tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post9101125630289286182..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: 19th Century Children's SleighsLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-52529247738468920232011-11-23T15:47:59.332-05:002011-11-23T15:47:59.332-05:00I like them both, Anita, but I especially like the...I like them both, Anita, but I especially like the doll one. It's just precious.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-36813210281138563662011-11-23T15:31:06.054-05:002011-11-23T15:31:06.054-05:00Thanks, Suzie. Do you mean the very first blue one...Thanks, Suzie. Do you mean the very first blue one as in the doll's sleigh? Or the 1st child-size sleigh?<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but every time I look at that doll's sleigh I think of Inky DeAnna pushing her cats around in it. Especially the little one, Elizabeth. :)Anita, a member of Church on the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928528872289081063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-71079693935141696542011-11-23T15:26:22.092-05:002011-11-23T15:26:22.092-05:00Thanks, CJ.
No wonder Dina's face is always ...Thanks, CJ. <br /><br />No wonder Dina's face is always tanned and she keeps talking about walking on the beach when I'm trudging through the snow. (Down green monster - down I say!)<br /><br />LOLAnita, a member of Church on the Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928528872289081063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25060999592437302962011-11-23T01:04:49.375-05:002011-11-23T01:04:49.375-05:00Anita, I love this. I commented earlier, but "...Anita, I love this. I commented earlier, but "blogger" must have eaten it.<br /><br />I love them all, but especially the first one, the blue one, and my favorite is the one with the cutaway runners. <br /><br />Nice job, Anita.Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-67994655840250009432011-11-22T23:05:35.906-05:002011-11-22T23:05:35.906-05:00Sorry, Anita. No photograph. Wish I did. I do have...Sorry, Anita. No photograph. Wish I did. I do have one somewhere of my dad's one-room school, taken (I think) when he was in 1st grade. (He's the smallest kid in the room.)<br /><br />The Waltons lived in the western part of Virginia. Very different climate from the coastal portion. It's mountainous and far enough inland that they have real winters out there. The coastal areas have a C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85192135700156809172011-11-22T22:16:05.830-05:002011-11-22T22:16:05.830-05:00Deb, I'm with you there. But try -50F. Brrrrrr...Deb, I'm with you there. But try -50F. Brrrrrrrrrr No, not today, but coming in Jan/Feb. Brrrrrrrrrrr<br /><br />You have a photo? Yes, please find it. Doesn't matter if it's an orange crate. It's the thought that counts. LOL<br /><br />Oh yes, I'm looking forward to the 12 Inky Days of Christmas. Can't wait to see all the old photos of Christmases past.<br /><br />Thanks Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-61982960799616277452011-11-22T20:31:07.588-05:002011-11-22T20:31:07.588-05:00I love snow! I just don't like the temp to be ...I love snow! I just don't like the temp to be below 50...<br /><br />I love those children's sleighs. I think I have one photo of me on a sled as a toddler. Maybe I was sitting in an orange crate? I'll have to look.<br /><br />Speaking of... it will be fun to see what the Inkies come up with for their 12 Inkies of Christmas. I better start digging through those photos. This is an Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-30368796010495141142011-11-22T16:54:21.774-05:002011-11-22T16:54:21.774-05:00Hello Lilly, your comment brought back memories of...Hello Lilly, your comment brought back memories of the Yukon. Oh, I loved that place, too. It's quiet here on the prairie like it was up there, but the piddly aspens here can't even be compared to the magnificence of the conifers up there. So tall, I almost fell over looking up at them.<br /><br />And the clean, crisp air... yes, yes, I know what you mean. :D<br /><br />Oh, yeah, shoes Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-82601938687586676502011-11-22T16:23:12.775-05:002011-11-22T16:23:12.775-05:00Having lived in Alaska for some years, I love the ...Having lived in Alaska for some years, I love the snow. The peace of it. The quiet. The way it covers everything (even ugly things) in a blanket of beauty. The way everyone breathes a near-corporate sigh of relief because it's alright to settle down. I miss coming in from the crisp, cold outside to a toasty fire-warmed home. Hearing the scrunch, scrunch, scrunch of friends coming to the door,Lilly Maytreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749276313502544046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15889399348564627322011-11-22T15:42:11.346-05:002011-11-22T15:42:11.346-05:00Hey Susie, as soon as you mentioned slipping down ...Hey Susie, as soon as you mentioned slipping down stairs my tailbone started to hurt because that's the part I usually land on.<br /><br />Well, except for last year when I fell front first against my ribs and bruised them. Ugh.<br /><br />I always wondered if you lived anywhere else. <br /><br />I'm glad you're enjoying the series. And yes, that little lady sure doesn't look Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76984068317686508922011-11-22T14:02:33.451-05:002011-11-22T14:02:33.451-05:00I love this series, Anita! What wonderful pictures...I love this series, Anita! What wonderful pictures. I never knew there was such a thing as a push sleigh.