tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post8727914948936442740..comments2023-08-17T21:16:22.761+10:00Comments on Life In A Pink Fibro: Lifting the curtain on childhood memoriesallison taithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-28364133255517635592011-03-05T09:00:23.138+11:002011-03-05T09:00:23.138+11:00Oh I love this post. I bet you don't have oran...Oh I love this post. I bet you don't have orange curtains (oops that sounded a bit naughty!!). Now I'm blushing, best I go now before I say anything else.<br /><br />Have a lovely weekend xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18254275544017629129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-75863376912172134452011-03-05T08:18:53.622+11:002011-03-05T08:18:53.622+11:00Please tell me your brother is Brother D? A, B, C ...Please tell me your brother is Brother D? A, B, C ... D?<br />Love this post. My family holiday memories are similar, only they are in a beige (of course) Landcruiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-3736826340633573162011-03-04T23:30:02.538+11:002011-03-04T23:30:02.538+11:00And this post is just as wonderful as the last tim...And this post is just as wonderful as the last time I read it. I know I've said it before, but your writing certainly paints a picture. xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-64329862799502422822011-02-24T23:28:42.460+11:002011-02-24T23:28:42.460+11:00I really love LinkWithin. Because that's how I...I really love LinkWithin. Because that's how I found this treasure.<br /><br />I too have a terrible memory from birth to 13, but then everything is pronounced after that. Perhaps because our lives were so fabulous we can't remember any tragedies?<br /><br />Well, that's a good thing. Isn't it?<br /><br />Love this post, and it reminds me of some LPs I must go and find... xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345662692259541964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-2853265901781204182010-04-07T09:35:37.961+10:002010-04-07T09:35:37.961+10:00Very well put. I think my favorite line from this...Very well put. I think my favorite line from this post was, "Hell. And Heaven. All at once." Completely epitomizes all of my childhood car riding experiences.<br /><br />Except we never had orange curtains. Somehow, I think I might have missed out on something. ;)Mayhem and Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05520125461477518424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-76426790684979935032010-04-04T15:21:41.523+10:002010-04-04T15:21:41.523+10:00Takes me back to my dads yellow kingswood. I have ...Takes me back to my dads yellow kingswood. I have fond memories of going on trips to Sydney with Dad and Ben. Not a seat belt in sight. Ben and I would fight over who would sit where. A fact that amazes me now as we had choice of the front seat,whole back row and the boot. Yes the boot was great for some time out travelling.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07707753854072803160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-20521390455822339352010-04-03T20:29:00.928+11:002010-04-03T20:29:00.928+11:00I've just found your lovely blog to add to my ...I've just found your lovely blog to add to my blog roll :) Looking forward to reading more.<br />My Uncle drove an orange Holden Kingswood! My father was (and still is) a classic car enthusiast I always wished we were like other families and longed to own a 'normal' car. <br />Thanks for the memories.life and the memoirshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108517959190493986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-37179322593982548582010-04-02T08:30:18.833+11:002010-04-02T08:30:18.833+11:00Orange makes me think of the orange Volvo station ...Orange makes me think of the orange Volvo station wagon Mum drove for a while (during which time I made her drop me off around the corner from school!) and the orangey-browny couch we had for my whole childhood. A very big colour in the 80s!Megan Blandfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932508388869573748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-57601251250093929892010-04-02T01:06:19.959+11:002010-04-02T01:06:19.959+11:00I love the way you write.
Although I've neve...I love the way you write. <br /><br />Although I've never had a Kombi with orange curtains, this took me back to my own family car journeys, caravan attached. <br /><br />Beautifully evoked.alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338687691871813019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-50318604429182189052010-04-01T20:14:44.903+11:002010-04-01T20:14:44.903+11:00The soundtrack to our 70's family month long ...The soundtrack to our 70's family month long driving holiday in Qld was "Jesus Christ Superstar". The CASETTE lasted all the way up and half way back before the tape stretched too far to play...so the parentals bought another copy to complete the trip!<br />All this reminiscing....OPEN THE SUITCASE!Jsobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-79999824303132612132010-04-01T13:50:11.799+11:002010-04-01T13:50:11.799+11:00How lucky you were to have had curtains! We had an...How lucky you were to have had curtains! We had an old yellow Kombi van when we were growing up but sadly, no curtains...I dearly wanted curtains.brismodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169335258762403261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-28159953831490597992010-04-01T13:15:51.768+11:002010-04-01T13:15:51.768+11:00Your sample survey of one car proves to be most ef...Your sample survey of one car proves to be most effective, because the curtains in our van are, yep, you guessed it, orange!<br />This trip down memory lane reminds me of a lovely, lovely piece in the Good Weekend recently by Philip Clark, track it down if you ever get the chance...RubyTwoShoeshttp://rubytwoshoes.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-10148118570026463292010-04-01T10:10:33.186+11:002010-04-01T10:10:33.186+11:00The only memory I have of our station wagon is mel...The only memory I have of our station wagon is melting my crayons in the ashtray. I forgot they were there, and well, like you said ... summer's hot. We definitely could have used some orange curtains in ours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1495198733430494988.post-78137098815546873742010-04-01T09:14:36.501+11:002010-04-01T09:14:36.501+11:00What a beautiful little trip down memory lane. It ...What a beautiful little trip down memory lane. It took me back to the days when we'd ride in the back of Grandad's Kingswood.<br /><br />Have a lovely Easter. From memory Easter is the busiest weekend on the South Coast. <br /><br />Have a great one. xxChantelle {fat mum slim}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02167267576456836722noreply@blogger.com