Category Archives: Sepia Saturday

Sepia Saturday – 1955 road trip from Scotland to Europe and back

Posted on 25/02/2012 by

This week’s Sepia Saturday theme is on the subject of shoes, however all my family photos seem to show folks in Utilitarian Footwear (not very attractive or interesting) so I’m not sticking with the theme this week (although I would … Continue reading →

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#Sepia Saturday 112 : Saturday 11 February 2012

Posted on 11/02/2012 by

This week’s idea for Sepia Saturday, inspired by Linda, the Paper Collector, is a photo of a  man with an impressive ‘tache reading a book – in fact, he looks like he’s been interrupted and is possibly slightly grumpy. The only … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday – more from Great Granny’s album

Posted on 21/01/2012 by

For Sepia Saturday this week, I scanned another photo from Great Granny’s album.  At first glance, compared to the other images of silly antics and general high jinks, this photo didn’t seem to have much going for it, however on … Continue reading →

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A skeleton and knee-grappling (again) – Sepia Saturday 108

Posted on 14/01/2012 by

Alan found an interesting photo of a levitating hat for this week’s Sepia Saturday and, as Granny always seemed to be wearing a hat in the 1920′s, I had a look in Great Granny’s album to see if I could … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 107 – a kleptomanic pet

Posted on 07/01/2012 by

My tree-climbing Granny is holding her Border Terrier and I’m sure he didn’t steal much – hopefully not, as I once had the misfortune to share a holiday cottage in North Yorkshire with a collie who had stolen and scoffed … Continue reading →

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Happy Hogmanay! #Sepia Saturday

Posted on 31/12/2011 by

Photograph courtesy of Robert Todd Having had a quiet Christmas, we’re now into Hogmanay.  Celebrating on Auld Year’s Night is traditionally a bigger event in Scotland than Christmas, as celebrating Christmas was banned in the 16th century after the Reformation … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 102 – fish

Posted on 26/11/2011 by

In keeping with Alan’s great Sepia Saturday photo of a shop selling, amongst other things, fresh fish, I think the nearest I can get to being on theme this week is this photo from Great Granny’s Album of my great … Continue reading →

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Sepia Saturday 101

Posted on 18/11/2011 by

This week Alan’s Sepia Saturday post shows the front cover of a 1930 Chevrolet brochure, so I wondered if I had some appropriate vehicle photos in Great Granny’s album – I thought I might have used them all in a … Continue reading →

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#Sepia Saturday 100th post celebrations

Posted on 12/11/2011 by

Alan who hosts Sepia Saturday, and the various contributors, are celebrating the 100th Sepia Saturday post today – Hurray!  We’re all looking forward to the next 100 too Trying to keep with the theme of “100″, I rummaged in my … Continue reading →

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#Sepia Saturday 99 – Glamorous Granny (no, not busty blonde mother of 6)

Posted on 04/11/2011 by

In the infamous( (I like to think) album, I found this photo of Granny (on the right – a vision in blue) and her nameless chum, being terribly sensible compared to previous photos.  This photo has been converted into a … Continue reading →

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