tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post8884466330343978973..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: Cats and DogsChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-25064863248767586782012-02-07T02:58:58.660-08:002012-02-07T02:58:58.660-08:00Lovely pictures all around and a great story of lo...Lovely pictures all around and a great story of love to come.If it hadn't been for the war, your father might never had had emigrated...<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-14568443727684559542012-02-06T10:37:48.349-08:002012-02-06T10:37:48.349-08:00Terrific photos! That one with the lions is just s...Terrific photos! That one with the lions is just screaming out for a caption, I think. Something along the lines of:<br /><br />Just keep smiling Leona, Dad will head them off at the gate and then we'll have us some kind of feast at Feeding Time!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-76560725274680549472012-02-06T07:43:58.069-08:002012-02-06T07:43:58.069-08:00These are wonderful photos. I really think it is i...These are wonderful photos. I really think it is interesting to see the lion cubs.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-26411393130629064922012-02-05T19:43:43.946-08:002012-02-05T19:43:43.946-08:00Great pictures - the first one shows how small you...Great pictures - the first one shows how small your Mum and Audrey were as Scottish terriers aren't large dogs. Love the lion cubs too :-) JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-71972138337169058232012-02-05T19:01:30.867-08:002012-02-05T19:01:30.867-08:00A special combo that I hope is displayed in a fram...A special combo that I hope is displayed in a frame on the wall too. My family had a shaggy Scotty too, but no lions, only fat cats.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-54854321439684855592012-02-05T09:24:52.032-08:002012-02-05T09:24:52.032-08:00Bluebell holds herself with SUCH dignity! Sweet p...Bluebell holds herself with SUCH dignity! Sweet photos, Christine, and it's interesting to be reminded of all the innocent children whose lives are touched by war.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-12087482726508002292012-02-05T06:29:27.930-08:002012-02-05T06:29:27.930-08:00Beautiful family photos with Bluebell. And the sto...Beautiful family photos with Bluebell. And the story behind the photos is touching. Easy to forget the individual stories behind a war that fades with each passing year. Your post puts that right.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-50656866551990288762012-02-04T21:19:00.959-08:002012-02-04T21:19:00.959-08:00I love both of the photos with Bluebell. And the l...I love both of the photos with Bluebell. And the lion cubs are fantastic. It's hard to imagine letting kids be photographed with lion cubs. Aren't you glad they did. though? Now you have this fantastic photo. How horrible to think of what must have happened to those cubs. And everything else that happened in that horrible war...and every other war. Will we never learn?<br />BarbaraNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-913215445761572042012-02-04T17:44:09.395-08:002012-02-04T17:44:09.395-08:00lovely photos!
posing with lion cubs..my goodness!...lovely photos!<br />posing with lion cubs..my goodness!! what a fabulous photo! that certainly wouldn't happen now,would it!<br />such a shame about the Zoo...so many sad events then. Hopefully,the world has learned.........<br />thanks for sharing this post..very powerful.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139616925551470737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-29325112636857301182012-02-04T10:54:27.670-08:002012-02-04T10:54:27.670-08:00The second photo reminded me of something from a m...The second photo reminded me of something from a movie--both Shirley Temple and Wizard of Oz.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-44998159105127045782012-02-04T10:42:52.121-08:002012-02-04T10:42:52.121-08:00Even little lions would have scared me when I was ...Even little lions would have scared me when I was that age. I can remember refusing to pose with a chimpanzee at Dublin zoo.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttp://apostcardaday.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-35880048987471311632012-02-04T08:50:16.340-08:002012-02-04T08:50:16.340-08:00Great family photos and the history, love the Scot...Great family photos and the history, love the Scotties (of course) and how sad about the Zoo! :-(Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-66846067951957497012012-02-04T08:49:10.254-08:002012-02-04T08:49:10.254-08:00great post, christine!!great post, christine!!Trishiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14269792258443549777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-22209525742827321992012-02-04T08:39:13.491-08:002012-02-04T08:39:13.491-08:00What wonderful photographs (and, by the way, I hop...What wonderful photographs (and, by the way, I hope you like dogs!)Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-28946601187732758562012-02-04T08:38:35.685-08:002012-02-04T08:38:35.685-08:00Bluebell - what a lovely name for a loved pet. Int...Bluebell - what a lovely name for a loved pet. Interesting to see pictures of your parents at the same time too.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-59669700927978699082012-02-04T08:32:08.529-08:002012-02-04T08:32:08.529-08:00Wow! Wonderful photos! Dogs, lions, family and h...Wow! Wonderful photos! Dogs, lions, family and history all together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-8824866550208941752012-02-04T05:41:45.077-08:002012-02-04T05:41:45.077-08:00That second photo is beautiful. The third picture ...That second photo is beautiful. The third picture is also nice; seeing these kids just before the war is poignant.Rob From Amersfoorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126935681056217032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-68090685788821674472012-02-04T05:04:43.120-08:002012-02-04T05:04:43.120-08:00Lovely photos, all of them. :)Lovely photos, all of them. :)Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-40000054850688065782012-02-04T04:32:41.958-08:002012-02-04T04:32:41.958-08:00What a treat for a child it must have been to hold...What a treat for a child it must have been to hold a furry lion cub, love the expressions on your father and aunt's faces. Bluebell is a super name for a Scots Terrier, and a very cute dog.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-53260821300808927962012-02-04T04:14:12.054-08:002012-02-04T04:14:12.054-08:00Thanks for sharing. The second photo reminds me of...Thanks for sharing. The second photo reminds me of Dorothy & Toto in the Wizard of Oz.<br />Colleen<br />http://leavesnbranches.blogspot.com/Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-76350168450347759582012-02-04T02:37:56.339-08:002012-02-04T02:37:56.339-08:00Christine what beautiful photos. Bluebell looks t...Christine what beautiful photos. Bluebell looks to have been a fine companion.Lisa Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562101358640638937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-4841995426005850372012-02-03T23:47:47.622-08:002012-02-03T23:47:47.622-08:00A Scottish Bluebell has a certain ring to it. Lion...A Scottish Bluebell has a certain ring to it. Lions are fine at that age - but later they would make a meal of a dog; the dog might not change much with age but the lions definitely do. We have Westies (West Highland Terriers) in our village but no Scotties as far as I know.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-14105985403506535192012-02-03T20:55:32.663-08:002012-02-03T20:55:32.663-08:00Great family photos, and isn't funny how our d...Great family photos, and isn't funny how our dogs often change very little....in our life time as we grow up...yours was a great comparison.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-66915492060069705062012-02-03T20:50:00.471-08:002012-02-03T20:50:00.471-08:00Hi Christine, your photos make me smile! That is p...Hi Christine, your photos make me smile! That is pretty sad about the bombing of the zoo; that war was so horrible. Thanks so much for stopping by to see me.<br /><br />Happy Sepia Saturday,<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-87763120321002076792012-02-03T18:52:16.731-08:002012-02-03T18:52:16.731-08:00What a fascinating context you have created by sho...What a fascinating context you have created by showing us your parents as kids when the world was on the brink of war.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com