tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post739884536045241830..comments2024-03-29T10:15:50.124+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 136 : King Edward's GrandsonAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76367112119476555552012-08-01T01:47:04.062+01:002012-08-01T01:47:04.062+01:00Such an interesting mix of expressions. Is it befo...Such an interesting mix of expressions. Is it before or after their match? I'm not sure Uncle Fowler has the right physic for a short(not long)stop but he looks prime for a baseball manager.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-47450882713481041972012-07-31T16:07:10.071+01:002012-07-31T16:07:10.071+01:00What!!??? No cricket or baseball at the summer oly...What!!??? No cricket or baseball at the summer olympics but they have beach volley ball???Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31783227025746877792012-07-30T21:15:43.797+01:002012-07-30T21:15:43.797+01:00Alan, it must be fun to haven relations to differe...Alan, it must be fun to haven relations to different royal families; they are a tasty lot! All I know about cricket, they look very smart in their bowling whites! Have I mixed up something, here?Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-76565301486214585942012-07-30T17:08:54.514+01:002012-07-30T17:08:54.514+01:00Oh honey!! You're not playing fair!!! You thro...Oh honey!! You're not playing fair!!! You throw in a jockstrap, of course I'm going to pay attention!!!<br />;)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10106632973538986362012-07-30T13:00:51.659+01:002012-07-30T13:00:51.659+01:00:-)
Just seeing if anyone was paying attention.:-)<br />Just seeing if anyone was paying attention.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-60372292328942253352012-07-30T10:47:57.344+01:002012-07-30T10:47:57.344+01:00Your great uncle Fowler is very definitely the hap...Your great uncle Fowler is very definitely the happiest of the lot - probably because he doesn't have to play!Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-70590785315898530622012-07-30T00:03:49.771+01:002012-07-30T00:03:49.771+01:00My only achievement would be endurance at watching...My only achievement would be endurance at watching for hours the Olympic Games, which I've enjoyed so far!!<br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18747183090437462482012-07-29T23:59:43.501+01:002012-07-29T23:59:43.501+01:00How did we get from Uncle Fowler to a jockstrap?!?...How did we get from Uncle Fowler to a jockstrap?!?Bruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39623182874783597312012-07-29T12:22:36.586+01:002012-07-29T12:22:36.586+01:00It does look like Albert Beanland but I still thin...It does look like Albert Beanland but I still think it is his brother Fowler. And, by the way, I have just discovered something quite interesting about Fowler and his father (another Fowler) - I will let you know once I have tracked the full story down. Do you still have that old Beanland family bible that used to belong to Arthur Beanland?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18449697824416659132012-07-29T11:53:00.211+01:002012-07-29T11:53:00.211+01:00The face beneath the flat cap looks more like our ...The face beneath the flat cap looks more like our grandfather Beanland. By the way, I did win the Mackintosh Trophy for darts!Roger Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076364512957667043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-19440179844517551322012-07-29T00:11:22.486+01:002012-07-29T00:11:22.486+01:00I do love searching through shoe boxes. They hold...I do love searching through shoe boxes. They hold such treasures and such distractions.Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-835347752303803872012-07-28T21:28:43.411+01:002012-07-28T21:28:43.411+01:00I suppose your uncle in the cap must have been con...I suppose your uncle in the cap must have been connected to the team.. though I have a funny little thought that maybe he just edged on to the team photo with a big smile, for a joke. I like the mill chimneys in the background, just that little detail anchors the photo in time and place, rounds out the story.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-18131797877539816662012-07-28T17:06:16.489+01:002012-07-28T17:06:16.489+01:00Alan this SS is getting more fun for me as time go...Alan this SS is getting more fun for me as time goes by. I was counting on hearing first hand from you about the goings on over there for the next few weeks. I love watching the games and I think I learned a little about cricket and I hope you folks learned a little about baseball fro this theme. (That is short-stop BTW.)<br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-78401262589827153632012-07-28T16:23:44.831+01:002012-07-28T16:23:44.831+01:00I think that hat provided your uncle just the shad...I think that hat provided your uncle just the shade he needed to smile for the camera. Enjoy your humor as well as the great photo. Except for the motorcyclist in my family, we tend toward sedentary sports. Marathon Blog Reading would be right up my alley.Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69836313310352094742012-07-28T14:34:30.136+01:002012-07-28T14:34:30.136+01:00I've had some entertaining games on village cr...I've had some entertaining games on village cricket grounds in Yorkshire, even som with old wooden pavilions like the one in your photo. Alan, have you considered that Uncle Fowler might have been an umpire, without his white coat, or even the scorer?Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-20930953677366916082012-07-28T13:24:15.427+01:002012-07-28T13:24:15.427+01:00That opening is so funny Alan, and it does indeed ...That opening is so funny Alan, and it does indeed look like a gritty Yorkshire team they look as though they will take no prisoners. Your uncle's cheery grin must mean they won a lot. Interesting to see the industrial chimneys in the background.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-30153305368234695652012-07-28T13:16:30.760+01:002012-07-28T13:16:30.760+01:00Nice photo. How do they keep those white clothes l...Nice photo. How do they keep those white clothes looking so nice when they are playing?Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-86557975643587192702012-07-28T08:15:19.843+01:002012-07-28T08:15:19.843+01:00Your great uncle was a man of many talents. Your c...Your great uncle was a man of many talents. Your country did a great job with the opening ceremony.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51735554577477128082012-07-28T01:04:58.852+01:002012-07-28T01:04:58.852+01:00Good story . I'm about the same as you when it...Good story . I'm about the same as you when it comes to athletics. I'm looking at the building behind them and am surprised to see that it's rough lumber?Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-10199693443794059062012-07-27T22:54:31.693+01:002012-07-27T22:54:31.693+01:00How nice to have an uncle exactly like Uncle Fowle...How nice to have an uncle exactly like Uncle Fowler, what he left for you is priceless, we have to go looking everywhere for pictures, and you get to look through a shoebox. You are right, they should make family history research an olympic event, wow, think about it......Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-70363629510062700972012-07-27T21:07:12.455+01:002012-07-27T21:07:12.455+01:00Great Uncle Fowler looks like a pleasant chap. I ...Great Uncle Fowler looks like a pleasant chap. I bet he could lift a pint or two?California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-64053734662563982982012-07-27T18:57:41.899+01:002012-07-27T18:57:41.899+01:00Ha ha -- thanks Barbara!Ha ha -- thanks Barbara!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-22145929468537736802012-07-27T15:56:11.882+01:002012-07-27T15:56:11.882+01:00Cute picture! I'm a couch potato now too. My...Cute picture! I'm a couch potato now too. My Dad is a jock, and so is my husband, but not me. I never like the competition part of it. <br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-69116292412422257102012-07-27T15:52:09.743+01:002012-07-27T15:52:09.743+01:00I can imagine the cry of ‘Ahah!’ as you discovered...I can imagine the cry of ‘Ahah!’ as you discovered this lurking in the shoebox.What a jolly chap Uncle Fowler appears to be. I think post match celebrations would have gone with a swing.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-85364696570619740112012-07-27T15:25:04.591+01:002012-07-27T15:25:04.591+01:00haha...you would certainly win the gold medal if t...haha...you would certainly win the gold medal if that were the case. I was thinking as I read this how your Uncle Fowler has enriched all of our lives by his postcard collection and little tidbits that you've discovered. It's really great!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.com