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Friday, November 06, 2009 at

Childhood photos

Last night, I couldn't sleep, so I was going through old family photos. In the top photo, above, my twin sister Lucy and I are kicking it in France, where we lived when we were really little. (Can you tell who's who?) In the middle one, my mom, Lucy and I are on the ship that brought us to America. (That sounds so old-fashioned!) And the bottom one is me with a pink balloon (twenty-seven years before our engagement photos). xo

Update: I'm the baby on the left. The giant head gives it away.
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73 comments:

  1. these are really fantastic - especially the ship shot - lovely!

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  2. Do you feel like the same person inside? (I love family photos)

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  3. oh, so sweet. i love how old fashioned and charming it sounds to sail to America.

    i don't know, but i'm gonna take a punt that it's you on the right. am i right? and weirdly, even though i don't know you and have probably never seen you from behind, i think that photograph of your mother looks just like you.

    anyway, they're beautiful pictures!

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  4. these are really great, glad you could go through the old-school albums, sounds fun

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  5. I just went through some of my old family photos the other day as well. So much fun! Love these. I especially love the one of you and your sister. Are you on the left?

    ~Erika

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  6. You went to America by a ship? How long did it take? Love these pictures!

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  7. some neat info about that ship!
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Queen_Elizabeth_2

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  8. You were (and are) such a cutie. Love those pink dungarees. I think I had something similar.

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  9. Looking at old photos of my sister and me is possibly one of my very favourite ways to pass time. I love the contrast and colour on old-fashioned photo rolls.

    Was the pink balloon in the engagement photos serendipitous, or planned to match? Very sweet.

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  10. love pictures from the past! adorable.

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  11. So cute! I love that you sailed to America (on the QE2! makes me think of Parent Trap) instead of flying, and I love that you can say that now- how funny to hear these days! Are you the baby on the left?

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  12. what lovely photos!

    and what coincidence! my parents are going through old photos and sending some on to me. i've got a couple up today that just made my day!

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  13. Adorable photos!

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  15. Oh, what beautiful photos! How fun it must have been on the ship when you were young! xoxo

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  16. Beautiful family photos. I love how photos have their own unique look, depending on the time period taken. They're all strangely perfect in their own way.

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  17. Oh the top picture of you two looking at each other giggling just makes my heart melt! So adorable. Thanks for sharing :) xoxo

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  18. Oh cool, is that the QE2? Is your mum French? Ahh. Love old photies!

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  19. I love the photo on the ship deck. Though I did not come over on a boat (we did live in France when I was small) my mother did, and I'm sure this would strike a chord for her!

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  20. adorable!

    xo,
    cristin @ simplified bee

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  21. Just love old photos! thank you for sharing...smiles.

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  22. OMG!! you're so sweet dear :)

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  23. Too cute!! Little blondies! lol
    I went down memory lane with old photos for Halloween :)

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  24. These are adorable. But I'm distracted- is that person on the edge of the last pic not wearing any pants? Am I crazy?

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  25. Have you read My Twin and Me by Abigail Pogrebin? She spoke at a lecture in Dayton this week and her relationship with her sister sounds so intriguing!

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  26. Sorry the book is called One and the Same. Her Daily Beast article was My Twin and Me.

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  28. haha, such funny questions! :) * my mom is american and my dad is british, but we lived in france for a while. * the engagement pink balloon was serendipitous. * the person in the last photo is my grandmother and she's in a bathing suit, haha! * i'm the baby on the left! :)

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  29. Oh they are so sweet! How lucky to live in France when you were little! xx

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  30. What lovely photos!!!. It's a beautiful walk through your past. Kisses from Spain. Ana

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  31. The QE2! How quaint!!
    *swoon*

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  32. I love old snaps. What a lovely insight to your childhood. How exciting it must have been arriving on a ship from France.

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  33. so cute! thanks for sharing!

    when we were at my parents' house last weekend, i pulled out all the pictures of me in my halloween costumes. it was so fun!

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  34. When I was younger my family moved from the States to England. My mother was 8 months pregnant at the time with my youngest sister, so we took the QE2 as well... just heading the other direction.
    Love the photos.

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  35. you are such an adorable baby. i love the photos.

