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Relics (Post #2 of today)....a repeat

Relics (Post #2 of today)....a repeat

5-13-'10


Tonight I have been looking through some of my old posts and came across this one. I thought I would post it again as it fits my melancholy mood of tonight!

Look at the date of this...almost 2 years ago...
(and I'm still often feeling 'blue!') I guess some things never change.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Relics: |ˈrelik|
noun
an object surviving from an earlier time, esp. one of historical or sentimental interest.


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I have a lot of those around this old place. Mostly, they are of the sentimental variety.


Even though my grandkids are grown-up and the days of them being here and playing their games and carrying out their adventures are long gone, I still, occasionally, unearth a
toy car or a super hero guy; sometimes just a leg or a wheel! ;) These little things I can never bear to just toss aside, so most end up in a box or jar to join other little found objects saved through the years. Sometimes I go through these things that are tucked, here and there, in my cluttered house. Sometimes I'm tempted to make a clean sweep and do some serious de-cluttering, but I never quite make it! I don't think I ever could.

Oh! Many things were saved, outright, of the growing up years of my 4 grands- and also of my 3 kids! I have stuff neatly packed away of all of the kids. I have always been a sentimental person and it was just a part of me to hold on to bits and pieces of our past.

Also- you must understand -our grands practically grew up on this ole farm. Our 3 locals were 'under our care' most of the time and our grandson who didn't live in our town was here as much as was possible; summers, school holidays etc.

Those were the best of times for me!

The memories make me happy and sad at the same time!











...But these things of which I speak today are the leftovers! These are things that remained, in spite of the years passing and the lack of any effort to keep them! I'm glad they are still here.

Here is the playhouse that Charles built for the grandkids. It has a slide off one side of the porch. (shown in a pic below)



The Radio Flyer Wagon was Zach's -a Christmas gift when he was very little. I remember him being pulled through the house in that wagon on Christmas morning by his 2 older cousins, Dan and Brian.

And the pink bike , of course, was Alli's; probably her first bike!

The others were probably what my big boys learned to ride with!

I remember how proud each kid was to master riding a bike!

That's a special time for kids, isn't it!











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This is a picture of Charles and his bike when he was about 11 or 12 years old!

The story of JAKE and this bike (in 7 parts) can be found here!
After clicking , scroll down to find the Jake stories.

('Farm Life of the Past '- some stories of my husband's growing up years in Alabama)





I never had a bike as a child.

But that's ok -I was more of a paper dolls kind of little girl! :)



Junie

At 2:06 PM , Anvilcloud said...

Those are wonderful and picturesque relics.

At 2:39 PM , JunieRose2005 said...

Thanks, AC,


I think you might enjoy the old farm stories if you have time to search them out! :)

I appreciate your visiting. :)


Junie

At 3:44 PM , Jamie Dawn said...

I'm very sentimental too. My kids think it's silly that I gather things and keep them to put in scrapbooks, but they sure enjoy going back and looking at all the scrapbooks and photos.
I know that feeling you write of that is between happy and sad. You really miss those times when your kids and grandkids were little. I miss having little ones around too.

At 4:58 PM , Fred said...

The playhouse (or fort for a guy) is priceless. I built one for my girls when they were younger, but it was more of a sterile swing set. Yours has character.

The Missus loves to save things. When the girls start college, she plans on giving most of the stuff to them.

I'm looking forward to the days when I have grandchildren at my house.

At 6:22 PM , Dianne said...

a really touching post :)

I love the rusted yet proud bikes -I love old stuff.

At 7:22 PM , Joy Des Jardins said...

Oh my gosh....what a great, great playhouse. That is the ideal place for kids to spend their days. I would have loved it as a child. The bikes and the wagon...wow...you really do have some wonderful relics at your place Junie. I do as well... but mostly toys and games. I love that picture of you....

At 7:57 PM , JunieRose2005 said...

Jamie Dawn,


But your kids don't yet have kids! :) Things change when you have kids and then grandkids...

Well, I guess ALL people are not that way.

I sometimes wish I wasn't so sentimental...but I guess there's no changing things at this late date !

At 8:03 PM , JunieRose2005 said...

Hi Fred,

Yes- it is a pretty neat little house! :) I was proud of the job my husband did with this.

