tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post6963487951972417965..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: The House that Granddad built!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-54384324807942710172014-12-20T20:52:14.461+11:002014-12-20T20:52:14.461+11:00I am thinking that I should do something similar f...I am thinking that I should do something similar for my other grandmother's home.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-38468932249501720662014-12-20T20:51:07.313+11:002014-12-20T20:51:07.313+11:00My inlaws had a cuckoo clock that I would have lik...My inlaws had a cuckoo clock that I would have liked but the brother in law gave everything to charity.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19755889177493248952014-12-20T20:50:19.702+11:002014-12-20T20:50:19.702+11:00Yes the ballerina in the bottle is very special to...Yes the ballerina in the bottle is very special to me. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-17828110713715506392014-12-20T20:49:26.303+11:002014-12-20T20:49:26.303+11:00You certainly have a lot of wonderful photos that ...You certainly have a lot of wonderful photos that could easily become jig saws :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-51520802915741888472014-12-20T20:48:49.388+11:002014-12-20T20:48:49.388+11:00I feel very lucky that the same path features in s...I feel very lucky that the same path features in so many photos and that I had one photos of the inside too!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-7628672729047720242014-12-20T20:45:48.763+11:002014-12-20T20:45:48.763+11:00That is so nice! That is so nice! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-62359047692144106602014-12-20T20:44:22.927+11:002014-12-20T20:44:22.927+11:00I can definitely understand why you were scared!I can definitely understand why you were scared!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-5408757182870993212014-12-20T20:43:29.380+11:002014-12-20T20:43:29.380+11:00It also looks like it has been extended a lot but ...It also looks like it has been extended a lot but we considered it to be a big house when we were kids with 3 bedrooms and a sleep out. My father was one of 6 children.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-45949957723361359232014-12-20T20:39:40.895+11:002014-12-20T20:39:40.895+11:00Definitely :)Definitely :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-60385864002826784122014-12-20T20:39:03.371+11:002014-12-20T20:39:03.371+11:00I was only six when my grandmother died and 14 whe...I was only six when my grandmother died and 14 when my grandfather died but I remember it vividly.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-15072203513943887252014-12-20T08:56:45.940+11:002014-12-20T08:56:45.940+11:00Such a fantastic take on this week's theme...l...Such a fantastic take on this week's theme...like Kerryn I felt I was with you in the house during your description. The home today looks as much loved as it was then.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-48049770583262983332014-12-18T01:56:31.485+11:002014-12-18T01:56:31.485+11:00Wonderful memories and anecdotes and you reminded ...Wonderful memories and anecdotes and you reminded me of my own grandparents and their cuckoo clock which my grandfather would wind up. I’m amazed that you still have her dressing gown.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-19615348393862523972014-12-16T00:39:08.106+11:002014-12-16T00:39:08.106+11:00Sharon, I enjoyed this so much. I remember readin...Sharon, I enjoyed this so much. I remember reading about your ballerina in a bottle, and now I can put that story together with this one. So cool. It's interesting to see the house at various times - I see the new owners have bumped out the front window. <br /><br />I have vivid memories of my grandparents' house (the grandparents who lived next door to us, that is) because I was there almost as much as I was in my own home! I should record my own memories as you have done. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-62301901534097407372014-12-14T23:30:47.384+11:002014-12-14T23:30:47.384+11:00Love the nonchalant pose that started our journey ...Love the nonchalant pose that started our journey through the house...isn't it amazing how much we can recall when something triggers it off. Your lollies story made me smile :) One of those great childhood memories. Also loved your idea in a comment about getting a jigsaw done from your travel photo...an idea for a birthday gift for himself I think :)Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-79076385719276896712014-12-14T20:12:29.572+11:002014-12-14T20:12:29.572+11:00You are quite right to focus on the familiarity of...You are quite right to focus on the familiarity of backgrounds - it was an aspect of backgrounds I had almost forgotten about. A path, a wall, a door - each can open up a warehouse of family memories - as you so expertly demonstrate.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-87086985817209990722014-12-14T14:48:29.501+11:002014-12-14T14:48:29.501+11:00The background for your photos was your vivid memo...The background for your photos was your vivid memories. My dad was in the army and we moved around so much I can't remember much of any particular home. But my grandparent's home was always there and like you, I can see still see all the rooms and the furnishings, hear the sounds, and smell the air. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-69760803713693682662014-12-14T13:24:31.684+11:002014-12-14T13:24:31.684+11:00I wish I remembered my grandparents' house. I ...I wish I remembered my grandparents' house. I know we were there more than once, but all I remember about it was a child's musical rocking chair my cousin & I took turns sitting & rocking in - holding a giant (or what seemed like a giant at the time) teddy bear that otherwise sat in the rocking chair. And then we'd be ushered into my grandfather's bedroom where he was sitting up with oxygen tanks hissing. He had a heart condition and needed to breathe the oxygen. The hissing and the strange green tanks scared me & I feel sad now that I didn't want to be in there. I guess I never told anyone I felt scared because nothing was ever explained about those hissing tanks. So with my attention focused on all that, I never paid attention to the house. But then I was only 6 so maybe I wouldn't have noticed much anyway?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-8351980045360419422014-12-14T10:44:45.542+11:002014-12-14T10:44:45.542+11:00The house looks very cheerful in the color Google ...The house looks very cheerful in the color Google picture.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-81727161728850811322014-12-14T09:53:31.294+11:002014-12-14T09:53:31.294+11:00Such wonderful memories Sharon and the way you rel...Such wonderful memories Sharon and the way you related them made me feel I was inside the house with you. I can still remember, fondly and vividly, most of my grandparents houses and they moved quite a lot. Glad to hear the men looked after the lemon tree, I think it was mandatory wasn't it?Kerryn Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349603206224885854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-78398995699426716212014-12-14T05:03:40.191+11:002014-12-14T05:03:40.191+11:00What struck me about your post is the detail you c...What struck me about your post is the detail you can remember about the house, I should not have been so surprised as I can remember just as much about the house I was born in although it's almost 60 years since I was there and have no interior photos to refer too.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.com