Monday, 6 February 2012

Sepia Saturday 112 : Saturday 11 February 2012

Man With Book Sitting In Chair Circa 1915 George Eastman House Collection Via Flickr Commons

Working my way through the list of suggested themes included with the comments to Sepia Saturday 109 I get to LINDA of the delightful blog THE PAPER COLLECTOR and from her list of possible suggestions I choose one of my very favourite subjects - BOOKS. As a theme, perhaps it is a little more challenging than the likes of dolls and dogs, but remember, you can interpret the theme with all the ingenuity you can muster. Pictures of books, pictures from books, books of pictures .... the possible list is as long as your imagination and knowing my Sepia Saturday contributors as I do, I know that is as long as a ten volume encyclopedia.

I have to say that Sepia Saturday seems to have been going from strength to strength over recent weeks and once again I thank everyone for their support. You may have noticed that in her comments on last weeks' post, KATHY over at OREGON GIFTS OF COMFORT AND JOY suggested it might be a good idea to have a Sepia Saturday Facebook Group. It is indeed a good idea and one KAT MORTENSEN had when we first set up Sepia Saturday a couple of years ago. She kindly set up such a group and it has been lying fallow ever since. It can be found by doing a group search for Sepia Saturday or by (hopefully) following THIS LINK. If you use Facebook why not join the group and we can use it to exchange old images and chat about all things sepia. If you don't use Facebook or if you prefer the larger image formats available on Flickr I have also set up a Flickr Sepia Saturday Group which once again we can use to share our images. Again, you should be able to locate it via a group search or (again, hopefully) by following THIS LINK. Thus the Sepia Saturday brand goes remorselessly onward and next week I hope to announce the launch of a range of branded Sepia Saturday underwear!

But that is another book - and one that is perhaps best left closed. For Sepia Saturday 112 all you need do is to post your post on or around Saturday 11th February 2012, leave a link to the list below and visit as many of your fellow sepia posters as possible. 


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39 comments:

  1. Alan Burnett6 February 2012 at 20:40

    Hi everyone. I know the post this week is a little long but there was lots to fit in. All the links seem to work OK so hopefully we should have energetic Facebook and Flickr communities soon.

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  2. Kat Mortensen6 February 2012 at 20:43

    Bravo! I will be looking forward to sharing and chatting with folks on Facebook.

    Also, I really love this SS challenge. I've just been reading some classic Gothic Fiction and so, this is right up my street at the moment.

    On a sad note, I have just lost a very good friend to cancer, so I do apologize if I haven't made it to some blogs to read your "dog" posts, as I've been quite preoccupied this past weekend.

    Kat

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  3. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy6 February 2012 at 21:46

    Wow! Thanks you guys! I'll hop on over and "like" the Facebook page.

    I'll be back later with this weeks posts ... one is pretty much on theme, but I think the second one will be even more fun.

    See you soon,

    Kathy M.

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  4. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy6 February 2012 at 21:47

    Oh, I just read down a bit further on you comment, Kat, I am so sorry to hear about your friend. Hugs and prayers are being sent out to you,

    Kathy M.

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  5. Rosie7 February 2012 at 11:15

    Kat, sorry for the loss of your dear friend.

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  6. Bob Scotney7 February 2012 at 15:42

    I just had to get my post up today so that it appeared on Dickens' birthday.

    So sorry to hear about the loss of your friend, Kat.

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  7. Steph7 February 2012 at 16:08

    After nuns, reading is one of my favourite topics of photos!

    Thanks to all the people who have been coming over to the new website- can't wait to see you all on Saturday and on FB!

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  8. Rosie8 February 2012 at 01:49

    I went shopping around the "net" for the picture this week as there was nothing in possession to match the theme. It spoke to me, hope it speaks to you too...

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  9. tony8 February 2012 at 16:17

    KAT X

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  10. Little Nell8 February 2012 at 18:11

    I’m in second childhood this week.

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  11. Colleen G. Brown Pasquale8 February 2012 at 19:13

    In my family we all love to read but I didn't realize I have no photographs of any of them reading. Found something perfect, however, for Saturday.

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  12. Who Were They?8 February 2012 at 23:02

    First off, Kat, my sincere condolences. A friend is family regardless of blood.

    Secondly, I went to the Facebook group and it is scheduled for deletion or retirement or something like that. I requested to join, but it says that if it migrates to a new page members will have to be re-added.

    Don't know what I'll do for post this weekend, or if I'll be able to. My daughter is having her 5th birthday party on Saturday. How did that happen so fast?!

    Last, I am still unable to post using the open ID from Wordpress. Is anyone else having this trouble? It appears to be across blogger.

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  13. Kristin9 February 2012 at 17:10

    If only my grandparents had been reading the letters my father wrote home, it would have fit in perfectly with the series I am doing.

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  14. Postcardy9 February 2012 at 20:27

    I started with a postcard having an illustration of an open book with some lines of poetry.

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  15. Linda10 February 2012 at 02:14

    Thanks for the shout-out Alan! I was away last weekend, glad to join in again. Poetry also inspired me for this week's theme.

