tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post7527420837703161097..comments2024-03-11T07:31:02.297+00:00Comments on Life in my houseful of boys: Where are you from?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14812640346610262141noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-65929721349416726932014-09-18T05:50:08.171+01:002014-09-18T05:50:08.171+01:00Me again! Just want to let you know i have been f...Me again! Just want to let you know i have been following Scotland's bid for independence as I watch the BBC, and just today, read the article in the business section of The New York Times discussing North Sea Oil in addition to the RBS and Lloyd's pulling their banking from your country if you succeed in attaining formal and financial "countryhood." " I am as interested in your country as you are in mine!!! May tomorrow's vote reflect your heart's desire. Your blog most certainly displays your love of country, not just love for your houseful of boys! City Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466069424743435882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-86453439752300537332014-09-15T06:35:00.750+01:002014-09-15T06:35:00.750+01:00Oops!! Brentwood is to the EAST of New York City, ...Oops!! Brentwood is to the EAST of New York City, not west!!! My proofreading can be off SOMETIMES, --my sense of direction, unfortunately, ALWAYS!!! My husband, Rick, a former over -the -road trucker who has seen more than half of our 50 united states, 32 if i remamber correctly has teased me, saying: "Thank goodness you were not Christopher Columbus--you never would have discovered America!!" LOL!!! Our two older sons used to go along with him from time to time!!! I was inspired by David's project to find his Rand McNally Trucker's Atlas from 1995. Now we navigate with GPS in cars and hand -held smart phones! For me , these electronic navigating devices don't replace the tactile feel of unfolding/folding a map, its vivid colors , and geographical accuracy of the mapmaker him/her self!City Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466069424743435882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-37343012389434817472014-09-08T08:43:38.911+01:002014-09-08T08:43:38.911+01:00Brentwood, New York! My husband and I grew up in...Brentwood, New York! My husband and I grew up in nearby Syosset. We have lived in Brentwood (originally known as the village of Modern Times) where we now call" home " raising our four sons here for the past twenty six years! Brentwood is located to the west of New York City, on that fish-shaped island ,appropriately known as Long Island. Any further help we could be to David, please do get in touchCity Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466069424743435882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-88683150912662734242014-09-05T03:47:24.359+01:002014-09-05T03:47:24.359+01:00Wow! Such a fun project!
AND you do know that your...Wow! Such a fun project!<br />AND you do know that your friends here in Washington state would LOVE to have ANY and ALL of your family come for a visit! We'd LOVE to show you 'round these here parts! (Do read that w/ a Texas accent if you would! - I spent many growing up years in San Antonio, TX!) The northwestern USA is BEEEEEyouTiFull!The Coderlambianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16683159579544155288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-68057784249886253412014-09-04T22:43:11.707+01:002014-09-04T22:43:11.707+01:00Oh I just enjoyed this post so much! I actually am...Oh I just enjoyed this post so much! I actually am over at my sister's house (Marie) and I had to read this post to her. She is making dinner while I read hehe! She loved everything you wrote. And all the comments.<br /><br />I was born in Arizona, but raised in Colorado up until my adult life. I then lived in Ohio, and now Florida. But Colorado is my home and where I am from :) My husband Benjamin was born in Mexico but came to the United States as a teenager and lived first in Texas. The saying in Texas is, everything in Texas is big! The food including the cowboy hats :) lizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805448412329029582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-7593831623062111992014-09-04T13:57:42.413+01:002014-09-04T13:57:42.413+01:00I live about 45 minutes from Washington DC in sout...I live about 45 minutes from Washington DC in southern Maryland. Calvert County is the smallest county in MD and it's also a peninsula. It is rather rural (compared to other counties in MD) and there are lots of old red tobacco barns (that have been preserved for historical value, as most tobacco farms have been converted to other crops) and horse farms. This area is where the British landed during the War of 1812. Just recently, we went to a War of 1812 reenactment complete with tall ships and period dress. Now that my children are older and my husband and I can get out more, we often go to DC for dinner, nightlife and walking around the monuments. It always amazes me how quickly our rural farmland