tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post2633895417271069257..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: A Mother-in-Law's Impending Visit Fundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-40619187313202802212016-04-01T04:43:45.655-06:002016-04-01T04:43:45.655-06:00he'll draw into your center in here ok let thi...he'll draw into your center in here ok let this be a powerfully loving graph ax here good fierce and fabulous <a href="http://t-rexmusclefacts.com/perfect-garcinia-cambogia/" rel="nofollow">Perfect Garcinia Cambogia</a> now in hell open-heart and exhale draw aided keeping the hearty well-fed and drying in the naval you contracted exhale full-forward over your legs press those fingertips out in .<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://t-rexmusclefacts.com/perfect-garcinia-cambogia/" rel="nofollow">http://t-rexmusclefacts.com/perfect-garcinia-cambogia/</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902455119582160302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35952830138367402742016-03-14T12:04:53.649-06:002016-03-14T12:04:53.649-06:00I love these photos too, Dutchess! After you left...I love these photos too, Dutchess! After you left Aurora, I moved mountains at home, including my National Geographics. I'm basically down to photos and papers ~ organizing, identifying, and preserving, and sharing family photos are a huge project for me. It's overwhelming if I think of it! But I am excited. <br /><br />I love the one of you, Bertie, and Barb in Grammie's back yard. I remember years of Mom washing pails and pails of cloth diapers. She boiled them after she got them washed. Five babies in nine years; and yet, she told me numerous times that that was the best time of her life, when we were all small. It's haunting to see her handwriting on letters and envelopes; Dad's too. I have a few letters and drawings of we kiddos, and I'll eventually share them too.<br /><br />I went through a rough patch after you left and I suddenly saw 66 bearing down. Now I just laugh! My trainer Alex, whom I'm meeting in less than an hour, was really impressed with my strength and level of fitness. That was such a morale boost! Deciding to join 24 Hour Fitness for while I'm here was such a great decision. The gym is closer to me than our clubhouse at home!<br /><br />I sure hope Barb is having a blast in the Dominican Republic. Turning 60 is a big deal too! Hugs to you! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-85942933556227724802016-03-14T11:51:54.853-06:002016-03-14T11:51:54.853-06:00I so appreciate your support and friendship ~ simp...I so appreciate your support and friendship ~ simple as that!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-77550849455610091392016-03-14T11:51:13.657-06:002016-03-14T11:51:13.657-06:00Hey, Jim! It feels good for me to be back. Thank...Hey, Jim! It feels good for me to be back. Thanks for your encouragement! It's a shame that your father threw away his letters! Even I, letter saver extraordinaire, have thrown away letters of mine (old boyfriends ~ LOL) that I now wish I had. They're so good at capturing a moment in time. I can't believe that Pops will be 100 in June! What an amazing run he has had! I hope you inherited those longevity genes! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-74335853189113204392016-03-13T19:45:13.752-06:002016-03-13T19:45:13.752-06:00Great post Louise...glad to see you have gotten ba...Great post Louise...glad to see you have gotten back to your writing. I love these photos ...how we have all grown. It is amazing to see Mom's handwriting on the envelope to Nana. I honestly don't know how Mom managed the 5 of us and I was totally oblivious to it all. Dutchess<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-66084620617708961582016-03-13T18:39:49.229-06:002016-03-13T18:39:49.229-06:00WELCOME BACK ~ simple as that!!!WELCOME BACK ~ simple as that!!!fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-59373837747141767462016-03-13T18:17:49.413-06:002016-03-13T18:17:49.413-06:00Gee, did your mother have her hands full or what! ...Gee, did your mother have her hands full or what! Luckily she had you Louise who would help whenever you could.<br />Such great memories of your families struggles and strength to make it better for you and your siblings.<br />Welcome back Louise. I look forward to following your life's journey from long ago.<br />I have only a few letters from my parents when I lived away. There were quite a few letters that my father wrote from overseas but I heard that he threw them out when he discovered they were being read. I and my sister had already read them when we were kids. It would be nice to have them now since his 100th birthday is in June. Such is life.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-85646273158700290342016-03-13T11:22:51.141-06:002016-03-13T11:22:51.141-06:00Love right back at you, Noushka! Thanks for the e...Love right back at you, Noushka! Thanks for the encouragement!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-44448386096296557732016-03-13T08:30:04.400-06:002016-03-13T08:30:04.400-06:00Hello Dear Louise,
Many thanks for your kind comme...Hello Dear Louise,<br />Many thanks for your kind comments, I am happy you're back blogging and resuming your family's life up in the north. It is so interesting and it is great to keep a 'diary' like this, a true testimony of an extra-ordinary life.<br />Keep well my friend, love from France :)Noushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583459949373167021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-42631699611796862252016-03-12T10:06:46.147-07:002016-03-12T10:06:46.147-07:00Hi Martha! You're so good to come back after ...Hi Martha! You're so good to come back after my time away! I'm getting back in the swing of things! Every time I want to whine, I think of my mother. Not that it works all the time, because occasionally I tumble into a black hole of depression that takes me time to get on top of; family curse that we can trace back through my father to my great grandfather Pratt who arrived as an orphan in PEI sometime in the mid-1800s. Hopefully it won't strike me again, or not for a long time. I do want to catch up on all that has been happening with you and your hubby! Have a lovely weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3306711453940639652016-03-12T09:58:27.535-07:002016-03-12T09:58:27.535-07:00Hi, Geo! You've been so good to visit when I&...Hi, Geo! You've been so good to visit when I've been absent! I'm determined to get back in my blogging groove. I'm beyond sad to see my grandparents' house come down, but there are plenty of nightmare things hidden inside. My sister and her husband saved it from being sold outside the family, and we got to enjoy it for another twenty some years. They're getting ready to retire, so they're going to build a new home on the site, one level without the horrendously steep stairs that have bedeviled many arthritic members of our family The good news is that my great grandmother's house that was built in 1785 in the same community is being restored by a family with the financial resources to do so. Have a great weekend with Norma! