About 1942 Teofil and his coon hounds |
1956 Teofil has a woodchuck to tame, but it was summer and Rose allowed it outside |
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I created this blog to record our RV trips and ;morphed into life in our retirement lane and telling my tales of life. Now my tales of life are on widowhood, my new and probably my last phase of l I have migrated to Facebook where I communicate daily, instantly with family/friends all over. I write here sometimes. COPYWRIGHT NOTICE: All photos, stories, writings on this blog are the property of myself, Patricia Morrison and may not be used, copied, without my permission most often freely given.
About 1942 Teofil and his coon hounds |
1956 Teofil has a woodchuck to tame, but it was summer and Rose allowed it outside |
This is so much fun to read! What a character that grandma of yours.
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to have such stories to share with your grandchildren.
I love these old sepia photos, but love even more the stories behind them. Rose knew how to keep a secret.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year to you and yours.
Lovely story and pictures. I have a weakness for any old picture with a dog in it!
ReplyDeleteI always wondered what a woodchuck was. I can understand the need to check on his dogs.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story. When I was reading it, I was worried that the groundhog was going to get burned up in the stove, so hopefully it did just get tossed outside.
ReplyDeleteBob, not a very good photo of the woodchuch, but they are fat and furry. Postcardy, oh that would have been a smell in the house. Can you imagine what that poor creature thought, first being carried into a home and then tossed out inthe cold AM, likely it avoided the sight of humans thereafter! Rosaria, both my grandparents were characters...but she was a very resourceful if old fashioned woman, and he was always up to something...
ReplyDeleteGlad the groundhog made a get away. I'm glad too that they found a way to both enjoy their Sundays.
ReplyDeleteA woodchuck? You should see the woodchucks, and other wild creatures that wander up our backyard in search of kitty food! Great post...his coon hounds were darling!
ReplyDeleteMy Dad was far more animal-friendly than mum. I had to Google to find out what a woodchuck is - if Dad had brought one of them in, Mum would have had a coronary. He brought all sorts of things in - hedgehogs and bats I remember the reaction to particularly well :-) Jo
ReplyDeleteI think I might be more like Teofel than your grandmother as far as spending time with the dogs. I think it would have been fun to live with your grandfather, with possibilities for so many tamed wild animals around. I love old photos with dogs who are often so much a part of families and yet so often excluded. Some grandmother! My own mother was much like her - no animals in her clean house (except my father insisted on one boxer while I was growing up). Thanks for sharing the photos and stories, Pat.
ReplyDeleteGreat story! I don't doubt that the woodchuck could be tamed. The Pica (relative of the woodchuck) become so tame in the mountains of Colorado that they are somewhat of a nuisance to hikers. If you take off your pack, they will untie it and steal your lunch in a matter of seconds.
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother used to take in wild birds that had been hurt. She'd fix their wings, feet, etc. and let them recover in a large cage. Eventually she'd release them. When she died there was a pigeon and a robin that could not be released and hat become caged birds. I don't remember what became of them.
ReplyDeleteA woodchuck? That's a first for me! Hilarious.
ReplyDeleteWoodchuck, groundhog....some furry characters. Prevalent and pesky in the north eastern states like PA. We do have them in MN too, not as prevalent though. As to my granmaother, Nancy, I don't want to give the impression that she disliked animals but a wild one in her kitchen NOT...
ReplyDeleteA great tale, a great image, and a great animal (whatever it may be)
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