tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post6647786978258460470..comments2024-03-29T01:06:42.185-04:00Comments on Olive Out: Hold Everything Lightly #5 {Summers}Olivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-33991857127405340502012-05-15T10:47:25.251-04:002012-05-15T10:47:25.251-04:00Okay, the mowing buck naked made me laugh out loud...Okay, the mowing buck naked made me laugh out loud -- I guess we really didn't know the dangers of the sun in those days :)<br /><br />Blessings!<br />GailAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09253567615198041943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-24632619178830364482012-04-17T16:34:46.392-04:002012-04-17T16:34:46.392-04:00I can't imagine anyone cutting the grass naked...I can't imagine anyone cutting the grass naked back then - perhaps today but not then. Funny. Great writing.Becca's Dirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245107413671341365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-158914692103237562012-04-12T11:35:47.120-04:002012-04-12T11:35:47.120-04:00I am loving reading your stories and you tell them...I am loving reading your stories and you tell them so well! I have family from western NC, (I can vision the long driveways and farms) I am sure if I inquired, I would have a naked relative mowing too! <br />Your story is both beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time. I admire your courage to sharing it with us. We love our families, good and bad!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851153312761248525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-35565655421643440392012-04-11T23:02:55.270-04:002012-04-11T23:02:55.270-04:00Can't imagine what you
thought when Judy mowe...Can't imagine what you <br />thought when Judy mowed<br />the lawn starkers....Talk<br />about a free spirit. Those<br />must have been SOME <br />crazy summers. Love that<br />you are still sharing....<br />xx SuzannePrivet and Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09384567378252265965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-39286898180615540292012-04-11T10:07:14.506-04:002012-04-11T10:07:14.506-04:00I love, love, love your life stories..and this one...I love, love, love your life stories..and this one does not disappoint...maybe when I grow up I can write like you....seriously...you have a great gift....<br />Monahidden art of homemakinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776454203241599073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-91139294228999968342012-04-11T09:43:18.581-04:002012-04-11T09:43:18.581-04:00OK, this one had me totally surprised and laughing...OK, this one had me totally surprised and laughing...but I DO have this bizarre image burned in my brain!Debra@CommonGroundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830455848744270459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-88333622732365806282012-04-11T03:18:36.745-04:002012-04-11T03:18:36.745-04:00Your aunt certainly sounds like quite a character,...Your aunt certainly sounds like quite a character, Olive! I love beetroots, but I guess if I had to eat them as much as you did, I would go off them quite easily!! They are supposed to be very good for you though. That's lovely that you have your grandmother's quilt and, I agree, perhaps your love of antiques and vintage things has come from your Aunt Judy. I must try moving the lawn naked sometime. Hee Hee!!Southhamsdarlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285980805569582676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-59369450025676653662012-04-10T21:15:34.173-04:002012-04-10T21:15:34.173-04:00Olive,
your Aunt sounds like quite the character! ...Olive,<br />your Aunt sounds like quite the character! We've all heard of sunbathing naked but I have to say I've never heard of "mowing" naked! Maybe mowing naked was her way of getting an "all over" tan! So glad you were able to get one of your grandma's quilts!<br />RebeccaTown and Country Galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11804650091074234741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-65754883546954132342012-04-10T19:45:51.467-04:002012-04-10T19:45:51.467-04:00Hi Olive...
