tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post3177041583089633871..comments2024-03-19T18:14:11.757-04:00Comments on Pics & Pieces: Images converted to B&WRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-23421669072392512092012-01-26T20:48:27.666-05:002012-01-26T20:48:27.666-05:00B&W is perfect for these photos. I always enjo...B&W is perfect for these photos. I always enjoy hearing your memories. Some dovetail with mine so well. I haven't thought about how young we began doing dishes, but now that you mention it, I can remember having to stand on a little chair to reach the sink. I think I also fell off it and cracked my head at least once. Dishes, dusting, running the dust mop, gathering laundry, ironing when older, washing the bathroom baseboards (I hated that one). We didn't have as much outdoor work as you, because he weren't on a farm, but we did have large gardens, an orchard, and chickens to care for. Too much work, was always my feeling!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552777489399984385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-72167957206750715532012-01-26T10:21:55.318-05:002012-01-26T10:21:55.318-05:00Sorry about the rant, but I had to get it off my c...Sorry about the rant, but I had to get it off my chest! =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-29942139497458237442012-01-26T10:21:20.595-05:002012-01-26T10:21:20.595-05:00I just love shooting these old abandoned places, t...I just love shooting these old abandoned places, they make for great photographs. It IS sad to see these old places demolished & see a subdivision go up... <br /><br />Speaking of chores... I was listening to the radio on my way to work the other morning & the DJ asked people to call in & tell about the chores they have for their kids. A woman called in & said she doesn't make her kids do chores, because, as she put it, why cause more fights than what's necessary & that you have to pick your battles! Can you believe that? She's in for a rude awakening when they grow up, to be sure! I just don't understand people's thinking... I had chores & that's part of teaching your kids to WORK, not sit on their butts & mooch off others, or the government!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-47341197360224973012012-01-25T15:16:10.607-05:002012-01-25T15:16:10.607-05:00These photos look great in B&W. I think it'...These photos look great in B&W. I think it's hard to go back to where you grew up because so much has changed. I like reading YOUR memories though. :)EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-61490701137115627752012-01-24T20:40:32.396-05:002012-01-24T20:40:32.396-05:00Great story! That house looks like a great place t...Great story! That house looks like a great place to host a Halloween party.Jennifer @ Town and Country Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05865026295044485524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-84106191778003084162012-01-24T19:23:44.991-05:002012-01-24T19:23:44.991-05:00Oh, my word! Hadn't thought of rubber bands to...Oh, my word! Hadn't thought of rubber bands to hold up my socks in forever.<br />Love your pictures. I too hate to see the old farms lay waste.rkbsnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823260788452105326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-9059904247938315882012-01-24T14:20:15.504-05:002012-01-24T14:20:15.504-05:00Love your photos, Rose, but especially love your r...Love your photos, Rose, but especially love your recounting your days on the farm. I enjoyed it so much. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-33522712422519595892012-01-24T14:09:21.087-05:002012-01-24T14:09:21.087-05:00What a wonderful post, filled with lots of memorie...What a wonderful post, filled with lots of memories...much that I can relate to well. I was born in Alabama, but did not live there growing up, since my Dad was in the Navy, but visiting I was aware of the rural lifestyle and the hard work the kids had to help with...plus the joys of running around wild all over the place and enjoying the out-of-doors! <br /><br />Really great B&W photos of the old houses. You see a lot of houses very much like these in rural Virginia and elsewhere...forgotten, left to rot and be taken back by the forest. It is sad.A Colorful Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06890388727784255219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-79493413302407669192012-01-24T09:22:14.139-05:002012-01-24T09:22:14.139-05:00there are many old houses just like this all over ...there are many old houses just like this all over Georgia, and i have wondered why they were left there. my grandmother lived in one a lot like this. i was the workhorse in our house from childhood, we did not live on a farm, but we had a garden and that is how we ate, mother and i canned everything we ate.MadSnapperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163140037276496519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-19783074197371086232012-01-23T23:33:45.477-05:002012-01-23T23:33:45.477-05:00I really like your black and white photos, and you...I really like your black and white photos, and your memories are wonderful.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-3476576765091491122012-01-23T23:02:34.409-05:002012-01-23T23:02:34.409-05:00Love your photos and story. I often wonder the sa...Love your photos and story. I often wonder the same things when I see abandoned old homes. <br />A lot of kids today don't know what work is. I can remember my brothers helping on the farm at a very early age. I had chores to do myself. My brothers both helped haul hay bales from the pastures to the barn and sometimes worked well into the night. Great post!Cheryl @ TFDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947085477739983984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-44041709081982883312012-01-23T22:47:16.445-05:002012-01-23T22:47:16.445-05:00Love those black and white photos, Rose... BUT--wh...Love those black and white photos, Rose... BUT--what I love the most is hearing yours and Neil's stories about your childhood. <br /><br />Do you think that kids today would work THAT hard? I think we as a country are raising some lazy kids now. My grandchildren can't even sit at the table for a meal --without their cellphones... Life has changed--and I'm not sure it's better.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-55293614421451851232012-01-23T19:29:14.083-05:002012-01-23T19:29:14.083-05:00Gone are the days that kids can go outside all day...Gone are the days that kids can go outside all day long to play unsupervised. I guess that's one reason kids of today don't get enough exercise, parents can't watch them outside all day long. I used to go out in the morning and come in at dusk. A much kinder and gentler time. Your photos and thoughts are haunting.Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-12189627486602324232012-01-23T18:48:00.833-05:002012-01-23T18:48:00.833-05:00Very nice images. I can identify with your feelin...Very nice images. I can identify with your feelings about land being developed. We have lived in our home for nearly 33 years. We are across the street from a major university and had quite a bit of wooded area nearby. Our kids played in those woods, but now they have been cleared and are parking lots. Sad.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-10805343281326018062012-01-23T18:39:31.085-05:002012-01-23T18:39:31.085-05:00The photos look great in black and white.
Love you...The photos look great in black and white.<br />Love your description of chores and knee-highs!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013998783032868744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-77770431069205511422012-01-23T18:30:06.860-05:002012-01-23T18:30:06.860-05:00I love these two photos! I always had chores assi...I love these two photos! I always had chores assigned to me to do as well.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-38812521951443934722012-01-23T17:40:09.102-05:002012-01-23T17:40:09.102-05:00such wonderful photos and memories,
Gill in Canad...such wonderful photos and memories,<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-92127528281470872092012-01-23T17:27:12.987-05:002012-01-23T17:27:12.987-05:00Your photos are beautiful and whenever I see an ol...Your photos are beautiful and whenever I see an old homeplace like this, I wonder about the family too. I enjoyed reading about your early memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-18438721472634741162012-01-23T17:23:55.809-05:002012-01-23T17:23:55.809-05:00And don't forget milking the cow. I can remem...And don't forget milking the cow. I can remember going to milk the cow when it was dark and you had to kind of feel around. Had to do that before heading to school. Of course, if there was a cat around I got to squirt them in the face. :)Nealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05153009268038849033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-60291485834587080132012-01-23T16:04:10.242-05:002012-01-23T16:04:10.242-05:00Beautiful images. If it weren't for the green ...Beautiful images. If it weren't for the green of the pine trees-it sort of looks like that here today. Glooomy and gray. <br />Love old homes and I often wish we could travel back in time to see how folks lived in them. Were they happy? Content?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com