I nearly forgot that it was Friday. Sorry.
Never fear. I pulled it all together before Saturday.
And so, for the last week of this Personal History Theme…
Best Picture
Creative Interpretation
GreenJellySnake’s picture of her past through the clothes she’s passing on to her daughter.
Great Story
Oh, Michelle, thanks for sharing this story of your beautiful new baby and BATHTIME.
Hottest Picture
Dude, look at that mom.
Oh, yeah, and the pipe thingy.
abbymarie
what a heart breaking story
shadowsandlight
fabulous grin
dubiouswonder
wonderful and hilarious post to go with this classic image
bepresentbehere
beautiful
janesdoesdiary
love the image and what she wrote about it
foursweetpeas
agamfamilyinboston
the best wedding photo ever
tricotta
very sad
pseudoarthrosis
brave
haeshu
wonderful description
treefalldesign
very personal story
62cherry
love
callelonguesud
such sweet childhood memories
laosurlacolline
proud papa
I really enjoyed this months challenge and will definitely be repeating it in the future - what do you think?
I love all the secrets coming out, the reaching and searching inside yourself, revisiting your past to discover who you are today.
I have loved all the wonderful old images, the beautifully personal, heartwrenching and funny, sweet and dark stories that everyone has shared this month.
Thank you all for participating.
I was about 3/4 through my “formula” for getting my weekly picks when I had to leave to do dinner for the fam. When I got on the computer 5 hours later all my windows are gone….so I don’t know if the got shut down accidentally, or someone had to reboot, or what, but all my work is gone:( Soooooo off the top of the dome here are 2:
I just love the image of her mama….so pretty, in one of my favorite color combos! I wish I knew how to do it but it is just gorgeous. She was inspired by Le Pas Cool who you’ve GOT to check out!!!
Click on the link please….he is comparing his inspiration board of his youth to his inspiration board of today (this is the youth one) He also has links to his flickr page with notes about all the different things on his board! So fun!
Okay soooooo, I’ll get back on this tomorrow. If you want to check out some of my million hairstyles since I got married, HERE I am!
These are in no special order….
I thought these 2 images were so sweet…mom’s sharing their past with their children!
This one is from grrltravels…sharing her past through photos, and I’m sure lots of questions and answers for the kids!
And HulaSeventy sharing all of her charm bracelets with her daughter. I love that look of wonder and fascination on her daughter’s face!
Wow! What a great picture from Hickmama! She was such a “peacenic”!
And pumkinlittle/Bits & Pieces picture “Siblings”…something about this one just makes me feel good inside! They are so happy!
And this one TOTALLY cracked me up!!! Deb’s ‘Personal History’ via her dental records! rofl!
Booyakasha.
You know I have a life other than this, right? RIGHT!?!
Just making sure.
Best Photo
I know I mentioned Jen last week,
but I couldn’t resist.
This picture is AMAZING.
The patterns, the faces, the ass-shakin’.
Best Story
Rachel’s lovely story about a cat
that isn’t spotted or
female.
Hottest Picture
Welcome to another Jenn.
Hotttt.
Creative Interpretation
I figure if lots o’ Photoshopping isn’t stretching the concept, then a non-photo portrait isn’t, either. (Don’t worry. I’ll only ask you to suspend disbelief while I totally cheat this once.)
From Marigoldie:
Excuse Me, God
I want you to touch me with your hands
Or ignore me so that I’ll know
You’re gone, I want you to flip on
My light at 4 a.m. or else let me
Really rest this time, hours in a row,
The thick kind, the dream sleep.
If you rode with me to Saturday yard sales
I could remind you of some of the things
You made, stained bibs and orange lipsticks,
Hot rollers and mirrors leaning on oak trees.
We’d paw through them together, you
Whispering the story of the cowboy lamp,
The rug, how the lives twisted on and under them.
I would limit my questions. I wouldn’t give you away.
Remember when I stepped on the nail?
