tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post5170834040434374893..comments2024-03-19T19:33:25.643+10:00Comments on A Tray of Bliss: Motherly Advice...What do kids really remember when they grow up?Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-14650538186289484602017-03-22T11:52:34.278+10:002017-03-22T11:52:34.278+10:00I'm glad you like that list Lynn. It was just ...I'm glad you like that list Lynn. It was just what came to me at the time. So powerful I think. Happy day to you too dear lady...xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-36279750716270031082017-03-22T11:52:02.110+10:002017-03-22T11:52:02.110+10:00Yes, it was a golden moment in time Anne, wasn'...Yes, it was a golden moment in time Anne, wasn't it? Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-47848767945298505662017-03-22T11:51:39.403+10:002017-03-22T11:51:39.403+10:00You're so right Cat...xxxYou're so right Cat...xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-78583867870110346132017-03-16T21:11:34.458+10:002017-03-16T21:11:34.458+10:00What wonderful memories! My childhood had many si...What wonderful memories! My childhood had many similar memories. We never had much money but love and family with plenty to eat abounded! I love your list at the end of the post! We lived on a small farm with lots fresh air and sunshine. Takes me back this morning! Thank you. I must write down my "words" of childhood! Happy day to you my friend!quakerhillfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871858957570687804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-14434248298571432372017-03-16T15:28:39.336+10:002017-03-16T15:28:39.336+10:00I think you just descri5my exact childhood memory....I think you just descri5my exact childhood memory. Growing up in the burbs of Brisbane in the 70s. It didn't get any better. Try as I might to recreate that for my children it's a daily struggle. Hopefully they'll have just as nice memories as I have. Lovely post xxDomesblissityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270409725826410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-19746840120939123302017-03-16T15:17:05.347+10:002017-03-16T15:17:05.347+10:00Brings back so many happy memories. We may not hav...Brings back so many happy memories. We may not have had much but strangely enough we were happy with what we did have. Cat Bentleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-52377981618056631852015-07-28T12:43:23.152+10:002015-07-28T12:43:23.152+10:00Amy, as a Mum to three adult sons, I can tell you ...Amy, as a Mum to three adult sons, I can tell you it's never what you think! Mine don't remember living on the beachfront when beachfront living was inexpensive. They remember eating scrambled eggs for dinner! Lol! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-62745150015161169782015-07-28T12:42:30.786+10:002015-07-28T12:42:30.786+10:00Carrie how lovely to still be able to visit your c...Carrie how lovely to still be able to visit your childhood home! Isn't it weird when you see something you've grown up with and loved, change in some way. That must have been a very odd feeling for your husband. Thanks for stopping by. I love your blog. Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-25305298412639381132015-07-28T12:41:28.860+10:002015-07-28T12:41:28.860+10:00Hello Nellie. Yes simple times. The think is that ...Hello Nellie. Yes simple times. The think is that we can still have simple times and simple memories. We just have to carve those out for ourselves, don't you think? Love, Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-53398852921251081442015-07-28T12:40:29.371+10:002015-07-28T12:40:29.371+10:00Now Tania, in my early days of living on a farm, t...Now Tania, in my early days of living on a farm, that was our clothesline too! Except we had a T-bar at each end with a line coming from each side of the top of the T. You'd prop it up to stop the sheets dragging on the ground...lol! Thanks for the lovely memory! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-26666127398755301482015-07-28T12:39:09.741+10:002015-07-28T12:39:09.741+10:00You're right Maggie. The mere fact that the br...You're right Maggie. The mere fact that the breeze turned the clothes on the hoist for you, made them dry more quickly I think. Very efficient! Your final comment was interesting too. We never felt 'poor' either. In fact we were the envy of our friends. Go figure! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-12260115159677481202015-07-27T12:17:14.824+10:002015-07-27T12:17:14.824+10:00Mimi, such fun to read about your childhood memori...Mimi, such fun to read about your childhood memories! It's funny what we remember. As a mom, of course, I wonder what my son will remember!Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-23133692761243344902015-07-27T07:17:31.484+10:002015-07-27T07:17:31.484+10:00Goodness, what a great recap of your childhood hom...Goodness, what a great recap of your childhood home! My parents still live in my childhood home, which makes it nice to still see it a couple times a week. They've lived in that home a long time now! My husbands parents are deceased, but their house went up for sale recently and he was able to see photos of the inside on a realtor site and it was so different inside he barely recognized the rooms.<br /><br />Carrie<br />curlycraftymom.comCarriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646332034591536363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-14978924237171687602015-07-25T21:35:03.125+10:002015-07-25T21:35:03.125+10:00Morning Mimi,
