tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post6611909844994383652..comments2024-03-14T23:08:08.044-07:00Comments on Nilly Hall: EVERY PHOTO TELLS A STORYnillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-39909970029447858772012-08-03T23:03:05.511-07:002012-08-03T23:03:05.511-07:00You wouldn't say that if you could see our Hig...You wouldn't say that if you could see our High Street on a Saturday afternoon!!!BusyLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496858697767552628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-43307580725436192612012-08-02T15:21:49.264-07:002012-08-02T15:21:49.264-07:00That is such a sad story, I love to look through m...That is such a sad story, I love to look through my mothers' photograph boxes the sepia ones are so lovely especially when they are hand tinted.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551672517126363905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-19489333757034812922012-08-02T14:37:58.555-07:002012-08-02T14:37:58.555-07:00We are quite worried that the country is going - l...We are quite worried that the country is going - literally - pear-shaped when it comes to our business. Is it because, in the South, you are all more sophisticated & stylish than we are in the North? <br />I suspect this is so xnillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-88556683490142275802012-08-02T14:29:48.214-07:002012-08-02T14:29:48.214-07:00Amazing! I'll have to set aside several hours ...Amazing! I'll have to set aside several hours for this tomorrow, hope it rains...nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-86452390496966992442012-08-01T14:32:51.350-07:002012-08-01T14:32:51.350-07:00What a brilliantly funny post. Have you seen thes...What a brilliantly funny post. Have you seen these: http://www.retronaut.co/2011/10/the-invisible-mother/<br /><br />Be warned though, the retronaut site is addictive!menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-90748264066566349212012-08-01T02:20:16.993-07:002012-08-01T02:20:16.993-07:00Great post Nilly, I am still giggling! from the we...Great post Nilly, I am still giggling! from the wet & miserable (but Textile filled South!) xBusyLizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13496858697767552628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-40444905411481917072012-08-01T01:13:35.998-07:002012-08-01T01:13:35.998-07:00The sad thing is that I didn't realise I'd...The sad thing is that I didn't realise I'd been brain-washed by those greetings cards (see comment above). In my defence I must say I am attracted to old photos that are a bit thought-provoking or amusing.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-32294006953184310002012-07-31T23:36:18.513-07:002012-07-31T23:36:18.513-07:00Too funny Nilly!.... from now on I must look at ol...Too funny Nilly!.... from now on I must look at old photos with a caption in mind.<br />Julie xThe Cloth Shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06160123563436297753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-49797420267521008572012-07-31T13:32:41.194-07:002012-07-31T13:32:41.194-07:00Photographs fascinate me. I'm always a willing...Photographs fascinate me. I'm always a willing audience, even for other people's holiday snaps.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-82563431503092930872012-07-31T13:26:59.205-07:002012-07-31T13:26:59.205-07:00Thank you, Maria.I'll bet you will be adding s...Thank you, Maria.I'll bet you will be adding some great photos to your family album soon!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-5299490923397092692012-07-31T13:25:39.377-07:002012-07-31T13:25:39.377-07:00I suppose it is wise to make it plain to our child...I suppose it is wise to make it plain to our children who & what is "family" when it comes to photos & mementos. I only hope someone will be interested or they'll all end up in a car boot sale!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-9407327447390547832012-07-31T13:21:41.866-07:002012-07-31T13:21:41.866-07:00I love them too - I've just been given a Great...I love them too - I've just been given a Great Aunt's amazing wedding photo. Very sad because I know that 6 months later he was killed in WW1.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-74217675070015614242012-07-31T13:19:14.365-07:002012-07-31T13:19:14.365-07:00Yes - that photo is a bit of a mystery. I can only...Yes - that photo is a bit of a mystery. I can only imagine it's an athlete with his trainer. Or an Edwardian Dr Frankenstein...nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-29097878413466253572012-07-31T13:16:43.664-07:002012-07-31T13:16:43.664-07:00Ooops - I didn't realise all that time queuing...Ooops - I didn't realise all that time queuing in our local Post Office, reading the greetings cards, had programmed me to think up captions!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-2297293139608613842012-07-31T09:45:34.381-07:002012-07-31T09:45:34.381-07:00It's no good, Nilly, you will have to go into ...It's no good, Nilly, you will have to go into the greetings card industry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-61988876313442903032012-07-30T03:04:36.335-07:002012-07-30T03:04:36.335-07:00I agree with everyone else - great captions Nilly....I agree with everyone else - great captions Nilly. Love looking at your old photos, they always looked so rigid and set because the pictures took such a long time to take - not like today's instant world.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-85824363092428569742012-07-30T00:58:20.902-07:002012-07-30T00:58:20.902-07:00Hello Nilly...
I loved this humour displayed along...Hello Nilly...<br />I loved this humour displayed along with these interesting photo's....<br />Life did look a little sombre in days gone by.<br />Thank you for making me smile!<br />Love Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-63571020899208576942012-07-29T22:54:35.610-07:002012-07-29T22:54:35.610-07:00These are brilliant. I have collected a few beauti...These are brilliant. I have collected a few beauties over the years, and gradually have almost forgotten that the people in them are not family or friends. Their images become so familar, I have found myself forgetting they are strangers. I still feel a little sad though when I find such images in car boot sales...thrown out by people who no longer wanted them around, or from house clearances where no one was left to care about the people they depicted. Great captions. J.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-41174835859201471292012-07-29T15:35:21.061-07:002012-07-29T15:35:21.061-07:00Hilarious captions, very clever, I really enjoyed ...Hilarious captions, very clever, I really enjoyed your post. I love old photographs I have some beauties of my mother and her siblings a family of nine children. My parents wedding photograph is gorgeous too.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551672517126363905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-32362229384852769952012-07-29T15:08:29.351-07:002012-07-29T15:08:29.351-07:00Hee hee - super photo's made even better by th...Hee hee - super photo's made even better by the captions. Fascinated by the woolly jumper, shorts & Mary Janes combo. What on earth!Murgatroydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05793243750032614020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-74870902649187875502012-07-29T14:30:56.359-07:002012-07-29T14:30:56.359-07:00I think it was probably to do with toilet training...I think it was probably to do with toilet training. Also "breeching" - the moment when a little boy started wearing trousers was a significant rite of passage - according to Wikipedia.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-72596796528285243562012-07-29T14:22:38.911-07:002012-07-29T14:22:38.911-07:00Love your "captions"............
I have ...Love your "captions"............<br />I have always wondered about the boys in dresses thing.....WHY?????Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14764679027145746004noreply@blogger.com