tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post3997471631424654158..comments2024-03-28T16:48:30.746-04:00Comments on When I was 69: Pottsdam what?Barbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-44144223074358576322013-03-18T06:24:34.058-04:002013-03-18T06:24:34.058-04:00In fact scrapbooking in one form or another has be...In fact scrapbooking in one form or another has been around for many hundreds of years, so your mother was continuing a very old tradition. Her photos are so clear and fresh. Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-54750016070525135242013-03-18T05:50:33.769-04:002013-03-18T05:50:33.769-04:00The Way the Scrapbook was designed adds a very per...The Way the Scrapbook was designed adds a very personal & touching dimension to the photographs.{p.s. hat-tip for the mention of one of Britains <i>better</i> politicians Clement Attlee.}tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-45799188600101678462013-03-17T20:02:01.517-04:002013-03-17T20:02:01.517-04:00Very nostalgic photos, and these photos are very p...Very nostalgic photos, and these photos are very preserved!Ebiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578368533805331630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-56307290255998252102013-03-17T08:00:45.308-04:002013-03-17T08:00:45.308-04:00Wow! Your mother was way ahead of her time for th...Wow! Your mother was way ahead of her time for the scrapbooking techiques! It is so important to put dates and if possible the location where the photo was taken. I do that now, but in a folder in my computer. I don't print out my pictures as much as I should. But if I did, I would like to treat them the way your Mom did.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-64775841516727792142013-03-17T06:35:19.713-04:002013-03-17T06:35:19.713-04:00What a fascinating inter-mingling of stories, a si...What a fascinating inter-mingling of stories, a single thread pulling together the worlds of international politics and family history.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-45607871337295166922013-03-16T12:24:19.136-04:002013-03-16T12:24:19.136-04:00I always enjoy seeing scrapbooking and photo posti...I always enjoy seeing scrapbooking and photo posting from days ago, they were so creative even then!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-78540732975988636552013-03-16T11:26:51.888-04:002013-03-16T11:26:51.888-04:00I loved the creative way the pictures were cut out...I loved the creative way the pictures were cut out. In some ways it is destructive, but it makes the album more interesting.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-67419972263019459222013-03-15T17:57:50.162-04:002013-03-15T17:57:50.162-04:00I'm intrigued by the way she trimmed the photo...I'm intrigued by the way she trimmed the photographs - I agree, probably not created until some time later. The first photo of "Dady Webb" in particular seems to have been very roughly torn into that shape. A young creative mind at work, no doubt. Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-31211844964023463832013-03-15T15:09:25.831-04:002013-03-15T15:09:25.831-04:00Your ppersonal story is much more interesting than...Your ppersonal story is much more interesting than all the talk about war.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-84366534595699301502013-03-15T13:55:39.356-04:002013-03-15T13:55:39.356-04:00It looks as though the second Daddy was much loved...It looks as though the second Daddy was much loved also. How lovely to include them both on her special scrapbook.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-26022208583401170782013-03-15T09:32:42.357-04:002013-03-15T09:32:42.357-04:00You are so right, and since her mother was a seams...You are so right, and since her mother was a seamstress, there might have been pinking sheers around also. I just noticed the older pictures probably came out of a locket.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-30958743194791636032013-03-15T09:13:58.933-04:002013-03-15T09:13:58.933-04:00Just think what your mother could have done with a...Just think what your mother could have done with a set of decorative scrapbooking scissors! LOL! She knew the important things to include on her scrapbook page long before scrapbooking became the trendy hobby.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com