tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post6517606798576412975..comments2024-03-28T14:47:32.549+10:00Comments on ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA: SEA RANGERSdiane bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-67831385205387409742012-09-25T07:47:23.332+10:002012-09-25T07:47:23.332+10:00I can just imagine how thrilled you were to have t...I can just imagine how thrilled you were to have the use of your brother's car. <br />Taking so many photos back then was so rare too really - I can't get over what a fabulous record you have of those years Diane. Well done!<br />You look so sweet in the uniforms and that knickers shot is just precious :D)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849036690807834080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-79240685252682855832012-09-24T11:20:29.267+10:002012-09-24T11:20:29.267+10:00I came back again this evening to read what I may ...I came back again this evening to read what I may have missed of your personal story. I missed several posts, and enjoyed the catch-up! Thanks for sharing these photos and memories!Deb from WhatsInMyAttichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126246734744950335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-4668391412025063242012-09-23T06:42:49.143+10:002012-09-23T06:42:49.143+10:00Such a nice story to read. To have your "own&...Such a nice story to read. To have your "own" car so young must have been so cool.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-87648474209768688382012-09-23T05:36:02.761+10:002012-09-23T05:36:02.761+10:00Diane, good memories of your happy teenage years a...Diane, good memories of your happy teenage years and beautiful photos. You have been so lucky to have a car, I only had a bike! (I left a comment before but I think I forgot to publish it..ztzt) Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-48238380628911355332012-09-22T20:32:18.604+10:002012-09-22T20:32:18.604+10:00Nice car back then...your photos are great, you ce...Nice car back then...your photos are great, you certainly had a good time.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-55006721268143748492012-09-22T19:50:40.954+10:002012-09-22T19:50:40.954+10:00What fun you had in your teens. Mine teen years w...What fun you had in your teens. Mine teen years we are a lot like this too. So different from today.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-73451313212217000472012-09-22T09:33:58.172+10:002012-09-22T09:33:58.172+10:00What a nice sporty car to have use of when you wer...What a nice sporty car to have use of when you were only a teenager, Diane! I didn't even learn to drive until I had my son. I enjoyed your photos and story and I'm curious as to what your "awful secret" was? I will stayed tuned to your blog to find out!Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-52613688145483795052012-09-22T08:50:48.082+10:002012-09-22T08:50:48.082+10:00Diane, you were lucky and your brother was really ...Diane, you were lucky and your brother was really nice to let you use his car. The swimming hole must have been a fun place for the teenagers. I enjoyed the photos and the story!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-37988705576364251982012-09-22T08:10:30.494+10:002012-09-22T08:10:30.494+10:00I think you and your girlfriends were way ahead of...I think you and your girlfriends were way ahead of your time Diane!<br />I was the oldest in my family but my younger brother had a car before me. Finally when I was a college sophomore my Dad gave me his old Simca to drive.<br />We did have a Honda 50 too that I did get to ride before that. I think I'd like one of those even today. :)<br />My girlfriends would have killed me if I'd taken pics of them in their undies!Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-82413855918557511842012-09-22T02:27:45.517+10:002012-09-22T02:27:45.517+10:00Loved this. Especially the one photo. :)
I'...Loved this. Especially the one photo. :)<br /><br />I'm still in Oregon. So beautiful here. We went to Mt. Hood yesterday, the coast on Tuesday, Multnomah Falls on Wednesday and I climbed up it - camera broke mid week and have to send it back to Nikon when I get home. Wouldn't you know it? Bought a $59 digital one in a drugstore and trying to get by with that. Rats! :)RoeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131723337404316867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-2961049635428117162012-09-21T23:11:40.113+10:002012-09-21T23:11:40.113+10:00Colin I have never returned to this swimming hole....Colin I have never returned to this swimming hole. I don't know what it is like today but if it is anything like the ones closer to home at Loftus it is probably a drain in the suburbs now.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-81398689657495690692012-09-21T23:04:10.775+10:002012-09-21T23:04:10.775+10:00Keep tuned Fun 60 I too rode a Honda 50 motor bike...Keep tuned Fun 60 I too rode a Honda 50 motor bike later when my brother returned to take his car.