tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post3199075953915344503..comments2024-03-18T19:47:35.007-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: The Lansdowne Letters: Another Crisis in the MacBeath HomeFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83620870906881096992017-06-22T13:24:22.035-06:002017-06-22T13:24:22.035-06:00Thanks, Martha! I enjoy sharing them ~ must come ...Thanks, Martha! I enjoy sharing them ~ must come from decades of encouraging children to share their stories! I'm a happy camper ~ I had my computer in the shop and doubled my RAM memory. Here's hoping that resolves all my maddening processing issues. I hope all is well with you and George! Take care!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-35259175357448207192017-06-22T13:22:31.695-06:002017-06-22T13:22:31.695-06:00It is a principle, isn't it, Crystal? I hope ...It is a principle, isn't it, Crystal? I hope all is well with you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-75756648771509137782017-06-22T13:21:53.103-06:002017-06-22T13:21:53.103-06:00Hey, Sage! My father liked to live dangerously! ...Hey, Sage! My father liked to live dangerously! What really would frost my mother was when my father would sing "The Campbells are Coming." My mother was a MacDonald. I remember him doing that in Newfoundland when I was 24 or 25 and visiting home. My mother was making breakfast and got so angry that she threw a raw egg at him and it broke open on his forehead. Oh such fun memories! LOL Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-60440396215348165392017-06-22T13:18:40.213-06:002017-06-22T13:18:40.213-06:00Thanks, Joey! I've always enjoyed being snowe...Thanks, Joey! I've always enjoyed being snowed in ~ as long as we had food, water, and fuel. I've been in Colorado over thirty years, and I still keep my larder and car stocked. Old habits die had. Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-37932116009508611312017-06-22T13:16:59.117-06:002017-06-22T13:16:59.117-06:00Big hugs back at you, Stacy! We often got a new E...Big hugs back at you, Stacy! We often got a new Easter outfit at Easter too, or at least a piece of a new outfit or new to us. Have a good one, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-80415145082541114872017-06-22T13:15:46.650-06:002017-06-22T13:15:46.650-06:00Hi, Linda! Special memories for sure! Have a goo...Hi, Linda! Special memories for sure! Have a good one!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-90663570029138404082017-06-22T07:03:55.521-06:002017-06-22T07:03:55.521-06:00HAHAHA! What a delightful post. Your dad sounds li...HAHAHA! What a delightful post. Your dad sounds like he was a hoot. These are wonderful memories and I love that you are sharing them with us.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09262406079948479112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-55699570834524892912017-06-21T13:10:27.462-06:002017-06-21T13:10:27.462-06:00I loved that comment about different opinions over...I loved that comment about different opinions over the same situation. Isn't that a true principle if ever I heard one! Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-5049390288340196692017-06-21T10:32:55.985-06:002017-06-21T10:32:55.985-06:00I'm surprised your father lived beyond Easter ...I'm surprised your father lived beyond Easter after mentioning his wife's weight in a letter (and she would have seen it, I assume since she also commented in the letter! Good stories.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-62394171623542977952017-06-21T05:36:50.425-06:002017-06-21T05:36:50.425-06:00"Thank goodness we're snowed in," is..."Thank goodness we're snowed in," is a phrase you just don't read very often! What a great letter and inspirational Easter bunny antics. Joey Lynn Rescinitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219074986338894660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-84154284922098521972017-06-20T17:16:41.605-06:002017-06-20T17:16:41.605-06:00What fun Easters!! I want to go on an Easter egg h...What fun Easters!! I want to go on an Easter egg hunt! You dad sounded hilarious! I can't remember us ever having Easter hunts. The one thing we always got, was a bran new outfit! I loved getting new clothes! Big Hugs!Magic Love Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133368208464734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-73108293415188037052017-06-19T17:26:47.556-06:002017-06-19T17:26:47.556-06:00Your Easter Egg hunts sound so wonderful. Special ...Your Easter Egg hunts sound so wonderful. Special memories.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83139870796730456212017-06-19T07:34:40.702-06:002017-06-19T07:34:40.702-06:00Hi, Dreaming! Yup, my dad was a kid at heart, and...Hi, Dreaming! Yup, my dad was a kid at heart, and since he was an only child, he loved having a big family! I hope all is well with you!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-81615255291635152852017-06-19T07:33:45.888-06:002017-06-19T07:33:45.888-06:00What wonderful Christmas fun, Susan! And you'...What wonderful Christmas fun, Susan! And you're right ~ the game is a gift too. I think it's hilarious that the chosen person has to sing the clues before opening your gift. I love when you share your memories in your comments. Have a great week, my friend! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-1953498542755915042017-06-19T07:29:59.634-06:002017-06-19T07:29:59.634-06:00Thanks, Jim! A hat filled with Easter candy ~ I l...Thanks, Jim! A hat filled with Easter candy ~ I love it! Mom also wrote a letter that day, which I will share this week. Dad was one of those people who could remember every card played by everyone ~ a talent that I didn't inherit ~ And he loved to win! So, of course, Mom loved to beat him whenever she could! Some of the challenges for Mom whenever she played with the Brother were that he was a shy (around women) French Canadian who spoke broken English. Have a good one!<br />Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-45285925383925477092017-06-19T07:16:06.782-06:002017-06-19T07:16:06.782-06:00Hi, Joylene! Thanks for your lovely comment about...Hi, Joylene! Thanks for your lovely comment about my father! Although I think every family has a disfunction or two ~ LOL I've had computer issues, so I'm just replying now. Not taken in by Scareware, but it was close. Thank goodness for Apple support! I hope hope that you are feeling stronger and better every day! Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-43911355139132173032017-06-18T22:54:05.246-06:002017-06-18T22:54:05.246-06:00Your dad was a kid at heart! I can just imagine hi...Your dad was a kid at heart! I can just imagine him scheming and dreaming the "perfect" spot for hiding eggs. <br />What an isolated life you led way back when. Amazing!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-28824069288313139272017-06-17T16:39:49.122-06:002017-06-17T16:39:49.122-06:00That's lovely.That's lovely.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-48703866008632548312017-06-17T14:45:17.668-06:002017-06-17T14:45:17.668-06:00Making a game out of gift-giving is a gift in itse...Making a game out of gift-giving is a gift in itself, I think. Your Easter hunts reminded me of when my family opens gifts on Christmas morning. I pre-select a family member (unbeknownst to that person) to receive a wrapped gift from me with a clue inside. When opened, that 1st clue leads to another gift with a 2nd clue inside, and so on. The clues lead the hunter to different places inside and/or outside the house until the final gift is discovered which, of course, is hiding that special Christmas gift. It's like a treasure hunt. Naturally, the rest of the family follows behind the hunter as he/she searches for the next wrapped clue, in anticipation. It's a hoot to watch the expression on the hunter's face once the final gift is discovered. Each year, a different and unsuspecting family member is picked to find his/her gift from me in this manner. To add to the fun, I sometimes transpose words from a familiar Christmas carol into clues, and the hunter has to sing the "clues" before opening the package. Thanks, Louise, for the happy memories your blog brought me today!Susan Fiscushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279879923605437646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-65438601705061805632017-06-17T10:16:43.906-06:002017-06-17T10:16:43.906-06:00What a fun family event your Easters were, Louise!...What a fun family event your Easters were, Louise!<br />Your father had quite the imagination and sense of humour. Got me thinking about my Easters as a child. I guess we would have like your American friends....each having our own 'basket'/hat filled with chocolate/candies.<br />I liked your mom's 'add-on' to your dad's letter. Was she a woman of few words but still getting her point across? i think she liked beating your Dad and his partner in bridge! As I am sure he did too!!<br />Fun letters this week, Louise. Have a great weekend.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-58887434533139891022017-06-17T09:56:19.528-06:002017-06-17T09:56:19.528-06:00Whenever I read these stories of your father, I ge...Whenever I read these stories of your father, I get teary. What a wonderful man. You were truly blessed to have such endearing parents. They were always thinking of someone first. How terrific. These days experts say dysfunctional families are normal. That would make yours extraordinary, I think. Joylene Nowell Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04497637513532136615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-86394215494316124482017-06-17T08:02:30.931-06:002017-06-17T08:02:30.931-06:00Happy Saturday, Peggy! I hope that you are enjoyi...Happy Saturday, Peggy! I hope that you are enjoying your lovely garden and patio. Just a few more days, and it will be technically summer! <br /><br />To this day I love games. The sad thing is that today many people don't like to play games, or they don't make time to play them. Part of me lives for going to Nova Scotia in the summer and playing card games with my family.<br /><br />And you're right ~ Dad was continually challenging us, and he took great delight in it. We five siblings are all adventurous in different ways, but adventurous is definitely a commonality. I'll bet that you, as a teacher, have had lots of fun observing how certain family qualities and characteristics are expressed in you and your sisters and pass down through the generations, mixing in with everything coming from your spouses. Have a good one, my friend!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-43957644435504534012017-06-17T07:45:44.959-06:002017-06-17T07:45:44.959-06:00Hi, Janie! Thanks for your comment which provided...Hi, Janie! Thanks for your comment which provided me with an insight I didn't grasp fully. You're right ~ my father did find joy in a lot of small things! He was such a monumental figure to me, that everything he did was big in my eyes. I have the same trait of finding delight in small things, and I have always thought that came to me from my mother. But when I read your comment it really hit me that Dad had that quality as much as Mom or more. Wow! The longer I work with Dad's writing and think about growing up, the more I understand my father from my adult perspective and the more I recognize what we have in common. I can see different parts of my father's personality coming out in each of my siblings and me, but it's really fun to stumble across something right in front of me that I didn't see. Thank you for that, Janie!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34073560499578365872017-06-17T07:14:13.003-06:002017-06-17T07:14:13.003-06:00LOL! Coffee and toilet paper would be my two nece...LOL! Coffee and toilet paper would be my two necessities, too, Jean! I think we train our husbands to expect that what they need will always be at hand, and whose fault is that??? <br /><br />What fun that you had to follow a string to find a gift left by your father. It's always great to have a little more fun worked into our lives. (I have a little bird, probably a finch, outside and singing his heart out ~ so beautiful this Saturday morning.) <br /><br />Guaranteed the night before Easter and the night before Christmas, my mother and father had so much fun. I can hear their laughter now. That laughter is among my most favorite memories of them.<br /><br />I hope that you and Hugh enjoy the rest of the weekend! Sending you love and hugs!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-29176329935298334692017-06-17T05:16:42.490-06:002017-06-17T05:16:42.490-06:00I can tell how playing games made up such an impor...I can tell how playing games made up such an important part of the life away from regular entertainment. Your mom and dad made their own fun in that isolated place. I loved how your dad really his those eggs. He seemed to always be challenging you children. No wonder you grew up adventurous. Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610347687911147219noreply@blogger.com