tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post789026163624090252..comments2024-03-29T09:30:41.070-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday : Auction May 29 1993Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-34399848513082531082017-07-01T05:45:05.971-05:002017-07-01T05:45:05.971-05:00A neighbor once gave me an old copper boiler and I...A neighbor once gave me an old copper boiler and I polished it up and then he wanted it back! I gave it back and then later I got a metal one. I use mine to hold firewood next to the fireplace. Yours definitely has more meaning. I thought it was funny that auction bills down here always have auctioneers in cowboy hats just yours. I had my grandmother's watch but I've given it to my daughter. I only have one small picture of my grandparents. I think it must be wonderful in this day and age to still be surrounded by family and live in the same area where you grew up.Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18299717580834670432017-06-29T08:25:30.324-05:002017-06-29T08:25:30.324-05:00Aw, wonderful memories.Aw, wonderful memories.Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89921024665316324022017-06-29T00:41:55.570-05:002017-06-29T00:41:55.570-05:00they say notto clean copper. love the way it is.
...they say notto clean copper. love the way it is.<br />joWest side of straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670974028166487113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90083592027583580482017-06-29T00:33:14.027-05:002017-06-29T00:33:14.027-05:00I also remember the smell of scaled chickens. My j...I also remember the smell of scaled chickens. My job was to pick the pin feathers. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82917075883367701492017-06-28T20:29:19.382-05:002017-06-28T20:29:19.382-05:00I just remember that awful, foul odour when the ch...I just remember that awful, foul odour when the chickens were being plucked and cleaned!<br />I do wonder what happened to my mom's old boiler. Probably got thrown away, like a lot of 'old' things when no one imagined anyone wanting them.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5983232619541438702017-06-28T16:40:27.160-05:002017-06-28T16:40:27.160-05:00When my grandmother died, and then later my grandf...When my grandmother died, and then later my grandfather, there was no estate sale, and two aunts breezed in and took a bunch of "stuff," without talking with my dad or the other sister, and some things we (the "grandkids") would have like to have had just "vanished". What I ended up with were two cactus plants that were already old in the 1960s when they were in grandpa's cactus garden and are still alive and thriving 50+ years later.Leilani Schuck Weatheringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517660684870960794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90294601829715953912017-06-28T16:32:49.296-05:002017-06-28T16:32:49.296-05:00We have had a couple auctions in our family and it...We have had a couple auctions in our family and it was sad to see their things go. Better than off to the dump though! We had my grandma's copper boiler next to our fireplace with logs for the fire in it. Those things have a lot of history of being useful and the copper is pretty, too. Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-71047171349854184222017-06-28T13:26:56.579-05:002017-06-28T13:26:56.579-05:00You made me chuckle, thinking about you bidding up...You made me chuckle, thinking about you bidding up the prices against your uncles ;-)<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08938874724231860923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18778498111727533612017-06-28T12:46:29.722-05:002017-06-28T12:46:29.722-05:00That copper boiler looks indestructible!That copper boiler looks indestructible!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-36737393817946969062017-06-28T12:38:30.174-05:002017-06-28T12:38:30.174-05:00I hated butchering chickens. We were little kids a...I hated butchering chickens. We were little kids and had to pluck the feathers. It was fall and usually cold.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-13053907515026152932017-06-28T12:02:26.445-05:002017-06-28T12:02:26.445-05:00Oh this brought back the memory of smelling wet fe...Oh this brought back the memory of smelling wet feathers at my granny's house! Yuck! Love the copper potPaulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-72281166075942563612017-06-28T10:43:18.267-05:002017-06-28T10:43:18.267-05:00Interesting, glad you got a few things from them. ...Interesting, glad you got a few things from them. I have nothing from either of my grandparents.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-57242572723396504742017-06-28T10:14:21.372-05:002017-06-28T10:14:21.372-05:00We had a wringer washer in the basement when I was...We had a wringer washer in the basement when I was a kid. I remember afterwards there being a forest of clothes hanging either outside in the summer or down in the basement in the winter. Automatic washers and dryers were amazing! Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-19354822811011699442017-06-28T08:35:53.267-05:002017-06-28T08:35:53.267-05:00I found the auction bill interesting, too. Once i...I found the auction bill interesting, too. Once in a while I see one posted around here. Can't remember where...probably at Tractor Supply.Pauline Persinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774940797880184764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33492103077715551862017-06-28T07:19:39.482-05:002017-06-28T07:19:39.482-05:00Now that is an auction I would have loved to visit...Now that is an auction I would have loved to visit. That copper boiler is really distinctive. I've never seen an auction bill before. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43478080968669778952017-06-28T07:06:53.068-05:002017-06-28T07:06:53.068-05:00I see your maternal grandmother had quilting mater...I see your maternal grandmother had quilting material, maybe that's where your mom got her quilting skills. Interesting auction bill!Kansas Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079901288978941255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-72305936061698265472017-06-28T05:55:24.643-05:002017-06-28T05:55:24.643-05:00My grandma taught me to use a paste of lemon juice...My grandma taught me to use a paste of lemon juice and salt to spiff up copper. I see that tip is on the internet in case you want to reas about it before considering it. Loved your auction bill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com