Duet: 1940

This isn't wallpaper, these are soft metal sheets that are nailed to the wooden walls. You still can see these in the Caribbean, inside and more likely outside very old houses.

[Actually it is paper. Kraft paper. - Dave]

I love the little trinkets on the mantel. I bet they have some great stories behind them.

Can someone tell me anything about that wallpaper? It looks like plain ol' brown kraft paper. And notice that it's tacked up on the wall. (See the other picture of Mrs. Dyson for a closer view.)

had thirteen kids. Died when the youngest was about five or six.

Hard to believe their ages, they only look middle-aged.

[Back when 90 was the new 50. - Dave]

What peaceful smiles they both have. Like they've seen and understood it all. I think that God must have a smile like that.

for eighty, and I don't know how old she is but she looks good for fifteen children. I only have two and they stress me out!