tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post8020658961311888506..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Reflections -- Three Thursday ThoughtsCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-62075686050388400622014-11-05T20:13:11.765-08:002014-11-05T20:13:11.765-08:00I adored Heidi and Black Beauty, Tom Sawyer and Hu...I adored Heidi and Black Beauty, Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn...and later Donna Parker and Trixie Belden. We didn't have books in my home a Bible and a Veterinary manual were it for reading. I loved school for all the books...and missed books all summer long. When I was in going into 3rd Grade we lived in Iowa for the summer and they had a Library and I got a library card and I was in heaven!! Books and reading are so important!! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-92127585485822487642014-10-31T08:18:00.905-07:002014-10-31T08:18:00.905-07:00I like your choices. I particularly have a stong l...I like your choices. I particularly have a stong liking to stories like "The red hen" with simple but stong realistic moral. psychelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13481182811314917401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-46454108725775308452014-10-31T03:45:08.956-07:002014-10-31T03:45:08.956-07:00Time passes so quickly when one reads. I loved Dav...Time passes so quickly when one reads. I loved David Copperfield when I was younger...Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-10854233753488465562014-10-31T02:08:40.514-07:002014-10-31T02:08:40.514-07:00I loved to read the Famous Five and the Secret Sev...I loved to read the Famous Five and the Secret Seven books, liked the adventures they got up to. The picture above is fantastic, love it. Meanqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705837426373680532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-28674178748031272872014-10-30T19:04:04.428-07:002014-10-30T19:04:04.428-07:00Thanks Cynthia for the information.
Still 50 years...Thanks Cynthia for the information.<br />Still 50 years ago plus I am referring to and towns the size of Wabasha which had a council and everyone pays rates, a small local<br />library was available for use. Even small country schools (primary) had little libraries - mostly donated books - and senior kids (age up to 12 !!)<br />were taught to be librarians ( a very great privilege and/or honour) to record books taken out by a student. I know I was one and I took my "job"<br />very seriously. Oh those were the days!<br />Weather: So much for the mugginess going, it is back with a vengeance - 12.00 noon and no hope of any rain - clear blue skies! <br />Cheers<br />Aussie ColHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-43442407930940881502014-10-30T16:48:50.083-07:002014-10-30T16:48:50.083-07:00I too loved The Box Car Children. I used to read ...I too loved The Box Car Children. I used to read non stop. Then as my cataracts developed I got out of the habit. I've had cataract surgery, but still have not picked up many books in the last few years. I've been reading "Book Thief" since last March. I've got to finish it before we go back to Arizona, They will never let me live it down that It took me a whole year!!! Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-10904750927437642162014-10-30T15:41:46.196-07:002014-10-30T15:41:46.196-07:00Small rural schools 50+'years ago didn't h...Small rural schools 50+'years ago didn't have the money for libraries where I grew up. I went to an elementary school with 8 grades in an old building, the same one my mom went to for grades 1-8! Most of the classrooms had combined grades as there were not that many kids. The toilets were in the basement in the furnace room! Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29858947342024151292014-10-30T15:14:20.795-07:002014-10-30T15:14:20.795-07:00Hi Barb
Had a "peep' or if you prefer &#...Hi Barb<br /><br />Had a "peep' or if you prefer 'gander' at your blog - interesting indeed and Breckenridge, Co. to boot.<br />Sure is a very beautiful area to live in - lucky you.<br />Cheers<br />Aussie ColHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-70064122707613215262014-10-30T14:42:29.991-07:002014-10-30T14:42:29.991-07:00Those wonderful Golden Books. I was allowed to cho...Those wonderful Golden Books. I was allowed to choose one a week from the wire rack at the little market where my Dad went for groceries. I loved The Little Engine That Could. Now I read the story to my 2 year old grandson who adores trains!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-9063958797495795952014-10-30T14:10:01.027-07:002014-10-30T14:10:01.027-07:00I love the photo. It is a great shot of one of my ...I love the photo. It is a great shot of one of my favourite things :-)<br /><br />I too find it hard to pick favourite books. I've read a lot but not nearly as much as you have. I only started keeping proper track of my readings in the last few years and each year it seems I read more and more books.