tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post8362094996837319983..comments2023-12-21T07:58:59.902-06:00Comments on Always CraveCute: Singing FrogsAlways CraveCutehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16339874536164305444noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-17950280518370384162016-04-25T15:47:13.899-05:002016-04-25T15:47:13.899-05:00Diane, what a wonderful post! I am so happy your f...Diane, what a wonderful post! I am so happy your frogs are back! Yeh!!! Thank you for sharing how they last through the winter time! That was so interesting! Big Hugs! Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-8481029007011190592016-04-23T08:48:56.773-05:002016-04-23T08:48:56.773-05:00Loved reading your comments, I remember you mentio...Loved reading your comments, I remember you mentioned the caravan before, we had a tiny house on the property for much the same use and it also became a play house for a short time.... I also miss country life... sadly, the farm is no longer in our family after over 100 years when my Scottish ancestors came over... anyway it has drastically changed and would be almost unrecognizable to me now... funny, when I was there I couldn't wait to get away... CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-6927050776287570182016-04-23T05:33:19.474-05:002016-04-23T05:33:19.474-05:00I could almost have written that Diane, how very s...I could almost have written that Diane, how very strange to think we did so many of the same things. Your brothers were very mean re the cauldron, but it is also funny and just the kind of thing brothers do. My brother is twelve years older than me and my sister six, so I tended to roam the farm on my own. There was an old Romany Caravan in one of the fields left from the days when itinerant workers used to visit the farm. I spent half my childhood playing in and around that caravan. There were all the usual crops like corn, winter barley and so on and also an apple and a pear orchard. I loved packing the fruit ready to be sent to market. There were also two horses that we were allowed to ride, cattle and chickens but no pigs. I loved the woods and spent hours just looking for wild flowers and birds, plus the occasional fox or badger. My dad managed the farm for a ‘gentleman’ farmer who spent most of his time in London. They were some of the happiest days of my life, and I miss them still... Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-25972086212963462432016-04-21T20:25:51.055-05:002016-04-21T20:25:51.055-05:00So cute! You share the most adorable things. So cute! You share the most adorable things. Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-40454349869916889742016-04-21T12:37:33.071-05:002016-04-21T12:37:33.071-05:00Dear Diane it is so nice to visit you. Your danci...Dear Diane it is so nice to visit you. Your dancing frogs made me smile. I loved the illustrations in this vintage book. Perfectly fits your post. Adrienne Adams died in 2002. Looked her up on the internet. Enjoyed reading about her. Always learn something when I visit you. Never knew how the frogs survived the winter. Just amazing. Thank you friend for all you shared. Hugs!Deborah Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08967701246036667757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-355120720032766252016-04-21T10:45:18.130-05:002016-04-21T10:45:18.130-05:00Isn't if funny we live so far apart but are so...Isn't if funny we live so far apart but are so similar in many ways! Oh my kindred farm girl, we had a mixed farm with animals and crops. My dad raised cattle, pigs and chickens. At one time we also had a horse and some rabbits. Much of the acreage was for the crops to feed the animals and some to sell so some areas were not really accessible for wandering! One of my favorite areas was a mulberry grove which was planted to lure the birds away from the fruit trees. There was an old huge cast iron cauldron left discarded by my ancestors... my brothers of course told me it was a witches cauldron and when I was little I believed them! The spooky woods didn't scare me off though and I spent lots of time there just observing and dreaming...CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-84412369480693722792016-04-21T05:12:55.429-05:002016-04-21T05:12:55.429-05:00Hi Diane, my upbringing was incredibly similar to ...Hi Diane, my upbringing was incredibly similar to yours although the farm was smaller – my memory tells me it was 375 acres – but I could be wrong about that. My playground was the woods, fields, chalk pits (amazing places to find wild flowers), and a smallish pond where I watched frogspawn develop into tadpoles before becoming frogs. It was all fascinating to me, and I rather wish I could go back and do it again. As for the introvert question, I’ve never been able to answer it either – but I always did and still do like my own company. My brother is 12 years older than me and my sister 6 years older, so they were already onto to new things, by the time I was watching the tadpoles.<br />I really enjoyed this post; it took me back 50+ years to when I roamed the fields I was usually on my own but never lonely.<br />I’m so pleased your frogs are back – I hope the four or five will soon turn into many more! xx<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-43133718141717302382016-04-20T19:52:23.934-05:002016-04-20T19:52:23.934-05:00I can't imagine growing up on all those acres,...I can't imagine growing up on all those acres, fantastic! Enjoyed your froggie post. :)Pam~ Virginia Retrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282106135779122833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-63963521218603097872016-04-20T19:14:51.648-05:002016-04-20T19:14:51.648-05:00Hi kindred! Yay, what an awesome post, loved it!So...Hi kindred! Yay, what an awesome post, loved it!So synchronistic, as I just dreamt about frogs a few nights back..pretty cool to read more here..I too love the sound of singing frogs, so relaxing! I always enjoy visiting your world! Wonderful book!<br />Hugs and wishing you a magical Spring!<br />VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280128561139519596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-51042071922382303202016-04-20T14:47:39.822-05:002016-04-20T14:47:39.822-05:00To Debra... Yes, I remember that cartoon... the fr...To Debra... Yes, I remember that cartoon... the frog wouldn't sing in public, it clammed up in front of everyone but the owner! Of course, the owner was only after the money he thought he could make off of a singing frog! <br /><br />To Sheri... Well it was as farm, fraught with all sorts of dangers. My mother always worried about us, somehow we survived! I love the sound of the mourning dove, haven't heard one yet this spring.<br /><br />Thank you both for stopping in!CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-44506647900386646352016-04-20T14:39:59.772-05:002016-04-20T14:39:59.772-05:00Thank you Winter Moon! Just visited your shop on E...Thank you Winter Moon! Just visited your shop on Etsy, love your collection of books there! Thanks for following my blog! CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-8411647965660753512016-04-20T14:37:25.461-05:002016-04-20T14:37:25.461-05:00You are welcome dear Linda!You are welcome dear Linda!CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-41334468633306622752016-04-20T08:36:53.588-05:002016-04-20T08:36:53.588-05:00What a gorgeous book! I love your shop, too ♥What a gorgeous book! I love your shop, too ♥Melancholy and Menacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673612033089953330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-38618143644957003332016-04-19T20:10:33.838-05:002016-04-19T20:10:33.838-05:00This sounds like a delightful book Diane. Wow, yo...This sounds like a delightful book Diane. Wow, you had much area growing up to run around and play and wander. So glad you heard the frogs again around your neck of the woods. I don't really hear them here where I live, but I do hear a mourning dove coooooing every day. It's a soothing bird call.<br /><br />Enjoy the sweet spring days.<br /><br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-82117654767841441532016-04-19T16:21:40.094-05:002016-04-19T16:21:40.094-05:00When I think of singing frogs, I think of that old...When I think of singing frogs, I think of that old Warner Brothers cartoon where the frog sings "Hello my baby, Hello my honey, Hello my ragtime gal."Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059731033561256727.post-8604389719750946782016-04-19T14:44:38.546-05:002016-04-19T14:44:38.546-05:00Such a delightful post! I love everything here, t...Such a delightful post! I love everything here, the words, the images and the music. Thanks so much for brightening my day.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.com