tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post5887156758174730173..comments2024-03-28T20:13:21.900-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: Remembering the Farm: How I met your mother Part IIThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-79070592075643039372017-02-28T04:24:31.680-06:002017-02-28T04:24:31.680-06:00Thank you, JackieSueThank you, JackieSueThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-55290704325656598162017-02-28T04:24:13.939-06:002017-02-28T04:24:13.939-06:00Maybe we should have sorted and redacted anything ...Maybe we should have sorted and redacted anything that was NSFW (or kids). Most were good letters and would have given a picture of our romance The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-42659445951922564272017-02-28T04:22:09.637-06:002017-02-28T04:22:09.637-06:00I think I wrote them back and thanked them.I think I wrote them back and thanked them.The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-45638325836057947142017-02-28T00:27:13.395-06:002017-02-28T00:27:13.395-06:00I am loving this so muhI am loving this so muhyellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-87805823830170805622017-02-27T15:00:52.608-06:002017-02-27T15:00:52.608-06:00I still have some letters that my dad wrote to my ...I still have some letters that my dad wrote to my mum, long before I arrived on the scene. They are lovely. And precious.<br />I'm enjoying your story, I hope your offspring are appreciating it as much as i am!Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-12572254961060400002017-02-27T13:14:43.940-06:002017-02-27T13:14:43.940-06:00I am not shocked at all by Uncle Stan's outfit...I am not shocked at all by Uncle Stan's outfit. <br /><br />I love the engagement ring story. I hope the Jeweler knew how wonderful he/she was. Bronwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18386091994745153450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-40382467063132520622017-02-27T04:00:02.272-06:002017-02-27T04:00:02.272-06:00I forgot about the rubber boots. The three of us ...I forgot about the rubber boots. The three of us were a class act. <br />That slant 6 was quite the engine. Three squirrels on a tread mill would have generated more power The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-35835427321151186442017-02-26T21:52:44.939-06:002017-02-26T21:52:44.939-06:00I was wearing rubber boots to the rehearsal too. a...I was wearing rubber boots to the rehearsal too. arrived late and didn't have time to change, just walked down the aisle to join the rest of the party. Somehow I ended up with the '66 Dodge Coronet 440 when I moved to Calgary in 1979. It was so gutless, you had to be going downhill with the wind to pass anything (except maybe wind?). Great stories by the way.Stan Hingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17206087800986665763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-37020965137556832432017-02-26T15:39:21.368-06:002017-02-26T15:39:21.368-06:00Weddings with $10K bridal gowns just make me shake...Weddings with $10K bridal gowns just make me shake my head. Sometimes I wonder if the cost of the wedding is inversely related to the length of the marriage. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-90235146022546429252017-02-26T14:18:43.682-06:002017-02-26T14:18:43.682-06:00This story is even better than the first one! And ...This story is even better than the first one! And jeez, contrast your wedding to the mega-extravaganzas that young people insist on having today!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-76397173860290801562017-02-26T14:14:27.498-06:002017-02-26T14:14:27.498-06:00Our entire wedding cost $800, all in. Mom L did t...Our entire wedding cost $800, all in. Mom L did the dresses and bought all the food for 150 people out of her grocery budget. Having free access to preachers, church and dining hall helped a great deal compared to other weddings. We had a small apartment in NB for a couple months before we moved into Saskatoon. The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-86994582682581953352017-02-26T10:35:48.779-06:002017-02-26T10:35:48.779-06:00I love this so much. I think a lot of young people...I love this so much. I think a lot of young people forget how frugal we were, once upon a time. My own engagement ring (in 1983) cost less than $500. We had almost no furniture -- and what we had was hand-me-down -- and lived in a bachelor apartment at first. And it was just fine.Wordfiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655930772371361091noreply@blogger.com