tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post4285944788232508384..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Advent Diary, day 22 - Gardener’s Christmas Tales (3rd of 3)Frikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87532249771096873112014-01-13T18:02:04.488+00:002014-01-13T18:02:04.488+00:00wow. the 1950's! Thank you Friko. I had alw...wow. the 1950's! Thank you Friko. I had always adored your writing - always enthralls me and leaves me wanting more. I wonder, how do you recall the details? Do you take notes as he tells the stories or does he allow you to record him? Either way, well done. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19538872109662925172014-01-05T03:15:26.368+00:002014-01-05T03:15:26.368+00:00Reading these stories was a great treat. I could ...Reading these stories was a great treat. I could hear the cadence of my great-grandmother's voice in this. I barely remember her. She came from Wales and died when I was only about three or four, but I remember the rhythm of her words. I loved reading about the chapels and about the baths and about his childhood. It was a rough one. That is for sure. And yet, for those of us born in Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-19711210519900700432013-12-30T07:02:40.065+00:002013-12-30T07:02:40.065+00:00Funny! I grew up in the 50s in a suburb of Minnea...Funny! I grew up in the 50s in a suburb of Minneapolis, but we also all three had baths together for years and ran wild all over the neighborhood--barefoot and dirty all summer long. There are some things that are similar and some so very different. He sounds like he'd be so interesting to sit and listen to at the kitchen table...for hours! :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49307791667218012062013-12-28T19:31:09.545+00:002013-12-28T19:31:09.545+00:00I grew up in rural Lancashire in the 1950s and we ...I grew up in rural Lancashire in the 1950s and we too had water from the well, no bathroom and bathed in a tin bath in front of the Rayburn. In our case this was one after another and the water was topped up with hot in between, so we were lucky. Gardener is speaking for a lot of county folk in his splendid reminiscences..Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-51985730226040330572013-12-27T23:33:27.210+00:002013-12-27T23:33:27.210+00:00enjoyed this tale very much, now going back to cat...enjoyed this tale very much, now going back to catch some more.<br />My childhood was spent very much outdoors too, hanging round the house meant you'd get jobs to do! And yes, I remember 2 or 3 in the bath at the same time too, and I'm only in my 50's!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-672988834527683022013-12-26T11:25:41.691+00:002013-12-26T11:25:41.691+00:00Hi Friko - Gardener certainly has lots of tales to...Hi Friko - Gardener certainly has lots of tales to tell - the salt of the earth ... and they were 'clever' in those days and made do with what was around .. and just got on with things - we're way too soft now, and can't mend to repair easily, no independence .. and we certainly didn't have colds back then ... it's all the insulation that's keeping the bugs in .. <br /Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-61812245092749862042013-12-25T15:06:04.604+00:002013-12-25T15:06:04.604+00:00Not so very long ago, but the speed of change has ...Not so very long ago, but the speed of change has made it seem like much longer. Like everyone else, I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and could picture the hedgerows and blackberries. What a life it was for a married woman. I wonder how much joy there was in all that toil?Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26148063187785754292013-12-24T23:08:50.469+00:002013-12-24T23:08:50.469+00:00Hallo Friko,
Heiligabend ist bei uns nunmehr vorbe...Hallo Friko,<br />Heiligabend ist bei uns nunmehr vorbei. Die Geschenke sind ausgepackt, Morgen und Übermorgen geht das Weihnachtsfest in der Verwandtschaft weiter. Wünsche ein frohes Weihnachtsfest 1<br /><br />Gruß Dieterrheinland-bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11531150233517521024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-87808814751224362402013-12-24T20:59:47.565+00:002013-12-24T20:59:47.565+00:00As I loved the others, I love this. In fact, I had...As I loved the others, I love this. In fact, I had Rick read all of them in order while I re-read! I send you beautiful wishes for a very Merry Christmas!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31208518213078011242013-12-24T17:52:36.849+00:002013-12-24T17:52:36.849+00:00Great series, Friko! Read 'em all at one go; t...Great series, Friko! Read 'em all at one go; thoroughly delightful. What a storyteller Gardener is! <br /><br />Wishing you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas. Love and best wishes, today and always. Sumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11251497690649264925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-15180909500513908972013-12-24T13:55:44.178+00:002013-12-24T13:55:44.178+00:00Friko, best Christmas wishes to you and your husba...Friko, best Christmas wishes to you and your husband. Also hoping that Gardner will have a fine Christmas. Perhaps he knows where to fine mistletoe?