tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post5059165252774418770..comments2024-01-27T21:24:29.597+11:00Comments on Strong Foundations: Little Pansy FacesSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-1339491587318604142013-05-02T21:29:26.392+10:002013-05-02T21:29:26.392+10:00That is great. Thank you. I will put these words...That is great. Thank you. I will put these words with the photo.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-15008961858578380682013-05-02T18:16:58.969+10:002013-05-02T18:16:58.969+10:00Hi Sharon
Have managed to find all the words at l...Hi Sharon<br /><br />Have managed to find all the words at last! Just in case anyone else wants them, they are:<br /><br />PANSY FACES<br />Written and composed by Harry B. Smith & William H. Penn<br />Performed by Ellaline Terriss (1871-1971)<br />From monologues.co.uk Music Hall Lyrics Collection<br /> <br />There's a garden where the roses red are blooming,<br />And perfuming all the air,<br />It belongs with all it's arbours cool and shady,<br />To my lady young and fair,<br />When she visits there as queen of all the roses,<br />And reposes for a while,<br />'Tis the pretty purple pansies that my lady loves the best,<br />With their faces looking up to smile.<br /><br />Chorus: All the pretty pansy faces,<br />Growing in the garden there,<br />Look for you with eyes of longing,<br />For you are their lady fair,<br />And when you come out to greet them,<br />Leaning like a queen above,<br />All the little pansy faces<br />Look at you with eyes of love.<br /><br />There the lily of the valley seems a-ringing,<br />Bells a-swinging all for you.<br />There the marigold says, 'Do not marry gold, dear,<br />I am told, dear, 'tis not true.'<br />All adore her, from the daisy almost hidden,<br />That unbidden, dares to love;<br />But the pretty purple pansies with their human faces turn,<br />To smile at her, their queen above.<br /><br />Chorus:<br /> <br /> <br />!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02019954773654504284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-42485273135917178722013-04-04T19:07:23.195+11:002013-04-04T19:07:23.195+11:00Sorry but the only the chorus was listed on the ba...Sorry but the only the chorus was listed on the back of the photo.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-24573120692220431352013-04-02T19:05:49.909+11:002013-04-02T19:05:49.909+11:00All the little pansy faces!!! My very dearest gran...All the little pansy faces!!! My very dearest grandmother used to sing this to me when I was little, and point to a wee watercolour painting of pansies as she did so. I still have the picture, and for years have been trying to find the words to the song so I can pass it down through the family. Now I have the chorus at least. I don't suppose you've got the rest of the words???!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02019954773654504284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-34180247497430004132012-07-26T19:59:08.432+10:002012-07-26T19:59:08.432+10:00Thank you Teresa. Gran would have been 12 years o...Thank you Teresa. Gran would have been 12 years old. Two years later she left school (she only had 6 years schooling) to help her mother with the younger children.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-67393355981487809092012-07-26T00:37:41.842+10:002012-07-26T00:37:41.842+10:00This is just too cute for words! What an amazing ...This is just too cute for words! What an amazing photo to have of your grandmother!Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-57005603557084338782012-07-24T19:10:51.897+10:002012-07-24T19:10:51.897+10:00My grandmother was a hoarder (thankfully) but not ...My grandmother was a hoarder (thankfully) but not that much of a hoarder!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-21237086858999465522012-07-24T19:09:17.725+10:002012-07-24T19:09:17.725+10:00Thank you Titania. I am also very lucky that my gr...Thank you Titania. I am also very lucky that my grandmother wrote on the back of all her photos so they tell me so much.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-15829952856668072512012-07-24T03:04:06.750+10:002012-07-24T03:04:06.750+10:00Love this old photo. School plays are such a wonde...Love this old photo. School plays are such a wonderful category. I find old school photos, but never from plays. You're lucky to have such an image with family connections. I wonder how long the petals lasted. I'm guessing there aren't any around today.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-70323571392106679302012-07-23T05:46:45.358+10:002012-07-23T05:46:45.358+10:00Funny, the girls made up their own show; sure it w...Funny, the girls made up their own show; sure it was a good comedy. Love the old photos you have got. Very precious memories.