When I saw that this week's SepiaSaturday was somewhat about cigarettes, I looked through my family album and was able to only come up with one picture of Dad smoking. He was a heavy smoker, here he is smoking while making the walkway in 1967. He passed away 1 1/2 years ago from complications of smoking, he was in his mid eighties. Mom never smoked, I have 3 brothers, and 2 sisters. Two brothers and one sister smoked, all of them have stopped years ago.
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So Your Dad didnt like to be photographed with a cigarette? Which was unusual,back in the day.Maybe his reticence was one of the reasons you never smoked yourself?
ReplyDeleteLove the details in this photo -- looks like a beautiful walkway. And that wheelbarrow got a lot of use. My dad died at age 80 of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking. He started at age 9. So I guess he was lucky to have lived that long!
ReplyDeleteThat reminds me of my father making a patio. He just smoked a pipe, and not while working.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that your dad lived so long despite his smoking habit.
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderful photo of him in action.
Nancy
I am just noticing now that the wheel of the wheel barrel was all metal as opposed to a rubber tire. @Wendy, Dad was quite a handy man, could do just about everything he put his mind too. He enjoyed staging pictures, I guess I get my love of photography from him.
ReplyDeleteWe had a wheelbarrow just like that one when I was small - no rubber tyres, and it rattled along pretty loudly. Having laid a brick path like that, I can imagine I got through a few cigarettes too.
ReplyDeleteLiving to 80 after a lifetime smoking was quite an achievement, but a risk I would not like to take. My elder son stopped smoking abruptly when he contracted throat cancer. Fortunately he has been clear for 12 years now.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, such was the look of my father when I was growing up too! They were such a part of their daily life. Sadly, both my parents loss their life due to smoking as well.
ReplyDeleteI was lucky growing up that my parents didn't smoke and only one grandparent. Unfortunately the smoking grandfather died of cancer in his early 60s. Great shot of your dad!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great shot with so much detail. I assume that this is the house where you grew up?
ReplyDeleteI would be interested in seeing a picture when the path was finished if you have one?
A fine memory to save. Your dad's shirt and hat make the photo special too.
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