play time

Every picture tells a story, season 3, picture 2:

After Ruth and the children on the mountain, here comes Richard with the same children playing games. This picture of domestic bliss may be a game of Skat. It says W. 1957 on the back, so I'll take that as Christmas (Weihnachten) 1957, which also explains the ties.

A few years earlier, Richard had tried to encourage his daughter to learn the recorder, but I am told that this didn't last long. This picture dates from Christmas 1952:

Both photos must have been taken in the family's flat in Idar-Oberstein, Hauptstraße 318 (I found the building on a recent visit, will do a separate post on that some time).

Should anybody have any answers to some of the many questions I am raising in this series, please leave a comment here (I'll need to vet it, so it may take a few days before it goes public) or contact me at michaelgrr [at] yahoo [dot] co [dot] uk

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Season 3 so far:

1. family holiday
2. play time

The Mastodon thread for season 3 starts here.

You can find Season 2 entries in this thread on Mastodon (complete now!) or via the list at the bottom of the last entry of the season (and also at the bottom of the first entry of this season).

The twitter thread for season 1 is still here. Alternatively, visit the last instalment and find the numbered list of entries at the bottom.