tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post273380994420352437..comments2024-03-25T20:17:47.615+10:00Comments on Earlier Years: Making merry, mud and other muckcrgalvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-12630253148806276282017-04-18T14:10:02.219+10:002017-04-18T14:10:02.219+10:00Yes, any farm child has memories of muck. Our mor...Yes, any farm child has memories of muck. Our morning chores when not in school were cleaning the muck out of the barn and herding the cows to their pasture. What better way to learn the pleasures of work and making clean!<br />Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-76641346661940086172017-04-16T05:04:20.735+10:002017-04-16T05:04:20.735+10:00What the life of a child should be. I also enjoyed...What the life of a child should be. I also enjoyed mud and catching frogs, as well as beaches and camping. I did not live on a farm, but as a child I always wanted to. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02124067327120959284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-68791791588714530292017-04-15T23:02:50.883+10:002017-04-15T23:02:50.883+10:00As children, we don't mind the mud so much! It...As children, we don't mind the mud so much! It is much easier living on a farm at that age.<br /><br />Stephanie<br />http://stephie5741.blogspot.comStephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-1007524836342475872017-04-15T22:52:26.598+10:002017-04-15T22:52:26.598+10:00It was a great home life in rural South Australia....It was a great home life in rural South Australia. crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-571338473777515502017-04-15T22:51:02.896+10:002017-04-15T22:51:02.896+10:00That did occupy us for hours as well as turning ov...That did occupy us for hours as well as turning over pebbles in the creek. The poor tadpoles were kept in glass jars but eventually returned to the creek.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-9950727158543288412017-04-15T22:49:24.088+10:002017-04-15T22:49:24.088+10:00We had lots of rice puddings too as there was alwa...We had lots of rice puddings too as there was always plenty of milk. Mum made dark fruit cakes for Christmas and Easter and boiled fruit cakes throughout the year.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-326260558760781322017-04-15T22:47:28.513+10:002017-04-15T22:47:28.513+10:00Have been over to visit your blog, great memories ...Have been over to visit your blog, great memories from your Mum. crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-30895515200148765502017-04-15T22:16:43.841+10:002017-04-15T22:16:43.841+10:00Love the imagery here and sure wish I could have a...Love the imagery here and sure wish I could have attended those barn dances. I did go to similar ones at a county fair as a teen. There's something magical about dancing in a country setting that clubs and dance studios just can't match.Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-65432045716185433042017-04-15T20:38:44.431+10:002017-04-15T20:38:44.431+10:00Sounds like a great home life. Where did you live?...Sounds like a great home life. Where did you live? It sounds as if you could have been in Africa someplace. Happy Easter! <a href="https://shirleycorder.com/marketing/" rel="nofollow">M is for Marketing Methods as you Build a Better Blog. #AtoZchallenge.</a>Shirley Corderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429641202607657089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-48132404990265881942017-04-15T18:49:39.636+10:002017-04-15T18:49:39.636+10:00Hi Carmel - as Alex says ... sounds good to me. W...Hi Carmel - as Alex says ... sounds good to me. Wonderful home life - lots of fun, yet lots to do and work to be finished ... your parents sound practical sorts ... birthday cake for desert - makes sense! Cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/m-is-for-melton-mowbray-market-national.htmlHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-28142530169819863252017-04-15T12:18:35.906+10:002017-04-15T12:18:35.906+10:00It all sounds like fun to me....particularly the c...It all sounds like fun to me....particularly the catching of tadpoles.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-13968546544014677322017-04-15T10:50:23.797+10:002017-04-15T10:50:23.797+10:00Your mud memories are similar to what my mother te...Your mud memories are similar to what my mother tells me, I've written about them for the A to Z from my Conversations with Mom at.... https://everyonehasafamilystorytotell.wordpress.com/<br />Jeanne Bryan Insalacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199669886414029814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-35236970468641988212017-04-15T10:22:15.852+10:002017-04-15T10:22:15.852+10:00It sounds like fun but there was a lot of hard wor...It sounds like fun but there was a lot of hard work involved too. Your Mum's cakes sound delicious. My mother only ever made fruit cake but she was pretty good with desserts of the rice pudding variety.lindamaycurryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876359944965312653noreply@blogger.com