Well, not quite milking, but there is a calf here somewhere.
When I was growing up, we always had calves, and I almost always had one to enter at the local Calf Club Day at Te Hihi Primary School. We had Decorated Vehicle competitions, the push bikes had crepe paper intertwined through the spokes, some Dads had made little carts or trailers for tiny animals, and most of us had a calf or yearling. The tails would have been plaited the night before, hooves scrubbed and cleaned, ( Lux flakes were the very thing for a shiny coat and tail) coats brushed every day for weeks before, and the practising of walking, stopping, walking backwards, and finally stopping before the judge. This was in a square roped off area. All very serious stuff!!
Here I am, with my yearling, she has a ribbon, or two, outside the yard at the milking shed on our farm.The top winners went on to compete at the Franklin A&P show in Pukekohe.
And here I am,complete with plaits, and freckles!!! Maybe about 1949 or 1950!!! Vintage years indeed.
Today, Day 8 of the 12 days blog hop, will see some more wonderful blogs to visit. You can start at
I have an inkling that Katie Mae is very busy, but looking at her blog, know we will find something exciting.
Next up is Paige at
Visit her blog and marvel at the wonderful project, all detailed for you. Enjoy it, I know I did so much.
Now hop on to to see Susan at
I scrolled down her posts, and there was a Innova long arm machine!!! So I am wondering what will be in store for us today?
One more day and I will be showing you something from my little corner of the world. Be warned, it is long, wordy, full of photos, so make a coffee, or pour a glass of wine, and sit a while with me .
Quotation of the day , author unknown
“ Memories are treasures
that pop up when least expected”
Greetings from Jean.
8 comments:
Oh Jean, I love the comment on the photo about growing up! You're a cutie pie! And love your calf photos too! What treasured memories!
You are so much fun! Shout Out for you today! I am so tired from yesterday!
Hello, I just love the photos of you and your cow. It must have been fun to win those ribbons. Awesome quote and so true! Happy Friday, enjoy your day and weekend!
Oh my goodness look at you at such a young age. You are as pretty now as you were then. Love those pics. Carol
Thanks for sharing the photos. My mom is going through photos right now and it is fun looking at them.
Oh my goodness - I *love* those photos from when you were a girl!
The photos are precious. It is always wonderful to take a walk down memory lane.
I really love the owl tutorial. Owls are my favorite bird. I see a cabin quilt in the making!
Your photos are beyond darling, Jean! You were a Nan ~ eh? I had a Great Aunt Nan. Her name was Anne or Annie which she hated, so she became Nan which was quite modern and a little edgy at that time in Nova Scotia.
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