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. 

old courthouse museum II

a day in the life

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) 

fourty-one years

past me's and you's

this is the house i grew up in. i loved that house like a person.

monday morning exercise

it is not as easy as it looks. richard is not kidding around.

the iroquois county old courthouse museum

the music room

bright ideas

two heads are better than one

toy museum

more garage finds

. styrofoam campfire

more buddies

fun times 

whoa.

i quite like this business card