Fred, you have some fun times ahead with Grandkids! :) I can tell from reading your blog that you are a very devoted dad...Being a grandparent is even better - in some ways! I think it's because you're not totally responsible for them! :) Tho there have been times when we felt like we were! :)


Junie

At 8:10 PM , JunieRose2005 said...

Hi Joy,

Yep, the playhouse is special...Well, it WAS special, but hasn't been in use for a long time now.

And I like having reminders of the kids childhoods still around. (these are not things that I saved but that just survived in spite of all! :) I DO have a lot of things, packed away, too.


HAHA-That picture is ok....unless you enlarge it! I needed to resize it-

Oh well- I thought it fit with my post so I used it!

Thanks for coming over, Joy.


Junie

At 8:11 PM , JunieRose2005 said...

Hi Dianne,

Thanks for coming and reading my post today. I appreciate it.

Junie

At 8:58 PM , Donna said...

.....I almost didn't make it through this post Miz Junie...It made me cry...because it's SO TRUE!!!...bits and pieces...Sentimental and Proud of it..LOL...night, little love...hughugs

At 10:06 PM , Rachel said...

All those wonderful memories! I love the playhouse!! I never had one so fancy, but that would have been a blast!!

At 10:58 AM , JunieRose2005 said...

Dear Donna,


Well, I would have guessed your feelings would be similar to mine, about your kids and Grands!

:) But I am sorry I almost made you cry, Dear Donna.

Hope you're having a great day !

Hugs))


Junie

At 10:59 AM , JunieRose2005 said...

Dear Rachel,


:) Yah- I would have loved that as a kid.

Thanks for coming over, Rachel.


Junie

At 11:01 AM , Donna said...

LOLHahaha...not ALMOST...DID!!! Like a Big Baby!!!LOLOL....I Needed It!!! Love You!!hughugs

At 11:05 AM , Lilli & Nevada said...

would love to have that playhouse,always good to remember things back when with loving thoughts.

At 11:19 AM , JunieRose2005 said...

L &N,

:) Yah - a cool playhouse!

I have lots of good memories although I'm sure there were some trying times taking care of 2 (and often 3) rough little boys-and on up until they got to be pretty big boys- Plus our infant granddaughter until she was school age!...but - it's funny with kids and grands- it's the good times you hold on to. The rest (if there actually WERE any stressful times)just fades away! :)

Thanks for coming over.


Junie

At 2:21 PM , PEA said...

Oh Junie, I'm so loving it that you still have those bikes, wagons, even the playhouse!! I can imagine the memories each one of them brings back:-) Makes you realize, though, just how fast the years are going by!! Look at Charles as a young boy...what a precious picture!! xoxo

At 10:25 PM , Sally said...

Oh my, this really is a sweet, sweet post, Junie girl!! Some things are just too special to let go. Love the pictures!!

I can't remember having a bike either. The only real memory was a doll; her name was Sparkle Plenty and she travelled all over the U.S. with us when Dad was in the Navy. Awww, I wish I still had her!!

Love,
Junie

Poem: (re-post at my poem site)

Poem: Today I Feel So Restless


Re-posted here!

Having a bad day...so far...

....and I'll tell you why!

First off... I awoke feeling awful, with this cold that has been hanging on for days and days; renewed in it's intensity about 100%!

I drag myself out of bed (2 hours earlier than usual) and go to put on my robe over my PJs. As I was pulling it together, what did I spy, on the inside, crawling up from the hem??? Yep -you got it- a spider-a BIG, mean and ugly spider! I got out of that robe in a flash-dropped it but quickly picked it up again to look for the spider. It had gone (under my bed??) and I'm left wondering if I imagined seeing it. I DO hope so because I will eventually have to sleep again in that bed!

After finding another warm robe , and checking for spiders, I make my way out to the kitchen; hoping to find the coffee made. No such luck on this hapless day...as my husband is sleeping in front of the TV in his den.

Oh well- first I need to put the cats out. Only Lucy is normally indoors overnight-and the others sleep on the back porch...but with this extremely cold weather we've had I often let the 3 of them come in at night. They were all ready and eager to go out and face the cold morning.

I had settled down with my first cup of coffee a little bit later. I happened to glance at the sliding door that goes out to the porch and there sits my little Lucy! OK-at first I thought because of the cold she had got her fill of the outdoors quickly. As I was going to let her in I was able to get a better look...and there she was- wanting to offer me another gift of a dead bird! :( Made me very sad-and MAD at Lucy! You'd think the Meow Mix I always have ready for her would be enough!!

