The Little Dog That Wouldn't Let Go
Viewing comments for Chapter 61 "Part 2 - Our Weekender."Subtitle: God Never Lets Go!
14 total reviews
Comment from Sarah_Goldwell
Another good read filled with happy childhood memories. You must be gutted about losing all that land though. Sound advice about making a will before its too late!
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2014
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Another good read filled with happy childhood memories. You must be gutted about losing all that land though. Sound advice about making a will before its too late!
Comment Written 31-Dec-2014
reply by the author on 31-Dec-2014
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Hi Sarah I do so appreciate you taking the time to read my autobiography even rewardless as it is. I am like you if I find a good book or story to read don't bother me if no reward if it is a good read. Thanks so much big final edit and reviewing coming up soon as I am close to getting this published or trying to. Working on getting a friend to do some artwork for the cover atm. I think I told you I am the little dog ok someone went through this looking for the little dog a while ago haha. Hope you will stick with it thanks long way to go ha.
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I will gladly stick with it it's an interesting read and yes i gathered you are the little dog x
Comment from GracieAnn
Sankey, this is another good installment to the diary of days, so to speak. Rural countrified people were the backbone of so many nations and countries. Interesting. :0 GracieAnn
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Sankey, this is another good installment to the diary of days, so to speak. Rural countrified people were the backbone of so many nations and countries. Interesting. :0 GracieAnn
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Thanks so much for your wonderful and encouraging review,Sis. Hope you don't mind these 21 responses will be a cut and paste but I do so appreciate the time you took to look and comment.
Comment from Shirley E Kennedy
A very thorough presentation of childhood reflections.
What a great invention was your dad's Whirly Jigger.
Your childhood sounds so natural and normal -fortunate for you.
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reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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A very thorough presentation of childhood reflections.
What a great invention was your dad's Whirly Jigger.
Your childhood sounds so natural and normal -fortunate for you.
Again, a few omitted letters.
Para 4-last line-oines= ones
spages= pages
Para 10-somethig (n)
amd(and)
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Appreciate you picking up these spags will get right on it thanks appreciate you all coming through again a side benefit of splitting the chapters is more pics yay!
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Meant to come backj and let you know I fixed the spags as a matter of fact I realised on looking the spags weresuppposed to be something different to what you even thought ha! So glad you picked up the mistakes. I have also copied over a Poem I wrote elsewhere relevant to the chapter as well if you canre to look again and as always thanks heaps I appreciate your time.
Comment from CR Delport
I got together with my sisters a few weeks back, and we discussed things from our childhood. It is strange how we all remembered the same thing differently. This is another well crafted chapter.
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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I got together with my sisters a few weeks back, and we discussed things from our childhood. It is strange how we all remembered the same thing differently. This is another well crafted chapter.
Comment Written 29-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 29-Sep-2014
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Thanks a lot appreciate your coming through here. probably again as I have split these up now. Looking forward to yours coming up soon again too.
Comment from judiverse
Delightful details about your childhood and told with a great deal of affection. I enjoyed the part about the weekender, especially the "weekender" stew. You must have had a wonderful time with your swing and playground. Your recollection of details about the rowboat and the fishing is really good. You must have been sad to lose your weekender. Good comments about your grandmother not having a will. Too bad your mother was manipulated out of it, so to speak. Excellent work and worth six stars! judi
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Delightful details about your childhood and told with a great deal of affection. I enjoyed the part about the weekender, especially the "weekender" stew. You must have had a wonderful time with your swing and playground. Your recollection of details about the rowboat and the fishing is really good. You must have been sad to lose your weekender. Good comments about your grandmother not having a will. Too bad your mother was manipulated out of it, so to speak. Excellent work and worth six stars! judi
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Thanks mate appreciate the Big Six! Glad you enjoyed it. I found out I am having some Senior moments andf getting a bit repetitious. Someone mentioned seeing something in a couple of places so I have to work on that.
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You're welcome. Maybe you could have someone else read to look for those repetitious parts. judi
Comment from seaglass
This chapter describes some very happy memories. The family was intact and engaged. I did the same music theory lessons, though not on sand. I loved the word making exercise. I also studied shape notes during the same time and those were fun for me too. Many churches and gatherings in the poverty area of the part of the US I lived for a while had no instruments.
They taught children shape notes and everyone could sing harmony by reading the shaped notes. All music was written in shape notes then.
