tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post113881203531852702..comments2023-07-08T05:58:28.506-07:00Comments on Secret Garden: The Farm Where We Grew UpKim Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09437705011017332871noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1142058458439205432006-03-10T22:27:00.000-08:002006-03-10T22:27:00.000-08:00Sigrid,bucolic, indeed! and your lovely teacher, ...Sigrid,<BR/>bucolic, indeed! and your lovely teacher, "Aunt Jane." What a wonderful, wholesome, creative and free childhood you all had! I love that you and your brothers bought a car so young and got to tool around in it. Splendid. A joy to read.Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1142038989389856612006-03-10T17:03:00.000-08:002006-03-10T17:03:00.000-08:00The photograph of you(?) on the swing is truly stu...The photograph of you(?) on the swing is truly stunning. The distinctive light/dark contrast; the placement of the swing at the outer edge, silhouetted against the sky; the leafy 'roof'. As with many of your childhood photographs, I have a strong impression that the photoghrapher has taken a very conscious approach to his/her work. It is clearly not simply a case of naive trigger-happiness.Adagiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633098196664852482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141955301109742182006-03-09T17:48:00.000-08:002006-03-09T17:48:00.000-08:00Jean, Merci, et oui, era tres beau, l'enfance a la...Jean, Merci, et oui, era tres beau, l'enfance a la compagne!<BR/><BR/>Pablo, I hope there never will be tract housing there. Last time I visited, there was still plenty of open space left! It has been fun remembering that bucolic childhood.Kim Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437705011017332871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141939119142279562006-03-09T13:18:00.000-08:002006-03-09T13:18:00.000-08:00Lovely bit of nostalgic remembrance. I feared that...Lovely bit of nostalgic remembrance. I feared that it would have a sad ending (tract housing was what I imagined), but you pulled it all together nicely. A pleasure to share in your memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141932021030421022006-03-09T11:20:00.000-08:002006-03-09T11:20:00.000-08:00C'est une grande chance de passer l'enfance à la c...C'est une grande chance de passer l'enfance à la campagne , dans une ferme . <BR/> It is a lucky to pass childhood to the countryside, in a farm.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067091715480138027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141923948045545542006-03-09T09:05:00.000-08:002006-03-09T09:05:00.000-08:00RD, Oh Cokesbury - that was so close to where we ...RD, Oh Cokesbury - that was so close to where we lived, right in the neighborhood. New Jersey was extraordinarily beautiful back then - I'm sure there are still some tucked away parts of it. Little Califon is growing into a commuter area for New York, and our lovely farm already has been subdivided with a house built up in that orchard. :-(<BR/><BR/>Barb,So glad you're enjoying my stories. I was lucky to have grown up in this wonderful place.Kim Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09437705011017332871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141904033001772352006-03-09T03:33:00.000-08:002006-03-09T03:33:00.000-08:00These photos and your lovely childhood memories ar...These photos and your lovely childhood memories are treasures! What wonderful, rich memories. Thanks so much for sharing the wealth. Warms my heart!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19784312.post-1141840003831811602006-03-08T09:46:00.000-08:002006-03-08T09:46:00.000-08:00Sigrid-- What a fantastic journey through your chi...Sigrid-- What a fantastic journey through your childhood. I grew up in the "Garden State" too, and I never really understood why it was called that. But you lived it! How beautiful it was there. Later on in my teens, we used to drive out to your neck of the woods and go swimming in Cokesbury. It was beautiful country out there. I love your car photo!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com