That is an amazing memory that you have with your dad; walking through the woods, hunting, and singing cowboy songs. That makes me feel happy inside :)
Your Dad would be in every Karaoke bar nowadays? That's a lovely picture :-)!
"You've got only one shot" when rabbit hunting - yeah, deaf rabbits would have been convenient; but probably a deaf species of fairly delicious rodents would have been extinct way before your dad and you went on your hunting trips :-)!
Great way your father treated you as a child. He held up the basic necessities and principles, but beyond that let you flourish, and he did a great job, obviously!
The only kind of animal that I eat is fish, even though I'm trying to stop eating them regularly and changing them for soya! Hehehe. So this was the only chapter that I disliked. but I still love you, gradpa! Hehe.
I'm glad I've never had to kill anything. I would'nt be able to. I love animals far to much. I'd probably have grown more vegetables, being a vegetarian. War time was difficult.
RE the rabbits. I know that England was really hard up during the war- especially before the US joined in- they really needed that rabbit meat. I am 78 yrs. raised in the US- my grandfather and a great uncle raised rabbits to eat and sold the pelts (this was during the depression- when the money was needed) so I can sympathize- all these animals had better lives than the ones currently raised on factory farms in the U.S.-really cruel places.
That is an amazing memory that you have with your dad; walking through the woods, hunting, and singing cowboy songs. That makes me feel happy inside :)
xandraassur 1 year ago
Great new intro!
Your Dad would be in every Karaoke bar nowadays? That's a lovely picture :-)!
"You've got only one shot" when rabbit hunting - yeah, deaf rabbits would have been convenient; but probably a deaf species of fairly delicious rodents would have been extinct way before your dad and you went on your hunting trips :-)!
Great way your father treated you as a child. He held up the basic necessities and principles, but beyond that let you flourish, and he did a great job, obviously!
Truedantalion 3 years ago
Great stories!
One of my favorite songs too!
wiley0915 3 years ago
I have always wanted an Anderson. Of course for me it was just novelty, for those in wartime UK it was a necessity.
homer424 4 years ago
it must've been hard in the city you know they wouldnt have had the space to grow there own food
chinsup 4 years ago
The only kind of animal that I eat is fish, even though I'm trying to stop eating them regularly and changing them for soya! Hehehe. So this was the only chapter that I disliked. but I still love you, gradpa! Hehe.
indiagitana 4 years ago 2
I'm glad I've never had to kill anything. I would'nt be able to. I love animals far to much. I'd probably have grown more vegetables, being a vegetarian. War time was difficult.
Tessietots 4 years ago
RE the rabbits. I know that England was really hard up during the war- especially before the US joined in- they really needed that rabbit meat. I am 78 yrs. raised in the US- my grandfather and a great uncle raised rabbits to eat and sold the pelts (this was during the depression- when the money was needed) so I can sympathize- all these animals had better lives than the ones currently raised on factory farms in the U.S.-really cruel places.
jmstorm 4 years ago
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this story has really inspired me to get a gun
mgturbo1300 4 years ago
i love your stories and enjoyed listening to them. But somehow i don't really feel good about rabbit shooting. That's not too nice...
bobchong 4 years ago