There was nothing I could do as the little bird was not moving and there was no chance of rescuing it...but I darn sure wasn't about to let that cat in right at that moment! I didn't watch any longer!

Some might say I should confine my cats to the house-at all times. It's not possible for us to do that for a lot of reasons. It's the natural order of things so, as upsetting as it can be at times, I realize I can't save the world -or even the birds and lizards that my cats catch...(not to mention the Hawks that get many more than my cats do!) It's in the Plan- nature is designed that way.

Nevertheless I am STILL not in a very good mood with Miss Lucy...but I will get over it!

My cats:

Lucy and Tiger
and
General Tommy Franks

Our temps were again in the high 20s overnight and everything was frosty when I first got up! It's depressing with all our plants brown and dead looking. Not sure how much will revive at all...if and when this winter weather gets over! Many of our citrus trees are hurt bad- if not totally DEAD!

Our place after the freezes:

Orange trees are badly damaged, with fruit dropping and some still hanging on but ruined

The green grass is Rye grass , a winter grass that my husband sowed-so we'd have some green. The brown you see in back would be the way our yard would look without the Rye grass.

Dead fern all around the fish pond...

Roses will come back but are pitiful right now!

(Click on pics to enlarge)











Thank God for the Camellias! They are a winter flower here and our bushes are very tall ( maybe 10 ft) and loaded with blooms! Our colors are red and light pink (the big bushes) and we have 2 small bushes with white blooms!
Only cheerful thing about this long, cold winter!!















If I can beat this cold I figure I might have a chance of making it to Spring!



SO....How is your day going-so far?? :)




Junie Rose

Re-post of some thoughts...

Pondering life... here!






Junie

Me again! hahaha!!

Hello!

Well, I'm back but not really- just a quick little visit!  I'm still without computer so all I can do is just 'touch base' with you guys, as the popular saying goes!

Too much happening  to even go into any of it ...I mean world events etc- Lots of worrisome stuff and sadness and bad things happening!

Charles and I have been doing a lot of gardening things the past few days and are getting the place spruced up. Lots of flowers blooming and  green grass growing!!

Also- we both have some doctor's appointments  happening!  I had a toe problem that had to be taken care of this week! lol- Did I ever tell you about my weird little toes? No??  :)  Well,  the  full story will have to wait for a later time as I'm on Alli's computer and my time and  capabilities are limited on this computer!  :) Suffice to say I'm getting my toes straightened so they won't turn under and cause me pain and stress! 

( Got more of that stuff than I need!)

Charles is scheduled for more skin surgery on July 1st, so please keep  your good , positive thoughts and prayers  open for us.

I don't really expect to be back online before , prolly, next Friday!   :(   It's been rough, folks!!

Miss you  all.

Love,

Junie

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P.S.

Are you enjoying my music?  :)  Hope so!

Me again!

Hi!

 Well, here I am - back but just for the moment!

(Is it me for the moment??) 

I am on Alli's computer again but can't seem to get the hang of it too well! 

 (Happens when you get old, folks!!  :(  )  All I will be able to do is leave a post here!

Anyway,  just wanted to say I finally got a call back from the 2nd. computer store...and they say my computer has been examined and it's a cable inside that will require  having a part ordered ...and then the repairs done!  Am told it will probably be another 5 to 7 days...(but could be sooner!!)  ;( 

 This has been just plain AWFUL for me!  I know it's only just been a week and a day- but it seems like several weeks to me! ( Yep-I guess I really AM addicted to blogging and all the other fun stuff I do on here- but- so what!!)

Meanwhile-back at the ranch... :) ... This past week I have been doing a good bit of gardening -and it's been quite fun, actually!  Have some more roses to plant- maybe tomorrow.

  Have also watched some TV- especially at night.  I have come to realize, all over again, that TV doesn't have a lot of appeal for me! 

 Lots of stuff happening in the news tho, and it's hard to keep up with everything at the pace things are moving! Some scary stuff going on these days, all around the world!

Some sad happenings today and recently with the deaths of some well known people!

Hope all my blog pals are doing well- and I will be looking forward to catching up with you all-I hope it will be soon!

Love,

Junie

My rainy day poems...

Go here to read them!