I'm getting close to a 100! -followers that is... Took me a while to get there but I'm still so thankful and happy that anyone would actually look at my posts yet alone follow me...
Soo I'm thinking about doing a give away when I hit the mark. Might be something I make, might be something from my collection of vintage pin up lithos or calenders, might be a little bit of everything, might be something I haven't found yet.... Hmmmm.... Stay tuned...
Here's more from the family album as promised...
My grandparents got married in 1956.
My granddad colored this photo himself;)
I have it in my bedroom in a frame I found a long time ago, it looks like it was made for it:)
Like all of her clothes Ketty had the wedding dress made especially for her. I love the collar and her half hat veil. Unfortunately she didn't keep any of it, she's not even sure what happened to it...
Her bouquet had red Roses, Lily of the valley, Myrtle and lace ribbons and she also had Myrtle on her veil. It must have been in fashion because my other grandmother had excatly the same, only she also had Baby's Breath in her bouquet.
Here they are returning from the church and photographer. I believe they had the wedding party at Ketty's parent's house...
Another of my granddads creations...
Next to my grandfather is his father who I never got to meet, I'm not sure where his mother is seated -they were divorced.
Opening the presents...
Wedding guests. The lady in the front with the gingham apron is Ketty's Mom -my great grandmother Helga (I actually had two great grandmothers called Helga -both were hairdressers..) she always had perfect pin curls. The guy on the left in uniform is Børge's brother Vern who's been living in Florida for years.
Going home.. Pretty coats and dresses in the background. They couldn't afford a honey moon so they just went back home to their appartment...
In the early 1950's my grandma Ketty met this handsome fella...
My grandfather Børge -also known as Pedersen which was his last name (it used to be mine too..)
I went through the family photos and found an album I had never seen before...
His photos from when he was in the army, stationed in Germany in 1953 and 1954. He drew the frontpage himself... It says: "Memories from the Danish Commando in Germany" his soldier number and his last name... I looove the bow!
The first two photos was of this lovely lady...
I believe it's the wonderful Vera Ellen from "The Belle of New York" and it looks like he took the pictures at the movies;) sadly I never had the chance to ask him about this.. I love Vera Ellen too!
The rest of the photos (there are quite a few..) are of him and his soldier buddys, they look like they had a great time, smoking, drinking, figthing for fun etc.
He loved motorcycles, cars, trucks and everything in between and was a truckdriver for many years... He always kept his cars and other family members cars and/or bikes in the best condition possible, he repaired them (often with my dad and my uncle..) washed and shined them up and would always give you a kind reminder to keep your bike clean.. "It'll run smoother" he said;)
He was also a very dedicated smoker -cigarettes and pipe. He loved his garden, he had the greenest lawn in town and spend every second he could in the sunshine, he always had a great tan...
Here's a couple of him and I together when I was very little....
I love this one where I have my arm around him...
I miss him sooo much! We all do...
I'll post more later on of my grandparents wedding and their children....
Oh, I almost forgot here's to you Grandpa'!!! Enjoy..
Naughty but nice;)
Not me!!! But there's always room for a little Betty...
The first one is supposed to be set in Copenhagen... To a native it seems more German or Dutch, Wilhamenia is not really a common Danish name and I'm not sure about the costumes either -but the "Ja" and the "Nej" is close;)
Oh, and the shimmy I just looove the fringes! Enjoy:)
Our next door neighbour is a man close to 70.. He was a ballroom dancer when he was younger and was often used as an extra in many Danish movies in the 50's and 60's. I love when he tells us stories from those days.. His favorite of all the lovely Danish actresses he worked with was Birgitte Price. She was very talented but most importantly a very nice person. I found very few photos of her on the web but there were a couple of videos on the tube... Enjoy!
Once again I turn to you lovely ladies for a bit of help.. My husband and I have been scrimping and saving and have finally managed to save up enough money to go to The States for 3 weeks this September, tickets bought, car rented now all I need is a bit of advice regarding things to see and vintage stores... We will be visiting my father in law in Las Vegas for a week or so but we will also drive down to Los Angeles and San Diego (-and Disneyland off course..) We've been there quite a few times but have never really seen any exhibitions or museums and that sort. I'm considering the Hollywood museum hoping that there will be some costumes but I don't really know... Also I promised a lady here who has a vintage shop that mainly sells cocktail and evening dresses from the 50's, 60's and 70's that I would be on the look-out for dresses she could sell... So whadda you think? Vintage shops with reasonable prices, does that even exist in that area? -and where does an old Hollywood lover (not that kind!) like me go? Or surprise me! There might be things there to see that I haven't considered yet...
