An Old Cold Spot
My brother Mike emailed me this photo last night. He said this was a goodbye salute that he snapped today in his garage where this old freezer has been chugging away since 1988. That was the year our mama decided she was tired of bending over and digging through it. Besides, she no longer needed the capacity and hadn't for several years. Mike and my sister-in-law spent the next 25 years "digging" through this old freezer. My sis-in-law was very good at keeping it and the cupboards stocked. The two of them kept promising each other that "It is going to die soon, so we will just keep it until that day." Twenty-five years may seem like a very long life for a freezer. It is MUCH older than that. Sears only sold Coldspot through 1976. I thought that my parent's purchased this freezer in the sixties. My brother said he put the serial number 'on-line' and it matched a 1953 manufacturing date. Here is a close up of the make and model that
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Happy WW!
Mine is up here;
Wordless Wednesday
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Did you mean to spell it like you did? :)
Relaxing to look at. :)
I tried to catch a shot like this, but a camera in my hand doesn't act the same way as a camera in your hand.
I'm so glad you keep a camera in your hand.
I know someone posted about the copyrighting thing - but I can't remember the reason. I wonder if I need to do that?
Gorgeous.
You take it?
And how does one get involved with all of these blogging groups you participate in?
60 comments, holy smokes lady, you are one popular lady :)
(Not too many colors left in Wisconsin, except on the ground.)
There's something colorful for you at my place ;)
Great picture!