Aunt June Photographs

We have so few photos of Aunt June, maybe only six in total, but I'm so glad I have them all!

Grandad Tom and his lil' sister! (Their mother, Esther is on the bench in the background.)

August 1925

Tom & Irma, Irma & Tom

In an effort to be more organised, at least regarding photos, I'm going through allllll the shoeboxes in my closet that are full of random pictures. Some I took, while others were inherited from Nana Irma and Aunt Berne. Here's a few of my darling grandparents. To me, they were the ideal couple. They are still the classiest people I have ever met in my life.

July 25 1955 - Tom, Irma (in a gorgeous swimsuit!!!), & Russ Kern

At one of their fabulous homes, most likely from the early 1990s.

LaSalle Grad - Chesterbrook - 1966

Cape Cod

At my parents home, probably from the late 80s.

February 1984

On the back it reads: Roy's christening 1957 Holy Martyr's Church - Father Krol - Edie's coat! Walt gave me

Were they a beautiful couple or what?

With Nana and Grandad

October 5th, 1994 with the sweetest grandparents ever. Who never judged when their eldest granddaughter messed up in life, gained weight, flunked out and had to go to Summer school twice, shaved their head the day before high school graduation, dyed their hair purple, or basically just never lived up to their potential. They always treated me like I was the greatest thing since instant mashed potatoes and never made me feel like they were disappointed that I wasn't girly or boyfriend-less or had loads of ambition and made something out of my life. They were exceptional grandparents and I miss them and I miss feeling so totally accepted and loved.

Fight the Patriarchy!

Came across these cute colouring pages I did in 2009. I think I bought it off About-Face, but I'm not 100% certain. I think if I re-do my place, I should frame some of them.

Rick ♥ Ilsa 4ever

Today I dug out a couple boxes of old cards in an attempt to go through them and part with a bunch. AKA, tear 'em and trash 'em. Thankfully I found some from people I don't really talk to anymore so those were easy to toss. Others I will keep forever, such as the few from my father where he actually wrote his name rather than just my mother signing it from them both. Others to hang on to include all of Amy's and Bishop's cards over the decades, letters from my cousin when she was in rehab and we wrote back and forth a couple times a week, and the remaining letters from old pen pals and, of course, Nana Irma. But at the top of the pops is this card that Rick gave me back in 2006. It was hand made by one of the regulars at the café, a lovely woman named Mary Hartz, and she did an outstanding job. I know I've shared this card before on this blog, but here's the inside as well.

Ninja Turtle Shoebox

Here's Xavier's old Ninja Turtle "footwear" box that holds more silly childhood and teenage stuff that I refuse to give away or toss.

Hoiladay Things & Stamps

I've had this shoebox since I was a kid, when new ballet flats cost only sixteen bucks. (All shoes should come in boxes this fun and cheery!) It's one of three that hold random items, mostly from childhood, that I don't need but cannot part with, and frankly, why should I?

Stickers for putting your name and address (I use these in the front cover of my sticker books), The Black Apple embroidery sheet that I think I ordered from the old Renegade Handmade, the info for the phony sterling silver nose ring that I bought and wore my senior year of high school, stack of random cards - the Style Police one was purchased at the local mall at Spencer Gifts!, the Lisa's Room plaque that hung in my childhood room, & name tags from various jobs.

Unicorn suncatcher from Aunt Berne, toucan wind up toy, and promotional matches from The Bogmen's fantastic album Life Begins at 40 Million.

Fish comb from the Jersey shore in possibly Summer 1980, Little Twin Stars comb, Dad's Zippo lighter, butterfly lighter that I think Terri gave me, clay-ish putty-type tree that I made, bracelets, Dad's Odies, Evita Pin, Morrison's cigarette lighter.

Two Madonna buttons, childhood velcro bracelet with star and heart happy faces, Causing a Commotion (my first cassette single!), Dad's ABC Century Club patch, and my Rebel Girls patch from a couple years ago.

Old jewelry box that holds the gold Snoopy pendant from Tish in 1985 that had my name engraved on his ear, Snoopy notepad, my favourite Snoopy and Woodstock toothbrush that was so cute I never used it and saved it in the plastic case.

Odie, clear photo older sleeves for wallets, Melanie's grade school photo, Christmas bulb light with 9-Volt connector and spare bulb, Garbage Pail Kids cards, SpongeBob Squarepants shrinky-dink that hasn't been baked, SpongeBob tin, Hello Kitty Devil tin, Hello Kitty pilot tin, two mini cassettes from my old late 90s answering machine, leather jacket keychain from Amy, Mickey Mouse high top sneaker key chain, Brooks Robinson autographed baseball card. 

Cabbage Patch Doll birth certificates for Lorne Paddy and Rosemarie Felice, pink paper clip, lil' erasers for Halloween plus a heart with an arrow and a sweet snowman, plastic box from Disney World (I'm guessing from the 1990 trip), arrowheads, a worn out pendant that read How Beautiful Life Is When You Are In The World, Hello Kitty angel mini ornament, Strawberry Shortcake's kitty, Custard, as a suncatcher, the tag from the Israeli Troll Doll I used to have.

Stars and heart thingies (are they to make a chain to wear as a necklace if you get enough? Who knows...), Swiss cheese eraser for pencil top, Snoopy and Spike erasers, black cat from my childhood dollhouse, a mini porcelain mime/clown clip from Godmommy Gina, rollerskate charm, Porsche 928 Micro Machine, pink bracelet, sparkly purple hair tie from grade school, gold dangly earrings that belonged to Wayne's lovely mother, Nancy.

My favourite ten year old wanted to get in on the photo shoot.

An adorable little notebook featuring the coolest and cutest cartoon character of all time. Inside I wrote, in I'm guessing 1984, nice things about various family members.

Bracelet that Danny made for me back when I worked at the Hellmouth.

The hemp bracelet that Russ made for me in the last year I was at the Hellmouth. 

ps - I am very much aware that my photos are SO not professional and if I invested in an expensive camera and got into how to light things that my blog would look way better. The thing is, this blog is mostly for me and posts like this are 100% to have a record of silly possessions. It's the subject that matters most to me, rather than the lack of perfection in capturing them.