tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post6776449279963422276..comments2023-11-02T03:51:39.411-04:00Comments on FISHY2ME: Inspirationfishyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-66842809350739352482009-12-17T07:26:20.997-05:002009-12-17T07:26:20.997-05:00Boxer,
Well, looking at the post of your Nephew...Boxer,<br />Well, looking at the post of your Nephew's costume one would NEVER think there was any hardship involved. You did a great job in conceptualizing, in the materials selection and the execution. <br /><br />I am sure, in future flashbacks, your Nephew will remember the creative process, the shared purpose, the achieving of a goal with Aunt Boxer more than the actual costume itself. God willing he will share that sense of purpose with his children. nieces, nephews.<br />As for the cause and effect of limited choices? Yep the homogenization of America is taking it's toll on multi generations. I predict this will ignite a return to artisans! Be it driftwood trees, hobby farming, culinary explorations or blog journalism individuals wish to remain individual. <br /><br />Pam/Kym,<br /> Sounds to me like you found your way to being united as a family with space for individuality. <br />Not a bad balance ladies, not bad at all!fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-87943802361271487442009-12-16T23:26:25.748-05:002009-12-16T23:26:25.748-05:00note to me mum: I didn't suffer. I was taugh...note to me mum: I didn't suffer. I was taught to be strong and independant from a fairly young age. I wouldn't ask for anything to be different. (well, maybe I'd have stuck out that whole college thing the first time round.) :)Kymical Reactionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973202222132286348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-41871492991634893212009-12-16T00:37:19.763-05:002009-12-16T00:37:19.763-05:00When I took my Nephew to the fabric store to find ...When I took my Nephew to the fabric store to find things to MAKE his Halloween costume, most of what we found were pre-fabricated items and decorations and very little "raw material". It was disheartening. Sewing is becoming a lost art. Having the ability/desire/TIME to create rather than just purchase is also becoming a distant memory. I can buy a beautiful beaded lamp shade from China for far less than the materials would cost to buy. Did this also kill creativity?<br /><br />Mass production has made the masses lazy.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280822962202098606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-88376603190927949482009-12-15T23:59:55.216-05:002009-12-15T23:59:55.216-05:00Fishy, I have been contemplating that very point r...Fishy, I have been contemplating that very point recently. Having always been a working mom, but having had a stay-at-home mom. Did my girl suffer for it? We were happy with less ...stuff ... as kids, but mom was very busy with events and golf and who knows what else, so have come to the conclusion that it all equalled out. In my life anyway.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358096895932466134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-62769510804267016802009-12-15T18:52:57.159-05:002009-12-15T18:52:57.159-05:00Gypsy Girl,
I like when you come visiting at the P...Gypsy Girl,<br />I like when you come visiting at the Pond ! I am sure we all miss your MM participations and am equally sure we all wish you a healthy Christmas.<br /><br />Reverie can be so informative can it not? <br />It has been years since I thought of that summer. <br />Yet, the lessons looking back from here are maybe better than the lessons learned then. <br /><br />Sometimes I am startled by the recognition that many of the best teachings from my Mom came not from her trying to pound something into my thick skull but actually come from my observations of her life.fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-49072650139194962252009-12-15T17:31:41.725-05:002009-12-15T17:31:41.725-05:00You are a wonder Fishy and you never fail to scoop...You are a wonder Fishy and you never fail to scoop me up with your stories and transport me along beside you as your travel the road of reverie.<br /><br />Thankyou for the escape into the wonderful world of Fishy.Savannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185485331789471194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-53135049202737514402009-12-15T12:00:18.229-05:002009-12-15T12:00:18.229-05:00Pam,
