tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post3171698861625703391..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: Anyone up for a game of marbles?Jofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-32560363763012725382016-03-28T07:32:34.317-07:002016-03-28T07:32:34.317-07:00I wasn't a marble player either but loved jump...I wasn't a marble player either but loved jump rope, hopscotch, jacks, and pick up sticks.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-41669954753882743782016-03-27T13:12:01.003-07:002016-03-27T13:12:01.003-07:00Ah yes, the Bay of Pigs. I can remember sitting at...Ah yes, the Bay of Pigs. I can remember sitting at my desk with Sammy Catalano watching the clock on the wall. The end of the world as we knew it was supposed to come at 10 am. The whole class was quiet. We were all waiting. And then it was 10:01, 10:02, 10:05, etc and we went on with our day having no idea what happened.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-45442260136603799632016-03-27T04:27:10.348-07:002016-03-27T04:27:10.348-07:00Both are lovely clear images and I like the fact t...Both are lovely clear images and I like the fact that the marble player is wearing shoes, whilst the onlookers are barefoot - clearly he wasn't quite as underprivileged as they were.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-35316215235059413622016-03-26T20:42:34.899-07:002016-03-26T20:42:34.899-07:00Mr Harvie was full of jokes, so you could well be ...Mr Harvie was full of jokes, so you could well be right. I'm one of the few resisting the urge to smile.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-91311199276040432652016-03-26T20:39:08.751-07:002016-03-26T20:39:08.751-07:00Well it was 1962 so it was probably the Cuban Miss...Well it was 1962 so it was probably the Cuban Missile Crisis that was worrying Mr Harvie too. I was only 9 at the time, so i don't remember the details all that well.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-8881459236191373712016-03-26T18:56:47.991-07:002016-03-26T18:56:47.991-07:00My dad retained a remarkably accurate shooter thum...My dad retained a remarkably accurate shooter thumb many, many years after he first learned marble skills at elementary school. It looks like everyone in your class photo was sharing a fun joke just as the photographer snapped the shutter. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-73507393102263465182016-03-26T14:51:29.836-07:002016-03-26T14:51:29.836-07:00Mr. Harvie was a rather nice-looking fellow. Did a...Mr. Harvie was a rather nice-looking fellow. Did any of the girls in your class swoon a bit over him? The Bay of Pigs was somewhat of a debacle, but what was really scary was the Cuban Missile Crisis the following year (1962). I remember on my lunch break from work sitting at a table in a cafeteria, staring out the window & wondering what was going to happen?!!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-44488954594965313772016-03-26T05:23:01.802-07:002016-03-26T05:23:01.802-07:00Both are great photos - the school photo in partic...Both are great photos - the school photo in particular illustrates that smiles on the faces of children are universal.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-39540559550020205832016-03-25T21:03:56.355-07:002016-03-25T21:03:56.355-07:00Great class photo and memories of a good teacher. ...Great class photo and memories of a good teacher. You followed the prompt to a T.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-61781748438230128042016-03-25T18:00:40.725-07:002016-03-25T18:00:40.725-07:00What lovely bright shiny sunny faces in your class...What lovely bright shiny sunny faces in your class photo. I just love the Sam Hood photo. What a brilliant choice for this week's theme. Note that he is the only boy in the photo wearing shoes but they don't look very robust do they?Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-64936651731165085592016-03-25T11:55:24.629-07:002016-03-25T11:55:24.629-07:00There were probably two or three kids away that da...There were probably two or three kids away that day as well.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-90577378854109344062016-03-25T07:29:48.785-07:002016-03-25T07:29:48.785-07:00Interesting, and the photos are perfect!Interesting, and the photos are perfect!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-9142083583149280192016-03-25T02:42:40.100-07:002016-03-25T02:42:40.100-07:0037 kids in the class. They were the times. I remem...37 kids in the class. They were the times. I remember playing marbles but I was a tom boy .diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-60267017963338858262016-03-24T17:42:27.209-07:002016-03-24T17:42:27.209-07:00I like the expressions on some of the kids in your...I like the expressions on some of the kids in your class photo.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09546997163198384703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-49771843129948383152016-03-23T18:26:11.474-07:002016-03-23T18:26:11.474-07:00What a great class picture! Mr. Jarvis looks very ...What a great class picture! Mr. Jarvis looks very vigorous in the photo...how sad his grandchildren didn't know him then. Have a pleasant stay in Canberra and Happy Easter to you too! Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.com