tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post4073747832933185537..comments2023-09-14T18:07:21.937-07:00Comments on Wirreandah Wandering: Getting from here to there - a trip down memory laneJofeathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-66773504376542782202016-10-16T11:36:47.691-07:002016-10-16T11:36:47.691-07:00ps. I should have mentioned that the Fairisle patt...ps. I should have mentioned that the Fairisle pattern was originally developed in Fair Isle, a remote Scottish island<br />Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-74974243498038028112016-10-16T11:31:48.931-07:002016-10-16T11:31:48.931-07:00The pattern on Mary's sleeveless sweater is ca...The pattern on Mary's sleeveless sweater is called Fairisle. She knitted it from odds and ends of wool she managed to scrape together, because wool was still in short supply after WW2. The Eski is in the boot behind the children. In Australia it's a brand name that has become the common name for a cooler or ice box. In NZ they call them Chilli bins, maybe from another brand name.I guess it's a sign of successful marketing if your brand name becomes a generic term. Another example is hoovering, from the Hoover brand of vacuum cleaner. By contrast in NZ they talk about luxxing, from the Electrolux brand. And yes, I'm the 11 or 12 year year old blonde standing beside the wagon.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-90460383519878638502016-10-16T11:16:22.474-07:002016-10-16T11:16:22.474-07:00Thanks, Jo!Thanks, Jo!Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-60167156027446579232016-10-16T11:13:13.135-07:002016-10-16T11:13:13.135-07:00Not sure how we managed to drive away in the car l...Not sure how we managed to drive away in the car like that - I think we stopped around the corner and pulled a lot of it off!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-75914042099574097042016-10-16T08:44:34.019-07:002016-10-16T08:44:34.019-07:00OK, culture shock...I don't know what Fair Isl...OK, culture shock...I don't know what Fair Isle sweaters are, or jumpers (which I do understand). The only one I notice is in the first shot. It's a pretty Scandanavian design vest to me. But mainly what is an "Eski?" I can't see it on the tailgate of the station wagon. And are you sitting on the tailgate yourself? Or are you the cute blond standing by it? In print, we use mostly the same language, but when we start listening to each other, I bet we sound quite different! Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-54731355063879851552016-10-16T08:06:40.612-07:002016-10-16T08:06:40.612-07:00Oh the wedding car! That brings back memories, for...Oh the wedding car! That brings back memories, for sure. Ours was covered in shaving cream and crepe paper, thanks to friends and family. I don't think anyone does that anymore, not where I live at least. The other car that strikes a chord is the station wagon. Growing up, I was secretly jealous of friends whose parents had a station wagon. I loved it when we got to ride backwards in the third seat.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-57320796516027830192016-10-16T06:55:18.517-07:002016-10-16T06:55:18.517-07:00Lovely happy family photographs down the generati...Lovely happy family photographs down the generations. My Dad had an Austin 40 as a company car - he was a commercial traveller. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-34476488037412018122016-10-14T18:32:30.991-07:002016-10-14T18:32:30.991-07:00I also noted the Fair Isle jumper - my mother was ...I also noted the Fair Isle jumper - my mother was a dab hand at them. I have some fond memories of the Austin A40 as well. Thanks for the memories.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-33219025320004877832016-10-13T08:17:25.972-07:002016-10-13T08:17:25.972-07:00Very enjoyable wander through your gallery of cars...Very enjoyable wander through your gallery of cars and their owners/occupants. Mary’s Fairisle sweater reminds me of one Mum knitted for me; very stylish.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5753773086042054845.post-71794005955274797782016-10-12T08:59:44.123-07:002016-10-12T08:59:44.123-07:00Nice connection of family vehicles with family pos...Nice connection of family vehicles with family posed beside, before, and around them. Even though I know December 'down under' is akin to our June up here in the north, it still stops me for a moment when I read about someone going camping at the beach at Christmastime. (4th photo) :)La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.com