Camp Blanket: Traces of the Past by durleybeachbum
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Not a good picture, but I will still share it with you.
This is part of my camp blanket that I embroidered almost 60 years ago to collect County badges and other swapped souvenirs whilst I was in the Sea Rangers, part of the Scout and Guide movement.
I was so pleased to find it hadn't been eaten by moths.
It is a memory of when, after a day of intense physical activity, we talked laughed and sang together round a fire in the evenings; it is sad many children now have little concept of actual interaction with real friends.
There is more to it, but it is hard to portray the whole thing without setting it up with lights etc, and I cannot be bothered with photos that take more than five minutes!
Comments (10)
Krittermom
What a wonderful piece of your childhood. I agree that children today have no sense of real togetherness.
Everything has to be bigger, brighter and above all, computerized.
As for the picture, I like it this way. Simple portrayal of a much simpler childhood.
helanker
WOW! I knew at once what this was about. I am impressed, that you have created thid fantastic memory. Thanks for sharing it with us Andrea :-)
Faemike55
Thank you for sharing your life with us. there's a lot of work put into this blanket and like you, I'm glad the moths didn't get to it.
jendellas
Wonderful memories. Children today, I don't think had the fun we had!!!!
photosynthesis
I was never a scout - I always kind of identified with Groucho Marx's famous saying - "I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members." But I've always appreciated good times spent with friends, so I can agree with you about that. Time spent in front of screens of various kinds has replaced some of that, but hopefully some kind of balance will be achieved. After all, you spent time in front of a screen posting this & I am now spending time in front of one looking, reading & responding...
wysiwig
This is a treasure, not least of which because it documents a world that no longer exists. I read somewhere that future generations will have no memories they can hold in their hands because everything is now 'on-line'. That's progress I guess.
kgb224
Superb capture Andrea. God bless.
Katraz
Nice memories.
SunriseGirl
Fantastic way to preserve the good memories. :)
bmac62
A great memory piece. I must agree with wysiwig. I've always enjoyed old boxes of family photos. Will our grandchildren ever say, "Hey Dad, let's get out grandma's old hard drive and look at her old photos again"?