That really saddened me 😢
Sept. 28, 2025
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Me too. Unfortunately it's the reality we all face...what to do with someone else's memories when they are gone ?
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I have suitcases filled with photos from my parents. I've been going through them digitising them all to keep them safe.
Here's one - that's me in my Jethro Tull period
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In the middle ?
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Excellent image - brings back memories for me - my grandfather had an antique store and got most of his stock at auctions. He would always bid on old photos - albums, hatboxes, suitcases, framed, whatever - because he felt somebody should want them. We would go through them when they arrived at the store, and I'd make up stories about the strangers I knew only through those photos. That is essentially what first got me interested in photography and the stories that could be told with them.
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I once viewed an empty house for sale in rural Texas. There was a similar pile of photos on the floor in the kitchen. Equally sad, I thought ...
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1956 Elvis on 350cc side-valve Enfield:
