tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post3744466571399571087..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Wistful Wednesday: Another SchoolFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74536653359415841902015-10-23T14:10:40.373-05:002015-10-23T14:10:40.373-05:00Oh we had green blackboards at my school and black...Oh we had green blackboards at my school and black blackboards too.<br />I painted the inside of my front door with blackboard paint. It was great for exchanging messages with my lodgers. Different front door now - and no more lodgers. Just me and the Chef.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54160481452228597232015-10-22T01:30:57.952-05:002015-10-22T01:30:57.952-05:00Oh, too bad you missed the open house. Perhaps the...Oh, too bad you missed the open house. Perhaps the owners can be talked into having another one? It sure would be good for business--or a story with a history angle to it. Besides, that's a good sized vacation rental! They need to show it off again.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-1104636754839038362015-10-21T22:27:00.153-05:002015-10-21T22:27:00.153-05:00I hope there will be another chance for you to see...I hope there will be another chance for you to see what the interior looks like now. The cost of renting it seems steep but I guess if it sleeps up to 23 people!Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-30152512584479451302015-10-21T20:54:28.304-05:002015-10-21T20:54:28.304-05:00I Googled the Osage Schoolhouse. It sleeps up to 2...I Googled the Osage Schoolhouse. It sleeps up to 23 and rental cost is $308 to $450 per night. And I did see a blackboard in the living room! Sounds like a great place for a family reunion.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-87237669782675883262015-10-21T20:48:28.947-05:002015-10-21T20:48:28.947-05:00They were blackboards when they were black, but th...They were blackboards when they were black, but then they changed the materials and made them green - hence, chalk boards. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-59576050899433730202015-10-21T14:24:06.662-05:002015-10-21T14:24:06.662-05:00Really? I'm very surprised. My response is:
No...Really? I'm very surprised. My response is:<br />No! No! Chalkboard is new in (this part of) the UK (at least). We always used to call it blackboard. No idea where chalk board came from. Honest. <br />I never heard chalkboard until the last 5 years. Max. <br />Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85776486199209357482015-10-21T13:02:52.848-05:002015-10-21T13:02:52.848-05:00I'll bet it is really delightful on the inside...I'll bet it is really delightful on the inside. Think I'll check it out! Certainly better than tearing it down.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53977064684313072462015-10-21T12:49:42.372-05:002015-10-21T12:49:42.372-05:00Your memories are very similar to mine, including ...Your memories are very similar to mine, including the merry go round. I think it's great they made it a B&B. I'd love to go back and spend a day (or night) in the Old Powers School. Hm, I wonder if it's still standing!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-73786369661756725262015-10-21T12:31:26.422-05:002015-10-21T12:31:26.422-05:00At least this building is being used and not torn ...At least this building is being used and not torn down like most are now a days to make some thing new , good to see it is being taken care of to kind of helps it in it's standing of it's history that way . Thanks for sharing , have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53148015013364625862015-10-21T12:28:55.356-05:002015-10-21T12:28:55.356-05:00Chalkboard is what the UK call it . My mum who w...Chalkboard is what the UK call it . My mum who was Brit always called it Chalkboard where I called it blackboard lol ! Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81133547068911553402015-10-21T12:25:13.324-05:002015-10-21T12:25:13.324-05:00Once again, it's a good idea that they don'...Once again, it's a good idea that they don't destroy an old building but recycle it to a good use.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-5014178239066108982015-10-21T10:46:35.269-05:002015-10-21T10:46:35.269-05:00I suppose they've eliminated the worn stairs a...I suppose they've eliminated the worn stairs and the wet-wool smell (I can smell it now), but I wonder whether there is any trace of the school it once was. I hope there's another open house when you can attend. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-70444358543958238052015-10-21T10:37:55.472-05:002015-10-21T10:37:55.472-05:00How interesting and what a nice building. I love t...How interesting and what a nice building. I love the fact that they preserved it and utilized it without tearing it down. You have such great memories and you bring memories back to the rest of us.....the merry go round and the rutted paths. At our age we lived so much that our memories keep us company...the good ones anyway! LOL! Thanks for sharing "the good ole days" with all of us.Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-15330012369171846272015-10-21T08:23:25.295-05:002015-10-21T08:23:25.295-05:00Oh my goodness! A pirate patch for Cynthia? You ar...Oh my goodness! A pirate patch for Cynthia? You are an imp! But you nailed the description of the merry-go-round and the rutted paths. That's exactly they way ours was too. My favorite thing to do was lay on my tummy on the merry-go-round, slowly spin and drag a stick though the rain water that had collected in the rutted path. When the slow spinning stopped, I just used the stick to push off a little to keep turning and draggin the stick theough the water. Kid life at its best, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-54629358265017113602015-10-21T07:17:52.627-05:002015-10-21T07:17:52.627-05:00Your description sure brought it to life for me. I...Your description sure brought it to life for me. I remember those merry go rounds, and I rode them just the same as you did, head back, hair flying, laughing. What memories! Now it's a fancy B&B, I guess. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-50255535609664877432015-10-21T07:02:06.023-05:002015-10-21T07:02:06.023-05:00Delighted to read you call it blackboard. Since wh...Delighted to read you call it blackboard. Since when did everyone say chalkboard instead? <br />Of course so often now schools have white boards which don't use chalk, so don't generate dust, but are so much more difficult to read.Georginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13232154028235485600noreply@blogger.com