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A black and white photo of a baby sprawled on a bed, fists clenched, head tilted up, starting down the camera.

I was born with a full head of hair.

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06.03.2025 09:10 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In the foreground, a statue of the Virgin Mary is protected by a metal frame forming a curved arch. A large crucifix is fastened to the top of the frame. Some of the dormitory buildings of McMurdo Station are visible in the middle distance. Observation Hill is partially visible behind "Mac Town". The entire scene is covered in a light dusting of snow.

After my second summer working as one of the bakers at McMurdo Station I spent two weeks with my parents and younger brother in Hawaii. I don't remember which island it was, probably Maui, but we had a great time.

04.03.2025 23:59 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A sepia toned black and white image. A group of Chinese people are standing around a long table. A smiling culinary instructor appears to be pouring something out of a skillet into a bowl at one end of the table while a group of eight students watch attentively. The author of this post's dad stands at the other end of the table facing the instructor. A woman in a long white lab coat stands behind him with her hands in her pockets.

This is one of my favourite photos of my dad (he's on the left, at the end of the table). It's British Hong Kong in 1954-5 and he's a recent arrival from Toishan. Dad didn't end up making a career out of baking, but I did a fair amount of bakery work in my […]

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03.03.2025 22:25 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0