tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post2747403891882857066..comments2024-03-27T05:29:09.185+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Ken: Strange and Stranger.Grumpy Old Kenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-50213970848925319042013-03-30T06:36:32.580+00:002013-03-30T06:36:32.580+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-28335298160273008742011-08-15T16:33:59.284+01:002011-08-15T16:33:59.284+01:00Interesting how much we have in common. Shared mem...Interesting how much we have in common. Shared memories, shared experiences. It makes me realise how lonely some people in the world must be. We are one mass of memories. And I honestly believe all our lifes experiences are still inside our heads, waiting, for what I know not. How strange that this reminds me of the advert years ago 'You're never alone with a Strand.' Which begs another question, what happens to all our memories after we're gone. (Bit too deep for me!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-78253830967549891052011-08-01T16:10:05.084+01:002011-08-01T16:10:05.084+01:00I am sorry for your loss. As we move further into...I am sorry for your loss. As we move further into life it's hard not be be constantly tugging at memories and Ground hog moments xAGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-35157856886656100782011-07-30T02:35:39.940+01:002011-07-30T02:35:39.940+01:00Going through my mother's things with my siste...Going through my mother's things with my sister was a wonderful shared experience, in a sad way! There were so many memories. The best part was that we didn't fight over anything. We were so considerate to each other, more so than we are at other times, I think. It was a very sweet time for us.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-32045097765296019662011-07-29T22:39:16.849+01:002011-07-29T22:39:16.849+01:00Mother's started clearing things out on my las...Mother's started clearing things out on my last two trips to see her and has started marking boxes for their eventual possessors.<br />It might sound morbid, but she doesn't see it like that...just as getting things sorted out as much as possible now that she uses so very much less.<br /><br />On another note, I loved the photograph...any dog you look after must be very happy indeed.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-91056387820337597002011-07-29T21:37:43.213+01:002011-07-29T21:37:43.213+01:00Condolences for the sad loss of Francoise. Yes it ...Condolences for the sad loss of Francoise. Yes it is a rotten job clearing out possessions - we have had to do it 4 times. Alison seems blessed with very special powers. Wonder if she could channel this somehow.<br /><br />Yes, I know the film "Met Joe Black". I actually like the film but cannot find many who agree. Love the way you write, Ken, very interesting content and beautifully put together, as always. Must pop over more regularly. Sorry I have been away for so long. Very best wishes ~ EddieEddie Bluelightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069024660422117718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-73097672279335726462011-07-29T02:43:41.327+01:002011-07-29T02:43:41.327+01:00A very interesting post. Thanks for sharing this w...A very interesting post. Thanks for sharing this wonderful and amazing post.. I like it..Temporary Walls Nychttp://allweekwalls.com/testimonials.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-36661393050548573562011-07-29T00:47:30.929+01:002011-07-29T00:47:30.929+01:00thank you again for such a wonderful post about re...thank you again for such a wonderful post about real life. made me think of the passing of my grand-father. I had a dream that night, I was walking down the hallway and the wall beside me was lined with a large mirror separated in five columns and my grand-father was following me in the mirror but only for the first three mirrors. never understood it. yet never will forget that dream!eleven's inkhttp://elevensink.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-17057875056582647752011-07-28T21:52:31.894+01:002011-07-28T21:52:31.894+01:00Thank you for sharing--and so simply, yet movingly...Thank you for sharing--and so simply, yet movingly--such a personal moment for your family.Starhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350579051520505525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-56550236246059065432011-07-28T17:45:22.958+01:002011-07-28T17:45:22.958+01:00It is harrowing, I know, having to sort out a love...It is harrowing, I know, having to sort out a loved ones possessions, but we all have to do it at some point. We had to sort out my mother's bungalow after she had gone into a home. Deciding what to do with her possessions when she was still alive was strange, I can tell you.cheshire wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944869219641386387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-15063408597509746472011-07-28T16:48:32.126+01:002011-07-28T16:48:32.126+01:00Thank you for this post, Ken. It prods me to perh...Thank you for this post, Ken. It prods me to perhaps start culling through my own possessions, now, whilst I can make choices about their disposal. Not because I think anyone would do the wrong thing, or be selfish or silly, but rather so that I can ensure that items that have 'meaning' can be presented to those to whom that same meaning would make sense. :)<br /><br />You are a thoughtful man and a talented writer and I enjoy your blog very much.Tequila Sepulvedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00737033014755738460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-23376358664540692152011-07-28T12:10:21.391+01:002011-07-28T12:10:21.391+01:00So sorry for your loss. Not that it's much hel...So sorry for your loss. Not that it's much help but I would have thought that at 87, your ma-in-law had lived a great life and a life worth celebrating so perhaps it was her time?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-85780481118376237832011-07-28T11:35:25.826+01:002011-07-28T11:35:25.826+01:00How sad, but perhaps it really was her time. It&#...How sad, but perhaps it really was her time. It's always difficult, but the clearing does need to be done doesn't it...and if it brings back history and memories then all for the good.Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-75323103230357351722011-07-28T10:57:36.192+01:002011-07-28T10:57:36.192+01:00It is amazing how things keep coming around...that...It is amazing how things keep coming around...that is for sure!<br />Really enjoyed this post Ken...thanks!<br />Brought back memories for me of my fathers' passing and how I heard his voice some weeks later...!!!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-43051103358241003702011-07-28T09:35:41.875+01:002011-07-28T09:35:41.875+01:00I love the sound of your daughter, Alison. There ...I love the sound of your daughter, Alison. There is no reason why pragmatic, sensible people shouldn't also be in tune with something "other" that is not yet fully understood... <br />And that business of sorting an older generation's pocessions (a theme that has emerged in my own blog) can't help but make us think about what we will leave behind, can it? My dad left a cossack hat behind too - Astrakhan I think it's called. I remember him wearing it during the winter here in NZ. (It's a bit moth-eaten now - I didn't don it in our recent snowfall). Strength anyway as you move through this phase of bereavement.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4941930385963521365.post-80875467987290305692011-07-28T01:44:33.489+01:002011-07-28T01:44:33.489+01:00It is a difficult task clearing out the possession...It is a difficult task clearing out the possessions of ones parents. There were quite a few things that one or the other of my parents had kept for decades that neither my brother or I felt could be tossed aside simply because it had become so much a part of the memory of them. Fortunately, the experience brought us closer together.VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.com