Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Wistful Wednesday: Christmas 1959

This is a Christmas photo that my Mom took in 1959.

Christmas Connie and Carey 1959

We are on the front porch of the farm house..I am not sure why the tree was out there all covered in tinsel and all. Perhaps this was the winter that some construction was going on inside the house and the tree was better off in the porch.  In early 1960  we got an indoor bathroom and a real tub. That would have been a good enough Christmas present!   No more cold freeze your butt off outhouse seat. No more sharing of the bath water in a galvanized wash tub.

I guess I must have gotten a life size doll so I could practice being a good babysitter or something.  I have no recollection of playing with that doll very much..it had eyes that closed when you laid it down. 

That is my baby brother Carey in the photo..with one of those snazzy shirts that my Mom used to sew for him.  I think that one was flannel and it had horses on it..gosh I loved horses..he didn’t care very much for them..yet he got the horse curtains and the horse shirts..and look at that.. he didn’t even tuck in his shirt or pose for the camera:)

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21 comments:

  1. The Musical GardenerDecember 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM

    Great shot and even better story. I've got several Christmas shots like that one, that cause me to wonder and try to remember.

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  2. Tom G.December 28, 2011 at 7:26 AM

    Wonderful photo, and story. I never cease to be amazed at just how much of our world has changed in one lifetime, and how much hasn't. I could look at old photographs for hours, just imaging the stories behind them.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. DJanDecember 28, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    My doll that I had with eyes that closed was a Bride Doll, and I loved it so much until the eyes got bashed in somehow. Then it was just scary! Love your old photos, Connie.

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  4. LyndaDecember 28, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    I have a picture somewhere with the same haircut - - but mine was super straight. Mom had a fit because it wouldn't curl. She sewed dresses for us but never made shirts or even PJs for the boys that I remember. Time flies cuz it really wasn't that long ago we were kids - - right?!!

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  5. LauraDecember 28, 2011 at 8:04 AM

    Love the picture and the story. I just love looking at these old (but really not so very old) pictures.

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  6. AnonymousDecember 28, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    I had a doll just like that. Your brother's shirt is cute!

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  7. RitaDecember 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    Ungrateful brother! LOL!
    I had a similar doll, I think. Mine had a cloth body and rubber arms and a hard plastic head. My brother smashed her head open against the basement wall. Well, I did get to see the back side of her eyes that closed, but brothers can be hellions! ;)

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  8. KarenDecember 28, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Carey was showing you what the dolls eyes do when you lay her down:)
    Great photo!

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  9. Nancy/BLissed-Out GrandmaDecember 28, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    That's a great photo, and it's wonderful how many memories it brings up. Thanks for sharing them! I need to go looking for my old family photos, but first I need to clear out some junk so I have space to look at them!

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  10. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)December 28, 2011 at 2:14 PM

    Love the photo! Your so cute with your doll but hon, I've got to admit...it looks like little brother is checkin' the doll out! Heeehehe!

    God bless ya sweetie and have a great day!!! :o)

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  11. lisaDecember 28, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    I love the picture! As always love to hear about your memory's.

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  12. DreamingDecember 28, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Hmmm, interesting place for the tree - maybe your mother didn't like the tinsel and dropped needles all over the house!!
    I got a doll like your's about the same year. I think mine was a Tiny Tears doll. I wasn't much of a doll person - I preferred my stuffed animals and later my plastic horses.
    Did your mom sew all of your clothes too?

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  13. RedDecember 28, 2011 at 7:37 PM

    Baby brother also has his eyes closed. You could do a biography of you life with the pictures you use.
    You tell an interesting story with your photos.

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  14. MarthaDecember 28, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Just catching up a bit, looks like it was a wonder Christmas! Love this old photo, just precious! Here's to a Happy New Year ::cheers:: :)

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  15. RaeDecember 28, 2011 at 8:21 PM

    Indoor plumbing- that really would have been a great present.
    I had one of those giant dolls around that time too.

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  16. PearlDecember 28, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    Oh, I love these old pics. My childhood looks very similar...

    Pearl

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  17. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 5:23 AM

    What an adorable shot!

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  18. L. D. December 30, 2011 at 11:16 AM

    It is a neat photo. I do remember 1959 clearly as we moved into a new ranch house during the winter from a very cold out building, chicken house, with the outdoor toilet.

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  19. Connie PetersonDecember 30, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Love that doll! I am looking for a life-sized doll for me, but have never seen a face I can't live without (so that I can "sneak" it below my daughter's radar).

    Congrats on your blogging, by the way.

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  20. PamelaJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    I was still a toddler when my family got the running water and the bathtub.

    How did our mother's do it?

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  21. PamelaJanuary 10, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    ps.I'm jealous of your doll

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