tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post756256610494338627..comments2024-03-19T18:14:11.757-04:00Comments on Pics & Pieces: What memories are made of....Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-31048683794752673552011-06-08T20:55:40.679-04:002011-06-08T20:55:40.679-04:00That was a wonderful memory of the swings in your ...That was a wonderful memory of the swings in your childhood. We had tire swings. When it rained water would get inside but it didn't matter. We kept swingin'Clara....in TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07111947670369158947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-9156956513410420312011-05-02T10:34:24.746-04:002011-05-02T10:34:24.746-04:00I suppose kids growing up today have not had that ...I suppose kids growing up today have not had that experience - of swinging in a tree...too bad. That was great fun for me, too, when I was growing up!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-38766533078143040972011-05-01T15:10:59.643-04:002011-05-01T15:10:59.643-04:00What a great post! It's so wonderful to remem...What a great post! It's so wonderful to remember all those good times when we were kids.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-21336727840164524502011-05-01T11:03:34.513-04:002011-05-01T11:03:34.513-04:00A fine nostalgic narrative and tree shot to go wit...A fine nostalgic narrative and tree shot to go with it.<br />You're right, come to think of it, there aren't swings in trees anymore. Too bad. It was such a good idea.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683101466651668784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-60239107200844768832011-04-30T22:43:17.083-04:002011-04-30T22:43:17.083-04:00We used binder twine (that's what we called th...We used binder twine (that's what we called the yellow/orange stuff that was tied around hay bales in Wisconsin). We'd braid it into thicker ropes. One year we even weaved it into a fantastic hammock stretched between 2 trees. That hammock and all the swings around it gave us hours and hours of simple joys. Just like yours.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-29487077073192669392011-04-30T21:48:32.107-04:002011-04-30T21:48:32.107-04:00I forgot to mention that the tree was covered in t...I forgot to mention that the tree was covered in that vine stuff that they didn't even swing in it anymore... it was killing the tree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-62819912698860916242011-04-30T21:46:50.217-04:002011-04-30T21:46:50.217-04:00You MUST get rid of the vine... don't they cho...You MUST get rid of the vine... don't they choke a tree to death?<br />I remember going to my uncle's house when I was little & wanting so badly to swing on their tree swing... but they had a German Shepherd tied to that tree & he wasn't friendly... he let me get within patting distance THEN LUNGED AT ME... scared me to death!!! I could have killed that dog =0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-19419279369982645122011-04-30T19:35:11.309-04:002011-04-30T19:35:11.309-04:00Great post of wonderful memories. I remember swin...Great post of wonderful memories. I remember swinging as a kid on notched boards as well - but I think it was a rope swing.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-15009861203055788172011-04-30T19:04:03.098-04:002011-04-30T19:04:03.098-04:00What wonderful memories to have! We had such simpl...What wonderful memories to have! We had such simple childhoods and yet such fun. I don't think today's kids can even understand if we tell them what fun it was. We had a great swing set that my dad built with a trapeze as well as a swing. We were on it constantly.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552777489399984385noreply@blogger.com