tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post4574914810852504344..comments2023-07-03T20:51:02.321+10:00Comments on traverselife: Winter doldrumsSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-76624575844645656932010-12-17T16:52:22.722+11:002010-12-17T16:52:22.722+11:00Michelle, I just discovered I hadn't replied t...Michelle, I just discovered I hadn't replied to your comment. Sorry. Did you ever make newspaper boats? They were fun too. <br /><br />The other thing we've noticed lately is that the neighbourhood kids don't play in the gutters any more and make little gaps in the debris where it clogs up the drains. I imagine people watching me from behind their curtains and saying to the family "you know she's a bit odd don't you, playing with sticks in the gutters." <br /><br />I guess I'm still a kid at heart.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6289360952268100151.post-62452002229476919202010-07-18T15:50:48.244+10:002010-07-18T15:50:48.244+10:00good post sue, those poor gumboot manufacturers. I...good post sue, those poor gumboot manufacturers. I can imagine years of boardroom meetings over this very topic. How to "flood" the market when times are good again.<br /><br />I wonder how you make leaf boats. Might have to Google that one, certainly not something I did. In 'my day' (old or what?) it was sprinklers and backyard water slides made out of sheets of black plastic.MichelleLnoreply@blogger.com