tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post8221945712872615699..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 280: 23 May 2015Alex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-49074927782517369052015-05-26T08:48:43.181+10:002015-05-26T08:48:43.181+10:00Welcome back in style - a really enjoyable post an...Welcome back in style - a really enjoyable post and comments which demonstrate how helpful (and knowledgeable) Sepians are.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-88902603144081556482015-05-25T20:36:54.505+10:002015-05-25T20:36:54.505+10:00Love your tree shot and your postcard stories too....Love your tree shot and your postcard stories too.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-74460982896621235562015-05-25T05:18:43.853+10:002015-05-25T05:18:43.853+10:00Actually Karen I was thinking that about postage s...Actually Karen I was thinking that about postage stamps too - that they will become defunct shortly...our postal service has now decided that there really isn;t much point in delivering to some areas more than once or twice a week as there is just not that much post anymore.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-33233269985501467002015-05-25T05:17:41.340+10:002015-05-25T05:17:41.340+10:00Karen - I couldn't believe my luck finding the...Karen - I couldn't believe my luck finding these...the sale had only been going for an hour so I think you need to get in quickly for these sorts of things in Brisvegas - they just don't have much in the way of these things here in Queensland.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-52884670338802323022015-05-25T05:16:09.768+10:002015-05-25T05:16:09.768+10:00Thank you Lorraine. That's what's great a...Thank you Lorraine. That's what's great about blogging isn't it Lorraine ? The interaction.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-64035541369237972992015-05-25T00:41:58.951+10:002015-05-25T00:41:58.951+10:00One more last note, have you noticed that you go p...One more last note, have you noticed that you go places today and they don't even sell new postcards? It's so scary because folks just don't send postcards like they used to. In the years to come, for our children, and our children's children, there won't be the same good reading to be had. Very sad.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-29575160591766909732015-05-25T00:40:16.194+10:002015-05-25T00:40:16.194+10:00I've been a bit absent too here, but through a...I've been a bit absent too here, but through all these years we do get busy outside of posting but we always come back, I mean who would ever want to leave here for good right?! I totally agree with you about postcards and the mysteries behind them, as to what the real story is. It's one of my favorite things to do in antique stores, I can't buy and bring them all home, but I can read a lot of them!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-50373887152231246162015-05-24T21:33:59.817+10:002015-05-24T21:33:59.817+10:00The comments on your post are an entertainment as ...The comments on your post are an entertainment as well!<br /> Excellent research based on just a few clues Alex.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-91510259987284617742015-05-24T10:56:08.403+10:002015-05-24T10:56:08.403+10:00Very true Brett - of course - silly me - that'...Very true Brett - of course - silly me - that's just a recording date isn't it? rather than a composition date. Well I think we're in the ball park area at the least. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-45397279841831452402015-05-24T10:41:05.448+10:002015-05-24T10:41:05.448+10:00It could be that the song referenced an earlier us...It could be that the song referenced an earlier use of the expression, Alex, so I'm not sure about providing you with an earliest date.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-9864980504765051042015-05-24T10:10:49.249+10:002015-05-24T10:10:49.249+10:00I do love a bargain!! And I do love Sepia Saturda...I do love a bargain!! And I do love Sepia Saturday!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-67306241955442667812015-05-24T10:10:19.382+10:002015-05-24T10:10:19.382+10:00Hah! I know exactly what you mean. But sometimes...Hah! I know exactly what you mean. But sometimes you get so wild don't you - with the cheek of some people. But with road rage these days it's best just to count to 10.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-46860687325887199092015-05-24T10:09:24.585+10:002015-05-24T10:09:24.585+10:00Thanks Brett! That's fantastic - I will add ...Thanks Brett! That's fantastic - I will add that to the post now and that really helps with dating the postcard - so somewhere between 1906 and 1911.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-580493855597777532015-05-24T09:51:14.532+10:002015-05-24T09:51:14.532+10:00Thanks for a great detective story. Who could expe...Thanks for a great detective story. Who could expect humor, mystery, romance, and a car chase all found in a bargain bin postcard! Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-22988743587369486322015-05-24T09:46:41.265+10:002015-05-24T09:46:41.265+10:00Well, there's a bit of role-reversal with the ...Well, there's a bit of role-reversal with the gal chasing a guy because he stole 23 gallons of gas. Let's see - in today's world that would be about $78.00 worth. Would I chase a man for $78.00? Not in today's world! Years ago, however, I did chastise the driver of an old Winnebago RV who wouldn't pull out in the turn-outs & allow cars behind it to get by on a narrow winding road (there were 19 cars behind it - I was the 5th) When we had to stop for road construction I got out, walked up to the driver's window, knocked on it, & told them if they didn't stop at the next turn-out & let everyone past I was going to call the Highway Patrol & report them. The answer I got was "Is that so?!!" But they did it. Would I do that again? Not on your life!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-20072076687624473422015-05-24T09:01:31.476+10:002015-05-24T09:01:31.476+10:00A quick internet search reveals a romantic ballad ...A quick internet search reveals a romantic ballad by Isidore de Lara around that time referred to "mid the poppies and the corn" - one can imagine what went on ...<br /><br />The name Ashenden brings to mind the stories by Somerset Maugham about a British secret agent in Switzerland, supposedly loosely based on his own experiences working for British Intelligence during the Great War.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-41014662359196791952015-05-24T08:44:09.345+10:002015-05-24T08:44:09.345+10:00Dear Barbara - isn't it amazing? And such goo...Dear Barbara - isn't it amazing? And such good stories too.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-84825745107938082842015-05-24T08:43:42.239+10:002015-05-24T08:43:42.239+10:00Thank you Helen. Yes I must admire Venice's p...Thank you Helen. Yes I must admire Venice's persistence...she never gave up did she?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-62748089588686135032015-05-24T08:43:07.868+10:002015-05-24T08:43:07.868+10:00Ah Postcardy I knew I could rely on you for helpfu...Ah Postcardy I knew I could rely on you for helpful feedback :) Thank you!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-18839739847500514252015-05-24T08:41:53.657+10:002015-05-24T08:41:53.657+10:00Thanks Liz - I confess to hooting with delight whe...Thanks Liz - I confess to hooting with delight when I found that article about Venice. She does sound like quite a girl doesn't she? I would like to have met her :)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-32859261439838138582015-05-24T06:26:21.404+10:002015-05-24T06:26:21.404+10:00Imagine finding all that out about a family from t...Imagine finding all that out about a family from that one postcard. Amazing!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40530530129245463822015-05-24T00:50:36.834+10:002015-05-24T00:50:36.834+10:00More fascinating detective work. It's amazing ...More fascinating detective work. It's amazing how much you can find out about people from a simple card. I would say Venice is more than "plucky" for her dogged pursuit of the gasoline thief. Great post. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-88872827954928087242015-05-23T23:40:45.525+10:002015-05-23T23:40:45.525+10:00The date that divided back postcards were allowed ...The date that divided back postcards were allowed was different for different countries. It was 1907 in the U.S. but earlier in England and some other countries. From the Metropostcard.com blog: "Great Britain was the first Country to issue divided back postcards in 1902 followed by France and Germany."Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-73593642208320825102015-05-23T22:49:05.548+10:002015-05-23T22:49:05.548+10:00Great post. Had me transfixed. I would love to mee...Great post. Had me transfixed. I would love to meet the dashing Miss Venice Court. Shesounds like quite a girl.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.com