Families of the Lounge

[MisterCairo]

A rare colour shot of my maternal grandmother, Maggie (Margaret - digging those shades...) with my cousins Scott and Morag. Scott is the wee bairn above in the white frilly outfit with Aunt Nettie, I think this is Morag's first appearance. Haven't seen Scott in years, but am still in regular touch with Morag, though she's on Vancouver Island.

This may be at the Toronto Zoo, the badges or stickers say "Purr something", but I can't really tell, probably 1962 shortly before my gran's death:

 

[MisterCairo]

Same outing, my mum with Scott and Morag at the zoo or wherever:

 

[AmateisGal]

He wrote of his experiences once he was home. I have a copy of it, and it took me years to work up the nerve to read what he'd gone through. He was sick a lot, hungry always, but he had the presence of mind to do what he could to grow/gather/barter for food or supplies to take care of himself and his men so they could make it home.

Babydoll, what an amazing document to have. I only know bits and pieces about my great uncles' service in the war - they didn't like to talk about it.

 

[Babydoll]

Babydoll, what an amazing document to have. I only know bits and pieces about my great uncles' service in the war - they didn't like to talk about it.

The last few pages are missing from it - he hired a woman to type up his handwritten notes, and the end was lost. But we have so much more than a lot of other families do!

 

[MisterCairo]

The judge, my eldest brother John, my mum Margaret and Aunt Nettie, local dog show, with several of the family's Afghan hound pups, about 1965:

 

[MisterCairo]

My maternal grandmother, Maggie (as she was baptized, Margaret formally when she emigrated to Canada), with friends near Christmas 1961. My mum knows the name of the friends, I am writing down the history while I can:

 

[MisterCairo]

Grandmum on the right, cousin Scott is the lad, some of the same friends.

I grew up with that painting in our living room, I wish I knew what happened to it. Also, my dad wasn't on the scene yet, but he smoked Rothmans until he was 80 when he gave up cold turkey:

 

[Babydoll]

We celebrated Lily's 6th birthday party this afternoon. She loved having tea at the American Girl bistro.

 

[EstherWeis]

Here's a bunch of old ones.
I started going through all my grandma's old albums again.

My great grandparents wedding picture.

My very grumpy Vava ( granddad ) and his mother.

My great uncle's wedding picture.

My father

My grand father and great grand father.



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[Trenchfriend]

@EstherWeis

Especially, the last picture. Bombastic!

 

[EstherWeis]

These are quite unique ;
These were taken during WWII in the camp that my grandfather was in.
Just outside of Berlin. He was there from the beginning of 1943 until just after the the end of the war in 1945.
He's the guy in the top row on the left.

I was in Berlin last september, tried to locate where this picture was taken, but it's long gone.

Same granddad, at home.

Again, same guy. Playing his imaginary instrument

Both my grandpa and grandma. On holiday, whistling as you do...

My grandma at 22

Then, my grandparents and myself at the Belgian coast.
Can you tell we where very close?


This is one of the few pictures of my mom's side (German) family.
Left, my mom and her brother and sister.
My mother is the one holding the doll.
The middle is my great grandma and the right is my other uncle.

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[Trenchfriend]

Great!

 

[Babydoll]

I took treats to Lily's class for her birthday today. My sweet birthday princess! She is my mini-me.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Harmonic.

 

[MisterCairo]

The girls through the years - Sinead is two and Ailsa in her first year in this Jolly Jumper shot when we were posted to Ottawa:

 

[MisterCairo]

Ailsa at about six months:

 

[MisterCairo]

Sinead, not quite two, in her crib at our apartment in Victoria, British Columbia:

 

[MisterCairo]

I think they both had gas...

 

[MisterCairo]

Mister Cairo when he was Master Cairo, age 5, autumn of 1972. Sears portrait at the Burlington (Ontario) Mall (and I don't care what anyone says, I still love turtlenecks. Ron Burgundy can't be wrong...):

 

[gear-guy]

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New grandson or at least 3 months ago with his big sister cheering on the Bronco's on Super bowl sunday.