tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post8202709267238681735..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: Sepia Saturday: Good-bye MarionWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-18777995098630831422014-02-26T19:14:51.310-05:002014-02-26T19:14:51.310-05:00Great storytelling, great writing, most evocative....Great storytelling, great writing, most evocative. <br />"You could hear those capital letters"... <br />That music school surely has a gigantic basement. <br />Can't be just what we see here, surely[?!?]... <br />:D <br />You've made enough references that I can well picture her at the piano, <br />surrounded by the Osmond Brothers [and Marie too!!], <br />singing that farewell song on the stage of the Lawrence Welk show. <br />I leave you with a personal favorite of mine: <br />http://youtu.be/-3fqJkTeDNUBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89679565536245204772014-02-16T13:01:22.108-05:002014-02-16T13:01:22.108-05:00I always wanted to play the piano when I was littl...I always wanted to play the piano when I was little but it wasn't something my parents could afford. My (far away) grandparents had one though, and I banged on it all I could when we visited themAnna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-51437665087725010062014-02-16T00:10:58.954-05:002014-02-16T00:10:58.954-05:00Must be an Australian thing, I grew up learning Ev...Must be an Australian thing, I grew up learning Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit and Good Boys Deserve Fruit Always. We did have All Cows Eat Grass though!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-44135304357324869942014-02-13T08:29:23.083-05:002014-02-13T08:29:23.083-05:00Barry and I once had a reel-to-reel. It was a sno...Barry and I once had a reel-to-reel. It was a snob thing in the days of 8-tracks and cassettes. LOLWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-83888896505131506482014-02-13T08:28:14.702-05:002014-02-13T08:28:14.702-05:00Flipping through pages of an encyclopedia can be m...Flipping through pages of an encyclopedia can be much like a Google search.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-50645205154174597872014-02-13T08:27:27.200-05:002014-02-13T08:27:27.200-05:00I've done a little reading about the Harmans, ...I've done a little reading about the Harmans, and I think they must have been a remarkable family.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63812962891436167192014-02-13T08:26:23.578-05:002014-02-13T08:26:23.578-05:00Thank-you for that, Marilyn. You're so right ...Thank-you for that, Marilyn. You're so right -- I did have a happy childhood.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-34215476523475402972014-02-13T08:25:43.777-05:002014-02-13T08:25:43.777-05:00My sister and I had 2 pianos to get rid of after o...My sister and I had 2 pianos to get rid of after our parents died. It's not easy. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17760939225911588432014-02-13T08:24:28.947-05:002014-02-13T08:24:28.947-05:00I wonder if pianos will go the way of the encyclop...I wonder if pianos will go the way of the encyclopedia. Pianos are big and expensive, but probably many families could handle an electronic keyboard.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-35351876159083405112014-02-13T08:23:14.981-05:002014-02-13T08:23:14.981-05:00I noticed that too -- funny!I noticed that too -- funny!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-47370766141930504392014-02-13T08:22:48.784-05:002014-02-13T08:22:48.784-05:00I remember using Britannica at school. I believe ...I remember using Britannica at school. I believe it was considered more scholarly than World Book.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-89081927620035727532014-02-13T08:21:58.587-05:002014-02-13T08:21:58.587-05:00We probably sang but mostly Christmas carols. We ...We probably sang but mostly Christmas carols. We didn't know many songs, I guess.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-30316381622714191052014-02-13T08:20:49.659-05:002014-02-13T08:20:49.659-05:00My parents used to get the "yearbook" th...My parents used to get the "yearbook" that tried to update topics in the encyclopedia every year. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-17004901404733206822014-02-13T08:19:49.692-05:002014-02-13T08:19:49.692-05:00Thanks!Thanks!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23222238168396505062014-02-11T16:11:54.865-05:002014-02-11T16:11:54.865-05:00What a fun post Wendy! My dad had a "Music Ro...What a fun post Wendy! My dad had a "Music Room" too when we were young. We really did call it that. Only his was the room where he had his collection of record albums, a reel-to-reel tape player, a turntable, etc.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-2703779401450718392014-02-10T09:45:00.382-05:002014-02-10T09:45:00.382-05:00Great memories. I always wanted the encyclopedias ...Great memories. I always wanted the encyclopedias rather than the piano.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67226929346004077512014-02-09T21:19:22.866-05:002014-02-09T21:19:22.866-05:00Pianos and Encyclopaedias in our house too, and an...Pianos and Encyclopaedias in our house too, and an organ. The Harmans must have enjoyed their musical connecetion.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-22947074818582090722014-02-09T21:15:18.900-05:002014-02-09T21:15:18.900-05:00Me too, Jo. Maybe it's an Aussie mnemonic.Me too, Jo. Maybe it's an Aussie mnemonic.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-77458309887266372962014-02-09T14:49:20.073-05:002014-02-09T14:49:20.073-05:00What shines through this post is the happy childho...What shines through this post is the happy childhood you enjoyed with your wonderful mother, and no wonder, she always seems to be smiling! We had a piano but I never mastered reading music; I wish I had.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-924687501437214192014-02-09T14:16:45.126-05:002014-02-09T14:16:45.126-05:00Thanks for great memories...yes on encyclopedia, w...Thanks for great memories...yes on encyclopedia, which of course was out of date by the time I needed to make any reports after 6th grade or so. Piano was supposed to come to me after years of lessons, but I went through a period of not wanting to be tied down to furniture, so it went back to my sis. She must enjoy it sometimes. I finally gave away all my show tunes, which I couldn't play without the sheet music.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-60188289149780535932014-02-09T13:32:14.325-05:002014-02-09T13:32:14.325-05:00Any encyclopedias we've had have been single v...Any encyclopedias we've had have been single volume editions, Now of course everything is on the internet! I don't know of a piano in any of our family's houses. Although my daughter and her husband have an electronic keyboard. I should have had a photo of one of them playing that.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49354551594195293242014-02-08T23:46:24.157-05:002014-02-08T23:46:24.157-05:00Pianos and Encyclopaedias used to go together I n...Pianos and Encyclopaedias used to go together I noticed that in someone else's photo too. A sign of the times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-37482179203770844142014-02-08T21:01:04.260-05:002014-02-08T21:01:04.260-05:00We had a piano and a set of Encyclopedia Britannic...We had a piano and a set of Encyclopedia Britannica. And a tiny piano like that one that tinkled unmusically. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-91746262835348085732014-02-08T13:34:30.149-05:002014-02-08T13:34:30.149-05:00Enjoying reading this and looking at the photos. W...Enjoying reading this and looking at the photos. We're almost the same age so the photos look familiar.<br />We had the encyclopedia but no piano. Everyone sang though.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-3329014511665967262014-02-08T13:23:16.091-05:002014-02-08T13:23:16.091-05:00What a great post...love the piano pictures!
We ha...What a great post...love the piano pictures!<br />We had a piano...I wanted to take lessons but my mom said no because my sister did and then quit...a waste of money in her eyes. we did have a set of encyclopedias though...a little dated by the time I was writing reports- my sisters were 9 and 11 years older than me.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295499795085860012noreply@blogger.com