tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post7266651807798282847..comments2024-03-10T12:09:50.303-05:00Comments on UNDER THE TIKI HUT : Buttons and BooksCarol Kilgorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168273312704732896noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-60174459217793299832012-04-04T16:32:12.591-05:002012-04-04T16:32:12.591-05:00Julie - Wow. I once went into a store in NYC that ...Julie - Wow. I once went into a store in NYC that sold thread, buttons, and ribbon. OMG! The ribbon was as enticing as the buttons :)<br /><br />Laura - New test for kids. Here's a jar of buttons. If you like playing with them, go stand in the I'm Going to be a Writer line :)<br /><br />Ann - I don't remember my mother ever darning socks. She was pretty particular about what went on our feet.<br /><br />Ciara - I got your mother's genes LOL!<br /><br />Manzanita - I don't think I ever played that game.<br /><br />Lynda - I think most of us were members of the Button Club.<br /><br />Cynthia - You had no buttons. I had no beads. Sigh.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-51561335050043550222012-04-04T10:38:15.614-05:002012-04-04T10:38:15.614-05:00Buttons sound like tons of fun, but there were no ...Buttons sound like tons of fun, but there were no button jars in my childhood. I do not come from a line of sewing people, sadly. But my grandmother had an awesome collection of beads.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-57218552562789353912012-04-04T05:55:16.652-05:002012-04-04T05:55:16.652-05:00Oh my gosh! I used to have a jar of buttons to pla...Oh my gosh! I used to have a jar of buttons to play with as well! Buttons can be so much fun!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-33725358321815146962012-04-03T22:44:26.245-05:002012-04-03T22:44:26.245-05:00We used to play a game that went, "button, bu...We used to play a game that went, "button, button, who has the button." That is all I can remember. You showed your creativity with the buttons when you were young.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-56402089974452118212012-04-03T21:01:53.290-05:002012-04-03T21:01:53.290-05:00My mother is a sweet lady, but domestication was n...My mother is a sweet lady, but domestication was not her talent.Ciarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15628488753277495111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-7375074997672382482012-04-03T20:46:41.464-05:002012-04-03T20:46:41.464-05:00I remember MY mother's buttons, also! Thanks f...I remember MY mother's buttons, also! Thanks for resurrecting the memory, Carol. I also played with marbles and jacks. And I watched my mother darn socks and tried to darn also. Never have since. Don't remember a favorite pretend toy. Guess that's TOO long ago LOL.<br /><a href="http://annbestblog.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>Ann Best, Author of In the Mirror & Other Memoirs</i></a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-27208226733597203452012-04-03T19:16:06.215-05:002012-04-03T19:16:06.215-05:00Loved playing with buttons in teh jar!
LauraLoved playing with buttons in teh jar! <br /><br />LauraRomance Book Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01268150556737773533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-40547285458943928592012-04-03T18:09:27.031-05:002012-04-03T18:09:27.031-05:00I remember visiting a tiny store with an old fashi...I remember visiting a tiny store with an old fashioned elevator in the city that sold nothing but buttons. It was a fascinating place that I visited with my mother. It's great that you found so many creative ways to use them! JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-22595915195964253082012-04-03T14:09:58.227-05:002012-04-03T14:09:58.227-05:00Erwin - Whatever works :)
Glynis - I never had a ...Erwin - Whatever works :)<br /><br />Glynis - I never had a troll.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-36425684166220730842012-04-03T09:38:58.243-05:002012-04-03T09:38:58.243-05:00It sounds like such fun, Carol. My mom was a domes...It sounds like such fun, Carol. My mom was a domestic demon. When she was sewing, cooking, or cleaning, get out of her way. I was one of those kids with a troll doll in my pocket.G. J. Jollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716902434885633884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-48920639261998863302012-04-03T07:45:51.093-05:002012-04-03T07:45:51.093-05:00oh childhood memories.
when I was a kid i never r...oh childhood memories.<br /><br />when I was a kid i never really touch any of my mom's stuff so i have always enjoyed playing with my action figures.Chubby Singsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772861228914841836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-64920567544297901662012-04-03T07:42:47.279-05:002012-04-03T07:42:47.279-05:00Nas - Those pennies must have been really cool.
