tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post1208582389468650740..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: sepia saturday, don't take any wooden nicklesTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39509566894251849882010-02-22T13:51:15.697-05:002010-02-22T13:51:15.697-05:00I loved this post. There are so many awesome anecd...I loved this post. There are so many awesome anecdotes...seems the ones we use today aren't nearly as clever. Loved the sepia phote as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-1508815878503237432010-02-21T14:59:20.289-05:002010-02-21T14:59:20.289-05:00He's got a great face!He's got a great face!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197440053108414394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72974661656421255052010-02-21T09:47:24.200-05:002010-02-21T09:47:24.200-05:00Breadgirl, that's a good one. Maybe it means &...Breadgirl, that's a good one. Maybe it means "whatever" is better than hearing the trot of the doctor's horse, coming to pay a house call?Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13622009575910968532010-02-21T09:26:36.579-05:002010-02-21T09:26:36.579-05:00That's a phrase I actually knew the origin of ...That's a phrase I actually knew the origin of but nicely put.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-75825718040691368862010-02-21T09:25:20.697-05:002010-02-21T09:25:20.697-05:00I love knowing the origin(s) of old sayings; thank...I love knowing the origin(s) of old sayings; thanks Willow, this was a good one!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813508472498593787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-30275407491004490642010-02-21T07:54:21.093-05:002010-02-21T07:54:21.093-05:00Hey Willow I have a new recipe up this snowy Sunda...Hey Willow I have a new recipe up this snowy Sunday morning that has Willow Manor written all over it. Enjoy ! xo S & les GangSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00260575133577123845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41624715246408661822010-02-21T06:08:07.374-05:002010-02-21T06:08:07.374-05:00Hi Willow
It's me again! I just remembered a ...Hi Willow<br />It's me again! I just remembered a classic that my mother used often. My brothers, sister & I all say it as do my nephews and nieces. Just lately, I was surprised to hear my friend's 12 year old granddaughter say it. She had picked it up from her mother who had picked it up from her mother who had picked it up from me! (Phew, what a lot of 'pick ups'!) Anyway, that classic that my mother spread through generations, "BETTER THAT THAN THE TROT OF A DOCTOR'S HORSE". Any ideas? God bless you.breadgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431765175096296910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19876679532162954172010-02-21T05:50:18.593-05:002010-02-21T05:50:18.593-05:00Good morning Willow
I just found your blog. Good ...Good morning Willow<br />I just found your blog. Good stuff! I enjoyed this post very much. My dear Dad used to tell us frequently "Don't take any wooden nickles". I myself, use it often. Of course, I sometimes get strange looks when I say that in this country because there are no nickles here, wooden or otherwise!<br />God bless you, Willow.breadgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431765175096296910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-13900076094864125112010-02-21T03:55:21.768-05:002010-02-21T03:55:21.768-05:00A new phrase for me too. I would love to see a woo...A new phrase for me too. I would love to see a wooden nickle though. I'm going to see a man about a dog is a phrase I heard a few times when I was a child until I cried buckets of tears because nobody came home with a dog.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41556838365340714732010-02-21T01:47:46.010-05:002010-02-21T01:47:46.010-05:00I've always kinda wanted my family to be from ...I've always kinda wanted my family to be from Missouri instead of Iowa.<br /><br />Not that there's anything wrong with Iowa!<br /><br />But...Missouri has always seemed more edgy to me. :)<br /><br />Great post, comme d'habitude!Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387041422819664987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48086967444231118912010-02-20T23:54:55.488-05:002010-02-20T23:54:55.488-05:00Your blog is the poetry personiferad, me like!
Ag...Your blog is the poetry personiferad, me like!<br /><br />Agneta, SwedenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-89509216559376704432010-02-20T20:05:19.413-05:002010-02-20T20:05:19.413-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-38347070765012115442010-02-20T19:25:50.302-05:002010-02-20T19:25:50.302-05:00Wooden ham....seriously? I love this phrase. My h...Wooden ham....seriously? I love this phrase. My husband tells me he, and his family, always used it.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-86833454994603229732010-02-20T18:17:17.320-05:002010-02-20T18:17:17.320-05:00I will have to look at my journals and see what so...I will have to look at my journals and see what some other expressions used to be. <br /><br />I got several wooden nickles here. My daughter picked up one at Web's Antique Mall. They are from stores who made them to give to their customers.<br /><br />There was a time when people had wooden nickles made with their business name on it and you could actually spend the nickle at their business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-49747150968280060002010-02-20T18:16:12.993-05:002010-02-20T18:16:12.993-05:00This was also one of my fathers favorite sayings a...This was also one of my fathers favorite sayings along with "jiggers!! the cops!!" and "she/he left in a huff" and now I'm thinking of many more. It's making me remember my father and even his voice and he's been gone for more than 50 yearsNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91113472198282308272010-02-20T16:16:59.871-05:002010-02-20T16:16:59.871-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-42078224226315510612010-02-20T15:59:52.228-05:002010-02-20T15:59:52.228-05:00but i like wooden nickles. They're kindof cool...but i like wooden nickles. They're kindof cool.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-71923129182857937692010-02-20T15:44:43.618-05:002010-02-20T15:44:43.618-05:00hey willow - what a cool unpacking of that phrase....hey willow - what a cool unpacking of that phrase. i've heard it and even used it myself without appreciating its heritage!!! so thankyou. have a lovely evening at the manor. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-85479341590546345872010-02-20T14:25:36.480-05:002010-02-20T14:25:36.480-05:00Great write up on the wooden nickels adage! That ...Great write up on the wooden nickels adage! That portrait is such a classic old photo! Great expression.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68166690960167886612010-02-20T14:05:14.768-05:002010-02-20T14:05:14.768-05:00Its True! Stick To The Real Thing Its Sound Advise...Its True! <i>Stick To The Real Thing</i> Its Sound Advise! Have A Fine Weekend.tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-37861479537354281722010-02-20T13:02:31.898-05:002010-02-20T13:02:31.898-05:00Wow - lots of interesting information. I've he...Wow - lots of interesting information. I've heard the phrase, but a discussion of its origins, however speculative, is intriguing. Don't you love how language expands to fit needs and how metaphorical it can sometimes be?Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72792403379930357802010-02-20T11:53:56.215-05:002010-02-20T11:53:56.215-05:00that expression has long been popular in my family...that expression has long been popular in my family ....and I still use it; in fact I can't remember if it was on my blog or on fb, but I just used it the other day!!<br /><br />ha ha! somewhere I have an actual wooden nickle that either my dad or grandpap gave me (used in some sort of promotion, no doubt), I hope I can locate it, when I do I'll make sure to take a snap!!mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-74315089844324187772010-02-20T11:09:31.644-05:002010-02-20T11:09:31.644-05:00Never heard of wooden nutmegs or hams. I learn som...Never heard of wooden nutmegs or hams. I learn something new everyday.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-31535833389522502992010-02-20T10:52:59.737-05:002010-02-20T10:52:59.737-05:00Thanks for the research on the wooden nickle. We ...Thanks for the research on the wooden nickle. We in southern Iowa said it too. I never quit understood if they were going to go buy the dog, or report it's bad behavior. Great read and thanks for sharing.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-47961736954199583202010-02-20T10:46:19.368-05:002010-02-20T10:46:19.368-05:00Interesting post. Thanks for sharing it.Interesting post. Thanks for sharing it.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09751363280115223716noreply@blogger.com