Fifteen-Thousand Photos and Counting

OLDNEWGREENREDO has been on Blogger the entire time I have been blogging. I've always loved taking photographs and the digital world is wonderful when it comes to taking images. I can't believe I have over 15,000 photos sitting on blogger. 

I'M  sharing a few of my favorites from over the years.

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This image is my Avatar and as a Google and Etsy photo. This sweet repaired ceramic was one of Mom's favorites...I also used her in the collection of photos that I use for my header on Etsy.,

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I've actually adjusted this original montage photo for Etsy and have since tweaked it. I simply wanted to show the items I loved to indicate my vintage products on BarberryLane on Etsy.

I started using two different cameras...I'm not a name brand person, basically I have no idea what they were, but every photo was stored on a memory card and then had to be transferred physically to the computer.  Lately I have taken most of my photos with Iphone or IPAD. The ease of transferring them to the computer through the cloud is just so simple. Editing is done directly on my computer in my Mac's photo program. I thought I would share some favorite photos from over the years.

FAVORITE PLACES: I've never shared tons of personal information...but my Hubby and I were both born on the shores of Lake Michigan 200 miles apart. The water and the waves are an integral part of our being, and though the hometowns on the Lake are far away, we try and visit often.

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Lake Michigan Beach

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Hubby's home town has a distinct Light House as does mine.

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Stunning isn't it, my hometown lighthouse is one of the oldest and tallest on Lake Michigan. I'm compelled to visit the park on the grounds every time I go home.

Personal Favorite Photo

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Our graduation photos from UWSTOUT in 1970-71.

Always our FAVORITE: 

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We are blessed with one Grand Girl, who is now 12...and camera shy always. She was 4 here and playing in the sandbox at Gramma and Grampas.

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SIMPLE FAVORITE: The favorite photos from the blog are actually the mundane and everyday...wash on a line.

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FAVORITE ANTIQUES: My mom's fish poacher which resides on the counter or in displays. I've only poached fish a couple of times, it's French and very old..

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FAVORITE SHAPES: The artsy part of me, often takes random shots of interesting shapes...this is a wicker lamp top out on our porch, which is full of antique wicker.

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FAVORITE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS: These three pieces are always on display or use in my home. The large jar on the left is HEAVY cut glass and top is below. It was once silver plated but the silver was polished away. I think it was Great Grandmother's. 

The lady is a piece from Grandmother the next jar is also crystal and holds cinnamon and sugar on my stove shelf in the kitchen now and was my mom's from where, I'm not sure. NUM!

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Shadows and form....love this.

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FAVORITE PATINA: I don't make these vignette's very often now...but this was a Spring display of some favorite things. I still haven't polished that teapot---I just love the patina it has. I have polished the tray to use for bouncing mini lights glow in the winter.

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FAVORITE BLUE: Our home is full of blues, but Favorite things include my family blue enameled coffeepots. I somehow ended up with three (1 sold). They are German enamel and designed for the old drip coffee fabric pouches that tied on to a neckpiece. I have two still in the kitchen I use for flowers and serving coffee.

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FAVORITE FLOWERS; Flowers of course are a favorite and I  have oodles of photos of Pansies, a family favorite...here is a whole flat from years ago.

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MORE: Wisconsin is dotted with fields of Sunflowers and one time we stopped and I took maybe 15 photos of some stunning Sun Flowers in a huge field. Who knew they would become a political symbol of support for Ukraine.

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MORE: I love all flowers but the stately IRIS (which are just started to bloom in our yard) are always my favorite. I imagined them as Queen of the Fairies' robe and dress, hanging out to Dry. I had a vivid imagination as a child.

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FAVORITE GARDEN SPOT: These two are my favorites in the yard no matter what season. Here they are quite new and not all covered in age and moss.

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Last year...Sometimes they are swallowed in foliage.,

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Very early on when the bushes were so small. My girl and boy's cane poles are blown away, and I periodically have to replace them. You would think this is sheltered area, but it's a wind tunnel of West to East Chicagoland winds.

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Oh, Dear! The pair fish all year round, and I just have to take a photo of what they are up to even when it snows.

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Another favorite pond early on...with the old pump from the basement of the family Fishmarket. This was the first year, I think...and the right corner is now swallowed in Day Lilies. My son keeps giving me Frogs...LOL. I have oodles of garden frogs, some are faded and need some REDO.

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FAVORITE NEW: Of all the NEW things we did, building the Greenhouse was one of my favorites.

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It functions well and needs a new coat of paint this year...even that top board, we will use wood stain this time, the paint didn't hold up to the sun at all on the cedar. Last year we laid a stone floor which really helped hold the sun's heat this season.

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I ran across these photos---of our kitchen planning 2016. We designed and installed an IKEA kitchen by ourselves and a family cabinet and drawer assembly picnic.

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Since 2016 we have added new appliances, a small shelf installed to the left where the microwave is on the counter. Also added a spacer shelf next to a new stove for griddles and racks. New stove, hood, refrigerator and dishwasher. 

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One thing about designing a kitchen your self---is everything has a defined place...and I wouldn't change anything about our design at this point. Switching to almost all drawers was brilliant for our age. Everything has pull out shelves, very good for old people who can't get on their knees to look for things. 

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FAVORITE FOODS: Picture from 2013 of garden produce ...wow, we do grow everything sometimes.

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FAVORITE FOOD: Strawberries are up there on the list along with anything homegrown.

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I've always canned foods...Pumpkin Butter and Pickle relish...from our garden.

