tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post5379748896560380564..comments2023-09-03T15:10:00.180-04:00Comments on casey/artandcolour: The War Years: Candles and Sad VIsagesCasey Shainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-38365844178327582002010-11-06T08:36:54.785-04:002010-11-06T08:36:54.785-04:00Two things:
1. I've been back in NYC for a m...Two things:<br /><br />1. I've been back in NYC for a month now -- my SF trip was just a week -- everythings more expensive nowadays so trips tend to be a bit shorter -- and I didn't rent a car this year!<br /><br />2. As to labeled bottles never being out for company, that's true for most people, but William Randolph Hearst always had bottle of Heinz ketchup and Gulden's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-57106886899397244922010-11-06T02:16:42.399-04:002010-11-06T02:16:42.399-04:00Annie, that was the reason I asked if it was a spe...Annie, that was the reason I asked if it was a special occasion because I noticed the milk bottle and mayo jar on the table (and thought how interesting that even in the midwest, there was always a plate of bread on the table) and those things being out didn't quite go along with the candles so I was curious (surprised that I'm snoopy??? nah, you all know me by now!!) if this was a familymarejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903554421867897659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-18977445656486735192010-11-05T22:04:45.198-04:002010-11-05T22:04:45.198-04:00lol, yes, to this day company never sees a label o...lol, yes, to this day company never sees a label on the table, even if it's hamburgers, lol but for family... different story.Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-87818999271984186512010-11-05T20:55:12.222-04:002010-11-05T20:55:12.222-04:00Good eye, Annie! With that mayonnaise bottle on th...Good eye, Annie! With that mayonnaise bottle on the table, this was no special occasion, lol! Company never saw a label or bottle!Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-55460971193512443342010-11-05T15:48:40.938-04:002010-11-05T15:48:40.938-04:00DITTO DITTO DITTO.
HOOHOO COULD HAVE BEEN A MOVIE...DITTO DITTO DITTO.<br /><br />HOOHOO COULD HAVE BEEN A MOVIE STAR BECAUSE SHE'S WAS SO PRETTY.<br /><br />GRANNYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-54558125288314339992010-11-05T15:34:43.311-04:002010-11-05T15:34:43.311-04:00no, I can't read the date, the original is sma...no, I can't read the date, the original is small and the calendar date is just a blog of gray.Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-85863183223318556672010-11-05T15:25:56.099-04:002010-11-05T15:25:56.099-04:00I spy with my little eye, fresh milk in a glass bo...I spy with my little eye, fresh milk in a glass bottle, mayo (yum) in a jar, sliced white bread. Oh Casey, can you read the date on the calendar hanging on the wall?Anna Guess Pickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312345846201371477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-53687804679243895502010-11-05T14:51:43.937-04:002010-11-05T14:51:43.937-04:00This is one of the reasons I enjoy this blog so mu...This is one of the reasons I enjoy this blog so much. My personal photos can reach out and touch other people. Your stories are my stories, the collective American experience!Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-72777762755930185902010-11-05T14:50:07.290-04:002010-11-05T14:50:07.290-04:00That's quite a photo. It's interesting tha...That's quite a photo. It's interesting that they're not smiling for the camera. That was common in older photos but I think by the 40s people mugged it up.ishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750800388443950585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-42030066516180792662010-11-05T14:41:22.155-04:002010-11-05T14:41:22.155-04:00I should add that, happily, all three came home sa...I should add that, happily, all three came home safe and I have a great picture of Cousin Al in his Navy whites just after arriving home. In the picture he's holding my brother (who was about 3) on his should and my brother is looking very thrilled.<br /><br />Paul, NYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-60430096974150137442010-11-05T14:38:56.499-04:002010-11-05T14:38:56.499-04:00This is a very atmospheric photo. It reminds me o...This is a very atmospheric photo. It reminds me of a series of photos my Mom took during the War. Three of her boy cousins were in the service and she and her sister and a girl cousin each took one of the boys to correspond with on a regular basis. Mom got her cousin Al who was a CB in the south Pacific and for Christmas 1943 or 44, she took pictures of everyone in both her and her cousin'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-80096437998089978682010-11-05T14:25:45.097-04:002010-11-05T14:25:45.097-04:00I'd say it was a normal weekend meal, Saturday...I'd say it was a normal weekend meal, Saturday or Sunday. That's the Sanborn family house, going back to the 1860s. It was sold in 1985 after Hoohoo and her husband died. It was half my mother's too, but apparently my uncle did some shenanigans before he killed himself and it was sold without her knowledge. I had a couple of rooms in it to myself when I stayed there overnight, but my Casey Shainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654097774209894695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-491858821724608028.post-180207416793352852010-11-05T14:16:15.345-04:002010-11-05T14:16:15.345-04:00Casey, Hoohoo is SO pretty! Do you think it was a ...Casey, Hoohoo is SO pretty! Do you think it was a special occasion or just the norm using candles with dinner? Love the chairbacks too. Is this in the house you grew up in?<br />thanks for sharing.<br />maremarejohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903554421867897659noreply@blogger.com