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  16. Margaret10 February 2012 at 05:08

    Boy do I miss this! I have been so busy but I am going to make time for this fantastically creative group. I posted about my grandmother's summer in Yellowstone a while back and I need to get that finished.

    And it is funny, I have picked up a few sepia images while out shopping in antique stores and thought of you here.

    I'll be back to join in with this wonderful blog's fun and creativity.

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  17. Wendy10 February 2012 at 12:17

    Mine is a bit of a stretch. Looking forward to making the rounds.

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  18. Alan Burnett10 February 2012 at 12:39

    Indeed it is a tricky one this week - but it is amazing what you can do with a little creative falsehood.
    Good to see so many of you have signed up for the Facebook and Flickr groups. Sepia 24/7 here we come.

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  19. Teresa Wilson Rogers10 February 2012 at 17:22

    Another great theme this week! I'm also looking forward to the Facebook page.

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  20. Mike Brubaker10 February 2012 at 22:17

    I don't have any "book" photos, but I do have a mustachioed man reading. I think that fits.

    For those that enjoyed my Uncle Clifton's dog photo from last weekend, be sure to check the interesting update.

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  21. DougVernX10 February 2012 at 22:57

    Love this theme Alan. Hop on over to Crazy as a Cool Fox to "browse" this week's post.

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  22. Joy11 February 2012 at 01:09

    A post on books is a super segue into all the communication links there. I had to get my 'little grey cells' working this week.

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  23. Unknown11 February 2012 at 02:54

    I am not a lover of FB or Flickr but I love SS so I will just follow what ever is going on and do my thing.
    QMM

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  24. Christine H.11 February 2012 at 05:21

    Kat, my condolences to you. So sorry.

    I look forward to everyone's posts this week.

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  25. Who Were They?11 February 2012 at 05:26

    I managed to pull something together - I just hate to miss a week! :-) I'll be late getting around but I'll come visit I promise; maybe on Monday.

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  26. Bruno Laliberté11 February 2012 at 05:31

    I'm a themer, not because I have a picture of man holding a book, but because...

    Well, you'll see!!

    And it is MY 100th post!!
    See ya all!!
    :)~
    HUGZ

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  27. 21 Wits11 February 2012 at 13:58

    Saturday morning has arrived here again, and already all the books are open! It's wonderful!

    So sorry for the lost of a dear friend Kat.

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  28. Wibbo11 February 2012 at 14:55

    Book as photo prop this week, so just about on theme!
    Sorry to hear your news, Kat.

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  29. Linda@VS11 February 2012 at 15:06

    My condolences to you, Kat. I, too, have suffered the loss of a dear friend this week, a very old dog in my case.

    A bright spot in an otherwise difficult week was putting together a post to fit the "books" theme. Alan's comment about "a little creative falsehood" makes me think he must have been looking over my shoulder.

    I'm looking forward to exploring the new Facebook and Flickr sites. Congratulations!

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  30. Margaret11 February 2012 at 15:18

    I learn so much here and have missed it. I think I did OK for this theme, thanks to my Grandmother keeping a few photograph books of her college years. Lots of fun photos I hope to tie in with future themes.

    I do plan on continuing with Marguerite's "Yellowstone Journal" but was hoping to get a scanner so I can get better quality images. Hope to do so by next week.

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  31. dakotaboo11 February 2012 at 16:11

    A tricky theme this week but after some searching I hopefully found something appropriate. As for the "branded Sepia Saturday underwear" Alan, please make them thermal :-)

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  32. viridian11 February 2012 at 16:45

    I found a delightful image on the web to use.

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  33. Dani Jonsson- Lopez11 February 2012 at 18:18

    I am still getting the hang of posting my links. This week I posted onto last weeks theme... lol. I'll get it SOMEDAY! :)

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  34. Jo11 February 2012 at 18:48

    Blogger is still rejecting my links via Wordpress but my post is at

    http://imagespast.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/sepia-saturday-112-saturday-11-february-2012/

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  35. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day11 February 2012 at 22:20

    I'm afraid I succeeded in leaving my link on last week's list as well as this weeks. I will investigate Facebook when I get myself under control. Don't wait up.

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  36. Tattered and Lost11 February 2012 at 23:24

    I participate with hesitation because I can do little more than post some images. I have no time to visit all and leave comments which saddens me. I hope in the future to find a way to allow me a few moments to participate.

    Alas, I hope all do not migrate to Facebook. I avoid Facebook at all costs so I hope this little site continues to flourish.

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  37. Sean Bentley12 February 2012 at 23:33

    Argh - not sure what happened, but the message sides of my dad's postcards seem to have gotten bleached out, so I reposted today with them darkened. Sorry about that!

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  38. Julie Goucher17 February 2012 at 18:51

    Late again, but it is up at http://anglersrest.blogspot.com/2012/02/sepia-saturday-112-books.html

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  39. Queen Bee25 February 2012 at 06:27

    Hello, this is the first time I've been a part of Sepia Saturday and I really enjoyed the shoes assignment. Hope I didn't include too many pictures. I look forward to checking out everyone's shoes photos.

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