tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post3909283221993654296..comments2024-01-19T11:41:09.359+13:00Comments on A Hebridean in New Zealand: It Seems Like A Long TimeGBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-32945403765453377142009-11-07T11:44:20.485+13:002009-11-07T11:44:20.485+13:00Croquet:
When I was a young kid growing up in Bor...Croquet:<br /><br />When I was a young kid growing up in Borneo, my dad went to England. When he came back, he said, he played Croquet.<br /><br />We had ideas of Victorian ladies wearing long skirts playing croquet. We asked him, why he played such a feminine gme.<br /><br />He said, we were iqnorant, croquet demands accuracy. <br /><br />Whenever I go to Rotorua, and see people playing croquet, I think of my dad. Yor reminded me of his croquet playing.<br /><br />http://ann-mythoughtsandphotos.blogspot.com/2009/05/croquet.htmlAnn, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪https://www.blogger.com/profile/04399207312968010460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-79016467774612360072009-11-07T03:46:05.620+13:002009-11-07T03:46:05.620+13:00Sounds like a wonderfully full day! I wondered ab...Sounds like a wonderfully full day! I wondered about Ms. Smith wearing a helmet, then I read about Misty-nater. Could have been quite ugly!<br />Looks like you're in a beautiful place!shabby girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991126161405336712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-38000338703549679582009-11-06T20:41:46.328+13:002009-11-06T20:41:46.328+13:00GB I'm very glad to see you back here in Blogl...GB I'm very glad to see you back here in Blogland as well. <br /><br />As for grief over the loss of someone and the celebration of their life - I think it is fully possible (and even necessary) to let both feelings co-exist. We have a saying in Sweden: Sorrow and Joy walk together. (I think it is the first line of a hymn originally.) I believe that at a time of loss, we need to acknowledge sorrow and grief, sometimes even anger. We ALSO need to remember that in spite of sorrow and grief and pain,there is still Joy. We need to express ALL of that and remind each other of ALL of that. And that's "what friends are for"... <br /><br />Some things in life you can choose, some not. You might be able to make people remember you with joy; you will never be able to stop the same people from also missing you when you're not there.DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956409908791716009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-82986302236485338622009-11-06T18:06:02.926+13:002009-11-06T18:06:02.926+13:00Wow!!! GB!!! Now that's how to make a FULL da...Wow!!! GB!!! Now that's how to make a FULL day!!!<br />Thank you for the mention...life is everything that I've made it...and it is not bad...it is just DIFFERENT than I ever expected. I prayed for peace for years...and now...sometimes I look around and think, "Wow! It sure is quiet around here!!!" :^) ;^) ;^)<br />Scriptor...since he's not going to be floating around on a cloud playing a harp...he's going to be one of those friendly ghosts, like Casper. Watch out...you'll round a corner and there he'll be.<br />;^) ;^) ;^) ;^) ;^) ;^) ;^)Cynthia L. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13626090956828108370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-83891432264215980002009-11-06T17:01:25.205+13:002009-11-06T17:01:25.205+13:00Loved the top two photos.
The problem with celebr...Loved the top two photos.<br /><br />The problem with celebrating the fact that one has known someone - especially someone that one loves - is that the grief bit is inevitable. We regret that we will never see the person again or be able to communicate with them in the normal way. Since you don't believe in an after-life how the hell am I to get my daily e-mail if you go first???Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-32709868158476512882009-11-06T15:52:24.765+13:002009-11-06T15:52:24.765+13:00How cute is that trap and pony! Maybe you should ...How cute is that trap and pony! Maybe you should explain that is not the usual mode of transport in Napier - or at least it wasn't when I was last there!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-495553397518653924.post-55381420292599919052009-11-06T13:19:28.910+13:002009-11-06T13:19:28.910+13:00Oh, sweet friend...I want so badly to comment on t...Oh, sweet friend...I want so badly to comment on this right NOW but everyone is demanding my attention away. My father just called and I am going to go but I will be back, most likely in the a.m. - which will probably be your p.m. :)<br /><br />I will be back.<br /><br />I miss you here, just so you know.<br /><br />Love with a bear hug attached, HeatherHeatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04693495698843336789noreply@blogger.com