tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post3093609046618259138..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Eight Random Thingsmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86670373542021196812007-11-28T18:50:00.000-08:002007-11-28T18:50:00.000-08:00I'm not ignoring the eight random things, really! ...I'm not ignoring the eight random things, really! It's just that I'm at a loss for eight other bloggers to tag. But if I may also blog without obligation, I'll tag the four or so that I believe will participate.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35916269541883706142007-11-19T12:22:00.000-08:002007-11-19T12:22:00.000-08:00I love reading your blog, and its great learning s...I love reading your blog, and its great learning so much information!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74357979822456626622007-11-17T19:47:00.000-08:002007-11-17T19:47:00.000-08:00Very nicely done! The thing about doing a meme is ...Very nicely done! The thing about doing a meme is not to worry--there is no sense of obligation, and if people don't want to play along, that's fine. It's not like chain letters. <BR/>We have some things in common, including that long undergrad degree. I'm a few years behind you, though--started in 1976 in Ag. Science (pre-vet), flunked calculus twice so switched to a technical program. In 1990 I decided to return to university just for fun, and then with the help of a few science credits from before, did a 4 year honours degree in two years--in English, with a double minor in biology and history. <BR/>I rather envy you the large family. My husband's father had 18 siblings, and although he had only two children, some of those siblings then had 6-12 children themselves. My family is much, much smaller. I know that large families can be difficult by times, but they can also be a joy, and what I've read of your blog suggests that there's a lot of joy. <BR/>Standard cars ROCK. I learned to drive one while I was at Ag. College, and since then have had 1 automatic--and that was a go-fast Mustang that would have gone-faster had it been a standard. <BR/>In grade 5, I started piano lessons, on the family piano that my grandmother gave to me and we lugged from Nova Scotia to Nfld. We moved to NB the next year and I was given the choice between piano and riding lessons. Guess which I took? The piano moved with my family for years until about 7 years ago, when we brought it here to our home; but last year I gave it to a special addiction recovery house that I felt needed it more than we did. That's a short version of an essay I'm currently working on. <BR/>I really enjoy your blog (and I'm really envious of your Bowles Mauve erysimum, only the bright yellow is still trying to bloom here. Do try the C. elata, though.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-35119441615859696712007-11-17T11:11:00.000-08:002007-11-17T11:11:00.000-08:00Such fascinating things about you! I started schoo...Such fascinating things about you! I started school when I was five and was an early reader as well. And I'm also a piano player, albeit one without a piano (where would it fit, in this tiny apartment?). I will do this meme soon, but at the moment have houseguests and am about to depart tomorrow for the Loire Valley.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.com