Posted by hawk3ye on Jan 6, 2010 in
Doings,
Uncategorized I am just crazy for babies lately, and can’t stop cuddling my little baby Simon each night when I pick him up from daycare. I am really enjoying this photo of my mom & family. She was born in January 1955 in Tuscola, IL, but the family traveled to the Pacific Northwest that year to find mining work. They moved back to Illinois by the end of the year.
Here’s info from Aunt Pam:
Yes, that’s snow back there. We only lived in Wellpinit about five or six months, from about June of 1955 until November – moved out before the worst of winter hit. As I recall we are all dressed up in this photo because we were headed out on one of our rare excursions. This might have been the time we went to Seattle. I can’t remember. Mike remembers the chronology better than I do. This must have been an early snow that fell. Thanks for the compliment on the hair. I’m sure Mom did her best to make up presentable and not like a bunch of wild indians on the reservation 
At least your mom seems to be wearing a sweater.
More of Aunt Pam’s photo scans from Wellpinit: flickr.com/rdpamrussell
Tags: colorado, continental divide, family, fifties, mom, road trip, snow
Posted by hawk3ye on Feb 12, 2009 in
Doings I lost two kitties this month. I miss Snatch and Tomas.
Tags: cats, lace, vintage
Posted by hawk3ye on Sep 20, 2008 in
Doings 
Photo: Hideout Block Party 2008. Inset: Why yes, that *IS* Howe Gelb.
This morning Jim and I fueled up on brunch at Dunlay’s and rode our bikes over to the Hideout Block Party, just in time for the end of the KatJonBand set, when John Langford switched from “child entertainer” to “angry old punk,” he announced. Then the fabulous Howe Gelb and Giant Sand played a great set! Gelb was funny and did some great keyboard stuff. Spookiness & guitar from Tuscon. My grandparents lived there for awhile. I think this prompted me to think that an Arizona souvenier ashtray would be a good present for my grandma. Turns out she had just quit smoking. Anyway… great show.
We decided to skip some of the sets in the middle and head home for a bit, stopping on the way for a bathroom break and extremely decadent Margie’s sundaes: One turtle sundae with one scoop chocolate and one vanilla, and one banana nut sundae with pistachio ice cream, raspberries and hot caramel on the side.
I really should have had a little camera with me today because the phone just doesn’t cut it (inset). I am thinking of bringing my olympus 35mm tonight when we take in the evening sets.
Tags: hideout, howe gelb, jim, music
