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Sepia Saturday 161 – how bazaar!
This weeks Sepia Saturday post is inspired by a photo of a shop with its exterior festooned with all sorts of produce. I don’t have any old pics of shops or markets, however I can share the following with … Continue reading
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Sepia Saturday 154 – water and boats
Being rather pushed for time, I’ve recycled a post from January of last year. It features water and boats. Apologies for the blatant cheatery, but I don’t think my Saturday Sepian friends will have seen this one before as it … Continue reading
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Sepia Saturday 145 – beach treasure
Well, it’s Saturday night and time for a Sepia Saturday post before I miss the boat. This week’s inspirational photo is of young boys with football boots. I thought that I had a photo of Army personnel playing footie in … Continue reading
Posted in Great Granny's album, Photos
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Sepia Saturday 141 – the Lads’ Wild Day Out
The inspiration this week at Sepia Saturday is a photo of a wall-mounted clock in what appears to be some kind of workshop. I couldn’t find a photo of a clock, but I thought of “workshop” and “work” and remembered … Continue reading
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Sepia Saturday 140 – the Rebellious Bridesmaid
You are invited to a Wedding reception at Sepia Saturday. The theme this week is based on an old photo of a bride and groom. I tried to think back to my earliest memories of weddings and found this photo … Continue reading
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Sepia Saturday 139. I’m 2 today! Ice cream & jelly!
I can’t believe that it has been two years since I tentatively wrote my first blog post on Images Past. I dipped my toe into the blogging world just for fun, and I’m really enjoying it. I didn’t imagine that … Continue reading
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Historical newspapers – taxidermy or burial? Decisions, decisions
Everyone knows how much I love trawling through old newspapers and earlier this week I received an email from Thomas, who runs a company that sells original newspaper gifts. How did he know? He offered to send me a couple … Continue reading
Sepia Saturday 133 – baby elephants?
Today’s inspiration for Sepia Saturday is a photo of a baby elephant at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, taken by Sam Hood (1872-1953) and comes from The State Library of New South Wales via flickr. It was taken about 1930. For some strange … Continue reading
Posted in Great Granny's album, Photos, Sepia Saturday
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A carte de visite from Harry and Minnie Murray – Sepia Saturday 132
Inspired by a lovely blog that I follow, Forgotten Old Photos, I did something I haven’t done before. The lady who writes the blog buys up old photos and posts them in the hope that they might be reunited with … Continue reading
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Sepia Saturday 130 – daft women and their cats :-)
Thanks to Little Nell for babysitting us Sepia Saturday-ers while Alan loafs about drinking delicious beers on holiday with the GLW. I’m sure Nell will do a marvellous job in his absence. This week’s post is allied to Alan’s black … Continue reading
Posted in cats, Photos, Sentimental Sunday
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