tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3313992192819147272..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: ContinuityThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40598656312149135212014-02-03T07:38:05.231-08:002014-02-03T07:38:05.231-08:00We mostly seem to be in agreement that we should d...We mostly seem to be in agreement that we should do our best to keep some family history and memories alive. Thanks for joining in - it is always interesting to read all the comments together - we could all be in the same room chatting about it!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41082499318019952252014-02-03T05:57:31.734-08:002014-02-03T05:57:31.734-08:00
My sons both seem interested in their late grandf...<br />My sons both seem interested in their late grandfathers and are keen to know about their lives, but the quieter lives of the women in a family are often lost to memory. I hope that my granddaughters will want to know more about the women who came before them. A good reason to treasure all the old photographs and letters that still remain.Dartford Warblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352965211143836326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65555633147786640242014-02-03T05:28:45.771-08:002014-02-03T05:28:45.771-08:00In our family we've been blessed with a lot of...In our family we've been blessed with a lot of continuity and I treasure it. My grandsons go to the same school my children did, and I babysit on Tuesday mornings so that my daughter can volunteer in the same school library that I did. Still, the school is immensely larger than it was 30 years ago. I think continuity, which in many places may be diminished, is valuable and can offer a lot of support to people. Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72690161285906129802014-02-03T05:01:40.090-08:002014-02-03T05:01:40.090-08:00In terms of continuity, I think it depends on the ...In terms of continuity, I think it depends on the situation. A friend of mine recently was clearing out her Mum's house and gave me a book of poetry that I gave to my Mum - turns out she had read it at school and was delighted with the gift. Whereas otherwise it would have just sat unloved on my friend's book case. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74135548316840959632014-02-03T04:05:48.182-08:002014-02-03T04:05:48.182-08:00This is a difficult one - things do change much mo...This is a difficult one - things do change much more rapidly now - but there is an avid interest in the past now. Ancestry.com is one of the top sites.<br />Another snow storm here!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82498925811651462752014-02-03T01:22:05.434-08:002014-02-03T01:22:05.434-08:00Yes Jinxxxy Girl, they will be interested when the...Yes Jinxxxy Girl, they will be interested when they get older. My girls are both in their forties now and love to talk about when they were little. They will delight in seeing the things you have saved (good for you) and showing them to THEIR children - who won't be interested - YET !<br />GillFrugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24390530467421067762014-02-02T21:01:47.342-08:002014-02-02T21:01:47.342-08:00When my youngest son was at Junior School, he and ...When my youngest son was at Junior School, he and his friend Serge were the only two boys in his class who had 'TWO PARENTS'. I'd better not say any more!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64100895193637154722014-02-02T20:11:52.167-08:002014-02-02T20:11:52.167-08:00Yes i think continuity is very important and yes i...Yes i think continuity is very important and yes i think we are losing it. I know my children could care less about history , family history or otherwise. I think it is very sad. Even her own history she is not interested in.... Yet i'am the one who keeps the little knit hat they put on her head when she was first born....i keep the school papers... and reportcards... and pictures and awards and ribbons and so on...... and tell myself...one day...she will want them... one day she'll be glad i kept them... but she is 27 now... will one day come? Soon i will have to realize they are only for me.... Hugs! debjinxxxygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349344319328467284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-2342321670183644492014-02-02T18:49:35.075-08:002014-02-02T18:49:35.075-08:00Pat can we meet before you or I die?Pat can we meet before you or I die?John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89401798385926445422014-02-02T17:45:51.318-08:002014-02-02T17:45:51.318-08:00You take us richly to a time and place that echos ...You take us richly to a time and place that echos with truly long history and tradition.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing. It just so happens that a "small leather bound<br />Rubaiyat" reminded me of an iconic relic from my distant adolescence (always a welcome, then chilling encounter - yeah, thanks)<br /><br />For the record, I am an American preferring this visit to watching the super bowl.<br /><br /><br />ALOHA from Honolulu<br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> =^..^= <3<br /><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69237213631860844862014-02-02T15:53:34.436-08:002014-02-02T15:53:34.436-08:00We've lost a lot in the last 60 or 70 years. ...We've lost a lot in the last 60 or 70 years. We've lost what you call a sense of continuity and we've lost what some call corporate memory. We are so afraid of 'strangers' and of the unknown in cyber space and so busy chasing all the extras that now pass as important elements of a good life that we ignore our neighbours and then wonder how some terrible thing could happen right under our noses.<br />Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14504063845227756322014-02-02T15:52:49.733-08:002014-02-02T15:52:49.733-08:00Although, if your dad was a ne'er do well that...Although, if your dad was a ne'er do well that reflected badly down the generations too!mumasuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063599072799536913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64269391811795446372014-02-02T12:23:41.207-08:002014-02-02T12:23:41.207-08:00I wonder if the fact that we can travel so far so ...I wonder if the fact that we can travel so far so quickly and easily has contributed to the lack of continuity? History no longer seems to very important to young people, and knowing your family's roots is part of that. I think it is a sad indictment of the electronic age, but I hope I am wrong.Robin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306137274084617478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81063814546750719272014-02-02T10:19:31.855-08:002014-02-02T10:19:31.855-08:00To me it is sad to see the lack of continuity that...To me it is sad to see the lack of continuity that is so prevalent these days - now I sound like an old codger. But a strong family down through the years has got to help those in the family - and coming from a greatly dysfunctional family as a child, I see even more the importance of making a good family that can stay together.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69210249221522418922014-02-02T08:25:12.177-08:002014-02-02T08:25:12.177-08:00George Herbert led me on a pretty chase link ;) I ...George Herbert led me on a pretty chase link ;) I thought he lived at Tretowers in Wales but no it was Henry Vaughan his friend whose family lived at this old house.<br />These old books of past lives speak of a time when travel was impossible, you could live and die in your village, London as far away as the moon...thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.com