Tag Archives: old photographs

Mothering Sunday

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

Today is Mother’s Day, and it makes me look backwards and forwards at the same time as I think of my mother, as well as my own children and being so thankful for them. I got out some old photographs of … Continue reading →

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Magnification

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

Magnification according to the Collins Dictionary is “the act of magnifying or the state of being magnified” and I have found that this can be improved by using a magnifying glass, rather than using the ‘zoom’ on the computer. For … Continue reading →

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In A Tin of Family Photographs I found this one …

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Jackie Dinnis

I filed it on my computer under ‘random unknown’, which isn’t strictly true because on the back is written ‘Reg Chapman, Blaker Street’. When putting Reg in this box I just meant that I didn’t personally know who he was! … Continue reading →

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Remembering Mum

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

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Enid May Dinnis 08 March 1927 – 13 November 2000

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Who Is This Man?

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Who Is This Man? This photograph was sent to me a few days ago by Mary, one of my newly found American cousins. Thanks Mary 🙂 It was sent with the message “My mom had this in the John Dinnis … Continue reading →

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I’ve Seen the Light

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

It has to be said that there are some very clever people out there in Blogland. One of these is Michael A. Rios and you can find him here: http://michaelriosphotos.wix.com/one-pager-portfolio Michael works magic with old photographs, breathing new life into … Continue reading →

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Detective Work and Photographs

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

There is so much to be gained from going over the same things again. I nearly always find something new when I revisit a photo. One of the photographs I have been looking at recently had a big question mark … Continue reading →

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The Very Well Dressed Boy

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

Jack Douglas Dinnis was always very smartly dressed. We saw that in a previous post. Even when spending a day on the beach he looked immaculate. Here he is on Brighton beach on the 5th of August 1931, wearing his … Continue reading →

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Family Photographs and the Joy of Sharing

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Jackie Dinnis

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I’ve been a bit quiet for the past week, but as usual when I go quiet it just means I’ve been very busy!  I recently had a visit from my lovely cousin Sue, who brought over two biscuit tins full … Continue reading →

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