tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post7035163689612713920..comments2024-03-05T11:10:29.953-05:00Comments on My Ancestors and Me: In Work GarbNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-49601038289150078062012-12-11T19:35:25.073-05:002012-12-11T19:35:25.073-05:00Thanks for the compliment, Mike. You are so right...Thanks for the compliment, Mike. You are so right about my g-grandmother's role in developing those overalls into something comfortable to wear! How could I have forgotten her when talking about Pap's overalls? Of course she would have played a part in their "life," too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-14682423465662315852012-12-11T19:34:06.136-05:002012-12-11T19:34:06.136-05:00Thanks for the note about flat caps, Sue. For som...Thanks for the note about flat caps, Sue. For some reason I've always imagined them with cocky kids and laborers. Perhaps the image comes from old movies.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-54757509392950398702012-12-11T19:32:53.429-05:002012-12-11T19:32:53.429-05:00Thanks, Wendy. I wish I had more stories to descr...Thanks, Wendy. I wish I had more stories to describe more details!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-67499230781094310262012-12-11T19:32:03.778-05:002012-12-11T19:32:03.778-05:00Thank you, Peter.Thank you, Peter.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-13634300919615024932012-12-11T00:13:27.392-05:002012-12-11T00:13:27.392-05:00A great photo and beautiful essay, but you forgot ...A great photo and beautiful essay, but you forgot that those overalls had to be washed regularly for them to acquire that soft crumpled look. Your great-grandmother surely knew the contents of his pockets, the small tears that needed mending, and the texture of the denim as she ironed them. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-49507478119351958262012-12-10T12:40:25.324-05:002012-12-10T12:40:25.324-05:00I love the way you told the story through "if...I love the way you told the story through "if only these overalls could talk...." Re the query on flat caps, I suppose it was often associated in the past with the working class - I have photographs of my grandfather, a labourer, wearing on, but you will still see them todsy worn at race meetings, game shoots etc. My father would not be seen dead in one! ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-55600039586647176072012-12-10T09:14:32.804-05:002012-12-10T09:14:32.804-05:00Your creative storytelling has produced a clear wo...Your creative storytelling has produced a clear word-picture that adds life to this photo of your great-grandfather.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-42106343680248760562012-12-10T00:29:31.655-05:002012-12-10T00:29:31.655-05:00I have a lot of photos of my grandfather in Pennsy...I have a lot of photos of my grandfather in Pennsylvania wearing the same sort of cap. He wore them most of his life, including as a child.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-20761351266276426602012-12-09T16:44:07.014-05:002012-12-09T16:44:07.014-05:00Nancy, you told the story so well. I'm sure yo...Nancy, you told the story so well. I'm sure your great-grandfather would have been proud and happy with your description of him and his life.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-67152093543053210512012-12-09T13:54:47.287-05:002012-12-09T13:54:47.287-05:00Thanks, Deb. I only wish I'd known him person...Thanks, Deb. I only wish I'd known him personally.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-34732408151291255392012-12-09T13:54:05.196-05:002012-12-09T13:54:05.196-05:00Thanks, Kat. (I mentally added the words you omit...Thanks, Kat. (I mentally added the words you omitted. No problem.) Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-51507411916103759652012-12-09T13:52:55.683-05:002012-12-09T13:52:55.683-05:00Thank you, Jana.Thank you, Jana.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-63111104608849265252012-12-09T13:52:41.824-05:002012-12-09T13:52:41.824-05:00Kristin, I have another photo of Pap dressed in a ...Kristin, I have another photo of Pap dressed in a suit and overcoat. In that photo he's wearing a wide-brimmed Fedora. I think it was taken in the mid-1930s. Same era as your grandfather?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-70616289986150929852012-12-09T13:45:49.423-05:002012-12-09T13:45:49.423-05:00Thanks, Bob. Is the flat cap as worn in England b...Thanks, Bob. Is the flat cap as worn in England by any particular group of men - industrial workers, sportsmen, etc.?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-46661696894590016292012-12-09T13:44:45.682-05:002012-12-09T13:44:45.682-05:00Thank you, Kathy. I wish I knew him first-hand. ...Thank you, Kathy. I wish I knew him first-hand. He granddaughter was the one who shared her memories of Pap.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-27648561927438295592012-12-09T13:44:02.544-05:002012-12-09T13:44:02.544-05:00Thanks, Barbara. Yes, I can almost imagine him on...Thanks, Barbara. Yes, I can almost imagine him on his way, delayed only by someone's request to take his photo.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-73920990660141622012012-12-09T13:42:20.401-05:002012-12-09T13:42:20.401-05:00Thank you, Alan.Thank you, Alan.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-69575593850497654952012-12-09T13:42:07.290-05:002012-12-09T13:42:07.290-05:00Thank you, Boobook. If only wish they were first-...Thank you, Boobook. If only wish they were first-hand instead of second-hand memories!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-44520308506500133362012-12-09T10:42:42.781-05:002012-12-09T10:42:42.781-05:00Fabulous photo of your Pap -- there's great st...Fabulous photo of your Pap -- there's great strength and pride in that man, isn't there?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-44354545184520935232012-12-09T09:59:02.100-05:002012-12-09T09:59:02.100-05:00That sentence should have read: "your g-grand...That sentence should have read: "your g-grandfather's story!"Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-47194542200863926542012-12-09T09:56:54.372-05:002012-12-09T09:56:54.372-05:00I love how you used the overalls as a device to te...I love how you used the overalls as a device to tell your g-grandfather! Excellent post!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-50214808689133863792012-12-08T23:14:43.483-05:002012-12-08T23:14:43.483-05:00What a lovely photo and tribute to your great-gran...What a lovely photo and tribute to your great-grandfather.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-11064467176713012782012-12-08T14:14:08.206-05:002012-12-08T14:14:08.206-05:00I agree with everybody - good photo and word pictu...I agree with everybody - good photo and word picture. My grandfather, who was born in Alabama and moved to Detroit as an adult, used to wear a cap unless he was dressed up. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-62375869527739009532012-12-08T14:04:03.233-05:002012-12-08T14:04:03.233-05:00In some parts of England the flat cap is still wor...In some parts of England the flat cap is still worn. Fine photo of Pap; your post is a fine tribute to him.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892358786681938797.post-92212631888319290882012-12-08T11:24:24.457-05:002012-12-08T11:24:24.457-05:00He looks like a very kind man. I really enjoyed y...He looks like a very kind man. I really enjoyed your post!<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.com