Some old scanned photos.

From years back - people and places

The scans

The scan below starts top left with myself around 2 for my second Christmas in Dallas. Note the war time toys without any metal things. 1944.

The locket insert (round) shows me holding my oldest son, Marty, while my hubby Doug held Russ as a baby on our front steps in Connecticut, probably in 1967.

Top right is Russ at around a year old. His hair had been cut very short. Probably still in Connecticut.

Bottom left shows Marty (brunette) and Russ (blond) looking at undecorated Christmas Tree in our mobile home in 1971 or so in Tampa FL, after the divorce. yes that's orange shag carpeting!

Bottom right is our mobile home as it was just set up...before neighbors even, with our old yellow Ford Galaxy...which didn't have air conditioning, in Fountainhead Park, Tampa. Within the week we got a carport roof over the patio, which allowed me to park there until I bought a van with a  elevated camper roof, which then sat in the driveway because it was too tall to fit under the carport.

These are as scanned, no editing yet. 

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Top left: Tom, a former boyfriend horsing around, (after my divorce.)

Bottom left: Group at a retreat, Seeds of Universal Light, I'm in back row with my chin in the air and bangs, near Tallahassee FL

The house on the right was built by my grandfather in Galveston TX...two views. My father was born there in 1914, and my sister took those photos around 1972. Not sure if it's still standing.

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