I was browsing through my stash of vintage magazines and found a 1938 advertisement for the Kodak Cine 8mm movie camera. I cut some of the headline copy out that talked about preserving memories for all your life. Then found 'Life Preserver' or 'Safety' vests in a 1969 mail order catalog.
Personal note:
I am very grateful for all the life I have been allowed to live thanks to life saving efforts by my mother. When I was slightly older than the two children playing by the water's edge, I fell off a dock into a lake. I did not know how to swim and I was clearly drowning. No one else was around. I vividly remember going under and trying to come up for air. My mother was up a hill in the vacation home we were renting. She claimed something told her I was in trouble. She saw the furious splashing and sped down as fast as she could and rescued me.P.S. As a result, I never learned to swim and I ALWAYS wear a Safety vest when I am on the water.
I never learnt to swim. Had one lesson at school and the smell of the water was enough to put me off! Nice collage!
ReplyDeleteGreat artwork Angie. Safety first. Not a fan of water myself.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS Michael and Ron...I just had a phone conversation with my sister recapping the "incident" I described and she confirmed I was around 8 years old and she remembers my mother rescuing me. She said she accompanied my mother to the rescue but stayed off the dock as she was not wearing that "orange thing" they made her wear all day (she was 4 years old at the time and the vacation home was situated at the waters edge)! She ultimately learned to swim in later life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a story! You made a fitting collage. I'm glad your mum saved you!
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