tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post3807255244288918038..comments2024-03-25T20:17:47.615+10:00Comments on Earlier Years: Instruments and implementscrgalvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-62241584317601860342017-04-13T15:37:44.218+10:002017-04-13T15:37:44.218+10:00As they say - never too late to learn but I no lon...As they say - never too late to learn but I no longer play just enjoy listening to music nowadays.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-52734395526723578362017-04-13T15:36:17.361+10:002017-04-13T15:36:17.361+10:00The wood heap was a good place to play too but one...The wood heap was a good place to play too but one often ended up with splinters.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-7967292124244135502017-04-12T05:20:27.250+10:002017-04-12T05:20:27.250+10:00I never learned a musical instrument as a child an...I never learned a musical instrument as a child and feel the lack sorely. I do however appreciate musicianship by going to concerts reasonably regularly. Loved the list of farm implements - such a lot to learn on a farm methinks.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-14541241910011993252017-04-12T02:56:02.152+10:002017-04-12T02:56:02.152+10:00We had a bunch of these as well -- including the p...We had a bunch of these as well -- including the piano, as my mom was a school music teacher. I'm amazed at the resourcefulness of country children who make playthings out of whatever is around -- toys or farm equipment!Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-67857129416973716662017-04-11T23:24:15.641+10:002017-04-11T23:24:15.641+10:00Some in the family were more interested and willin...Some in the family were more interested and willing to practice than others. Some had lessons too. Television came to our house in 1962 so music and card games were good evening entertainment. Implements were of course more important in the daily farm work.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-30903311438100609932017-04-11T23:11:39.368+10:002017-04-11T23:11:39.368+10:00Yes those manual shears were rather large and very...Yes those manual shears were rather large and very sharp too. I would like to think we could all hold a tune, we certainly had plenty of practice singing hymns in church.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-27235231497570151472017-04-11T23:07:56.066+10:002017-04-11T23:07:56.066+10:00I must read your posts from last April when this r...I must read your posts from last April when this rush of writing is over. One of my sisters still plays the organ in her local church too.crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-20708346339091955362017-04-11T23:03:53.039+10:002017-04-11T23:03:53.039+10:00Hi Carmel - we had an upright piano - but none of ...Hi Carmel - we had an upright piano - but none of us were that musical ... I was probably the worst; however I can understand the need on a farm to entertain the family at times and other guests etc., Love the fact you've included farm implements to remind us all of what's what out at the farm ... cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/i-is-for-ice-age-art.html Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-81488835297037582772017-04-11T22:03:43.455+10:002017-04-11T22:03:43.455+10:00My aunt hand manual shears she used for dagging, I...My aunt hand manual shears she used for dagging, I remember thinking they were huge as a small child, huge and sharp. The milking machines were sources of wonder as well - farm equipment can be fascinating, especially to children. <br /><br />I can play the piano one-handed, I am pretty bad when trying to use both hands - it sounds like you all are a musical family. :)<br /><br />Sophie<br /><a href="http://sophiesthoughtsandfunmbles.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Sophie's Thoughts & Fumbles - Dragon Diaries</a>Sophie Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768033409563305140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-67667177209061918532017-04-11T14:32:55.954+10:002017-04-11T14:32:55.954+10:00It seems that we had somewhat similar childhoods ....It seems that we had somewhat similar childhoods . . . just on different continents! (I blogged about my childlhood memories last April). We had both piano and violin in my home too, but my Mother was the violinist and played fairly often at church and community events. We children each received years of piano lessons, and can all be called upon to play a hymn or two in church, but my eldest sister is the most accomplished and teaches piano lessons in her home. We also had plenty of implements in the barns and sheds, and many of them still reside on the old family farm . . . hay mowers and rakes and hay pushers, manure spreaders and many other such things. Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.com