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Not everything is a powered machine. This crank juicer gets used every year...and simple tools that make canning ing easier....Rich Dark Tomato sauces pureed in the strainer.

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This is an old photo of our old stove...canning frozen tomatoes that were saved to do later. 

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And US: This one is even a bit old...6-7 years ago...but we are just grayer and older now.

Such are OLDNEWGREENREDO's  FAVORITE  PHOTOS! 

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Thankful in Antique Post Cards, Kind Words and Images!

  Happy Thanksgiving to ALL! 

To all my blogging friends, family and friends, just a few wishes from vintage postcard images and a photo.

Some of these have been in my files since 2007, some are from Graphics Fairy---thank you to her for all that she shares.

Hoping for Peace and Prosperity...especially the Peace!

We mustn't forget our Bounty. We will continue to plant a garden in good times and bad. Next year, I hope to really be able to get it going at full capacity again.

Take time to enjoy family and friends and give Thanks however you choose,

I love that these old cards sometimes had family greetings on the back.

I hope you have wonderful family holidays and Don't forget to eat some turkey!

Turkeys are such interesting birds...

and have been joyfully celebrated over the centuries. 

May all your Holiday WISHES come true...remember drying the wishbone, ours would hang in the window until Christmas and then it was broke to gift us secret wishes.

I wish for PEACE and TRANQUILITY...don't tell anyone.

Aren't these sweet kiddies adorable.

How magnificent, I have no idea where I got this photo...sorry.

And by all means HAVE SOME FUN! 

I'll See you after the stuffing is stuffed, eaten, and the pumpkin pies are all gone. 

These images have been on my comp for SO MANY YEARS---have no idea where they came from.

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Midwest Gardening 2022: Vegetables Success or Fail

Our NE Illinois USA,Vegetable garden is quite big, plus we plant in pots all over the place.

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LETS START WITH

 WINNERS THIS YEAR in the Vegetable Garden

Lettuces in planters were successful. I like the rail or porch planters, which keep lettuce clean and cuts down on pests mixed in with them.

Green Pole beans, we had just enough to eat fresh twice a week and still going strong. Picked two quarts this week.

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Oodles of magnificent Tomatoes. Despite only planting twelve plants this year, we had excellent size and growth, and less disease and failure being spread out. But, two Cherry Tomatoes in pots are not enough...! They  were super sweet this year.

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Zucchini and Yellow Summer Squash were great, we only planted two of each---and I still have some 'baker submarines' in the fridge, but the plants finally gave up three weeks ago. 

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Green and Carnival Peppers have been small but thick, and pretty constant in our pots, and still producing. I will try moving the pots into the greenhouse for an extended crop.

Hot Peppers were super producers in pots on the east side. Next year more dirt though in LARGER pots, so we don't have to water twice a day. We don't need anymore, lol.

Swiss Chard (ruby) is excellent and still growing. Fordhook (white) has had a resurgence this last week, I will get some for freezing.

Best year in the last 10 for Broccoli, and we will be picking from 6 plants until heavy frost. I planted it in an area that gets afternoon shade which I think helped.

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We have FIVE large Pumpkins making it hanging on the fence and on the neighbors shed roof, but we lost any on the ground to Scavengers/Bugs/Critters. 

Parsnips are looking good---and we are still waiting on Carrots for maximum size also.

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Green onions (this is the last) in box planters on the front porch and around the garden rail were successful.   

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Red Potatoes were small but successful. We grew them in a black garbage can and they were a nice batch, and sooooo sweet.while green onions were in box planters. Garden red onions---were so-so---our cold late Spring really hampered some stuff in getting started.

Butternut Squash so far looks fabulous and we have seven of different sizes, very happy hanging on the fence and growing golden. 

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Herbs are all doing very well. I will make pesto of all the Basil with wine vinegar and oil and keep in fridge for fresh flavor. My Rosemary hasn't grown much, I hope it will make it in the house.

I have a bumper crop of Sage--enough to purify the entire neighborhood. Parsley, Marjoram, Thyme, all look great.

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Total Failures--some!

Cucumbers/Pickles---too hot and they dried up early in July. We had a few pickings enough for one bowl of fridge pickles with fresh Dill (*poor crop) and a bit of sugar. I bought a half bushel to make pickle relish, (we did use our own peppers and ground up zucchini, though).

Spinach, we had one spare picking and then it bolted in the heat. Planted in the shadiest part of the garden. I had planted 2 types.

Sugar Snap Peas....2 packages and only 2 pods...that's $2.79 a peapod???? Too cold and wet to start, then too hot and dry. Dang!

Beets (2 pkg) were big, but every single one was eaten below the ground by bugs or critters---we will try some in a raised bed next year, maybe lined with fabric and use compost dirt. It's been years since we planted Beets, now I remember why...sigh.

So, Gardening 2022

was a bit of a tough year! 

Our kids came on weekends and picked 'Mom's Grocery Store' pretty much clean, which was a big help in dealing with it all. I made canned sauce from the excess tomatoes or made spaghetti meat sauce for dinners and froze those. We ate our way through fresh tomatoes in salads and tomato sandwiches...and warm right off the vine---just one of the benefits of organic gardening.

Now in Late September---I'm a dusk gardener---allergic to bees and wasps which are rampant in the garden this time of year. I have to be extra careful---many things are being neglected now until we get a break and get some cooler weather, which started yesterday. I've been bitten three times this last month...and maybe I will have to be midnight gardener.

How Did Your CROPS GROW?

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