Let Them Be Little— Then and Now

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Happy Valentine’s Day to all the children and parents–Childhood means simplicity. Look at the world with a child’s eye – it is very beautiful.

 

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“Jeanne Patry Dorianne Patry Bruno Patry enfants de Louis Patry
St Placide.”- Charles Dobie Photo Collection

I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand.
Felt so good in it, no bigger than a minute.
How it amazes me, you’re changing with every blink.
Faster than a flower blooms they grow up all too soon

 

 

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My granddaughters Sophia and Tenley–Photo by Stephanie Seccaspina

 

So let them be little, cause they’re only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love, every day.
Let em cry, let em giggle, let them sleep in the middle.
Oh, just let them be little

 

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Lyle Keith Bulloch, 3-1/2 months old.-Lyle Keith Bulloch was the youngest child of Edith (Edythe) McCulloch and William Bulloch. He was born March 10, 1920.

I’ve never felt so much in one little tender touch.
I live for those kisses, prayers and your wishes.
Now that you’re teaching me things only a child can see.
Every night while we’re on our knees all I ask is please

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My granddaughter Tenley–Photo from Lynn Hastie Card’s Facebook page

Let them be little, cause they’re only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love, everyday.
Let em cry, let em giggle, let them sleep in the middle.
Oh just let them be little.

 

duncan-lanark-ps-1946.jpgLanark Village, Ontario: Public School, Grade One, 1946-Ruth Duncan Photo-Charles Dobie Photo Collection–Charles Dobie Photo Collection- Ruth Duncan photo

Teacher was Miss Shillington (not shown).
Back Row, L to R: Mary Graham, Margie Somerville, Patsy Campbell, Ruth Somerville, Ruthie Drysdale, Evie Gibson, Margaret Matthie, Sandra Bouchette.
Middle Row, L to R: Donna Christie, Victor Greer, Bev Liddle, John Storie, Lewis Blackburn, Marie Brady.
Front Row, L to R: Billy Ballentyne, Ron Jones, Bill Darou, Harold Reid.

 

So innocent, a precious soul, you turn around.
Its time to let them go.

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My granddaughter Sophia –Photo by Stephanie Seccaspina

 

 

izatt-larger-album-page15.jpgIzatt Family Photographs — unknown Charles Dobie Collection

So let them be little, cause they’re only that way for a while.
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love, every day.
Let em cry, let em giggle, let them sleep in the middle.
Oh, just let them be little

 

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Let them be little–Photo by Stephanie Seccaspina

 

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My late sister Robin Knight Nutbrown–Me (Linda Knight Seccaspina) in the centre– and best friend Judy Clough circa 1959 Valentine’s Day–

 

 

Come and visit the Lanark County Genealogical Society Facebook page– what’s there? Cool old photos–and lots of things interesting to read.

Information where you can buy all Linda Seccaspina’s books-You can also read Linda in Hometown News and now in The Townships Sun

 

About lindaseccaspina

Before she laid her fingers to a keyboard, Linda was a fashion designer, and then owned the eclectic store Flash Cadilac and Savannah Devilles in Ottawa on Rideau Street from 1976-1996. She also did clothing for various media and worked on “You Can’t do that on Television”. After writing for years about things that she cared about or pissed her off on American media she finally found her calling. She is a weekly columnist for the Sherbrooke Record and documents history every single day and has over 6500 blogs about Lanark County and Ottawa and an enormous weekly readership. Linda has published six books and is in her 4th year as a town councillor for Carleton Place. She believes in community and promoting business owners because she believes she can, so she does.

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