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-36819206224757149492012-09-21T18:38:31.425+10:002012-09-21T18:38:31.425+10:00I am so envious about that car. Triumph Herald'...I am so envious about that car. Triumph Herald's were the cars to have. When I went to college all I could afford was a Honda 50 motor bike!Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-20767526492489605602012-09-21T18:12:58.708+10:002012-09-21T18:12:58.708+10:00What a nice looking back to your youth ! What a sh...What a nice looking back to your youth ! What a ship this car, lol ! I saw a few but they didn't fit into the small streets we have in Europe ! Having your own car and not depending on the boys was indeed very rare ! I also had my own car but it was a tiny little Fiat 600 ! Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-10802886736981304352012-09-21T15:47:52.165+10:002012-09-21T15:47:52.165+10:00good morning diane--i always enjoy looking through...good morning diane--i always enjoy looking through your precious photos.<br />what fun memories! great narrative, too.<br />the knickers made me laugh.<br /><br />have a great day! <br /><br />big hugs!Betty Manousoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08549686306725800208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-6088924549979540602012-09-21T12:53:17.997+10:002012-09-21T12:53:17.997+10:00How wonderful, Diane! I absolutely love your phot...How wonderful, Diane! I absolutely love your photos!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-13841814191785686232012-09-21T10:56:53.607+10:002012-09-21T10:56:53.607+10:00"Cat who got the cream indeed!" You luck..."Cat who got the cream indeed!" You lucky duck!<br /><br />And the older you get, the more you lean back towards the "60's knickers!"Cindy Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423706050014070124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-638062159651595632012-09-21T09:25:15.982+10:002012-09-21T09:25:15.982+10:00Fun memories! Your brother was a good guy!Fun memories! Your brother was a good guy!Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2012/09/blooming-in-the-desert.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-70154041923035649352012-09-21T07:48:14.942+10:002012-09-21T07:48:14.942+10:00The swimming hole looks fantastic. Like Colin, I w...The swimming hole looks fantastic. Like Colin, I wonder what it looks like now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-58104734939100845302012-09-21T07:24:28.295+10:002012-09-21T07:24:28.295+10:00Oh dear me ! You were brazen young
hussies" ...Oh dear me ! You were brazen young <br />hussies" shedding clothes in the wilderness - ha ha! And not even behind a tree!!!<br />Does that swimming hole at Engadine, still look like shown in your 1950's photo?? I would like to think so.<br />Great shots, especially the ones showing the covered bottoms!<br />Cheers<br />Colin (HB)Colin (HB)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-65290745517812278382012-09-21T06:42:23.802+10:002012-09-21T06:42:23.802+10:00Great photos and lovely memories for you. I giggle...Great photos and lovely memories for you. I giggled at the knickers!jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-5450446464972444752012-09-21T06:39:12.227+10:002012-09-21T06:39:12.227+10:00What a sporty car ...I can imagine you all as youn...What a sporty car ...I can imagine you all as young girls having a ball and feeling like the world was your oyster!! <br />Great memories of fun times.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806482148547283594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-17216592072713511822012-09-21T05:03:54.190+10:002012-09-21T05:03:54.190+10:00How kind of your brother to allow you to use his c...How kind of your brother to allow you to use his car. I was also spoilt as a teenager a my car was in the car business!<br />The Girl Guides must have been fun. David was in the scouts in the UK but I never had time somehow to join the Brownies or Guides. <br />Magical memories and like me you are lucky to have the photos. DianeZimbabwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279761983880323632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-69068143230022388282012-09-21T04:28:23.096+10:002012-09-21T04:28:23.096+10:00I am always surprised to see how many old pictures...I am always surprised to see how many old pictures you have. I don't know anyone who has such a collection. My oldest pictures are about 30 years old. <br /><br />Greetings,<br />FilipFilipBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03748038653807154529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8856747756759071827.post-5924130576340782272012-09-21T00:26:24.217+10:002012-09-21T00:26:24.217+10:00Wow, you must have had fun and freedom with your o...Wow, you must have had fun and freedom with your own car!<br />[PS, you forgot to say who was who in photo number 5.]FruitCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660225514077942415noreply@blogger.com