I was stuck with what would work best for this week's theme. It was Ron who suggested that I photograph my grandfather's Twindar camera. Among the thirty gifts my parents gave me for my thirtieth birthday, one of the most special was Grampy's camera. I had hopes of being able to find the manual online (which I did). And I hoped to find film to start using it (which I couldn't). I've looked into how film can be rolled and modified to fit the camera, but ended up a little over my head and a lot overwhelmed.
So for now, it sits on a shelf in our office, as a piece of my grandfather, as a gift from my family - and as a reminder to keep taking pictures. I hope to collect more in the future and figure out how to get this camera up and in use.
From there, I recalled seeing some great photographs of Ron's family in our basement and fell in love with the idea of combining a piece of my mother's family with a piece of Ron's mother's family.
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Its such a shame to me that there are these people, that made such an impact in Ron & I's lives, that will never meet. That we will never get to introduce. I think our moms would have really gotten along fabulously.
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