tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post3181380599212182333..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Guest Post by my Mum: Almost 103!Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33863092566423978182016-12-02T10:38:00.628+01:002016-12-02T10:38:00.628+01:00Thank you for your kind comment. You understood, w...Thank you for your kind comment. You understood, what I wanted to say.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-75591388108177935332016-12-02T10:36:08.376+01:002016-12-02T10:36:08.376+01:00That is a very true saying! Thank you for your kin...That is a very true saying! Thank you for your kind comment!Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-17226006086193058442016-11-30T13:08:34.299+01:002016-11-30T13:08:34.299+01:00You are so very right, YP.You are so very right, YP.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90695926483144374082016-11-30T11:46:29.620+01:002016-11-30T11:46:29.620+01:00In the midst of life we might have the illusion th...In the midst of life we might have the illusion that it will all last forever - friends and family and routines but then gradually it all falls apart and we are left with empty spaces where the departed ones used to be. Nothing lasts forever so we must try to make hay while the sun shines. Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19768368658076868142016-11-29T19:53:15.517+01:002016-11-29T19:53:15.517+01:00Inevitably, that (being the older generation) will...Inevitably, that (being the older generation) will happen to all of us, unless we die young. I'm glad your aunt and uncle are still around, and your brother, too. I guess no matter how old and "grown-up" we are, it is always tough when we have to say good-bye to our parents.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-72669562023518266512016-11-29T17:11:28.373+01:002016-11-29T17:11:28.373+01:00Thanks for sharing (both of you). My aunt turned 8...Thanks for sharing (both of you). My aunt turned 80 this year, I'm thankful she and her husband are still in good health and certainly of sound mind. It is strange to think that she is now older than my parents were when they died (mum in 2009 and dad in 2011, and neither of them lived to celebrate their 80th). It is strange indeed when one has to start thinking of oneself as being in the older (oldest) generation!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87179518589093008042016-11-28T11:09:02.282+01:002016-11-28T11:09:02.282+01:00Thank you, Helsie, I am glad, that you like my man...Thank you, Helsie, I am glad, that you like my mantra!Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39311269812137185002016-11-28T09:43:18.071+01:002016-11-28T09:43:18.071+01:00Thank you, Jenny. We all are happy to live quite n...Thank you, Jenny. We all are happy to live quite nearby, if we want, we can see us easily, if not.....Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-76752169535554609762016-11-28T09:40:54.625+01:002016-11-28T09:40:54.625+01:00You are welcome, Mike. Thanks for your kind commen...You are welcome, Mike. Thanks for your kind comment.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-41788687986105287222016-11-28T09:39:23.329+01:002016-11-28T09:39:23.329+01:00Thank you, Kay. You are right with the angels: Esp...Thank you, Kay. You are right with the angels: Especially now in Christmas time quite a lot of little angels are flying around in my flat. (made of wood, of paper, of wax, tin a.s.o.)Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3887387710540466222016-11-28T09:36:34.985+01:002016-11-28T09:36:34.985+01:00Thank you for your kind comment, Jennifer. and Mei...Thank you for your kind comment, Jennifer. and Meike is right, aunt Berta was the wife of my uncle Willy.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-80770944245991764972016-11-28T09:33:52.629+01:002016-11-28T09:33:52.629+01:00Thank you for your kind comment, Diane. Yes, such ...Thank you for your kind comment, Diane. Yes, such is life, as I wrote: One comes, one goes....Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-4370632297053754072016-11-28T09:31:05.303+01:002016-11-28T09:31:05.303+01:00Thank you for your kind comment, dear Kristi. In t...Thank you for your kind comment, dear Kristi. In the month of november in Germany are many memorial days, so it makes one thinking more of life and death.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-89650286834072648622016-11-26T07:41:15.805+01:002016-11-26T07:41:15.805+01:00Thank you, Jenny! Yes, we know and appreciate how ...Thank you, Jenny! Yes, we know and appreciate how good our lives are, largely free from worries about the basics such as food, shelter, work, and with the immediate family all close by and in a town that allows for a comfortable life. It always saddens me when I hear or read of people who do not get along within the family, or even have stopped talking to their own parents, siblings or children.