<br /><br />I do remember the story of the Little Red Hen. Such wonderful fables and stories from days gone by.Joyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956413632864588646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-16034488673937511282014-10-30T13:52:49.788-07:002014-10-30T13:52:49.788-07:00The "trilogy" by Mary O'Hara - "...The "trilogy" by Mary O'Hara - "My Friend Flicka", "Thunderhead" and "Green Grass of Wyoming". <br />My first three books given by my godparents at ages - 1,2 and 3. Still have them and hard to believe<br />I sometimes re-read!!! They are dated 1944,45 and 46!!!<br />"Black Beauty" and "Anne of Green Gables" were always in junior school libraries as were the three above,<br />so I think most kids here in Australia have read them all.<br />Unbelievable that in the USA you had to pay to belong to a library!!! Disgraceful attitude towards learning in the<br />"Land of the Free" !!!! Obviously not FREE where libraries are concerned.<br />Here all libraries and even towns the size of Wabasha have small libraries attached to the council chambers!<br /><br />High cloud cover but the clouds don't look the rain type, but at least the mugginess has gone.<br />Bloody "Hughie" has forgotten Australia! If any reader sees the 'bugger' point him in the direction<br />of Australia. Thanks in anticipation.<br />Cheers<br />Aussie ColHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-15554647017207687342014-10-30T11:43:28.501-07:002014-10-30T11:43:28.501-07:00Cynthia , your favourite books are so interesting....Cynthia , your favourite books are so interesting. My favourite bboks were The Red Liittle Hood and Ann of Green Gables. I have read it many times firstly myself and later with my daughter. But the best book is Animal Farm by Orwell. I am so surprised you didn't have a library in your school. Because your country is richer than mine. At my countries each school had a school library and public libraries are free. Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-41212611107743905062014-10-30T09:32:29.303-07:002014-10-30T09:32:29.303-07:00PS I meant to say the photos in that website were ...PS I meant to say the photos in that website were taken by my brother.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-59866874255133267032014-10-30T09:30:05.723-07:002014-10-30T09:30:05.723-07:00I never could choose a favourite book. I was very ...I never could choose a favourite book. I was very fortunate living near a public library and had access to numerous books but I suppose the one I recall reading frequently was Black Beauty by Anna Sewell.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-58986479360443917112014-10-30T07:00:13.418-07:002014-10-30T07:00:13.418-07:00Your daughter is funny! Mine named the small pond...Your daughter is funny! Mine named the small pond in our backyard Lake of Shining Waters!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-61812378765836880302014-10-30T06:58:53.889-07:002014-10-30T06:58:53.889-07:00I loved Heidi, too, and actually it's tied wit...I loved Heidi, too, and actually it's tied with The Boxcar Children for me. So many great things about that book and I love it that you named your daughter Heidi!Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-16407994929331638982014-10-30T06:57:27.606-07:002014-10-30T06:57:27.606-07:00Surprisingly as much as I read I never read either...Surprisingly as much as I read I never read either the Boxcar Children or the Anne of Green Gables, the Little Red Hen was a favorite of mine. My 3 childhood favorites would have been Little Women, Heidi and the Wizard of Oz series.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-46760418930677335352014-10-30T06:45:39.304-07:002014-10-30T06:45:39.304-07:00Love your book choices! It made me smile to read t...Love your book choices! It made me smile to read the "Anne with an e" bit. My daughter tried apologizing with great flair as Anne did. It always made me laugh. Good memories. Good books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-48336731267714767862014-10-30T06:32:06.974-07:002014-10-30T06:32:06.974-07:00My favorite has always been the story of Heidi. I...My favorite has always been the story of Heidi. I don't know why, maybe because of her relationship with the grandfather and her independence. My older daughter bears her name.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-7438315028047102014-10-30T04:00:00.592-07:002014-10-30T04:00:00.592-07:00I like the photo of the books. The books you menti...I like the photo of the books. The books you mentioned I haven't read but that is due to the country you are grown up I think, each country has its own fabulous writers for children.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.com