<br /><br />His recounting of memories are quite wonderful to read as you have written them up. As someone in her own late 60's, I also remember playing outdoors as part of childhood joy.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-9598566002900358172013-12-24T08:48:52.467+00:002013-12-24T08:48:52.467+00:00Friko, thank you for those lovely stories! Ich wue...Friko, thank you for those lovely stories! Ich wuensche Dir von Herzen ein frohes und schoenes Fest! Mit einer lieben Umarmung, Yael.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693182864758766065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10239045501096704442013-12-24T04:50:45.363+00:002013-12-24T04:50:45.363+00:00I see your comments on a number of blogs, so I'...I see your comments on a number of blogs, so I've come to learn why you're so popular. I already know from reading one post.<br /><br />Love,<br />Janie JunebugJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-78903210505659843142013-12-23T18:50:01.933+00:002013-12-23T18:50:01.933+00:00Love Gardener's stories and so glad that you&#...Love Gardener's stories and so glad that you've written them downMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22815633724341713842013-12-23T15:11:14.039+00:002013-12-23T15:11:14.039+00:00Absolutely splendid retellings!Absolutely splendid retellings!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69906836660662621542013-12-23T12:10:39.194+00:002013-12-23T12:10:39.194+00:00Lovely story, Friko ... Froehliche Weihnachten und...Lovely story, Friko ... Froehliche Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr :) Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37833212554359908642013-12-23T09:39:05.785+00:002013-12-23T09:39:05.785+00:00Love these stories
and yes
this one in her 20'...Love these stories<br />and yes<br />this one in her 20's<br />with 3 under 5<br />would put them all in the same tub.<br />Saved time,....One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20939061089072184082013-12-23T08:50:55.913+00:002013-12-23T08:50:55.913+00:00ja in de Tijl voldaan Negen Kinderen uit dat werd ...ja in de Tijl voldaan Negen Kinderen uit dat werd Geen pretje eerst de meiden sterven Hadden Het Warme water, brrrrr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45285679974163590882013-12-23T08:39:28.841+00:002013-12-23T08:39:28.841+00:00I can just imagine three in the bath at the same t...I can just imagine three in the bath at the same time! It's amazing that the siblings never even caught colds. I also enjoyed learning about Gardener's childhood. Very well done! Happy Holidays!<br /><br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16284279049947698282013-12-23T08:27:54.628+00:002013-12-23T08:27:54.628+00:00My Mum is in her late 60s, and although her childh...My Mum is in her late 60s, and although her childhood was spent in a different setting, there are some similarities with Gardener's stories.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-31864465868696886242013-12-23T07:15:59.918+00:002013-12-23T07:15:59.918+00:00This is fabulous history!
ALOHA to YOU
from Honolu...This is fabulous history!<br />ALOHA to YOU<br />from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> =^..^= <3<br /> Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73556449451504912962013-12-23T07:14:21.265+00:002013-12-23T07:14:21.265+00:00Well, we are of the same generation and I remember...Well, we are of the same generation and I remember in America some of the same things!!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-60463565554495517512013-12-23T05:19:40.955+00:002013-12-23T05:19:40.955+00:00Interesting...and I'm in my fifties...grew up ...Interesting...and I'm in my fifties...grew up with eight siblings...and my grandmother lived with us as well....I remember two in a bath.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717459430504797508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32059352848762784132013-12-23T00:49:43.879+00:002013-12-23T00:49:43.879+00:00I did think that Gardener was in his mid 70s. I w...I did think that Gardener was in his mid 70s. I went to England the first time in December 1953 at my penpal’s home to spend Christmas. There was no heat in the kitchen or the bedrooms. I do remember looking at all the ice drawings on the windows – it was very cold in that kitchen, but it was tiny and I avoided it … I enjoyed your gardener’s tales but I can’t say that apart from going to Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-20754516366436084392013-12-23T00:29:29.654+00:002013-12-23T00:29:29.654+00:00Some of Gardners tales are alien - and others so v...Some of Gardners tales are alien - and others so very familiar. Shared baths, and being outside as often as possible. And the incredible labour of the woman of the house...<br />Thank you so much for sharing this.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com