I have so much fun with the sort-of-daily photo on Facebook, but I often forget to cross-post them here! Earlier this morning I posted a picture of Field Day 1979 and someone cleaned the photo up a bit. I am not a fan of editing vernacular photos but I love what Chase did with this […]
Rare 1980s Maypole Picture | Happy May Day
Field Day Photos From Long Ago
Follow the conversation about Field Day on Facebook where Russell writes, “I’m kinda feeling stressed anyway but this picture brings me to tears. I would give almost anything to be any of those kids in 1979. I want to go back to Jackling Elementary school in Granger Utah. Dairy cows and amazing memories. 1979 was such […]
Generation X, Winter 1980
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, […]
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