tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post8342047579082450848..comments2024-01-25T03:35:49.637-06:00Comments on Gabrielle Meyer: Friday Fun: My Childhood HomeGabrielle Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-117187691079145972016-09-09T19:28:47.347-05:002016-09-09T19:28:47.347-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314344340595882285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-4593352563078223492012-09-09T14:44:30.066-05:002012-09-09T14:44:30.066-05:00Hi, Keli! I do have many wonderful memories from t...Hi, Keli! I do have many wonderful memories from this place. I especially love taking my children there and sharing the memories with them. It's one of my favorite places on Earth.Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-61663614869468784212012-09-09T14:32:59.872-05:002012-09-09T14:32:59.872-05:00Gabrielle, what an idyllic place to grow up. I'...Gabrielle, what an idyllic place to grow up. I'm sure you have oodles of treasured memories.Keli Gwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236868298400593688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-73316607528752542752012-09-01T12:55:20.722-05:002012-09-01T12:55:20.722-05:00Great photos and stories of your childhood home. ...Great photos and stories of your childhood home. Looks like a wonderful place to grow up. If you have any old photos from when you lived there, I hope you’ll consider sharing them on wikiHomePages.com.Bill Kennedyhttp://wikihomepages.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-72009818538934525122012-08-24T13:40:27.687-05:002012-08-24T13:40:27.687-05:00Becky - I can't imagine what it would have bee...Becky - I can't imagine what it would have been like to grow up a missionary kid in Papua New Guinea!! How old were you when you moved to the States?<br /><br />Heidi - it was very neat! I especially loved it because the grounds were fenced and no trespassing signs were posted all over the place, so I always felt very safe in our little world.<br /><br />Jessica - it is sad when you go back and see that something you loved has changed - like the chimney on the Point - I can't believe it's fallen down. :( But at least the estate is being well taken care of and we can visit it whenever we want. Have a good weekend, too!<br /><br />Jennifer - I was (and am!) a blessed person. I did have a great childhood and I think that's why I want to share my life and passion through my words! Life isn't all bad - there are some amazing people and places in the world that need to be shared.<br /><br />Ganise - it's always my pleasure to share little tidbits of my life on my blog! I'm wildly passionate about my hometown and can't wait to bring it to the world through my books. :)<br /><br />Beka - I remember when you drove me by it, too! It's nice that we both live close enough to go back and see where we grew up. I'm super excited to go out and celebrate your wedding anniversary tonight!!<br /><br />Jennifer - your house sounds lovely! I don't blame you for wanting to own it again when it held so many wonderful memories. Ironically, my oldest said to me today: "Mom, when I get older, I'm going to go buy back our old house." :)<br /><br />Melissa - thanks! I think so, too. :)<br /><br />Cindy - I still have a longing to live in a Victorian Mansion on the river - but, alas, I don't forsee that in my future unless I became a crazy popular best-selling author! Dream big, right?!?! :)<br /><br />Laura - I didn't know you grew up in a National Park - that's incredible! It's so much fun growing up in a unique place, isn't it? I'd love to read a historical set in that location. Made me think of the opening scene in The Colonel's Lady when Roxanna is in the cave with the other ladies! I can see now why your love for Kentucky runs so thick through your veins. <br /><br />Lindsay - the only person who still lives in their original home from my childhood is my grandma on my dad's side. She and my grandpa moved there in 1959! It's like going back to my childhood when I visit her. Houses are special places, aren't they?Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-65597801400829593522012-08-24T11:36:30.676-05:002012-08-24T11:36:30.676-05:00How pretty!!! It IS like Sabrina. And it just seem...How pretty!!! It IS like Sabrina. And it just seems...magical. <br /><br />My dad still lives in the house where I grew up, and it's just 10 minutes from my house now. :)Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-53275096794505661212012-08-24T09:49:32.728-05:002012-08-24T09:49:32.728-05:00Oh Gabrielle, Magic is certainly the right word! T...Oh Gabrielle, Magic is certainly the right word! The photos are just beautiful and then your poignant comments, oh my! I think the Lord places us in those spots to foster our imagination and love of history - He chose you well:) And then you are thoughtful enough to share the joy with the rest of us.