tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post4570613251362819190..comments2024-03-28T17:03:33.054+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: The Things We've FoundSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13080381382215661412015-02-19T23:29:35.394+00:002015-02-19T23:29:35.394+00:00Hi, new to your blog. :) Visiting by way of Ms. ...Hi, new to your blog. :) Visiting by way of Ms. Moon's page. <br />I love old photos. Yours are wonderful.<br />Hey, my kids and grands have some big heads... for big brains, I guess? <br />CrystalChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778302473630157009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-73131742641705487892015-02-19T15:13:39.768+00:002015-02-19T15:13:39.768+00:00I can't believe you have that matchbook collec...I can't believe you have that matchbook collection. So do I! I've been wondering what to do with it too. Right now I keep it in a very tall glass vase that sits in my dining room. Maybe I should take some photos and get rid of them all. After all, most restaurants don't have matchbooks any longer.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40079444873897609712015-02-19T13:37:51.824+00:002015-02-19T13:37:51.824+00:00I'm with ms moon, except for photos. I keep pr...I'm with ms moon, except for photos. I keep pretty much all photos. Maybe you can donate the matchbooks to an antique dealer. To my mind the fact that you've written on them dates and people you done with makes them even more valuable. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-85915867649503853452015-02-19T11:47:44.938+00:002015-02-19T11:47:44.938+00:00Marty: Apparently a photographer was visiting town...Marty: Apparently a photographer was visiting town -- someone they knew from the Spanish-American War. (!) He took the photo. As for everyone being glum at graduation, that seems to be the norm in old photos, doesn't it? People didn't get into smiling until later. (When dental care was better!)<br /><br />John: It IS a very thoughtfully-composed photo! Matchbooks are fun. I hate to see them go, but sadly it's my only option.<br /><br />Ms Moon: You're right. It's just stuff, and I remember the meals even without the matches.<br /><br />E: I'll e-mail you!<br /><br />Bug: Isn't that funny? The girl is my great-great aunt.<br /><br />Linda Sue: Two DOLLARS apiece??? Am I sitting on a gold mine here?<br /><br />JennieB: I probably could sell them, but in the grand scheme of things they're not worth it. I don't have THAT many, and I wrote inside many of them. I looked into the rules regarding carrying them on a plane or mailing them, but neither is an option. I'm probably going to just toss them.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-22956461413284274162015-02-19T10:33:37.689+00:002015-02-19T10:33:37.689+00:00There is probably a market on e-bay for the match ...There is probably a market on e-bay for the match books. It is amazing how obsessed some people can be to get just the item that is missing from their collection. Investigate before discarding or tearing off the matches. Also a niece or nephew may really get into the Family tree in the future and adore all those photos.JennieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470756350440304293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-40742840865945973202015-02-19T01:49:06.629+00:002015-02-19T01:49:06.629+00:00In my favorite antique shop there is a bowl full o...In my favorite antique shop there is a bowl full of old match books, Two dollars apiece. People love them for all sorts of reasons. That little baby suit is adorable as is that kid with the enormo<br />brain! hahahaa.Family photos are one of those things that one can NEVER toss, unless everyone has died...Glad you are having an interesting time!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62193777197301515832015-02-18T23:05:34.300+00:002015-02-18T23:05:34.300+00:00Love that photo of your confederate ancestor - esp...Love that photo of your confederate ancestor - especially the giant doll the girl is holding! And LOL at the virgin acrylic - I have some old acrylic yarn that says that too :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65297907792364533932015-02-18T17:49:25.665+00:002015-02-18T17:49:25.665+00:00I love the family photos and your art project...an...I love the family photos and your art project...and I do remember you saving matchbooks. It is amazing the ephemera we collect...<br /><br />Can you send me an email when you get a minute? Lost your email somehow. Thanks.ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-45335309802698934822015-02-18T14:23:58.214+00:002015-02-18T14:23:58.214+00:00You were a little punkin head, weren't you? Pr...You were a little punkin head, weren't you? Precious baby Steve.<br />I hate stuff. I hate it. I'd throw those matches away. Done. <br />The history will always be there, remembered or not. The matches will not bring it back to life. <br />That's where I'm at these days. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-42535325426241866242015-02-18T13:45:54.251+00:002015-02-18T13:45:54.251+00:00I love the symmetrical spacing between the folk in...I love the symmetrical spacing between the folk in photo 2<br /><br />Btw I was a big matchbox collector!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21719817372111078832015-02-18T12:49:21.384+00:002015-02-18T12:49:21.384+00:00Pictures like that of your G-G-G etcetera grandfat... Pictures like that of your G-G-G etcetera grandfather make you wonder about the occasion (delightful, by the way). Like why was graduation such a dreary event? Why does everyone look so glum!<br /> And as for the matchbooks - Tear off the front cover, get a frame and sandwich them between two pieces of glass, creating something to hang, or perhaps a tray. That way you could see what you've written on them.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.com