Archive for June, 2009
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
New Hope
I love New Hope. I love the shopping. And I love that you never really know what you will find. Here, Joan found a chief.. And Violet found a dragon! I asked her what she liked the best of all the things we did in May, and without hesitation, she said “New Hope”!
3 Comments » - Posted in Art,Dittrich by Barb
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Slander
I know Trenton, NJ was a mild-to-medium rough place to grow up in, but this online Mafia role-playing game is questionable: Trenton Made. Play it, if you dare.
No Comments » - Posted in Amusing timewaster,Historical Trenton by Tracy
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Space Wallpaper
Barbara and Helen Dittrich, Christmas 1959 Looks like Barbara is being taught to pray here. Her robe almost matches the quilt on the bed, which in turn does not match the wallpaper, which features a 1950s idea of space exploration. In fact the baby dolls in the crib at the far right might just be [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich by Tracy
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
Patches
This was from the lost roll of film from 1975 I mentioned earlier. One of the pics was of Patches, my first cat, as a kitten. I must have taken it because my mom is holding her. April 1975 I love the soft focus and depth of field created in the shot. There’s a ghost [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Warner by Tracy
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Heads Up!
This headless beast stands in the yard next to Aunt Anne’s house. No one knows why. I’m considering letting the people at Weird NJ know about it…
1 Comment » - Posted in Amusing timewaster by Barb
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Red Bank 1965
These photos were slides from a January 1965 visit to Aunt Lottie’s and Uncle Johnny’s house in Red Bank, NJ. I think it was New Year’s Day as a big turkey was cooked and there are decorations on the ceiling. Red Bank was near NYC so first everyone went to an observation point on the [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Dittrich,Karpinski,Warner by Tracy
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Construction, Part I
We started on this project at the end of February. The first thing, take out the old cherry tree by the side of the carport. It was a nice tree but dying little by little over the years until only one branch produced leaves and fruit. So, it had to go. Alberto and Faustino do [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Personal news,Warner by Tracy
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Love to Eat!!
The Cheese Steak You can’t go to Philly and not get a cheese steak! As you can see, Violet and I sure enjoyed ours. Then we went to a diner…a real diner… With a juke box! For dessert we went to Rita’s And had a delicious gelatti. Valerie was fine, but I was a little [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Amusing timewaster,Dittrich,Recipes and food by Barb
Saturday, June 6th, 2009
The Men of Philadelphia
Barb and Lydia find Elvis He was a Revolutionary soldier at Betsy Ross’ House. I asked if I could take a picture with him. Then I secretly whispered if he could pretend to be my date It was lunch time and we were just driving by…
1 Comment » - Posted in Amusing timewaster,Dittrich by Barb
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Sharks Cove
My most favorite beach on the North Shore is Sharks Cove. In the Summer it’s a huge tide pool that’s just so much fun to explore. There are shallow areas and deep areas over your head that you can swim in. Lots of fish and sea urchins. The rocks make it interesting to navigate, and [...]
