tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6578176011001388135..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Passing away.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10181793623951656312011-11-08T07:20:21.284-08:002011-11-08T07:20:21.284-08:00Thank you for the thoughtful comments.Thank you for the thoughtful comments.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56310218963593712262011-11-07T17:44:34.420-08:002011-11-07T17:44:34.420-08:00Here in New York, it is rare to see any poppy reme...Here in New York, it is rare to see any poppy remembrance as we draw near to 11/11/11.<br /><br />I have an aging collection of poppies bought years ago on my then regular visits to London. <br /><br />I see these paper flowers every day of the year and do a bit of remembering right then, no matter what the season.<br /><br />And also consider that we still continue to send young folks off to war.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-537493198930212532011-11-07T04:16:55.937-08:002011-11-07T04:16:55.937-08:00Death is always hard to bear and I know exactly wh...Death is always hard to bear and I know exactly what you mean by the world going on oblivious. It seems so incongruous to those of us whose worlds have just fallen apart. (How can they be discussing the price of cheese when I am feeling like this?!!!)<br /><br />As far as the motorway speed limit is concerned, I am afraid that I must disagree with you dearest Weaver. In spite of the occasional horrific crash (about which we all hear) our motorways are the safest roads in the country by a very long margin because everyone is travelling in the same direction and there are very few hazards (junctions, pedestrians, traffic lights, parked vehicles...).Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4933064750449724612011-11-07T01:41:28.216-08:002011-11-07T01:41:28.216-08:00Listen to BBC Radio 2 today at 1.30 pm, Songs my S...Listen to BBC Radio 2 today at 1.30 pm, Songs my Son Loved, Jeremy Vine talks to mums who have lost their sons in Afghanistan. I think it will be sad but uplifting at the same time. I think it is on everyday this week if you miss today's.<br /><br />Thank you for the post Weaver, that is all I can think to say.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-41602356030325082702011-11-06T19:33:01.453-08:002011-11-06T19:33:01.453-08:00Nick, our minister, talked about death this mornin...Nick, our minister, talked about death this morning and he brought to mind Rossiter W. Raymond's poem which ends Life is eternal and love is immortal/and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight.,,<br />Charles and I have lost so many friends, but somehow these words are a comfort as I think about the energy of the loved ones being somewhere, outside of time and sight, and so I scribbled the words on the church bulletin and gave them to Nick.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23843399019744970382011-11-06T17:32:50.738-08:002011-11-06T17:32:50.738-08:00always a worthy meaningful visit-
Aloha from Ho...always a worthy meaningful visit-<br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Honolulu<br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> <br /> > < } } ( ° ><br /> <br /> ><}}(°>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47073155044456466582011-11-06T17:20:36.242-08:002011-11-06T17:20:36.242-08:00A very cogent commentary on a subject too often av...A very cogent commentary on a subject too often avoided. I never see poppies being sold around here. Love your blog. You always have something worthwhile to say, not to mention wonderful photos.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72929488000834766372011-11-06T15:04:36.254-08:002011-11-06T15:04:36.254-08:00Aye a cold day Pat! might be a freeze tonight I th...Aye a cold day Pat! might be a freeze tonight I think! brrrrrrrrrr!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50723344128373458052011-11-06T14:42:50.423-08:002011-11-06T14:42:50.423-08:00The pile up was on our news last night - terrible....The pile up was on our news last night - terrible.<br />Losing friends and acquaintances is hard, no matter what the age. I'm sorry that your circle has grown smaller.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62422987409058384962011-11-06T14:42:41.400-08:002011-11-06T14:42:41.400-08:00Is your Remembrance Day the same as our Veteran...Is your Remembrance Day the same as our Veteran's Day? I struggle with loss of loved ones frequently but can only imagine how hard it must be to lose a spouse or close companion.rkbsnanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823260788452105326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63669286050682744002011-11-06T14:16:25.403-08:002011-11-06T14:16:25.403-08:00The 80mph limit idea is appalling. Not only will m...The 80mph limit idea is appalling. Not only will more people die on the road but also it makes a nonsense of environmental policy. I'm guessing emissions will rise significantly. We should be reducing it to 50 instead.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24102865373247402622011-11-06T12:42:40.411-08:002011-11-06T12:42:40.411-08:00Was appalled at the scenes on our tv of the motorw...Was appalled at the scenes on our tv of the motorway pile up. Horrifying.<br />I am afraid life always goes on after death, but we who knew them well always remember them.Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68549481453653562932011-11-06T11:21:52.351-08:002011-11-06T11:21:52.351-08:00a thoughtful post
and a timely one
nicely donea thoughtful post<br />and a timely one<br />nicely doneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28225020774427141312011-11-06T09:37:34.130-08:002011-11-06T09:37:34.130-08:00Bought a poppy at the English shop here the other ...Bought a poppy at the English shop here the other day and was so sad to see the soldier on the poster was a young chap in his twenties with a metal leg.<br />Heartbreaking.<br />Robert's ma would have been 90 on Friday......<br />and so we go on ...in the bright sunshine here.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8722343470129727642011-11-06T07:48:54.172-08:002011-11-06T07:48:54.172-08:00When I lived in Laguna Beach I would see the vets ...When I lived in Laguna Beach I would see the vets selling Poppies very year but since moving to Arizona and living so far out of the city I never see any Veterans anymore. I miss buying a Poppy every year. <br />My condolences on your friend. Especially when they died so close together, even if expected it is still a shock.<br />When my Baby Nicole died, who but family and friends knew. The same with my Mother, she was so important to me and yet the sun came up and shopping needed to be done, life goes on.<br /><br />Yes I believe the birds sing because they are so very happy !<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-60398213624399530502011-11-06T06:41:49.345-08:002011-11-06T06:41:49.345-08:00I lost a friend of fourty years last week. I was ...I lost a friend of fourty years last week. I was with him when he passed. And yes, life goes on and several billion people don't even know that the world is a little darker for the loss of his light. It's the price we pay for surviving. His friendship was more than worth the pain I feel now. And I will continue to make friends and love them, though I know that loss will come, because the joy is worth it.<br /><br />My condolences to you in this sad time. Dwell on the good and let the bad fade. Time is like water. It wears away the rough edges.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.com