Comments on: What is your earliest memory? This is mine.

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 21:12:37 +0000

In reply to Eva Ullerud. :-D I'm not famous for being able to hold a tone, but, sure, let's do it! :-D

By: Eva Ullerud

Eva Ullerud — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:25:17 +0000

In reply to John. I can also sing it! Maybe we can perform together during any coming event in the Egenutgivarna :) Might scare new members though ...

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:18:59 +0000

Hehe! 🙂 The English was:
Time to go home, time to go home,
Andy and Teddy are waving goodbye,
Time to go home, time to go home,
Andy is waving goodbye, goodbye.
And I can still sing it!

By: John

John — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 08:16:58 +0000

In reply to svxrt40. Tack Pernilla. Jag tycker mycket om poesi och det där om att vara uttrycksful med få ord är ett konst jag behöver utöva. Jag tenderar att använda betydligt fler ord än nödvändigt! :)

By: Eva Ullerud

Eva Ullerud — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 05:33:57 +0000

In reply to John. Do you remember Andy Pandy?! You don't know how happy you make me! Also one of the first memories, must be from about the same time. A memory which I have soo far been alone with. I have asked quite a lot of people but nobody has ever heard of him. I remember the little song in the end, in Swedish though. "Slut för idag, tack för idag, tralalalalalalalalala, slut för idag, tack för idag, Andy nu vinkar adjö, adjö." If I remember correctly. It was some time ago.

By: svxrt40

svxrt40 — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:07:26 +0000

Jag gillar poesi. Det är en svår konst att vara uttrycksfull med få ord. Tack

By: John

John — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:02:20 +0000

Hi Susan, I’m glad my memory helped your memory!

By: John

John — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:01:09 +0000

In reply to Eva Ullerud.

Hi Eva, thanks for your comment. I can well believe that “Kalle Anke” could be a first memory for you. It’s probably one reason the show is still shown – the nostalgia factor for generations of Swedes! I don’t think we had a TV till I was about 3 years old, but then I can remember two animated (string puppets) children’s programmes that made a big impression: “Andy Pandy” was one and “Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men” was the other. I think “Andy Pandy” was shown here too.

By: Eva Ullerud

Eva Ullerud — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:45:58 +0000

You always have interesting topics! Love your poem.

My earliest memory that I can date is from the year you were born. I was four years and it was christmas eve. Do you know what happened that year in Sweden? It was the very first time for the most important TV-program of all: Walt Disneys christmas special or “Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar god jul”. I remember it very well. The few minutes I could watch before I had to go to a boring dinner with relatives. My father was a grown up so mother could not dragg him along to all the aunts and unces. He stayed at home and watched Disney which he liked far more than boring conversations 🙂

The thought of how far back you can remember is also an important issue in the book I read this week for #Blogg52 “Growing Leaves” by Mats Ekman. In that book four years is not the limit …