tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post6273152526530380423..comments2024-03-25T08:10:55.433+00:00Comments on March House Books Blog: The Complete Version of Ye three Blind MiceBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-32766555683755283962013-09-12T19:12:23.610+01:002013-09-12T19:12:23.610+01:00Hi Donna, I must admit I was pretty shocked when I...Hi Donna, I must admit I was pretty shocked when I read it – I had no idea just how much they suffered. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-25391340422262427582013-09-12T03:53:06.979+01:002013-09-12T03:53:06.979+01:00Oh my. I had no idea of their so sad tale! Goodnes...Oh my. I had no idea of their so sad tale! Goodness. Well, I feel so sorry for them. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-1502570154517909632013-09-01T07:36:24.539+01:002013-09-01T07:36:24.539+01:00Hello Sharon, I can honestly say I never gave the ...Hello Sharon, I can honestly say I never gave the words a moment’s consideration. Looking at these pictures was something of a shock!<br /><br />My son was much the same although being born in the 70s the programmes were different. He liked things like Mr. Ben, Bagpuss, Finger Mouse, Captain Pugwash and the magic roundabout, later his favourite shows were Grange Hill, Crackerjack, Count Duckula and Worzel Gummidge! I have lots of happy memories of him coming home from school and the two of us sitting down to watch ‘his’ programmes together.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-19439785163990311002013-08-31T13:32:13.724+01:002013-08-31T13:32:13.724+01:00I can remember being quite perturbed about the wor...I can remember being quite perturbed about the words when I was small - most rhymes were repeated without thinking about them - but this one did stick in my mind as being decidedly gruesome! I've never seen the whole story before - its so nice to know they all recovered so well in the end! Strangely even though I loved nursery rhymes when I was a child my own son knows none of them. He had too many other distractions when he was young - mainly tv shows like Tellytubbies and Barney & then all the Disney channel programs - many of the books on offer were linked to these shows - and then he became a HUGE Star Wars fan. So bizarrely while I try to promote so many old and traditional childhood images & stories from my own childhood in my blog my son would have none of them! sharonssunlitmemorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817837936506262964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-54544342388788577182013-08-30T21:23:23.680+01:002013-08-30T21:23:23.680+01:00Hello Lainy, at least it was a happy ending, thank...Hello Lainy, at least it was a happy ending, thanks to the Never too late to mend lotion! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-71963026891449232092013-08-30T18:56:31.176+01:002013-08-30T18:56:31.176+01:00Funny how you only ever heard the wee snippet of t...Funny how you only ever heard the wee snippet of the whole rhyme. even before I read the whole thing felt sorry for the poor wee mites.<br /><br />Lainy www.alwaysreading.netSo many books, so little timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564778178609301461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-68744568843978578812013-08-30T15:30:28.806+01:002013-08-30T15:30:28.806+01:00Hello Claudine,
I’ve read all kinds of explanation...Hello Claudine,<br />I’ve read all kinds of explanations about the poem, including one suggesting Queen Mary was blind to the Protestant faith hence the reference to blind mice, but I’ve found nothing about the comb. Maybe it was the only thing the author could rhyme with home!! I would be first to buy some of that never too late to mend lotion!<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-4798988077383540232013-08-30T05:18:17.310+01:002013-08-30T05:18:17.310+01:00Oh my, I NEVER KNEW! How gruesome, and scary it mu...Oh my, I NEVER KNEW! How gruesome, and scary it must have been. They only wanted to roam a bit. (It's funny how they only brought along a comb.) Everyone needs that "Never Too Late to Mend" lotion! Think of all the hurts we can heal. As brutal as it was, it's such a delight to finally read the full rhyme. Thanks for sharing this, Barbara. I also love your towel and rat-with-strawberries ceramic. It'd have been most terrible for the mice to run into a fox, for sure!Yanting Guehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788603550626277974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-39067875243345529002013-08-28T10:21:14.110+01:002013-08-28T10:21:14.110+01:00Dear Anita, the poetry comes directly from you and...Dear Anita, the poetry comes directly from you and your lovely blog posts. xxBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-8386466739178789152013-08-27T22:49:13.807+01:002013-08-27T22:49:13.807+01:00I SO love these mice! Oh Barbara dearest, your com...I SO love these mice! Oh Barbara dearest, your comment almost made ME CRY! I love how you said "the picture of the man and the dog brought tears to [your] eyes but that [my] words made them fall." Oh my, is that poetry.....BLESS YOU DEAREST BARBARA! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-66586302130265187532013-08-27T21:20:47.503+01:002013-08-27T21:20:47.503+01:00There are some pretty gruesome sayings when you st...There are some pretty gruesome sayings when you start thinking about it. Another is … there’s more than one way to skin a cat …I dread to think how that one came about.