tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4662312876897317812..comments2024-03-28T14:31:59.509-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: Florida ThoughtsFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90411068161971355162010-01-21T20:14:03.598-06:002010-01-21T20:14:03.598-06:00Enjoyed this peak into your early married life. W...Enjoyed this peak into your early married life. What fun it must have been to live in some place so different. I think it would make me crave oranges more than I already do too. Gremlins and the gas crisis (the first one) what memories!<br /><br />Interesting note, my mom's parents moved to Mountain Home, Idaho after she left for the coast and a teaching job. They lived there until they died, well when I was in junior high they started the snow bird thing between there and Mesa, Arizona. <br /><br />When I was a baby no one could agree on a name, youngest of six, my siblings knew every name known to man and didn't like the girl who had it. Well, I finally got my name after a week of coming home nameless. My grandmother called and told my mom about a pretty baby girl that they stood up for (baptism) because the Air Force families usually didn't have someone they knew close by, my grandparents would do that sort of thing for the young folks, anyway, her name was Leigh Anne. Well that's how I fantasize how her name was spelled, but when my mom asked her mother how the family spelled it my grandma Pape couldn't remember, "just spell it like it sounds I guess," was her answer. Lee, being one of my grandfather's name, became the way they spelled it and Ann just followed as plain as the fore. <br /><br />Well heck, that was a long comment eh? You just bring it out in me I guess. I like coming here and reading all your stories. I'm just glad Dirt and Anna are cooking dinner tonight so I can read all twenty-five of your posts that I am behind on!Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52446474060079243312010-01-06T00:28:02.745-06:002010-01-06T00:28:02.745-06:00I really enjoyed this little bit of your history.I really enjoyed this little bit of your history.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48765943747891020192010-01-05T11:03:15.070-06:002010-01-05T11:03:15.070-06:00Now thats cold and I'm chilly in L.A. today an...Now thats cold and I'm chilly in L.A. today and its 50, going up tp a balmy 70. Its amazing that while class a uniforms in the military have not changed much in 35 years, our civiaalian clothes have changes drastically. That red dress thingy is classic, I may have to post one in my disco duds from 73' but then I was 8 at the time..:-)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502488287339607228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44741669179289287392010-01-04T12:55:32.026-06:002010-01-04T12:55:32.026-06:0036 below zero?? Here is sit by my fireplace just p...36 below zero?? Here is sit by my fireplace just procrastinating puttin' on the Carhartts (a real fashion statement for sure) and doin' my chores at zero this morn. I guess it's not that cold, huh?<br /><br />Oh the places you have been....thanks so much for sharing. I truly enjoyed the read once again!<br /><br />God bless your day full of the warmth of a flickering fire and hot chocolate!!!Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-55258259656108274472010-01-04T06:57:49.089-06:002010-01-04T06:57:49.089-06:00ah, you got deeper cold than we did. i think the c...ah, you got deeper cold than we did. i think the coldest it got here was 14 below. the boys seem to love it, though, as long as we don't stay out too long.<br /><br />i've only been to florida once, and that was in november, which was a great time to be there. july, not so much.lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89329610504269381672010-01-03T23:13:52.590-06:002010-01-03T23:13:52.590-06:00Wonderful story! I lived in Bradenton, Florida, f...Wonderful story! I lived in Bradenton, Florida, for several years. Hated the bugs! :) The weekend we picked up the new puppy (Higgins) we drove out to Tim's uncle's farm in Mountain Home, ID and spent a wonderful day there. I remember thinking how nice it would be to find jobs there and just GO! Small world, Connie. :)<br /><br />The DuchessEmma Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687752178033531295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66945487004174112642010-01-03T22:29:21.101-06:002010-01-03T22:29:21.101-06:00Wistful memories of warmer days.....
