family photo friday: young mum

Mum, 1970s.

family photo friday: punch and appetizers

1968. From the far left, clockwise: uncle John, mum, uncle Bob, mum's cousin Sue. My mum is 15.

It's almost that time of year again. The time of year when you consider including some velvet in your wardrobe. When you eat way too much delicious food off of makeshift surfaces (e.g. your lap or a folding card table). When you can stop stressing about daily things and worry more about what presents you're going to give to friends and family, what to wear to that christmas party, and which new cookie recipe to try. The countdown is on, for me at least. December 16th is the day I officially welcome the holidays into my life. I CANNOT WAIT!

family photo friday: train tracks

 

1979. Mum and dad.

family photo friday: a retro chinese dinner.

1967.  A McCulloch family dinner. According to my mum, this is "an unprecedented supper at Sai Woo; a 'real' chinese restaurant in Chinatown. Trisha was about to go to Neuchatel - a farewell supper". My mum and all her sisters went to Neuchatel Junior College in Switzerland for a year before going to University. My aunt Trisha (in blue) was the first to go. Then my mum (in yellow on the right), then my aunt Margo (the little girl on the left). I almost went too, but opted not to.

I wish all Chinese restaurants had awesome flocked damask wallpaper like that.

family photo friday: sister portraits.

Mum and my aunt Margo, 1963.

family photo friday. picnic!

1987, a summer picnic with dad, Kate, and mum in attendance.

I have a very exciting announcement to make that I really should have started hinting at months ago to build up the anticipation. But my first hint is today, and the post will come later on today. So...pretend I mentioned this awhile ago and that you've been waiting forever to hear the big news. Ok? Ok!

The semi-obscure hint is...naaldwerk.

family photo friday. jump rope.

1994, jump rope outside my parents' house. A typical scene from my childhood.

Erick and I are off to Halifax for a week! Our friends Pete and Noella are getting married tomorrow. Yay! We'll hang out in Halifax for the weekend (Erick's sister is out there for school, and we have a number of other friends to visit), then we're renting 2 cars and piling 8 of us in it and driving out to Cape Breton for the week, then back to visit Lunenberg, Peggy's Cove, Mahone Bay, etc.

Should be FUN!

family photo friday (on sunday). baby kate in switzerland.

Switzerland, 1986.

The summer after I was born my parents took a trip to Switzerland to visit my aunt Trisha who lives in Geneva. They hiked through the alps with baby Kate in a carrier on their backs.

p.s. since blogger was down for a couple of days last week, this post is late and other potential posts never occurred. Next week will have more posts.