<br />Of course we are not always of the same opinion and sometimes have a rather different attitude to certain things in life, but what we share is more important than where we differ.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30888040948019464182016-11-25T22:50:34.050+01:002016-11-25T22:50:34.050+01:00A nice post from your mum, and a good comment from...A nice post from your mum, and a good comment from you! You always seem to be a very constructive family, and it is good to know you are usually happy, although I seem to pick that up from your blog. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-44684670631992831552016-11-25T21:03:27.427+01:002016-11-25T21:03:27.427+01:00Tempus fugit indeed. You know, I was almost sure I...Tempus fugit indeed. You know, I was almost sure I'd once (years ago) written a post with that title (Tempus Fugit), but putting it in the search bar of my blog shows nothing.<br />Maybe I had <a href="http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2009/10/verganglichkeit.html" rel="nofollow">this old post</a> of mine in mind. The sad thing is, only two weeks after I wrote it, my husband died.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82786068096868155042016-11-25T21:00:27.494+01:002016-11-25T21:00:27.494+01:00Thank you, Kay! I am sure my Mum is reading everyo...Thank you, Kay! I am sure my Mum is reading everyone's comments and will probably reply to you, too.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-31508096960327597532016-11-25T19:39:05.235+01:002016-11-25T19:39:05.235+01:00Yes, that is a thought-provoking post. Thanks Mei...Yes, that is a thought-provoking post. Thanks Meike's mum! Aunt Berta lived through so much, too. Tempus fugit.Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-16744337105845806132016-11-25T19:36:34.918+01:002016-11-25T19:36:34.918+01:00Love this post from your Mum. It makes you think ...Love this post from your Mum. It makes you think when you have birth news and then news of a death at the same time. Angels, I know you believe in them, they are with us at all times.Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-86305309698602430762016-11-25T06:57:28.920+01:002016-11-25T06:57:28.920+01:00You're welcome, Jennifer.
Aunt Berta was not a...You're welcome, Jennifer.<br />Aunt Berta was not a blood relation to us, I think; if I am not mistaken, it was her husband who was my grandmother's cousin and she married into the family.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-67640912419574567132016-11-25T06:56:13.363+01:002016-11-25T06:56:13.363+01:00In Germany, Thanksgiving is celebrated in church o...In Germany, Thanksgiving is celebrated in church only, not the kind of holiday it is in the US. Also, it is earlier in the year, just after the harvest is brought in.<br />Good job that we can give thanks every day if we like :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-62848668680774059102016-11-25T06:54:14.353+01:002016-11-25T06:54:14.353+01:00Hello Diane, I believe this is your first comment ...Hello Diane, I believe this is your first comment on my blog - welcome!<br />Yes, I am truly blessed to have my parents and my sister all close by and hope it will stay like that for many more years!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-13853240310286635262016-11-25T06:53:09.383+01:002016-11-25T06:53:09.383+01:00So do I, Kristi.
Yes, our perspective changes as ...So do I, Kristi. <br />Yes, our perspective changes as we get older, and I find it fascinating to observe this change in myself.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-59240873211162877052016-11-25T04:57:49.734+01:002016-11-25T04:57:49.734+01:00Profound post. Thank you Meike's mum! And Meik...Profound post. Thank you Meike's mum! And Meike, too, for sharing it with us.<br /><br />You must have good genes in your family, having an aunt reaching such a grand age! Good genes is half the battle!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24678964038535364402016-11-25T00:14:45.183+01:002016-11-25T00:14:45.183+01:00Ah yes, I realise that I have had a very lucky lif...Ah yes, I realise that I have had a very lucky life filled with family and love. We are not a demonstrative family but we are always there, hovering around each other and participating in each other's lives." Enjoy each day" is such a good mantra. I think that the Thanksgiving Day that is celebrated in the USA is such a great idea. I wish Australia would adopt it.Helsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136273834165751276noreply@blogger.com