tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4855041253938748821..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: 'Objects of Desire'.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24226297408941873692020-07-19T06:32:08.039+01:002020-07-19T06:32:08.039+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.neme amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608252564205427357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90210216369004324092020-07-19T06:31:54.427+01:002020-07-19T06:31:54.427+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.neme amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608252564205427357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83440342707595643122020-07-17T04:52:54.618+01:002020-07-17T04:52:54.618+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09342446037989661579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37871987498477206082020-07-11T04:10:25.251+01:002020-07-11T04:10:25.251+01:00Was it an antique too? Imay not use mine too often...Was it an antique too? Imay not use mine too often, but I would be devastated to lose it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6865705194037600692020-07-11T04:09:01.015+01:002020-07-11T04:09:01.015+01:00We do try to give away 'family treasures',...We do try to give away 'family treasures', but people don't seem to want them. Nice rings always find a home, but furniture and objects stay with us. Goodness knows what'll happen to it all when we're no longer here.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43615331566111552912020-07-11T04:06:27.860+01:002020-07-11T04:06:27.860+01:00I used to have a box filled with Victorian white k...I used to have a box filled with Victorian white kid leather gloves. Some were just very dainty, others were arm length and buttoned all the way up. There must have been about 20 pairs; all brand new. I can't remember what happened to them.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58881646750877862392020-07-11T04:03:22.999+01:002020-07-11T04:03:22.999+01:00I have a veg peeler that I'd had for over 50 y...I have a veg peeler that I'd had for over 50 years; I'd hate to lose that!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64779692703516277952020-07-11T04:02:07.418+01:002020-07-11T04:02:07.418+01:00The only things I've ever come out of a junk s...The only things I've ever come out of a junk shop with, were junk.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73262673268770042492020-07-10T23:31:51.762+01:002020-07-10T23:31:51.762+01:00For a minute I thought you were about to announce ...For a minute I thought you were about to announce the level had gone missing. My six inch has left the house, though I suspect where.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57363510634667506112020-07-10T18:13:46.573+01:002020-07-10T18:13:46.573+01:00I am giving away my loved items to my children and...I am giving away my loved items to my children and grandchildren. I gave my grandmother’s thin wedding band that I had worn for decades to my oldest granddaughter. We both had a good cry when I did that. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-1851704002095860692020-07-10T18:02:04.217+01:002020-07-10T18:02:04.217+01:00I have so much ‘ stuff ‘ around, none of it is wor...I have so much ‘ stuff ‘ around, none of it is worth anything but I love all of it .... old clock parts, Victorian gloves, old letters( love the beautiful script writing ) old books, bits of old jugs and clay pipes that I have found when digging in the garden, a pair of children’s white leather shoes , old French shutters ... I could go on and on ... our house looks like a junk shop !!! Love your spirit level and the pebble..... all treasures that could never be replaced. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38571061528162368102020-07-10T17:55:49.888+01:002020-07-10T17:55:49.888+01:00I have objects like that about the house, too, tha...I have objects like that about the house, too, that are not necessarily valuable but are precious to me. A couple paintings my grandmother painted, the veg peeler in the kitchen drawer that belonged to a great aunt, and pilsner glasses my parents used.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77351687211176308772020-07-10T14:28:17.562+01:002020-07-10T14:28:17.562+01:00I enjoyed this post. It made me think about lovabl...I enjoyed this post. It made me think about lovable objects in our house such as the vintage souvenir copper Empire State Building given to me for free by a junkshop owner in the town of Sultan, Washington State.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28075751628328321832020-07-10T14:14:56.835+01:002020-07-10T14:14:56.835+01:00It screams at me if they're not level. I like ...It screams at me if they're not level. I like them to be 'perfect'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38856073004097465662020-07-10T13:19:21.569+01:002020-07-10T13:19:21.569+01:00While we use a larger level to hang pictures at ti...While we use a larger level to hang pictures at times, my eye is good for seeing what is what is level and even. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69793761230465308462020-07-10T13:05:41.614+01:002020-07-10T13:05:41.614+01:00It's a surprisingly tactile and comforting ite...It's a surprisingly tactile and comforting item. I twiddle with it quite regularly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21710945248662663062020-07-10T13:04:03.850+01:002020-07-10T13:04:03.850+01:00It's sitting in front of me as I write, it alw...It's sitting in front of me as I write, it always makes me smile.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73932240492180539402020-07-10T13:02:13.296+01:002020-07-10T13:02:13.296+01:00I love your wall of pictures; a real walk down mem...I love your wall of pictures; a real walk down memory lane.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47364966649391134212020-07-10T12:59:26.321+01:002020-07-10T12:59:26.321+01:00You'll have to tell them all about it, and put...You'll have to tell them all about it, and put an explanatory note in the back. I'm sure they'll suddenly love it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42214951597593969732020-07-10T11:51:23.059+01:002020-07-10T11:51:23.059+01:00I do like that spirit level.I do like that spirit level.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85015722700049520642020-07-10T10:56:34.674+01:002020-07-10T10:56:34.674+01:00Especially I love your daughter's painting - o...Especially I love your daughter's painting - one can hear Miss Prim's tut-tut... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42677483725770331792020-07-10T10:33:21.961+01:002020-07-10T10:33:21.961+01:00As I look up and without moving I spy a miniature ...As I look up and without moving I spy a miniature jug with a bird on it,a plate with a dog painted on it. An hand embroidered heart....we all love certain things of significance and memoryJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37531492306612173872020-07-10T10:21:28.221+01:002020-07-10T10:21:28.221+01:00I have a King Louis the something ornate gilt cloc...I have a King Louis the something ornate gilt clock that stood on my grandparents' mantel throughout my childhood. My Grandfather had bought it for half a crown from a junk shop in the 40s. It was black until he cleaned it up. It reminds me of my childhood and my grandparents. It makes me sad to realise that story will mean nothing to my children when I'm gone.Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73537437280940146712020-07-10T09:47:08.837+01:002020-07-10T09:47:08.837+01:00I couldn't agree more. The multi-millionaire F...I couldn't agree more. The multi-millionaire Footballers homes always seem devoid of any family past history, or of anything personal. I couldn't live like that. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84885391325040594712020-07-10T09:38:53.779+01:002020-07-10T09:38:53.779+01:00I think objects around the house are so much more ...I think objects around the house are so much more interesting when they have some personal history or meaning attached to them. Much more satisfying than just buying a collection of bland modern knick knacks to decorate the home.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com