tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post8776952775883906910..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 183: 29th June 2013 - CavesAlex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-40838713387029291612013-07-02T06:32:15.094+10:002013-07-02T06:32:15.094+10:00Dear Bob - imagine having Enid Blyton for a mother...Dear Bob - imagine having Enid Blyton for a mother. What fun! Stories on tap all the time.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-61194002500603964862013-07-02T06:31:25.165+10:002013-07-02T06:31:25.165+10:00Dear Karen - do you know I have never read Nancy D...Dear Karen - do you know I have never read Nancy Drew. I feel like I may have missed out.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-86201190129345117652013-07-02T06:30:51.533+10:002013-07-02T06:30:51.533+10:00Ticklebear - groaning is profitable non? Glad you...Ticklebear - groaning is profitable non? Glad you liked the bump conclusion ;)Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-8223123091359494312013-07-02T06:30:12.237+10:002013-07-02T06:30:12.237+10:00Dear Joan - I confess to saying "Bingo!"...Dear Joan - I confess to saying "Bingo!" in a very loud voice when I found that particular photo. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-14258464272488869132013-07-02T04:25:21.438+10:002013-07-02T04:25:21.438+10:00As a result of your Polperro comments I have been ...As a result of your Polperro comments I have been searching my Cornwall photos and have only found one cave and a very small one at that. I shall look more closely next time I go. I certainly have never been inside one with a camera. I was at university with one of Enid Blyton's daughters too.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-34124717167056758352013-07-01T23:10:57.638+10:002013-07-01T23:10:57.638+10:00Yes, I bet that is the cave, in that photo. What a...Yes, I bet that is the cave, in that photo. What a lovely sail that must have been for boaters around there. The children's book look quite interesting and reminds me of the Nancy Drew series I read as a child, with so many wild adventures she took us on! Excellent post, your family photos are such a treasure.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-19126528115786389822013-07-01T23:10:11.311+10:002013-07-01T23:10:11.311+10:00Well, all of that groaning paid off!!
Fun post!! ...Well, all of that groaning paid off!! <br />Fun post!! <br />I especially love the first picture, <br />the way she looked away from the camera <br />toward the village creates a special dynamic. <br />You certainly concluded in a nice way, <br />bump and all... <br />:D~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-16897095539558256282013-07-01T07:59:48.422+10:002013-07-01T07:59:48.422+10:00I really liked the picture that your dad took of t...I really liked the picture that your dad took of the boat and the tunnel in the far off -- very mysterious in my mind. Also enjoyed you mindful trip of caves, books, and Cornwall -- very fun.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-28300550080790373802013-07-01T05:36:46.364+10:002013-07-01T05:36:46.364+10:00Hoorah! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun ...Hoorah! I'm glad you enjoyed it. It was fun to create. My desk always looks a shambles after Sepia Saturday. It takes a bit of tidying up afterwards.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-61860251932370424882013-07-01T05:35:42.451+10:002013-07-01T05:35:42.451+10:00Yes, I hadn't thought of the book theme either...Yes, I hadn't thought of the book theme either and was a bit nervous about introducing it but I'm glad it worked.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-17170220291595778292013-07-01T05:34:43.625+10:002013-07-01T05:34:43.625+10:00Dear Sharon - I read a lot of Enid Blyton too but ...Dear Sharon - I read a lot of Enid Blyton too but you're right - Spiggy Holes was a bit hard to find - I think it was meant to be the sequel to A Secret Island. Lucky you having ancestors from Cornwall. I wish!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-74180972723758752242013-07-01T05:10:56.841+10:002013-07-01T05:10:56.841+10:00A fine post. It gave me a tour of a few places I ...A fine post. It gave me a tour of a few places I have never been and some I have never heard of! Thanks!anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-62821164594040532912013-06-30T21:49:43.536+10:002013-06-30T21:49:43.536+10:00Interesting to hear your personal adventures, whet...Interesting to hear your personal adventures, whether between covers of a book, or in Cornwall, and I never thought of including book adventures here, but it works!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-14875696996745923622013-06-30T20:50:02.161+10:002013-06-30T20:50:02.161+10:00I read a lot of Enid Blyton when I was a child but...I read a lot of Enid Blyton when I was a child but I never came across this book.<br /><br />This week seems to have a travel theme to me. So many places that I want to visit are featuring. I have a large number of family members who originated from Cornwall before coming to Australia so it is definitely a place I will get to one day.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-51580361829474508342013-06-30T11:03:51.699+10:002013-06-30T11:03:51.699+10:00Nigel - I couldn't have described your contrib...Nigel - I couldn't have described your contributions better...refreshing indeed!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-81998324974827698382013-06-30T11:03:20.262+10:002013-06-30T11:03:20.262+10:00Ah postcardy, coming from you, that is a real comp...Ah postcardy, coming from you, that is a real compliment indeed !Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-26597317001885274942013-06-30T11:02:49.275+10:002013-06-30T11:02:49.275+10:00Dear Wendy - Thanks for your lovely feedback. Ev...Dear Wendy - Thanks for your lovely feedback. Even though I might whinge about how difficult some prompts are, the most difficult ones often produce the most interesting results.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-88028733950040940482013-06-30T08:35:44.854+10:002013-06-30T08:35:44.854+10:00Don't feel ashamed to keep an Enid Blyton hidd...Don't feel ashamed to keep an Enid Blyton hidden under your bed and read it when your brain is 99% frazzled. I keep Runabout's Holiday for this purpose.......a land where jam tarts and sausage rolls grow on trees. So refreshing.Nigel Aspdin (Derby, UK)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11287696605570389587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-76286006974078981712013-06-30T04:54:12.749+10:002013-06-30T04:54:12.749+10:00I really like that first photo. It captures the wh...I really like that first photo. It captures the whole scene as viewed by your mother.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-76519173659635175562013-06-29T23:16:15.230+10:002013-06-29T23:16:15.230+10:00This was a fun post - especially your childhood bo...This was a fun post - especially your childhood book. One of the best things about Sepia Saturday is the various ways the prompt photo inspires bloggers. I like seeing how people think. The photo sent you on a real journey into memory. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-9156045626808194142013-06-29T22:25:58.613+10:002013-06-29T22:25:58.613+10:00Dear Alan - so glad you liked the Blyton stuff. I...Dear Alan - so glad you liked the Blyton stuff. It really was "seminal" for me in my youth as they say.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-36514043332793603522013-06-29T22:24:42.881+10:002013-06-29T22:24:42.881+10:00Dear Kristin, sadly no adventures such as those En...Dear Kristin, sadly no adventures such as those Enid Blyton's characters had ...though of course going to England was a great big adventure in its own rightAlex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-38366722492871000722013-06-29T22:23:34.979+10:002013-06-29T22:23:34.979+10:00Dear Brett - you are correct. Although on the las...Dear Brett - you are correct. Although on the last occasion, the friend I was with got an attack of claustrophobia when we walked in and had to dash off, leaving me with three children to look after and not a spare tentacle to operate a camera!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-55836141637956457402013-06-29T22:22:13.708+10:002013-06-29T22:22:13.708+10:00Little Nell - I may suck my teeth and curse and gr...Little Nell - I may suck my teeth and curse and groan and strain when doing these posts...but they are always a pleasure in the end and I always learn something new on reflection.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39768480258333998262013-06-29T21:16:27.946+10:002013-06-29T21:16:27.946+10:00A great tour around the caves. Loved the Blyton il...A great tour around the caves. Loved the Blyton illustration - those stories always seemed to feature a motor boat of a kind you don't see much any more.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com