Photo #10

Sarah @ Just Me posted the cutest idea that I was going to steal borrow and then I saw that she'd tagged me anyhow.  How lucky is that?!

Here are the instructions:

1. Open the first/oldest photo folder in your computer library
2. Scroll to the 10th photo
3. Post the photo and the story behind it
4. Tag 5 or more people to continue the thread.

Now, I must explain that I have about 22 000 photo files, filed very neatly on my computer.  So neatly in fact that I can locate any single photo in under a minute.  I wish I was so good at housekeeping, anyhow, the photo.  Here it is...

Oh yeah, it's an oldie!  I love old photos so I have scanned quite a lot of Mum's and my Nan's photos.  I'm still trying to get some of Grandma's (that's her in the pink) and my mother-in-law's.

So...about the photo.  This is my Mum's family in 1968.  My Mum is in blue, she is 19.  She was a bridesmaid for her elder (by 2 years) sister.  Her three brothers are in the middle.  And my Grandfather (who we lost almost 5 years ago) and my Grandma are on the right.  This was a black & white photo that was coloured by hand.  Don't you love how they did that? It ends up looking like a mix of a photo and a painting.  I love the fashions from the 60s and I think this photo is just gorgeous.  Mum had it on the wall when we were growing up and I always admired it.

By the way, my aunty made her wedding dress.  Wasn't she clever?  Mum told me there were a few hissy fits before she finished it and I think it was the last thing she ever sewed!!

Time to tag...

1. Liz @ About Adoption and other parenting trials
2. Jodie @ Mummy Mayhem
3. Madmother @ Meaningless Meandering from a Madmother
4. Carly @ everyone wants this
5. Shelly @ Tropical Mum