It’s almost costume time for those who partake in halloween and related autumn events. So I dug up this early 80’s glimpse into a night of alter-ego shenanigans for my cousin Tracy (Chapman) and her squeeze, making his official wisepics …
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I pulled this one for its near-harvest cornfield in the backdrop — we drove past many on the way home from a good hiking day in Red Wing, Minnesota. Here’s to the apples and cider and pumpkins and crispy air …
This week we celebrate the dozen-year anniversary of Josh and Jo Stoll, so I pulled this one from the toddler days for big J. That’s my sister Lisa holding him and the blue bouncy ball steady while he throws a …
Since they recently got together for a sibling reunion, this one stood out as a good selection for this week. It’s a young, vibrant, dressed-up, Hoosier family, just welcoming twin boys Scott and Walter, which gives us a close approximation …
Felt appropriate to launch the fall season with this photo of my sister, Lisa Wise. She’s rocking a head bandana and has found herself a pile o’ leaves to drop down into for a comfortable, crunchy, smily rest. Processing date …
This week’s photo take us about 50 years into the past, and shows us the growing-up, four children of Tom and Annmarie (Joyce) Jordan. Tom was the younger brother of Erin’s maternal grandfather, so this set of kids are cousins …
September in our family features 4 birthday celebrations, which provide quite the excitement and sugary treats. So I picked out this photo scene, as a very familiar one lately here in our world. Terri (left) and Tracy (right) Chapman are …
It’s amazing how many inside family photos involve couches. I mean, it shouldn’t be surprising — our family rooms and living rooms usually have them as a furniture centerpiece. This is all in my brain because we just replaced our …
These days, social media is often full of first day of school photos. And while this year may be quite different, with students doing a mixture of in-person or at home distance-learning, the celebration of another year’s school beginning milestone …
This week’s posting demonstrates the great power of the internet to solve photo mysteries and shows off some new photo manipulation tools. Outline It’s always been a nice and helpful feature in print media to have a visual “guide” when …
Summer is winding down on us in 2020, but let’s go back 4 decades to find the Chapman family enjoying some time at the beach. That’s Judy (DeVoe) Chapman on the left, the mama, bucket in hand and peering down …
This photo features all 5 sons of Hap and Pearl Pickett, appearing to stand in front of some shrubs and a tree, near what I presume to be their home at the time. By clock positions, that’s Kenny at 12 …
This week again features my sister, Lisa as it’s her birthday month celebration. This vintage shot drips of the late 70’s, witness the orange and brown decor (and clothing) surrounding us as Lisa holds baby me on the floor of …
Check out the dressed up toddler girls here. It’s sometimes fun to guess who is in the photo I’m retouching, before I look for clues or info on the back. In this case, I really hadn’t a clue, but come …
This weekend, we celebrate the mid-summer birthday of Lisa Wise, sister to me, and family member to the cousins seen in this great vintage shot from the mid-70’s. The cousins are all about to enjoy some cake (which appears to …
The more photos I go through, the more I find that the June 1920 wedding of Bertha Greiner and Walter Jordan was well documented!! Today, we feature a 3rd shot of that day — wherein we find Bertha and Walter …
Here we find Larry DeVoe, Matt’s maternal uncle (1943-2003), kneeling down to the ground and holding onto the family cat, Mike who seems happy for the human lovin’. I’m tentatively assigning 1953, with Larry being 10 years old based on …
This week’s post is a recent follow-up relating to this post here. There, we saw a professional-type wedding portrait of Erin’s maternal great-grandmother, Bertha (Greiner) Jordan and her husband Walter Jordan. I recently restored this and it was an immediate …
Judy DeVoe is eager and pink-cheeked, sitting in a big brown chair, showing you her cute plaid patterned zip-a-doodle outfit. I imagine her parents, Don and Betty, still so fresh into the parenting life and deciding to go get a …
Finally a Pickett photo — it’s been awhile! Erin’s paternal grandma Dortha helped me with this one — she described it as a “5 generations photo” — so we’ll go through identities from oldest to youngest. The elder at the …
I’ve been chatting with many of my high school senior patients — often by telemedicine — and hearing both the successes and frustrations of a wholly changed experience during a viral pandemic. Some had modified ceremonies… some are planned but …
The boogie night is young and it’s time to head out to the school dance. Slide into your finest 70’s formal-wear and join this crew for some disco fever — can you cats dig it? Okay — so that’s my …
New challenge presented as I try to do a post on an iPad this time. The other day I managed to spill my coffee onto my laptop — I needed the peppy liquid, not the electronic device — that’s a …
We are looking into a formal dinner gathering of the Jordan family. It looks pre-meal, and there’s conversation while the water and milk are served. The photographer has chosen to focus on the dark-haired woman sitting in the corner, her …
It’s good to see that my maternal grandfather and grandmother, Don DeVoe and Elizabeth “Betty” (Dague) DeVoe had a successful day at the lake. They are the left couple, and I think they have 30+ fish here — of which …
