tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post7331379935102155318..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 223;12 April 2014Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-55447319020010794262014-04-14T08:31:13.931+10:002014-04-14T08:31:13.931+10:00I think our memories, particularly of our youth, a...I think our memories, particularly of our youth, are shaped so much by family photos such as these. It seems to me improbable that one might remember incidents that happened at such a young age, but many do. I wonder if what we are remembering is long ago memories of someone describing to us those events in relation to the snapshots - in other words, memories of memories, rather than the actual events themselves.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-86453665603847877072014-04-13T23:54:14.512+10:002014-04-13T23:54:14.512+10:00Wendy's right. Photos of the ordinary are so l...Wendy's right. Photos of the ordinary are so lovely to have.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-58362675985150106442014-04-13T22:57:35.998+10:002014-04-13T22:57:35.998+10:00I always think you can define a photographer as so...I always think you can define a photographer as someone who takes photographs of nothing special - and so often it is the photos taken of no special occasion or no special place that are the most vocal in speaking to us down the years.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-69246580554376154052014-04-13T22:27:06.438+10:002014-04-13T22:27:06.438+10:00I remember plaid viyella shirts--sort of like a de...I remember plaid viyella shirts--sort of like a deluxe flannel. I didn't know that it was used for dresses.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-83902174534810712152014-04-13T13:05:51.183+10:002014-04-13T13:05:51.183+10:00My father always seemed to have a camera, and as a...My father always seemed to have a camera, and as an only child I grew up with a similar collection of photos. It's strange that I don't remember the days when the photos were taken, but I know the photos by heart.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-81434773447166274792014-04-13T12:46:27.195+10:002014-04-13T12:46:27.195+10:00I found this about jodpurs. I thought they might b...I found this about jodpurs. I thought they might be Indian in origin, From wikepidea "They originate from an ancient style of Indian trouser called the Churidar, which is tight around the calf and baggy at the hips, still worn at traditional Jodhpury weddings.[2] This is a special traditional style of clothing in Northern India, especially in what is today the modern state of Rajasthan, which has its capital at the city of Jaipur. Sir Pratap Singh, a younger son of the Maharaja of Jodhpur, popularised in England the style of riding-trousers worn in Jodhpur, a design that he apparently improved and perfected by himself and first tailored in India about 1890 Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-48305931288277433762014-04-13T08:12:23.850+10:002014-04-13T08:12:23.850+10:00Thanks genepenn. I try to get to Canberra as ofte...Thanks genepenn. I try to get to Canberra as often as possible but it ends up being about every five to ten years now. School reunions mostly (every ten years) but I still have friends in Canberra and it is such a beautiful place and so rich in terms of cultural institutions that I love it more and more whenever I return. But I think that may be the way of all places where you grew up. And yes, much has changed. Aranda used to be considered "out in the sticks" but now it's virtually inner city!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84185587785654563652014-04-13T08:09:50.492+10:002014-04-13T08:09:50.492+10:00It's difficult to catch your subject at ease i...It's difficult to catch your subject at ease isn't it? Or lacking self-consciousness. Only comes with the very young I think. We also spend a lot of time rushing around these days doing stuff and not taking the time to reflect that it won't always be this way. That subtly we grow, change and move on.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-54499382074931800652014-04-13T08:06:39.452+10:002014-04-13T08:06:39.452+10:00I do hope you find it. It's a bit like brushe...I do hope you find it. It's a bit like brushed cotton I suppose only nicer. Useful for people who live in cold climates. As I now live in a semi-tropical environment we have no need for it.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-83138339328626192952014-04-13T07:37:49.217+10:002014-04-13T07:37:49.217+10:00Lots of memories there. Yes I remember Viyella, bo...Lots of memories there. Yes I remember Viyella, both my daughter and myself and clothes made from it - so cosy in winter. Co-incidentally we live not far from Aranda now, but we are newcomers. Have you been to Canberra recently? - so many new suburbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-92123829271218618532014-04-13T07:27:51.526+10:002014-04-13T07:27:51.526+10:00Lots of memories evoked there - yes I do remember ...Lots of memories evoked there - yes I do remember Viyella - both myself and my daughter had clothes made from it - so snug in winter. Co incidentally we don't live all that far from Aranda these days, but we are newcomers. Have you been to Canberra recently? so many new suburbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-87868726334574614922014-04-13T06:07:47.192+10:002014-04-13T06:07:47.192+10:00You're lucky to have photos doing nothing spec...You're lucky to have photos doing nothing special. It seems in our family the camera required an occasion. It also seems there were long periods when we must not have even had one. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-33924718843985554542014-04-13T04:45:48.090+10:002014-04-13T04:45:48.090+10:00Cute pictures! We're cat people too or at lea...Cute pictures! We're cat people too or at least have been since one followed us home 33 years ago and he led to five more over time. Before that I was a bird person - as in parakeets. I've sewn with a lot of different fabrics, but I'd never heard of viyella before & had to look it up - a blend of wool & cotton. Hopefully I can find some somewhere so I can experience what it feels like. Interesting. La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com