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As a hobby I do a little Family-Tree type genealogy and I came across this old photo.  It's not my father but the family resemblance from my father is there.  I look different because of the effects of my mother's and grandmother's genetic influence. I think he's one of the grandfathers I never met. Here's an extra large view: Here's the back.  I can't make out the writing but I can see a few Italian words. Some blue numbers are written over part of it. Here's an extra large view: Some of the words I think : "Hope that...this...no...life that...true..." Mt guess on the numbers on the back: 500, 1072, 1011, 1010 Could it somehow be a phone number? I don't think it's some coded message. It was written upside down over the letters with a thicker pen and different ink. I'm considering having it restored by a professional.  Some sites can do it from an uploaded photo.  That way the original will always be wi

This must be a limited edition. I rode a tricycle like this for a summer job with Good Humor Ice Cream. That's not me in the photo. Safety First! Playing with her extra large friend. Dream-cycle 😊

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Hopefully it will continue growing down the other side of the trellis.  We should have planted one on both sides so they could meet in the center. Here is a seed pod.

My brother Tony sent me this link.  I think everyone has a day like this sometimes. Every now and again someone puts into words what so many people are feeling! Read this amazing email and let us know if you can relate.    Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D. – Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests: I decide to water my garden. As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I look over at my car and decide it needs washing. As I start toward the garage, I notice mail on the porch table that I brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table, and notice that the can is full. But then I think, So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. since I’m going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first. I take my check book off the