One of the projects I started in 2008 and will continue in 2009 is putting lots of my old photos online - not only me, but mainly trips, pets, scenery, artwork, friends, places I've lived, etc., etc. I almost got into scrapbooking, but then didn't do it, and now blogs seem much better for me. Anyway, here I am with long hair and a slither cut on June 17, 1990. I scanned these from Polaroids, and I'd written the date on them. One of the problems with a lot of the old photos I want to upload is that there's no date. On the wall behind me is the corner of a huge painting I did of a dragon. I sure fit a lot of things into that tiny room. I lived there in one room and a closet for about 4 years and made a lifelong friend in Jane, who I owe a phone call or letter! I'm writing this on December 28, 2008, but I'm posting it, as usual, as of the date of the pictures.
I'd just lost some weight (a constant project), and was feeling very good. Janet, one of the people I'd had as a housemate in a crazy big Victorian with too many people living in it was an excellent beautician, and I'd finally let someone cut my hair. She came up with the slither cut, which gave me curls I didn't know I had. What a surprise! It was fun. I took these pix of myself while renting a room from Jane on Pueblo Street in Santa Barara, after I'd moved out of the crazy house with too many people.
The top photo and the enlargement from it (2nd photo) were taken, as far as I can tell, sometime in the 1990s. The scans are from the only copies I have, which are printed from a computer. I believe this is a favorite place that Dad and Lois enjoyed visiting, or they were on vacation with some friends. I'll try to get more info and post the facts as soon as I can.
I took this with my Polaroid and scanned it with the first color scanner I had. Using images in this way was brand new and exciting. It was also exciting that anything was growing in the front yard besides weeds, because when we rented the house (which we later bought), the landscaping had consisted of rocks and gravel heavily sprayed with herbicide. There were a few flowers, but we wanted more. We didn't realize it was going to take years of growing weeds to get the soil in condition for even the hardiest of flowers. Any flowers at all were a gigantic coup, and were much cherished. And lupine is wonderful.
Bernice Jameson Todd poses with her children and their spouses on her 100th birthday (June 22, 1991). She lived for another two years.
One of the projects I started in 2008 and will continue in 2009 is putting lots of my old photos online - not only me, but mainly trips, pets, scenery, artwork, friends, places I've lived, etc., etc. I almost got into scrapbooking, but then didn't do it, and now blogs seem much better for me. Anyway, here I am with long hair and a slither cut on June 17, 1990. I scanned these from Polaroids, and I'd written the date on them. One of the problems with a lot of the old photos I want to upload is that there's no date. On the wall behind me is the corner of a huge painting I did of a dragon. I sure fit a lot of things into that tiny room. I lived there in one room and a closet for about 4 years and made a lifelong friend in Jane, who I owe a phone call or letter! I'm writing this on December 28, 2008, but I'm posting it, as usual, as of the date of the pictures.
I'd just lost some weight (a constant project), and was feeling very good. Janet, one of the people I'd had as a housemate in a crazy big Victorian with too many people living in it was an excellent beautician, and I'd finally let someone cut my hair. She came up with the slither cut, which gave me curls I didn't know I had. What a surprise! It was fun. I took these pix of myself while renting a room from Jane on Pueblo Street in Santa Barara, after I'd moved out of the crazy house with too many people. 
