This photo of Charles Blackburn's on Midsummer Murders

I love to watch Midsummer Murders.  Sometime I just want to see an old versions so I choose to view the series on Netflix with my I-pad.

I was truly surprised when I was watching the "Noble Art" on Midsummer Murders and the show was about boxing. A scene in the agent's  office there where hung this photo of Charles Blackburn my husband's grandfather.

 This is the vintage photo that the family had in the original glass frame.

Charles Blackburn was born 1872 -1950 and was the lightweight Champion of lancashire.

Watch carefully and you will see he made it to Midsummer Murders

Charles Blackburn went on to own a pub in Liverpool

Today I am very happy:
 I love pinterest and have a board dedicated to things that have precious memories for me.
On that board I placed a picture of some melamine dishes that were purchased by my parent in 1957. When my family bought land in 1956  in Collingwood and  built a cottage we had these dishes as the first set of dishes in our new house.
My daughter a accomplished interior decorator has very specific taste in decorating and has not wanted any of the "Old" things I had boxed away so you could imagine how excited I was when she saw these dishes on my pinterest board and said she could probably use them.  I am so pleased that something that has great sentimental meaning for me may go on for a while with her.
Funny how, as I get older the things that make me happy.

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Robbie Burns "A birthday Mug"

My mother Aniela Bannish was born on January 25, 1919 and she was given this mug from a friend who told her that she shared a Birthday with the Famous Rabbie Burns.
 I have no Idea when this mug came into her possession ( guessing about 40 years ago) but I always remember it being on the side of the fireplace mantle every January. I suspect that there were reasons for this but I can only say that it was maybe her way of reminding us of her birthday.
The mug has information about Robert Burns his birth place and death. My mother passed away in 1999 but I cannot  throw it away since today it still reminds me of my mom and I have a good tradition to put it out every Robbie Burns day to continue to celebrate her.

Hockey at Dixie Arena in the 1970's

My son the "Collector" I had no idea that he kept all the souvenirs from his hockey time at the Long gone Dixie arena   He played Goalie for the Mississauga Reps he was good too I often feel I should have insisted that he continue.

Clothing on Instalments 1940

This is the actual booklet of payments to the Kerns Dress Shop on Yonge Street Toronto.  My mother Aniela (Jean) was a wonderful dresser and she purchased her clothing on payments which was quite acceptable at the time. She arrived from Manitoba Late 1939 to seek employment and met and married my father and was welcomed into a large Italian family and we were raised with family members all living on Niagara Street Toronto..  Money was scarce but she purchased her clothing on payments of  2.00 per week and notice that even the extra .10 cents was noted. This book shows the payments starting on July 27th, 1940. The address on the booklet was originally 704 Richmond Street were my mother first lived when arriving from Selkirk Manitoba. Interesting  visit my new web in progress at vintagecollector.ca and my etsy store at vintagecatwalks

St. Mary's girls Club 1950's

This was taken on the front lawn of St. Mary's Catholic School around 1948.  On the left side of the picture is the new St. Mary's School were I attended while on the right side is the building that was the original School were my Father and Aunts attended.  This original school later became a school for children with learning disabilities and it was also used as a social club were I  along with many girls who were in school with me would look forward to organized activities. I sure would like to know where some of my childhood friends who are listed on the write up  are today.  Where are you girls????

      If any of you girls read this please post and entry I would love to hear from you

St.Mary's School Adelaide St. Toronto 1925

This is a rare photo of my father Solino taken with his sister's school mates in around 1925. The story as I know it is that his sisters went to the original St. Mary's school at Bathurst and Adelaide and it was not the school that sits on the  west side it is the building that is at the back of St. Mary's Church near the present rectory house.  There was a building there that was the school note the wooden floor and the buttresses of the church. The present school was built shortly after and than the original school building was used as a boys and girls club. My father's sister Sabina (back row end on right side of picture) was responsible for him that day and she took him along with her on picture day and he was told to sit there and he became part of the group.