A Happy Hallowe'en

 

See.

Halloween doesn't have to be about Horror and Slutty Fancy Dress outfits.

Tho, a few more slutty nurses are definitely an improvement.

Bonus - Lovely Ladies with Pumpkins

A couple of Street Urchins

 

In the absence of any info on this pair of ragamuffins, some background on the use of "urchins"

Urchin, noun,

1    archaic : hedgehog

2    a mischievous and often poor and raggedly clothed youngster ("street urchins")

3    sea urchin

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What? This? ... Just my little fishing cabin.

 

Obviously, I value my privacy, and don't want hordes of you plebs coming to visit me.

But, I do ow my riches to you, and this is one of the perk of being Google's Miscellaneous Blogger of the Week back in 2012.

Obviously I'll not reveal which Welsh Loch this is situated beside, but there are some clues in previous slides from Slide Box Gallery no 6. 

Bonus - Things you never expected to see as a headline.  "Jeremy Corbyn to play ‘Wizard of Oz-lington’ in Christmas pantomime"

Nothing is creepy

 

The fear of the unknown, and the unseen is the greatest dread.  

So for a Halloween Tedious Tuesday, a seemingly innocuouc iamge, which could be foreshadowing something dreadful.

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Cold, Grey, Dead Eyes

 

I get the idea that she's seen thing that should not be seen, and cannot be unseen.

Pretty girl, though.

Bonus - Been a while since I watched this .... Joyous !

Sunday, and a trip to the Castle

 

Sunday in the UK, and in the seventies, that was prime time for a visit to a local attraction, like a castle, museum or Vintage Steam Rally.

Hear, Granny takes Martin and Polly to ...ummm... Warwick Castle ?

Bonus - Why do we yawn?

Reflective Moment

 As previously mentioned, some slide images are lovely.

Today's is from the recently scanned box, and marked as 1955, Mirror Lake.

Nice.

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Long Distance Relationships

 

Something that the youngsters (by which, I mean the under 40's) don't understand about the past was the difficulties of maintaining a long distance relationship.

Before the uniquity of Mobile Phones, and before the rise of email, it was the telephone that allowed people to connect and catch up.

And before everyone had an in-house private land-line, public call-boxes were often the key.

Bonus - B3TAn HappyToast has the inside  scoop on Trump's Remodelling of the White House. 

Cagoule vs Weather

 Here in Slideville, the weather is a bit grey, misty, moist and yeuch.

Just like this bloke's visit to the majestic scenery of .... checks slide..

"Schartz Zee 1972"

Maybe they mean Schwarzer See, but that don't look like no sea to me.

Bonus :  

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How The Rich Live (Then and Now.)

 

Palatial villas on the canal, and speedboats.

The more things change...

Looks like the building is the Hotel Catullo, in Malcesine , a town on the eastern shore of Lake Garda in Italy. 

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Orange Tree Fish

 

Not really a Tedious Tuesday slide image, more of a Photographer Phail.

A peril of 35mm photography was double exposures, and yes, this is one.

I can identify a shout of orange trees, and on the right, what appears to be a vertically orientation garden, with someone displaying results of a fishing expedition.

Nice.

Bonus - The world is changing. Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country

A Real Vintage One

 

This was an odd set of slides.

A set of black n white negatives, mounted in slide frames.  And allegedly dating from 1937 America.

Very odd. Quite a few motor cars and motorcycles, and they do appear "of that era."  Especially true for this bike and sidecar combo.

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From a 2013 image dump

Harry Struck and Odd Heroic Pose

 

Harry, the Silver Fox of Huddersfield
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Salt River Canyon

 

Hallelujah. A Slide with some info.   "Salt River Canyon, Ariz."

And yes, there are a lot of similar images of the Salt River Canyon on the interweb. For Example.

To me, it's reminiscent of the area around Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

Bonus - How does your rectum tell the difference between wind and stool?

Traffic Jam in Amish Country

 

So, today, while waiting for my lunchtime lobster to cook, I scanned another batch of slides.  According to the franking on the box they were posted it, I bought them in 2009...but only now finished scanning them.

This image had zero info, but I'd like to think its Amish country, perhaps in Pennsylvania.

But maybe it isn't.

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Sorry. This man is an idiot.

Virginia Bluebells

 

Sounds like te name of a US State's Cheerleading Team, but no.... That's the flower in the image.

Pretty.

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The Cheeky Bus Driver

 

Looks like a coach trip, with a cheeky chappy driver who caught the attention if the the photographer.

Slide is dated May 1970, but other than that .... nada.

The passenger door location makes be think it's continental Europe, an indeed the front of the bus reminds me of this MAN coach.

Bonus - The thousand-year story of how the fork crossed Europe, and onto your plate today

End of Rotten Holiday

 

Writ upon a slip of paper in with these slides was "Portugal, Spain, End of Rotten Holiday."

No other info. But, the slides had a lot of images of cruise ships, horseback riding and such like, so... yeah.  Probably spain.

Some slides looked distinctly like Gibraltar, so this may be close by. 

Bonus - Strange. I thought birds flew south for winter. 

Kids....Yeuch

 What's the attraction of kids?

They smell weird, fall over, are hungry all the time, and do stupid things.

Nope.   You can have them.

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Sandwich Lake, 1970

 

Nice.

Sometimes, All I need is a lovely image of a tree, lake and scenery.

Presumably Sandwich Lake means Squam Lake NH rather than Stonar Lanke, Sandwich, Kent.

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At Home With The Hunter

 

As is often the case, it's fascinating trying to build a narrative from the small details in the slide.  In this case, there's a host of little observations.

The elephant tusks around the fireplace, the (possible) buffalo head above the fire, the zebra skin cushions, the cushion with a giraffe, the Desert Pattern Camo curtains. Yes, I'm sure that that plaid shirt guy is one of those "I shoot wild animals for sport" nutters. Showing off to a couple of visiting relatives.

Bonus - Slide Image 7000

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Kipper Tie and Ethnic Print Dress

 

Friday Night, and Philip and Fiona and heading out to the East Ruislip Steakhouse for a celebratory meal.

So, change into their favourite Mid-Seventies Sit-Com Cosplay outfits, and climb into their Austin Princess...and off they go.

Bonus - My evening...

Wheeeee....

"Shut Up Buttmunch"

 

Am I wrong to be thinking "Beavis and Butthead"?

It might be unrelated, or a fan's creation. Or maybe some sort of prototype.

No info on the slide, not even a date.

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Oh, Jeez...

The Exasperated Peggy in her Kitchen

 

The roll of  the eyes tells you all that you need to know about Peggy's opinion on husband (and photographer) Wilbur's suggestion of "Maybe you could try some other recipes."

Peggy knows what she can cook, and what needs cooking.

And tonight, it's Chittlins and Grits. Not pizzas or lasagne.

Bonus - RIP Jane Goodall.

Bonus 2

The Man From The Shadows.

 No, not Hank Marvin.

This mysterious bloke emerging from the pitch black in this zero-info image.

I did try boosting the pixels, but....nope. No info on what's in the inky black void.

Bonus - 11 ft 8 inches.  That's how low the low bridge is. And labelled thusly. Can you guess if idiot drivers still try to drive tall vehicle under that bridge?