tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post3780687230649660786..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Places I RememberFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-75034845548714839352010-04-30T23:50:17.508-05:002010-04-30T23:50:17.508-05:00I don't think I want to see this house if and ...I don't think I want to see this house if and when we ever leave. We have made it "ours" and we'd hate to see someone else do the same.<br /><br />Hey -- I remember I was still very young in elementary school and some kids at school said "Hey the Beatles are coming to America" and I got all panicked. I thought it was a bug that was infesting the country. I was pretty shelteredPamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10356872533063013962010-04-30T12:27:07.217-05:002010-04-30T12:27:07.217-05:00The house and the town is a junk heap now, where I...The house and the town is a junk heap now, where I lived. I do have good memories of the place.<br />Sad<br />PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-28357742711020849302010-04-30T11:29:04.279-05:002010-04-30T11:29:04.279-05:00We were reminising about the past here last night ...We were reminising about the past here last night about how some things change and some things never do.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07183448760614051130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-77301522383049309662010-04-30T07:19:49.624-05:002010-04-30T07:19:49.624-05:00Hi, my husband is from a very northern section of ...Hi, my husband is from a very northern section of MN so I will enjoy reading your blog. I did a post once on Smokey a while ago! He's great!<br />Nice to meet you!<br />DeborahDeborah https://www.blogger.com/profile/10115126301153092589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12135209761367757722010-04-30T01:37:34.594-05:002010-04-30T01:37:34.594-05:00Dirt and I, especially I, had to stop going by hou...Dirt and I, especially I, had to stop going by houses we rented before the farm and my childhood home. I'm too young to roll over in my grave already.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5404562065884269742010-04-29T23:18:23.855-05:002010-04-29T23:18:23.855-05:00A wonderful post!A wonderful post!LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86576048859830046532010-04-29T21:29:29.592-05:002010-04-29T21:29:29.592-05:00Awhile back you referred to this home and I though...Awhile back you referred to this home and I thought I knew which one -- I was correct... The widening of the road destroyed many beautiful trees.... I love that ol' Smokey sign -- he's looking pretty good!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138747690602990437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4175282744492163862010-04-29T21:23:54.049-05:002010-04-29T21:23:54.049-05:00I remember the song Emma Rose posted. Loved the t...I remember the song Emma Rose posted. Loved the tune of it, too.<br />I remember going back to the town where my paternal grandparents lived and also the town where I lived when in kindergarten. Those houses seemed so big when I was a child - - but were actually not that large viewing them as an adult.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12404589772713955710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-47960568863556046942010-04-29T19:57:30.820-05:002010-04-29T19:57:30.820-05:00Your post and "song" bring to mind anoth...Your post and "song" bring to mind another one.<br />"Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end"....Emma Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687752178033531295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19061071944681857092010-04-29T14:40:35.085-05:002010-04-29T14:40:35.085-05:00"Only you can prevent forest fires!!!" ..."Only you can prevent forest fires!!!" Ya' gotta love that Smokey.<br /><br />It's sad when homesteads aren't taken care of and the tree thing....it takes a lifetime to grow a great tree. Thanks for sharin' your memories.<br /><br />You have yourself a terrific day fill with blessings!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-72386830411788589952010-04-29T13:54:19.656-05:002010-04-29T13:54:19.656-05:00I have driven by my Mamaw's place so often. I ...I have driven by my Mamaw's place so often. I actually have to drive there to pass it. There are so many memories but the place has changed with new families moving in and out.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71291602033181521722010-04-29T13:52:49.587-05:002010-04-29T13:52:49.587-05:00Nice remembering...Nice remembering...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-39276324925611321992010-04-29T13:38:42.052-05:002010-04-29T13:38:42.052-05:00Love the Smokey
I went by my old house in my old t...Love the Smokey<br />I went by my old house in my old town not to long ago...it is much better than it was when I lived there (o: actually it is the nicest house in the little falling apart town.grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243983087703581624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-9311938680908811202010-04-29T11:54:53.471-05:002010-04-29T11:54:53.471-05:00Nicely put. It is hard to see places that have mea...Nicely put. It is hard to see places that have meant a lot to us change. But it is inevitable. <br /><br />I like your new header!Maery Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897994913879836634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44096296084267950892010-04-29T11:44:10.930-05:002010-04-29T11:44:10.930-05:00I ramdomly drive by my parents home. They have bo...I ramdomly drive by my parents home. They have both been gone since 2000, I still miss them. Therefore the drive by. Weridly the people who bought thier house still have Mom and Dad's name on the door plate. Maybe it means they are still alive, that I have misplaced them somewhere...I wish.<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.comDayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-80188036798700820282010-04-29T11:41:18.614-05:002010-04-29T11:41:18.614-05:00SMOKEY!!!! What a great old friend.SMOKEY!!!! What a great old friend.Tami Weingartnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162998790940785630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2363667032044748322010-04-29T11:37:04.920-05:002010-04-29T11:37:04.920-05:00My parents watched their farm slowly become a junk...My parents watched their farm slowly become a junk heap, as the people who lived there just didn't care. The barn is now caved in and the house has not been painted since 1974. They just were not into details.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.com