February 9, Layouts

This is another challenge from this weekend's POTP online crop. The challenge was to scrap an oldie goldie picture but focus on telling the story.

This picture of Mum holding me, with Wendy standing at her side, taken in January 1949, is the only one I've seen of Mum wearing her fur coat. She bought the muskrat coat during the war when she was single and working in Halifax. Later, Wendy and I used to love dressing up in it. It was so soft on the outside and silky on the inside - and heavy. I'm not sure what happened to it - I don't remember seeing it sine my teenage years. It became politically incorrect to wear fur coats so I think Mum just stored it away or sold it.

February 8 - Baby Layout

This is a layout I did for a POTP crop challenge tonight. It was a challenge to use white space. I have to admit, it's not my favorite style. I don't like all that empty space. Nice to try something new though. The second photo looks strange because it has a transparency over it which distorts it.

The baby, of course, is Eloise, who was born in November 2007.

February 7 - Aidan

This is #13 grandchild - Aidan Woolf - a real cutie. He's recently learned to sit up by himself, has two teeth and is working on getting more, and responds when I call him Goober.

February 6 - A Golden Oldie

OK. Tomorrow I'll take a picture for sure -no more cheating. In the meantime, here's another oldie goldie. That's me on the right with my sister, Wendy, on the left. Our birthdays are 8 days apart - Wendy is not quite one year older than me. We used to have birthday parties a few days after my birthday, a few days before Wendys. This is taken at one of those parties - I'm 3 and Wendy's 4. Picton, Ontario. 1951.

February 5 - Banjo Babe

Here's one just for fun. This is me in 1968 or 69. I was working at the University of Alberta and did some moonlighting typing PhD theses for some students. I took the pay for one of these theses and bought myself a banjo, took two lessons, and then sold it. Too bad - I would have liked to be able to play it but just didn't have the discipline to practice and learn. It was good for a photo op though.

Look at that blouse - long sleeves and buttoned high on the neck. Oh to be that slim again. Sigh.

February 4 - Keys of the Kingdom

This is where we keep our keys - house, cars, truck. Also, the little girls like to make necklaces for me with their bead sets, so after I wear them for a few hours, I hang them on the key holder so Charlie and Kenzie can see them when they come to visit. I also hang any necklaces they leave around on their visits. What is it with little girls and jewellery. They love it.

Sara made the key holder, putting pictures of Charlie and and Max on it.

February 3 - Sara's Kids at the Muttart

I didn't have a chance to take a picture today so instead I'm posting one that Emily took at the Muttart the other day - Sara's kids, Eloise, Charlie and Max. Sara is using some of the pictures taken that day in a project so she has faded out most of the color. But, in color or black and white, my grandkids look beautiful to me.