THE SONGS OF A NIGHTINGAIL

  So six years after he took the girl down the street to the movies, in 1957 Christopher met a nice young girl on a beach at Lake Tahoe.  He lived in Southern California, however, and she lived in the San Francisco Bay area.  They wrote letters to each other for a while, but the pen-pal relationship gradually faded.  Then in 1961 he came up to the Bay Area to attend the University of California at Berkeley and they dated for a while, but it didn’t last. Six years later they met again and this time something clicked! J They were married in 1968 and this summer will celebrate their 56 th wedding anniversary. J Their son was born the following year – seen here with his dad in 1969 And in 2007 That son with his mom in 1969 And in 2007 Backtracking a bit: That son with his new sister in 1972 And with his sister in 1991. They each had their own dates to the prom, but the photographer thought it would be fun to do a brother-sister shot as well and what a great shot it turned out to be! H

  Once upon a time there was a young man – Henry (Harry) Edgar Brasier, seen here with his dog.  He still had a little growing up to do, but he was on his way. There was also a lovely young woman, Lillian Ross Pringle on the left, (who preferred to be called “Ross”), here with one of her older sisters – Florence, I believe.  Ross had 3 older sisters, and 6 older brothers.  She was the youngest of 12 children. (Two, who would have been older brothers, died at young ages.)   And here are their mothers: On the left is Harry’s mother, Annie (Weatherhead) Brasier, and on the right, Ross’s mother, Margaret (Forbes) Pringle. It is not recorded how the young man and young woman met, but meet they did, fell in love, and in 1909, were married. Here are the lovebirds on their honeymoon.  She was 28, and he was 30. The following year, 1910, Ross was holding her firstborn – a little girl they named Virginia Rossmore Brasier. Two years later Virginia had a younger sister, Phyllis, both seen here

  My Dad & me in 1941 And in 1964 Me & Mom in 1944 And in 1966 Do I know you?   Me & myself at 2 and 24 My brother and me in 1945 at Fleishhacker Zoo in San Francisco.  I remember the swing was red, my hat was red, and my coat was a brown & white check. :) And 13 years later sitting on a rock in the middle of Meeks Creek, Lake Tahoe.  I remember my blouse was white. :[] Me & my middle Sis in 1952  And in 1964 – still on the porch.  Except now I’m the one with bangs. My youngest Sis and me in 1950 And in 1967 just home from a Cal Bears football game in Berkeley, CA.   Her boyfriend at the time played in the Cal Band so we went to all the home games – she, to watch her boyfriend in the band; me, to watch the game! Youngest & middle sisters in 1956 And in reverse order in 1966 My bro’ and middle sis in 1951-52 And 10 years later in a salute to dancing you've seen before. J Bro’ and youngest sis in 1954 And in 1962.  Whether wading in a stream in summer, or sho