tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post7877278910225010510..comments2024-03-28T15:15:36.962-04:00Comments on Vicki Lane Mysteries: Second Grade - 1924 - Sepia SaturdayVicki Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-24221049511218268862010-06-02T21:41:29.205-04:002010-06-02T21:41:29.205-04:00I'll bet there were some goodies, Barry!
Me t...I'll bet there were some goodies, Barry!<br /><br />Me too, John -- I'm so used to keyboarding, it's a real struggle to write legibly -- as my family could tell you.<br /><br />My mother was an only child and therefore my brother and I were 'only' grandchildren -- a very special arrangement, Larry!<br /><br />Nancy -- I noticed that there seemed to be a wide range of ages in the class -- some pretty big boys there at the rear.<br /><br />Tipper -- I'm kind of surprised to hear that!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-14040705089234456602010-06-02T21:03:05.950-04:002010-06-02T21:03:05.950-04:00What wonderful photos! You know-my girls are in 8t...What wonderful photos! You know-my girls are in 8th grade-and they haven't learned cursive writing yet-I'm not sure they even teach it anymore.Tipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714281090985487356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-86394077191419198272010-06-01T20:55:19.980-04:002010-06-01T20:55:19.980-04:00Oh, how I love old school class photos. I almost ...Oh, how I love old school class photos. I almost posted one of my mother's class from about the same time period. I just think it's so interesting to look at all the faces. I think the teacher would have had her hands full!<br /><br />Cursive for me began in 2nd grade, like your mom. Hers looks quite good.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-38009935200193644872010-05-31T20:20:51.071-04:002010-05-31T20:20:51.071-04:00Only child and only grandchild, or just a special ...Only child and only grandchild, or just a special one? You have two wonderful photos here.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-33378738439857738052010-05-31T18:34:54.138-04:002010-05-31T18:34:54.138-04:00Two wonderful photos--love the fairy pic--your mom...Two wonderful photos--love the fairy pic--your mom is the only one who looks happy to be a fairy! Yes, I started "penmanship" (my bete noire) in 3rd grade. I am so happy to make letters with a keyboard!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-54832943906608383512010-05-30T16:58:59.496-04:002010-05-30T16:58:59.496-04:00I love that she even saved some of her school work...I love that she even saved some of her school work Vicki!<br /><br />Of course, I'm glad my mother never saved any of mine!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-52194693464589692052010-05-30T07:14:48.394-04:002010-05-30T07:14:48.394-04:00Folkways - I am blessed in family memorabilia -- f...Folkways - I am blessed in family memorabilia -- from my mother's family and my mother-in-law's family. But almost nothing from the paternal side, alas!<br /><br />Banar -- My mother was, I think, an oddly beautiful child -- and she was a very beautiful woman. (I take after my father - rather ordinary Scots-Irish looks.)<br /><br />The clothes in the photo puzzle me. The teacher and some of the children have on sweaters or jackets. But some of the girls have on what look like summer frocks. And then there's the barefoot boy. Hard to figure.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-25045835300540021912010-05-29T22:04:13.216-04:002010-05-29T22:04:13.216-04:00One of the little boys is barefoot. I wonder if it...One of the little boys is barefoot. I wonder if it's because it's hot in Florida. They don't look like they're poor. It looks like a very prosperous bunch of kids, judging by their clothes. And such cute outfits they are! Maybe I'm biased, but your Mom is, by far, the cutest fairy.<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-40659207343684873032010-05-29T20:48:32.629-04:002010-05-29T20:48:32.629-04:00Feel fortunate that you have this wonderful histor...Feel fortunate that you have this wonderful history of your mom in both photos and words. So many family photos and written memorabilia can be found at estate sales -- as no family member has claimed them! Until -- some family member down the road -- oh, too late, gone!Folkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-34912628488402864212010-05-29T20:38:49.369-04:002010-05-29T20:38:49.369-04:00Hi, Vagabonde -- Italic, to some extent, combines ...Hi, Vagabonde -- Italic, to some extent, combines the speed of cursive and the legibility of print. I tend to use a sort of modified italic for lists and, indeed, for letters.<br /><br />I think there are some people whho prefer to print -- my father-in-law wrote a beautiful hand but he also could do a lovely style of printing, mush like architects used to use.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-61450261301611136492010-05-29T14:58:40.138-04:002010-05-29T14:58:40.138-04:00I enjoyed looking at your mum’s pictures. As you ...I enjoyed looking at your mum’s pictures. As you know I have been looking at many of mine. Now I don’t understand what you say about her style of writing – that is the way I write but I don’t write too many letters anymore, just birthday cards and so on – do you mean that more people write in print style? When they don’t have to? I only print when on a form it says “print your name.”Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-36797203024998985532010-05-29T13:11:06.359-04:002010-05-29T13:11:06.359-04:00June and Alan -- It really is fun to study those f...June and Alan -- It really is fun to study those faces! And I love the clothing!<br /><br />Happy weekend to you, Sam! I'll bet you're cooking something wonderful!<br /><br />Miss Yves -- love the haiku! <br /><br />In the old albums<br />Faces look toward the future --<br />Now all are faded.<br /><br />Such a good comment on the bittersweet feeling I get looking at all the photos. (I need to work on my translation.)