tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post7777871339432686256..comments2024-03-18T18:58:51.536+00:00Comments on Family History Fun: Sepia Saturday - Men Minus Ties ScotSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-73971521704211499352013-09-07T21:43:22.441+01:002013-09-07T21:43:22.441+01:00Fun pictures! Thanks for the post. I am new at thi...Fun pictures! Thanks for the post. I am new at this whole Genealogy stuff and loving it! <br />Dani Oldroyd <br />www.sharingapplesfamilytree.blogspot.com <br />Dani Oldroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141702882020853315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-42791321127035352832013-09-05T11:13:19.710+01:002013-09-05T11:13:19.710+01:00Clever twist! (Love the story of your dad's f...Clever twist! (Love the story of your dad's first driving experience. Brave man!)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-86883613820276503402013-09-02T13:24:54.583+01:002013-09-02T13:24:54.583+01:00I had never heard of a coracle before - another le...I had never heard of a coracle before - another lesson from the sepias!<br />Tommy's story is greatJackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-43020026616776516992013-09-01T20:53:23.218+01:002013-09-01T20:53:23.218+01:00I enjoyed your post and liked to read about your D...I enjoyed your post and liked to read about your Dad's first drive again. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-81302571814414952932013-08-31T16:46:03.625+01:002013-08-31T16:46:03.625+01:00What a delightful post, and besides men at work, w...What a delightful post, and besides men at work, wow they sure know how to play too. That trailer is so cute too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-40566456428944778172013-08-31T15:37:00.928+01:002013-08-31T15:37:00.928+01:00Yes Great pictures and stories. I think I have se...Yes Great pictures and stories. I think I have seen the German picture previously.<br /><br />I can't imagine learning to drive one day and then driving such a distance the next! In Australia, Learners needs to have 120 driving hours before they can even go for their licence.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89549904352999299242013-08-31T00:41:58.578+01:002013-08-31T00:41:58.578+01:00Great photos. I had heard of coracles but never a...Great photos. I had heard of coracles but never actually seen one. It makes Tommy look like a tortoise doesn't it? So many lovely photos. Loved the caravan one.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-22388324829034745012013-08-30T21:39:12.261+01:002013-08-30T21:39:12.261+01:00Love that picture of the motor bike reminded me of...Love that picture of the motor bike reminded me of my dad and his motor bikes he had an old BSA and he also later had a little Honda that he used to let me ride as a teenager of about 14! Oh how things have changed<br />Jackie <br />Scrapbangwallop Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586323704318587473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-71869322666798636992013-08-30T17:47:15.723+01:002013-08-30T17:47:15.723+01:00Thanks, Kat, for your comment. My husband tells m...Thanks, Kat, for your comment. My husband tells me it was, not a Triumph, but a 500cc Rudge Sports Special. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-10473022875273591162013-08-30T17:36:14.990+01:002013-08-30T17:36:14.990+01:00Is that a Triumph motorbike? I'm going to hav...Is that a Triumph motorbike? I'm going to have to show that to my husband. Great photo. Imagine being that little on the back of a motorcycle.<br /><br />That last photo could be Alan Burnett and one of his cronies!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-73581530933451652862013-08-30T17:10:26.351+01:002013-08-30T17:10:26.351+01:00Loved the background stories, especially that of T...Loved the background stories, especially that of Tommy Rodgers.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89267997140784667912013-08-30T15:17:49.928+01:002013-08-30T15:17:49.928+01:00The coracle is amazing -- I've never seen (nor...The coracle is amazing -- I've never seen (nor heard of) one here in the USA. Looks like a giant basket; the fact that it's so easily portaged is clever! See? keep learning such wonderful things from Sepians! And the Tommy Rodgers story is very funny...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-77279929009873646662013-08-30T13:26:13.131+01:002013-08-30T13:26:13.131+01:00The coracle picture is amazing. It was one of the ...The coracle picture is amazing. It was one of the first things I remember learning about at primary school; we had to draw it in our notebooks, but I've never seen a photo before.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-89091415918328497362013-08-30T10:18:38.603+01:002013-08-30T10:18:38.603+01:00Yes, what wonderful photos. I spent an age looking...Yes, what wonderful photos. I spent an age looking at each one of them. And so many of them were so familiar : same poses, same clothes, same backgrounds as so many in my family albums.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-33422293550463142772013-08-30T01:36:41.566+01:002013-08-30T01:36:41.566+01:00My favorite picture is the one with the coracle. I...My favorite picture is the one with the coracle. I don't think that kind of boat has been used here.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-42497561957701276182013-08-29T21:53:10.253+01:002013-08-29T21:53:10.253+01:00fabulous photos! I love vintage photos, and this ...fabulous photos! I love vintage photos, and this is a good array of the hard workers of the past.Nonniehttp://nonniesobservations.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-2314228258241114012013-08-29T19:25:01.584+01:002013-08-29T19:25:01.584+01:00Poor Tommy Rodgers. Some guys never get a break. T...Poor Tommy Rodgers. Some guys never get a break. That's too funny about his helping to build the jail & then being it's first occupant. Another interesting note: Neil's father was a sign painter. My maternal grandfather painted signs and advertisements and did a little house painting on the side! La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-427560122717203300.post-47482598661410807172013-08-29T13:45:28.376+01:002013-08-29T13:45:28.376+01:00A great collection of photos. I particularly like...A great collection of photos. I particularly like old working men photos. They worked so hard for a living.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com