tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post5495606738974507595..comments2024-03-28T12:58:35.576-04:00Comments on Ottawa Daily Photo: Did You Have To Bring The Accordion?William Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-1577320127103847982014-03-08T16:51:11.425-05:002014-03-08T16:51:11.425-05:00@Beatrice: the candy's yummy!
@Jane: thanks f...@Beatrice: the candy's yummy!<br /><br />@Jane: thanks for stopping in!<br /><br />@Lady Lilith: just marvelous.<br /><br />@Denise: I've heard an accordion more like this one used in folk music.<br /><br />@Hamilton: his column ran in the paper where my parents lived for a few years. I liked his sense of humour. I don't know off hand if he's still around.<br /><br />@Linda: it'll soon be syrup season again!<br /><br />@Karl: thank you!<br /><br />@Kathy: it's like fingernails on a blackboard kind of music!William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-37000434802497253272014-03-05T12:16:35.116-05:002014-03-05T12:16:35.116-05:00Oh the maple taffy looks so yummy!!! I love music ...Oh the maple taffy looks so yummy!!! I love music that is unexpected! You don't like Polka music?!!! I grew up with it; my step-mother is Polish and her family loves a good PolkaKathy Skinner (Kat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12062260189125326781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-31760321085918103012014-03-04T06:28:29.896-05:002014-03-04T06:28:29.896-05:00I like the photos with the two musicians and also ...I like the photos with the two musicians and also the idea with the maple taffy candy, simple and effective!Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480403752005019620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-31105200163848406172014-03-03T22:47:55.117-05:002014-03-03T22:47:55.117-05:00You are making me dream of Quebec maple syrup, Wil...You are making me dream of Quebec maple syrup, William. :) Great post and photos, and I love accordion music!!! Thank you so much for sharing these photos.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692170857496442623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-70309685940939507122014-03-03T21:53:30.828-05:002014-03-03T21:53:30.828-05:00It there was maple syrup taffy, I could probably s...It there was maple syrup taffy, I could probably suffer through the accordion music.<br />(oh my, I miss Basic Black, still after all these years...)hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-29470079734742173282014-03-03T21:27:24.480-05:002014-03-03T21:27:24.480-05:00I've never seen that done before with the taff...I've never seen that done before with the taffy, looks fun and delicious. I liked the photos of the accordion players also. I used to love going down to the pub on a folk evening when I lived in England. Everyone would get a chance, if they wanted to, to sing their favorite folk songs to the patrons. It was all very informal but so much fun. A great memory!DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-12896706338431582432014-03-03T21:23:37.621-05:002014-03-03T21:23:37.621-05:00Nice. looks like a great time. I am sure the taffy...Nice. looks like a great time. I am sure the taffy tasted great. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-24697471485386602112014-03-03T21:09:38.350-05:002014-03-03T21:09:38.350-05:00I've been off the blogging circuit for a few y...I've been off the blogging circuit for a few years, but good to see so many new blogs. Accordions to me are so evocative of France, so you caught me by surprise with this post. Love the sound, and never tasted taffy. I'm enjoying this long overdue blog catch up. Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-88731886274827063602014-03-03T20:12:17.220-05:002014-03-03T20:12:17.220-05:00So, did you sample the maple candy too, William? A...So, did you sample the maple candy too, William? And, I agree with accordian polka music which has never been a hit with me either.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-23108488314103004952014-03-03T17:46:24.358-05:002014-03-03T17:46:24.358-05:00@MB: I think I've heard another name for it on...@MB: I think I've heard another name for it once in a CD liner note.<br /><br />@Mari: thank you!<br /><br />@Halcyon: very much so!<br /><br />@Cheryl: wait til you see tomorrow.<br /><br />@RedPat: that seems to be the consensus.<br /><br />@Krisztina: it's very, very, very tasty too...<br /><br />@Jose: they were quite popular!<br /><br />@Tanya: that wouldn't surprise me.<br /><br />@EG: there's a columnist, Arthur Black, out west who once wrote a piece skewering accordions.