Searching For Keyboards Brought Back Memories
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45628)
Philippines
October 27, 2016 7:24am CST
When I typed 'keyboard' in the Pixabay search box, the results showed not just pictures of desktop computers, laptops, and cellphones ...
... but also pianos, typewriters and accordions, things that my siblings and I grew up with that my nieces and nephews probably don't see, hear, or know to use.
A mix of memories.
Did you see objects from your past lately that made you pause and reminisce?
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
i think we gave it away years ago, but i did experience using the big heavy ones with long carriages. the few times i had to use an electric typewriter i didn't like it. my hands felt numb afterwards.
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@LadyDuck (502427)
• Italy
27 Oct 16
@hereandthere I had the habit to use electric typewriter, I worked in an office and I typed all the day.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
it was totally unexpected. sometimes the search results give weird pictures that make you wonder how it relates to the tags, but this time the images triggered a flashback.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
now you remind me of two songs by the carpenters - it's 'yesterday once more' and 'we've only just begun'
i hope your wedding album is still in good condition.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
@hereandthere 
yes still in good condition and hope they stay this way.
yes still in good condition and hope they stay this way.1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
@salonga maybe you can also start taking pictures of it so you have digital copies
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Oct 16
for me it's a smell, I have memories tied to scent, some will take me back to holidays at the grandparents etc
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
my sense of taste and smell aren't that good. 
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Oct 16
@Jessicalynnt mine is probably seeing and hearing
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
28 Oct 16
@hereandthere we all have different ways of storing memories
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
do you and your son still play the piano? we all had lessons, but once it stopped, we stopped playing, too.
i had to search tabletop hairdryer. i think i've seen them in beauty parlors here. wow. talk about superior quality!
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
1 Nov 16
@hereandthere No, we rarely play the piano anymore. Just a piece of furniture to dust. Lol about the hairdryer. It looks like a space helmet. Lol!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
1 Nov 16
@DianneN the piano was eventually sent to my nephew. space helmet is correct!
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
1 Nov 16
Somewhere out in the shed I still have the old typewriter that I used to get my first sales as a scriptwriter. The hardest part of switching from manual to electric in later years was remembering that I didn't have to hit the keys as hard!
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
3 Nov 16
i remember the racket it made in a quiet office.
i think that's why i like desktops and keyboards than laptops.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
3 Nov 16
@asfarasiknow i didn't know there was such a thing. i would be there watching it too.
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@asfarasiknow (3340)
• Bournemouth, England
3 Nov 16
@hereandthere My first electronic keyboard was a little Canon word-processing typewriter with 4 fonts. You would type a whole line and when you got to the end of that, it would print it on the paper. Some people were fascinated just to watch it!
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Oct 16
While Halloween costume shopping at second hand stores recently, I came upon some neon items - like neon suspenders. Oh gosh, neon clothing was such a fad in the 80s . . . and I had my share of neon shirts at the time - even suspenders 
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
30 Oct 16
@hereandthere Reversible jeans 
. Oh yes, I remember those teeth belts! Sometimes they were hard to fasten! I bought the buckle and then got the belt part from a fabric store in different colors - much cheaper than buying the whole belt at the store!
. Oh yes, I remember those teeth belts! Sometimes they were hard to fasten! I bought the buckle and then got the belt part from a fabric store in different colors - much cheaper than buying the whole belt at the store!1 person likes this
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Oct 16
oh, yes, i've had my share of neon clothes, now i remember my yellow and brown reversible jeans. i never wore suspenders, but i remember the multicolored belts with the metal buckle with teeth, instead of holes.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
27 Oct 16
yeah, i've heard of unsplash, but i guess i'm so used to pixabay
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@epiffanie (11327)
• Australia
30 Oct 16
I saw an old typewriter online and told my husband that having a typewriter in the 70s was a dream which didn't come true .. And he surprised me with one a couple of weeks ago ..I can't wait to use it...
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
30 Oct 16
really? that's sweet. it's amazing they are still being manufactured and sold nowadays. so what do you plan to type?
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
28 Oct 16
That reminds me of when I look for something like a rose and I see all sorts of beautiful images.
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
Not much, but I did try guitar or keyboards. I didn't learn much.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
29 Oct 16
same here. after the piano lessons, none of us really played.
@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
27 Oct 16
Yes, I love the older technology that I grew up with and we have much of it in our home.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
do you plan to keep and pass them on to your children, or sell them?
@Dextoi (1845)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
@hereandthere I think I'd pass them on...
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@allen0187 (59702)
• Philippines
5 Nov 16
I was browsing at two antique shops yesterday so I saw a lot of old stuff that brought back memories.
Fun times!
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Oct 16
there's so much ol' schtuff 'round my place, that such's oft :)
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
14 Nov 16
it makes you aware how much time has passed. i remember you have an antique piano.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
14 Nov 16
@JudyEv maybe a museum will take it? of course, it would be nicer if an antique collector bought it!
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@JudyEv (382021)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Nov 16
@hereandthere You have a good memory! Yes, we still have our piano. I don't know what will happen to it when we go. Neither of our sons will be able to take it even if they'd like to.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
28 Oct 16
Yes, some things can bring back memories; sad or sweet.
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