Frank Herbert Bradley at age 24 Frank Herbert Bradley was born in 1880 in Blackburn, England, the son and 12 th child of Abram Bradley and Elizabeth Clegg Bradley. He came to America, landing in Rhode Island, with his mother and 4 older sisters in 1885 at the age of 5 years. At some point before 1902 he moved to New York City and learned the silver trade at Tiffany’s. In 1902 he came to San Francisco where he boarded with the widow, Ella Chase Taylor Smedley, and her daughter, Harriet Bell Smedley who became Frank’s wife in 1906. My Grandma B, Harriet (Hattie) Bell Smedley Bradley with her new husband, my Grandad B, Frank Herbert Bradley in 1906 on their honeymoon. 1919 – Harriet Bell Bradley, with her four children: Harriet Chase, Frances Marian, Herbert Kinsey (my Dad), and Ruth Ella. Late 1920s – The Bradley family. Standing: Harriet (Hattie), Frances, Harriet, and Frank. Kneeling: Ruth and Herbert c. 1930 – Harriet, Herbert, Frances, and...
Summer, 1962. Picnic IN the sand. You’ve seen this picture before. We were at Stinson Beach and the wind was blowing pretty hard, but we hunkered down behind the sand dunes and on this particular trip, managed to eat our lunch without crunching on too much sand. And yes, there was the time we went to Stinson and gave up picnicking there because it was just too windy, coming home to eat our lunch on a blanket spread out on the living room floor in front of a cheery fire Dad built in the fireplace. But hey, it was still a picnic! J Stinson Beach. It’s always windy here because it’s so wide open. But it’s a great place to explore. My husband’s mother looks like she’s eating something yummy out of a box in front of her? I’m guessing she was around 15 at the time which would place the year around 1925. Her mother, Lillian Ross (Pringle) Brasier, is seated on the right. Mid 1940s. My maternal grandmother, Bertha ...
Oh look. Here's a cute millinery shop. I need a new hat. Not that I really need one. But I love hats and there’s nothing like a new hat to perk one up. Besides, it's coming on Mother's Day and surely a mother needs a new hat for her special day! So . . . what sort of new chapeau might I pick? One with flowers or feathers or ribbons & bows? And what color? Red, pink, purple, blue, green, yellow, peach . . . oh the choices! Red poppies Poppies and ribbon Poppies and straw loops Tall order poppies Estelle in my big red hat. It's unadorned right now. Perhaps I should add some poppies . . . or ribbon . . . or a bow or . . . Smorgasbord Buffet Sweet pink Bold pink Big Bow pink Tall order purple Purple lavender Lavender Wow Lavender green Lavender blue . . . dilly, dilly Much ado about blue Flowery blue reminds me of my once-upon-a-time flowery blue hat Big Bow blue Blue & Green with garden salad Simp...
Very funny! And so true, too. I liked the first one best for its authentic history.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the laughs. I also liked the first one best, although the candlelight vigil was good, too.
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