tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post4772139518269175046..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: Eye GlassesRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72205256254464064242014-11-08T18:39:07.875+00:002014-11-08T18:39:07.875+00:00A fascinating post, Rosemary. With my poor sight I...A fascinating post, Rosemary. With my poor sight I'm very grateful for modern technology. I still remember the sense of wonder I had as a child when I got my first pair of glasses and could finally see properly.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-54401615522991805592014-11-01T09:09:13.601+00:002014-11-01T09:09:13.601+00:00We so many advantages over our ancestors which we ...We so many advantages over our ancestors which we sometimes forget to appreciate.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-45479143936589308542014-10-31T23:26:50.607+00:002014-10-31T23:26:50.607+00:00What an enlightening post, Rosemary. I've worn...What an enlightening post, Rosemary. I've worn eyeglasses since I was six years old. Long time. :) I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like way back when - losing your eyesight and slowly being unable to earn a living. And of course it needn't have been illness, just old age was enough. But it's so interesting to note that scholars apparently had access to rudimentary 'eyeglasses' as far back as the 14th century. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-13068039302423699772014-10-31T22:10:35.769+00:002014-10-31T22:10:35.769+00:00Sometimes I wish I could be a fly on the wall and ...Sometimes I wish I could be a fly on the wall and see just how so much was achieved in our far distant past.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-20133452367503009612014-10-31T19:38:13.974+00:002014-10-31T19:38:13.974+00:00I saw an exhibit of one of those 'golden hoard...I saw an exhibit of one of those 'golden hoards' that are dug up occasionally. Jewelry, armor--the engraving, tiny horses and Celtic knots, was so small, it was exhibited under a magnifying glass. It was done way before eye glasses or artificial light.--hartharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17429442912701353172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1475476295623077612014-10-30T15:50:52.984+00:002014-10-30T15:50:52.984+00:00♡♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-89776935865025447432014-10-30T15:26:59.684+00:002014-10-30T15:26:59.684+00:00Maybe we will get the opportunity to do so one day...Maybe we will get the opportunity to do so one day!LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71449685897457095382014-10-30T13:19:06.185+00:002014-10-30T13:19:06.185+00:00I can just imagine how amusing the waitress found ...I can just imagine how amusing the waitress found your husband wearing flowery glassesRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62543588054364420852014-10-30T12:10:46.878+00:002014-10-30T12:10:46.878+00:00We have certainly come a long way. My husband and ...We have certainly come a long way. My husband and I both wear reading glasses. He loses his regularly. I bought ones with pink flowers ...so he wouldn't carry them off....or claim they were his. He borrowed them to read a menu in a restaurant and gave the waitress a good chuckle....Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-62366679780510557732014-10-29T22:19:04.246+00:002014-10-29T22:19:04.246+00:00Neither do I Titti♡Neither do I Titti♡Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-23245361451647034482014-10-29T20:49:10.072+00:002014-10-29T20:49:10.072+00:00I always learn something new and very interesting ...I always learn something new and very interesting every time Rosemary. Well, now I must have glasses, I dont like it...<br />Have a happy week and take care!<br />Warmly,<br />TittiHWIT BLOGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851355663006106726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-82771058960965416652014-10-29T09:02:52.778+00:002014-10-29T09:02:52.778+00:00Hello Helen - they certainly don't do his appe...Hello Helen - they certainly don't do his appearance any favours, do they?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-80068724179598199752014-10-29T00:26:39.002+00:002014-10-29T00:26:39.002+00:00Hello Rosemary
I am certainly glad to not have to...Hello Rosemary<br /><br />I am certainly glad to not have to wear glasses similar to the Cardinal you featured. We are very fortunate to have so many choices.<br /><br />Helenxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-72840480517546195582014-10-28T20:41:39.281+00:002014-10-28T20:41:39.281+00:00You are a lucky girl Britta - no glasses for you. ...You are a lucky girl Britta - no glasses for you. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-91618749371334050712014-10-28T17:51:26.854+00:002014-10-28T17:51:26.854+00:00Dear Rosemary,
thank you for this interesting in-...Dear Rosemary, <br />thank you for this interesting in-sight! Good that there are glasses - but I am glad that I only needed them after finishing my examination, then still some time - and suddenly: not anymore (always only 1,2 dioptries). <br />I love sungasses though - and always wonders why them, but not specs? <br />In Munich an optician always presents collections of glasses - well, and then there is Dame Edna, and for a long time Elton John. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-9482865532732452472014-10-28T10:31:29.860+00:002014-10-28T10:31:29.860+00:00They date to around the period when General Napole...They date to around the period when General Napoleon Bonaparte staged a coup and eventually became Emperor of France in 1804.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-600172686917662172014-10-28T03:56:59.079+00:002014-10-28T03:56:59.079+00:00In your first picture, the French scissor glasses ...In your first picture, the French scissor glasses are so fancy. I wonder if the people who wore them felt sophisticated, lucky, or embarrassed at having to use them. I imagine they were something only the upper classes could afford. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-37910176763311904832014-10-27T18:38:41.904+00:002014-10-27T18:38:41.904+00:00Thanks for visiting Linda and for your very kind c...Thanks for visiting Linda and for your very kind comment - wish I had known then we could have shared a coffee together.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1986046430132408632014-10-27T13:46:16.359+00:002014-10-27T13:46:16.359+00:00Called by this am with a coffee for a lovely catch...Called by this am with a coffee for a lovely catch up of your always fascinating posts Rosemary, thankyou.LindyLouMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12282788551449445133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-77630649646785093062014-10-27T09:09:15.161+00:002014-10-27T09:09:15.161+00:00I am very sorry to learn about your sister-in-law ...I am very sorry to learn about your sister-in-law especially that nothing can be done to help her in this modern era. I suspect it must have been like that for so many people in medieval times - you will have a strong sense of how it must have been for them.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-58371203529355466702014-10-27T08:59:22.099+00:002014-10-27T08:59:22.099+00:00The history of the eyeglass to aid magnification i...The history of the eyeglass to aid magnification is fascinating. I have cause to be grateful for corrective spectacles and sad that my Italian/English sister-in-law is going blind and nothing can be done to save her sight. I help her read her letters from English friends and write replies for her too when with her. The miniatures of people with eyeglasses are a lot of fun as I've never seen those before. Looking up at the frescoes on high walls and ceilings is a challenge isn't it? Worth the effort of peering upwards though!Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-31920690626670650922014-10-27T08:36:12.813+00:002014-10-27T08:36:12.813+00:00We live in an age when we have so much to assist u...We live in an age when we have so much to assist us with our tasks.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-1204263132224439172014-10-27T08:34:57.639+00:002014-10-27T08:34:57.639+00:00Glad you found it of interest SusanGlad you found it of interest SusanRosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76069679341143162192014-10-27T06:44:25.785+00:002014-10-27T06:44:25.785+00:00We are so lucky to have the technology to wear gla...We are so lucky to have the technology to wear glasses. Never thought about people way in the past not being able to read due to their sight.Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-48840678750329677692014-10-27T00:43:56.592+00:002014-10-27T00:43:56.592+00:00Fascinating - I learn from your posts all the time...Fascinating - I learn from your posts all the time. Thank you.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.com