What a lovely post and so great that...Morning Mimi,<br />What a lovely post and so great that you have so many dreams and wonderful memories from your childhood..............times were so much simpler then for sure,<br />I have always like the simpler things of life myself. They are to be treasured.<br />I pray that my children have those type of memories as well, and I think they do.<br /><br />Hope this finds you doing well hon,<br />Love and Blessings, NellieNellie's Cozy Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619797669030115088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-16004016976827124882015-07-25T19:52:24.113+10:002015-07-25T19:52:24.113+10:00Ah those were the days. Your childhood sounds pret...Ah those were the days. Your childhood sounds pretty much the same as mine Mimi. We even said the same grace and had to ask to leave the table when we were finished too.<br /><br />I still use an old hills hoist today, it is one of the best clothes lines. I remember the ones my dad used to build with a string of wire between two posts with a fork stick used in the middle to prop it up. That's what we had on our farm, I can picture it now with the sheets flapping in the breeze.<br /><br />Thank you for a stroll down memory lane, I really enjoyed reading this post. <br /><br />xTaniaTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-16846529000953194382015-07-24T21:19:00.399+10:002015-07-24T21:19:00.399+10:00Mimi, I smile at the bit about the Hill's hois...Mimi, I smile at the bit about the Hill's hoist, mine had to be replaced because DD#1 and her friend used to swing on it, both at the same time, and in the same area lol. I know have one of those that fold down against the fence and I don't think it dries clothes as efficiently as the Hill's hoist.<br />I still dream of my childhood home and the happy times we had as a family even though money was extremely tight. My oldest sister and I often talk about our childhood and what a great time it was, it was only a few years ago that we woke up to the fact that we were supposedly poor.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927294848415448775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-22850663510616415682015-07-24T16:12:42.423+10:002015-07-24T16:12:42.423+10:00Fiona, I'm so glad you're held on to your ...Fiona, I'm so glad you're held on to your old Hills hoist, winding or no winding. They're a special memory, aren't they...Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-43983240764066093182015-07-24T13:23:31.648+10:002015-07-24T13:23:31.648+10:00That was just so beautiful, Mimi. Brings back memo...That was just so beautiful, Mimi. Brings back memories of younger days for me too x But we do have a Hills Hoist in our backyard now, and my son used to swing on it....you know how you weren't supposed to because it would break? Well, mine no longer winds up :( But I won't be pulling out to replace it with a modern one. It still holds my clothes off the ground so it stays. And he still climbs on it, although his feet almost touch the ground :) xx Fiona Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-13711724810551436412015-07-24T12:09:17.663+10:002015-07-24T12:09:17.663+10:00Dear Julie...it brought tears to my eyes to read y...Dear Julie...it brought tears to my eyes to read your comment. Thankyou. So much. Love, Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-15343728931066650142015-07-24T12:08:40.069+10:002015-07-24T12:08:40.069+10:00Nanna Chel, so true my lovely, so true. Nobody com...Nanna Chel, so true my lovely, so true. Nobody complained about not having 'stuff'. I remember when all I wanted for my birthday was several strands of coloured leather to wear tied around my neck as was the fashion at the time, and some neon Love, Peace, and God is Love sticky stamps. I was sooo happy when I got them! No iPads, or gadgets back then! Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-7161813638555101142015-07-24T11:53:14.474+10:002015-07-24T11:53:14.474+10:00Dear Mimi, what a wonderful wonderful post, that a...Dear Mimi, what a wonderful wonderful post, that almost brought tears to my eyes. " There is no place like home for true comfort" is one of my favourite quotes.<br />regards Julie D Pilbara WAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7492903313028603031.post-28483266691173002642015-07-24T10:30:01.494+10:002015-07-24T10:30:01.494+10:00That brought back memories of simpler days, Mimi. ...That brought back memories of simpler days, Mimi. We didn't have much either as I was born just after WW2 when people were just getting back on their feet. I can't remember any of my friends complaining or being unhappy though. We never had to be entertained and made our own fun. Nanna Chelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500527266771727074noreply@blogger.com