End of August

End of August, 2020 

20 Peacock Crescent, Bokarina Beach, Qld

About April or May, 1987. 

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Fukushima

Saturday

22 August, 2020

Fukushima from Azuma

Photo Credit:  Pashadelic.com

Below:  Brisbane City on this very windy, Winter's morning. 

Credit: Higgins.com 

Morgan

Found these old photos of Morgan the Red Setter. 

He lived in the 1970s

and belonged to the people who lived next door to us. 

A faithful hound indeed .... much loved. 

Morgan on the driveway receiving yet another pat from June. 

Anywhere is a nice place for a bit of a kip, he thinks ... 

RIP Morgan.... never forget you, buddy. 

Car

Thursday

20th August, 2020

Car went to Wynnum. Today and tomorrow for recall on engine and rear lights. 

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OBON

The BON Season in Japan

is rapidly coming to a conclusion

for this crazy year - 2020. 

I have decided to post photos of people with whom

I once shared DNA and who now live in a different world. 

One my Mother's side :  At Highvale ( Samford Valley )

G'ma Molly, Phillip & Peg

August, 1992. 

April, 1981

The Gap, a suburb of Brisbane. 

Top Photo Left to Right:  Phillip Helen June

Middle: Phillip Helen June in a slightly different pose

Bottom: Helen Phillip Molly June

Photography by Norm using a Mamiya DSX1000 SLR camera.

Above: Helen with long sleeves

Sybil Sue in the dark outfit 

June with short sleaves

Helen and June are sisters whilst

Sybil Sue was their first cousin from Bankstown, a suburb in Sydney

Sybil Sue and June were very close during the teen years. 

Bottom:  June left and Molly  ( very formal photo indeed ) 

SAUNDERSON,
Margaret (Peg).
06.11.1922 - 14.05.2012
Late of Baulkham Hills
Beloved wife of Phillip, loving mother of Helen, Ron, Kim and Mary and their families.
Aged 89 years

PEGS family and friends are warmly invited to attend her Funeral Service, to be held on Friday (May 18, 2012), at Castlebrook Crematorium, Windsor Road, Rouse Hill, commencing at 2 p.m.

SAUNDERSON,
Phillip Russell.
Passed Away
November 15, 2014

Beloved husband of Peg (dec'd). Loved father of Helen, Ron, Kim and Mary and father-in-law of Ross, Christine and Scott. Loving grandfather (Pa) to Danielle, Ryan, Bradley, Kate, Elise, Cameron and Prue. Great grandfather to Ella.

Aged 87 Years

Family and friends are invited to attend a Funeral Service for PHILLIP to be held in the West Chapel at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, 199 Delhi Road, North Ryde on Thursday November 20, 2014 at 3.45pm.

Wedding Day for Phillip to Margaret Love ( Peggy ). 

Left to Right as you see photo:  Helen, Molly, Phillip, June. 

Below:  Friday, 10th May, 1952

Burwood, Sydney

June's Wedding Day to Norman. 

Bridesmaid was younger sister, Helen. 

Same wedding, same day .... of course. 

Above:  Ronald Sydney Howard SAUNDERSON and his wife, Mary Madeleine ( Molly ). 

Above: Left to Right as you see it : 

Top Photo: Norman ( the groom ), his mother Eunice Marion ( nee YATES ), June, 

Norman's brother, Mervyn.

Middle Photo:  Ron and Molly in a casual pose

Bottom Photo: Nettie ( I think ), Phillip and Molly. 

Two photos above; The happy couple

June & Norman

Married for 55 years, 10 days. 

Above: June at Cloudland, maybe 1950 ?  Age about 20 and a bit. 

Below: Helen.  Guessing about 17 years old ? 

Helen. 

Below:  On my Father's Mother's side -  YATES 

A most interesting photo, methinks. 

Left to Right: As you see it

Florence ( Mother ) then standing  Florence Beatrice ( her daughter ) who died very soon after this photo was taken.  Sitting old lady .... maybe Florence's mother ? 
Boy standing:  either Roy, Richard or Abe.   ( my feeling: Abe )

Sitting man:  Richard Smith YATES.  Husband to Florence in white, father to 3 younger siblings in the photo. 

Far right:  Eunice Marion, my father's mother.  Florence and Abe are her siblings. 

Missing:  Hubert, who died aged 8 months and buried in Rockhampton Cemetery in an unmarked grave. NOT in Toowong Cemetery, with a memorial stone there. 

Roy, who lived until about 92 years old. Had a son named Ray. 

Richard. 

I believe this photo was taken about 1908 but no later than 1909. 

Eunice, my paternal grandmother. She is on the right side of the family portrait above. 

I think that this is the WESTs / HORTONs from South Brisbane. 

Possibly Minnie is the woman in dark clothing ( no white ) on the right. 

Long ago

A few photos from long ago. 

November, 1979

I travelled by bus from Los Angles to Washington, D.C. 

It was a very long trip indeed ....

There were two charming friends on the bus

who started talking to me. 

Monica and Portia. 

Above:  Me and Monica

Below:  Me and Portia

I lost touch with them both aeons ago .... I hope that they are enjoying Life to the fullest. 

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November, 1979

My first trip overseas. 
San Francisco, U.S.A. 

 Me. 

Views from the apartment.
815 Burnett Ave., #5
94131

David playing the organ with Rob looking on.

Above:  Rick P  who had a part-time job @ Macys Fine Jewellry Counter. 
Wonder what happened to him ? 

Below: David and Rob cooking dinner.

Rob took me out on S.F. Harbor on his sailing boat. 
Above: Bill the piano tuner and Rob. 
It was such a cold day, although a wonderful experience. 

Below:  We sailed underneath the Golden Gate Bridge. 

Heading back to Alameda to dock the boat. 

Below: David kindly drove me and Rick down to Santa Cruz for a day trip. 
His car was a Pontiac Grand Am 6.5 liter V8. 

An unforgettable day, really enjoyed. 
Thanks guys !