Archive for September, 2007
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007
Valerie and the Hat
Let’s get a Dittrich story going here! I rememer spending a weekend with the Riverside Dittrichs once, but I have no idea how old I was. What I do remember, is that Aunt Anne had apparently gotten a new hat for Valerie to wear to Sunday mass. Valerie was SO upset! She said it looked [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich by Barb
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Don’t Shoot the Piano Player
Uncle Henry (Karpinski) was probably the second-best piano player in the family, after his sister Jane. Here he’s in full swing, and looks like he’s singing, too. Interestingly, one of the reasons my mom gave for getting married when she did was because she got tired of sleeping in one bedroom with all her sisters [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Karpinski by Tracy
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Old Cookbooks
One of my hobbies is collecting old cookbooks, the kind that are sent out as promotional booklets to consumers by food or appliance manufacturers. They have a surprisingly long history, dating back to the 1900s at least. I must have about 200 of them by now. I started collecting them when I moved to Seattle. I [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Personal news,Recipes and food,Vintage Publications by Tracy
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Gunwoman
I’m pretty sure this is my mom, Virginia Warner (Karpinski) shooting a rifle or maybe a shotgun in the woods. This apparantly was a favorite pastime of the Dittrichs and Warners of Trenton in the early years (late 1940s, early 1950s) — bundle up various guns and take off to the Delaware Water Gap, Lambertville, [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Karpinski,Warner by Tracy
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
One more try
Ok, here is a picture of me and Violet.
4 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich,Family news by Barb
Thursday, September 6th, 2007
Violet and Me!
OK I am following Tracy’s step by step (for idiots) on how to post a picture. Let’s all chant together to see if it works… ommmmm
6 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich by Barb
Tuesday, September 4th, 2007
BIZARRE NEW PASTIME SWEEPS THE NATION
It’s cat spanking! My big fat female calico cat also likes to spanked like this. But watch out if you try to spank the little white one.
3 Comments » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Tracy
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Chinese Crested Dog
A coworker brought in his Chinese Crested Dog puppy the other day. I think the Chinese developed the breed to resembled the mythical kirin, or Chinese unicorn, as they bred Chow dogs to resemble lions and Sharpeis to look like hippos. Izzy is a happy little fellow… aside from his propensity to slip the leash and [...]
