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Summertime is over and a new School Year begins for my two grandchildren in Hoboken!
That's the cycle of life!
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kids. Show all posts
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Friday, April 28, 2023
THOSE GOLDEN DAYS OF YESTERYEAR!
What with Children's Day coming up this next Sunday 30th, I thought it would be somewhat relevant to review some of my old, old photos from way back when I was a little tyke, full of energy and mischief!
THE COWBOY OUTFIT!
Yeah! Back in those days I loved anything pertaining to cowboys...like most any other
kid my age.
These are the same pair of boots I wore in the first picture above. Clearly, boots look much better when worn with long pants! Here, I was walking around my old neighborhood when it was easy to find many vacant lots everywhere. Today, there are exactly zero.
My MOTHER AND ME.
I seem to be just a few months old so I don't remember anything about this.
Me and my baby stroller. It may look rather archaic but it fulfilled its purpose which was to move me around and keep me from wandering about. (The wheel had already been invented, so it was a good thing!)
My mom, one of my sisters and I, posing in a park. Please bear in mind I didn't choose my outfit!
Every kid, from generation to generation, has had a big ball to play with and I was no exception.
THE BUNNY COSTUME
The less said about this image, the better. Guess it must have been Easter.
I seem to be in some kind of prairie setting here, so this must be a Sunday picnic photo.
Playing Peter Pan with my sister Silvia. I didn't have a Captain Hook costume so I played in plain clothes.
(Sadly, Silvia passed on in 1998 due to a brain aneurysm two months before her 40th birthday.)
And that's all there is for now, so I'm closing this early chapter of my life.
Happy Children's Day!
Saturday, October 22, 2022
Birthday Wishes for Two Great Little Kids!
And also a ton of good wishes for her youngest brother, little Ferrán, who was 2 years old this past October 19th. Sending him many hugs and kisses on this momentous occasion!It's no secret that grandchildren give us elders a renewed lease on life!
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Sunday, July 24, 2022
CUCURUCHO #5 - Back Cover
Here's a nicely restored version of the back cover of CUCURUCHO # 5, published in 1975.
Sunday, May 1, 2022
CUCURUCHO - The Llera Covers
Forty seven years ago, I was hired to do some comic stories for a kiddie magazine in Mexico. The magazine was titled CUCURUCHO and it ran for 20 issues. My job was to provide some comic pages between the fun activities like coloring, origami folding, puzzles, read aloud stories, word games, and other kiddie related material.
I came up with three different titles for the mag: "Cucurucho, The Magical", about a boy who had magical powers and lived in a little box; "Gavin, The Cowboy Mouse", about four rodent rustlers in the Old West; and "Hector and the Detective", about a gangster's ghost who lives in an old revolver owned by a private eye. Pretty exciting stuff, eh?
I managed to do the cover art on 14 of the 20 issues released. The rest were done by the editor of the magazine, Checo Valdez and the late Eduardo del Rio (RIUS), the celebrated Mexican political cartoonist.
By the end of 1975, after very faulty promotion and some bad economic choices by the
publishing staff which resulted in rather poor sales, CUCURUCHO was finally discontinued.
Beginning 1976 after my 12 month hiatus, I was back at Editorial Novaro, doing
THE PINK PANTHER and BEEP BEEP THE ROAD RUNNER for the Hispanic markets.
However, even today, I still get comments from children who read the magazine back in 1975, and remember it fondly for its original content and who thought highly of the effort poured into the project by all the people who collaborated jointly in helping the magazine to flourish briefly during their childhood.
I have revisited the pages of CUCURUCHO lately and, although it is obviously a product of its time, it still holds up well in terms of originality and humor. Kids nowadays would find it naive and out of step with the era of social media and internet gamers but on its day, it was a worthwhile and entertaining publication for children of the 70s.
These were the last two issues of CUCURUCHO. I don't think my grandchildren would appreciate them as much as the kids from four decades ago so I guess I'll put them back into my personal archives and let the memories hover around for a little while before going on to something else.
Saturday, April 30, 2022
HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY, 2022!
This is me in 1956. Wish I could go back in time and warn myself about the future!
Sunday, November 28, 2021
Sunday, October 31, 2021
HALLOWEEN 2021
When you're getting on in years, there's one knock on the door you don't want to answer!
Friday, October 8, 2021
My Son RICARDO Is Celebrating Another Birthday!
It's been a wonderful journey watching my one and only son grow and prosper. He now has a family of his own, yet, I still regard him as my fun-loving, mischievous little kid! He's been a blessing in my life!
Sunday, June 20, 2021
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Saturday, March 20, 2021
THE NEW MATH
What's the deal with the new mathematics kids are learning these days? I mean, math was never my best subject but now I really feel like a complete dummkopf!
(Which of course I may well be, but why advertise myself?)
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Monday, October 26, 2020
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Happy 9th Birthday, Emiliano!
I'm fortunate enough to be blessed with the company of several children who make my life brighter, happier and way more meaningful each day. Emiliano is one of those great kids who keep me on my toes. He's 9 years old today. I'm looking forward to celebrating many, many more birthdays with him!
Friday, August 28, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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