tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post2426559813419653761..comments2023-09-19T13:04:55.295-03:00Comments on Ramblin'Rose: Sepia Saturday for May 4, 2013Rosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-54390857629272373012013-05-06T23:36:38.582-03:002013-05-06T23:36:38.582-03:00A fine memory to save. Your dad's shirt and ha...A fine memory to save. Your dad's shirt and hat make the photo special too. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-54440672795712694432013-05-05T04:14:43.683-03:002013-05-05T04:14:43.683-03:00That is a great shot with so much detail. I assum...That is a great shot with so much detail. I assume that this is the house where you grew up?<br /><br />I would be interested in seeing a picture when the path was finished if you have one?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-80234334099539483322013-05-04T16:26:31.461-03:002013-05-04T16:26:31.461-03:00I was lucky growing up that my parents didn't ...I was lucky growing up that my parents didn't smoke and only one grandparent. Unfortunately the smoking grandfather died of cancer in his early 60s. Great shot of your dad!Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-15593006403808388692013-05-04T13:54:28.328-03:002013-05-04T13:54:28.328-03:00Ah yes, such was the look of my father when I was ...Ah yes, such was the look of my father when I was growing up too! They were such a part of their daily life. Sadly, both my parents loss their life due to smoking as well.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-53575048821947771992013-05-04T11:40:27.181-03:002013-05-04T11:40:27.181-03:00Living to 80 after a lifetime smoking was quite an...Living to 80 after a lifetime smoking was quite an achievement, but a risk I would not like to take. My elder son stopped smoking abruptly when he contracted throat cancer. Fortunately he has been clear for 12 years now.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-91043983365886049332013-05-04T00:07:15.409-03:002013-05-04T00:07:15.409-03:00We had a wheelbarrow just like that one when I was...We had a wheelbarrow just like that one when I was small - no rubber tyres, and it rattled along pretty loudly. Having laid a brick path like that, I can imagine I got through a few cigarettes too.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-46632737386839736392013-05-03T20:40:56.921-03:002013-05-03T20:40:56.921-03:00I am just noticing now that the wheel of the wheel...I am just noticing now that the wheel of the wheel barrel was all metal as opposed to a rubber tire. @Wendy, Dad was quite a handy man, could do just about everything he put his mind too. He enjoyed staging pictures, I guess I get my love of photography from him.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-29206810394319310842013-05-03T14:39:56.478-03:002013-05-03T14:39:56.478-03:00It's nice that your dad lived so long despite ...It's nice that your dad lived so long despite his smoking habit.<br />That's a wonderful photo of him in action.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-11317250305121633422013-05-03T13:44:49.770-03:002013-05-03T13:44:49.770-03:00That reminds me of my father making a patio. He ju...That reminds me of my father making a patio. He just smoked a pipe, and not while working.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-14422939579533487452013-05-03T09:06:19.074-03:002013-05-03T09:06:19.074-03:00Love the details in this photo -- looks like a bea...Love the details in this photo -- looks like a beautiful walkway. And that wheelbarrow got a lot of use. My dad died at age 80 of lung cancer after a lifetime of smoking. He started at age 9. So I guess he was lucky to have lived that long!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709003501247476851.post-85134418943640747672013-05-03T06:28:11.157-03:002013-05-03T06:28:11.157-03:00So Your Dad didnt like to be photographed with a c...So Your Dad didnt like to be photographed with a cigarette? Which was unusual,back in the day.Maybe his reticence was one of the reasons you never smoked yourself?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com