tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8326493833018007374..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: ListsThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23444627577945477352021-11-23T11:53:30.540-08:002021-11-23T11:53:30.540-08:00Derek - but you are not there to witness it and th...Derek - but you are not there to witness it and the grieving process is helped I understand by some kind of funeral.<br />Thelma - The Simon Reeve programme on The Lakes in wonderful isn't it?<br /><br /><br />Thanks one and all. Seems most of us are listers.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59476034505734630692021-11-23T09:59:54.390-08:002021-11-23T09:59:54.390-08:00I like to be organised.
But if its not on the list...I like to be organised.<br />But if its not on the list it doesn't get done.<br />Very much a lister. xYellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69663040864267002021-11-23T07:42:18.848-08:002021-11-23T07:42:18.848-08:00I learned such a lot from Simon Reeve's 'L...I learned such a lot from Simon Reeve's 'Lakes' programme and have discovered that near to me, the Cotehele Estate is re-wilding an area that has been prone to flooding, but will now be wetlands again (National Trust property). I do hope that others follow suit (though it's hard to read in the Guardian that many houses are being built on flood plains. WHY???? It seems certain that there will be flooding problems for those houses. <br />Off to add a couple of things to my list > > > > > >Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914227535503925006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90952929424455991802021-11-23T05:11:28.773-08:002021-11-23T05:11:28.773-08:00I've been watching Simon Reeve on catchup (NHS...I've been watching Simon Reeve on catchup (NHS shifts) too and was telling my husband earlier that it was very different than the usual TV program about the Lakes.VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85701059479449513672021-11-23T02:50:00.218-08:002021-11-23T02:50:00.218-08:00Pat re. your reply to me concerning funerals, I...Pat re. your reply to me concerning funerals, I'm can't see how having various children, grandchildren, etc come into it. I have people who are connected to me, my partner for one, but surely how your funeral is carried out is for you to decide not the wishes of various other people. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32913885497812101892021-11-23T01:55:50.982-08:002021-11-23T01:55:50.982-08:00Just the act of making a list used to be enough. I...Just the act of making a list used to be enough. I would make a list then throw it away. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49278366849065880882021-11-23T00:30:38.757-08:002021-11-23T00:30:38.757-08:00No not a list maker apart from the odd shopping on...No not a list maker apart from the odd shopping one on the back of a scrap of paper. I often think people who make lists end up making lists of the lists they need to make and of course nowadays there is so much stationery dedicated to organisation they probably do. Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74713425768412549142021-11-22T23:30:40.139-08:002021-11-22T23:30:40.139-08:00Shopping lists but that is about all. My funerals ...Shopping lists but that is about all. My funerals arrangements are simple, it is just knowing where to scatter the ashes, I change the location every now and then ;) <br />Simon Reeves along with Max in the Lake District have convinced me I should visit Keswick one time next year. Not sure I will be hiking up the hills but the scenery looks lovely.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78344339247132870282021-11-22T23:24:59.581-08:002021-11-22T23:24:59.581-08:00I used to make lists when I was at work as my line...I used to make lists when I was at work as my line manager used to ask me to do things whenever she happened to think of them, rather than when I had time to do them. Without a list I'd never have remembered everything - and some of them were important! For as long as I can remember my father used to disappear to the bedroom and say he was "doing his paperwork" on Sunday evenings. We used to think he was just going for some peace and quiet, but when he died I found that everything was in order and written down in small notebooks. It made everything so much easier.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67848398277253346812021-11-22T22:36:24.533-08:002021-11-22T22:36:24.533-08:00I make more lists the older I get. To-do lists, sh...I make more lists the older I get. To-do lists, shopping lists, menus, presents for Christmas - all the things I didn´t have to write down when I was younger. My husband and I try to keep our files up to date - we have divided things up but each of us should be able to deal with the other one´s files, too. We also keep a list of pins, passwords etc. for internet accounts.<br />In my opinion, this is not macaber but realistic. In a time of grief, one should not have to deal with a mess of paperwork. Younger friends od us (both 61) have already bought a place for their grave and written down the music they want to have played.<br />There is a very interesting book on this subject, Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson.<br />Hilde in GermanyHildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70970630747731579442021-11-22T22:17:07.802-08:002021-11-22T22:17:07.802-08:00I have always been a list maker, mainly because I ...I have always been a list maker, mainly because I so enjoy marking things off the list. I love that sense of satisfaction. These days I feel like my lists help to keep me better organized and to get more accomplished. I keep my lists on my desktop now rather than on paper.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58072768026854319322021-11-22T21:38:01.431-08:002021-11-22T21:38:01.431-08:00I suppose I am something of a mix between Rachel a...I suppose I am something of a mix between Rachel and Pat - I am well organised and (usually) on top of things concerning my own life, but I also am a list maker for the sheer satisfaction of seeing the items being ticked off.<br /><br />Pat, I think you are doing very well to get your affairs in order, and it is not at all macaber but both realistic and reasonable. Death is all around us, every day, and it is silly to make it a taboo and pretend it won't ever be upon us personally.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32613755926067510932021-11-22T20:30:16.843-08:002021-11-22T20:30:16.843-08:00I actually worry about the awful mess I'll lea...I actually worry about the awful mess I'll leave behind; which in my case is bi-national. I would love to simplify matters, but there are family members who want everything to stay as it is. I wish them luck!