Fleur de Lisa

Thursday, June 15, 2006

SPF

This week, Kristine over at Random and Odd has assigned the following:

My Puzzle

DirtyLaundry, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/fleurdelisa/.

Could someone please tell me where all the dirty laundry comes from?

My Best

BestPinot, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/fleurdelisa/.

My current best, most favorite pinot noir in my best-est Riedel wine glass. It just tastes better when it is in a great glass!

Something Old

DailyAide, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/fleurdelisa/.

DailyAide1, originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/fleurdelisa/.

My grandfather's "Daily Aide" from 1943. The Daily Aide was the precursor to the Day Planner or the Palm Pilot. Reading it gives me an insight to a man I never knew as he died when I was a baby. His sense of humor really comes through. If you look closely at the first picture of the book it says "I shit my pants today." I laughed out loud when I first read that.

posted by Lisa at 6/15/2006 09:27:00 PM

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19 Comments:

At 6/16/2006 07:44:00 AM, Sheri & SuZan

Oh my; your grandfather's "Daily Aide" is quite a treasure.

I played.
At 6/16/2006 08:28:00 AM, Anonymous

great spf :)
I played
At 6/16/2006 08:32:00 AM, GEWELS

Your something old is a treasure.
Love the Reidel, I agree on having great glasses.
Laundry, what laundry? I just shop alot and throw it out the window ala Zsa Zsa Gabor on "Green Acres"
I played.
At 6/16/2006 08:37:00 AM, ~**Dawn**~

oh WOW. your "old" photos are amazing. you really captured them beautifully, and your "best" looks like it could be an ad, it is such a well-balanced, perfectly composed shot!

thanks for visiting my blog this morning. =) happy SPF!
At 6/16/2006 08:46:00 AM, Teena in Toronto

Great pix! I'll have a glass of vino, please. So what if it's only 8:42am!! :) And what a treasure your grandfather's daytimer is!!

Thanks for stopping by mine :)
At 6/16/2006 09:51:00 AM, Kami

Awesome old thing! I've been eyeballing those glasses for a while now. Hmmmm...

I played.
At 6/16/2006 10:33:00 AM, Elizabeth

I love that you have that planner.

I played.
At 6/16/2006 10:36:00 AM, Jana

That planner is so cool! What a treasure!

I played!
At 6/16/2006 11:03:00 AM, Anonymous

I hear ya on the laundry!
your "old" shot is great.
I played too.
At 6/16/2006 12:18:00 PM, Anonymous

That is amazing that you have that planner. Probably 99.5% of these things get thrown out; I know mine do, but what a treasure they become. I saw that before I read it about the "accident." He was pretty honest, huh? Probably he's laughing at us now. Oh, laundry - everyone's least favorite chore. I guess it's our perception because it never ends. Never.
At 6/16/2006 12:27:00 PM, Anonymous

I love the daily aide, but what I love more is that your granfather had no problem uh...letting it all out...what a true trasure!

I played too!
At 6/16/2006 01:30:00 PM, CameraDawktor

Oh my, what a special treasure you have there!

I played too.
At 6/16/2006 02:01:00 PM, Uzz

Love that Daily Aide! One of the MANY odd things that I do is to go to book sales and look for old books that contain handwritten notations. Its a window into someone I will never know, but can try to understand.

Have a great week! With that wine it shouldn't be that hard! BTW...I'm a Shiraz and Merlot fan:-)

I played as well!
At 6/16/2006 03:58:00 PM, Anonymous

Your "old" shots are really great! I laughed out loud.

I played, too.
At 6/16/2006 04:53:00 PM, Suzanne R

I am the only one producing laundry in my house, and I still have to wonder how I produce so much! LOL! What a neat way to get to know your grandfather. Great SPF!

I played.
At 6/16/2006 05:24:00 PM, Christi

I randomly came across your blog and the pictures are great! I can't say that I played (I'm definitley no photographer) but I truly enjoyed yours!!
At 6/16/2006 09:46:00 PM, Lynanne

The lighting and composition of your photos is stunning. I am speachless. I wish my photos even came close. Wow.

..and wow again! I loved your choices! I can't wait to visit next week to see more!

Thanks for visiting my silly SPF photos :)
At 6/17/2006 09:17:00 AM, Philosophical Karen

I thought it said "I shot my pants today" and I was trying to figure out how that could happen. Thanks for the correct translation. ;-)

Oh, I came here looking for a Saturday Photo. I guess yours is not up yet. I probably won't be able to revisit your blog, so I will just tell you that mine is up.
At 6/17/2006 11:47:00 AM, Irish Church Lady :)

That is so funny! I read the "I shit my pants today" before I read your note. What a great thing to have and in his handwriting! I totally agree about the glass thing. I am a wine glass snob just like my Mum!! LOL

I'll be back later to catch up. Thanks for making sure I am still alive in blogworld!