tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post3010014420915485802..comments2023-09-15T07:31:18.026-04:00Comments on September Violets: Winters PastSeptember Violetshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-79892574802011416092013-01-23T07:14:13.236-05:002013-01-23T07:14:13.236-05:00Hamilton!! My mom's family were all from Hami...Hamilton!! My mom's family were all from Hamilton (West Hamilton as it was known then), below the mountain. My Dad worked at Stelco as an electrical engineer, but he is from Sheffield, England. We moved out to a hamlet called Lowville when I was young (HUGE tobogganing hill there). Well, small world :) WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-14337688380906478832013-01-23T03:35:11.816-05:002013-01-23T03:35:11.816-05:00Hello Wendy, I love the little toboggan, I bet tha...Hello Wendy, I love the little toboggan, I bet that looks lovely by your door as a decoration. I hang a pair of vintage skates on my door ... you'll have to get yours back from your sister! Enjoying getting to know you!<br /><br />Love Claire xxxthriftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621095769476921131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-62122088908308408712013-01-22T22:03:19.055-05:002013-01-22T22:03:19.055-05:00Wonderful photos. I especially love the one with t...Wonderful photos. I especially love the one with the matching red snowsuits and the toboggan. We weren't skiers in my family either, but we did hit the hills for some sledding. I actually grew up in Hamilton, so not so far from Dundas. Not much snow to speak of this year, huh?JoKnowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282621916141807042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-21812770163532354612013-01-22T11:26:29.610-05:002013-01-22T11:26:29.610-05:00Thanks Gaia ... I love that "seeing where it ...Thanks Gaia ... I love that "seeing where it was falling from". I have a friend from the east coast and when she moved to Ontario she called her mom to say "the rain falls straight down here!". On the coast the rain was always coming down sideways in the wind :) WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-42091106228519505082013-01-22T10:01:25.201-05:002013-01-22T10:01:25.201-05:00Hi Wendy, I enjoyed both the post and the pictures...Hi Wendy, I enjoyed both the post and the pictures. You look so cute !! It also brought back memories of my first winter/snow in canada. I remember looking into the sky to see where it was falling from :) - GaiaGaiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06111322934443521250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-78074857314762774242013-01-22T07:36:32.973-05:002013-01-22T07:36:32.973-05:00It is fun revisiting the past, isn't it? I al...It is fun revisiting the past, isn't it? I always thought my life as a kid was SO dull, but when it's condensed into a few photos, it looks like we had enormous fun!! And my oldest sister stole my skates from my parents' house before I had a need for them again (ie when my own kids were old enough to skate with me). I may have a few more posts on the good old days as I have about 3 binders full of slides yet to scan! WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-89763926455407522532013-01-22T07:25:54.023-05:002013-01-22T07:25:54.023-05:00I was never very good either, and then when I had ...I was never very good either, and then when I had kids I had to get back on the ice after MANY years off it ... a little intimidating! I think I'm finished with skating now, although I do have a nice pair of blue suede skates ready and waiting in the basement should I change my mind. WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-33473930180060918752013-01-22T07:23:50.154-05:002013-01-22T07:23:50.154-05:00Hi Val, I posted a message on your last blog post ...Hi Val, I posted a message on your last blog post too. I'll send you an email ... thanks :) WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-3836428859246343522013-01-22T07:22:35.985-05:002013-01-22T07:22:35.985-05:00So true Ada ... but we've got NO snow on the g...So true Ada ... but we've got NO snow on the ground now :( WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-1438444041209871392013-01-22T05:12:10.981-05:002013-01-22T05:12:10.981-05:00Oops..... I must remember to borrow hubbies readin...Oops..... I must remember to borrow hubbies reading spectacles.....Of course it should read having...Instead of have..(It comes to us all, old age) and short sightedness..hehe...Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-72807757061114979272013-01-22T04:25:46.293-05:002013-01-22T04:25:46.293-05:00~ What a lovely post, Wendy....I really enjoyed lo...~ What a lovely post, Wendy....I really enjoyed looking through your younger years in Snowy pictures, from the warmth of my cosy chair!<br />YOU are like have a lovely virtual pen friend. hehe..<br />I kind of remember those jackets and in fact, may have just had one! I was going through, Mums things myself today and was going to post about our fashions in the sixties!! Our Dads looked very similar ~ What a lovely walk down memory lane~ Love Skipper too! hehe..<br />Thanks for sharing, Ooh do you still have those skates, my friend?<br />Love Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-32033775467587908582013-01-21T22:01:48.202-05:002013-01-21T22:01:48.202-05:00Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! How wonderful to s...Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! How wonderful to see the photos that inspired your trip down memory lane. Our school yard had a rink that someone or other volunteered to make. No boards - just flooded directly onto the ground. Must have taken FOREVER to build up the ice surface. I remember skating (terribly) and being so worried that all of the hot shot hockey players would knock me over. I'm still an atrocious skater and its my children that are the hockey players. W-S Wanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242784517253760863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-39062276218601095282013-01-21T21:56:56.232-05:002013-01-21T21:56:56.232-05:00Hi Wendy I'm your heart swap partner!!! I ado...Hi Wendy I'm your heart swap partner!!! I adore these photos....brought back memories of when I was a child and lived in Germany for a little over 3 years. (military family.) I still have my sled from 1967 and use it as a Christmas decoration too...and YES! I had those plush type coats myself...we must have a lot in common!!!!<br />email me at valpowery(at)yahoo(dot)com so we can visit regarding the swap!valhttp://www.yarnigras.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-37083029802562997712013-01-21T16:34:42.326-05:002013-01-21T16:34:42.326-05:00Brilliant photos, fashions may change but families...Brilliant photos, fashions may change but families are still having fun in the snow, that doesn't change! :) xVintage Sheet Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027266547200808397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-9732424247576198832013-01-21T12:33:49.137-05:002013-01-21T12:33:49.137-05:00Ah yes, igloos! and snow forts and snowmen. We wo...Ah yes, igloos! and snow forts and snowmen. We would also dig tunnels in the huge drifts of snow that came off our hill. My sister stole my skates :( and I've since replaced them, but haven't gone skating for a couple of years now. WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4062746784364845999.post-29143220116189886762013-01-21T12:06:30.534-05:002013-01-21T12:06:30.534-05:00...what lovely memories.....i remember lots of sno......what lovely memories.....i remember lots of snow in my childhood...we built igloos for hours, sat in them for about 5 mins, got wet bottoms then went inside!..love your new skates...do you still have those? xthe vanilla squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011510292078333520noreply@blogger.com