tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post4684475774072386017..comments2023-09-13T18:15:55.025+01:00Comments on ☆Sharon's Sunlit Memories☆: I Had a Farm in Africasharonssunlitmemorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00817837936506262964noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-49755710886560590192012-07-04T19:06:57.613+01:002012-07-04T19:06:57.613+01:00Hi Sharon, I didn't think of that, but I'm...Hi Sharon, I didn't think of that, but I'm sure you're right. I've not heard that name for years so it really struck me when I read it on your blog. Mum and Dad used to talk about ‘the old places’ all the time, but after they died the names sort of went with them. I must ask my sister about it. She is six years older than me and has a much better memory!Barbarahttp://marchhousebookscom.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-10446153166473531612012-07-04T15:05:05.259+01:002012-07-04T15:05:05.259+01:00Hi Barbara - isn't that an amazing connection?...Hi Barbara - isn't that an amazing connection? I would guess that the farm was named after a Beaconsfield in England - people had a habit of naming places from where they originally came from - I suppose it was a way of coping with the inevitable homesickness!sharonssunlitmemorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00817837936506262964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-87742188573267496672012-07-04T10:55:26.617+01:002012-07-04T10:55:26.617+01:00Now how strange is that! Beaconsfield, Buckinghams...Now how strange is that! Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, (UK) is a place I heard about all through my childhood. I was born in Ibstone about 12 miles from Beaconsfield, and I’m pretty sure my sister went to school in Beaconsfield, although I would have to check that with her. I was very young when we moved away, but my parents were always talking about that part of the world – what a strange coincidence.<br />I loved reading about your memories and seeing the photographs – the fact that they are now a sepia colour just adds to the air of mystery and strangeness.Barbarahttp://marchhousebookscom.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-64243286672420674442012-07-02T02:41:04.594+01:002012-07-02T02:41:04.594+01:00This was quite an adventure. What wonderful memor...This was quite an adventure. What wonderful memories you have of this place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08311305166391446029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8628938970716871468.post-87990192639913301902012-06-30T23:14:32.996+01:002012-06-30T23:14:32.996+01:00Thanks for sharing these amazing pictures of the o...Thanks for sharing these amazing pictures of the old farm in South Africa. Would wonderful memories. Your sketches are amazing too. You are very talented and I can see why you are drwan to the whimsical paintings and sketches you feature on your blog. Hugs from Canada. XODarlene Fosterhttp://www.darlenefoster.canoreply@blogger.com