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-78995192424770497282012-07-22T23:28:35.044+10:002012-07-22T23:28:35.044+10:00The same thought had entered my mind. I had wonde...The same thought had entered my mind. I had wondered if my grandmother was confused and labelled the picture incorrectly and if it was a primary school concert? We will never know now.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-8803900354983680052012-07-22T23:06:36.300+10:002012-07-22T23:06:36.300+10:00I'm surprised the Sunday School concert was no...I'm surprised the Sunday School concert was not more biblical. I too enjoyed the photo and the story of the giggling girls. When I get the giggles, there's no stopping.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-22768153299891812452012-07-22T21:16:23.442+10:002012-07-22T21:16:23.442+10:00Thank you Alan. I am looking forward to next week...Thank you Alan. I am looking forward to next weeks theme too as the Pilgrim family were very big on cricket :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-18794241866893406322012-07-22T21:15:26.500+10:002012-07-22T21:15:26.500+10:00As well as being my grandmother's cousin she m...As well as being my grandmother's cousin she married my grandfathers brother so is also my great Aunty.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-5926606413726002422012-07-22T21:13:30.649+10:002012-07-22T21:13:30.649+10:00A very astute observation Kristin. In December it...A very astute observation Kristin. In December it would have been very hot with temperatures of up to 46 degrees Celsius (114F) and an average of 29C (84F)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-42569088713191781792012-07-22T21:08:48.486+10:002012-07-22T21:08:48.486+10:00Thanks for dropping by Marilyn. It was a little co...Thanks for dropping by Marilyn. It was a little country town (if it could even be called a town) so this was probably all the school age children that their were in the area back in 1922Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-9072051395052394702012-07-22T21:05:57.075+10:002012-07-22T21:05:57.075+10:00Thank you Kathy. I was thinking that it could be c...Thank you Kathy. I was thinking that it could be crepe paper? It looks like folds in the flower petals?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-58366287460920248102012-07-22T20:57:08.941+10:002012-07-22T20:57:08.941+10:00It is indeed a wonderful photograph and a perfect ...It is indeed a wonderful photograph and a perfect match for the theme. I love the memory from your grandmothers' cousin as well.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-61188791215105487002012-07-22T20:28:06.652+10:002012-07-22T20:28:06.652+10:00Maybe the flower faces were uncomfortable. They lo...Maybe the flower faces were uncomfortable. They look hot and irritable.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-32233617607040505572012-07-22T19:45:05.317+10:002012-07-22T19:45:05.317+10:00I have to agree, those girls with their solemn fac...I have to agree, those girls with their solemn faces surrounded by crepe paper bought a smile to my face. Lovely story too.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-76700546425172816882012-07-22T17:50:05.539+10:002012-07-22T17:50:05.539+10:00Thanks Brett. I agree and think that Sepia Saturd...Thanks Brett. I agree and think that Sepia Saturday is such a good idea. Thank you Alan and Kat for starting it :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-79471942865066805082012-07-22T17:48:17.712+10:002012-07-22T17:48:17.712+10:00I agree Fi. I hope they put on smiles during the ...I agree Fi. I hope they put on smiles during the performance :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-68302707186169208412012-07-22T17:45:52.072+10:002012-07-22T17:45:52.072+10:00You can just imagine the two girls giggling away a...You can just imagine the two girls giggling away and an audience of parents joining them :)Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-43577923755613104132012-07-22T17:42:47.677+10:002012-07-22T17:42:47.677+10:00I remember mum making us some spectacular costumes...I remember mum making us some spectacular costumes from crepe paper but unfortunately I can't locate any photos.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-410794479676555766.post-15819678862238901302012-07-22T17:40:48.153+10:002012-07-22T17:40:48.153+10:00Maybe they are trying to look with "eyes of l...Maybe they are trying to look with "eyes of longing" but don't really know how?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.com