tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post6118942534752974460..comments2024-01-16T09:37:28.052-08:00Comments on Guacamole Gulch: Sepia Saturday #154 - Our Fishing BoatHelen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-40475620110000103852012-12-07T10:55:38.463-08:002012-12-07T10:55:38.463-08:00Just wanted to let you know that your blog post is...Just wanted to let you know that your blog post is listed on my Fab Finds post today at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2012/12/follow-fridayfab-finds-for-december-7.html<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-15747094876443092942012-12-04T18:29:17.982-08:002012-12-04T18:29:17.982-08:00Helen Love this story. What fun. Canadians are ...Helen Love this story. What fun. Canadians are so practible. Beth cAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-91733926262139892842012-12-02T12:45:05.896-08:002012-12-02T12:45:05.896-08:00My grandfather was fun and enjoyed his life. He ma...My grandfather was fun and enjoyed his life. He made everything he did, even ordinary tasks, seem special. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-28578692499251363692012-12-02T12:41:41.084-08:002012-12-02T12:41:41.084-08:00What a great gift to your grandchildren and sure t...What a great gift to your grandchildren and sure to be treasured by them forever. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-5268568129345190542012-12-02T12:39:08.440-08:002012-12-02T12:39:08.440-08:00The carvings have survived and are distributed bet...The carvings have survived and are distributed between the cousins. Hopefully they will pass onto the next generation.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-28807456308836395162012-12-02T12:37:54.669-08:002012-12-02T12:37:54.669-08:00No, we don't have it. And unfortunately I don&...No, we don't have it. And unfortunately I don't know what happened to it - I can only hope someone is still enjoying it.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-49262744682467333132012-12-01T21:45:24.334-08:002012-12-01T21:45:24.334-08:00What a hilarious story! I just love this! Your g...What a hilarious story! I just love this! Your grandfather sounds like he was so fun and fun-loving too. He must have been a hoot to be around. I love how he fit pieces of the coffin together while your grandmother was out. I can just imagine him scurrying around to put things away when he heard her coming.<br /><br />Thanks for this fun story!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-38202133620803380022012-12-01T17:50:42.275-08:002012-12-01T17:50:42.275-08:00One meets the best people on Sepia Saturday - ever...One meets the best people on Sepia Saturday - everyone's favorite relations! A super introduction with great photos. As a woodworker and hoarder I can relate to Hector's notions. Never waste good lumber. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-23060259558521734222012-12-01T15:45:26.832-08:002012-12-01T15:45:26.832-08:00I also enjoyed Hector's coffin/boat story. I w...I also enjoyed Hector's coffin/boat story. I was wondering too if he got to use it for a coffin. I guess not. I love grandparent stories. For three years my husband and I wrote a book for each grandchild atChristmas and had it bound at Kinko's. Each one was about that particular child and the things we had done together. Then they got into the teens and such and we didn't have as much in common. Would take nothing for those stories. I have a copy of each one. Called them "The Papaw and Mamaw Stories."<br />Thanks for bringing that memory up for me.<br />QMM Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-71637739067279156442012-12-01T10:34:34.781-08:002012-12-01T10:34:34.781-08:00Wonderful story Helen and it really made me smile....Wonderful story Helen and it really made me smile. I thought my parents had done well to get to their 70th anniversary but 75 deserves a medal!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-63768473431937671712012-12-01T08:13:50.793-08:002012-12-01T08:13:50.793-08:00Laughed at the story as I can see Hector finding a...Laughed at the story as I can see Hector finding a way around opposition. Did any of his carvings survive? Fun reading and good for them both!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-81782125753450196942012-12-01T05:56:42.485-08:002012-12-01T05:56:42.485-08:00A very enjoyable post. I love the story about the...A very enjoyable post. I love the story about the coffin/boat and also the family photo.<br /><br />You certainly have a long life expectancy in your family.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-33030878088133637982012-12-01T01:09:13.357-08:002012-12-01T01:09:13.357-08:00What a fabulous story. Oh I do admire your grandfa...What a fabulous story. Oh I do admire your grandfather and would like to emulate him one day. As I am little use with woodwork, I hope I may survive until 3D printers become cheap and easily available. Then it would simply be - print your own coffin!Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-40206991996986211902012-11-30T16:42:44.666-08:002012-11-30T16:42:44.666-08:00Helen, a marvelous story; What an idea to make you...Helen, a marvelous story; What an idea to make your own coffin. It was a good idea to convert it to a boat, have you still got it? Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-73779532222367850692012-11-30T12:37:22.267-08:002012-11-30T12:37:22.267-08:00From now on rowing boats will never be the same to...From now on rowing boats will never be the same to me! Quite a man, your grandfather! I wish I could have been present when your grandma found out. "Well Hector, this coffin is out or I am out and I am dead serious!" Great post, thanks.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-78919329461852493282012-11-30T12:03:56.518-08:002012-11-30T12:03:56.518-08:00Pulcherie is a French Canadian name...there are ma...Pulcherie is a French Canadian name...there are many unusual ones in that community, like Euphegenia and Euphemeus, Onezime - some of my relatives. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-16679211916694018092012-11-30T12:01:40.844-08:002012-11-30T12:01:40.844-08:00Well, your dining-room-table-coffin tops my boat-c...Well, your dining-room-table-coffin tops my boat-coffin any way you look at it. Talk about a conversation piece!! Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-81395360117281335142012-11-30T11:26:12.205-08:002012-11-30T11:26:12.205-08:00Your grandfather must be related to a friend of mi...Your grandfather must be related to a friend of mine who has a dining room table that's really a coffin (with a HUGE piece of glass atop it) -- it's pretty funny, actually, to watch people eating dinner and finally connecting that they're being served atop a coffin...I loved your story, Helen! Great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-2825007984614142712012-11-30T10:50:45.073-08:002012-11-30T10:50:45.073-08:00What a great story. Building his coffin in advance...What a great story. Building his coffin in advance - brilliant. And turning it into a boat. Even better. And where did your grandmother get that name? It must be an old family name. Never heard it before.<br />Great post.<br />NancyNorth County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-77201385827185521132012-11-30T10:30:30.122-08:002012-11-30T10:30:30.122-08:00Yes, grandparents connect you to another world whi...Yes, grandparents connect you to another world which sadly we often don't appreciate until we're older and they're long gone. Like most of us, there are so many things I wish I could thank them for now.Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-28507204495541534742012-11-30T10:27:39.577-08:002012-11-30T10:27:39.577-08:00Yes, as much as my grandmother hated the thing, sh...Yes, as much as my grandmother hated the thing, she probably would have been even more upset if the wood went to waste. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-44223842513912784842012-11-30T10:23:03.360-08:002012-11-30T10:23:03.360-08:00No, but we could have saved a piece of it and buri...No, but we could have saved a piece of it and buried it with him. Too bad we didn't think of that. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-42704209137254522662012-11-30T10:22:17.798-08:002012-11-30T10:22:17.798-08:00That would have been a great end to the story. That would have been a great end to the story. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-53921556873777418442012-11-30T10:21:48.416-08:002012-11-30T10:21:48.416-08:00They were funny together - mostly amicable funny. ...They were funny together - mostly amicable funny. When they moved from the farm to the city, they were a little bit like fish out of water. Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36955857.post-39271980541278129712012-11-30T10:16:55.047-08:002012-11-30T10:16:55.047-08:00Pas de chance about the French keyboard. I don'...Pas de chance about the French keyboard. I don't remember a name which is curious because they named everything and nick-named everybody. <br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.com