A while ago I made a promise to make a post about my beloved grandma Ketty, my muse...
I went home to visit my family for the weekend and had a chance to go through my grandmothers photo albums. My grandfather, her husband sadly passed away earlier this year and it felt really good to see their lives in pictures and hear their stories so I'll be posting much more about them later on, but for now we'll begin with Ketty....
This is the earliest picture I could find of her.. There she is in the bottom left side (with the butterfly..) with all of her friends, how cute is that! She was born in 1934 so I'm guessing this photo is from sometime in the mid to late 40's...
Here she is in the mid 50's doing a bit of modelling or as she would say mannequin work. I would totally wear that outfit today... Sadly I look nothing like this little lady on the outside but on the inside we are quite alike.
This is my favorite! My grandfather had this pinned up when he was a soldier;) He always said that she was the prettiest, best dressed little lady. She told me she had most of her clothes made for her, she wasn't a wealthy lady but she just couldn't find clothes in the shops that were exactly the way she wanted them -I feel the same way!
Here she is on my grandfathers Triumph Tiger 100 in the cutest bathing suit! She actually had a motorcycle licens and she and my grandfather went on roadtrips together.
Doing the dishes... She is a very proper lady she cannot leave her house before she has cleaned it all and has never gone to bed with dirty dishes waiting in the kitchen even after late night parties...
My grandfather had this in his wallet... Awww I cry....
I promise I'll be posting more.. next time it's grandpa's turn;)
You might have guessed by now that Summer is my favorite time of year. In Denmark we are lucky to have one month a year with temperatures over 20 degress Celcius, (that's 68 Fahrenheit) so I use every opportunity I get to soak up the sun and store some heat for the long cold Fall and Winter. Now this past weekend was perfect! My daughter and I went to the Summerhouse Friday afternoon and my husband joined us Saturday and we all went back late Sunday evening...
It had everything a Summer weekend should have... Sun!!! Heat!!! (90 fahrenheit!) Fleamarkets, icecream, fresh fruit bought on the farm, bike rides in the forest, bathing in the sea, BBQ, music, picking flowers, reading, fishing, getting tan-lines;) We did so much and yet it was so relaxing and it felt like we spend a whole week there (I wish!) I even had time to snap a few photos...
Sweet little Summerhouse... You can see the roses and lavenders in front...
The book I read. Short stories written in the 40's by Danish authors..
Husband looking all shy and daughter stepped on a bug:)
Daughter and her beloved crocodile or is it an alligator? We couldn't quite figure that out..
My daughter took this... I'm usually the photographer so there are not many pictures of me in the family album...
Sunset fishing... Didn't catch anything this time though... but who cares when the weather is this amazing at 9.30pm!
This is the earliest picture I could find of her.. There she is in the bottom left side (with the butterfly..) with all of her friends, how cute is that! She was born in 1934 so I'm guessing this photo is from sometime in the mid to late 40's...
Here she is in the mid 50's doing a bit of modelling or as she would say mannequin work. I would totally wear that outfit today...
This is my favorite! My grandfather had this pinned up when he was a soldier;)
Here she is on my grandfathers Triumph Tiger 100 in the cutest bathing suit! She actually had a motorcycle licens and she and my grandfather went on roadtrips together.
Doing the dishes... She is a very proper lady she cannot leave her house before she has cleaned it all and has never gone to bed with dirty dishes waiting in the kitchen even after late night parties...
My grandfather had this in his wallet... Awww I cry....
Sweet little Summerhouse... You can see the roses and lavenders in front...
The book I read. Short stories written in the 40's by Danish authors..
Husband looking all shy and daughter stepped on a bug:)
Daughter and her beloved crocodile or is it an alligator? We couldn't quite figure that out..
My daughter took this... I'm usually the photographer so there are not many pictures of me in the family album...
Sunset fishing... Didn't catch anything this time though... but who cares when the weather is this amazing at 9.30pm!