<br /><br />It's so interesting to hear your dad was the caretaker for the estate, etc. My own childhood is somewhat similar. I grew up on the grounds of historic Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky. My dad was the manager there and we lived in a little cottage on the grounds not far from the cave entrance. Most of our meals were eaten in the hotel dining room and I spent a lot of time in the park. It was, like you said, a truly magical place! I've never forgotten it and love going back there. Things have changed and the old historic hotel has been torn down but the cave is the same with all those Indian bones and underwater river and snowball dining room and whatnot. I've often wanted to write a historical set there. And might yet;)<br /><br /> Laura Frantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07067252948999879024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-150259360086677192012-08-24T09:32:39.454-05:002012-08-24T09:32:39.454-05:00That place DOES look magical! I love the pics, too...That place DOES look magical! I love the pics, too! I was just talking to my hubby about my childhood home last night. It wasn't quite as magical but I loved it. I always wanted to live in a place like that when I grew up :)Cindy R. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13488732331021750408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-18755842921354948212012-08-24T09:16:47.053-05:002012-08-24T09:16:47.053-05:00WOW, what a beautiful place to grow up!!WOW, what a beautiful place to grow up!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-68998004538754394832012-08-24T08:51:48.535-05:002012-08-24T08:51:48.535-05:00My father was a builder. He built our childhood ho...My father was a builder. He built our childhood home when I was 3, we moved into it when I was 4. I stayed there until I was 20, and then moved away when my parents divorced. It was an amazing home with 6 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bath, on 3 levels~ It was an incredible house! I hope one day, if I ever have the money, to buy it. I would love to say that it could stay with our family, as my father has now passed away. I have TONS of great memories from my childhood there....lots with family, friends, we even had a few people get married in our home. Our backyard was slopped, so in the winter, if we were lucky enough to get snow, we would be the one place in the neighborhood that the kids flocked to, because we could sled, and even one time SKI down our backyard~ <br /><br />Your childhood home is beautiful beyond words~ what a gorgeous place to grow up!! Thanks for sharing it. I have been in there before, once for your baby shower, and one other time for something else...can't remember what. But both homes are just beautiful! Going in there reminds me of my dad, because of all the beautiful homes he built for people over the years as well! <br /><br />Blessings~ Jennifer BaileyJennifer Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14111087816213728939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-34218386906815384522012-08-24T07:53:10.742-05:002012-08-24T07:53:10.742-05:00Love it - great pictures!
I tend to drive by my ch...Love it - great pictures!<br />I tend to drive by my childhood home about once every other year and show my kiddos - it is fun to see it change and how small it looks, while as a kid it seemed plenty big! It would be fun to go inside it someday again I always think :)Bekahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15753180703268566713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-81851956818522719392012-08-24T07:52:42.376-05:002012-08-24T07:52:42.376-05:00Gabrielle!!
My, my, my. This wonderfully beautif...Gabrielle!! <br /><br />My, my, my. This wonderfully beautiful (okay, that probably didn't make any sense, but we'll leave at such because it's the fist thing that comes to my mind). <br /><br />Wow. I can'T believe this! Were you and your fam blessed or what? <br /><br />Many thanks for sharing this delightful gift you were given. <br /><br />Love it ! Ganisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-39388297428681293522012-08-24T07:47:11.774-05:002012-08-24T07:47:11.774-05:00Holy cannoli!!! WOW!!! Blow me AWAY!!
You, my dear...Holy cannoli!!! WOW!!! Blow me AWAY!!<br />You, my dear girl, were blessed!<br />How awesome and amazing!!!!<br />Jennifer Majorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696261499182486196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-34521543906373895852012-08-24T06:16:51.757-05:002012-08-24T06:16:51.757-05:00Wow how interesting! I love it! Last time I went b...Wow how interesting! I love it! Last time I went back to my childhood home, I was sorely disappointed. :( They cut down the Pine tree I used to play under. Have a great weekend!Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-41219654114912355322012-08-24T05:46:56.486-05:002012-08-24T05:46:56.486-05:00Okay, that has to be the neatest place to grow up....Okay, that has to be the neatest place to grow up. Thanks so much for sharing, Gabrielle!Heidi Chiavarolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02372293274825733131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-49569525827941101912012-08-24T01:48:54.969-05:002012-08-24T01:48:54.969-05:00Gabrielle!
Oh. My. Goodness. What an enchanted ch...Gabrielle!<br /><br />Oh. My. Goodness. What an enchanted childhood! I grew up a missionary kid in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and thought it was cool... but your trip down memory lane was magical. Thank you for taking us with you.Becky Doughtyhttp://www.beckydoughty.comnoreply@blogger.com