It’s rare for the Houston area to get several days of freezing weather. Last week, we had rain followed by a night of low temperatures. I wish I’d been able to skip work and take pictures of the beautiful frosty… Read More ›
Photography
Bundle up! Some vintage winter photographs!
Fellow blogger Naomi rarely has this problem in Texas, but for those of us in New England and my family in Canada, winter means bundling up! Here is a vintage photograph of my step father and his sister Betsy, all… Read More ›
Old Photograph Scanning, and digital botox
I was chosen by my family, perhaps because I’m an “artist”, to visit my mom and go through the piles of old photographs. Everyone wants the photographs “scanned” and put up on a Flickr account where they will be archived… Read More ›
Parisian Doors, or what to do when you are broke and in Paris
I love travelling to Paris, but am always on a budget. While I allow myself one bit of vintage glass from my favorite shop in the Marais district, if I have time to just be a Flâneur, I give myself a… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick! Why do their hats have wings?
An old postcard of Holland. I can’t picture actually walking in wooden shoes all day. These women seem to not be there for the tourist trade, but the card is from around 1920. Related articles Almost Time to Tip-Toe Through… Read More ›
Friday Fun Flick! Not-Nassau Bahamas
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Saturdays in Central Park
Central Park. People all over the world know the name. Tourists stop there each year to see Strawberry Fields, the Wollman Rink, the Great Lawn, the Carousel, the Zoo, and many other things, but Central Park is much more than… Read More ›
A Chesapeake Bay long gone, but fondly remembered.
I was lucky enough to grow up spending large quantities of time on the Chesapeake Bay. Sadly, pollution, and a growing Washington DC population that loves to buy vacation places on the shores of the bay, have perhaps changed forever… Read More ›
East Coast Cowboys
Family photographs reveal generations of wannabe cowboys in my family. I have to admit my little brother Mark was an exception, as for many years this blue eyed blond wished to be a Native American. My grandmother assured him we… Read More ›
Bear country, Switzerland
The first time I went to Bern, Switzerland with my husband he wanted to see the train station. You have to understand my husband collects European toy trains, so for us any trip in Europe is by train, and any… Read More ›
Two Different Girls 