tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post7257749259945451882..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: Lady of the LakeTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64575576021905086132008-08-14T15:16:00.000-04:002008-08-14T15:16:00.000-04:00Several have mentioned that this style is coming b...Several have mentioned that this style is coming back. The style is great...just as long as they don't make them out of 100% cotton or wool like they did back then. Spandex is our friend!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-16407770666356919132008-08-14T08:21:00.000-04:002008-08-14T08:21:00.000-04:00What a beautiful lady, have you noticed that style...What a beautiful lady, have you noticed that style of swim wear is making a come back???Queeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09246279000726252262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-37774508292907828002008-08-13T15:54:00.000-04:002008-08-13T15:54:00.000-04:00BT, David and Daryl, I would LOVE to see your vint...BT, David and Daryl, I would LOVE to see your vintge famiy photos! Post them, please!! :)Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-64170397540100069072008-08-13T11:25:00.000-04:002008-08-13T11:25:00.000-04:00Wonderful .. I have one of The Aunt when she was 1...Wonderful .. I have one of The Aunt when she was 17 ... I should post it sometime ... and it was taken in Fallsburg, NY which is not far from Monticello, NY!<BR/><BR/>LOVE the new banner!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://onthem104.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">:-Daryl</A>Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-79877442276256294492008-08-13T09:56:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:56:00.000-04:00Oh, Lala, I am totally green with envy! That book ...Oh, Lala, I am totally green with envy! That book is full of wonderful watercolor paintings from that area. I must go there one day!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-67073895102267368532008-08-13T09:53:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:53:00.000-04:00I love the bathing suit and am glad the retro styl...I love the bathing suit and am glad the retro style is coming back !<BR/><BR/>I noticed this book about the Loire valley on your right bar...Great selection Willow !<BR/>(I lived in Orléans for a few years. the beauty of the Loire and its châteaux is so special)My Castle in Spainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572760890022593531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66594792712397834982008-08-13T08:55:00.000-04:002008-08-13T08:55:00.000-04:00I've never seen either of my grandmothers or mothe...I've never seen either of my grandmothers or mother in a bathing suit.The men in the family would always do the robust beach things and frolick in the surf with the children. All of the older women in the family were embarrassed about their bodies and would knit or read on the shore. My maternal grandmother in particular was self-conscious about large varicose veins.I've never swum with my mother or aunts!Just realized! Lovely photo of your grandmother.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34596095793555353352008-08-13T08:00:00.000-04:002008-08-13T08:00:00.000-04:00Great photo!Great photo!High Desert Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06612606483622054573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5337327508267639692008-08-13T06:21:00.000-04:002008-08-13T06:21:00.000-04:00Cool! Hahhahah......compared to the "bathing suits...Cool! Hahhahah......compared to the "bathing suits" these days, they had more material then =) I guess its worth more the money....Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164121224494163220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-5350638751829806512008-08-13T00:46:00.000-04:002008-08-13T00:46:00.000-04:00Neither of my grandmothers even owned a bathing su...Neither of my grandmothers even owned a bathing suit! Nice picture and beautiful poem!<BR/>CynthiaMuseSwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999288873532715380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50483454297248825452008-08-12T21:56:00.000-04:002008-08-12T21:56:00.000-04:00Your family photos never cease to enchant me. This...Your family photos never cease to enchant me. This one is beautiful!Christian - Modobject@Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687272618188063178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-18849080296372513472008-08-12T20:28:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:28:00.000-04:00Oh, this is wonderful! I've never seen it...just ...Oh, this is wonderful! I've never seen it...just beautiful! I bet Grandpa liked it, too! :)Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-29827222358114974702008-08-12T20:20:00.000-04:002008-08-12T20:20:00.000-04:00Old family photos, I love them. I just discovered ...Old family photos, I love them. I just discovered a photo of my great grandparents. They look to be in their 70's (they both lived to be 90) and in good health, She's smiling and he's still got a twinkle in his eyes. They were both born in 1844 (she in Scotland) and he fought in the civil war.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517790803064076327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28424668644007915572008-08-12T19:47:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:47:00.000-04:00I have quite a few photos of both my Grannie and m...I have quite a few photos of both my Grannie and my mum in those kind of bathing suits. My sister had a woolen one. How hideous when it got wet!!BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-6032136704331828822008-08-12T19:43:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:43:00.000-04:00I'll be you don't remember grandma looking like th...I'll be you don't remember grandma looking like that! Isn't it weird, we never think our grandparents or parents ever had a life of their own and did fun stuff! Nice post.Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08809828176514703114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-89009556693661488602008-08-12T19:25:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:25:00.000-04:00My grandpa was a photographer and I would bet that...My grandpa was a photographer and I would bet that he posed her for the shot!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22866167939563814042008-08-12T19:21:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:21:00.000-04:00I can't help but notice that both the Lady of Wate...I can't help but notice that both the Lady of Water Willow and your grandmother are posed, looking in the same direction. It is so nice that they are positioned beside one another on your blog. A wonderful photo of your grandmother.Jojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843762553010099404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-26463615494106542672008-08-12T19:12:00.001-04:002008-08-12T19:12:00.001-04:00Don't you just love the way everyone posed like a ...Don't you just love the way everyone posed like a movie star back then? Her pose and light colored hair reminds me of Jean Harlow.steviewrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233066158555762167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-3347928941270319442008-08-12T19:12:00.000-04:002008-08-12T19:12:00.000-04:00Another great family photo...your grandmother was ...Another great family photo...your grandmother was a pretty woman and a "looker" in her swim suit..Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03369948264736239411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-82613695735231268622008-08-12T17:59:00.000-04:002008-08-12T17:59:00.000-04:00Did that suit have a hole in the knee, or was I ju...Did that suit have a hole in the knee, or was I just seeing things? PappyPappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78881699781462556962008-08-12T17:30:00.000-04:002008-08-12T17:30:00.000-04:00I'm a huge fan of old photos. This one is wonderf...I'm a huge fan of old photos. This one is wonderful--I love the light on her. I'll bet that was probably a pretty daring bathing suit back then!A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-19211930053272771082008-08-12T16:49:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:49:00.000-04:00Beautiful!!!!!!I love to raid through my grandpare...Beautiful!!!!!!<BR/>I love to raid through my grandparents old photo's when I am home!!<BR/>~Em~Lady Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903757034924237080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87078440793534069652008-08-12T16:37:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:37:00.000-04:00And no lycra or spandex, either!And no lycra or spandex, either!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32593132103412301582008-08-12T16:31:00.000-04:002008-08-12T16:31:00.000-04:00Lovely photo of your grandmother. Can you believe...Lovely photo of your grandmother. Can you believe swimsuits used to come with belts??Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.com