tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post7806548841486097164..comments2024-03-27T02:56:19.634-06:00Comments on Melissa Amateis: MemoriesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-61487496846108107182012-03-19T14:05:24.270-06:002012-03-19T14:05:24.270-06:00Debs, I just brought hundreds of photos home from ...Debs, I just brought hundreds of photos home from my Dad's house. Let the fun begin!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-72405044546077456112012-03-16T11:35:55.032-06:002012-03-16T11:35:55.032-06:00Such lovely photos. I need to get organized and st...Such lovely photos. I need to get organized and start scanning some old family photos too.Deborah Carr (Debs)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03223653554549707595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-33371902472541653582012-03-15T11:37:38.508-06:002012-03-15T11:37:38.508-06:00Aww, thanks, Anna. I loved my grandpa so much. I c...Aww, thanks, Anna. I loved my grandpa so much. I can still remember his voice when he greeted me: "Heloooo, Lis!" (Lis is my family's nickname for me.).Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-69529224596765008632012-03-15T11:35:52.894-06:002012-03-15T11:35:52.894-06:00I just spent several evenings scanning pics from t...I just spent several evenings scanning pics from the 80's... Such a trove of memories and all now safely tucked away. As a child from the 70's, my goodness but those days were dismal for decoration! :))) But you are adorable, especially in your grandpa's arms. I too picked strawberries at my grandparents, precious memories...Anna Scott Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744202738210301084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-72386197278745980122012-03-15T09:48:05.745-06:002012-03-15T09:48:05.745-06:00You should, Margo! I would love to see them! And I...You should, Margo! I would love to see them! And I don't know what it was about the orange and yellow, either...I guess every era has its popular colors. For the 80s, it was hot pink and neon!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-14967026222291702492012-03-15T09:12:24.760-06:002012-03-15T09:12:24.760-06:00In the mid seventies my parents bought a brand new...In the mid seventies my parents bought a brand new house and I remember thinking how slick it was, how modern and cool! Then I look at pictures of it and just laugh - what was with all the orange and yellow those days??? <br /><br />Seriously, you've got me wanting to get some more old pictures scanned too. I never knew my grand fathers, (they died before i was born), but I would love to revisit pictures of my grandmas.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-27790668105497849452012-03-15T09:10:04.815-06:002012-03-15T09:10:04.815-06:00Glad you enjoyed it!Glad you enjoyed it!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-5799878335718565152012-03-15T09:08:15.046-06:002012-03-15T09:08:15.046-06:00It's funny - that house has been through a LOT...It's funny - that house has been through a LOT of decorating periods. My great-grandparents built it in the 1920s, I believe, and it's housed four generations of my family. It's definitely home!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-19128619551289724752012-03-15T09:07:29.583-06:002012-03-15T09:07:29.583-06:00Thanks, L.T. I've been realizing more and more...Thanks, L.T. I've been realizing more and more that it's really hard to get older - you are blessed with wisdom (hopefully), but you start to lose people. Thank goodness we have memories!Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-21961239926964721082012-03-14T22:13:32.063-06:002012-03-14T22:13:32.063-06:00This is SO great. Love these pics and hearing your...This is SO great. Love these pics and hearing your stories about them. Thanks so much for sharing!Kelley Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06373650788799372118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-35080384747278770722012-03-14T17:02:15.435-06:002012-03-14T17:02:15.435-06:00Even with that 70s decorating, there's somethi...Even with that 70s decorating, there's something just so comforting about those photographs, so "home."Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-83398138983579527922012-03-14T16:28:51.253-06:002012-03-14T16:28:51.253-06:00I love this post. Seeing your life through this le...I love this post. Seeing your life through this lens is simply enchanting. I'm so glad you have these pictures to remember him by, as the man he is in heart and spirit. My heart aches for you but is also so happy for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-49615642149563671532012-03-14T11:09:40.721-06:002012-03-14T11:09:40.721-06:00I agree, Valerie. Lots of things went downhill fro...I agree, Valerie. Lots of things went downhill from the 60s through the 70s, including, I would argue, morality. But that is another post for another day! LOLMelissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-91209098196441824672012-03-14T11:06:33.372-06:002012-03-14T11:06:33.372-06:00Thanks, Sarah! It's been fun. :)Thanks, Sarah! It's been fun. :)Melissa Amateishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16086267508858187716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-29150590701678925012012-03-14T10:39:04.733-06:002012-03-14T10:39:04.733-06:00Melissa-I could lose myself in old photos for hour...Melissa-I could lose myself in old photos for hours and hours..and I can't wait to see more of your old photos, and hear more of your memories too:)<br /><br />So true about the 70's. After the very early 60's, in my opinion, things just went downhill;)Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12150605.post-60667845331654719992012-03-14T10:37:21.465-06:002012-03-14T10:37:21.465-06:00My great grandpa had a chair exactly like that! I ...My great grandpa had a chair exactly like that! I love trips down memory lane :)<br /><br /><a href="http://fromsarahwithjoy.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Sarah Allen<br />(my creative writing blog)</a>Sarah Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01185278849400551014noreply@blogger.com