Tuesday 29 October 2013

Wordless Wednesday ~ w Linky

Wednesday October 30,2013


With Halloween being so close I just had to post something related to the time.  I had an interesting experience this week that made me think... not always an easy task! LOL! It is all about perspective.



This cookie jar depicting a well known (at least to those of my generation) nursery rhyme has been in my family for many,many years and I used it as a decoration for this time of year.
Here's the thing.... when the nursery rhyme was  related to our granddaughter  her response was shock!
She presented a whole new perspective on an old....previously loved childhood rhyme. The full story can be viewed here. I would love  to hear your take on it.

27 comments:

  1. Wow, what a cool old cookie jar. I've never seen anything like it.

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    1. It belonged to my mother and although it has been broken it is still in good shape for a decoration,

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  2. Very cool jar! Peter pumpkin eater is really shocking if you think about it, haha :) So cool!

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    1. Isn't it funny how a different generation sees things... I can relate now that it has been brought to my attention. Tks & nice to see you.Ms Bennett.

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  3. Very neat and awesome family keepsake.

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    1. I thought so too, Mrsteeh! Glad you stopped by.

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  4. What an unusual jar

    Have a jartastic week ;-)

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    1. I edited your link to this one on my Linky as you had pointed it to last weeks :-)

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    2. It is older than I am..Ha, not going there...and belonged to my mother. It's pottery and it made it difficult to "sneak" cookies!

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    1. Certainly fills the "different" genre, right, Julie?

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  6. Beautiful cookie jar! Thanks for hosting.

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    1. Now all it needs is some home made cookies to fill it, Judy!

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  7. Peter, Peter Pumpkin eater...love that jar!

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    1. Me too, Monica. Normally it sits on top of my cupboards in the kitchen, but brought it down for this occasion.

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  8. This is a very cool cookie jar!

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    1. As I said to Judy, Sarah, it just need real cookies in it!!

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  10. Ha, yeah, that can be a disturbing-sounding rhyme! I think it must be a play on words, "keeping" someone to mean affording to pay for their care vs. storing someone. I can see how that gets lots in translation over the years, especially to young ears!

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    1. I think you are right,Lauren, over the years a lot of the original words.... and thoughts...get kind of scrambled!

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  11. I think today's little ones must listen a lot better than we did when they're read to. I'll I remember was, words going with a rhyme, that sounded kind of neat. But the nursery rhymes 'are' a little gruesome when you actually listen to them.

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    1. I have given up trying to figure it out.... I'll just chalk it up to "a different time".... tks for stopping by!

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  12. I has a unique look to it. Something to keep for generations, I'd think ... perhaps to pass it along with the stories of the past.

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    1. Hopefully it will survive for a bit longer Silvia, and be the source of many tales!!

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