Pony

my mom and her dad

Desert Sands

Grandma
my Mom’s Mom
she was very sweet and soft spoken

I found the court record of her and my Grandpa’s marriage online:
47454-26 Arthur BROCKBANK, 21, tinsmith's helper, England, Hamilton, s/o Albert James BROCKBANK & Mary Agnes HENDERSON, married Esther Annie LEWIS, 20, clerk, Canada, Hamilton, d/o William John LEWIS, b. Canada & Jane SMITH, 30 Dec 1926 at Hamilton.

Students and professors

Dad smoking in the 50s
everyone smoked back then
doctors did ads for cigarettes
at UCB, where he went, the students and professors smoked in class
there were ashtrays on the desks

Bottlebrushes

I like this photo a lot. It looks like it could be a painting. I found it in an old photo album.

Here is some not very interesting information about the Bottlebrush Tree:
Callistemon species have commonly been referred to as bottlebrushes because of their cylindrical, brush-like flowers resembling a traditional bottle brush. They are mostly found in the more temperate regions of Australia. Some species are drought-resistant and are used in ornamental landscaping elsewhere in the world.

Away

I’ll be in New York for a few days. Taking Hugo to look at colleges: NYU and the New School. Isabelle is coming too to visit friends.

Miss you already.

xo
S