tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post8591894112389643788..comments2024-02-16T01:14:30.434-08:00Comments on Country Side Poet: A Home Away From HomeSusie Swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-77595605447443382562012-08-02T15:40:38.432-07:002012-08-02T15:40:38.432-07:00What memories. I love old school buildings! My old...What memories. I love old school buildings! My old grade school was turned into a schoolbus garage. Before they did that, they invited everyone who had ever attended there to come for a farewell. We got to put our hand prints on the cafeteria wall. I went in my old first grade room - the chairs were so small.Janet,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17796999156668844943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-1375514146938271542012-07-28T18:00:21.230-07:002012-07-28T18:00:21.230-07:00Thank you Daisy, yes we do and those memories are ...Thank you Daisy, yes we do and those memories are so grand..Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-21444370855594171732012-07-28T17:58:55.585-07:002012-07-28T17:58:55.585-07:00Thank you, yes it is so sad to see places like tha...Thank you, yes it is so sad to see places like that replaced..Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-73534063433300626122012-07-28T14:44:30.827-07:002012-07-28T14:44:30.827-07:00We spend a lot of our time in schools as kids. Th...We spend a lot of our time in schools as kids. They do hold lots of memories for all of us, I think. Very nice poem, Susie. I hope you are having a nice weekend! :-)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-13820904946191159712012-07-27T19:06:22.041-07:002012-07-27T19:06:22.041-07:00In the small town where I grew up grades from one ...In the small town where I grew up grades from one to twelve all went to school in one location. One to six were in one building and seven to twelve were in another with a gymnasium/cafeteria/offices in a third building in between. They're gone now with a shiny new complex built in another location. Sad. Great poem, Susie!Elaine/Muddling Throughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07542943000832182111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-23783826532402568282012-07-27T13:36:30.191-07:002012-07-27T13:36:30.191-07:00Yes it is sad Paula.. but we still have our memori...Yes it is sad Paula.. but we still have our memories and that's worth so muc more..Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-75142872318659825352012-07-27T13:35:35.043-07:002012-07-27T13:35:35.043-07:00Oh me too, I was just checking to see if everyone ...Oh me too, I was just checking to see if everyone else agrees with me.. The summer has been unbearable at times..thanksSusie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-36884881045407089352012-07-27T13:34:27.640-07:002012-07-27T13:34:27.640-07:00Thanks Yvonne..yes it does..Thanks Yvonne..yes it does..Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-37121000450150572102012-07-27T10:04:17.888-07:002012-07-27T10:04:17.888-07:00Awww... that is such a sweet poem, Susie!
I remem...Awww... that is such a sweet poem, Susie! <br />I remember my little elementary school so well... the original building is still there but it has been added onto so many times you can't even see it anymore... kinda sad.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-5549260328944396352012-07-27T09:19:20.750-07:002012-07-27T09:19:20.750-07:00All of the school buildings I attended are gone; s...All of the school buildings I attended are gone; such a shame. The high school Home Ec. building and the bus garage are still standing with windows broken, etc.<br /><br />I'm past enjoying the dry days of this summer and looking forward to a change.lil red henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494641068959278096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-64853982732259070562012-07-27T02:27:39.618-07:002012-07-27T02:27:39.618-07:00Change is not always for the better, but it happen...Change is not always for the better, but it happens and we can't do anything thing about it.<br />Excellent poem to get your view across.<br /><br />Yvonne.RHYTHM AND RHYMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11386975261804630799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-42529559184003642712012-07-26T17:25:15.870-07:002012-07-26T17:25:15.870-07:00No not always, but either way I don't like it....No not always, but either way I don't like it..thanks Gorges.Susie Swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052734156809316397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7542626754689382068.post-9147664782362262642012-07-26T17:07:07.602-07:002012-07-26T17:07:07.602-07:00As I've said elsewhere, change isn't neces...As I've said elsewhere, change isn't necessarily progress (all political interpretations aside).Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com