changed...
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01/13/2008 09:13:01 AM · #11 |
a lot of people will recognize this as a picture of my Mammaw. This was my entry into Best of 2006. It was taken on my porch in June 2006, 4 months before my Mammaw died of cancer. Here she is playing a card game with Me, my mom, and my daughter...4 generations. We did not know at this time she was sick. I miss her dearly, I spoke to her everyday on the phone...But I know she is in peace. |
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01/13/2008 10:04:03 AM · #12 |
Bessy at 2 / from a collection of tin-types & glass plate my brother has scanned in
Bessy is my grandmother - died 1940's (diabetes)- this pic is 1899
i'm still waiting to get my hands on the rest of the scanned images ... |
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