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-59352134671983626712013-08-27T16:32:23.721+01:002013-08-27T16:32:23.721+01:00Thank you for the clarification of this story. At ...Thank you for the clarification of this story. At least it had a somewhat good ending!! I always wondered about it and thought it was quite a horrible verse, right up there with "killing two birds with one stone" ---Phrases I never say and dislike hearing!CraveCutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266646948003488534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-79725112659405763972013-08-27T11:41:40.858+01:002013-08-27T11:41:40.858+01:00It was such an amazing coincidence – I agree it wa...It was such an amazing coincidence – I agree it was meant to be. I will certainly think twice before singing it to my little granddaughters, although I’m sure they would enjoy it like we all did. Thanks for calling in Stephanie, I appreciate it. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-29090192440855656382013-08-27T11:39:25.162+01:002013-08-27T11:39:25.162+01:00You are so right Jamie! It's only when you re...You are so right Jamie! It's only when you read the entire thing and study the pictures that you realise just how gruesome it really is.(O:Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-32060314096610040782013-08-27T11:33:32.927+01:002013-08-27T11:33:32.927+01:00Thanks Aunt Mary, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks Aunt Mary, glad you enjoyed it. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-74858371356172921112013-08-27T11:33:04.894+01:002013-08-27T11:33:04.894+01:00I think we all did Eve, who knew? I think we all did Eve, who knew? Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-25248051730112586132013-08-27T01:24:37.365+01:002013-08-27T01:24:37.365+01:00I don't recall ever reading the whole poem/boo...I don't recall ever reading the whole poem/book before. I do seem to remember reading a longer version, but certainly not what I read here! I used to sing this one a lot when I was little. Interesting to read about the origins and then thinking about the meaning behind the words. I love that you found this one after recently reading about it. It was meant to be! :) Thanks for sharing this with us.Stephanie@Fairday's Bloghttp://thesecretdmsfilesoffairdaymorrow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-5685754866334449852013-08-26T15:25:21.163+01:002013-08-26T15:25:21.163+01:00Oh my goodness, I've never read the whole thin...Oh my goodness, I've never read the whole thing before! How gruesome! lol <br />It is funny sometimes how just singing a little ditty of something makes it sound okay. ;-)<br />-Jamie<br /><a href="http://chatterblossom.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">ChatterBlossom</a>ChatterBlossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812718292807106583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-43463771263778530882013-08-26T04:01:28.799+01:002013-08-26T04:01:28.799+01:00Lovely song , Interesting story , loved the post ...Lovely song , Interesting story , loved the post :)Aunt Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13732663968352463136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-67561625316452618762013-08-25T16:00:03.943+01:002013-08-25T16:00:03.943+01:00I remember singing this song in elementary school ...I remember singing this song in elementary school and now, I'm a changed woman. Who would have thought it was a political satire!! The illustrations are fabulous!! LOL<br />Thanks for posting the entire poem, I enjoyed learning about the three blind mice and I love the dish towel with the fox too. Intangible Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05047040538015079182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-10324563798609306732013-08-25T15:10:52.460+01:002013-08-25T15:10:52.460+01:00Hi Tracy, Neither had I. Books really are the foun...Hi Tracy, Neither had I. Books really are the fount of all knowledge!Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-73371925741352132572013-08-25T14:58:22.192+01:002013-08-25T14:58:22.192+01:00So interesting, I had no idea there was so much mo...So interesting, I had no idea there was so much more to this rhyme.Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-39322837286797913252013-08-25T12:40:26.425+01:002013-08-25T12:40:26.425+01:00Why, thank you and blessings back to you my dear! ...Why, thank you and blessings back to you my dear! Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-77680998913994475342013-08-25T12:37:38.716+01:002013-08-25T12:37:38.716+01:00Hello Silvina, your three blind mice post is amazi...Hello Silvina, your three blind mice post is amazing! I love the pathos in the illustration by Margaret Tarrant – I’ve never seen that version before. I wonder if I will find it now that I’ve said that. You must have written that post before I found your blog, one day I will read backwards and see all the ones I’ve missed. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4496559191887463909.post-80127415016316786432013-08-25T11:14:05.788+01:002013-08-25T11:14:05.788+01:00...the things one learns! ~ blessed be! ~ dear kin......the things one learns! ~ blessed be! ~ dear kindred heart!...(O:earthen-magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455137671141125311noreply@blogger.com