The Mind of an AB

[ayanna]

I don't get excited about highchairs or prams (although I did see the frame of a '50s era foldable stroller in the trash a week or two ago). Unfortunately it was JUST the frame (no seat/back).

I had a '50s era foldable carriage (pram) for my youngest daughter actually. It had been my older sisters...and the vinyl cover was cracking and splitting, but otherwise it was in good shape. My mum & oldest sister recovered it in a quilted black floral print (black background with tiny little pink/mauve/white flowers) on the basket, same print (not quilted) on the hood) and lined it with a pale mauve, and trimmed with white braid around the top edge of the basket and white fringe on the front of the hood. My husband (at the time) polished up the chrome...it was a BEAUTY! I think I have a photo somewhere of my granddaughter sleeping in it...I'll see if I can find it. The best part of it was you could take the basket out of the frame...and use it like a 'carry-cot'...its where my youngest slept the first 4 weeks of her life (we were staying with my folks).

Ohhhhhh and her bed at home (when we finally got home) was a '20s era (or earlier) wicker bassinet which my mum covered in a lavender 'dotted swiss' with ruffles and bows. It was GORGEOUS. The original legs were missing so my dad made legs for it out of an old bedstead. (My family's kinda "crafty"!) :-D

Anyway...I dooooooo have a soft-spot for PLUSHIES....that's how I ended up with Jozee...saw her at the farmer's market at the ferry terminal the Saturday before Easter...she looked so cute sitting there with her little sweater with the bunny & flower appliques...I just HAD to pick her up 'n cuddle her...and then I HAD to buy her! I'm a sucker for plushies. I'm glad I don't walk past "Starbucks" any more...'cause every time I walked by they had a different teddy "on sale" (I bought THREE of them!)
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[ricky]

Whenever I see a small child in a diaper, being held, or pushed around in a stroller, I always think what it would be like to be that old again, and wish that it was me instead. My AB side starts to take over. But I always want to retain the memories I have now and still be in a 3 year old body.
I know how you feel when you see something like that Pramrider. I think most of us as AB/TB's feel the same.

[Pramrider]

Originally Posted by Mandi

Oh I do that too, Pram! Actually, I thought of you the other day.

Working with Emma (If I remember correctly) while doing your signature bar I got a pretty good look at the pram. Well I was riding my bike to school a week or so ago... and I passed this old stroller. Looked exactly like your Emma, the green, and pink inner. It was in pretty good condition, it was weird but I wanted to take a picture just so I had it.

I'm sure anyone else wouldn't have paid attention to an old buggy sitting in the garbage at the side of the road...

Awww Mandi.....a shame you couldn't get a pic taken. I would have loved to see it and probably could have ID'd it, too. Though...maybe it's good I didn't see it and then start feeling very sad it got trashed. It may have been a rarer Emma since they used to be sold throughout N. America. People are so quick to toss old strollers out, even when they only need a bit of cleaning or mending of the fabric to be made 100% right again. I personally know a man in Australia (not an AB) who rescues prams being thrown away. He refurbishes them and many times donates them to charities which help poorer families and single parents. He has saved literally hundreds of reusable prams or parts thereof from ending up as landfill. I've rescued a few myself found locally.

Originally Posted by ayanna

I had a '50s era foldable carriage (pram) for my youngest daughter actually. It had been my older sisters...and the vinyl cover was cracking and splitting, but otherwise it was in good shape. My mum & oldest sister recovered it in a quilted black floral print (black background with tiny little pink/mauve/white flowers) on the basket, same print (not quilted) on the hood) and lined it with a pale mauve, and trimmed with white braid around the top edge of the basket and white fringe on the front of the hood. My husband (at the time) polished up the chrome...it was a BEAUTY! I think I have a photo somewhere of my granddaughter sleeping in it...I'll see if I can find it.

I'd love to see pics, Ayanna! Sounds like your family did a beautiful job on the basket and carriage. The pram photo I showed in the "Post Your Desktop" thread shows two prams a collector restored. They're Silver Cross prams, which are still made. She did a good job making them look identical, like mother and daughter prams. They were for sale awhile back when I copied the photo for my Desktop, and I hope they were sold together. Way too nice to be split up.

Originally Posted by ricky

Whenever I see a small child in a diaper, being held, or pushed around in a stroller, I always think what it would be like to be that old again, and wish that it was me instead. My AB side starts to take over. But I always want to retain the memories I have now and still be in a 3 year old body.
I know how you feel when you see something like that Pramrider. I think most of us as AB/TB's feel the same.

Yeah, I sometimes wish I were small enough to actual *fit* a stroller. Not only in width, which I can with my present size, but also in height so as to be able to lay back, nap, and enjoy a ride again. It's a shame so many of our earlier toddler memories aren't retained. Toddlers look so comfy in their strollers, chairs, car seats, and so on...

~Pramrider

[kite]

i'm not a high chair or pram/stroller person, but i'm all about the play places! any ball pits or slides or climbing nets i'm all about .

[Customizer]

Hey, I have had deep thoughts while at Taco Bell with a friend. It was very funny and cute.