tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post5874280825907566466..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 196: 28 Sept 2013Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-55550438805899077842013-10-02T22:27:45.010+10:002013-10-02T22:27:45.010+10:00Always gorgeous to hear from you Ticklebear!Always gorgeous to hear from you Ticklebear!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-76639005739943703932013-10-02T22:26:53.511+10:002013-10-02T22:26:53.511+10:00Ah the local creek. Where would we be without it?...Ah the local creek. Where would we be without it?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-88595690776308649992013-10-02T22:26:08.308+10:002013-10-02T22:26:08.308+10:00The tin soldier sailed it out to sea. The boat sa...The tin soldier sailed it out to sea. The boat sank and the soldier was eaten by a big fish. The fish was caught and served up for tea and the toy solider was given to the little boy who ate the fish. The little boy made a paper boat for the tin soldier and ......Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73834078812580724652013-10-02T22:23:52.052+10:002013-10-02T22:23:52.052+10:00Hi Bob - I hear you. I used to like making those ...Hi Bob - I hear you. I used to like making those paper fortune telling things..you know the ones with numbers on and then you lifted up the flap and it said something silly.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-25467467232666562832013-10-02T22:21:39.263+10:002013-10-02T22:21:39.263+10:00My pleasure Sharon :)My pleasure Sharon :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26539059631161218562013-10-02T22:20:57.318+10:002013-10-02T22:20:57.318+10:00I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't seen...I'm embarrassed to say that I haven't seen this although I have heard of it. It's on the To Do list.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-75225721519270990612013-09-30T18:53:24.103+10:002013-09-30T18:53:24.103+10:00Now, you've made your bed, and we get to lay i...Now, you've made your bed, and we get to lay in it!!! <br />What a fun ride!! <br />I've always preferred my bed to others <br />and it's often been the safe haven of this only child. <br />Loved the books in your pictures, <br />something we have in common. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-38980934199231593922013-09-30T15:54:28.966+10:002013-09-30T15:54:28.966+10:00I remember those poems and the same picture book. ...I remember those poems and the same picture book. I vaguely remember hammering wood together to make a boat and floating it in the local creek.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26692718945385910852013-09-30T09:24:33.176+10:002013-09-30T09:24:33.176+10:00Oh yes, those poems. It's been a long time sin...Oh yes, those poems. It's been a long time since I read them. And you now have me wondering what became of my little blue sailboat that I loved to sail down the rain swollen gutters.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-11202057534241143402013-09-29T23:37:18.210+10:002013-09-29T23:37:18.210+10:00The only boats I remember from my childhood were m...The only boats I remember from my childhood were made of paper (and could be used as hats). It was so easy to make one; why can't I do it now.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-45303116376330479552013-09-29T19:05:22.110+10:002013-09-29T19:05:22.110+10:00It is wonderful when other posts bring back forgot...It is wonderful when other posts bring back forgotten memories. I was reminded of the model boat that my brother had and how my sister and I would sneak it as he wouldn't let us play with it. <br /><br />Thank you for the memories :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73552892256552571442013-09-29T13:30:08.479+10:002013-09-29T13:30:08.479+10:00Do you remember Bed Knobs and Broomsticks? I just...Do you remember Bed Knobs and Broomsticks? I just remembered it when I saw My Bed is a Boat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39019969836366431512013-09-29T11:13:29.238+10:002013-09-29T11:13:29.238+10:00Yes, re-reading some of the poems makes me realise...Yes, re-reading some of the poems makes me realise how "old-fashioned" they are now - we were giggling over some of the lines yesterday....e.g. from System...The child that is not clean and neat, with lots of toys and things to eat, He is a naughty child, I'm sure - Or else his dear papa is poor ! ...or Foreign Children.....Little Indian, Sioux or Crow, Little frosty Eskimo, Little Turk or Japanese O! don't you wish that you were me?....You have curious things to eat, I am fed on proper meat; You must dwell beyond the foam, But I am safe and live at home......extraordinary stuff really....here's some more A Thought...It is very nice to think The world is full of meat and rink, With little children saying grace In every Christian kind of place. I want to remember this one for work.....Good and Bad Children....Children, you are very little, And your bones are very brittle; If you would grow great and stately, You must try to walk sedately....how do you think that will go down in a library today????<br />Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-71796241830041728172013-09-29T10:45:15.569+10:002013-09-29T10:45:15.569+10:00I like the illustrations in your book, but it seem...I like the illustrations in your book, but it seems strange since I think of the poems as having more old-fashioned illustrations.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-59811729288420503602013-09-29T06:29:53.987+10:002013-09-29T06:29:53.987+10:00Ooh! A new follower! Thanks Karen :)Ooh! A new follower! Thanks Karen :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-4506802445470677642013-09-29T06:29:26.033+10:002013-09-29T06:29:26.033+10:00You are so right! I did become quite wistful read...You are so right! I did become quite wistful reading those poems. Liked your memory of racing the hydroplanes :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-55352562959455258292013-09-29T06:13:09.510+10:002013-09-29T06:13:09.510+10:00Thanks!Thanks!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-65397065826119420372013-09-29T06:12:36.162+10:002013-09-29T06:12:36.162+10:00Thanks Little Nell!Thanks Little Nell!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-61933927404228749342013-09-29T06:12:01.236+10:002013-09-29T06:12:01.236+10:00Thanks Rosie. I just wish we didn't have to wa...Thanks Rosie. I just wish we didn't have to watch the ads with the music!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-52635796781251737892013-09-29T06:11:09.160+10:002013-09-29T06:11:09.160+10:00My uncle did get to fly again but it wasn't a ...My uncle did get to fly again but it wasn't a very happy ending I'm afraid.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-49184986737430162252013-09-29T06:10:06.482+10:002013-09-29T06:10:06.482+10:00I love how our posts jog each other's memories...I love how our posts jog each other's memories :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-20572068084924128902013-09-29T04:16:46.692+10:002013-09-29T04:16:46.692+10:00What an interesting question, how many beds have y...What an interesting question, how many beds have you slept in, and one that would be quite hard to pin down right away. What with all the many sleepovers even for me back in the day, or when my folks to us to their friend's house and put us to be before we went home. Wow, great question. That little boat is a treasure indeed. I can't believe that I wasn't already following you either, but my new style of reading this week I am discovering who needs to be added! 21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-42839164651572174752013-09-29T03:43:50.263+10:002013-09-29T03:43:50.263+10:00Stevenson's poems affect me way more now than ...Stevenson's poems affect me way more now than they did as a child - they're really for wistful adults! ...I grew up in Seattle, so every summer the kids made primitive wooden hydroplanes during Seafair and raced them, dragging them on string behind their bikes.<br />Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40951035013494489842013-09-28T23:37:06.761+10:002013-09-28T23:37:06.761+10:00Great post on this week's theme!Great post on this week's theme!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-80260263705271676292013-09-28T23:36:52.300+10:002013-09-28T23:36:52.300+10:00What lovely memories.What lovely memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com