When I came across a small contact strip with photos that appeared to have my mother and at least Joan in them, I hustled over to my trusty, neighborhood photo guy and asked him how big he could make them! (they were each about an inch square!)
This is one of them. At first I thought it was the little house - but it's not. For one thing, we never had a fence like that, and Mom said she never had a table like this one either.
After some thought, Mom said it was her neighbor Ruth Prue's back yard - in Burbank! The girl in the chair in the foreground is Joan, and Lyn is one of the towheaded boys in the shot. Mom is under the tree. There are 3 other shots on the contact strip, so I will have them enlarged also. With more detail, we can make some closer IDs maybe!
Actually I remember Ruth Prue - but not from Burbank. Their family at some point moved out to Pearblossom, and often when we drove to Utah, my parents would stop there to say hi. Every time we went up or back to BYU, we would stop there, so it's a somewhat clear memory for me.
I love old photos - and the stories that emerge. I can just image my mom as a young mother, having lunch outside with the neighbor. I have had outdoor lunches like that - and maybe even have some photos - I will have to look!
Really, some things never change! (and Ruth is obviously a with-it young mom with a cool apron!!)