No doubt something very valuable has been los...Pam,<br />No doubt something very valuable has been lost to our culture by sending all the moms out of their homes in exchange for a paycheck. I think if we totaled up all the expenses of sending Mom out the door, the average family loses, rather than gains economically as well as culturally. <br /><br />I get your point about name changes<br /><br />How many women, raised with respect, would go about town saying, " Isn't this exciting, I got this at Footpeckers!"fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-86462220680600705252009-12-15T11:35:04.614-05:002009-12-15T11:35:04.614-05:00I agree with my sweet girl about this post. But I...I agree with my sweet girl about this post. But I share several of those same memories that my poor girl won't have ... my mom could whip up pretty much anything on the ol' sewing machine, and if she couldn't, then granny did. Or a friend's mom who had the amazing gift that your mom did ... the ability to see something once and go home and create it herself using paper bag hand-made patterns. She made oodles and gobs of pep club uniforms, bridesmaid dresses, prom dresses ... if you needed something special, she was the go-to seamstress. This lady's name was Patsy Ann, a total hoot, and is the one who re-named (for our group anyway) the fabric store called Hancocks. Here it is, 40 years later, and a bunch of us are still calling it just the opposite. Use your imagination and you will get it ... the opposite of Hancocks? Why of course, it is Footp****s. I can't believe I am sharing that here.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358096895932466134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-28210092363161625412009-12-15T07:52:58.304-05:002009-12-15T07:52:58.304-05:00Buzz,
It's a present don't you think? For ...Buzz,<br />It's a present don't you think? For us to "time travel" from a favorite old song, a scent of perfume a vision from the past. A bit of Dickens in our own lives to play forward the lessons of our past. <br /><br />"Letting" Blowfish read this post? That is not up to me, it's his choice. On occasion he will make a comment which indicates he has read a posting, but I don't think he reads them regularly. As for his being appreciative of my gift to his cousins?<br /> I surmise he is pleased .<br /><br />Kym,<br />We all have " Chicken Soup" to share don't we? Oddly enough I had a thought recently that if I ever set forth to publish anything I might be better suited to a collection of short stories than a novel. Would that be by the ladlefull and not the potfull?<br />Delighted you come swimming at the Pond :-)fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-92022724253951179762009-12-15T07:50:48.360-05:002009-12-15T07:50:48.360-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-79042350379065590702009-12-14T23:12:49.064-05:002009-12-14T23:12:49.064-05:00Fishy, you could write a book with your eloquently...Fishy, you could write a book with your eloquently told stories. I can see it now: "Chicken Soup from Fishy's Soul."<br /><br /><br />I love the little story treasures I find when I come swimming over here.Kymical Reactionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973202222132286348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-49780388267232661182009-12-14T20:42:26.290-05:002009-12-14T20:42:26.290-05:00I'm always amazed at how a smell, a taste, a s...I'm always amazed at how a smell, a taste, a sound or a sight can instantly cause a person to time travel. Or get instantly preoccupied that you forget what you're doing and where you are. For me it's more smells that do that than anything else (I guess that's my keenest sense). Great story. I hope you let Blowfish read this so he knows what kind of effort was made for his side of the family.Buzz Killhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443964019621130222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-20301314596860210612009-12-14T18:36:26.033-05:002009-12-14T18:36:26.033-05:00Belle, I shipped the wreath this morning. And, I d...Belle, I shipped the wreath this morning. And, I did not take a picture of it before it left the studio. <br />I told myself a dozen times to get the camera but seems like every time i went to fetch something diverted my attentions and so forth. I'll ask the cousin to send a photo...she always has her camera at the ready.fishyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169980377922293950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5115084514040536840.post-34182733516389496342009-12-14T17:01:05.178-05:002009-12-14T17:01:05.178-05:00oh mah heavens, Fishy. What a memory. Youse a luck...oh mah heavens, Fishy. What a memory. Youse a lucky thang to have learnt them creative lessons. <br /><br />Please post photo of Cuz Eliza's wreath when it is finished--we'uns wanna see what ya produced after this reverie!Aunty Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868780211706866610noreply@blogger.com