Haven’t purchased photoshop yet but very interested – most sources say it is the best.
Found that I can erase pencil marks easily enough but have a ways to go on finishing the project.
Photo 1
First attempt…
Featured in the photo are J mother, on the left and her sister Mary – circa 1911. Will make another run at this…
And I know we can clean up a blemish or temporary wound or even wash a face…
Spencer eating ice cream – really into it!!!
Spencer being very neat and proper!
So I am eager to learn more. We will see how the progress unfolds – we have many, many pictures to work on.
When J was in high school she wore this dress to her Junior-Senior Prom in Watertown, SD. Her mother made the dress.
When Tam and Mel wanted a dress for their daughter, J sent it to them – they modified it a little and wore it to a dance in Rapid City, SD.
When Tam and Mel were due to go to Fort Collins, CO, they decided to take this dress (and some others) back to J.
It stayed behind as we went to Taiwan, New York, Mesa and Franklin. The kids used it and many other items of clothing as “dress up.”
It has now gone to another prom in Fort Collins.
And then it went to the show “Wicked” in Denver…
Ruthanne, Barbara and Janice at the Wawona Tree Tunnel in Yosemite National Park – a tree that has since fallen to the ground.Great picture and we all know what taking a picture with the sun in our eyes is like!!
Janice with her Aunt Mitch and cousin Shirley.
Baby Janice – 1943 – Kirkland, Washington.
When we went to Paris we visited the Louvre several times. We very much enjoyed seeing the works of art and learning the history of this place.
The first time we visited ‘Mona’ she was behind a clear partition and you could take pictures if you wished. The one evening we were there, visitors were few(you can see them reflected in the plexiglass). This was nice. When we were at the Louvre with Brit, ‘Mona’ had moved and was out of the ‘plastic partition’ but no pictures, flash or not were to be taken (I believe Brit took one anyway but I won’t tell on her).
No problem taking pictures of Venus – she loves it.
The top picture here is Master Hare. Now if you look closely in the picture below which shows Masters Craig and Christopher, you’ll see the same painting. Well, a copy and we had no idea we had Master Hare on the wall in this house in San Gabriel.
We didn’t have quite as many “trick or treaters” show up this year (or so it seemed – maybe 50) but this trio came by.
A cowgirl, Indiana Jones and a ghost and I talked them into posing for a picture. They reluctantly agreed – time being precious – houses to trick or treat that wouldn’t wait!
The costumes on all the children who came by were wonderful, very creative and the all of the kids seemed to having a great time. There were a couple who didn’t quite get the concept but as long as some candy hit the bag they were carrying, they were happy.
I knew I had selected a good choice of candy when two of the kids opened the package while leaving the steps.
One child grabbed a tootsie roll and yelled to his father as he left the steps, “Dad, I got you your favorite – a tootsie roll!”
Another picture from facebook posted by Marlize from South Africa. This was a birthday party for her husband. That is Lea and Janice and Sheryl.
Seated are brothers Eric and Martin – then me standing and Devin from Canada. (Don’t know who is dipping).
Holly and Devin, recently married, live in Canada. We had many parties while living in Taiwan but we also missed many. These “kids” would invite us but then state that the “party” was to start at 10 pm!!! While it was nice to be invited…
While Ruthanne and Jay were here in Franklin, they sent their granddaughters to see “Wicked” in Denver. The young ladies called to say they loved it!!
They put pixs on the web but they were not straight up… so I copied and pasted them here so I could see them and since many of you know them, you can see them also.
Quinn at the theater.
Kayla and Quinn having way too much fun, enjoying the outing.
My current estimate (1030) for the number of diaries written by mother for The Manson Journal. I just posted number 900 and that is through the end of the year 1954. I have only two and a half years to post, with a few from 1967. So the estimate in the book (1200) is fairly accurate since I don’t believe anyone would have counted them at the time – not a task one would relish.
We are in Halloween time and I took the grandkids to an office building trick or treat party and did they ever get candy!!! In one section of the building, the employees had a central area for treats. As I visited with the people, Ellie, Gracie and Spencer suddenly announced, “Here’s more candy!”
“That’s our stash for replenishing the bowl,” the lady said, “but that’s okay.”
Okay, I guess and certainly to late to stop them.
Mother wrote about Halloween a lot and the “problems” of Halloween – not dangerous candy or the evils of or “tricks” that could happen but that fact that Halloween was “two” nights!!
One night was perhaps “beggars night” and the other, a night to collect for a “cause.” I don’t remember. But even Fort Pierre had the same issue.
November 18, 1954
Here is Thanksgiving practically upon us, Christmas just around the corner, and it doesn’t seem to me that we’re half past Halloween yet! Perhaps it’s because I wasn’t in Manson for Halloween, that I feel as if we really haven’t had that holiday yet; though I don’t know why – since we did have Halloween in Fort Pierre. Two nights of it we had, and Ethel was pretty busy running to the door with her tray of suckers, gum and penny candy bars.
When she prepared the tray in readiness on Saturday evening, Becky and Carole were immensely interested and terribly frustrated. They were told that the treats were for those who came knocking at the door, and Becky simply couldn’t understand such nonsense. She stood before the tray with her hands clasped behind her, out of temptation, but apparently had no control over her tongue, It kept wagging in protest, and pleaded for at least “one sucker there – the wrapper is coming off anyway!”
Finally, I scooped her up in my arms and departed out the back door with her. All the way around the house I explained what we were about to do. At the corner of the porch, I stopped.
“Now – you’ll knock at the door and when the door opens, what do you say?”
“Tricks or Treats,” she told me in high glee.
At the porch door, we repeated the lesson and I put her down confidently in front of the inside door.
“Knock,” I said.
She knocked.
The door flew open and Carole stood there. In great astonishment she called out, “it’s Becky.”
“Okay,” I said to Becky, “now what do you say?”
“Thank you,” said Becky fervently.
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She got her choice from the tray anyway, and was contented the rest of the evening. I expected she had a better time than she would have in Manson with nothing more exciting than cans of food being handed out at the door. Ethel and Mother were impressed and envious when I told them how Manson citizens handled the Halloween crisis.”
Gracie learned a song at school and taught it to Ellie.
They sang it once.
Then they talked and laughed and giggled and wanted to do it once more. More dramatically!
Pretty silly.
It is interesting how much of the talk when discussing an old picture centers around the clothes.
“And just what is this darling number you have on?” Ruthanne would ask of Janice.
There were pictures on the kitchen table and pictures all over the coffee table (which became a dining room table for dinner last night.)
Not all the pictures made the ‘cut.’ Some were not especially good pictures and probably should have been excluded from the photo book to begin with but I can certainly relate as I go through our pictures.
I am currently scanning into the computer, our European tour of 2000.
Such as this one – Burton on the Water – our hotel – such a great place!!!
Our visit to Blenheim Palace. Perhaps this could be cropped!!
And a new, very special picture of Ellie is here. When Hal visited from Huntsville, he took pictures of the girls with the intent of turning the photos into art. And did he ever!
Gracie’s picture is still in the works.
