TBT: The 1st Birthday 1945

As much as I like to scrap what I please, challenges often get me going on images I just haven't got around to doing. My mother in law used to say she needed a 'getroundtoit' when she knew she had things that weren't getting done. She was a fun woman!

While my birthday is in September, it's almost always still hot round here and even up in Pennsylvania where I lived then. Other photos show us outside in the sun. This is probably one of the biggest parties I had because the guests are my cousins and a few other children I don't recall. I was only 1!

Throwback Thursday: A Babe in Arms

Well not in arms here, but back when I was less than a year old. I've been amiss about posting lately so I thought I'd add this recent layout.

Gone so long...

It's my birthday!

So to celebrate...my only ever naked shot.

March 25, 1945

The funniest part of this birthday has been that for quite a while, I thought I was turning 65. I was looking forward to finally getting ALL the senior discounts and rates. In fact I turned 64...

Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more?
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four?
Thank you Paul McCartney.

Well, I couldn't ask for much more in life; I am content.

Flashback Friday... May 2

MJB Christmas 1945
Originally uploaded by redazadi

I'm sorry but I forget who it was that rec'd the book about the Steiff family. I often wondered in years that followed this shot whether my bear came from that lineage. I loved it because it was so soft plus it was MY size! Actually, he looks larger in this shot.

Looking at that furniture reminds me of how much I disliked it...so so scratchey. You couldn't put your face on it without being pricked by the textures. And for you vintage folk, how about the doilies? My xh used to call them 'tidies' and I know they were crocheted by my Nana. Another item long gone...which I wish I had. Fortunately we have photographs to jog the memory.