a find? 09/21/2009
 
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Rummaging through a "sale" at a neighborhood church last weekend, I found this.

I paid for it with the most under-appreciated coin in the US currency. A nickel. Thats what it cost me...just 1 of those stalky silver coins.

I don't have much to say about it accept that I don't have anything like it, and have never seen such a slender linen banner.  I'm always on the lookout for that special piece to bring to the Antique Roadshow someday...me and all the senior citizens who like to stand in line.  I figure anyway you see it...it's worth more than a nickel. That will save me from looking like the fool who paid dearly for a knock off Tiffany lamp.



huh...

 
 
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Just passing another anniversary of our wedding, I often think about the big day. Historical buildings, a trolley, flowers keeling over on the eve of the wedding (in a "fridge" that was actually a "freezer"), guests taking someone else's date home for the night...but really, I often think about these people (see photos below).

One of the "blessings" of hosting your wedding at a landmark (Landmark Center, Saint Paul, MN) is that it stays open to the public.

Apparently, some time after the tables were set (complete with scattered disposable cameras), a few tourists wandered in.  This lovely family has been saved on my hard drive for all these years and they are the only wedding guests I cannot identify.  Scrolling through pictures just last night, I realized that I have a captive audience who could help me identify them.

If you have seen these faces around town, or out of town for that matter...I should properly thank them for playing a role in my wedding; and see how the kids are doing.  It's not the material gifts that count at a nuptial event, it's simple showing up and giving your support.  (I can tell these people were supportive by the thumbs up in exhibit 4.)

Not only was this a lovely surprise when I developed the film (yes, in those days film was processed manually), they have given me an idea should I ever come across a stray disposable.

exhibit 1 - the girls
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exhibit 2 - dad
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exhibit 3 - mom
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exhibit 4 - must be the middle child
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from one MOM to the world