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Category: Sepia Saturday

Sepia Saturday: Lighthouse lives

1 November, 2020

This week’s Sepia Saturday image brought to mind many trips to see the Cape Byron lighthouse. In particular I was reminded of a weekend there with colleagues at work. Little did I know at the time there may have been an indirect family connection, and we may even have been staying in the same lighthouse … More Sepia Saturday: Lighthouse lives

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Sepia Saturday: The Kiss

26 October, 2020

As always, I’m late for this week’s Sepia Saturday but how could I resist this topic? Many decades ago, when I was first at uni and met Mr Cassmob, we both had a “thing” for Rodin’s sculpture “The Kiss”. The sculpture, in various modes, has been reproduced many times and I think the first time … More Sepia Saturday: The Kiss

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Sepia Saturday – Bikes in the bush

26 July, 2020

  This will be a short and sweet Sepia Saturday post but how could I resist such a perfect match to the theme? This photo includes my grandmother’s younger sister, Edie and her daughter, Muriel. They are obviously out camping somewhere and having a fine time though they do look rather well dressed for the … More Sepia Saturday – Bikes in the bush

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Sepia Saturday: Wartime in Brisbane

13 July, 2020

Brisbane in the late 1930s was a sleepy town more reminiscent of a country town than the capital of the state of Queensland in the land Down Under. That would change in 1939 when Australia entered World War II and men and munitions were despatched forth for embarkation to the European front. Japan entered the … More Sepia Saturday: Wartime in Brisbane

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Sepia Saturday: To the beach

4 July, 2020

Going to the beach seems to bring out the silliness in most of us. As Aussies we regard a trip to the beach as our inalienable birthright, from infancy to old age. This week’s feature photo also reminded me of silly couple-behaviour, and so I’m leading with photos of my parents at the beach during … More Sepia Saturday: To the beach

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Sepia Saturday – of Casses and Cats

22 June, 2020

As this week’s picture clearly show, our pets dominate our lives and we are happy to let them do so. Much as we love both dogs and cats, our family is not skilled at training dogs, not having had enough experience. This is a long yarn, so pull up a chair, a coffee and cuddle … More Sepia Saturday – of Casses and Cats

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Sepia Saturday: Windows and heritage

7 June, 2020

A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside. Denis Waitley, American author. (Brainyquotes.com) This beautiful lady is Nora, my third cousin once removed. Over forty years ago, she visited the home of her great-grandmother (my 2xgreat grandmother’s sister). The home was in the townland … More Sepia Saturday: Windows and heritage

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Sepia Saturday: Railway maintenance

1 June, 2020

One of the things I like about Sepia Saturday is that it makes you think about how the image might relate to your family’s stories. This week’s image just didn’t ring bells for me even though there are farmers on my tree. It took until Sunday for me to have a lightbulb moment. I may … More Sepia Saturday: Railway maintenance

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Jack Bishop: A champion bike racer

25 May, 2020

This past weekend’s Sepia Saturday theme brought to mind a story I’ve been intending to write up about a prize winning racer in my Kunkel family. Family discoveries can come from all sorts of cryptic clues. They may even reveal hidden stories – if we’re lucky. One such came to light over great grandson of … More Jack Bishop: A champion bike racer

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Sepia Saturday: A Pint in the Sun

17 May, 2020

This week’s theme for Sepia Saturday evoked a particular family memory as soon as I saw it, though I can’t believe it’s twenty years since this enjoyable day out. Our youngest daughter had been on a gap year after finishing uni and had been working at a pub in Hook Norton, Oxfordshire for six months … More Sepia Saturday: A Pint in the Sun

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