25.11.08

Home Sweetest Home

A couple of posts back, it was suggested by a reader that I do a Thousand Flower Farm (my place of origin, a small organic farm nestled in one of the verdent evergreen forests that dot the Salish Sea) nostalgia post. I happen to have a small collection of old photos from the Island (most taken in the '70s and '80s, a bit before my time) stored up on my flickr, and though I've posted a few here before, I thought I'd take the time once and for all to give some of my favorites a proper showcase. I hope you like them as much as I do!















I've decided to let the pictures do the talking, but should you have any questions please leave them in the comments and I'll try hard to stay on top of things! Also, a few more of these, including slightly more recent shots, can be found here on my flickr :n )
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31 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 25, 2008 at 8:05 PM

    you come from magic

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  2. AnonymousNovember 25, 2008 at 8:43 PM

    aww i love these, such a warm cozy feeling to them

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  3. J.November 25, 2008 at 9:31 PM

    oh my god. i can hardly believe they're real. how beautiful!

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  4. AnonymousNovember 25, 2008 at 10:31 PM

    effie said it, magic*

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  5. GuitarGirlNovember 25, 2008 at 10:33 PM

    Hey, I recognize those people! :)

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  6. TerryNovember 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM

    Amazing. I love these.

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  7. MillaNovember 26, 2008 at 2:12 AM

    These pictures are so magical, but they make me feel homesick for my slightly bigger Island...

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  8. ParapluieNovember 26, 2008 at 6:13 AM

    Wonderful! Must have been geat growing up there!

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  9. AlicePleasanceNovember 26, 2008 at 7:37 AM

    Gorgeous, gorgeous pictures! What a great vibe :-)

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  10. Bella Di NonnaNovember 26, 2008 at 9:27 AM

    What a beautiful post of beautiful pictures!

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  11. E-BADNovember 26, 2008 at 9:29 AM

    DRRRROOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL. One day I'll travel back in time and have my own organic, hippie, West coast farm! Have you ever read the Eden Express? Its basically about your parents (or how I imagine them) with some added crazy sixties stuff.

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  12. dwNovember 26, 2008 at 9:50 AM

    what a woodsy dreamland... ah-mazing.

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  13. ETLNovember 26, 2008 at 11:20 AM

    Amazing pictures...it seems like a very beautiful place to grow up =]

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  14. sarahNovember 26, 2008 at 12:31 PM

    thank you for graciously entertaining my nosy request... i love all of these photos! the kitty and the oven is my fav, though the pony pic (are you on sporting the purple jumper? a relative perhaps?) is a close second.
    happy thanksgiving!

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  15. Elle est où ma caisse?November 26, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    Wow those photos are unbelievable
    wowowow

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  16. Andrea EamesNovember 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM

    Wow, such beautiful photographs. And I thought I was lucky growing up in Zimbabwe! :)

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  17. Sally Jane VintageNovember 26, 2008 at 2:51 PM

    It's so fitting that you come from such a magical place. Lovely.

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  18. AnonymousNovember 26, 2008 at 2:56 PM

    awh i love the cat one!
    x

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  19. EyeliahNovember 26, 2008 at 6:17 PM

    I feel nostalgic too and I've never even been there! :-)

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  20. MissaNovember 27, 2008 at 3:49 AM

    This is like a hippie fairy tale,
    so wonderful :)

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  21. The Sexy PedestrianNovember 27, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    The first two photos are insane! They'd make incredible illustrations for a kid's book, you should write one!

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  22. E-BADNovember 29, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    Did you get to go home for Thanksgiving?

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  23. priyaDecember 1, 2008 at 6:02 AM

    hey...nice pix..

    http://www.youknowster.com/jokes/view/375-you-know-you-are-a-banana-when

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  24. AnonymousDecember 1, 2008 at 6:12 PM

    wow.

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  25. {Tara}December 1, 2008 at 10:19 PM

    You come from here? It is like a fantasy!

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  26. TheMinxDecember 5, 2008 at 4:46 PM

    I love the picture with the cat in the oven! All of them are so ethereal...

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  27. OutiDecember 6, 2008 at 4:09 PM

    This is intriguing. Such an unusual environment to grow in. How do you feel it has influenced your views on life, and what, on the other hand, do you feel you discovered by yourself? How have you chosen an urban lifestyle coming from a place such as this; was it an easy choice?

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  28. R StorchDecember 7, 2008 at 6:07 AM

    these pictures are really special and beautiful - at first glance I thought they were staged, but they are orignial, what style! what photography! :) Thanks for sharing them.

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  29. krickieDecember 10, 2008 at 9:43 AM

    wow. these are beautiful! magic photos!

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  30. M.December 18, 2008 at 8:51 AM

    These are some of the most beautiful photos I have ever seen - especially the one with the cat. I don't even know you but I wish I was you just to grow up with those visuals!

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