tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post7125236213502652428..comments2024-03-28T10:26:27.833+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: What All Girls (9-13ish) Need.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20366087662713066442018-08-13T04:03:05.223+01:002018-08-13T04:03:05.223+01:00In which case I congratulate you. They sound like ...In which case I congratulate you. They sound like my own daughter!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61067246742231758552018-08-13T04:01:48.802+01:002018-08-13T04:01:48.802+01:00There's still time for Chicken plucking, and t...There's still time for Chicken plucking, and the maid may arrive any day. Otherwise it sounds as if you had it all.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53008403601437432202018-08-12T19:55:57.727+01:002018-08-12T19:55:57.727+01:00I taught my girls to be the stuff and not the fluf...I taught my girls to be the stuff and not the fluff and the importance of education. Since two of them are vegetarians, plucking chickens is not needed. They are all accomplished women and all earn more money than their spouses/partners. They can afford to buy new socks. Like me, they adore all animals. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-91969141892469589192018-08-12T17:19:15.253+01:002018-08-12T17:19:15.253+01:00I like this post. It's always interesting to h...I like this post. It's always interesting to hear a man's point of view on some things. And I agree with most of them... especially the "be kind to animals" one. And I have to admit that I've never plucked a chicken (or care to), and have never given orders to a maid. But I did have a wonderful English father and an older brother who I loved dearly!Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18621228157779348742018-08-12T12:25:07.994+01:002018-08-12T12:25:07.994+01:00Every so often I gather-up all my pants, socks, an...Every so often I gather-up all my pants, socks, and T shirts, and chuck the whole lot. I then buy a dozen of everything new, and begin again. It's surprisingly satisfying, and not that expensive.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24925608708089472542018-08-12T11:46:22.225+01:002018-08-12T11:46:22.225+01:00I've still got a wooden mushroom that was my G...I've still got a wooden mushroom that was my Grandmothers ( and several thimbles), however ,I would think my life too short to darn any sock that is to be replaced and bought from China - even wrapped in plastic.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49656456449266426292018-08-12T11:41:43.789+01:002018-08-12T11:41:43.789+01:00Sadly, I quite expect there are many who wished th...Sadly, I quite expect there are many who wished they had!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-19785057000983211982018-08-12T11:29:41.544+01:002018-08-12T11:29:41.544+01:00Girls at any age just need to listen to their inne...Girls at any age just need to listen to their inner voice.....it won't usually let them down.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52419607672848545842018-08-12T09:58:41.350+01:002018-08-12T09:58:41.350+01:00My mother had (and I still have) a special wooden ...My mother had (and I still have) a special wooden darning 'mushroom', which you put in the sock, instead of your mother's Orange. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68611497720312934942018-08-12T09:51:18.490+01:002018-08-12T09:51:18.490+01:00Further, here as well as 'like' 'Oh my...Further, here as well as 'like' 'Oh my god' needs to be eliminated from the language of eligible young women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10905367954720489072018-08-12T09:50:18.245+01:002018-08-12T09:50:18.245+01:00Salient about darning socks. My socks, mostly all ...Salient about darning socks. My socks, mostly all bought about six years ago, have holes appearing at the heels. I have been throwing them out, but what I should do is give them to Mother, who while lacking many domestic skills, used to darn socks, aided by putting an orange inside the sock. I wonder if she remembers how to darn a sock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35972738388385994042018-08-12T09:48:36.734+01:002018-08-12T09:48:36.734+01:00That's why I added it as a codicil to Convent ...That's why I added it as a codicil to Convent life!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-68018167021494213812018-08-12T09:45:51.927+01:002018-08-12T09:45:51.927+01:00Going to a convent never taught a girl to say no. ...Going to a convent never taught a girl to say no. I speak from experience. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59781877657133783572018-08-12T09:11:29.545+01:002018-08-12T09:11:29.545+01:00Me too.Me too.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8814386783464590052018-08-12T09:06:54.012+01:002018-08-12T09:06:54.012+01:00Plucked plenty of them in my time and dressed them...Plucked plenty of them in my time and dressed them. Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-31918354855483318162018-08-12T09:05:58.563+01:002018-08-12T09:05:58.563+01:00You see; giving orders to the maid covers everythi...You see; giving orders to the maid covers everything, including darning the socks. Does anyone darn socks any more? Somewhere I still have my mother's wooden darning mushroom.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28188849549069509882018-08-12T08:54:55.298+01:002018-08-12T08:54:55.298+01:00I know a second language and could give orders to ...I know a second language and could give orders to the maid to pluck the chicken. My school did teach me the basics of cooking and sewing. You didn't include how to darn socks by the way, though Id give orders to the maid for that as well.<br />Check the father and three brothers who do still care.<br />All over my education in a rural NZ school wasn't too lacking!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58640242572032886272018-08-12T08:38:45.851+01:002018-08-12T08:38:45.851+01:00Next you'll be telling me you don't know h...Next you'll be telling me you don't know how to pluck a chicken!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-75141399950890490902018-08-12T07:39:55.563+01:002018-08-12T07:39:55.563+01:00I don't know whether shorthand is still in use...I don't know whether shorthand is still in use but, even though I didn't think so while learning it, I am sure it was a great help in getting good jobs. I, obviously, live a different life as I have no need to give orders to a maid.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com