tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post3182253090169297131..comments2023-09-13T03:10:36.690-07:00Comments on Robin's Nest: Kids in wartimeOld Egghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-25100852581839278692018-05-09T16:20:36.347-07:002018-05-09T16:20:36.347-07:00The whole idea was that kids would take up smoking...The whole idea was that kids would take up smoking themselves as teens. As indeed I did myself!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-88590843308766721452018-05-09T12:32:56.727-07:002018-05-09T12:32:56.727-07:00I hadn't realized cigarettes ever came with tr...I hadn't realized cigarettes ever came with trading cards. Can't say I approve.Alice Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493000223984649409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-65684313987243965662018-05-04T20:33:13.317-07:002018-05-04T20:33:13.317-07:00Bartering started before money...and before the th...Bartering started before money...and before the third party profiteers appeared. Money was good idea too until profiteers decided to trade that as well!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-72444628600746165032018-05-03T10:42:39.017-07:002018-05-03T10:42:39.017-07:00Barter system!...I wonder, where did it all start,...Barter system!...I wonder, where did it all start, why did it stop, why n when did money come into the scene and could it possibly replace money in today's time? So many questions come to my mind after reading this poem. Lovely.... Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-90554888956651761072018-05-03T06:30:50.940-07:002018-05-03T06:30:50.940-07:00Another peek inside War years. Thanks for this sha...Another peek inside War years. Thanks for this share Robin<br /><br />Much🌼loveGillena Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830061733849775594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-25622051645443455752018-05-03T04:48:31.428-07:002018-05-03T04:48:31.428-07:00Such fun!!!Such fun!!!Thotpurgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729170517164200003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-52450057287998103702018-05-02T18:14:56.320-07:002018-05-02T18:14:56.320-07:00This is a familiar episode when growing up without...This is a familiar episode when growing up without the social media advantage of present times. Hank had experienced the same hobby before!<br /><br />Hankkaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-73147641691779501862018-05-02T16:04:12.829-07:002018-05-02T16:04:12.829-07:00I love your stories about the war years!I love your stories about the war years!Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-28313894650750107392018-05-02T15:26:41.514-07:002018-05-02T15:26:41.514-07:00Yes, I played conkers and came home with bruises o...Yes, I played conkers and came home with bruises on my hand! With marbles you had to be adept at flicking the marble from your hand with your thumb and knocking the opponets marble from a prime position.Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-35295750134600243812018-05-02T14:49:40.418-07:002018-05-02T14:49:40.418-07:00Don't know how that got through the spam filte...Don't know how that got through the spam filter Vivian. I hadn't noticed it as I was fast asleep in Australia!Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-17771503785296533022018-05-02T11:39:35.378-07:002018-05-02T11:39:35.378-07:00Many moons ago Robin, I found (and bought) some si...Many moons ago Robin, I found (and bought) some silk cigarette cards - flags of the world - at a jumble sale. I still have them.<br />The same spam appeared on my blog this afternoon. I went to comments on the dashboard, clicked it as spam and it disappeared.<br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-89600433081885279662018-05-02T11:05:12.081-07:002018-05-02T11:05:12.081-07:00Robin- please delete that cruel comment😮. Love th...Robin- please delete that cruel comment😮. Love the history of the cards...I had no idea!Vivian Zemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588008375525403964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-52915003681844485992018-05-02T09:34:10.352-07:002018-05-02T09:34:10.352-07:00Robin, the above comment is a spammer, a horrible ...Robin, the above comment is a spammer, a horrible troll. Your poem made me think of my grandpa, who lived through the Depression and bartered his bookkeeping services for coal, to heat the family home, or for whatever people could give him in exchange for his services. Hard times. As a child, I collected photos of movie stars, and boys collected hockey cards. Such fun.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-41029533257174384682018-05-02T08:57:29.700-07:002018-05-02T08:57:29.700-07:00Cards, marbles ad conkers! Those were the days, Ro...Cards, marbles ad conkers! Those were the days, Robin.Kim M. Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16668459794787447606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-54378470023742537052018-05-02T07:00:35.846-07:002018-05-02T07:00:35.846-07:00And the trading staved off the sense of deprivatio...And the trading staved off the sense of deprivation, I'm sure. You've given a sense of the constant cylce of trade, here, the power of the game.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7642588922402729816.post-45334301509627624142018-05-02T06:34:36.933-07:002018-05-02T06:34:36.933-07:00Long after the days when children bartered and tra...Long after the days when children bartered and traded those cards, the adults are still doing it---with the very same cards!Magical Mystical Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853272111925075994noreply@blogger.com