tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4060843824972106503..comments2024-03-29T13:47:52.160+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Have horse, will travel.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59745999202458744652015-01-18T12:17:20.367+00:002015-01-18T12:17:20.367+00:00That's a great a photo. When I was a kid, I wa...That's a great a photo. When I was a kid, I was always wishing I could pack up and take off in a wagon like this.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5059322324472491732015-01-15T09:12:56.752+00:002015-01-15T09:12:56.752+00:00That is one beautiful photo, Cro. One in which I&#...That is one beautiful photo, Cro. One in which I'm sure your family takes measureless satisfaction. Raising, or growing up in, a family of individualists is a great adventure and the photo captures that.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87489761893886633212015-01-14T20:12:00.202+00:002015-01-14T20:12:00.202+00:00tt looks just wonderful! My father's favourit...tt looks just wonderful! My father's favourite poem was The Pedlars caravan, by William Brighty Rands, <br />I am sorry he never got to see our caravan, he would have loved it. am often accused of having gipsy blood in me, for my love of moving house.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42372853919740061522015-01-14T18:00:40.344+00:002015-01-14T18:00:40.344+00:00Back in 1976, wagons from all over the US came thr...Back in 1976, wagons from all over the US came through our community on their way to camp at Valley Forge Park. It was the 200th anniversary of our country. It was quite a sight and I will remember it always.<br /><br />Most of us would love to go on that adventure that still burns in our soul. However, often the dream is better than the reality. But still......Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79689261726957533602015-01-14T17:02:09.951+00:002015-01-14T17:02:09.951+00:00Lovely photo . I've seen a few holidaymakers i...Lovely photo . I've seen a few holidaymakers in lovely horse drawn caravans when we've holidayed in County Cork.<br />TwiggyTwiggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09065849697979313992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80238661264858980062015-01-14T16:07:19.755+00:002015-01-14T16:07:19.755+00:00We see these horse drawn wagons quite often in our...We see these horse drawn wagons quite often in our Lot village. Somewhere in the vicinity is a place which rents them out for holidays...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-778527236901835712015-01-14T13:28:32.313+00:002015-01-14T13:28:32.313+00:00I did actually try to buy a wagon, a few years bac...I did actually try to buy a wagon, a few years back, but the owner refused to sell; preferring to let it rot.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9537051302174929442015-01-14T13:20:25.376+00:002015-01-14T13:20:25.376+00:00If it's something you've always wanted to...If it's something you've always wanted to do then why not do it? Just for a few weeks even? Summer holiday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7931952388367667042015-01-14T11:12:59.334+00:002015-01-14T11:12:59.334+00:00That is exactly how I feel Cro - although having d...That is exactly how I feel Cro - although having done a lot of research into my family history I can find no gypsyblood.<br />But I get such a thrill now that I live on the route to the Appleby Horse Fair and plenty of travellers go through here each year with their caravans.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-151609637287679632015-01-14T10:41:45.380+00:002015-01-14T10:41:45.380+00:00That's a good photo - including your get-up. M...That's a good photo - including your get-up. Mr Toad...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84167487216423795212015-01-14T10:25:10.442+00:002015-01-14T10:25:10.442+00:00I dont know why but to me old photos bring sadness...I dont know why but to me old photos bring sadness instead of joy.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52078417390000577502015-01-14T09:57:57.764+00:002015-01-14T09:57:57.764+00:00Wonderful photo. My husband had friends who had tw...Wonderful photo. My husband had friends who had two wagons which were pointed towards each other, steps close together, when they settled. They had a horse that needed breaking, but because of injury couldn't start backing it. My (then boyfriend) offered my services. When I met the 18 hand two year and was told that they didn't use saddles I deferred !<br />I remember that they used evaporated milk in their tea and two large sugars. I can taste it now !Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69281571302813049812015-01-14T09:16:21.073+00:002015-01-14T09:16:21.073+00:00That's a lovely photo.
It's the 'being...That's a lovely photo.<br />It's the 'being free of officialdom' that appeals.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80579585490216969422015-01-14T07:54:24.677+00:002015-01-14T07:54:24.677+00:00You can see why Toad was enamoured. I loved the f...You can see why Toad was enamoured. I loved the film Danny - Champion of the World -they lived in a beautiful caravan. The idea of fitting your life into such a small space and taking off is very appealing.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5133394778103879962015-01-14T07:50:42.801+00:002015-01-14T07:50:42.801+00:00I think my friend and his girlfriend would have co...I think my friend and his girlfriend would have come under that category. His girlfriend (very nice) was Anthony Wedgewood-Benn's niece.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17218324262207197092015-01-14T07:44:37.826+00:002015-01-14T07:44:37.826+00:00I don't think people have problems with gypsie...I don't think people have problems with gypsies that move on. It does seem funny when you drive past this type of gypsy and you think they're still living that way of life.<br />My wife had a gypsy lad in her class a few years ago and she way asking him about the different types, "romany, irish" and then she asked about the ones in horse drawn carts and he said"bloody hippies! "Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.com