This is the great aunt of mine I am visiting in Santa Barbara, California. She was born Anna Mary Knezetic to her father, Robert Knezetic, and mother, Louisa (Lillian) Priezula Knezetic, on October 9, 1926. On August 3, 1946, she married Woodrow Burnstein, who, after the war, had dropped the ‘Stein,’ and the two became Mr. and Mrs. Woody Burns. My aunt has always been known to me as Tata, which I was told was Croatian for aunt, but upon looking that up, I found that Tata actually means “father.” After more than 40 years of her being Tata, I guess it’s better to leave it that way. Tata is the youngest of seven children; her siblings have all since passed away. Her sister Amelia was my father’s mother. Her brothers were Bob, George, John, Frank, and Mike Knezetic who just passed away this past April.

Update: Here in 2023, while updating some things, I looked at running this photo of my aunt through Photoshop’s photo restoration and colorized filters and felt it needed to be shared.

At the same time, I realized that there was one other thing I should have shared back on this day. While helping organize and clean some things, I came across this bottle of 409 All Purpose Cleaner, a common cleaner for sure, and at first glance, you might not notice anything special.

But look closely at the label, down at the bottom left, can you make out the date? This brand-new bottle of 409 was made back in 1977 and is now 28 years old vintage.