This one was taken in our front yard in the early to mid 40's. The man on the right is Pop Smith, Hubby's great-grandfather. I spoke of him a little when I shared the vintage Yosemite photos. He is standing with his children. The woman in the light dress is Hummer, Hubby's grandmother who our home was built for. She got the nickname of Hummer from her grandkids because she always hummed as she went about her chores. Do you ever hum? I catch myself doing it occasionally. Red River Valley is usually the tune that pops into my head because my mom and grandmother both sang it to me. Sorry, back to the photos.
This photo shows the whole group of of Pop Smiths children, their spouses, and grandchildren. The man next to Hummer in the white shirt is her husband. The grandkids nicknamed him too. After retirement he always wore overalls so they called him Hobo. That's right, Hubby's grandparents were Hobo and Hummer. I always thought those were the cutest names. Our home will forever be known as HoboandHummer's, one word. Or, HummerandHobo's, depending on who is saying it. I almost named my blog after them but couldn't decide who to give top billing! The cutie patootie standing in front of Hummer is my wonderful mother-in-law.I just noticed if you look in the top photo you can see the front corner of the stair wall that leads up the porch. The architectural piece sitting on top is the same one I shared here. I would love to find out where the pair came from but that's going to take some detective work. I keep hoping I'll find a photo of old buildings downtown and recognize them but no luck yet.
Thanks for hanging out in the attic with me,
Dawn
