(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday: Let it Snow!

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

My Brother, Going Skiing, ca 1955, copyright Liz Stratton

This photo is of my brother. The board-chair backpack was designed by my father in the days before 'baby backpacks' were available. We all enjoyed riding in the pack either skiing or hiking and continued the tradition with our own kids using commercially available baby backpacks.

Sepia Saturday 101: The Honeymoon Hitch

Amaryllis 'Mern' Hopkins, February 1952

There is something enticing about vintage cars especially when filled with intriguing passengers - in this case, my mother sporting a walking cast. (Every time I see this photo I have to wonder if my mother actually drove the car with that cast!)

Amaryllis 'Mern' (Hopkins) Warwick
Chester Arthur Warwick
ca 1953

My mother and father were avid skiers. I suspect their wedding date was chosen with the spring skiing season in mind. But fate would put a hitch in their honeymoon plans - at least the skiing part. My mother broke her ankle shortly before her wedding day.  She actually walked down the aisle wearing the cast so prominently displayed in the photograph above. There are no wedding pictures commemorating her hobble down the aisle, making this picture even more precious. Mom always related her wedding story with a smile as broad and infectious as the one in the photograph.

Mern Warwick, March 1952, Honeymoon

For more posts inspired by the photograph below, see Sepia Saturday 101.