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10848645291813955092021-11-22T15:22:19.821-08:002021-11-22T15:22:19.821-08:00My father had a stroke which necessitated the chil...My father had a stroke which necessitated the children (read me!) taking over his affairs. Oh my giddy aunt, they were such a mess. He hadn't put in a tax return in over 30 years (didn't think he needed to), there were unopen envelopes with share dividend cheques, papers going back forever. He died 4 years after the stroke and it took another 2 years before we finally got things sorted. He had to pay over $20,000 to the taxation dept. but it could have been a lot worse - he could have been bankrupted. So having things in order for your son is a wonderful thing.sparklingmerlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600695778999486566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-61487797398280382172021-11-22T15:06:05.422-08:002021-11-22T15:06:05.422-08:00I think if you write out a list of things to do to...I think if you write out a list of things to do tomorrow you are much more likely to actually follow through in doing some, if not all, of them. And listing them in order of importance also helps, you don't have to stop and think, "Well, now what shall I do today?"-----you've got it all right there in front of you and have considered which really "have to be done" and can just get on with it. It saves time and offers less of an opportunity to wander off into a byway and get nothing accomplished.<br /><br />It's good of you to keep your files and "last wishes" all up to date. Leaving things in a muddle for children to sort out after you are gone creates a real burden for them at a time when they are already at a low ebb. Your son is a very lucky fellow to have you for a mother.<br /><br />vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46285067663495062882021-11-22T14:18:56.989-08:002021-11-22T14:18:56.989-08:00I have found that the older I get the more I need ...I have found that the older I get the more I need to use lists. I always make a list for the grocery store and cross off the items as I shop. I make book lists and lists of Netflix titles I see recommended on blogs.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39817754952443562632021-11-22T13:29:38.832-08:002021-11-22T13:29:38.832-08:00I am a list maker. I make shopping lists even thou...I am a list maker. I make shopping lists even though I sometimes go right round the supermarket and find I've remembered everything. I make job lists and love ticking them off when done. I also rely on my diary to remind me of appointments and I have left a note of my funeral wishes to avoid any problems over who should do what when that time comes as I have five children. All important documents are in a metal box file in alphabetical order which gets an occasional sort out.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14970522558648058122021-11-22T13:07:11.749-08:002021-11-22T13:07:11.749-08:00Absolutely right Rachel - I don't think I am ...Absolutely right Rachel - I don't think I am one of them though.<br />Jaycee Good idea - let's just put it down to the ageing process.<br />Derek - I rather like that idea but not so easy when one has children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.<br />Regardig lists - one does get a sense of satisfaction putting ticks on lists - at least I do.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7881923948687099872021-11-22T12:17:33.915-08:002021-11-22T12:17:33.915-08:00As well as a sturdy filing cabinet, we have a comp...As well as a sturdy filing cabinet, we have a computer file called 'Just in Case" and have given our daughter the password for this file should anything happen to us.<br />I've never liked the feeling of 'where do I start' and would like to spare others that also, so everything is spelt out for her to make dealing with our estate( and immediate concerns )easier. <br />Husband and I have shifted many times due to work, so lists have been essential, however once at a large family function miles away, my mother asked 'Where's your father?'. I replied 'isn't he here? '. I was supposed to have picked him, and had forgotten my mother had stayed with her sister. He was quite relieved, after we'd made a frantic phone call, to stay home and potter in his shed. Guess he was pleased I hadn't written 'pick up Dad' on my list that day!- Pam.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21982506673576144082021-11-22T11:24:15.106-08:002021-11-22T11:24:15.106-08:00I am not a list maker but I do not "muddle th...I am not a list maker but I do not "muddle through life". I am well organised and on top of my game. There is a life without lists and people who are capable of being organised without them. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73294693589688415902021-11-22T10:32:36.902-08:002021-11-22T10:32:36.902-08:00I make lists for some things, like the weekly shop...I make lists for some things, like the weekly shop, which husband does, but not for much else. All of my papers for household bills, car, banking etc are in one drawer, a bit untidy but each in its own plastic folder. I'm guilty of only having a clear-out when I have trouble closing the drawer, but at least it's all in one place!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47264774731821150132021-11-22T10:01:31.561-08:002021-11-22T10:01:31.561-08:00It's quite frosty in the morning and everythin...It's quite frosty in the morning and everything warms up to the high 40's. There is no more color as the leaves are 95% fallen. It looks like winter with bare trees. I like lists and files too. Everything is well ordered. Walking in the forest behind my home is all woodland trails with leaf and pine needles blanketing the forest floor. All you hear is the breeze swishing in the treetops. It's very peaceful. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67665542832372970912021-11-22T07:58:57.029-08:002021-11-22T07:58:57.029-08:00I never used to make lists but kept everything in ...I never used to make lists but kept everything in my head, which seemed to work well. However, now I am becoming more forgetful so need to write things down.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50219156435759016152021-11-22T07:49:36.030-08:002021-11-22T07:49:36.030-08:00After a frost, we have clear blue skies and sunshi...After a frost, we have clear blue skies and sunshine all day but with an icy wind straight off the Thames Estuary.<br />My funeral arrangements are quite simple and written into my will, there will only be a Direct Funeral i.e. there will be no funeral as such, no church service, no eulogies - just the funeral people collecting my body and having it cremated - end of. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84421667630683088632021-11-22T07:41:47.375-08:002021-11-22T07:41:47.375-08:00Yes, I am definitely a list maker. If I don't...Yes, I am definitely a list maker. If I don't make a list, nothing gets done. I can't keep things in my head anymore. They go up there & then vanish! I have to have it down on paper or else. ~Andrea xoxoxoThe Feminine Energyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145843258211481300noreply@blogger.com