tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post1542516294414772969..comments2023-10-01T14:22:47.269+01:00Comments on A Likely Story: My First TimeTeresa Ashbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-75047505791202815372010-06-05T09:14:53.264+01:002010-06-05T09:14:53.264+01:00I don't know where the replies I put on here w...I don't know where the replies I put on here went - I've been hacked so it might be something to do with that - bah!<br /><br />I wasn't sure about it coming from Woolies, Keith - it may well have done.<br /><br />Your daughter will thank you for keeping it in the future, Suzanne x<br /><br />Lucie sounds lovely Annieye - I had to leave Cassie behind when I got married but I used to go back in my lunch hour every day to take him out.<br /><br />That's so sad, hydra. The tearstains.Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-81908288759460784012010-06-01T11:34:20.221+01:002010-06-01T11:34:20.221+01:00I think I may have to 'come out' and publi...I think I may have to 'come out' and publish my first poem. It was about our cat, a ginger and white one called Sandy! The exercise book it's written in is covered in tearstains which plopped onto it after poor Sandy died.hydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050622432144268086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-23959277856626189612010-05-31T19:49:50.851+01:002010-05-31T19:49:50.851+01:00Lovely evocative poem, Teresa. My first dog was &#...Lovely evocative poem, Teresa. My first dog was 'Lucie' a bright-eyed waggy-tailed little cairn terrier. She was a present from my parents for my 13th birthday. <br /><br />Lucie went everywhere with me - I even used to take her on my bike in a basket fixed on the front. She loved it. My mum ("I'm not really a doggy person") cried so much when I got married and left home with Lucie, I had to give her back to mum and dad and get myself a puppy!Annieyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466245069641820781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-59477480165603955842010-05-27T08:18:33.137+01:002010-05-27T08:18:33.137+01:00I'm sure she will, Suzanne - my mum had kept t...I'm sure she will, Suzanne - my mum had kept the old school magazine for me and I was so pleased when it eventually came to light after all those years xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-70522629813426813682010-05-26T22:04:15.398+01:002010-05-26T22:04:15.398+01:00Aw, that's a lovely poem - and love the photo,...Aw, that's a lovely poem - and love the photo, too. <br /><br />I've kept a local Rainbows magazine with a poem my daughter wrote when she was 6. She's not at all interested in it now, but I hope, one day, she'll be pleased.<br /><br />XXSuzanne Ross Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561888635304578484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-24843403937280569502010-05-23T10:35:54.237+01:002010-05-23T10:35:54.237+01:00I have no idea, Keith - probably! My mum used to k...I have no idea, Keith - probably! My mum used to keep her LPs in there with her record player on the top.Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-9990702266135953852010-05-23T10:03:56.081+01:002010-05-23T10:03:56.081+01:00Don't know anything about poetry but not only ...Don't know anything about poetry but not only did I notice the carpet I think I recognise the display cabinet in the background. Was it a flatpack from Woolies?Keith Havershttp://www.grammargrub.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-60114774223881582392010-05-22T17:31:02.473+01:002010-05-22T17:31:02.473+01:00It was a nice surprise to find it, David. I’m amaz...It was a nice surprise to find it, David. I’m amazed at just how much treasure I’ve found in the loft boxes – including Cassie’s first dog licence!<br /><br />I loved him to bits, Julie. I first saw him when he was just a couple of days old. He used to sleep in my bed, listen to all my secrets and he lived long enough to play with two of my kids. I was with him at the end and it was one of the saddest moments of my life.<br /><br />Thank you so much Martin – that means such a lot coming from someone who writes such beautiful poetry. <br /><br />What a shame you don’t have a copy, Bernadette. I used to love Jackie – it was one of my favourite magazines (all those lovely posters adorning my bedroom walls). I think that sounds perfectly lovely – love is like a swan! <br /><br />Thank you Joanne! Ah, the carpet – it was so fantastic when my mum got it to replace the old plain red one. <br /><br />Thank you Joanna – the 70s was a very colourful decade wasn’t it. I remember the first carpet I bought just before we got married – purple and turquoise swirls on a black background – I thought it was the height of sophistication!!<br /><br />Judy was another favourite of mine, Karen! Have you still got the one with your poem in?Teresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-60976264705820757472010-05-22T15:19:24.137+01:002010-05-22T15:19:24.137+01:00Funnily enough my first published piece was a poem...Funnily enough my first published piece was a poem in Judy comic aged 11. Back then I was happy rhyming away, but as I got older I got the feeling it wasn't considered 'proper' poetry (unless you were Pam Ayres)and gave it up!<br /><br />I enjoyed yours - loved the photo too :o)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-17173285618949338542010-05-22T15:12:49.823+01:002010-05-22T15:12:49.823+01:00It's a lovely poem, full of heart.
Like Joan...It's a lovely poem, full of heart. <br /><br />Like Joanne, I noticed the carpet and feel nostalgic for the seventies.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-52628720592828880332010-05-22T13:28:11.698+01:002010-05-22T13:28:11.698+01:00Aah - lovely poem and photo. I also like the 1970s...Aah - lovely poem and photo. I also like the 1970s style carpet!joanne foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694158807826275846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-88318905782046884162010-05-22T13:19:10.521+01:002010-05-22T13:19:10.521+01:00A fine poem, Teresa!
My first published piece was...A fine poem, Teresa!<br /><br />My first published piece was also a poem, in Jackie magazine, when I was about twelve or thirteen. I haven't got a copy and can only remember the gist of it, but that is enough to make me cringe. Apparently 'love is like a swan', though in what way I can no longer remember or imagine!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-12869129730604234622010-05-22T13:19:10.522+01:002010-05-22T13:19:10.522+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-82397934753949053012010-05-22T12:24:10.259+01:002010-05-22T12:24:10.259+01:00If I had written that, as a kid, I'd be very p...If I had written that, as a kid, I'd be very proud of it. From the heart, no messing, you wrote what you saw and felt. In my book, that's the key to writing poetry.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-40506968210912087622010-05-22T10:05:14.818+01:002010-05-22T10:05:14.818+01:00That's a great poem, Teresa, as it comes from ...That's a great poem, Teresa, as it comes from the heart. You were obviously very fond of that lovely dog.<br /><br />Julie xxJulie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546678603569056691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-15201609404277674482010-05-22T09:33:25.751+01:002010-05-22T09:33:25.751+01:00Once a dog lover, always a dog lover! How wonderf...Once a dog lover, always a dog lover! How wonderful to still have your first published piece.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420282305471393579noreply@blogger.com