It is a photo of me at about
 6 weeks old. My father was serving in New Guinea during World War 2 when I was born in April 1945. He did not return home until December that year. My mother, Joyce, had this photo taken and sent it to Dad. I found the photo in my mother’s box of old photos after she died.

It was Christmas Eve 1973, Hamburg Germany...me with my youngest son, then 7 years old, went to Hamburg from Cape Town, South Africa...my first Christmas with my Dad and his family, EVER...also for them to meet their grandson for the first time, it was an unforgettable holiday...

I (left) aged 3 and my cousin Barbara aged 5 at Dutchies Beach, Nelson Bay, Australia in 1955. My grandmother owned a beach shack here where the family gathered for the summer holidays. The hair bows seem to be a bit of
 a recurring theme.

It is of my great grandparents, Maurice Ruch and Hazel Williams Ruch. I would say it was probably taken around 1930 as Maurice was born in 1906. Maurice and Hazel lived their whole lives outside a small town called Mulberry Indiana. I have had it since Maurice died in 1998.

It is my maternal grandmother Grace Darling Newton and grandfather Earle Leslie Mauer, both born in 1888. This photo was taken when they were engaged in 1913. They were married in 1914
 in Omaha, Nebraska. My grandmother was an avid photographer and this photo was in one of her many photo albums.

This picture was taken 20 years ago. This is my daughter Linde, age 3 and our Nanny Kumari while we were living in Oman. Kumari is from Sri Lanka and we are from Holland. She took care of our kids for 5 years and they loved her
 very much.