tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post8961965567006819811..comments2024-03-18T08:16:03.846+00:00Comments on A Shropshire Patch: World Thinking Day Mrs Tiggywinklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-14481302897321939332017-03-01T17:56:08.971+00:002017-03-01T17:56:08.971+00:00'see-through' honestly homophones and a te...'see-through' honestly homophones and a teacher too!!! Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-15909731280395403722017-03-01T17:55:10.255+00:002017-03-01T17:55:10.255+00:00Lovely read. I had that first handbook, I think it...Lovely read. I had that first handbook, I think it is the one with the sea through suitcase to show you how to pack! I think it is interesting to look at your badges now and look at what you do now - for me guiding was highly influencial in what I do now. I had badges in sewing, knitting, riding, cooking, sport, dancing and I even had one for farming in guides! happy memories, of course both my girls go to brownies too. Jo xJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-91075190014900870362017-02-25T12:39:29.963+00:002017-02-25T12:39:29.963+00:00Well if anyone could, you could! I've had a qu...Well if anyone could, you could! I've had a quick look and Spanish HQ is in Zaragoza. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-23060577090358938562017-02-25T12:34:49.729+00:002017-02-25T12:34:49.729+00:00I am glad you enjoyed it, Marie. My girls laughed...I am glad you enjoyed it, Marie. My girls laughed when I told them about the 2p slots in the public 'phone boxes. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-54254970035273574882017-02-25T12:33:57.616+00:002017-02-25T12:33:57.616+00:00Look out, we're the jolly Pixies, helping peop...Look out, we're the jolly Pixies, helping people when in fixes! Girls whose mothers had furnished them with midnight snacks were always very popular at camp. Once, there was a girl in my patrol who arrived with an actual holdall full of cakes! xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-68355015165216595742017-02-25T12:30:14.505+00:002017-02-25T12:30:14.505+00:00Thanks Rosie - and well done to your husband. Tha...Thanks Rosie - and well done to your husband. That must be an interesting collection. It never occurred to me that there were places which didn't have a Brownie Pack - doh! - until my friend read my post and said the same thing, that she lived in the back of beyond and it just wasn't an option. I think that's a shame, but I suppose you don't miss the things you never had, and I'm sure there were compensations. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-77942054072086189922017-02-25T12:26:57.378+00:002017-02-25T12:26:57.378+00:00Oh well done, good for you. My sister and her hus...Oh well done, good for you. My sister and her husband are Beaver Leaders and I know how much effort and commitment is needed, but you will have given many young girls such positive experiences, some of which will stay with them forever. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-16758495906948426812017-02-25T12:25:14.277+00:002017-02-25T12:25:14.277+00:00It wasn't only when writing this post that I r...It wasn't only when writing this post that I realised just how many life skills I learned through being a member of the Guide Movement. You certainly have given a lot back - well done. I too had a belt with a small leather purse attached, in which I took my subs to the weekly meeting, but I didn't have a pencil or a knot of rope. How funny! It is lovely to see you back. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-53860208257020959792017-02-25T12:20:39.459+00:002017-02-25T12:20:39.459+00:00We had a belt with a little purse on it for our we...We had a belt with a little purse on it for our weekly subs. I remember being a bit frustrated with all the domestic stuff when I was a Guide and looking enviously at the Scouts, which girls couldn't join in my day, who were doing adventurous outdoorsy stuff which was more up my street. I think that was all down to the leaders. Our Rangers leader was a bit hopeless but thankfully, we were old enough to organise things for ourselves, with the help of a sympathetic Venture Scouts leader. Both of my girls loved Brownies and one of them went on to enjoy Guides too for a while, but then the company folded due to a leadership crisis. Such a shame. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-17798409717040597752017-02-25T12:16:39.220+00:002017-02-25T12:16:39.220+00:00I believe it's called Thinking Day because we ...I believe it's called Thinking Day because we are encouraged to think about our sisters all around the world. I think that's quite enlightened for it's time. And here, we now have Rainbows for the 5 and 6 year-olds but having just done a quick check, I think they are called Sparks in Canada. xMrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-35020911520578409912017-02-25T12:13:41.343+00:002017-02-25T12:13:41.343+00:00We will do our best! I had forgotten about that. ...We will do our best! I had forgotten about that. Thank you. And now I know why I never went to ballet lessons! x<br />Mrs Tiggywinklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262841220840086776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-76519372433852895022017-02-24T17:32:04.237+00:002017-02-24T17:32:04.237+00:00That is fantastic, I hope my children show an inte...That is fantastic, I hope my children show an interest in the guides/scouts although I'm not sure if they even exist near us, perhaps well have to start it up ourselves! Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-54533275008509179342017-02-24T17:31:56.999+00:002017-02-24T17:31:56.999+00:00That is fantastic, I hope my children show an inte...That is fantastic, I hope my children show an interest in the guides/scouts although I'm not sure if they even exist near us, perhaps well have to start it up ourselves! Tricky Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08755505701123051720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-43945682007309965472017-02-22T21:34:32.643+00:002017-02-22T21:34:32.643+00:00Sweet memories - thank you for sharing. I remembe...Sweet memories - thank you for sharing. I remember the days when 2p paid for a phone call... Marie xCandytuft Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522342667927356588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-34711667678987145972017-02-22T19:40:02.419+00:002017-02-22T19:40:02.419+00:00What a fabulous post. I only made the lofty height...What a fabulous post. I only made the lofty heights of being a brownie pixie. We did go and camp at Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire and I had a wonderful few days. I remember being very popular because I had brought along lots of sweets to eat after lights out. Always have been a bit rebellious lol. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-61311818719973895612017-02-22T18:52:22.921+00:002017-02-22T18:52:22.921+00:00I was never in any of those groups as we lived in ...I was never in any of those groups as we lived in a tiny village and there wasn't anything like that and no car to get to anywhere else. My husband lived in a small town and was in the local Boy's Brigade (run by his Mum and Dad) and then Air Cadets and still has all his badges, pamhlets and sew on strips etc. Fascinating post:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-82786603367004638422017-02-22T16:40:44.695+00:002017-02-22T16:40:44.695+00:00Those were the days, I was actually a Brown Owl fo...Those were the days, I was actually a Brown Owl for some years as my 3 daughters were very keen.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-74237371979755489862017-02-22T16:40:28.255+00:002017-02-22T16:40:28.255+00:00This took me back! I was a Brownie (an Elf) and t...This took me back! I was a Brownie (an Elf) and then a Girl Guide. I am from the generation that had to learn to darn, pack a suitcase, make a sling for a broken limb, be a hostess etc etc. Much of what I learned in Brownies has stayed with me all my life. I am sure that there are girls in our throw-away age who don't know that hair brushes should be washed and that glass should be washed before plates. I went on to be a Sparks leader (for pre-schoolers), a Brown Owl and a Guide Leader as my daughter progressed. I well remember Thinking Day and how special we felt in our Brownie uniforms. I remember having a belt with a small leather purse attached to it. Also hanging from the belt was a pencil and a small knot of rope. Why the rope? No idea!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-43375415695872428732017-02-22T15:57:08.208+00:002017-02-22T15:57:08.208+00:00Happy Thinking Day! I too was in Brownies and Spri...Happy Thinking Day! I too was in Brownies and Sprites (which I think is the new Sparks here). I loved Brownies, but these things were only open to my sister and I if our oldest sister was interested in them. Once she quit Guides, that was it for my other sister and I (my parents were very stuck on the "oldest" child being their guiding force). I still have my one badge for stamp collecting and my beret, scarf, belt and leather pouch where we also had our emergency 10 cents for a phone call. Not sure where I was supposed to be all alone without an adult when I was 7 or 8. There was a very strong influence on the "housewife" duties when I was in the group too. I remember having to go to one of the leader's homes to make tea. Oddly enough I don't remember Thinking Day at all, but do remember being in a huge parade of all guides, brownies in Hamilton. Fun times, even though they're so outdated now. My daughter went as far as Guides, but the leaders were hopelessly dull and she finally quit. My son was in cubs and loved it!<br />WendySeptember Violetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10931133319044031928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-51620223412399096132017-02-22T15:35:57.750+00:002017-02-22T15:35:57.750+00:00Wonderful! I'm laughing at your description of...Wonderful! I'm laughing at your description of what you must carry in your bag and the event that might logically ensue. My little granddaughter has just joined the Brownies, but I don't think it's called that because she's only 6. Wonder why it's called Thinking Day?Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201916595736418385.post-30425856872953919592017-02-22T15:30:18.397+00:002017-02-22T15:30:18.397+00:00Fabulous Mrs. T, I can just imagine you trying you...Fabulous Mrs. T, I can just imagine you trying your best and collecting such a lot of badges with all the requirements fulfilled to be able to sew it on your uniform. I ended up at ballet class instead but the three little kettles all enjoyed being part of the Rainbows, Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. xCrimson Kettlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701829170555353323noreply@blogger.com