Scene on a Veranda

Love the Hat, Honey.

Bonus 1 - Another of my own.

Bonus 2 - Hmmmm

The Sand Nipple

I'm back.  Back from my holiday in D&G.

No, not Dolce & Gabanna, but in Dumfries and Galloway.  Much nicer.

So, let's restart the blog with a summer holiday-ish slide from September 1970.  Clearly, Judy's made a Sand Nipple.  Ahem.    OK.

Bonus - Sort of a tradition - one of my own pictures from my recent break.  In moody monochrome - Garlieston beach. :

Lassie Comes Third

Not Much to Say About This.


So I won't say anything.


Bonus - Irony^2

The Casual Family

Little Tommy (middle, in shadow) has just been returned to his family after a fairly traumatic Alien Abduction event.

The family, while happy to have him returned, have decide to never mention the event...ever again.

Bonus :

Hotel Splendido

That's either an enormous Gothic hotel, or an utterly massive McDonalds.

My money is on the former.

Bonus - The Full Documentary

"Grizzly Man"    It's awesome.

Aluminium Christmas Trees

Yes it's September, and I'm posting slides of Chrimbo Decorations.

You Got A Problem With That?

And if any of you young folks that Aluminum Christmas Trees sounds like a wind-up, this article may be illuminating.

Bonus - NB.  New posts may be rather sporadic for a few days.

Bonus 2 -

Big Cheesy Grin

"Smile for the camera"

"No - Too Much."

Bonus - Good people cleaning forest

"I Like Big Buns"

Get a few Bubs inside him (check out thee great vintage tinnies) and Ralph will confirm his love of Big Buns. And Mildred beside him.... she knows to keep him happy.

Bonus - The Thin Line Between Comedy and Tragedy

Granny takes a trip

Going by the map in the background, Granny's Gone To The Appalachians.

Anyone know exactly where?

Bonus - Best Dog Costume Ever

Bonus 2 - Northern lights in Lofoten (Norway)

An Eternal Flame

As you know, I quite enjoy the challenge of taking a plain slide, and working out what the subject is.

Today, it was this slide, and after a mere 21 1/2 hours, I figured that this was Monument to the Fallen Fighters of the Revolution in St Petersberg

Well done me.

Bonus - Epic Fail

Bonus 2 - Magic

Dogs. People love pictures of dogs. Right?

In a desperate attempt and drive up visits to this blog....here's a cute dachshund, balancing on...something.

Cute, huh?

Bonus - Nova Scotia.  Tide Come In, Tide Goes Out.

Labour Pegram Cardiff

Sometime the slides have something written on them, and in this case it's

Labour   Pegram    Cardiff

...and that's enough.

Clearly a work by Sir Henry Pegram (1862 - 1937)

On display at National Museum Cardiff

and named ... well, you can guess, assuming the subject hasn't bored you senseless already.


Bonus - 17 years ago !

TJ's in her PJs.

Yes, a pre-teen girl in her sleepwear, so there's a risk that someone will report this to the  hand-wringing whingers.

Hah!

Little Tina-Jane is happy in her fuscia pajamas...as she shold be.

Bonus - Medieval manuscripts: Farts, butts, dragons, penis trees, killer rabbits and combative snails.

Bonus 2 - Ummm ....  WTF?

He Has Red Mullet

As previously mentioned, America Love Fishing Pictures.

Bonus - Trevor the lonely duck gets tiny island of Niue in a flap

Bonus 2 - The Ballad of Earl the Duck

The Parelskis and May Henry

From the "Dene's Wedding" box of slides. Sorry about the sub-excellent slide condition, but remember that they date from 29th December 1941.  Yes, 77 years ago.

I still wonder what the circumstances were ... 12 days after Pearl Harbour.

Bonus - The best timed TV lead in, ever.

Bonus 2 -

Amaritoit Youth Group Project

One of the delights of Slide Blogging, other that the joy of meeting my hundreds of readers (Don't forget SlideGuyFest 2018 is coming - tickets being posted soon) is the capability to be suprised and intrigued.

Preparing this slide, I thought a quick Googling would reveal where Amaritoit was.

Nope.    Amaritoit wasn't recognised.     Any suggestions ?

Close up of slide suggest it also says "Black Smith Making and Selling Buncie".    And that doesn't help.


Bonus - Frank Hovis.  Greece /  Grease

Sam Cooper

Finally, we have a confirmed name for the subject of on of the slides.

Sam Cooper.

Who was he?



...and Sam Cooper just a pseudonym / nom de plume?


Bonus - UnStirred Paint

Power of Nature

Just happened upon this slide, and immediately thought "I should know that event."


Some quick Googling, and I think is Cypress Street Viaduct, damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Bonus - The look that says "I have made some poor choices in my life."

Granny Would Have Called This A Gxxx Hxxx

No !

Not that sort.

I'm meaning as in

1. (slang, Scotland and Northern England) A deep built-in cupboard under the eaves or stairs of a house used for general storage, particularly of unrelated or unwanted items stored in some disorder.

Edited to remove a phrase which Google objected to, even tho'.... yadda yadda yadda

Bonus - From the S-R  "We Want Plates" .... Why?   Just....why??

Fashion Tips for Gents

Just say no.



And stay away from the camera.

Bonus - R.I.P. Lord Chunky.   You were a real Cat's Cat.

Bonus 2 - Tank Puppy (Click for biggee)

Sunday Best

My guess is that these two sourpuss sister are heading off to church, ready to sneer and pontificate upon the people in the cheap seats.

Nice car tho'.

Bonus - Child samples unsweetened cocoa.Regret ensues.

Bonus 2 - Funny Norwegian King

Life is Good for Mr Smug

Oh Yeah.  Trophy wife, lovely daughter fur coats, a discrete mistress, Assistant Dribble-master with the Wine Club.  Definitely a smug moment.

Bonus - Imagine actually being there.