tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post4265556010983526459..comments2024-01-30T19:16:00.978-04:00Comments on my rustic bajan garden: Bridgetown's judiciary buildingsislandgal246http://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-85113156035380673842009-09-02T10:23:46.995-04:002009-09-02T10:23:46.995-04:00Thanks Meems, you know our Library is as old as th...Thanks Meems, you know our Library is as old as the Libraries he donated in The USA. I was reading about him on the link you sent me and I had a good laugh when he built a lake at Princeton for the students to take up rowing. At the opening ceremony, Carnegie told grumbling undergraduates that he hoped the lake would replace the football field as the center of Princeton's athletic attentions: "I have never seen a football game, but I have glanced at pictures of such games, and to me the spectacle of educated young men rolling over one another in the dirt was-well, not gentlemanly."islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-52244316080921571142009-09-02T09:44:57.630-04:002009-09-02T09:44:57.630-04:00Helen,
I found it interesting that Andrew Carnegie...Helen,<br />I found it interesting that Andrew Carnegie gifted the building. He was one rich guy. Last year we visited the property he built for his family on Cumberland Island, Ga. He must have also been VERY generous. Nice to know. <a href="http://www.mkfinearts.com/painting/dungeness/" rel="nofollow">Here’s a link to his mansion on Cumberland Island.</a> It was an amazing set-up.<br />Go ahead and rant... shame on the government for running things in the ground.<br />MeemsMeemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-28880099713677764112009-09-02T09:05:22.942-04:002009-09-02T09:05:22.942-04:00Meems goverments seldom pay attention to what is r...Meems goverments seldom pay attention to what is really important to the country. Imagine the library was a gift......FREE..... they never had to pay a damn cent for it. And yet they allowed it to get to this state of disrepair. The staff couldn't take it anymore so they just stopped work and refused to do so until they were relocated. This has been so since 2005 and has remained closed. The literacy of the islands' children is at stake. They have relocated to another building while the historic gift is sitting waiting to be repaired. Sorry about the rant but I just couldn't help it!<br />I will be posting more on my island. Hugs to you ***<br /><br />Stephanie old buildings are the evidence of our past. Without them written history seems more like a fairy tale. Have a great day too!<br /><br />Lotusleaf I had spent so many happy hours reading those books and I thought that my daughter would be the same. I was wrong about that......lol. She liked the usual fairy tales until the age of six then I introduced her Enid Blyton. Then I made the mistake and bought some Asterix and Obelix, she still loves to them to this day (I do too). As she got older I tried with the Nancy Drew and Chalet school, but she preferred the babysitters club so I had to leave her to allow her to develop her own taste.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-89167918239192664922009-09-02T06:48:24.801-04:002009-09-02T06:48:24.801-04:00Very imposing buildings! The town is so nice too. ...Very imposing buildings! The town is so nice too. Your choice of books seemsto be the same as my own in my childhood.Sorry for the late comment as I was busy with school tests.lotusleafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725791780240334964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-88560480185849365002009-09-02T02:24:53.975-04:002009-09-02T02:24:53.975-04:00Very cool town! I like it! These photos reminded m...Very cool town! I like it! These photos reminded me of my hometown, Ipoh that has lots of old buildings too. Have a wonderful day Islandgal!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867061279916535777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-15087478416694341002009-09-01T23:41:59.226-04:002009-09-01T23:41:59.226-04:00Let's hope those classics never go away.
If ...Let's hope those classics never go away. <br /><br />If your government is anything like ours it should stick to trying to manage itself and leave the people alone... but don't get me started on that. :-)<br /><br />Beautiful old homes and buildings in these last two posts. I hope they manage to restore that old building... but the new one is very impressive, too. <br /><br />So glad your garden ramble was a success... I knew it would be. With your enthusiasm and beautiful grounds I'm sure they all loved it. <br /><br />I'm enjoying a look around your little island from your viewpoint! Show us more? Please.<br /><a href="http://www.hoeandshovel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Meems @ Hoe and Shovel</a>Meemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16341998120938921741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-47035445459035636332009-09-01T19:51:58.922-04:002009-09-01T19:51:58.922-04:00Golly Autumn Belle your English is very good, even...Golly Autumn Belle your English is very good, even be better than some of us who speak it as our mother tongue. What a great way to learn a language. Yes I do hope that the Library is restored to its former glory.islandgal246https://www.blogger.com/profile/09139072456332225087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4783732461624617508.post-81545833473971334952009-09-01T18:15:56.511-04:002009-09-01T18:15:56.511-04:00The building in the first picture is beautiful. I ...The building in the first picture is beautiful. I wish it can will be restored. Some of the authors you mentioned are my favourites too, especially Enid Blyton. I think I have read the most no. of titles from her. I really enjoyed Famous Five, Secret Seven and The Naughtiest Girl in School. My English improved a lot too. Yeah, those were the days.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.com