Too Hot for a Relevant Genealogy Post

He tried 4 different poses in 4 minutes, and none of them satisfied.

Our 10-year-old cat Boogie (pronounced "Booghee") captured my mood today.  It is so hot and humid that there is no comfortable way to sit.  My brain is melting....

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Summer in San Diego - 1927

These photos are from one of the Currey family albums. The only person I recognize for certain in the top picture is Harold (the father who raised me) squatting in the water with the inner tube over his shoulders.* Although no location is mentioned, from the context I think they were at Mission Beach.

The man on the left in the picture below is John V. "Bud" Wilson, Harold's sister Violet's first husband. (Obviously men wore bathing caps in those days.)

[All from my personal collection]

The surfboard ended up in the basement of our house in Encanto. It's possible that Christine remembers it.

*The little blonde boy on the left could be Junior.


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Celebrations: Summer Solstice 2015

Today we celebrate the Summer Solstice in Northern Hemisphere. In this snapshot my best friend Bonnie's Aunt Janette Trainer (1904-1980) shows how to keep cool on a hot summer day.

[Photo courtesy of B. Poppe]

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