<br /><br />Kat -- She is a little strange, indeed!<br /><br />Meri, I wondered that too. I think she would have liked a brother -- but it well may have been a copy-off-the-blackboard sort of thing.<br /><br />Thanks, Star -- I really enjoy going through the old albums!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-67945023692105849732010-05-29T12:27:07.470-04:002010-05-29T12:27:07.470-04:00A likely looking lot of faeries! You're right,...A likely looking lot of faeries! You're right, your mum does look the happiest. I love your two photo choices for Sepia Saturday Vicki. They tell such wonderful stories.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-72785064897143063752010-05-29T12:07:43.008-04:002010-05-29T12:07:43.008-04:00Your fairy was tall and lanky! And curious that sh...Your fairy was tall and lanky! And curious that she wrote about loving a big brother when she was an only, isn't it? Was it an assignment she copied from the chalkboard? Wishful thinking? (I think I learned cursive in third grade, too).Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-34877183246876130042010-05-29T11:48:18.276-04:002010-05-29T11:48:18.276-04:00I love to pour over old class photographs. So many...I love to pour over old class photographs. So many stories to speculate on. I always wonder what happened to each little life. I'm struck, too, by the class sizes in those days! Your mother was a lovely, charming little girl. I adore the rainbow fairy picture!Nana Johttp://ananasjourney.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-34002598188969345742010-05-29T11:13:29.238-04:002010-05-29T11:13:29.238-04:00I love your Sepia Saturday.
Your mother does lo...I love your Sepia Saturday. <br /><br />Your mother does look optimistic and just looking at the teacher, I'd bet she was a fireball.<br /><br />Second grade for me with the cursive. I was so proud of myself - it is something I'll never forget!Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137773126591638229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-41213037017899079052010-05-29T10:53:17.207-04:002010-05-29T10:53:17.207-04:00The photographs are marvelous. I had to enlarge bo...The photographs are marvelous. I had to enlarge both of them and view each face of each child. So many expressions, so many stories, so many lives. I thoroughly enjoyed the post. ThanksAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-64900280561294607612010-05-29T10:00:55.813-04:002010-05-29T10:00:55.813-04:00That one little rainbow second from the left in th...That one little rainbow second from the left in the front looks positively perturbed. Loved these photos! I would never in a million years have placed them in Florida!<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-67739103004940637052010-05-29T08:37:12.976-04:002010-05-29T08:37:12.976-04:00Dans de vieux albums
visages pleins d'avenir
a...Dans de vieux albums<br />visages pleins d'avenir<br />aujourd'hui fanés .Miss_Yveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11558587966129386283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-56915625439409728662010-05-29T08:35:13.835-04:002010-05-29T08:35:13.835-04:00How fabulous that your grandmother kept that scrap...How fabulous that your grandmother kept that scrapbook. Your mother's handwriting is beautiful. I'm worried that cursive writing will eventually disappear with future generations.<br /><br />Hope you have a fabulous Memorial day weekend.<br />SamSam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-80361945547119836132010-05-29T07:51:31.532-04:002010-05-29T07:51:31.532-04:00It strikes me, as I look at those pictures, that i...It strikes me, as I look at those pictures, that it is SO NICE AND REFRESHING to see children looking like children instead of groomed little movie-stars-to-be. So long as they were clean enough and completely dressed, that was good enough.<br />Some of those facial expressions! :-PJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-50220173809232539752010-05-29T07:21:42.306-04:002010-05-29T07:21:42.306-04:00My cursive writing has become almost illegible due...My cursive writing has become almost illegible due to lack of use. A few schools teach italic writing which is beautifully clear. When I was an English teacher in a prep school many years ago, I could always tell which of my students had attended St. John's for elementary school as their essays were a joy to read.<br /><br />Alas, Martin, though there are some similarities, I look a lot more like my father.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-89731175111271411162010-05-29T06:52:01.469-04:002010-05-29T06:52:01.469-04:00Your grandmother certainly was a careful archivist...Your grandmother certainly was a careful archivist. These are lovely photographs. The sample of handwriting is a real bonus.<br /><br />I was also struck by the facial similarities you share with your mum. I'm thinking that those likenesses might be even stronger in photographs of you when you were a girl?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-16765085148708385602010-05-29T06:03:02.331-04:002010-05-29T06:03:02.331-04:00love it...i remember those tablets for writing and...love it...i remember those tablets for writing and i hardly use cursive these days, not sure why they they still teach it...cool pictures as well...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764237570467034909.post-61202313565445326882010-05-29T05:59:21.963-04:002010-05-29T05:59:21.963-04:00I love the pictures from the past and the cursive ...I love the pictures from the past and the cursive writing you show is beautiful for one so young. <br /><br />It was 3rd grade for me, but by the end of 1st grade my granddaughter was being taught cursive. That simply blew my mind, but aaaah, the times they are a changin'!Pat in east TNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11654095647835294718noreply@blogger.com