<br /><br />And I love that first photo. Oh myyy. Our lady is not amused. :)<br /><br />Where I live, snow is uncommon but does happen occasionally, and the mountains are close at hand for those who enjoy skiing, etc. I lived in Pennsylvania for three years, so I've had a bit of experienceSusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-7782506614687174052011-11-22T13:47:03.725-05:002011-11-22T13:47:03.725-05:00Oh, thank you, CJ. Talking about your dad and the ...Oh, thank you, CJ. Talking about your dad and the sleigh he used to get to school reminded me I wanted to research that aspect.<br /><br />Up here in the winter, the school bus used to be what they called a caboose. It was an enclosed sleigh - just a box, really - with a little pot bellied stove to keep the kiddies warm. I know they used them, but I'm not sure the time frame. <br /><br />I&#Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28668508879634486872011-11-22T13:40:24.079-05:002011-11-22T13:40:24.079-05:00Hey Jessica, nice to see you. That's a fabulou...Hey Jessica, nice to see you. That's a fabulous idea to use it in the bathroom for towels.<br /><br />Not only do we both like blue, we think alike because I do something similar under the Christmas tree.<br /><br />I have 2 sleighs about 12"long x 10"high that I bought on Boxing Day one year. (Think Black Friday but on the day after Christmas.) I love them but for years never used Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45794350497065197262011-11-22T13:31:56.276-05:002011-11-22T13:31:56.276-05:00Really, Dina? Do you have a photo of it? I'd l...Really, Dina? Do you have a photo of it? I'd love to add it to the post. <br /><br />So I just looked at a map to confirm that Penn was west of Virginia and goodness! Was I wrong. No wonder you rarely get snow in Virginia Beach.<br /><br />With you, Gina and DebH all in the same area, I'm thinking a visit in ... January could be warranted. Heh.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-16993618073527382682011-11-22T13:26:28.758-05:002011-11-22T13:26:28.758-05:00Barb - isn't Buffalo near Niagara Falls? I can...Barb - isn't Buffalo near Niagara Falls? I can see why you haven't much snow this year... just last week or so Toronto hit 70F. That's just plain wrong for Nov. Especially since I had to cancel my mammogram that day because the hwy was experiencing white outs and hubby said, "No." Alrighty then. <br /><br />But I just walked to the house and the snow is dripping off the roofAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-85348803754754815132011-11-22T13:12:35.165-05:002011-11-22T13:12:35.165-05:00Hey Deb, I hadn't realized you didn't get ...Hey Deb, I hadn't realized you didn't get snow often. I know Inky Gina made a big noise about the snow last year in Richmond - I think that's where it was ? - but from watching the Waltons on TV, I thought snow was more of a regular occurrence. Or is it only because they lived on Walton's Mountain?<br /><br />Did you get photos of Guppy in the snow? I hope so. Especially if you Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-59348272598310363592011-11-22T12:04:24.134-05:002011-11-22T12:04:24.134-05:00My father grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. His pare...My father grew up on a farm in Wisconsin. His parents had a sleigh and horses when my father was young. I can't remember when they finally got rid of the horses, but it was after my father was in school because his father sometimes used the sleigh to get my dad to school. (A one-room school, of course!)C.J. Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026386802434435296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-73071426268992043192011-11-22T10:21:19.783-05:002011-11-22T10:21:19.783-05:00This was so interesting and I'm a sucker for a...This was so interesting and I'm a sucker for anything blue as well. I loved that one! I could put it in my bathroom and load it up with towels for decoration. :)<br /><br />I've never been on a sleigh ride, but I'd love to. I grew up in Southern Illinois and we played in the snow and went sledding every winter! Lots of great fun.Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-37733751714325899272011-11-22T08:56:42.580-05:002011-11-22T08:56:42.580-05:00We actually had a push sled for my sister when she...We actually had a push sled for my sister when she was a baby. Wouldn't do much good here in Virginia, but worked pretty well in Pittsburgh.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-58554953079538299532011-11-22T08:46:04.723-05:002011-11-22T08:46:04.723-05:00Nice post, Anita. Living in Buffalo for most of my...Nice post, Anita. Living in Buffalo for most of my life, I've certainly had opportunity to touch snow--although I try to avoid it whenever possible. <br /><br />This year, so far, I've only seen a few flakes and no accumulation. It could stay that way all winter, and I'd be perfectly content with that. In fact, if this is global warming, I think I'm a fan--just teasing. Maybe.<br Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-76326202276092507412011-11-22T08:22:33.753-05:002011-11-22T08:22:33.753-05:00i love the sleighs and wish i was still living in ...i love the sleighs and wish i was still living in colorado so i'd have an excuse to purchase something like that for Guppy.<br /><br />i grew up with snow. for me, the Christmas season isn't quite Christmasy without snow. of course now i've exchanged mountains of snow for the sandy beach of Virginia... still not sure if that was an equitable exchange.<br /><br />fortunately, little DebHnoreply@blogger.com