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-36723972749468880122016-03-12T08:54:27.014-07:002016-03-12T08:54:27.014-07:00So wonderful to see a post like this from you, Lou...So wonderful to see a post like this from you, Louise! And it's another wonderful read. It was so much harder for our parents in those days. None of today's comforts. It reminds me not to complain! LOL...Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-44830938047425374812016-03-11T19:36:41.529-07:002016-03-11T19:36:41.529-07:00An engaging post! Jack built a most impressive hou...An engaging post! Jack built a most impressive house. Roofspine is still arrow-straight. As one who has raised a family in crazy old crumbling farm houses, I am dismayed to learn the house pictured, which is neither crazy nor crumbling, is to be razed. Best wishes to all. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-69291490174357376042016-03-11T15:00:22.583-07:002016-03-11T15:00:22.583-07:00I hope you have a safe and fun trip, Barb. With J...I hope you have a safe and fun trip, Barb. With Jerry and Rae I can't imagine that it won't be fun! You look adorable in that frilly little dress, Barbie! Bertie probably wore it too, LOL! I'm back on track, hopefully, with the writing; although I have to work in a breezeway between the lobby and the pool. I have a man playing a piano beautifully not three feet from me, and across the table I have a woman singing along: "Home on the Range." Always interesting! Hugs, Barb!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-69620128622945249562016-03-11T14:56:30.261-07:002016-03-11T14:56:30.261-07:00I'm so glad that you enjoy the photos, Jean! ...I'm so glad that you enjoy the photos, Jean! What is the point in having them, if they are stashed away in old shoeboxes? I'm working on organizing them and saving their stories. My great grandmother (Myrtle's mother) came from the Isle of Skye when she was about 16. I have a spread that she hand-loomed before she emigrated from Scotland. Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-54843170013072680482016-03-11T14:47:00.155-07:002016-03-11T14:47:00.155-07:00I used to hate that Valley road to Halifax. I rem...I used to hate that Valley road to Halifax. I remember when I was about six hearing that all the farmers in the Valley were fighting over where the road would go. It took decades to sort it all out. Now nearly all you see are trees, trees, and more trees with rock outcrops and a few ponds thrown in. But I love that it's faster! Happy weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-32437490374514477072016-03-11T14:42:58.697-07:002016-03-11T14:42:58.697-07:00Yes, I was chewing on seaweed. A lot of people ga...Yes, I was chewing on seaweed. A lot of people gathered and ate pulse then; but that's not pulse. Whenever I got to Nova Scotia while teaching, I used to bring back a bag of dulse and let my students sample it.Most, like me, were not impressed! I was never far from Kelsey when I was little. Kelsey was a well known Canadian artist, and I spend many happy days in his studio. Happy Friday!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-46960761778691820952016-03-11T14:37:56.007-07:002016-03-11T14:37:56.007-07:00Hi Alex! Yes it is sad that Bertie and Peter have...Hi Alex! Yes it is sad that Bertie and Peter have to demolish the house, but it would cost a fortune to salvage. It was originally a carriage house for horses. The trip to and from Halifax would be well over $100 return, probably more like $175, and today the trip is at least two hours shorter. Have a great weekend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-25551717171306633162016-03-11T11:37:13.444-07:002016-03-11T11:37:13.444-07:00Hi Fundy, Glad to see a new Northern post though y...Hi Fundy, Glad to see a new Northern post though you did manage to bring tears to my eyes. I hope you are enjoying Hawaii. I am of to DR tomorrow. Hugs your sister BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-76436490855996228892016-03-11T10:39:37.672-07:002016-03-11T10:39:37.672-07:00This letter gives a great insight into how hard li...This letter gives a great insight into how hard life was then, isolation, heating, travel, laundry and every day-to-day living problems. For my parents, and their parents, no washing machines, a hand sewing machine my Grandma brought to NZ from Scotland , and none of the things we now take for granted. I love the old photos you post, beautiful hand sewn dresses, and family pics of you together.Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62902098131001166362016-03-11T08:12:14.122-07:002016-03-11T08:12:14.122-07:00yeah, sure isn't $10 now. But the main road is...yeah, sure isn't $10 now. But the main road is way faster than taking the back route. Wish oil was that price now too hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-3724741464370124672016-03-11T07:27:40.880-07:002016-03-11T07:27:40.880-07:00I enjoyed all the photos in today's post! In t...I enjoyed all the photos in today's post! In that one of you and Kelsey Raymond, are you chewing on a strand of seaweed?Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-76557352714331069462016-03-11T05:34:12.075-07:002016-03-11T05:34:12.075-07:00Sad they are going to demolish the house.
Ten doll...Sad they are going to demolish the house.<br />Ten dollars was probably a lot of money back then, but I can only imagine what it costs now.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com