tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post103396338457235486..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: The Answer and a QuestionA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-83050354409603922122012-09-05T08:08:58.253-04:002012-09-05T08:08:58.253-04:00we played conkers a lot back home in Scotland with...we played conkers a lot back home in Scotland with chessnuts threaded on to a long string cant remember the rules now though that was about 60 yrs ago gosh I am getting old.Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13806344377446276741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-13947706263868904432012-09-03T00:47:20.381-04:002012-09-03T00:47:20.381-04:00Laughing at my sliding on the floor?? LOL...I said...Laughing at my sliding on the floor?? LOL...I said that because that is what my brother and I would do after my mom would wax the floor. We would make wax paper booties or put empty wax paper cereal bags on our feet and slide slide slide....If I did that now, I'd most likely fall and break bones.. Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281951290036529118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-23472866556494742362012-09-02T10:48:43.386-04:002012-09-02T10:48:43.386-04:00Conkers is a new one to me, but the grass trumpet ...Conkers is a new one to me, but the grass trumpet I know about. You need one of those big, thick pieces of grass. You have to hold your thumbs just so and make a slit in the grass. Try though I did, I never was able to do it. I never could whistle with my thumb and middle finger in my mouth either that so many are able to do. Maybe that's why I talk loudly, I could never whistle. ha ha The imPerfect Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155280178284448740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-77259987166501141692012-09-01T10:37:55.263-04:002012-09-01T10:37:55.263-04:00'Conkers' are very popular here in the UK ...'Conkers' are very popular here in the UK - you need the chestnuts from the Horse Chestnut tree (ie not the sweet edible chestnuts) and you drill a hole through them. Next you push a piece of string through the hole and knot it so that it won't come off. The string should be about a foot long. Two children take turns trying to hit the other's 'conker'. The first personShaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14005260717172088701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-40696118950529676292012-09-01T09:51:09.854-04:002012-09-01T09:51:09.854-04:00Oh, I'm still tempted to make the loud noise w...Oh, I'm still tempted to make the loud noise when I find a nice blade of grass....still have too much "kid" in me!Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605707041922249367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-11035862938219771982012-08-31T23:49:49.167-04:002012-08-31T23:49:49.167-04:00The comments on your last post really made me laug...The comments on your last post really made me laugh... some very creative guesses :) My favorite one was "sliding around on the floor" because for some reason that's what I thought, too.<br />Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822573227409468479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-45369448031751612002012-08-31T21:34:27.364-04:002012-08-31T21:34:27.364-04:00Just wondering, What is a covering?Just wondering, What is a covering?Ellie/Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290234091304076400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-46161056050077195622012-08-31T18:52:49.934-04:002012-08-31T18:52:49.934-04:00Yes, like Magnolia, that's what I thought gras...Yes, like Magnolia, that's what I thought grass trumpeting was. I learned how to blow on a grass reed to make the loud noise, from my mother when I was a little kid in The Netherlands. I've heard about conkers, but always thought they were the large marbles, so just learned something new today!Ellie/Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16290234091304076400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-74905395190052961162012-08-31T17:48:29.215-04:002012-08-31T17:48:29.215-04:00Have never heard of Conkers, but here's anothe...Have never heard of Conkers, but here's another site...<br /><br />http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/conkers.html<br /><br />I'm not sure what grass trumpet is unless it's what Magnolia mentioned above. Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384000945623477360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-12200394419016882472012-08-31T17:41:37.987-04:002012-08-31T17:41:37.987-04:00Conkers is new to me but is explained here:
http:...Conkers is new to me but is explained here:<br /> http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conkers<br />I've played many a grass trumpet though. You hold a blade of grass between your thumbs lengthwise as the thumbs are held parallel to each other and blow into the hole where the grass can be seen between the first and second thumb joints. It was fun years ago.magnoliasnteahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08517995125207145961noreply@blogger.com