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  36. oh joanna - nice to "meet" you -
    these are lovely! i totally did the same thing just last night. eyes are a bit puffy today for it, but it was fun to reminisce!

    holly

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  37. ahh twins! i am a twin tooo! :) twin babies are tje cutest even if their head is quite giant ;) sooo cute!! my twin(eliza) had a bigger head :)love the photos!

    xx
    ~maya

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  38. your grammy is like lady gaga. anti-pants!
    beautiful photos!

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  39. WOW! These pictures have a beautiful history behind. I loved the one where you are at the boat.

    xoxo
    B* a la Moda

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  40. monica, no way! that's so funny! we literally were like ships passing in the night :)

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  41. I have also been going through old snaps, and I too have a few of my move to Scotland from Vermont when I was young. I am about to move back after 28 years to start a fresh and am so excited! Looking at your photos just makes me think, grab the time and experience and don't forget your journey!

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  42. Anonymous3:44 PM

    just curious...why did you take a ship to the US as opposed to flying?

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  43. I had those same buckle shoes!

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  44. Sweetness is the only word that comes to my mind.I absolutely believe these photos are verything yet not simple.They look like a pro took them.I mean it.The photographs are beautiful.End of story.

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  45. So sweet. I have a soft spot for twin girls, as I am the mother to an adorable set!

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  46. These are great pictures; I absolutely love the one from the boat! And I love your YSL post about the pain au chocolat. I may have to put on some real clothes (still have on yoga togs) and slither down to the bakery!

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  47. The picture of you holding that balloon is so adorable! I have a similar picture of me blowing bubbles when I was that age. So sweet...

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  48. Love the old photos! Thanks for sharing.

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  49. You & your giant head fixation:) Your head is fine. These are very cute,indeed.

    xo

    Good weekend

    Susan & GG

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  50. I love old pictures :) I especially love the one of you girls and your mum on the ship. My sister dug up a bunch of ours a while ago and it was really wonderful to see them again :) My sisters are twins and they like to ask ppl if they can figure out who's who too hehe

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  51. Aww.. I love going through family snapshots from time to time..it brings on such a wonderful feeling of nostalgia. I agree, the second shot is truly wonderful, you are soooo cute! Then and now!

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  52. Joanna, these are adorable. I love old family photos. they are the best!

    so quick question, are you a french citizen, and american?! that would be amazing. i'm learning all about citizenship requirements around the world & i know it varies, my friend is a tri-citizen! (or whatever that would be called having 3 citizenships) i'm awfully jealous! : )

    xo-

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  53. oh gosh, I absolutely LOVE these photos!!
    brilliant!!

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  55. these are absolutely beautiful pictures! i believe they're full of good childhood memories :)

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  56. That photo of you and your sister together looks identical to a photo I have of my sister and I at that age. We are only 15 months apart and looked like twins growing up :)

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  58. How sweet! Childhood photos always bring back those happy feelings from that time, when we were just who we are, making no efforts.

    Have a nice November!

    Lyssa ;)

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  59. That's the ship from the new (now old) Parent Trap right? The QE2. I love old photos.

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  60. how fabulous that you're a twin, it was always my daydream as a child to have a twin sister! Hope you're having a wonderful weekend

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  61. these are beautiful!! i love old family photos. thanks for sharing! x

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  62. That photo with the pink balloon is so warm and nostalgic.

    Incidentally, I just took some photos of my 3-year-old with a pink balloon...

    stephanie@metropolitanmama.net

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  63. You left Britain on the QE2? That is so glamorous!

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  64. ooooo - these are fantastic. i feel like i'm watching 'the diving bell and the butterfly'...which i totally mean as a compliment.

    what kind of camera do you think these were taken with?


    http://www.lucasjonesart.blogspot.com

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  65. oh these photos are fabulous!

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  66. i knew the one on the left was you :] and for the record, it wasn't the giant head, it was the facial expression :] your crinkled nose, haha. super cute <3

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  68. Oh my goodness! That first photo of you and your sister is so adorable. It looks like you're sharing a naughty secret! It's definitely a 'squeal with cuteness' photo!!

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  72. Nice collections. I like this photos and i am going to share this on celebrities childhood images sites.

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  73. Nice collections. I like these photos and i am going to share this on celebrities childhood photos sites.

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