tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post3416597925276998209..comments2024-03-28T15:00:12.581-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Today's poem by Annie Fellows JohnstonNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-3358764834350428072021-11-12T10:47:28.825-05:002021-11-12T10:47:28.825-05:00My mother taught me this poem when I was little to...My mother taught me this poem when I was little to recite to visiting relatives. I'm 70 years old now and could only remember the first line. I knew I'd find that poem if I looked online. Thank you for posting!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317365080109355158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-73295539776168983562014-11-09T14:21:33.683-05:002014-11-09T14:21:33.683-05:00I am 77 years old & still remember this poem f...I am 77 years old & still remember this poem from grade school- probably accounts for my love of readingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51117217794088291652014-01-25T22:34:03.715-05:002014-01-25T22:34:03.715-05:00So pleased you read it all these years later and t...So pleased you read it all these years later and took the time to comment. Thanks. I must have been in 4th grade then too, because I turned ten in 1958. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-40757155479333550632014-01-25T13:22:53.050-05:002014-01-25T13:22:53.050-05:00I memorized this poem when I was in the 4th grade,...I memorized this poem when I was in the 4th grade, 1958, and can still recite it today, much to the amazement of some of my senior friends! I've always liked it because it perfectly describes the wonder of picking of a new book to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-8627513475338189812011-09-22T15:13:56.704-04:002011-09-22T15:13:56.704-04:00Debbie, I'm very fond of so-called children...Debbie, I'm very fond of so-called children's poems. I love the rhythm and rhyme and the sentiment of this one - especially the third verse. I'd say all readers feel much this way. I love to think of you reciting it to little ones.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72290508683492132862011-09-22T14:59:46.373-04:002011-09-22T14:59:46.373-04:00Charming, simply charming!
I want to memorize it...Charming, simply charming! <br /><br />I want to memorize it to recite to my grandchildren before reading a book to them.Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45671975184875968952011-09-22T12:58:38.943-04:002011-09-22T12:58:38.943-04:00Sallie, I feel the same way. I enjoy the kindle fo...Sallie, I feel the same way. I enjoy the kindle for really one thing - the convenience of reading in bed without a heavy book. But I never bring it downstairs. I love print books more.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56365767122709054022011-09-21T20:29:30.217-04:002011-09-21T20:29:30.217-04:00She is absolutely right. This is the one thing I ...She is absolutely right. This is the one thing I most miss when I read on my Kindle -- just gazing at the front cover and then the frontespiece and the flaps on the jacket and thinking about what lies within. (But the Kindle is much easier on my eyes.)Sallie (FullTime-Life)http://travelingrainvilles.typepad.com/traveling_home/2011/09/three-little-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-6586761246456213562011-09-21T09:11:56.197-04:002011-09-21T09:11:56.197-04:00Isn't it a dear little poem, Penny. And I look...Isn't it a dear little poem, Penny. And I look forward to the book pics!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-37002229959084308742011-09-21T05:44:30.363-04:002011-09-21T05:44:30.363-04:00Lovely, Nan.
I thought I'd posted my "p...Lovely, Nan. <br /><br />I thought I'd posted my "piles" of books at one time, but, not to be found. I'll have to do that one day soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-52974270049968014432011-09-20T19:11:17.636-04:002011-09-20T19:11:17.636-04:00It's funny, Lisa. Sometimes she looks all Labb...It's funny, Lisa. Sometimes she looks all Labby and other times all Rotty. The latter when she is particularly earnest about something. :<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48705577251811272132011-09-20T17:10:13.017-04:002011-09-20T17:10:13.017-04:00Sadie is just beautiful. She looks most like a Rot...Sadie is just beautiful. She looks most like a Rot to me. At least in this pose.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-35892766722136038662011-09-20T17:07:35.422-04:002011-09-20T17:07:35.422-04:00Annie and I are like minds. Isn't it amazing h...Annie and I are like minds. Isn't it amazing how certain things don't change over time.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88063736412503858012011-09-20T14:04:13.982-04:002011-09-20T14:04:13.982-04:00Val, I do love these sorts of 'children's&...Val, I do love these sorts of 'children's' poems.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28106362857337749072011-09-20T13:32:12.725-04:002011-09-20T13:32:12.725-04:00That Nan is a lovely poem and so true! Thank you f...That Nan is a lovely poem and so true! Thank you for sharing ..I'll show the girls when they get home from schoolValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-86970218330645776032011-09-20T12:31:05.012-04:002011-09-20T12:31:05.012-04:00Sometimes those little poems say it just right!Sometimes those little poems say it just right!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7566338036043133592011-09-20T11:05:46.012-04:002011-09-20T11:05:46.012-04:00How true this is!
And when I find a house that...How true this is!<br /><br />And when I find a house that's dull<br />I do not often stay;<br />But when I find one full of friends,<br />I'm apt to spend the day.Strummed Wordshttp://strummedwords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com