This photo was taken in Hawaii. The man in the center is Craig, a grandson

There was a 5 year difference in age between my mother and her sister. I never thought about that difference but it became more significant in their later years.

Have you ever seen a more deserted Main Street? Here it is – an old postcard of Hillsboro Big New Hampshire. A postcard with hardly room for a message.

Note the 1907 postmark

Here is what do on a hot day – gather round the pool!

The caption printed on this postcard reads “Forest Road Wilton N.H.” but for me the image is a country road and I place it in an adjoining town – Milford New Hampshire – and the road leads to my sister’s old farm. Years ago.

The writing is faint and hard to read but it might be a daughter writing to a sister about their Pa having difficulty breathing and the medicine the doctor prescribed

This card just cries out to me – it is written possibly by one of my ancestors.

A similar message could be constructed and sent by present day descendants.

Bringing the cows home on a summer evening. This photo was taken in Brandon in the far West of Ireland. An idyllic summer image.

On this hot day let’s think of another season and the joys of youth, as portrayed in this postcard from France.