area turns into the city life of DC. I love living here. My mom was born and raised in Edinburgh, so I have also lived in Scotland, England and Germany plus the states of Maryland, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Arizona and Nevada (I lived in Las Vegas). If David needs anything from the US, I would be more than happy to give him information or send him things. I think it is fantastic that you have put a priority on your children learning Gaelic. Not only are they continuing their heritage to pass down to their children, but learning other languages will come much easier to them. I love reading your blog. It always reminds me of the Famous Five books I used to love when I was little...your kids enjoy good, wholesome fun (something that is lacking in many of today's children). MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620495741261853311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-19331411765855247232014-09-03T16:10:59.142+01:002014-09-03T16:10:59.142+01:00Inverness, Scotland.Inverness, Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-2483248365677595932014-09-03T12:05:00.008+01:002014-09-03T12:05:00.008+01:00How lovely that your children are learning to spea...How lovely that your children are learning to speak different languages! I am from New Zealand! English speaking, but our native language is Maori, and us of distant english/Scottish descent try our best to learn some Maori (taught in our schools). PaisleyJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497053121360068116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-36695554149882627672014-09-03T09:54:11.518+01:002014-09-03T09:54:11.518+01:00Belgium!! And I mainly speak Dutch but obviously a...Belgium!! And I mainly speak Dutch but obviously also English, and French and even some German (although I don't always know the right words in German but I do understand almost anything!). It's a typical Belgian thing though, being multilingual... I don't know many Belgians that only speak one language. It's because through history, parts of our country belonged to different other countries (France, Germany, the Netherlands) and we kinda learned to adapt... In Belgium there are three main languages: Dutch (or actually Flemmish but it's a lot like Dutch. That's in Flanders - where I live), French (in Wallonia) and German (in the east cantons). It's a very interesting country, really ;-)<br />Evelienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375961611904999426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-46181768548386612322014-09-03T09:53:31.084+01:002014-09-03T09:53:31.084+01:00Tha sinn math: translation, that is a great projec...Tha sinn math: translation, that is a great project for the children to do.<br />This is from Gran in the Isle of Lewis.<br />XxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545389428313740662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-18339768495854594092014-09-03T09:49:12.412+01:002014-09-03T09:49:12.412+01:00ThaThaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13545389428313740662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-59327301022851492772014-09-03T09:44:56.929+01:002014-09-03T09:44:56.929+01:00Glasgow also brought up in a Garlic. Speaking.homr...Glasgow also brought up in a Garlic. Speaking.homr for.the.early part of my lifeIsobel@mcqueer.com McQieernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-59047415812152055722014-09-03T09:16:06.550+01:002014-09-03T09:16:06.550+01:00That sounds like a fun project. Not very exotic I...That sounds like a fun project. Not very exotic I am afraid-we live in Pitmedden which is in Aberdeenshire. Not much Gaelic speaking in this part of the world-we have our own Doric, which is a dialect as opposed to a language, but confusing enough to those who don't speak it! I would love to learn Gaelic though :D)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094617156918931450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-72813882927165527162014-09-03T06:09:44.528+01:002014-09-03T06:09:44.528+01:00Just down the road in Falkirk! Sorry it's not ...Just down the road in Falkirk! Sorry it's not exciting :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-30774317380545508222014-09-03T03:07:51.760+01:002014-09-03T03:07:51.760+01:00Denver, Colorado! Louise & MikeDenver, Colorado! Louise & Mike Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-376359161656218328.post-71536782208486535632014-09-03T01:05:20.398+01:002014-09-03T01:05:20.398+01:00I think this sounds like a great class project and...I think this sounds like a great class project and personal interest your son is taking! I love learning about other countries. While I've lived in many states in the U.S. (east coast to west coast and in between!) I currently reside in the state of Arkansas. Next door neighbor to the states of Oklahoma, Mississippi (like your son learned to spell!) and Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee! - R Dove of Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08977548892118219462noreply@blogger.com