tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post3842211668815082774..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: Sepia Saturday 209: 2014 January 4: A Stretch Packard - McPherson Style, A Mother, Five Daughters, & Three Granddaughters LongJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-15327148825099203112014-01-08T20:33:55.669-08:002014-01-08T20:33:55.669-08:00Those little Plymouth coupes were just a delightfu...Those little Plymouth coupes were just a delightful car. glad you enjoyed yours.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-63862652442745411642014-01-06T11:35:58.992-08:002014-01-06T11:35:58.992-08:00I like the title too, it shows the grandness of th...I like the title too, it shows the grandness of the Packard.Wonderful family photo. The great American dream, for every family a car. I just read GM makes now 70% of its cars in China together with China, sold out the whole technology. I think our Holden which belongs to China will go the same way in 2017, they said if we do not bail them out. we have bailed out Mitsubishi and then they disappeared. Americans have bailed out GM with 80 Billion $. GM took the money and build 7 factories in Chin, they said the future is there. Anyway the Packard was a big car. In the sixties we had a Plymouth, Coupé, metallic blue, white leather inside, very small wings! It was the most elegant car we ever owned. Unfortunately I don't even have a photo of it.<br />.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-90326688919151613472014-01-06T10:01:13.995-08:002014-01-06T10:01:13.995-08:00I vaguely remember a family member that had a car ...I vaguely remember a family member that had a car with a jump seat -- quite the thing back then! Now it would just seem a bit chilly and windy -- ahh, how we now take for granted a/c units in our cars.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-68195341710609468722014-01-06T09:59:06.705-08:002014-01-06T09:59:06.705-08:00Alan, yes, indeed, there was a marked family resem...Alan, yes, indeed, there was a marked family resemblance, even between those who were quite distinctive as the got older. I once wrote a poem bemoaning not being able to connect with roots in Scotland -- and then I found that I did --- in all of the faces that had a resemblance to my McPherson family back home. And a Happy New Year to you and yours.<br />Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-59839343312915578372014-01-06T09:56:04.620-08:002014-01-06T09:56:04.620-08:00The Packard was looonnggg. I think the whole fami...The Packard was looonnggg. I think the whole family of 12 could have been photographed in front of it -- with a bit of squeezing.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-84617168504041740622014-01-06T09:54:57.518-08:002014-01-06T09:54:57.518-08:00Sue, I am as pleased that you liked the quirky tit...Sue, I am as pleased that you liked the quirky title as the photo!! Mom's date was off a couple of years, but she got all of her photos in a general time span -- & I loved it when she noted the occasion, i.e., Thanksgiving, Christmas, fishing at ....<br />Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-47130548670028518692014-01-06T09:52:24.157-08:002014-01-06T09:52:24.157-08:00That seems true. But strange as it seems, the Pac...That seems true. But strange as it seems, the Packard belonged to my Aunt Bertha and her husband and they only had 1 daughter --- but back then size meant wealth, and they were the yuppies of the day.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-15773185333681931362014-01-06T09:50:50.492-08:002014-01-06T09:50:50.492-08:00Thanks --- my McPhersons lined up for a photo op a...Thanks --- my McPhersons lined up for a photo op at every opportunity! Also I like your site and trying to figure out how to comment.<br />Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-86881315514031495342014-01-06T09:49:31.561-08:002014-01-06T09:49:31.561-08:00There might have been room to squeeze in the whol...There might have been room to squeeze in the whole family -- would have had to add another six (4 sons, 1 daughter & their dad).Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-85426485996194308342014-01-06T09:48:13.204-08:002014-01-06T09:48:13.204-08:00At that time there was only one grandson. Of my g...At that time there was only one grandson. Of my grandparents family, there were 6 daughters and 4 sons. Made for lively dinners.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-84384694874745933972014-01-06T07:02:14.824-08:002014-01-06T07:02:14.824-08:00A wonderful photograph - and there is such a famil...A wonderful photograph - and there is such a family resemblance in those faces. A very Happy New Year Joan.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-22325414191736362032014-01-06T06:42:01.570-08:002014-01-06T06:42:01.570-08:00It kind of reminds me of the old taxi cabs that ha...It kind of reminds me of the old taxi cabs that had lots of space in back and jump seats.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-60274203403418045072014-01-06T06:25:41.272-08:002014-01-06T06:25:41.272-08:00The length of the Packard caught my eye too -- my ...The length of the Packard caught my eye too -- my first thought was it surely resembled a touring bus judging by the line of people in front of it! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-40369006331106360592014-01-06T06:03:16.470-08:002014-01-06T06:03:16.470-08:00Love your quirky title and congratulation to your ...Love your quirky title and congratulation to your mother for dating photographs. . ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-65859533740076615802014-01-05T19:06:00.023-08:002014-01-05T19:06:00.023-08:00A fun photo for the theme. I believe Packard cars ...A fun photo for the theme. I believe Packard cars had a wheelbase much longer than today's mini-vans, and bench seats that could squeeze in a lot of family. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-72434807974207970462014-01-05T18:02:16.874-08:002014-01-05T18:02:16.874-08:00What a great to see everyone lined up so happy for...What a great to see everyone lined up so happy for a family photoruckustheeskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06029531907133518988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-91247586137662802042014-01-05T09:03:02.129-08:002014-01-05T09:03:02.129-08:00Long enough to get the whole famly lined up in fro...Long enough to get the whole famly lined up in front! It’s nice to see my given name (Marilyn) existed in 1938 - I’ve had the Marilyn Monroe tag for years - but I was actually named after a cousin of my mother’s.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-1757769120194508632014-01-05T08:41:02.107-08:002014-01-05T08:41:02.107-08:00Wonderful photo , pure poetry !
Wonderful photo , pure poetry !<br />Leovihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970831445283294241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-45362196595127698442014-01-05T07:35:48.526-08:002014-01-05T07:35:48.526-08:00What a great picture. Five daughters! And three ...What a great picture. Five daughters! And three granddaughters! Was there ever a boy?La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-67168039753384747052014-01-05T07:21:51.856-08:002014-01-05T07:21:51.856-08:00And the six dinna even come close to being from bu...And the six dinna even come close to being from bumper to bumper!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-45331909092351208062014-01-05T07:21:05.529-08:002014-01-05T07:21:05.529-08:00Not only could 4 or more be squeezed in side by si...Not only could 4 or more be squeezed in side by side, but I remember adding kids on top of the adults laps. A long time before the seat belt requirements! Probably not so safe, but I remember those times as being great fun.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-74540659724052454652014-01-05T04:55:45.209-08:002014-01-05T04:55:45.209-08:00You can judge the length of the car by the six adu...You can judge the length of the car by the six adults standing side by side.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-6287968253996772542014-01-05T03:56:48.794-08:002014-01-05T03:56:48.794-08:00One thing that helped in the old cars was the benc...One thing that helped in the old cars was the bench seat instead of bucket seats in the front. It certainly helped to pack people in !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com