tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post6631108178891425228..comments2024-03-29T08:11:17.619+11:00Comments on GeniAus: OnkaparingaGeniAushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-74874826705752592562013-10-25T10:08:24.502+11:002013-10-25T10:08:24.502+11:00Sadly, no I haven't visited the Museum. One of...Sadly, no I haven't visited the Museum. One of those cases where you live so close you don't do it. But yes, I must!Alona Testerhttp://www.lonetester.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-31146773667060426912013-10-25T09:41:36.022+11:002013-10-25T09:41:36.022+11:00I'm sure there are many Onkaparingas in houses...I'm sure there are many Onkaparingas in houses around Australia. Alona - have you visited the Museum?GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-23222593269122120242013-10-25T09:34:25.857+11:002013-10-25T09:34:25.857+11:00I also received Onkaparinga blankets for a wedding...I also received Onkaparinga blankets for a wedding present and they are still going strong, some 44 years later. Our grandchildren love using the blankets when they come to stay, rather than the doonas they grew up with. They insist they are 'snugglier'. <br /><br />My Dad still uses his set that he and Mum bought in 1961... can't complain about the value.Crissoulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148084999701286044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776281256905648887.post-71781853680127271962013-10-25T09:03:27.648+11:002013-10-25T09:03:27.648+11:00I know the Onkaparinga brand very well, as Lobetha...I know the Onkaparinga brand very well, as Lobethal is the neighbouring town to Gumeracha in the Adelaide Hills. And you're right they were most certainly made to last. And to sound very cliche, modern blankets just "aren't made like the used to".Alona Testerhttp://www.lonetester.comnoreply@blogger.com