It was such a long winter. One that began on March 13, 2020, and ended just the other day. I spent two springs, a summer, fall, and winter basically indoors. I wonder if I look younger than I would have had there not been a pandemic. I’ve missed the sun. Here are some beautiful pictures […]
Christmas 1969 (12 Days of Christmas)
Among my most vivid childhood memories were the red and white felt stockings my mom and aunts and grandma made. They were bedazzled with sequined reindeer , trees, ornaments, snowmen , santas , and wreaths. I remember seeing my name in red gluey glitter scrolled across the top. It was such along name: J-E-N-N-I-F-E-R. It […]
Everest 78 and a Little Girl on a Snowy Mountain, French Alps, 1978
We were…waiting on a miracle Tryna find ourselves in the winter snow –Ed Sheeran, 2020 Everest 78 In 1978, Pierre Mazeaud became the first Frenchman to climb Mount Everest. The event was widely celebrated throughout France and Western Europe, evidenced by the branded sweater on the little girl in these pictures. Her sweater features an […]
Yamboree 1988
Every October since 1935, thousands of people have flocked to East Texas for the annual Yamboree Festival. Originally a celebration of the sweet potato 🍠, the event is one of the longest-held festivals in the Lone Star State. It includes a magnificent 👑 queen coronation and pageant, a 🎡 carnival, two parades, a barn dance, […]
👻 Ben Cooper Halloween Costume Pics From the 1970s
Check out these beautiful Collegeville and Ben Cooper Halloween costume pics from the 1970s including Isis, Wonder Woman, Kiss (Ace Frehley) Red Skull, Casper, Battlestar Galactica, Pink Panther, Star Wars, Fred Flinstone, Daffy Duck, Superstar Barbie, Cinderella, Chewbacca, C-3PO and Holly Hobbie. Also, hobos, clowns, Dracula, and a rare Kooky Spooks, too! The photos were […]
Two Men, Two Kids and a Datsun, 1977 (Daily Photo)
DAILY PHOTO: Filling station, Upper Peninsula of Michigan, 1977. A man smokes a cigar while a girl plays the violin and a boy holds a bucket for berry-picking. There is so much going on in this fascinating photo. What else do you see? Join the conversation on Facebook where fans pointed out things I missed! […]
Lifetouch Declares National School Picture Day. Post your best #GenX school picture
Today, Lifetouch, a national school photography provider, celebrates the second annual National School Picture Day, an opportunity to relive and celebrate school pictures, from bowl cuts to mohawks, neon to flannel. (Especially the neon and flannel, Xers.) This commemoration is all the reason I need to share this school picture of me from the fall […]
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