tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post1174628212511775856..comments2024-03-06T05:16:02.715-05:00Comments on Kitmama's Pensieve: Campout 2009! Edisto Beach, SC- Days 5 & 6Kithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098068645236332284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-76906260008887436792009-05-20T01:41:14.335-04:002009-05-20T01:41:14.335-04:00One of the BEST trips we ever did. I almost cried...One of the BEST trips we ever did. I almost cried when we had to leave.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00437306151933601459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-50399220533378161682009-05-18T13:00:00.000-04:002009-05-18T13:00:00.000-04:00Hey lisleman!
Well I started out quickly trying a ...Hey lisleman!<br />Well I started out quickly trying a couple different google search combinations just to see what was bringing me the most relevant results. That led to a wikipedia entry about the Manekin Pis in Brussels Belgium, which also listed statues of peeing boys in other cities. I checked images of those statues with no luck, and began to realize this was tougher than I'd thought it would be. From looking at the landscape and the "native" in your photo, my rough guess was Italy. But you'd said not Italy, though it was close enough that you'd visited Italy in the same trip. (Which, considering the excellent rail system, could be anywhere in Europe really.) But the landscape looked Itallianish and the lady in the photo was dressed in pretty modern clothes, so I started guessing at European countries that border Italy. I'd tried Austria and France, when one of my google images searches finally turned up a blog post by somebody that pictured the same fountain. That post gave me the answer: Zagreb, Croatia. Knowing a little bit about Croatia from my mom's trip there, the answer seemed to fit very well. So I used it for my guess.<br /><br />It was tricky- in all my quick and numerous searching I only saw that fountain pictured twice- once with no identifying info whatsoever, and once in the post that gave me the answer. It was a fun workout of my internet research skills!<br /><br />I may take you up on the clowns button. (I don't mind advertising for you.) Thanks! :)Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098068645236332284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-32383193558013883002009-05-18T01:05:00.000-04:002009-05-18T01:05:00.000-04:00kit - well as you know, you won my challenge on th...kit - well as you know, you won my challenge on the travel photo. I'm wondering about your research approach. Did you search images?<br /><br />I'll be posting a short post about the results and will link to your blog. I know some bloggers pass out badges and you are free to use my few clowns button. To be honest it seems more like advertising so either way I'm ok.<br /><br />thanks againBill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-68556265119182452622009-05-17T20:50:00.000-04:002009-05-17T20:50:00.000-04:00Hi I found your link on the "naked in eden blog ro...Hi I found your link on the "naked in eden blog robin easton"<br /><br />Tent camping reminds me of my youth but with my old bones and aches - I'll go for the cabin method now.<br /> <br />Please take a guess at my challenge<br />post <br /><br /><A HREF="http://afcsoac.blogspot.com/2009/05/useful-and-entertaining-public-art.html" REL="nofollow">public art</A>Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-1678247704455047102009-05-17T00:35:00.000-04:002009-05-17T00:35:00.000-04:00Yeah, it was quite scary. And I LOVE the camp jour...Yeah, it was quite scary. And I LOVE the camp journal. It can be hard to get people to write in it, but I think the more often they see it and are transported back to a campout through the entries made there, that they will think of things to note down that they will want to remember. So I hope the more we do it, the more people will participate. :) (Though I'm always just tickled to have everyone come camp!)<br /><br />I love thinking of traditions and ways to commemorate our trips. I started out with the big final group campfire, the group picture and a custom embroidered patch for each trip. I've since added local ghost stories for each trip and the ongoing journal. My next idea is a chain letter of sorts, which we will mail to each other throughout the year. It will start with the opening paragraph of a ghost story, and each person will add another paragraph before sending it on to the next author. At next year's campout, we'll read it at the campfire one night. (probably with much hilarity!) :)<br /><br />I want these campouts to be a treasured part of the childhoods of my kids and their cousins. To that end, I try to make them fun and memorable. (And close to nature.)Kithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098068645236332284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3157860712704663292.post-9716703599038661602009-05-16T12:19:00.000-04:002009-05-16T12:19:00.000-04:00Wow, I am so RELIEVED that none of you were hurt b...Wow, I am so RELIEVED that none of you were hurt by the hit and run driver! Just had to say that first, but the thing that strikes me as lovely here (apart from how you enjoyed yourself so much you didn't want to go home) is the idea of the camp journal. That really is the most wonderful keepsake imaginable. Even a year from now it will be lovely to look at again - imagine how much more so in twenty? You really know how to appreciate what you have. How inspiring.Birdhttp://www.thebirdsinthemeadow.com/noreply@blogger.com