"I wanna know who's responsible for this hat! Oh, an while yer at it, who do I have to kill to git some food around here?"
Li' Cindi looks less than aMUSEd in this picture. She's being taken for ride. I mean she's being taken for a ride in the baby buggy. Pram. Perambulator. Baby cot. Stroller. Carriage. Call it what you will, this bassinet on wheels gizmo has been around in many forms for around 300 years. Early versions were meant to be pulled by a dog or goat .
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Are goats interested in that sort of work, Margaret? Check with one of your knickered nannies! Besides, the early buggy models were made out of straw or wicker which spells L-U-N-C-H to a goat along with the baby blanket, booties, and hat.
"Did you say "hat"??? Gimme one of those goats!"
Did you know the phrase"don't get my goat!" probably originated with horse racing? Goats mingled with the high-strung racehorses and kept them calm. I don't know why, they just did. If you "got the goat" and took it away from the racehorse the horse would get all upset.
To check out more Sepia Saturday, please visit Kat at Poetikats Invisible Keepsakes!
Li' Cindi looks less than aMUSEd in this picture. She's being taken for ride. I mean she's being taken for a ride in the baby buggy. Pram. Perambulator. Baby cot. Stroller. Carriage. Call it what you will, this bassinet on wheels gizmo has been around in many forms for around 300 years. Early versions were meant to be pulled by a dog or goat .
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Are goats interested in that sort of work, Margaret? Check with one of your knickered nannies! Besides, the early buggy models were made out of straw or wicker which spells L-U-N-C-H to a goat along with the baby blanket, booties, and hat.
"Did you say "hat"??? Gimme one of those goats!"
Did you know the phrase"don't get my goat!" probably originated with horse racing? Goats mingled with the high-strung racehorses and kept them calm. I don't know why, they just did. If you "got the goat" and took it away from the racehorse the horse would get all upset.
To check out more Sepia Saturday, please visit Kat at Poetikats Invisible Keepsakes!
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14 comments:
Pulled by a goat!!
Glad my parents didn't know that when I was being pushed around in one of those things!
What a fascinating post.
The hat makes me think of, oh, I don't know—some Egyptian Sun God, or something!
No wonder you were less than a-MUSEd!
I had a great baby carriage - green metal with a comfy cushion inside and a pillow (kind of like a coffin, if you think about it).
It was even better for carrying dolls in when I got older (or little sisters - even if they objected).
Kat
My wife, Mags, stills mourns the virtual disappearance of what she regards as 'real' prams. I have to say, the well sprung Silver Cross models of our day, did have a certain style to them.
Nice post and fabulous hat.
Prams have certainly come a long way. You have to be an engineer to use one these days. When my sister and I were shopping for one for my nieces first baby we thought "Oh God, she is so gadget challenged that she'll have to wait for her husband to come from work to get the baby back in the car". We opted for a much simpler model than was on her wish list. Great post thanks, and don't get my goat. HPFF
What you talkin about? Li'l Cindy looks adorable in that hat!
Love the history of get your goat!
Too funny!
Don't let Aretha get anywhere near that hat!
That is QUITE the hat - somebody was knitting madly away. Excellent photo, thanks!
Oh, she does look mad!!! It's a fabulous picture.
ha, thats funny
some hat!
HI Cynthia, wanted to stop by and wave a hello to you. Been hit and miss when I'm on the computer much any more.
That hat looks like a little halo...like a baby Madonna! Too cute!
Lil Cindy looks as if, once she untangles herself from the swaddling, she is going to kick some hind ends.
*shiver*
That's a kid that you don't ever want to take up blogging or something.
Haha, that hat!! Hey, I make my son wear a heat all winter, but it has never looked that bad. Woohahah that is a funny one, poor kid!
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