tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post762567722729038704..comments2024-03-29T10:09:22.033+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Birthday SurpriseSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-33162779302984364592020-09-04T20:52:25.010+01:002020-09-04T20:52:25.010+01:00Oh My God, what a cute kid!! YOU WERE ADORABLE!!!
...Oh My God, what a cute kid!! YOU WERE ADORABLE!!!<br /><br />Did your mother let you pick out your own clothes? Oh, lucky you. My mother bought our (my twin sister and I) clothes until we were in fifth grade, when I finally got a spine and insisted that I go to Lit Brothers with her to buy stuff that didn't make me look like a refugee from my mother's idea of what was attractive c. 1940.<br /><br />She also picked out our shoes. I still resent the red oxfords I had to wear in 1964. No go-go boots for me. <br /><br />Vivian Swifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12198077488226047493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62038315606601720152020-09-02T19:04:03.076+01:002020-09-02T19:04:03.076+01:00The photo of the fence reminds me of one I have of...The photo of the fence reminds me of one I have of a weathered old barn in Allendale, Michigan that has "BE HERE NOW" painted in yellow block letters on it. Circa 1971 when the book of the same name came out by Ram Dass. Makes me want to paint a fence . . . during the Time of Covid a lot people/kids have left painted rocks on the hiking trails with pithy little uplifting quotes. LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952752325170210470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-69307429288288712322020-09-02T18:59:58.241+01:002020-09-02T18:59:58.241+01:00Early school memories can be so indelible. How wei...Early school memories can be so indelible. How weird that the package for Dave ended up in New Zealand! I will be very curious to hear how school goes for you in the weeks to come. I hope it all goes well, there and here.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-81560417546542211872020-09-02T18:00:46.441+01:002020-09-02T18:00:46.441+01:00I no longer feel bad about an item taking 6 weeks ...I no longer feel bad about an item taking 6 weeks (by AIRMAIL) to get from Scotland to Arizona!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29257124190250047142020-09-02T16:54:05.612+01:002020-09-02T16:54:05.612+01:00Those are some crisp looking new pants. I hope the...Those are some crisp looking new pants. I hope they bent at the knee. <br />Aww. I feel badly for that little boy's moment of confusion on the bus. At least you had a kind bus driver. Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02366449267039641100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-5595929943426568352020-09-02T16:39:27.777+01:002020-09-02T16:39:27.777+01:00Steve I had to give you a compliment on the first ...Steve I had to give you a compliment on the first day of school photo. You had a head full of hair and a little tummy. All that is gone now. (lol) You are still handsome then and now. You look like you could have been a bad little boy. I see you finally got the package. Oh what a trip it made. The last time I saw Olga she was wearing mud makeup. We need to see her daily. Have a great day.Angelicastarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09910309522871851699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-893902850777644722020-09-02T15:50:07.958+01:002020-09-02T15:50:07.958+01:00The package arrived, but first it took a little va...The package arrived, but first it took a little vacation in New Zealand. What a wild journey that was. That photo of you on your first day of school is so cute. Lovely story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54183207032445255642020-09-02T15:28:47.602+01:002020-09-02T15:28:47.602+01:00Wow, that package has been around the world. I...Wow, that package has been around the world. I'm glad it finally made it to your house. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58140217810197046192020-09-02T15:27:00.270+01:002020-09-02T15:27:00.270+01:00Cool photo and story of a first day to school. Cool photo and story of a first day to school. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-90223415992377756682020-09-02T15:09:24.523+01:002020-09-02T15:09:24.523+01:00Adorable photo and great style. I started school a...Adorable photo and great style. I started school a few years earlier than that (cough, sputter, choke). No way I could have worn purple! So glad the birthday gift arrive... via New Zealand — unbelievable.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34261381367812472192020-09-02T14:54:24.498+01:002020-09-02T14:54:24.498+01:00Well you were a very stylish cutie! I don't ha...Well you were a very stylish cutie! I don't have any first day of school pictures (and I mean ANY) - I guess my folks didn't think about things like that.<br /><br />I'm glad Dave's package finally made it, but that must have been a very slow boat to New Zealand!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-72419813563210321262020-09-02T14:41:50.509+01:002020-09-02T14:41:50.509+01:00I see I missed that post with the yellow wall. my ...I see I missed that post with the yellow wall. my yoga class meets in the indoor/outdoor gym at the elementary school (K - 2 I think but just a couple of grades, separate school for the next two, etc) in the next town over and parents have a choice...on-line or in person. so besides figuring out how to social distance and stuff, they also have to figure out the on-line thing. glad I'm not a teacher.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-51461289879082642522020-09-02T14:39:30.528+01:002020-09-02T14:39:30.528+01:00That's an adorable photo of your first day of ...That's an adorable photo of your first day of school. Dave's package certainly had an interesting trip! International mail just isn't the same nowadays. You have a super day, hugs, Edna B.Edna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02550994321689374875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-52187073445096438832020-09-02T14:30:01.545+01:002020-09-02T14:30:01.545+01:00Oh, Steve! What a somber little boy in his new sch...Oh, Steve! What a somber little boy in his new school clothes you were! I just want to hug the little you. <br />That is quite the journey that Dave's birthday present took. I've always wanted to go to New Zealand. Perhaps I should pack myself in a box and send it to you. Ah well, probably not. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67066070969425979672020-09-02T13:43:29.063+01:002020-09-02T13:43:29.063+01:00May Dave count his blessings. What if the parcel h...May Dave count his blessings. What if the parcel had contained perishable goods?<br /><br />UUrsulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722046288685936851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36598589292784399392020-09-02T12:55:09.461+01:002020-09-02T12:55:09.461+01:00Gotta love the around the world trip for Dave'...Gotta love the around the world trip for Dave's b-day present. <br /><br />First day of school photos today have a new look in the virtual school world here. Go out by the front door for photo (...no new clothes, no backpack, no lunch box)...then go back inside and log-on. Or maybe just a photo of them sitting in front of their computer first thing in the morning. :( Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-69862780259495772772020-09-02T11:10:56.623+01:002020-09-02T11:10:56.623+01:00Good message on the fence.
Glad the well travelled...Good message on the fence.<br />Glad the well travelled parcel arrived eventually.<br />It makes sense starting just a section of the pupils initially. As you discovered there are problems to solve on the waygzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-77595318486225378432020-09-02T09:33:32.841+01:002020-09-02T09:33:32.841+01:00What a nice photo of a very young Steve. I expect ...What a nice photo of a very young Steve. I expect the mail we post to the next suburb goes via New Zealand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55987270522035553702020-09-02T08:58:30.402+01:002020-09-02T08:58:30.402+01:00I am confident that there are seamstresses or tail...I am confident that there are seamstresses or tailors in London who would be able to replicate your 1972 look in your 2020 size. You would look so cool hanging about the school library in purple. A short blonde wig would be the icing on the cake.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com