tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post4618909715286289600..comments2024-03-28T05:06:22.205-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: AshesFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52143127951623331162009-12-27T13:25:57.896-06:002009-12-27T13:25:57.896-06:00What a shame to see the beautiful old house in ash...What a shame to see the beautiful old house in ashes. Blessings to your cousin as they rebuild their lives.<br /><br />It's good to know your memories will live on though~~gtyyuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402170522183324256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89689619050878771012009-12-19T06:27:52.539-06:002009-12-19T06:27:52.539-06:00The memories remain but the pictures and all the o...The memories remain but the pictures and all the other things that help trigger the memories gone. How sad.troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-14818934505301125162009-12-17T23:56:35.529-06:002009-12-17T23:56:35.529-06:00This is sure an end of an era. I still have dream...This is sure an end of an era. I still have dreams about the old wood stove in the basement of our rickety old house where i grew up. <br /><br />Hope your grief is short lived and overshadowed by good memories, and saved lives.<br /><br />You're one of the few people I've heard mention a shiveree. My parents talked about the one they were given when they married in the early 30s.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-85941576740955550782009-12-17T23:02:07.042-06:002009-12-17T23:02:07.042-06:00So sorry for your loss. Our close friends lost the...So sorry for your loss. Our close friends lost their house to fire one winter; I helped try to catalog the contents of the entire house by going room to room and writing what they told me had been there. It was so hard to comprehend the loss. Thank heavens for the good people of the Lion's club as well. I'm glad your cousin and family are ok.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02000632281014476258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-8764956006461067572009-12-17T21:56:12.708-06:002009-12-17T21:56:12.708-06:00The words can not say how sorry I am for the loss ...The words can not say how sorry I am for the loss you feel. I am glad that your family made it safely out they must be devastated.<br />I know how you feel about the house, a tornado took my grandparents whole farm. The memories are all I have left nothing can remember that and hold on to it.demaincahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466887157349356693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52010211787039573562009-12-17T21:07:26.839-06:002009-12-17T21:07:26.839-06:00I can't believe the fire started up again. So...I can't believe the fire started up again. So sorry.Lori Skooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03458010787337492501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-52843173204054906742009-12-17T19:40:36.577-06:002009-12-17T19:40:36.577-06:00This is so sad. I am grateful that no one was hurt...This is so sad. I am grateful that no one was hurt. We will keep all of you in our prayers.<br /><br />Kisses for Chance,<br />Emma RoseEmma Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687752178033531295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-78478359301710325022009-12-17T19:38:59.816-06:002009-12-17T19:38:59.816-06:00Wow, sorry you've lost a place of so many memo...Wow, sorry you've lost a place of so many memories.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48900965634740970162009-12-17T18:37:21.057-06:002009-12-17T18:37:21.057-06:00Glad no one was hurt, and there just isn't any...Glad no one was hurt, and there just isn't any good time for an unplanned fire. So many material things lost and now only memories.West Side of Straighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306258644484219373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17820406634354316082009-12-17T15:27:32.404-06:002009-12-17T15:27:32.404-06:00It's sad when something like this happens and ...It's sad when something like this happens and worse when it's this time of year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-79306082318390696652009-12-17T13:50:44.854-06:002009-12-17T13:50:44.854-06:00So sad to hear this.
