tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post4506170313162771839..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: 11 FLETCHER STREET...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-13475052908368283082013-11-22T11:18:52.793-08:002013-11-22T11:18:52.793-08:00No, never heard of Flat Stanley - I'm going to...No, never heard of Flat Stanley - I'm going to go google him now though. Sounds like a fun story!Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-37908769433328204452013-11-21T18:57:14.171-08:002013-11-21T18:57:14.171-08:00Yup, they did! It's been handed down...seems a...Yup, they did! It's been handed down...seems a little "over the top" to me, but it's a family tradition. I don't have it on my door (it's a steel door), but I've got it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-64277069991899467642013-11-21T17:56:54.166-08:002013-11-21T17:56:54.166-08:00Alan's comment made me laugh :)
Do you mean th...Alan's comment made me laugh :)<br />Do you mean that when your family moved from house to house they took the door knocker with them? That's amazing. You should write a blog post about that.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-4788216100241375052013-11-20T09:03:55.389-08:002013-11-20T09:03:55.389-08:00I'm laughing, Wendy...and I'm settling on ...I'm laughing, Wendy...and I'm settling on the rubber duck theory, too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-706751317912694012013-11-19T11:41:07.514-08:002013-11-19T11:41:07.514-08:00Any luck yet on what's in your hand? I am just...Any luck yet on what's in your hand? I am just now catching up with all the posts and replies that arrived since I first posted! I hope your week is going good!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-25608479888603053162013-11-18T12:16:02.034-08:002013-11-18T12:16:02.034-08:00Although I know only the "Internet Deb,"...Although I know only the "Internet Deb," the "Sepia Saturday Deb," it doesn't surprise me at all that THAT Deb matched her ribbons and underwear. <br /><br />I think you're holding a rubber duck.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-48216391551204262032013-11-18T10:20:42.052-08:002013-11-18T10:20:42.052-08:00Boy, it could be that BOTH my socks and ribbons we...Boy, it could be that BOTH my socks and ribbons were matched with the underwear...it took my mother a long time to figure that one out...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-88034902424899225812013-11-18T10:19:43.347-08:002013-11-18T10:19:43.347-08:00That's great -- the tuna can! There's some...That's great -- the tuna can! There's something soothing about watching birds, isn't there? Christian doors have other names, too -- I think it depends upon where you grow up....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-82694985855047192102013-11-18T10:18:18.653-08:002013-11-18T10:18:18.653-08:00Not quite a "Mona Lisa smile," but close...Not quite a "Mona Lisa smile," but close to it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-81196038139568255552013-11-18T10:17:40.823-08:002013-11-18T10:17:40.823-08:00I remember the pigeons most clearly, Hazel...they ...I remember the pigeons most clearly, Hazel...they cooed and talked to me...I was enchanted!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-66616053378183867252013-11-18T02:42:40.187-08:002013-11-18T02:42:40.187-08:00Sorry, I meant your ribbons not your socks of cour...Sorry, I meant your ribbons not your socks of course.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-34791462746391556992013-11-18T02:41:16.736-08:002013-11-18T02:41:16.736-08:00Taking the door knocker with you is interesting, a...Taking the door knocker with you is interesting, as is the name of the door design. Surprised you can't remember what you were holding but know that your socks would have matched your underwear though!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-20438362655554235882013-11-17T21:00:19.374-08:002013-11-17T21:00:19.374-08:00That was an education I would have never imagined,...That was an education I would have never imagined, the reasoning for the shape of that door. I've always loved doors like this and never really stopped to think about the design.<br /><br />And you've reminded me of the tuna can I nailed to a porch railing at my apartment in Los Angeles. I was on the top floor and with that tuna can outside my window I had the joys of watching the birds come to feed as I sat working at my desk.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-83991259321181978752013-11-17T12:57:25.071-08:002013-11-17T12:57:25.071-08:00A charming photograph - with its ‘little smile’ an...A charming photograph - with its ‘little smile’ and all the details about your dress code too. It’s a wonderful door and those steps are leading us somewhere.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-18495391004693398612013-11-17T07:09:04.688-08:002013-11-17T07:09:04.688-08:00If the knocker could talk! The birds at your windo...If the knocker could talk! The birds at your window - of course that had to be magical. What a lovely memory!<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-78174191801847153852013-11-17T05:22:53.202-08:002013-11-17T05:22:53.202-08:00Oh, Jackie! Do you know about Flat Stanley? A fict...Oh, Jackie! Do you know about Flat Stanley? A fictional kid who gets flattened when his bulletin board falls on him -- he has many adventures; his parents mail him to various places!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-5102779904623010922013-11-17T00:03:30.500-08:002013-11-17T00:03:30.500-08:00I don't think you are too old for show and tel...I don't think you are too old for show and tell.<br />And I do think that mail slot is so low it could almost be a cat door (a very skinny cat though!)Jackie van Bergenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108390437411946657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-64497155952785449422013-11-16T11:58:53.647-08:002013-11-16T11:58:53.647-08:00Oh, Bob -- how nice. Thank you.Oh, Bob -- how nice. Thank you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-50533377999203055202013-11-16T11:58:18.054-08:002013-11-16T11:58:18.054-08:00Thanks, Jackie...underneath it all, I think Sepian...Thanks, Jackie...underneath it all, I think Sepians are ALL history buffs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-1975923578619323772013-11-16T11:57:47.081-08:002013-11-16T11:57:47.081-08:00Portland was -- and still is -- a wonderful city: ...Portland was -- and still is -- a wonderful city: vibrant, creative. Funny that I should spend time there now, about 60 years after that photo was snapped!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-49572571133963679612013-11-16T10:33:40.134-08:002013-11-16T10:33:40.134-08:00Your history shines as brightly as the door which ...Your history shines as brightly as the door which is impressive indeed.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-90997966883141304532013-11-16T09:57:31.895-08:002013-11-16T09:57:31.895-08:00I love this post!! Thanks for the history.I love this post!! Thanks for the history.Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-89450927812726396992013-11-16T08:00:52.412-08:002013-11-16T08:00:52.412-08:00You have painted such an evocative picture of grow...You have painted such an evocative picture of growing up in your home in Portland, with some lovely memories. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-43026772252356191572013-11-16T07:08:37.197-08:002013-11-16T07:08:37.197-08:00There's gotta be a way to enhance that sign! I...There's gotta be a way to enhance that sign! I love that so many Sepians are suggesting various solutions to that puzzle, Alan. Perhaps your sign really tells me what I'm holding here on the steps!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-61409997422710958212013-11-16T05:58:09.768-08:002013-11-16T05:58:09.768-08:00Oh, that's funny...can you imagine Grandma in ...Oh, that's funny...can you imagine Grandma in Share Circle, lifting her skirts, say, or pushing up the sleeve of her sweater?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.com