tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post5751738495330317792..comments2023-05-18T07:11:42.166-07:00Comments on Of Books, Beauty and Being: A Matched SetNana Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11433490728933321152noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-36161023459820877222014-07-06T10:14:49.712-07:002014-07-06T10:14:49.712-07:00As a father of 2 girls whom were dressed alike unt...As a father of 2 girls whom were dressed alike until around the ages of 6 & 8, I can relate to your beautifully crafted childhood story. My wife and I thought they looked adorable, but perhaps we should have taken their feelings a little more into consideration - bless their hearts. Thank you for sharing this sweet story and blessings!Arnoldo L. Romero, MLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489680399355337720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-31521763064571605232014-07-05T08:25:28.463-07:002014-07-05T08:25:28.463-07:00I remember having a dress something like that! My ...I remember having a dress something like that! My Mom home sewed our clothes and my greatest desire as I grew up was to have a store bought dress! Love the pics. Christinehttp://www.chambermusiciansofkamloops.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-69226310054252283492014-07-05T06:55:04.538-07:002014-07-05T06:55:04.538-07:00smiles...funny how things change a bit when it is ...smiles...funny how things change a bit when it is our own children...we gain a bit of insight into why our parents said the things they did...but i understand this on the guys side as well...and i know the freedom i felt as a teen when i found my own way...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-62088519457007288052014-07-05T05:45:23.007-07:002014-07-05T05:45:23.007-07:00First photograph-- you are absolutely a cherub! Ad...First photograph-- you are absolutely a cherub! Adorable. I hope that dress wasn't too uncomfortable.<br /><br />I always wondered about children dressed in the same clothes when they were several years apart in age. My sister was nearly 6 years older than me so we definitely didn't dress the same. Poor your younger sister Alice with all those hand-me-downs to wear. Great post.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-47938155911104416152014-07-05T05:43:30.398-07:002014-07-05T05:43:30.398-07:00What a fabulous post, I enjoyed reading it so much...What a fabulous post, I enjoyed reading it so much and love all of your photos! I can't imagine being dressed as a matched set. It's amazing how the family dynamics work isn't it. When my daughter was growing up I told her she could dress how she liked my only stipulations were that she had to be modest and clean! She now looks at photos and says "Mum how could you let me!"Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00851884880790561276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-88053969769036888142014-07-05T05:41:14.383-07:002014-07-05T05:41:14.383-07:00while i sympathize with what you went through, as ...while i sympathize with what you went through, as an only child, it nonetheless took my mom a long time before letting me choose my clothes. in my teens, i started to systematically boycott some of her selections, and those would remain in the closet without ever being worn. she then started bringing me shopping, at last!! but she kept the right to veto some of my choices...<br />mothers!!!!!!<br />:)~<br />HUGZTicklebearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-15453249136676286222014-07-05T05:39:01.910-07:002014-07-05T05:39:01.910-07:00I am astonished that you were dressed that way -- ...I am astonished that you were dressed that way -- in matching clumps -- for so long. My mother started letting me have some say, within reason, when I was about seven. I can't imagine being dressed like sisters, but then I only had brothers.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-847754155940516772014-07-05T05:33:31.095-07:002014-07-05T05:33:31.095-07:00What a fun walk through the past in your shoes. I ...What a fun walk through the past in your shoes. I had to wear organza and flocked nylon when I was wee, but I complained so much about that stiff stuff that my mother let me move into cottons and A-lines quickly. I feel blessed now I've read your post, both for the clothing (which included white go-go boots when I was 12) and for the lack of sisters.Christabelhttp://chrisalba-enchantedoak.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-12704667554629801572014-07-05T05:30:50.951-07:002014-07-05T05:30:50.951-07:00I had only one sister, and she was two years older...I had only one sister, and she was two years older. I know we had a few matching outfits, but my mom never overdid it. Sometimes she would make us each an outfit from the same pattern, but use different fabrics or trims. My mom was also old-fashioned and conservative, but she was also very practical. We were allowed to wear "pedal pushers" in the summer. Our footwear was mostly penny loafers. We didn't wear jeans or athletic shoes, but girls didn't wear those items back then, not in my part of the world anyway. (I graduated from high school in 1964, if you're wondering!)Susanhttp://grandparents.about.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-575404108769456761.post-63178771667927026372014-07-05T05:26:39.303-07:002014-07-05T05:26:39.303-07:00I loved this post of all the fashions. I think the...I loved this post of all the fashions. I think the organza dress looks rather uncomfortable! Maybe it's beacause I can remember having a flocked nylon dress that chaffed badly under my arms.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.com