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-84724019173163980102014-03-03T15:30:53.183-05:002014-03-03T15:30:53.183-05:00I like the sound of a well-played accordion, but I...I like the sound of a well-played accordion, but I might feel have felt differently as a teenager if I had grown up with one in my home. :)<br /><br />The maple syrup candy looks tasty! EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-41536374723889190042014-03-03T14:55:40.262-05:002014-03-03T14:55:40.262-05:00how fun to listen to live music and i think i'...how fun to listen to live music and i think i've seen something similar to that candy on little house on the prairie!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-69071743312419032762014-03-03T12:44:24.503-05:002014-03-03T12:44:24.503-05:00That's a very cool accordion and I would try o...That's a very cool accordion and I would try one of those candies right away! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-56321644197772333552014-03-03T11:59:30.445-05:002014-03-03T11:59:30.445-05:00Oh lord, I need that maple candy now!! Oh lord, I need that maple candy now!! Krisztina Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083709968500243900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-7444531097433016942014-03-03T11:55:35.005-05:002014-03-03T11:55:35.005-05:00Yummy!Yummy!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-89673808592114762022014-03-03T11:51:01.233-05:002014-03-03T11:51:01.233-05:00Accordion music AND taffy on a stick! Wish I were ...Accordion music AND taffy on a stick! Wish I were there!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-35125699504605803042014-03-03T11:44:36.864-05:002014-03-03T11:44:36.864-05:00Yum!Yum!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-20127907303127453672014-03-03T10:56:04.270-05:002014-03-03T10:56:04.270-05:00Being from the Midwest of the U. S. A., I love acc...Being from the Midwest of the U. S. A., I love accordion music. My oldest brother played both the small one and the one with a keyboard. He played everything from polkas to popular music. The maple syrup treats look inviting. Thanks.Mari Collierhttp://www.maricollier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-357272801237880802014-03-03T10:51:31.211-05:002014-03-03T10:51:31.211-05:00Yum that maple syrup candy sure sounds good. We u...Yum that maple syrup candy sure sounds good. We used to call the small accordions just squeeze boxes I am sure there is a more scientific name. LOLSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-34189156330890867602014-03-03T10:45:21.158-05:002014-03-03T10:45:21.158-05:00@Norma: it is!
@Jane: indeed!
@Jan: maple syrup ...@Norma: it is!<br /><br />@Jane: indeed!<br /><br />@Jan: maple syrup is one of life's great pleasures.<br /><br />@Tex: I've heard the accordion used in ways that don't involve polka. At least these two musicians wisely went in the folk music direction.<br /><br />@Sharon: it's scrumptious!<br /><br />@Country Gal: my dad has had three accordions down through the years. One of them was very fancy indeed.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-73405918308282611912014-03-03T09:58:28.476-05:002014-03-03T09:58:28.476-05:00Now that is wonderful ! My dad played the accordio...Now that is wonderful ! My dad played the accordion all though a bit fancier then that he also was pianist . Wonderful photos . Although cold the sun is shining and that makes it just that little bit easier to bare . Thanks for sharing . Have a good day !Country Gal https://www.blogger.com/profile/08693944554850315123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-63572874354075098292014-03-03T09:37:37.021-05:002014-03-03T09:37:37.021-05:00I've never seen anything quite like that maple...I've never seen anything quite like that maple syrup taffy. Looks yummy.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-84534972764977244482014-03-03T08:56:42.572-05:002014-03-03T08:56:42.572-05:00oh, that looks yummy! and i agree, that accordion ...oh, that looks yummy! and i agree, that accordion is quite small and almost looks wooden. <br /><br />we have something in common - my father played the accordion, too - a button type - and played polka music. :) i used to dance a mean polka.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-63717347014252349912014-03-03T08:51:12.214-05:002014-03-03T08:51:12.214-05:00It's looking quite pleasant and cosy overthere...It's looking quite pleasant and cosy overthere with the musicians.<br />I didn't know you can eat the syrup of the maple tree, I only know it has wonderful leaves in the autumn.Jan K. alias Afanjahttp://afanja.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2437925806350573745.post-87220013914758285932014-03-03T08:29:05.930-05:002014-03-03T08:29:05.930-05:00Jane: You have to admire the maple tree with its a...Jane: You have to admire the maple tree with its ability to give us tasty maple syrup in the spring and absolutely beautiful leaves to look at in the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com