by thadmin | Sep 27, 2012 | Historical, love
I am trying something.Yesterday I wrote a letter to Owen. One I feel he will read when he is grown. Today I wrote one to Finn in a similar way. They are the beginning of what I hope will be a one-way dialog, a one-way conversation with my children from their future...
by thadmin | Aug 30, 2012 | Beauty, Historical, Joy
Just because I hardly use them anymore due to the advent of digital imaging (which surfaced for me circa Fall 2001 with a Nikon Coolpix 995), here are two old friends I still think about almost every day: However, this is what I use today for 99.9% of the...
by thadmin | Jul 3, 2012 | Beauty, Historical, love
We had an opportunity this past weekend to have the kids photographed with the tin type process by a group called The TinType Studio. Its a very old method dating back to the 1860s and we’re quite lucky to have had the chance. Here are Owen and...
by thadmin | Mar 16, 2012 | Comic, Heh, Historical
Another issue scanned and available as PDF! This issue is also from 1946. Featured in this issue: Hoppy the Marvel Bunny Captain Marvel Mechanix illustrated Ad Roger “Doc” Cramer Ad for Wheaties Willy the Worm and Sammy Sherlock the Monk and Chuck...
by thadmin | Feb 19, 2012 | Comic, Historical, Joy
Here is the next installment [comic] from my father’s collection from when he was a boy (these work great on an iPad BTW): Appearing in this issue: Song of the South Ad Donald Duck & Huey, Dewey and Louie Bucky Bug The Li’l Bad Wolf Mickey Mouse The...
by thadmin | Feb 4, 2012 | Comic, Heh, Historical
Here is another comic from my father’s collection from when he was a boy: Appearing in this issue: Donald Duck & Huey, Dewey and Louie Bucky Bug The Li’l Bad Wolf Mickey Mouse Frank Duck Mickey’s Mystery (story) Mickey Mouse and House of Mystery...