tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post7623773640240558030..comments2024-03-27T22:22:22.445-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: A Missing PieceFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-45940709191225919622009-05-21T02:27:16.158-05:002009-05-21T02:27:16.158-05:00I have been following your blog for some time now,...I have been following your blog for some time now, you have such a gift C, thank you for sharing your thoughts with all of us. Your photos are great, very interesting. Your children and grandchildren should indeed cherish all the work you have done. I look forward to catching up on your writing, wondering what's happening next in the neighborhood. I bet you are "spinning" this next winter...socks for Far Guy? How about a coat for Chance...that's all he needs...<br />Thank you again for sharing your family history with us. G and V. (Some of your older stories really, realy made me laugh...divorce in the neighborhood??? Pretty funny.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-4330902059167212062009-05-18T21:16:00.000-05:002009-05-18T21:16:00.000-05:00It really seems to be a prairie kind of thing. My...It really seems to be a prairie kind of thing. My Aunt and Uncles in Alberta farming country have auctions when they move. No one on the coast does, I wonder why.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-26432763020957243782009-05-18T13:19:00.000-05:002009-05-18T13:19:00.000-05:00I'm touched, too. One thing I don't understand is...I'm touched, too. One thing I don't understand is why family wasn't allowed to buy the things up front that they wanted. I'm baffled by the thought that you had to outbid a stranger for <br />family memorabilia.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05404943895800549273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-84179112444157519702009-05-18T11:27:00.000-05:002009-05-18T11:27:00.000-05:00I sometimes have a HUGE lump in my throat when I g...I sometimes have a HUGE lump in my throat when I go through an estate sale. It's the old photos (they're just trying to sell the frames!!!), diplomas and even things like sewing notions that really get to me.<br /><br />Yes, it's very sad, but it taught me a lesson not to put too much value in possessions and hoard them. NO one will treasure them like yourself and all you leave is a "slime trail" of things.Fenwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600879778583691021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91355302409099501522009-05-18T09:41:00.000-05:002009-05-18T09:41:00.000-05:00So, very sad. But I'm happy the table has found a ...So, very sad. But I'm happy the table has found a happy home with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-46726037529977301992009-05-18T09:16:00.000-05:002009-05-18T09:16:00.000-05:00And the circle is closed....a lovely tribute to a ...And the circle is closed....a lovely tribute to a card table and hours of family memories. HarrietAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17614226454191462692009-05-18T07:41:00.000-05:002009-05-18T07:41:00.000-05:00I'm so glad you got the table!
My Granpa had a red...I'm so glad you got the table!<br />My Granpa had a red couch like that. I wonder what ever happened to it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03221026763063317009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-60897935982076125532009-05-18T00:46:00.000-05:002009-05-18T00:46:00.000-05:00A wonderful tribute to your loving Uncle and the m...A wonderful tribute to your loving Uncle and the many treasures he and his wife collected.<br /><br />I always try to think the household items at auction are purchased by loving people who will put their own stories to them as they are again passed down or sold at auctions years down the road.<br /><br />My husband's family lovingly allowed their two grown and married children ...... and all the grandchildren also married with families to choose any and all items they wished as keepsakes......even down to the pots and pans, linens, furniture, etc. I am so very pleased to have in our possesion many fond items that tell their own stories. My kids (grown up) probably get tired of my telling them about this item or that.....where it came from and how. But they too, will REMEMBER!<br /><br />Sentiments are a beautiful thing!Liz in PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00635307632640140516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-17368809374185086332009-05-18T00:09:00.000-05:002009-05-18T00:09:00.000-05:00Beautiful and emotional story. So so glad that mu...Beautiful and emotional story. So so glad that much loved card table has ended up back in your home.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17016439610436864684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33274964290833225242009-05-17T20:43:00.000-05:002009-05-17T20:43:00.000-05:00What a wonderful story. So glad you got the table...What a wonderful story. So glad you got the table. I'm sorry about your uncle, he must have been a wonderful man.Moms Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18214139613579501417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-66512335494563066122009-05-17T18:23:00.000-05:002009-05-17T18:23:00.000-05:00So sorry to hear about your uncle. This is a hear...So sorry to hear about your uncle. This is a heart-warming post and tugs on my heartstrings. So happy that the table is "home" where you and your family appreciate its history and can make new memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-44686543202068135062009-05-17T15:12:00.000-05:002009-05-17T15:12:00.000-05:00This was a very wonderful story. Each of us have ...This was a very wonderful story. Each of us have special memories that are understood only by us. One mommento can help us relive a whole flood of those memories. Sometimes it is strange the things we become sentimental about. I am guilty. I love my old treaures.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858158707328118375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82839465370660077422009-05-17T13:42:00.000-05:002009-05-17T13:42:00.000-05:00I choked up while reading this. It reminded me of...I choked up while reading this. It reminded me of a very similar experience in our family. I'm glad the table found its way to your home.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642967022028132751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-91901103921900844842009-05-17T13:15:00.000-05:002009-05-17T13:15:00.000-05:00We go to a ton of auctions and estate sales. We ar...We go to a ton of auctions and estate sales. We are always wondering about the lives of the people who owned the things. The saddest thing I have seen is family photographs on auction...the really old ones from the 1800's. You would think someone in the families would want to keep them. If only the objects could talk!The Retired Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466803019073952351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-90704395818378957572009-05-17T12:04:00.000-05:002009-05-17T12:04:00.000-05:00Nice story, a little sad but heart warming also.
...Nice story, a little sad but heart warming also. <br /><br />Thanks AnneZiggy Stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14203760234180476883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-25534390445700781492009-05-17T11:56:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:56:00.000-05:00I will be the first to admit to being emotional......I will be the first to admit to being emotional...... but still, Connie, that made me cry. <br /><br />Sad, but touching, and while some people may say "it's just stuff", and I am trying so hard not to accumulate any more things, the photo was what got me in the heart. That and the beautifully written words of respect both for your Uncle, and his treasured table.<br /><br />I am so glad that you waited until the end.<br /><br />JenRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37300874564506209702009-05-17T11:28:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:28:00.000-05:00I hadn't realized the story behind the table. It ...I hadn't realized the story behind the table. It really is a sad thing that all our stuff that we work hard for and enjoy ends up in boxes at auctions or garage sales. I'm glad you got back to bid on it. joAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-12998522084080841962009-05-17T11:09:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:09:00.000-05:00So sorry to hear about your Uncle, but I'm glad yo...So sorry to hear about your Uncle, but I'm glad yopu finally got the t.ablelinda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33057293301878405212009-05-17T11:00:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:00:00.000-05:00It wasn't hard for me to five up my mom's things t...It wasn't hard for me to five up my mom's things to the nieces and nephews, I just wanted to be sure that they knew the stories behind them. I was able to keep a lot of those things but there are hundreds of things with stories that I tried to get told before they left the house. I am glad you got the card table. What a beauty.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.com