15 july
my father's typewriter
When I was a girl my father typed a daily column for a Boston newspaper on an
old school typewriter much like this one.
I remember hearing the sounds of his fingers on the keys as he typed.
Shining through the branches of a big old pine tree
When Joe comes home from working nights he flops his cap down on the kitchen table. It is an Irish sculls cap and when he wears it with his mask at work they say he looks like a Southie (Irish part of Boston) bank robber. I just like the way it looks on my kitchen table and I’m glad he’s not a bank robber. My sister had to get some scans in Boston and spent the week at my mums. I had them up for dinner one night. This isn’t the greatest picture of her...I think I caught her in mid-chew. Sunday I met with both of my daughters and my grandchildren. We were the only ones in the pizza place and felt comfortable taking our masks off while we ate. It was the first time we’ve all been together in such a very long time. It brought me to tears. I rise before the sun most mornings and see it coming up over the neighboring houses like ribbons of orange and indigo light. One morning this week I happened to glance up and see the crescent moon setting behind the big, old pine while the sky was
Nostalgic feeling!
ReplyDeleteSo nostalgic!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful ... love old typewriters !
ReplyDeleteHave a nice week,
Sylvia
And wouldn't your father be astounded at what is available now to help him develop his craft and columns?!
ReplyDeleteMemories are build on sounds like that and, to hear them again, is a time machine.
ReplyDeleteI love old typewriters and your processing is great..
ReplyDeleteIt's such a specific sound. What an incredibly beautiful memory.
ReplyDeleteOh, that is fun!
ReplyDeleteFabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe vintage editing is perfect! And, yes ... I remember these typewriters, too. They're collectors items now. Hmmm. I'm not sure I like what that says about how long I've been around! :-D
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful memory... and lovely processing. I remember using a typewriter (not as pretty as this one) and correction tape. Seems so long ago...
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool shot! So artsy!
ReplyDeleteGreat editing. Fits the subject matter beautifully. Love those old typewriters.
ReplyDeletemy parents bought me a Remington when I was in high school. how proud I was! I love whatever you did to accomplish this image.
ReplyDeleteAwesome photo -- and this was your father's typewriter while he worked. Goosebumps here!
ReplyDeleteWonderful editing! (I remember typewriters, too!)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot of the typewriter. Nice editing. I still have my portable typewriter and use it occasionally.
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