PatsySo sad to hear this.<br />PatsyPatsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17862394699499538591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-21045474230471632402009-12-17T12:21:39.005-06:002009-12-17T12:21:39.005-06:00I'm so sorry for your cousin's loss of his...I'm so sorry for your cousin's loss of his home and belongs and your family's loss of a piece of family history. But as others have said, thank goodness the family all got out okay.Maery Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897994913879836634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-49258264673014654032009-12-17T12:04:32.142-06:002009-12-17T12:04:32.142-06:00Connie, my childhood home was burned by arson thre...Connie, my childhood home was burned by arson three years ago to the month. It was the saddest thing going back to the site and looking at the ruins, which seemed to still be smoldering some five months after the fire. I understand how it feels to look at a building that contains memories and feel like a part of you has been gutted. I will keep those who are now without their home in my prayers.Roxane B. Salonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459456545891720716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12277256184394675892009-12-17T11:59:02.605-06:002009-12-17T11:59:02.605-06:00Oh! Far Side! I am so sorry for you and your fami...Oh! Far Side! I am so sorry for you and your family. I'm glad no one was hurt and a few things were saved. It will be very hard to replace everything in there. Somethings will never be replaced, but you know all that anyway.<br /><br />Linda<br />http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com/DayPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241862779620972216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43028280021565164622009-12-17T10:56:26.189-06:002009-12-17T10:56:26.189-06:00I am so sorry, that is so sad to have something li...I am so sorry, that is so sad to have something like that happen at this time of year. My prayers are with your family! Glad everyone was ok!lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998455958377639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-55081500854779790042009-12-17T10:05:36.079-06:002009-12-17T10:05:36.079-06:00Wow. A lot can happen in one house.Wow. A lot can happen in one house.Lannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018584509455303394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-48731311438681287812009-12-17T09:56:53.035-06:002009-12-17T09:56:53.035-06:00Such a sad loss, but I am so glad to hear that no ...Such a sad loss, but I am so glad to hear that no one was hurt. So many memories, and they will always be in your heart. <br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-11107697914917971572009-12-17T09:04:54.165-06:002009-12-17T09:04:54.165-06:00Glad to hear everyone was ok. Sad about the loss....Glad to hear everyone was ok. Sad about the loss. =(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-61680036967523807512009-12-17T07:57:56.396-06:002009-12-17T07:57:56.396-06:00Thank God nobody was hurt... only the physical hou...Thank God nobody was hurt... only the physical house gone, which is hard enough. Your memories are safe inside your heart, and you wrote a wonderful memorial to that house here in this post. Thank you for sharing it with me.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-53889136053999835102009-12-17T07:29:42.113-06:002009-12-17T07:29:42.113-06:00It's so heartbreaking that all those things fr...It's so heartbreaking that all those things from your childhood memories went up in smoke. I am praising God that your family members are safe and unharmed. The outcome, bad as it is, could have been so much worse. You will always cherish those memories. My prayers go out to your family and their losses. I look forward to seeing their new home next spring.<br /><br />Let us know if we can do anything to help out. Have a blessed day and know we care.Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10175389676508928061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4559898055438480262009-12-17T06:55:00.871-06:002009-12-17T06:55:00.871-06:00It is almost as heartbreaking as grieving for a lo...It is almost as heartbreaking as grieving for a lost family member. You have so many precious memories wrapped up in there. I am so sorry that you are feeling that loss. It would be difficult anytime, but at Christmas it seems much worse. Thankfully everyone is safe. Your old memories will always be sweet reminders of that special place. Maybe you can salvage a few pieces of the wood and use them somehow to make a few Christmas ornaments to save as mementos.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-64809766713054862009-12-17T05:34:25.966-06:002009-12-17T05:34:25.966-06:00That is awful about the fire. Aren't you glad ...That is awful about the fire. Aren't you glad you have so much of it in your heart to tell all those wonderful stories? Put it in pictures with your stories in a journal for others.TxFarmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940044132186476270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-86316672853763932922009-12-17T05:03:06.001-06:002009-12-17T05:03:06.001-06:00I am very sorry for everyone's loss. Sad anyt...I am very sorry for everyone's loss. Sad anytime, but especially at Christmas. At least through your blog, you are able to share your memories and photos with future generations. May God bless you all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-23705705959522858982009-12-17T05:00:05.577-06:002009-12-17T05:00:05.577-06:00Oh no! I'm so very very sorry to hear about yo...Oh no! I'm so very very sorry to hear about your cousins' plight and the house burning down. How awful. At least the fire cannot burn the memories you have in your heart...LadyFihttp://ladyfi.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com