Welcome to Debbie-Dabble Blog!!
These are some photos of our townhouse when we first moved in when we got married and it was brand new in 1978 ......
And some of the changes we made as time went by....
The front of our house.....
The original rail road tie and rock retaining wall in front of my row of townhouses.....
At Christmas time, a few years later.......
Easter in the late 80's when we still had a bit of a front yard....
No trees....looking down the road toward the Apartment complex where my sons now live.....
Our Living Room in 1978.....
That sofa which as made by Flexsteel lasted almost 17 years....
Dining Room 1978
Those were the original chairs that went with Joe's Grandmother's Dining Room furniture....
Our Bedroom 1978
Shag carpeting that came with the house that we replaced throughout 2 years later....
Guest Room, later Joey's Bedroom, now Craft Room
Sitting Room, Jim's Bedroom, and now Sitting Room again
Enclosed Patio 1978
When we made the patio into the Den in the early 80's...Bar and all!!
Back yard Patio that I laid with pavers.....
Lattice Patio built by Joe's Uncle Eddy with some help from my FIL...
Some of the trips and vacations we took.....
Trips to the Pocono's for the weekends....
Weekends in the Lancaster/Reading area
Annual Vacation to the Jersey shore, Wildwood and Cape May and Margate
Atlantic City Trips to Caesar's several times a year and the Suites we got to stay in for free...
A $1600 a night Suite with a door bell.......in the early 1990's
We stayed for FREE!
The boys slept on those sofa's and they brought a cot in for my Mother.....
DisneyWorld, Florida, early 90's....
Niagra Falls, Canada. early 90's
Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg and Jamestown Settlement 2000
I made all my son's Halloween costumes.......They never wore a store bought one....
I even made mine for a 1950's Dance sponsored by the Cub Scouts in which I was a Den Mother
And a few miscellaneous photos.....
The Boys with Ba Ba Barna, Joe's paternal Grandmother and the only grandparent I ever had.....
Joe dressed as the Easter Bunny at the annual Egg Hunt at the Silk Mill where he used to work!!!!!
Yes, that is Joe under that costume!!!
The boys decorating their own Christmas Trees in their rooms.....
And of course, our sweet fur babies....
Cassie
Savanna
Stay safe, healthy and most of all, HAPPY!!
Thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!
If you do not have a blog, PLEASE give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment. If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......
Handmade Monday
You Are The Star Blog Hop
Metamorphosis Monday
Little Cottage Link Party
TUESDAY
Inspire Me Tuesdays
Lou Lou Girl's Linky Party
All About Home Party
Tuesdays with a Twist
Farm Fresh Tuesdays Blog Hop
Celebrate Your Story Link Party!!
Tuesday Turn About Link Party
Party in Your PJ's
Waste Not Wednesday
Charming Homes and Gardens Wednesday Link Party
THURSDAY
Vintage Charm
Share Your Style Thursday Link Up Party
Encouraging Hearts and Home Party
Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Grace at Home Party
Funtastic Friday
Friday Favorites
Home Matters Linky Party
Farm House Fridays
Flaunt It Fridays
SATURDAY
Saturday Sparks
Pink Saturday-Anything Goes!!
Please take some time to visit these terrific hosts and all those joining in on the fun!
Oh my gosh what a fun trip down memory lane for you! I loved to make my kids costumes too. What a fun read!
ReplyDeleteHope it is warming up for you guys! We barely had a winter which means a blizzard in April! ha laura in Colorado
Sweet remembrances! Time flies,isn't it? What adorable post!Hugs!
ReplyDeleteI just loved your peek down memory lane. It's scary how fast time goes by, isn't it.
ReplyDeleteHi Deb. It is fun to see the old pictures. You have really changed your home over time. I like seeing the changes. It is always fun to stroll down memory lane. I love , love your St. Patrick decorations. Looks very pretty. As always you do a beautiful job of decorating.
ReplyDeleteSo wise of you to make time for a trip down memory lane!
ReplyDeleteI loved getting to see all of your old photos! Taking a trip down memory lane can be so much fun! My parents and I were recently looking at all of my baby photos, and we had a blast! I love all of the pet photos, we definitely have plenty of those over here at my house as well! I love your St. Patrick's day decor!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your old photos Debbie. They bring back some of my memories of our townhouse from the early 80's. We also had the harvest gold appliances and dark cabinets. The wall telephone and shag carpet. We also took our son on some of the same trips as we live in Maryland. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLynda,
DeleteThanks so much for taking the time to stop by and by letting me know that you did by leaving such a sweet comment!!i can't believe that we traveled so much back then but I am glad that we did as i can not travel now nor really want to... It was more fun when the boys were young....
Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
Hugs,
Deb
I love seeing photos from long ago, whether they are yours, mine or anyone else's. They speak of such history, changes of styles, all that. These are very fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful memories. What I noticed as I've been through the family photographs on both sides is the change in film over the years. There is a neat progression in film over the years from the old black and white pictures to the instant pics we have, to the interesting look of pictures from the 70's and early 80's that have almost a haze around them. I don't know the word I want but they don't have the crispness of today's pictures perhaps do to better lighting, flash, etc. I don't know but I LOVE looking at older pics because you get a different sense of time.
ReplyDeleteWow Debbie! What a lovely trip down memory lane. There's something about old pictures that I love. Maybe it's the memories associated with them. I love looking at old pictures and re-living all those beautiful memories. Priceless!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these at the #HomeMattersParty.
And I love how neatly you have organized all your photos.
Aw, what a blast from the past. I need to go through mine...sure can see how your 'taste' morphed...over the years. We started in a Victorian house, so I gathered my eclectic style immediately. Wonderful family photos! And not the boys are old men...same here! Hugs, Sandi
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your sweet memories at Vintage Charm!
ReplyDeleteWhat a treasure !! We have tons of photos from 1960s to 2000 as well.
ReplyDeleteHappy Women's day.
Thank you for sharing with us at Meraki Link Party.
Have a wonderful week.
Much love
Naush
Hello, this is one of my favorites for Encouraging Hearts and Home, this week! I hope you stop by and say hello, this post has been pinned! Thank you for being a part of Encouraging Hearts and Home, we appreciate all that you share. Have a great week ahead!
ReplyDelete