tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post841665276458536714..comments2023-11-30T11:52:25.056+00:00Comments on From High In The Sky: Storytelling Sunday: Endlessly Intrigued by the Passage of TimeSianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-81802405403351596972011-11-18T22:19:10.987+00:002011-11-18T22:19:10.987+00:00Great story. What a shame the pillar box disappear...Great story. What a shame the pillar box disappeared before you had a chance to take a photo, but it's great you've got the story down anyway. xJennifer Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013102697355186671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-38597371793823942262011-11-15T20:14:08.327+00:002011-11-15T20:14:08.327+00:00This is something I am so guilty of! Thanks for sh...This is something I am so guilty of! Thanks for sharing Sian :)Rachel Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717072060153908020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-9764487351303169072011-11-10T09:25:09.241+00:002011-11-10T09:25:09.241+00:00Oh I was so nostalgic seeing that red post box! W...Oh I was so nostalgic seeing that red post box! What a great story and well worth remembering; sorry they took the box away though.scrappysuehttp://www.taylortattle.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-75990030670312021242011-11-09T08:54:32.644+00:002011-11-09T08:54:32.644+00:00Deb, yes my mum paid :) it wouldn't have been ...Deb, yes my mum paid :) it wouldn't have been like her not to.Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764280029794453933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-67352955861137145932011-11-08T19:10:22.811+00:002011-11-08T19:10:22.811+00:00What a shame that the post box has now gone, but w...What a shame that the post box has now gone, but what a lovely link to the past :) I am intending to write my story, I seem to get later & later each month!Gem's Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18309234162208734617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-7724381213724309472011-11-08T17:57:59.331+00:002011-11-08T17:57:59.331+00:00Another great story from you, dear Sian. You are s...Another great story from you, dear Sian. You are so right about taking those photos and capturing the memories while you can. <br /><br />I'm wondering, did your mom ever pay for the phone call she had to make? People can be unbelievable, eh?Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-2322046850355197282011-11-07T18:38:38.380+00:002011-11-07T18:38:38.380+00:00I do love reading your stories and the post box on...I do love reading your stories and the post box one is no exception. I wanted to ask if you have any tips for getting scrap 365?? I have tried for hours to get onto the Traplet site and it won't work so still haven't managed to order the first issue.... any tips?furrypighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00947203940702238872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-29650087124187620562011-11-06T21:27:16.292+00:002011-11-06T21:27:16.292+00:00Your stories are always among my favorites, and yo...Your stories are always among my favorites, and your writing is wonderful! Thanks for sharing another one; good lesson, too. I wish I had recorded so much more as my children were growing up. I remember a lot, but have lost too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-83143614928470431462011-11-06T20:52:18.371+00:002011-11-06T20:52:18.371+00:00Thank you for the reminder. I thought of Scrap365 ...Thank you for the reminder. I thought of Scrap365 whilst at Capture the Magic but they didn't have copies. Off to ensure I get one. :)<br /><br />Lovely story and I too remember when the cost of a phone call was definitely worth leaving money for.Missus Wookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08137463465514115553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-70757801531382925852011-11-06T20:31:57.101+00:002011-11-06T20:31:57.101+00:00Great story! I need to try harder to take photos o...Great story! I need to try harder to take photos of the everyday moments.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05513986118064480091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-25823760347038951482011-11-06T19:54:41.621+00:002011-11-06T19:54:41.621+00:00how true, there are some things I wish I had photo...how true, there are some things I wish I had photos of. Loved your story xxLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01258116584432205229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-36918927747872788542011-11-06T19:11:56.578+00:002011-11-06T19:11:56.578+00:00You are so right, we must write our story now. Tha...You are so right, we must write our story now. Thank you for the reminder. Also, congratulations on being featured in the first issue of the mag. I love your pages and share your sentiments around old and new pages.Ifahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747222238567068345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-33548530731754014602011-11-06T19:00:27.768+00:002011-11-06T19:00:27.768+00:00I couldn't agree more Sian :) There are a coup...I couldn't agree more Sian :) There are a couple of really good messages in your story today! You did a beautiful job of documenting this memory.