March 2024 daily themes

[zx9]

Nicholas' crocks used to keep his door ajar to allow the cats to come and go from his room.

IMG_4072mono by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[kate]

Once upon a time... we had the lot. Now even this was hidden away in a cupboard. Perils of death and downsizing.

cd player radio by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[zx9]

Old pic. of Nicholas being introduced to the way we all listened to music.

Nicholas watches a record. by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Buying records.

Valletta IMG_9608edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Our Price Records 1984 2020-05-24-0005a by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

iPodIMG_8626 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

My rather battered iPod, it usually lives in the car where it provides the tunes. The place I go to really enjoy music is my car having replaced all the standard speakers with Focals it is now a good sound, not window rattling car show sound but grown up full frequency detailed music.

[Chester PB]

The 'house band' of a restaurant in Venice, who had just performed 'El Padrino' in response to my request and a ten Euro contribution to their retirement fund. They appeared to know a great variety of music, and also played some Rossini for somebody else. They also know their limitations (or more likely showed good taste) when politely declining to play something contemporary at the request of some Americans at a nearby table.

[kate]

Mother

Pre-WW2, probably c1933/34 Wish I had known her beyond my 10 years.

On the left, with a couple of friends. Her brother in the background.

ap helen and friends at the beach 3 by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[zx9]

Mother, today is Mother's Day in the UK * so why not post a picture of Steph, the mother of my children.

IMG_6068edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

*  In the past I panicked several times in the past seeing on FB or elsewhere "It's Mother's Day next weekend" only to realise that it was a US based website or and we had Mother's Day several months previously and that I did not need to stand over the kids as they produced let another hoe made card.  

[zx9]

Mar 10, 2024 9:11:59 GMT kate said:

Mother

Pre-WW2, probably c1933/34 Wish I had known her beyond my 10 years.

On the left, with a couple of friends. Her brother in the background.

ap helen and friends at the beach 3 by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

That is great Kate, they look to be having a fine time beside the seaside. I think all the photos I have seen of my Mum she looks rather stern and long suffering, in contrast there are some nice ones taken by Dad when they were courting, which I will now go looking for.

[zx9]

My Mother and my Father's Mother possibly taken on Lake Windermere in the late 1950's

Lake Windermere late 1950's 2020-06-18-0021 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Bridlington in the late 50's, he would have been stood on the seawall at the outer edge of the harbour to take this one.

Bridlington late 1950's 2020-06-18-0022 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

One of the last photos I took of my Mother and Father together, taken in our back yard but all togged up so we were obviously going somewhere. Later that year she would be diagnosed with cancer passing away in March the following year.

Mkt.W 1982 2020-05-11-0021 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[kate]

[zx9]

Young Tapir and its mother enjoying the water in Regents Park Zoo.

Mother and Young Tapir by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Mar 10, 2024 11:37:34 GMT kate said:

I have no idea what happened to my copy of the Wall.  

[peterob]

Mar 10, 2024 11:48:42 GMT zx9 said:

Young Tapir and its mother enjoying the water in Regents Park Zoo.

Mother and Young Tapir by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

and another tapir pair - motion blur on the mother unfortunately 

274A7739.jpg by Pete, on Flickr