New scanner, watch out. Letter writing, a few letters, probably many photos..

Hi, kiddo, I'm just learning this scanner. I could handle my canon back in the day but I was plotzed about being able to add my old printer, seemed impossible. And if I couldn't even add the printer...
Plus I had some history long ago of hp printer and scanner conflicting.

Anyway, this is an epson, and I'm working on it.



These two letters haven't been in order.

Here's a letter from early '47 and a photo of me on the pony, which was at a small amusement park in what is now right about where the Beverly Center is.
I think my father was in New Mexico then (he knew Oppenheimer and Teller et al, in prep for the bikini bomb tests for which he was head of photo - this is not my favorite subject).

On a lighter note, Rusty was my aunt's dog, and I was the only daughter..

This thread is not supposed to be about matters of war, or even about a spoiled little girl. I think I'll go back and capture some photos from the teens, twenties, and thirties. Eh, why not.

Wonderful, osso! I love the photograph of you on the horse. (These old black & white photos are terrific!) & I love the letter from your dad. (I am becoming very fond of your dad! )

Now I really want to see your mother!

Soon, soon -


but first, I saw this first grade photo when I was putting the others back in the album. Wonder if it will show up ok..




That was Sister Marcelline Marie's class... 54 of us.

this thread is wonderful...

simply wonderful Osso!

2nd row, 4th from the right

a magnet of a girl

A magnet of a girl, she was in the movies, but not moi. Not too far away though.

I remember a lot of names and another bunch are on the tip of my tongue.

Wish I'd read the scanner directions more closely to see if I could get things clearer, because the personalities all in a row are so apparent even then. Will try again later.

I trying to figure out whether to go back in time now, or another thread. I think another thread.

Lovely idea, Osso. Don't go back! These are great.....

One earlier, then I'll leave the rest of the 'earliers' for now.

My mother in, I think, 1945:

I can now see this with elder eyes, re abuse talk -- but no, this was the opposite. There was, at least in some areas, a free expression of care back then.