Was that an act of you, because
I’d been lying and smoking
And I was only nine? My treehouse, years
Earlier, I’d cussed there too. Did you
Make that boy crazy enough to hurt me
As a lesson in advance about s-e-x?
I know you want me to weep with gratitude
For replacing my blood with your son’s,
Almost like a human father, changing
The oil in his daughter’s car, it allows him
To remain his creator forever,
To place her in his pocket and forget her.
FIN!
Loved Kiki’s interpretation & her story!
Loved the feeling of swamp angel’s SPT: very ethereal & vintage.
Beth’s ATC was a very unique way of showcasing her SPT…kudos, Beth!
other faves:
Heidi’s heartfelt journaling really spoke to me..thanks, Heidi!
Wild Pink says hers is boring…but I beg to differ…LOVE the old genre photographs & she’s a DOLL!
& Glamorous Jo’s SPT made me down right LOL…too many photos like that of my own! ;)
Mary’s is certainly most interesting. …stood out to me!
In the Bakery…I gotta hand it to you! nice one!
& last but not least…check out Poppytalk! Jan’s got some groovy history goin’ on!
That’s all from me! very inspiring…keep it up!
I don’t know what is wrong, but, I finally got the permalink thing figured out, but now I can’t post the actual pictures…grrrrrrrrrr!!! But the names are hightlighted, so you can link over from there.
Brooklyn Mama -Best Story I had to pick this one, because my daughter was taking a musical theater class and doing ‘Annie’ at the same age Brooklyn Mama was! lol! But the BEST part is how she has come full circle with her singing, and is getting back into it again. She has been accepted into 2 chorale groups!!! Congrats!
SouleMama - Best Creative Interpretation She has turned a picture of her and her mother into a painting. Beautiful!
Michelle(verbalblog) - Originality Looking back at momentos of a marriage that she is no longer in, has come to peace with, and takes pleasure in looking at these things, all without seeming the least bit vengful! (Probably a better woman than I am!)
Wannabe Hippie - Challenge Interpretation A great picture of her Great-Great-Grandpa Wilbur in 1909…sitting in a car! I didn’t even know they actually had cars in 1909! lol! What an old picture, and in great shape, too! Check it out…don’t you think she looks just a little like him??? rofl!
{thru my eyes} - Catherine Mims A wonderful collage of family pictures!
Hi again.Has this week been as hard on you as it has been on me? Meet me behind the gym after school and we’ll kick January 15-21st’s rear.
Thank the Lord for things like auto-portraiture to make it all bearable.
While not technically along the January theme, I love Christi’s representation of her old demons coming to claim her (that can be a personal history theme, right? RIGHT?!)
Best Story:
SentimentalButCrazy told a story of her parents,
and how she is a product of both.
There’s also a hot man in a speedo.
I really like how Athena showed us her family tree through the exuberantly giggly faces of her siblings and a reflection of REAL TREE BRANCHES. Dang, guys, the creativity kills me.
Jenn was so cool in High School that she imitated Wilson-Phillips in her spare time. Hotttt.
*Thank God It’s Friday Because I Would Punch My Boss In The Neck If It Were Thursday!
She made me think the Most
This story of Hers was the most touching and heart renching
Here was one of the most creative displays
Beautiful Historical Layout from Here
A Wonderful Self Protrait from Kathryn
Great Small town news and fun history from Lorem.ispum
Just Gorgous Memories
And Total Glamor here ahh what those days where like
And this one is the one that must be claimed. Somewhere in my searching I wrote something wrong and couldn’t find the owner of this one again. This one is the most touching sweet demonstration of siblings at there best.
Well I know I did something wrong like none of the links link to the exact post but rather the entire blog and I am sure there will be other mistakes along the way. But Kath has been so forgiving for all of our mistakes eand I truely enjoyed my ramblings through blogs last night. So thank you everyone for sharing.
Mooshoopork shared with us a beautiful story. Hope I can do this on the big day tomorrow and the next :)