Sounds like ...Wistful memories of warmer days.....<br /><br />Sounds like a wonderful place to live, and of course you know that I am talking about Florida.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-83368297289398846542010-01-03T21:55:54.056-06:002010-01-03T21:55:54.056-06:00It has been cold. I measure how bad it is by how s...It has been cold. I measure how bad it is by how stiff the barn doors are to slide open. I broke down and bought hand warmers that I've been using the past couple days while I clean stalls and fill buckets. <br /><br />Interesting story. Thanks for sharing your experiences.Maery Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897994913879836634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17154822904733474112010-01-03T19:36:09.464-06:002010-01-03T19:36:09.464-06:00My daughter lives in Madeira Beach, Florida and sh...My daughter lives in Madeira Beach, Florida and she used to live in Largo.We have been to Clearwater Beach and Panama City before..too...love Florida too, but my hubby won't move either. I must admit that I LOVE living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from April thru October but would love to be able to leave from Oct. to April 1..he doesn't want to leave that long and we actually couldn't afford to for that long unless we downsized from our present house. For now, one or two one week trips to the tropics is all we can do..but I will take that! It has been cold here too, but not as cold as you guys are getting!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-35431975049114174422010-01-03T19:20:17.301-06:002010-01-03T19:20:17.301-06:00Oh, so cold I can not imagine it being that cold! ...Oh, so cold I can not imagine it being that cold! I think my eyeballs would freeze. I sound like a such a wimp but living in the south and south west all my life 50's during the day is really cold.<br />In 73 and 74 the lines were so long and remember odd and even numbers on the tags were the days when you could buy gas! At least that's the way it was in Texas.demaincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466887157349356693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37186524069803804352010-01-03T18:30:47.568-06:002010-01-03T18:30:47.568-06:00Florida is complaining because they are 50 degrees...Florida is complaining because they are 50 degrees and the wind chills are bad, yes, right!!! This cold is so painful and doesn't look like will be leaving for awhile. The lives different people live are so interesting. I was living in Sidney, Iowa in 73, a rodeo town almost in Neb. and almost in Missouri. That was like living in a foreign country with the cowboy hats and all. Stayed there four years as a beginning teacher. <br />I liked your blog as it was very interesting.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-70294062965779545792010-01-03T17:05:57.740-06:002010-01-03T17:05:57.740-06:00Here in Michigan my tears have frozen many times. ...Here in Michigan my tears have frozen many times. Never sure if it's funny or sad. 1973...what a year. I had a new baby and a 7 yr. old.... gas lines were long and frustrating. Lucky for us, our neighborhood gas station (remember those, they knew your name, pumped gas and washed windows) owner was a wonderful man who always called me during the day when the line was shorter to come and fill up whatever car was in need. Usually it was my husbands car. He worked about 40 miles one way from our house and drove a '70 Ford Maverick. My car was a '66 Olds...he needed gas a lot more often than I did. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. HHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21580373553110135002010-01-03T16:06:56.541-06:002010-01-03T16:06:56.541-06:00Going between Florida and Minnesota sounds ideal! ...Going between Florida and Minnesota sounds ideal! -- but think of all the things you wouldn't get done because you would be too busy and not hibernating indoors!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138747690602990437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-31462293833735260512010-01-03T15:58:47.000-06:002010-01-03T15:58:47.000-06:00I'vr been yearning for a couple of weeks in Ar...I'vr been yearning for a couple of weeks in Arizona, but it's not nearly as cold here as what you have. Happy New Year.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15248430691218993969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-39692491699883260042010-01-03T15:05:28.948-06:002010-01-03T15:05:28.948-06:00This was so interesting learning about the previou...This was so interesting learning about the previous places you have lived. It must have been hard being so far apart from Far Guy during those times. A wife on their own sure had to learn to handle a lot of things plus a be a mom, and jack of all trades too. <br /><br />I've never lived in Florida but I have vacationed there many times. I really miss it when the weather is like this. I wrote about your Minnesota cold temps on my blog yesterday. The only good thing about the cold that I know is it makes good snuggling weather.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-2253698681929596042010-01-03T14:00:35.267-06:002010-01-03T14:00:35.267-06:00I love the short skirt you're wearing in the &...I love the short skirt you're wearing in the '73 photo. I wore them, too, although my mother was very disapproving. I can see how you'd want to escape 36 below... it was about 4 above when we went out for breakfast here. We kinda thought everyone would be cocooning, but there was traffic everywhere!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37318976039472122792010-01-03T13:41:36.545-06:002010-01-03T13:41:36.545-06:00I didn't know you lived so many places. I'...I didn't know you lived so many places. I've always lived within an hour of where I was born, except for a few months in the cities when I was a tiny baby, of course I don't remember those months. I had a puppy when I was a little girl and I named her Flower too.Merry Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226939572361280967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-16830235856082172462010-01-03T13:29:40.510-06:002010-01-03T13:29:40.510-06:00Long ago I lived in Flint where it got really cold...Long ago I lived in Flint where it got really cold sometimes. I remember my tears freezing on my cheeks, and I remember a time when we had snow above the cars! We dug tunnels through the snow and had a great time, but I was young then. I like this Pacific Northwest rain, thank you very much!DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-7872870945285040322010-01-03T13:14:55.505-06:002010-01-03T13:14:55.505-06:00I don't know what cold is at 17 degrees. I be...I don't know what cold is at 17 degrees. I bet you would not even wear a coat.<br /><br />Thank you, Far Guy, for serving.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.com