Thursday, November 5, 2009

Old Mother Hubbard!

This brings up a lot of questions for me. Why was the cupboard bare? Did she have more food in the back room? Did someone else take the food? How did this happen? Hmmm...what do you think?
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  1. DawnNovember 5, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    Sunny says the cat did it.
    Hugs,
    Dawn

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  2. kelly@TearingUpHousesNovember 5, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    ah... i didn't even think about that! her and the dog look fairly happy (and plump!)... i'm going with the back room theory.

    kelly

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  3. CharlotteNovember 5, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    Thank you for your nice comments on my blog. Yes, we are proud of our daughter and I know you're proud of your grandson too.

    Poor Mother Hubbard. I always felt sorry for her.

    I like your background. I had the pink version of it on one of my blogs for awhile.

    Charlotte

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  4. Maggie RNovember 5, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    goodmorning Coralie...
    Hi there..
    I always enjoy my visit here.. Thanks for the inspiration.
    Please take time out to pop over to my blog and enter my give away to celebrate my Bloboversary
    xoxo
    ((((hugs))))
    Maggie

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  5. ReneeNovember 5, 2009 at 1:00 PM

    Coralie your blog is always such a wonder. I get to see these pictures of simpler times and I can't but smile. Although starving of food may not be simpler.

    Love Renee xoxo

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  6. ^..^CorgidogmamaNovember 5, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    I love this old photo.
    By the looks of her pointed hat, she should have been able to 'conjure' up a little something!

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  7. CCNovember 5, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    I am in total agreement with Dawn..my first thought is...hmmmmmmm, where's the cat and how fat is the fat cat? :). Poor doggie..though suspiously, he doesn't look too skinny.

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  8. JanetNovember 5, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    I think they had a party last night and need to go to the cellar and re stock the pantry.

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  9. LucyNovember 5, 2009 at 7:48 PM

    Mother Hubbard doesn't look like she's missed a meal either? I actually remember seeing this somewhere. Do you know where it was originally posted?

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  10. ★Carol★November 5, 2009 at 7:52 PM

    Where is Mr. Hubbard? That might be the answer to all of your questions!

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  11. GwendolynKayNovember 5, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Your questions made me chuckle! I think she has a teenage boy in the house!
    Blessings!
    Gwen:)

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  12. PeggyNovember 5, 2009 at 10:03 PM

    If she has kids that's where all the food went.
    That's why us moms hide our favorite cookies and they still seem to disappear.
    Peggy

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  13. ANovember 5, 2009 at 11:27 PM

    I guess I assumed she was broke and couldn't buy any more. That or maybe the dog ate it all while she was out.

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  14. PaulaNovember 6, 2009 at 1:19 AM

    Hmmm...good question. I, for one, wonder what type of cupboard did she have, exactly. Free standing like a hoosier cabinet? Or built in to the wall in a corner, perhaps? Was it painted a nice warm color? Or perhaps a nice blue or green? Or white? Oh, I love white. Or was it stained wood...perhaps natural? And were the bones "milkbones?" Because I hate to think of real bones being stored in a cupboard. Would that actually be sanitary? I hope it wasn't a chicken bone. Chicken bones are bad for doggies. I hope it was a nice, nonsplintering type of bone. But back to the cupboard. Do you have a cupboard? What color is yours? ;-)

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  15. UnknownNovember 6, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    Great photo! I love the old cloth reading booking are the illustrations are just priceless. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. Coralie Cederna JohnsonNovember 6, 2009 at 8:56 AM

    I'm loving all of your comments! What fun! I do not know where this illustration originated. I have it from a collage sheet I bought a while ago.

    So I guess the consensus is that we can blame the bare cupboard on the cat, the teenage son, the children, the dog, or the husband...anyone but Old Mother Hubbard. Sounds kind of fishy to me!

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  17. Twyla and LindseyNovember 6, 2009 at 11:09 AM

    I love this illustration! Twyla

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  18. Vicki/JakeNovember 7, 2009 at 11:19 AM

    Hi Coralie,
    I laughed when I saw this post. Go to my blog other blog... lifesoverhaul.blogspot.com then to the August posts and find "Old Mother Hubbard" for my version of this....Hope you get a giggle too? As for this post...The Butler did it!

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  19. Becky K.November 7, 2009 at 3:11 PM

    Oh I have always felt badly for her...how fun to think that she may just need to restock!

    Becky K.
    Hospitality Lane

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  20. LaurieNovember 8, 2009 at 4:30 PM

    Hmm, Coralie, that mother doesn't look very old, does she?

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  21. MattyNovember 8, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    Hmmmmm..........this nursery rhyme brings back memories of my mom telling them to me. I think the cupboard was just plain bare.

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