Miss them both – always thinking of my mom and dad.
1961 – a second honeymoon. Mary and Paul
You can’t celebrate Father’s Day without remembering a wonderful mom.
Happy Father’s Day to all of us dads!
Chris
Happy SUNday! Father’s Day Edition
Category Family
Happy SUNday! Violent Cartoon Edition
“Willie Mouse” on a 1960s era movie editor.
Mickey’s delinquent cousin? I can’t remember how many times when I was a kid that I’ve watched this cartoon – there was something fun about running your own cartoon through the family projector.
Super cool 8mm film editor – we love the 1960s style of this thing! It was made in Japan by Ohnoya Shoten, Ltd.
Back to the movie. “Baby Faced Battler” by Castle Films, produced by United World Films. The character first appeared in 1938. Crazy violent!
DeJur Model 750 8mm movie projector – c1953
Mindless fun!
Have a great day y’all!
Chris
Sad SUNday! Remembering the kitties we lost this year
Zoe – Our Sunroom Kitty – 2000 to 2018
Zoe was nearly 18 years old and she went missing just 2 days after we found Pirate dead.
Pirate – The King of the Neighborhood – 2003 to 2018
Sukoshi – The Soft One – 2003 to 2017
As much as Carol and I have enjoyed our different kitties over the 45 years of our marriage, with the loss of these three we have moved on from pet ownership. It’s painful to think about it but as we age it’s best for the cats and us.
Our first kitty – Avon – 1975
Our cats: Avon 1975, Tank 1975, Sony 1981, Candy 1983, Zoe 2000, Pirate 2003, Sukoshi 2003 ^.^
Thanks for stopping by. Have a beautiful SUNday!
Chris and Carol ^.^
My Mom’s Gymnastics Team – c1930
Wonderful photograph of my mom and her high school gymnastics team taken in New York City around 1930 or so.
My mom, Mary Whelan (Kusnier) is the 6th girl standing from the left.
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Chris
Ida and Thomas Whelan
I recently found the time to scan some wonderful photographs of my family. This one of my father’s parents is one of my favorites. This is a direct scan of the print that was made back in the early 1930s. I haven’t touched up the image in any way except to add a touch more brightness. The tones are original. The image was taken in Brooklyn, New York c1932.
Chris’ grandparents – Ida and Thomas c1932
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Chris
Pirate – Everyone’s Kitty
So sad to announce the passing of a neighborhood legend – Pirate aka, Andy Panda, Shamu, Pi Pi, Pirate de Cat, Old Man, and dozens of other names, died this morning at the age of around 17 (guessing). He walked into our lives on a brutally hot summer day back in 2003 and immediately adopted us. We fell in love with this sweet little fuzz ball. Lindsay and Tim came up with his name since he “looked” like a Pirate.
Everyone loved him – even the dogs in the neighborhood (who learned to keep their distance BTW) liked Pi… dog people even commented that he was the only cat that they liked. He was way too trusting and loved to be petted by any stranger (that’s why we made sure he was always inside during Halloween and anytime fireworks were going off).
He will be deeply missed by all. ^.^
As my daughter just texted “there will never be another Pirate – he was special”.
Peace to my little buddy. ^.^
Always with me…
My mom, Mary
Miss her all the time.
Happy Mother’s Day
Chris
Happy SUNday! A simpler time – 1959
Happy SUNday y’all! Hope it’s going well.
Here’s a neat item from a much simpler time. We love that the prescription is in Carol’s mom’s first name only and that there’s no mention of what the drug was. Can you image? It’s almost 60 years old now – it’s amazing that her mom kept the bottle!
Thanks for stopping by!
C&C ^.^
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1986 – USS Forrestal CV-59
Found photo of me and my brother-in-law Richard on board the United States Ship Forrestal (in front of an A-7) while underway in the Jacksonville OPAREA.
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Chris
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Wonderful memories…
Carol and I in the early 1980s. Less gray but still plenty of smiles.
So happy together then and now.
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C&C
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Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris 