I've been going through some bags of old photos, and came across these few. However, I couldn't find the ones I was looking for. Maybe I've posted these before; I don't remember.
This elegant man (below) is me, not long after I'd bought my first old Farmhouse in France. I was 25, footloose and fancy free; and as dapper as ever! I haven't changed.
Below is my father with his older brother. Rather than my uncle looking-out for his younger brother, it was always my father who saw to the welfare of his older brother; who was a bit of a playboy. I think one can almost see, from the photo, how it would pan-out.
And this is my mother in what today would be considered a somewhat non-PC photo. In days gone by it was perfectly normal to have one's photo taken with a Chimp' or a Lion cub. Not so today.
I love this picture; smart suit, jaunty hat, leather gloves, and a Chimp'..... she was so taken by the Chimp', that she later had me!..... TROUBLE.
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It seems to me that it takes a lot of courage to hug a monkey.
People used to suggest that the animals were 'sedated', but I don't know if that's true.
The trouble with old photos is, once you come across them the entire afternoon is gone.
Yes, and even then you can't find the one you were looking for!
Two very serious looking little boys there.
Taken to the Photographer, and told to 'Stay perfectly still'.
Are you indicating that your biological father was in fact a chimp? This would explain a lot. Do you like bananas?
Not really, I just think that my mother was enamoured enough to have one of her own!
What a wonderful photo of your mother. The chimp looks very tame, so unlike her troublesome son Cro.
Btw, you looked like a layabout lout and unworthy of the money spent on your education.
Lovely old photos - I love them - moments long ago captured for ever in time.
I've always looked like that; a natural scruff.
I spent much of an afternoon looking through them all.... just wait till I get back to England!
Great photos always bring wonderful memories. That is quite a nice entry to your first house. You look like a very accomplished and proud new owner. Happy times.
Yes, it was a big old place with a huge stone barn, and lots of other outbuildings. Our present home is far smaller, much older, and actually far nicer too. Size isn't everything.
Those stone steps are just wonderful.
All I can think of is that woman who had a face bitten off
You've really taken possession of your new home! Is that a stone dog at the bottom? Your family photos are terrific - it's so enjoyable going over old photos, I even love those of people I don't know. So much fascinating detail to pour over. For inst,. is your mother sitting in front of a backdrop? Such an elegant outfit for meeting a chimpanzee!
And there were big stone entrance gateposts too. I think that's what appealed to me about the house. I was impressionable in those days!
It's a rather poorly carved stone Cow. It's very old, and has some attempts at calligraphy underneath. I think it must have been an 'apprentice piece'. I still have it.
I've always presumed my mother was at London Zoo, and had stopped to have the photo taken. I suppose the backdrop was designed to make it look as if she was in the jungle. Not very convincing.
What a happy way to lose a day!
No, not very jungle-ish. And the potted palm is a giveaway!
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