Ohhh no...so sorry that you don't...Hi Olive...<br /><br />Ohhh no...so sorry that you don't like beets and had to eat them so often. I love beets! I sooo enjoyed reading about your Aunt Judy and family! How nice of her to give you your grandmother's quilt! Treasured keepsakes!!!<br /><br />I just read the sweet note that you left for me and wanted to come by to say thank you, my friend! I soo enjoyed your visit!<br /><br />Warmest spring wishes,<br />ChariChari at Happy To Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05475994012652473793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-62568757914668327692012-04-10T17:11:16.268-04:002012-04-10T17:11:16.268-04:00I've never eaten a beet, but just planted a ro...I've never eaten a beet, but just planted a row in my garden because I'm curious. Looks like they could be used for dyeing things if we don't like them. Your aunt Judy sounds like a character. Stark naked lawn mowing? Too funny! Would love to live up in that part of Western North Carolina. It's so gorgeous up there. Loved your memories; thanks for sharing them.Pam - @diy Design Fanatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04303399189647950307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-67419666888713141852012-04-10T17:06:10.876-04:002012-04-10T17:06:10.876-04:00Wow - she makes me laugh... :)
Bones of the ceili...Wow - she makes me laugh... :)<br /><br />Bones of the ceiling - that is a good one too.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03418200517338216765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-39770750421151811062012-04-10T16:45:08.295-04:002012-04-10T16:45:08.295-04:00I don't even want to know how that town got it...I don't even want to know how that town got its name! And your aunt's naked mowing cracked me up. What about sticks and rocks flying up and hitting you? And the occasional snake you run across? Sounds a little dangerous to me, but maybe she was making use of her pot pocket before her mowing sessions.Pam Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830005036551331029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-87539783813665412512012-04-10T16:34:50.596-04:002012-04-10T16:34:50.596-04:00Judy sounds like quite an unforgettable character....Judy sounds like quite an unforgettable character...makes me wonder how I'd be remembered. What a boring world it would be if we were all completely alike! It is so nice you have your Grandmother's quilt, my aunt and uncle gave me one from my great-grandmother...it is a treasure. I find your stories compelling...you are a good storyteller!Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090973681675943970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-86641157739114925522012-04-10T16:04:34.781-04:002012-04-10T16:04:34.781-04:00Olive, It's so nice that you have your grandmo...Olive, It's so nice that you have your grandmother's quilt. Your life seems like a movie to me. I would love to read a book about your life. My aunt made quilts by hand..she had no machine. I remember loving those quilts. Can you believe when she died her children sold all those lovely quilts. I do not even know who owns them...I just wish I did. I loved my aunt although she was stern and snippy. Happinesss to you Olive. Smiles, Susie(She Junks)Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425051654313691986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-13474857429367852332012-04-10T14:24:27.810-04:002012-04-10T14:24:27.810-04:00I love these memoirs Olive. I can see how you love...I love these memoirs Olive. I can see how you love antiques.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-71455195596729311822012-04-10T14:17:23.743-04:002012-04-10T14:17:23.743-04:00Why do people make others eat things they hate...h...Why do people make others eat things they hate...has never made sense to me.<br /><br />Great series. I so enjoy them.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-65147373539992755002012-04-10T14:14:58.599-04:002012-04-10T14:14:58.599-04:00Aunt Judy sounds to have been a great character, a...Aunt Judy sounds to have been a great character, and obviously completely uninhibited. I can just picture her, tall and lean, with her straight black hair. She seems to have had your best interests at heart♥Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-85531995616682269322012-04-10T13:36:22.765-04:002012-04-10T13:36:22.765-04:00I got a picture of Cher mowing the lawn in the buf...I got a picture of Cher mowing the lawn in the buff. Made me laugh. You had some interesting experiences at the farm. It was nice of Aunt Judy to give you one of your grandmothers quilts.Grandma Barb's This and Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639649601385700411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-70150281924171206242012-04-10T12:55:11.903-04:002012-04-10T12:55:11.903-04:00How fascinating. What a different lifestyle Aunt ...How fascinating. What a different lifestyle Aunt Judy lived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-54110639078839977392012-04-10T12:45:31.682-04:002012-04-10T12:45:31.682-04:00I love beets; every day would suit me. But, if yo...I love beets; every day would suit me. But, if you didn't, that's another matter. I used to think the lady I passed daily, who mowed in the buff when she mowed, was eccentric. She went back and forth on land bordered by a state highway. She was eccentric. Aunt Judy was just comfortable.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-80078287886236938552012-04-10T12:15:12.656-04:002012-04-10T12:15:12.656-04:00Judy is breaking me up! According to Dr. Oz, Judy ...Judy is breaking me up! According to Dr. Oz, Judy was right about the beets and we should be eating them every day. But, the naked lawn mowing is just plain weird! ~ MaureenMaureen Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717877610585066150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-7654065246913122662012-04-10T11:29:18.796-04:002012-04-10T11:29:18.796-04:00Stark naked? Pot Pocket? Halarious! Love this st...Stark naked? Pot Pocket? Halarious! Love this story.White Lace and Promiseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17597921659943106119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-208458117818248970.post-30598618136818885062012-04-10T11:24:57.630-04:002012-04-10T11:24:57.630-04:00OMGoodness, I can envision Judy. I'm trying t...OMGoodness, I can envision Judy. I'm trying to block out the naked mowing image. lol I'm so glad you have amusing memories like these, and treasured vintage keepsakes. Love this entry.Rosemary@villabarneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158805942429665631noreply@blogger.com