Farming Nostalgist Gifts

"Reminds me of the day when I could afford to buy a tractor."

Remember my mum? I took that photo a week before she died. There's one of me...that was a good haircut.

"I always knew you'd come back."

Old MacDonald had a genetically modified farm.

'I should've never sold my truck when I moved to the city.'

I love the way barbecues take you back to nature.

'If only Darwin could have seen this!'

Though a sentiment not shared by his classmates, Harry had come to dread the periodical 'bathroom break'.

"I dreamed that butter and sugar and eggs came back, and we all made cookies."

I suppose industrial pollution is the price of progress, but I still miss that old world atmosphere.

'Rorschach multiple-choice test'

'I miss fighting who gets the front page of the paper first.'

'Elm and Oak? The streets were named after trees that were here before the developers cut them down.'

"Now that I've seen this, I don't think I can ever enjoy popping bubble wrap again."

'In my day, they gave us names and milked us by hand... Now, they give you numbers and hook you up to a machine...'

'Did you know, when dad was a kid, he nursed a baby bird back to health with an eyedropper?' 'So, he's not the gruff parent he pretends to be?'

Times Change in Camden Town

"I'm not sure what we're seeing but I think it's some kind of antique milking machine."

"I grew up on a farm. In fact, I learned to ride a horse before I could walk!"

'You're a free range chicken? -- That sounds so romantic!'

'I haven't gained much weight...I'll bet I can still fit into the pants I wore in high school...'

'I still say it was a big mistake for our office to go paperless.'

"Newspapers seem to be making a comeback."

Do you remember when all we had to do was go to the filing cabinet and take out the file?

'Not everybody is adjusting well to the idea of a paperless office!'

Farmer's Office Cubicle

'It seems like yesterday that food was produced on farms.'

Blame it on the Bossa Nova

The American Farmer - a dying breed.

'Shee-yoot. Now we ain't even a one-horse town.'

"I just remembered why I stopped being a farm dog."

"Iye, we still plough all our land wi' horses."

Farm boy about to go swimming in cattle water tank.

Santa's Workshop Mailroom. The little pile is requests for toys. The big pile is requests for a return to normalcy.

'Frankly Mum, I'd rather read a book quietly than frolic around the paddock...'