L...Nas - Those pennies must have been really cool.<br /><br />LR - My sister hoarded all the stuffed animals :)<br /><br />Donna - Cool. I don't recall ever making anything real with them.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-24541217028685330352012-04-03T07:34:25.333-05:002012-04-03T07:34:25.333-05:00My mom also sewed- and made a lot of our dresses. ...My mom also sewed- and made a lot of our dresses. I remember playing with buttons and making a neclace by threading buttons on a piece of string. <br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-10202994255512763302012-04-03T02:13:27.859-05:002012-04-03T02:13:27.859-05:00That's so cute. I used to make up stories with...That's so cute. I used to make up stories with my stuffed animals. I had quite a few so it was a huge cast of characters. :)LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16839870925431989156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-87466256216192835602012-04-02T22:58:14.361-05:002012-04-02T22:58:14.361-05:00Hi Carol, you brought up some memories for me. My ...Hi Carol, you brought up some memories for me. My mum also used to keep buttons in a jar and yes, I loved to play with it. My dad had a jar full of old British pennies with teh holes in it? From the colonial era. And I would make garlands with the pennies....sigh..Nashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-69339192003237812482012-04-02T21:53:35.190-05:002012-04-02T21:53:35.190-05:00J.L. - Wow. I was rarely ever by myself until I wa...J.L. - Wow. I was rarely ever by myself until I was about nine or ten. We all bring so many different things to the writing table.<br /><br />Laura - I think you may be correct :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-82145893015049784602012-04-02T21:49:09.362-05:002012-04-02T21:49:09.362-05:00Julie - I still love buttons, too.
Tracy Jo - Ano...Julie - I still love buttons, too.<br /><br />Tracy Jo - Another button lover :)<br /><br />Emily - Exactly!<br /><br />Laura - I wasn't much into jewelry, but give me buttons and I was happy.<br /><br />Joanne - Probably I don't have one because we were transferred so often that I got out of the habit of keeping anything extra.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-5200007425110534102012-04-02T21:07:21.769-05:002012-04-02T21:07:21.769-05:00Jennifer - Jewels...YES!
Linda K - Lydia would ha...Jennifer - Jewels...YES!<br /><br />Linda K - Lydia would have fun :)<br /><br />Elspeth - You're a domestic goddess? WITH a button jar? Too cool! I think the sheep have your crown :)<br /><br />Rula - OMG! You made dolls and sock puppets! Amazing :)<br /><br />Alex - Some people commenting here do. But overall, I think you're probably right.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-87669717898095475202012-04-02T20:03:49.087-05:002012-04-02T20:03:49.087-05:00I remember the big round tin of buttons. I don'...I remember the big round tin of buttons. I don't think they ever got sewn onto anything though. I think that was where the buttons were stashed when they fell off the clothes, then the clothes sorta disappeared...Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-23018538443761499242012-04-02T18:58:28.383-05:002012-04-02T18:58:28.383-05:00Clarissa - I know! I tempted myself.
Danielle - W...Clarissa - I know! I tempted myself.<br /><br />Danielle - Who knew how multi-functional buttons could be!<br /><br />Cortney - Maybe it used to be a rule, LOL!<br /><br />Elizabeth - Smart woman!<br /><br />Luanne - I've heard that buttons can be quite collectible.Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-72863798377918582462012-04-02T18:52:45.801-05:002012-04-02T18:52:45.801-05:00Usually, I never can find any buttons when I need ...Usually, I never can find any buttons when I need them. I was on my own for most of my childhood, so I'd play with just about anything handy, including money and ludo discs.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-17418993640484039202012-04-02T18:21:58.924-05:002012-04-02T18:21:58.924-05:00Jan - I don't know what happened to Mom's....Jan - I don't know what happened to Mom's.<br /><br />Teresa - If I had a button jar, I'm sure I'd play with buttons, too.<br /><br />Delores - Wow. I love those rugs, but I wouldn't have a clue how to make one. Not. Domestic. Goddess. :)<br /><br />Shirley - I think no one trusted me with a needle.<br /><br />Slamdunk - My eye-hand coordination could use improvement. Maybe I'll go fight squirrels for nuts :)Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-81289987768692746332012-04-02T17:55:06.975-05:002012-04-02T17:55:06.975-05:00I'm surprised you don't have a button jar,...I'm surprised you don't have a button jar, what nice inspiration those buttons gave you. And a sweet connection to your family too :)Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-81619911498536051942012-04-02T17:28:25.520-05:002012-04-02T17:28:25.520-05:00I have a button jar. I use it for crafts.
I reme...I have a button jar. I use it for crafts. <br /><br />I remember I used to sit in front of my grandma's mirror and play with her jewelry for hours. Great memories.Laura Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237841462234396752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1283987261815273280.post-72001892303761993282012-04-02T17:17:20.245-05:002012-04-02T17:17:20.245-05:00Anna - I wonder what it is about them that makes t...Anna - I wonder what it is about them that makes them so intriguing?<br /><br />Yvonne - I can repair minor things, but I don't make my own clothes. Sometimes I choose not to make a repair, either. And I send used items to charity rather than keep them until they wear out.<br /><br />Linda G - How cool! I'm jealous :)<br /><br />Kyra - Such fun!<br /><br />B.Whittington - There's just something special about those buttons. Congrats on your novel!Carol Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03745686632918324803noreply@blogger.com