Wordless Wednesday: Harold and Janice Murrell
Harold Murrell and his baby girl Janice.
My grandpa and aunt
1937
Halloween 2018
My favorite narwhal and skeleton in the world.
"Say Cheese!"
"Say Cheese!"
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