tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post2526636402217223167..comments2024-03-22T18:13:10.026-06:00Comments on On the Alberta/Montana Border: Thank you, Miss WornoskiDiane Stringam Tolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-82647358280517093372012-09-23T23:34:40.540-06:002012-09-23T23:34:40.540-06:00Ah, Ruby! That is the one I read! I loved that boo...Ah, Ruby! That is the one I read! I loved that book. Sigh. :)Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-4262494782065938822012-09-23T17:31:36.098-06:002012-09-23T17:31:36.098-06:00I also grew up reading about the adventures of Tom...I also grew up reading about the adventures of Tom, Betty, Susan, and Flip. Still have fond memories of my first grade teacher. I even have a copy of "The Little White House" with Tom riding Pony. Ruby Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317585424862546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-54776675283417400492012-09-03T20:28:47.009-06:002012-09-03T20:28:47.009-06:00Thank you SO MUCH!!!Thank you SO MUCH!!!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-21002963463068332332012-09-03T20:28:22.111-06:002012-09-03T20:28:22.111-06:00It changes your life!It changes your life!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-65503964479099664292012-09-03T20:28:00.599-06:002012-09-03T20:28:00.599-06:00It is the best food! I'll go back there again ...It is the best food! I'll go back there again as soon as I can! Dell, Montana. See you there!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-57633422020118037252012-09-03T20:27:19.758-06:002012-09-03T20:27:19.758-06:00Thanks so much Heidi! I do remember my early years...Thanks so much Heidi! I do remember my early years! Of course I don't remember what I had for breakfast, so it balances out . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-42629118072068801322012-09-03T20:25:34.230-06:002012-09-03T20:25:34.230-06:00Thank you, Beth. I wish I could remember yesterday...Thank you, Beth. I wish I could remember yesterday as well as I can remember 55 years ago!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-3148163115805262192012-09-03T20:25:00.990-06:002012-09-03T20:25:00.990-06:00I never got to actually study Dick and Jane. Only ...I never got to actually study Dick and Jane. Only saw the books in your hands. Didn't think I had missed anything until right now . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-78064831890421345992012-09-03T20:23:47.898-06:002012-09-03T20:23:47.898-06:00I saw those! My brothers and sisters all read abou...I saw those! My brothers and sisters all read about Dick and Jane and Spot. Tom, Betty and Susan were new when I started reading.Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-86955702250771549062012-09-03T20:20:28.436-06:002012-09-03T20:20:28.436-06:00Oh, Georgie. She never introduced ME to the strap....Oh, Georgie. She never introduced ME to the strap. Hmmm . . . about that . . .Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-3678278788652465142012-09-03T20:19:08.522-06:002012-09-03T20:19:08.522-06:00What a marvellous story! And I agree, words on pap...What a marvellous story! And I agree, words on paper IS pure magic!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-90026879027731960332012-09-03T12:46:37.473-06:002012-09-03T12:46:37.473-06:00Diane, I've loved reading your blog since I di...Diane, I've loved reading your blog since I discovered it! I'm nominating you for the Super Sweet Blogging Award for your super sweet blog and spirit! You can read about it here: http://auntieemsguide.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/super-sweet/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-83075907129551638132012-09-03T12:45:00.878-06:002012-09-03T12:45:00.878-06:00Diane, in the few days since I discovered your blo...Diane, in the few days since I discovered your blog, I've loved every minute here! I'm nominating you for the Super Sweet Blogging award for your super sweet blog and spirit. You can read about it here: http://auntieemsguide.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/super-sweet/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-894886468681109062012-09-03T08:31:12.736-06:002012-09-03T08:31:12.736-06:00Awesome Diane, I remember my first book that I rea...Awesome Diane, I remember my first book that I read, I was age 6 and I truly fell in love with reading that day:)Launna https://www.blogger.com/profile/09447311902825477772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-78218108504125921232012-09-03T07:36:42.836-06:002012-09-03T07:36:42.836-06:00I ate at that Calf-A 2 decades ago and the food wa...I ate at that Calf-A 2 decades ago and the food was great. I couldn't for the life of me remember where it was, other than Montana. Thanks for the memory of a great place to eat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-19381421232588873952012-09-01T20:19:07.361-06:002012-09-01T20:19:07.361-06:00Diane it amazes me the memory you have and the det...Diane it amazes me the memory you have and the detail with which you recall stories! I remember things more in theory than in great detail from when I was a child! Thanks for sharing so much of you with all of us at NOBH!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05152901528565504850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-68090618855134750352012-09-01T19:02:23.627-06:002012-09-01T19:02:23.627-06:00Wow! You sure have a sharp memory, Diane! Cute st...Wow! You sure have a sharp memory, Diane! Cute story and a reminder of how life changing reading can be!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156048755652103073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-23197129905580586322012-09-01T15:41:31.844-06:002012-09-01T15:41:31.844-06:00Now that's a memory that was almost lost: Dick...Now that's a memory that was almost lost: Dick and Jane, we started out with 'Run Spot Run; see Spot run,' then all of our readers got confiscated and replaced with Tom, Betty and Susan. I preferred Dick and Jane. George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-20180283595474312882012-09-01T11:46:12.291-06:002012-09-01T11:46:12.291-06:00What a thrill to find that old reader, intact. Ou...What a thrill to find that old reader, intact. Our readers featured Dick and Jane, Down the River Road.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-82549913360104826242012-09-01T10:02:50.882-06:002012-09-01T10:02:50.882-06:00Miss Wornoski taught me to read, print, even draw....Miss Wornoski taught me to read, print, even draw. But she wasn't entirely successful at teaching me how to behave. Ergo, the strap. And it was only a love tap on each hand.George Stringamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11375285536941813368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723327840869334395.post-53626707206505341832012-09-01T09:43:57.315-06:002012-09-01T09:43:57.315-06:00Words....on paper.....pure magic. I remember grad...Words....on paper.....pure magic. I remember grade one in a one room school house. Everyone in the grade called up to the front, standing in a circle, passing the book around. Teacher said, oh no dear, not you. Your mother says you already know how to read. I do???? I did!!!! And I didn't even know it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com