yellowowl Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 6/1/2019 at 11:56 PM, Scylla Rhiadra said: Auntie Winnie on the Schloßbrücke (or Castle Bridge), "with F," as the note on the back of the photograph indicates. The picture is not dated, but couldn't have been taken before the end of 1927, because the bridge was (or so Wikipedia tells me!) under repair for most of that year. It's hard to be certain but, to judge again by my aunt's appearance, this was most likely taken in the spring or summer of 1928. My aunt had, by this point, found part-time employment with the German postal service at a postamt (postal station) near Alexanderplatz. Here, her fluency in English and her growing competence in German were particularly valued, as the station was frequented by foreign visitors to the city, the vast majority of whom arrived in the city through the train station there. It proved, apparently, to be a good job, and she did well there; in 1930 her position was made permanent. She remained in that service until her departure from Germany two years later. In fact, though, in her first few months in Germany, Winnie had some difficulty finding a position anywhere. Her skills as a stenographer might, of course, have been of value, had her skills in German been more advanced. She was very fortunate in her choice of landlady, Frau Becker, who was well connected in the neighbourhood, and set up Winnie to take in laundry from the such local middle class households not quite wealthy enough to employ their own maid to do the job. Not only did Frau Becker drum up business for my great great aunt, but she also provided the sink, water, iron, and laundry line for Winnie to use, as my aunt's simple bedsit had no water supply of its own. The income Winnie gained from this was pretty meager, but it did at least mean that she was not eating away at her savings as quickly as she otherwise might have. In any case, she seems to have managed reasonably well until she at last secured the postal job. I'm not at this point sure who this "F" who was on the bridge with her (and, I assume, took the picture?) might be: this is her -- or his? -- first appearance in the journal. This is a very nice picture, well done. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 54 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Unquiet Slumbers? Take a pill. Sneakily swaps out Scylla's sleeping pills for caffeine pills. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TatianaNikolay Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Playing with dragons... 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 20 minutes ago, Orwar said: Sneakily swaps out Scylla's sleeping pills for caffeine pills. Well, the joke's on you, ha ha ha ha. I drink coffee before bed. Literally! 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xMister Dash Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda Huntress Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 41 minutes ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: I drink coffee before bed. Literally! Self medicating AD .. oh look, a squirrel. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saravendi Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) This is my blue green purply period.... oh yea, my new hair and a white Yeti coat in summer, with jean shorts... go figure???? Edited June 6, 2019 by Saravendi 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saravendi Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 2 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Unquiet Slumbers? Take a pill. Great photo...Scylla, the lighting/shadow work is amazing 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Angelina String Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 One from California and the other from Europe, there's one obvious place to meet... 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Catlyn Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Springtime!! Getting those milkshake cravings! 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Yes. You. 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Dementia Obviate said: OMG I love you with the white!!! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Saravendi said: This is my blue green purply period.... oh yea, my new hair and a white Yeti coat in summer, with jean shorts... go figure???? Attitude much? I wouldn't want to meet you on a dark runway! 6 hours ago, Saravendi said: Great photo...Scylla, the lighting/shadow work is amazing Sometimes I think that taking pictures is just an excuse for playing around with lights in SL. (Blame Skell: he's the one who got me started.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saravendi Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Angelina String said: One from California and the other from Europe, there's one obvious place to meet... Day 1- Party time...💅🏻💆🏼♀️🏄🏼♀️🏊♀️⛵🏖👯🎼🎺🌃💃🏻🕺💫⛱🎉🎊🙎🏼♂️🦸♂️😍🥳🥺😱🤭🥴☠️🤢🤢🤮🤮🤬🙂🤫 Yay! Day 2- 😑😑😑😑😴😴😴😴🥴🥴🥴🥴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😞🥂🚌✈️🛫🛬 Day 3- Home 🏠 😵🥴🤐🤕 yay 😎 Edited June 6, 2019 by Saravendi 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalates Urriah Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 21 hours ago, VictoriaGrwd said: So.... like do you EVER have a bad hair day? 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BelindaN Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Scylla Rhiadra said: Yes. You. /me *shudders* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedan Charron Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 It has taken weeks to get on this plane and I've kind of been undercover the whole time. I can now show my face again and you...all these empty seats and you want which one? 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saravendi Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Nalates Urriah said: So.... like do you EVER have a bad hair day? Nope... Never.... I'm not sure she is even human. She doesn't seem to have a bad ANYTHING day! /me sighs and goes back to the drawing board, glancing upwards at the post above 🙃 Edited June 6, 2019 by Saravendi 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Couturier Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 So I haven't posted in a while, but I had no ideas for a photo and couldn't decide what to wear.. 7 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Rhiadra Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Roxy Couturier said: So I haven't posted in a while, but I had no ideas for a photo and couldn't decide what to wear.. Thank god you decided against openly wearing your girl bits. Can you even imagine the shock, horror, and moral contamination of Second Life that might have ensued? Edited June 6, 2019 by Scylla Rhiadra 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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