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14722162429142110718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-82834224766332586602011-11-06T18:59:33.992+00:002011-11-06T18:59:33.992+00:00I agree Sian, I missed out on the photo of me with...I agree Sian, I missed out on the photo of me with the blackberries in my pocket, but I have got the story written down and I will be doing a layout about it with the 'wallpaper' photo, so at least the memory will be kept and passed on. By the way, I simply love Scrap365! Your articles were fab, as were the rest in the mag, not that I have read them all yet - there is sooo much to read!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488962127399687968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-91912043398197330252011-11-06T17:47:33.501+00:002011-11-06T17:47:33.501+00:00Hey :) Love the story, its such a shame they took ...Hey :) Love the story, its such a shame they took the post box away before you had a chance to capture it! I've tried reinstalling my follow thing, it seems to be working now? It does take a while to load though, so maybe thats the issue. Hmm. Let me know.<br />xXxAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17020525588739728292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-89794909058009712922011-11-06T16:23:13.955+00:002011-11-06T16:23:13.955+00:00I found your story sad but wonderful. I felt sure ...I found your story sad but wonderful. I felt sure it was going to end with you tracking it down and now it sits in your garden. But I suppose real life isn't like the movies. A sweet memory anyway.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156578755014996910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-41472289289756977822011-11-06T15:37:30.049+00:002011-11-06T15:37:30.049+00:00And it's great that a story is still wonderful...And it's great that a story is still wonderful with or without the relevant photo from the time. :) I've been trying to preorder 365 for days but the Traplet site refuses to connect! Hoping to be able to see your lovely work soon. :)alexahttp://simplyalexa.typepad.com/trimmingthesailsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-16598674639335471932011-11-06T15:30:31.556+00:002011-11-06T15:30:31.556+00:00Good point - some photos we assume we can always t...Good point - some photos we assume we can always take but we never know. As a scrapper its the worst not to have a photo for a story you really want to tell!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07036541230341632126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-68581572442093315942011-11-06T15:24:02.917+00:002011-11-06T15:24:02.917+00:00Thanks so much for hosting this series Sian - it i...Thanks so much for hosting this series Sian - it is a way for many of us to record certain stories we otherwise would never write down. I almost took a pass on storytelling this month, but now I'm glad I didn't. I captured an important memory and then came round and feel like you've given me a pat on the back for doing just that!<br />RindaMaria Ontiveroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00120998825608732473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-14053849604279332412011-11-06T15:19:15.729+00:002011-11-06T15:19:15.729+00:00This could have been a sad story - the lost postbo...This could have been a sad story - the lost postbox - but the intriguing part, and the one that made me smile the most, was the incredulity of those 'posh' folk asking your poor injured mum to pay for the call. It's no wonder the story was repeated every time you passed that box! Great story!<br />Am off to check out Scrap 365, sounds a corker.Irenehttp://hearthearthhome.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-91580656219118112432011-11-06T15:18:58.140+00:002011-11-06T15:18:58.140+00:00A lovely story and a shame the post box has gone a...A lovely story and a shame the post box has gone after all those yearsJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138701426913307085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-90592228511277447562011-11-06T14:52:37.959+00:002011-11-06T14:52:37.959+00:00such a lovely story Sian. There are so many moment...such a lovely story Sian. There are so many moments I wish I had captured and that is why I scrapbook. Even if I haven't got the picture, the story has to be told. I am loving storytelling sunday by the way! <br /><br />Abi xxAbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05040262335558353614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-46973562998254768202011-11-06T14:17:17.337+00:002011-11-06T14:17:17.337+00:00Wonderful story Sian. I've definitely missed...Wonderful story Sian. I've definitely missed out on photos I wish I had - like my Grandparents' houses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-17742129472701517722011-11-06T14:04:07.242+00:002011-11-06T14:04:07.242+00:00I'm commenting for the second time today but I...I'm commenting for the second time today but I wanted to say one of the things I am enjoying about reading all the other stories, is all of the memories from my life it is bringing up! I must start writing them down for future SS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328228070357271563.post-23291812817403379192011-11-06T13:57:51.382+00:002011-11-06T13:57:51.382+00:00My camera is so much a part of me that I found mys...My camera is so much a part of me that I found myself at a committee meeting last month and the first time I actually noticed I had the camera with me was when I put it onto the table in front of me. I then understood the funny looks I had received from other committee members. I then took their pictures anyway, because they were expecting me to!Ladkyishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835766855890936214noreply@blogger.com