tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post736276356751889043..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Re-GiftingJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-83574244961302001342013-12-30T22:43:19.405-08:002013-12-30T22:43:19.405-08:00Yes, that was a neighborhood friend from the earli...Yes, that was a neighborhood friend from the earlier part of my childhood whom I remember well.<br /><br />Those old faded photographs do present problems. Especially this one. I often try fixing them through a feature on my Photoshop program, but for some reason, when I tried that for this picture, it only accentuated the red even more than what is showing in the original photo, so I left it the way it was. Thankfully, I have better luck with some of the other old photos, and I'm in the process of digitizing my old collections, especially the family ones.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-40468328931964483902013-12-30T22:40:10.303-08:002013-12-30T22:40:10.303-08:00Thanks, Colleen. I certainly appreciated getting t...Thanks, Colleen. I certainly appreciated getting that kind of re-gifted present! I'm always up for a nice surprise.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-11195353783240597612013-12-30T22:38:51.143-08:002013-12-30T22:38:51.143-08:00Ah, the Shiny Brites...you have an eye for those!
...Ah, the Shiny Brites...you have an eye for those!<br /><br />Funny you should mention knobby knees. When you posted that on your own blog the other day, I almost blurted out how my mom used to agonize over her own childhood knobby knees. She'd often complain, even as an adult, how her mom used to dress her up in short dresses that left her knobby knees out there for all the world to gawk at. She really couldn't stand it.<br /><br />I never gave it a thought--although now I wonder if those knees don't have that knobby look more because they are hyper-extended than because they are inherently bony, themselves.<br /><br />Funny what ideas get fixed in the minds of kids...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-89761207727412957842013-12-30T22:33:48.777-08:002013-12-30T22:33:48.777-08:00Iggy, that view out the window is what clued me in...Iggy, that view out the window is what clued me in to the fact that the photo wasn't taken at my own home. I would have been too young to remember the furniture, but I do remember the neighborhood. We lived in one of those early subdivisions with cookie-cutter houses. My house, in the middle of the block, would have been surrounded by exact replicas of my own place. The neighbor's house, closer to the end of the block, was close to homes which were there before our housing development--were larger and had different designs.<br /><br />I still remember that kid's name. His mother and mine were good friends.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-90026513217819864162013-12-27T18:11:35.834-08:002013-12-27T18:11:35.834-08:00Treasure the memories, treasure the photo. Unfortu...Treasure the memories, treasure the photo. Unfortunately, the old polarized camera photos do fade. I have lots of them like that and they are getting worse. I hope you find a way to preserve it. <br />You were a cute little girl and maybe that was a childhood friend you played with at that age. Thanks for sharing your re-gift. The Path Traveledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931107657755324419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-56513381849276938792013-12-27T15:11:51.627-08:002013-12-27T15:11:51.627-08:00Wonderful example of re-gifting for the better!Wonderful example of re-gifting for the better!Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-25195270470587128082013-12-27T10:38:29.222-08:002013-12-27T10:38:29.222-08:00What a lovely gift! You must have been at your fr...What a lovely gift! You must have been at your friends home and his Mom took a photo that was passed to your Mom who sent it to Grandma who gave it to your Aunt..that is lots of hands to go through before settling with you this Christmas! What a gift! I also admired the Shiny Brites on that tree...and you had knobby knees just like me:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-19723970336048904692013-12-27T10:08:27.184-08:002013-12-27T10:08:27.184-08:00Such a pretty little girl!!
I bet you were deli...Such a pretty little girl!! <br /><br />I bet you were delighted to "find" this photo! The guy looks like he got a nifty big fire truck!<br /><br />(and the view out the window is interesting too!)Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com