tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post2865476592383850239..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: My SharePetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-32979522503362170272013-05-16T22:17:34.171-07:002013-05-16T22:17:34.171-07:00Lovely memories. Your father sounds like he was a ...Lovely memories. Your father sounds like he was a thoughtful, loving dad. Creative, too. It's wonderful you still have these gifts. True treasures. Susan Campisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255628787592008617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-72871484555994029652013-05-14T08:46:02.844-07:002013-05-14T08:46:02.844-07:00How interesting, JM! They are very similar, though...How interesting, JM! They are very similar, though I'm sure the one I have was mass-manufactured and not made by an artisan. A "knock=off," as they say. I like the picture at your link.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-5066007533284376242013-05-14T07:42:19.904-07:002013-05-14T07:42:19.904-07:00Lovely post, Petrea! At first I thought the chair ...Lovely post, Petrea! At first I thought the chair was Portuguese, it's very similar to the ones made at Alentejo, a south-central region of Portugal. Sadly, it seems the artisans are disappearing and it's already getting difficult to buy them.<br />These are ornamental mini-chairs: http://janelasdoalentejo.blogspot.pt/2010/08/cadeiras-alentejans-em-miniatura.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-89275996351894581672013-05-13T16:34:39.174-07:002013-05-13T16:34:39.174-07:00Not that I haven't already bucked him up in th...Not that I haven't already bucked him up in this post (like any father, mine was an imperfect man), but I have to tell you that his motive wasn't poverty. We weren't rich, and he may have been being frugal to a degree, but I think he made these things to find ways to connect to us. Fathers didn't have the same kinds of permission in those days.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-49646858090357307182013-05-13T15:55:42.615-07:002013-05-13T15:55:42.615-07:00I had one of those chairs red and adult sized. I ...I had one of those chairs red and adult sized. I put it out on the curb - I'm a giver (on occasion) but I'd never let go of that pony - if it had been mine; though, in truth, Ramona would have waited till I wasn't looking and thrown it away. Funny how people deal with poverty. Ramona filled us with fear and dread, then threw our history away. I prefer your father's approachPasadena Adjacenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031325790590238246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-56283925743548425272013-05-13T14:50:40.448-07:002013-05-13T14:50:40.448-07:00I'm sorry you don't have those, Betty.
La...I'm sorry you don't have those, Betty.<br /><br />Laura, I think those chairs were common when we were kids. Probably cheap and easy to find.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-74936489296104600452013-05-13T14:48:27.048-07:002013-05-13T14:48:27.048-07:00My gosh, I have a chair just like that, down to th...My gosh, I have a chair just like that, down to the chipped paint and fraying raffia. Though ours is a bit more frayed. I bought a similar chairs for each one of my kids, but just found this somewhere--don't even remember where or if I bought it or picked it up off the street. It's in my living room by the steamer trunk.<br /><br />Sorry I missed this, Petrea, I thought you were just posting on Mondays.Laura Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948802112179073414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-69288041223062873072013-05-13T11:11:59.663-07:002013-05-13T11:11:59.663-07:00Thanks for sharing this wonderful story and photos...Thanks for sharing this wonderful story and photos! It reminded me of when my dad worked in a ladder factory that also made kids' furniture, that we couldn't afford, of course. Dad made us all chairs from cast offs at the factory by taking broken chairs apart to get the necessary pieces for whole ones. Sadly, we didn't save them.BettyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854576585113273773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-87988241781296176872013-05-12T00:42:49.847-07:002013-05-12T00:42:49.847-07:00He sounds like a wonderful and wise man...and fath...He sounds like a wonderful and wise man...and father...TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-15188696818872892512013-05-11T21:19:54.364-07:002013-05-11T21:19:54.364-07:00Thank you all.
My dad was a quiet, thoughtful fe...Thank you all. <br /><br />My dad <i>was</i> a quiet, thoughtful fellow, although he loved jokes and could be a lot of fun. I wish life had been easier for him. I hope I honor him in the knowledge that he made it easier for me.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-68584127761837338582013-05-11T21:12:49.660-07:002013-05-11T21:12:49.660-07:00So much character in your images and your writing....So much character in your images and your writing. Thanks for sharing. Your dad sound like he was a quiet, thoughtful fellow. <br />Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-30607122589316318942013-05-11T19:24:54.585-07:002013-05-11T19:24:54.585-07:00Wonderful story and wonderful illustrations. The m...Wonderful story and <i>wonderful</i> illustrations. The memories gleam in gold.Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-82263142336780273492013-05-10T23:25:36.789-07:002013-05-10T23:25:36.789-07:00This is wonderful. How fortunate you and your sibl...This is wonderful. How fortunate you and your siblings were, in so many ways. Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196896008652939537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-77963473218255561932013-05-10T20:21:15.252-07:002013-05-10T20:21:15.252-07:00Likewise, Karin.Likewise, Karin.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-60506533071961729992013-05-10T11:25:44.117-07:002013-05-10T11:25:44.117-07:00Very moving, and what a great dad.Very moving, and what a great dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-12816035749371295692013-05-09T21:01:49.611-07:002013-05-09T21:01:49.611-07:00Thanks. I enjoyed working on this this week, rathe...Thanks. I enjoyed working on this this week, rather than having to come up with one each day.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63636636735788712732013-05-09T20:55:32.166-07:002013-05-09T20:55:32.166-07:00What a beautiful post -- your writing, the photos....What a beautiful post -- your writing, the photos. These things that your kind and wise father made for you. Thank you for sharing it with us :)Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-880910123397875042013-05-09T20:25:17.053-07:002013-05-09T20:25:17.053-07:00A picture might be worth a thousand words, but jus...A picture might be worth a thousand words, but just a few words have made these photos so much more meaningful. Great share indeed.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-77458890053385383752013-05-09T15:41:43.133-07:002013-05-09T15:41:43.133-07:00Thanks, you two. I enjoyed writing this one. And B...Thanks, you two. I enjoyed writing this one. And Bellis, you're right about my father. Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-18278796034562500992013-05-09T12:18:35.172-07:002013-05-09T12:18:35.172-07:00Very moving. Thank you for sharing this, Petrea. Very moving. Thank you for sharing this, Petrea. Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-63143456072412003872013-05-09T11:01:47.489-07:002013-05-09T11:01:47.489-07:00That's such a lovely story, with a very good m...That's such a lovely story, with a very good message, wonderfully illustrated with the presents you write about. How lovely that you kept them. What a creative, wise man your father was. Bellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10168550139269893109noreply@blogger.com