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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This chapter describes some very happy memories. The family was intact and engaged. I did the same music theory lessons, though not on sand. I loved the word making exercise. I also studied shape notes during the same time and those were fun for me too. Many churches and gatherings in the poverty area of the part of the US I lived for a while had no instruments.
They taught children shape notes and everyone could sing harmony by reading the shaped notes. All music was written in shape notes then.
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Sounds interesting thanks for coming by. It seems I have doubled up on some things in this chapter and the next. Have to study them carefully. Getting ready to split the next chapter although if I have doubled up I may not need to after editing. Sigh!Cheers.
Comment from RonCraig
This section was very interesting and as it was all focused around the "Weekender" the flow was easy to follow. The two different names for this property threw me a little, "Weekender" and "Moorepark". I had it in my mind your family called it Moorepark and the neighbors refered to it as the Weekender until you mentioned "Weekender Soup"
I like your comment here
"...weekender soup' - but I reckon they pinched the recipe from my Mum."
I would add one more sentence here to explain "music theory in the sand"
"One more pastime I loved, was doing my music theory exercises on the sand."
Here you mention a couple examples but follow this with just one. So maybe One example...
"There are many tales to tell about sitting on the creek bank and so on. A couple of examples."
This is a fun read and your showing us "The roughing it" life style is fascinating as well.
Ron
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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This section was very interesting and as it was all focused around the "Weekender" the flow was easy to follow. The two different names for this property threw me a little, "Weekender" and "Moorepark". I had it in my mind your family called it Moorepark and the neighbors refered to it as the Weekender until you mentioned "Weekender Soup"
I like your comment here
"...weekender soup' - but I reckon they pinched the recipe from my Mum."
I would add one more sentence here to explain "music theory in the sand"
"One more pastime I loved, was doing my music theory exercises on the sand."
Here you mention a couple examples but follow this with just one. So maybe One example...
"There are many tales to tell about sitting on the creek bank and so on. A couple of examples."
This is a fun read and your showing us "The roughing it" life style is fascinating as well.
Ron
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Thanks Ron appreciate you coming along and the great comments. Always happy to receive suggestions. Changed a whole section yesterday fro someone's suggestion Wow! Will look at these later doing an early shift here today hehe just gone 4am Monday!
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Corrections and additions have been made here hope you enjoy what I have done.
Comment from barbara.wilkey
Back in the day, was a much happier time. I worry about today's children. They won't have those memories.
set up by my Dad, who was an Electrical Contractor as well as an all around, very clever and creative fellow. (because of my lower case 'd' on dad)
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Back in the day, was a much happier time. I worry about today's children. They won't have those memories.
set up by my Dad, who was an Electrical Contractor as well as an all around, very clever and creative fellow. (because of my lower case 'd' on dad)
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Thanks Barbara will look at this not sure what you mean but I will pick it up when I look at it. Appreciate you coming by 2 more split chapters coming today. Glad I finally figure out how to do them yay! Actually I think I got the idea from you with your stuff in a different way of course.
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Corrections and additions have been made here hope you enjoy what I have done.
Comment from michaelcahill
Wow. Hard to believe that thing can hold that many people. Must be some hard wood. A great chapter with all kinds of interesting stories and glimpses at life in those days. Wouldn't mind some details on that big cow with the horns story. Sounds like some people cleaned up on some of those real estate deals, wonder what went on behind the scenes. Good stuff. mikey
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Wow. Hard to believe that thing can hold that many people. Must be some hard wood. A great chapter with all kinds of interesting stories and glimpses at life in those days. Wouldn't mind some details on that big cow with the horns story. Sounds like some people cleaned up on some of those real estate deals, wonder what went on behind the scenes. Good stuff. mikey
Comment Written 28-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Will work on it I know you are just a big sticky beak like me! Ha! Thanks for coming by more tomorrow. Getting plenty to work on ha. I think it was only for the photo normally one on each end for the ride I was too little back then.
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Added a bit more to this have a look see what you think.
Comment from c_lucas
Days of old when we had to make our own toys, games, etc. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Days of old when we had to make our own toys, games, etc. This is very well written with a smooth flow of words, making for a very good read.
Comment Written 27-Sep-2014
reply by the author on 28-Sep-2014
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Bit of cut and pasting of responses here if you don't mind....
Hey thanks for coming by probably again. Wish I had figured out how to split the chapters before I spent all those promotional dollars recently. Appreciate you coming back! Only 2 a day now they are new" again"
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Youare welcome, Geoff. Charlie