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Ghosts of Holidays Past: Mix & Match Edition

by WaterGirl|  December 25, 202010:00 pm| 13 Comments

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Barney S. contributed this photo of his beloved friend, the Rare Montana Spotted Reindeer.

Ghosts of Holidays Past: Day 1
What a great pup, gone but most definitely not forgotten!

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Joy in FL shares this memory of a very special Christmas.

Ghosts of Holidays Past: Day 1 1
This is me with my new best friend. I had asked my parents for a Siamese cat because of the Disney movie The Incredible Journey. I was so happy to have him. I named him Tao after the cat in that movie. He was so good to me and such a friend for all his long life of 18 years.

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Hebe shared this happy family photo.  Well, at least the adults are happy!  The kids would probably rather be playing. :-)

Ghosts of Holidays Past: Pets Edition
We would all watch White Christmas and sing, “We’ll follow the old man wherever he wants to go……” and everyone used to fit in our red vests. This must have been Christmas 1994. I am in the middle with my son on my lap. My parents and brother in law (back row, right) are gone, now.

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way2blue shares a few photos of their cats enjoying the Christmas festivities and treats.

On The Road - way2blue - CHRISTMAS, CAT EDITION 7
Skeeter wondering what’s up…

On The Road - way2blue - CHRISTMAS, CAT EDITION 6
Skeeter now hiding in the wrappings…

On The Road - way2blue - CHRISTMAS, CAT EDITION 4
Skeeter and her brother Misha…

On The Road - way2blue - CHRISTMAS, CAT EDITION 2
Misha loves his catnip…

On The Road - way2blue - CHRISTMAS, CAT EDITION 1
Nap time!

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Here are a couple of pics from Dan B.

Ghosts of Holidays Past: Mix & Match Edition 1
One from 1955 – notice the curtains, or, avert your gaze.  They were weird murky, dark green, and lots of other colors, none of them pretty.  My brother, mother, Grammy, and a couple cousins are in the photo.  I’m not sure I am.

And because it’s Balloon Juice After Dark, here’s a little extra something from Dan B.

Ghosts of Holidays Past: Mix & Match Edition
This picture is what happens when gay boys who have found refuge far from their disapproving families find they don’t have a steady anchor.  Motto: Survive the Holidays, a wonderful boring future awaits, with crazy photos at the bottom of boxes of the box.

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Merry Christmas, everyone!

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13Comments

  1. 1.

    JanieM

    December 25, 2020 at 10:16 pm

    — I had completely forgotten about “The Incredible Journey.” What a blast from the past!

    — I always start crying when they sing “We’ll follow the old man….” Didn’t get around to watching it this year, maybe next.

    — What I want for Christmas (I think; the clues are thin) is the rug that’s under the cat and the presents in way2blue’s first picture. It looks beautiful!

    Otherwise — another great set, a bittersweet mix of fun and memories of people and pets who are gone. Thanks to everyone for sharing.

  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    December 25, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    I think my favorite thing has been seeing the little faces filled with wonder and joy.

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    Dan B

    December 25, 2020 at 10:25 pm

    For Satby’s edification;

    The “Nun” wielding the ruler is a Notre Dame graduate.  No lingering issues, right?

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    December 25, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    @Dan B: This is pretty late for satby, but maybe she will see it in the morning!

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    zhena gogolia

    December 25, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    All great pics!

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    Dan B

    December 25, 2020 at 10:37 pm

    For Sab;

    The photo from 1955 is at our first house in Wadsworth.  The light on the train, Erie Lackawanna, shone into my parents bedroom at the moment they blasted the horn to warn people at the crossing.  2 AM!  My father didn’t get much sleep that first night.

  7. 7.

    Dan B

    December 25, 2020 at 10:38 pm

    @WaterGirl: Late for Sab as well.

  8. 8.

    Suzanne

    December 25, 2020 at 10:42 pm

    Tao is so lovely.

  9. 9.

    ?BillinGlendaleCA

    December 25, 2020 at 10:51 pm

    @WaterGirl: Looks like satby commented in Cole’s thread.

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    December 25, 2020 at 11:10 pm

    @?BillinGlendaleCA: I just noticed that, too.  I guess it’s the two naps she took today.  :-)

  11. 11.

    sab

    December 26, 2020 at 4:04 am

    @Dan B: I am just now seeing the photo. I did wonder if it was from Wadsworth. I am awake because our train whistles by at 3 a.m

    ETA same train schedule has been waking me up every night for 20 years

  12. 12.

    lowtechcyclist

    December 26, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    I saw both movie versions (early 1960s, early 1990s) of The Incredible Journey when they came out,  but I’ll confess I barely remember either one.

    The book, OTOH, is a thing of beauty, which I’ve re-read many times across the decades.  After A Wrinkle in Time, it’s my favorite YA novel ever.

  13. 13.

    way2blue

    December 27, 2020 at 7:46 pm

    Good eye! I love that rug too. (And was fortunate to have a mother-in-law who was an interior designer & sometimes let me tag along on trips to the design center in San Francisco.) @JanieM:

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