other people's family photos : a small collection

i hate seeing photos discarded.  i feel like i have to save their lives.  all of the following were found in the trash or forgotten in old books.

 

               this little princess was the inspiration for this drawing.

these family photos where found in a thrift store.  they are the same family a couple years apart.  they were too good to pass up. 

you have to look closer to see the family drama.

the blacked out head appears to be the same woman both times.  she is labeled at "x" on the back.

this little ray of sunshine will be my next inspiration. 

five times a lady

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recently, i read both Roseanne: My Life As a Woman and My Lives while simultaneously watching the full series of Roseanne.

 i learned that she is jewish, was in a mental institution, gave a baby up for adoption, really likes lenny bruce, at one point did everything in fives, had sex for money and how to make chilimac.  while i had to force myself to read them start to finish, what i really liked were the pictures.  i don't think i gave her much thought before reading the books, so these pictures gave me an interesting look into her life. 

 baby Roseanne

 her parents.  i think she looks more like her dad. 

whoa Roseanne, put on some pants!

apparently, Tom Arnold used to be skinny too.   i like her overalls.  for some reason, i see them as lavender.  they were both stylin'! 

 

now i just have to read her latest book, Roseannearchy: Dispatches from the Nut Farm and i will know everything she wants me to know about her.  (if anyone is interested in owning these books, they will be available for purchase at our upcoming yard sale). 

on a related note, i can't watch Roseanne without thinking that Beverly Harris (played by Estelle Parsons) looks like Lady Elaine Fairchilde from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. 

crazy stew!

the other day i went wild in the kitchen!  or at least it felt like i did at the time.  all the stews i make seem to taste the same,  so i thought i would try to mix it up.  it was good, but really didn't taste the much different from all the other stews.  here is the not so crazy, crazy stew-->

• beef
• sweet potato
• parsnips
• canned tomatoes 
• carrots
• worcestershire sauce
• bragg liquid aminos
• raspberry beer
• red wine vinegar
• two bay leaves
• dill
• salt
• cinnamon
• flour
• ikea gravy mix

i ate it with my favorite fork, which i abducted from united when airplanes still used real utensils.  the pictures in the background were thrift store finds.  if you look closely, you can see that the same women is blacked out in both pictures.  nothing like good old family drama.  they were too good to pass up.  

not pictured: sweet beer bread!  (underneath the stew)