tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post3124412776522280656..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Building art by MarySteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-70716353571318229452018-01-13T09:40:00.851-08:002018-01-13T09:40:00.851-08:00I certainly spent a lot of time at them on my bike...I certainly spent a lot of time at them on my bike, closer than Easton' bigger Great Ponds-- the only thing closer was Knapp's little pond on Union Street near the Brockton line (we lived in the part of Easton called Unionville, up in the northeast corner near Brockton to the east and Stoughton to the north.<br /><br />Matthew:No, they were a different family. The local Ames are indeed local; they are, as I wrote once, "shovel manufacturers turned by time and money into squires and scholars." <br /><br />Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-16551840366894836612018-01-12T14:03:04.746-08:002018-01-12T14:03:04.746-08:00Hi Steve, I grew up in Brockton, Mass, and spent m...Hi Steve, I grew up in Brockton, Mass, and spent many happy hours fishing in the D.W. Fields Park lakes which were built by Oliver Ames. I also dug my share of gas line ditches for homes and businesses using Ames shovels. In retrospect that was good practice for my career as a Marine infantry officer. Sean Leachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-6357174540470161752018-01-12T12:46:58.215-08:002018-01-12T12:46:58.215-08:00My condolences upon the death of your mother. My ...My condolences upon the death of your mother. My mother too was born in 1925, and like yours in that long twilight fade. I am off to visit her soon after typing this. <br /><br />Would the Ames be the Hobart Ames Family? If so, I have read of them much through Nash Buckingham. If I remember my Buckingham they are from the Boston environs. <br /><br />Matthew in Missouri Matthew in Missourihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837923639865150303noreply@blogger.com