tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post5772533440939774440..comments2022-11-19T12:21:37.393+00:00Comments on Haphazard is the word: My Magpie Tales - Building home - 02/03/2010Geetlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07551402207956029722noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-35754270100888875452010-03-20T17:15:50.484+00:002010-03-20T17:15:50.484+00:00It is fascinating, the universal experience that i...It is fascinating, the universal experience that is childhood -- enjoyed this...<br />...rob<br /><a href="http://www.image-verse.com/house-of-love" rel="nofollow"><i>Image & Verse</i></a>robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-39025407833000449222010-03-03T19:37:39.708+00:002010-03-03T19:37:39.708+00:00Nicely written Geetly!
Forgive my disgusting mind,...Nicely written Geetly!<br />Forgive my disgusting mind, but the mother's warning for them not to soil themselves had me going in other directions!Peter Gouldinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292063172122249202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-10832094206136822572010-03-03T15:14:00.392+00:002010-03-03T15:14:00.392+00:00When I was a kid, my favourite thing to do was to ...When I was a kid, my favourite thing to do was to build a fort or a 'house' or a tent of some kind. It made me feel industrious and independent. Your story brought back those times!Jenniferhttp://www.jensrealia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-41291260239910342342010-03-03T03:50:28.609+00:002010-03-03T03:50:28.609+00:00yeah, i have memories unearthed by this one as wel...yeah, i have memories unearthed by this one as well. great magpie...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-86547573349096716582010-03-03T00:48:28.076+00:002010-03-03T00:48:28.076+00:00I did a similar thing as a kid except I took Mrs. ...I did a similar thing as a kid except I took Mrs. Macdonald's river stone that she had in her rockery. I used it as a stage for my dolls. I put it back afterwards but I'm sure she knew. Your story brought back some lovely memories. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-18007917965238206352010-03-02T22:20:51.715+00:002010-03-02T22:20:51.715+00:00Great story. Very descriptive and full of children...Great story. Very descriptive and full of childrens' questions. We used huge cardboard boxes to make space ships and drew dials and numbers and this took me back to some of the things we used to snitch to make our playhouse look real.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-22508775903783834332010-03-02T19:03:31.879+00:002010-03-02T19:03:31.879+00:00When I was a child we had a big crabapple tree in ...When I was a child we had a big crabapple tree in the back yard. We climbed it, dug wholes under it and played with the tiny apples that fell from it. It was our daily spot to gather. Your story encompasses so much of what childhood play is about...using your imagination.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-15629516659969393502010-03-02T15:20:59.434+00:002010-03-02T15:20:59.434+00:00Love the glimpse into childhood in another land --...Love the glimpse into childhood in another land -- so similar, but with those little differences. (We too had a much used path in the hedge between our house and that of our neighbors.)Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-34365341959746572202010-03-02T14:08:33.712+00:002010-03-02T14:08:33.712+00:00Childhood beautifully captured, Geetly. Children r...Childhood beautifully captured, Geetly. Children rarely go with a large overview, they build little something over little something, just the way Lisa and Adi do. How many such tents I have put up under the mango and lime trees! Thanks for bringing back memories from so so far away.Uma Gowrishankarhttp://umaathreya.blogsome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3039419704353088103.post-38045788734565907512010-03-02T12:48:17.677+00:002010-03-02T12:48:17.677+00:00This brings back memories of my own childhood and ...This brings back memories of my own childhood and snitching some veggies from an elderly neighhor lady's garden. Well done.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com