tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post3185982515719958774..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: my lady libertyTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-21751045913201748762010-03-15T20:20:45.170-04:002010-03-15T20:20:45.170-04:00Sorry I am late getting around to visiting your Se...Sorry I am late getting around to visiting your Sepia Saturday post, But what a wonderful tribute I find - your writing makes your very personal memories of the lady accessible to us all.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-3076093855463141992010-03-15T09:21:05.010-04:002010-03-15T09:21:05.010-04:00You are lucky to have such a wonderful grandma and...You are lucky to have such a wonderful grandma and such lovely memories.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13842711799199331211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58246506793723536072010-03-14T05:33:10.368-04:002010-03-14T05:33:10.368-04:00Fabulous post, willow.
I see the Lady Liberty simi...Fabulous post, willow.<br />I see the Lady Liberty similarity so clearly - she looks like the stongest of women! <br />So sorry that you lost her early.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28155819986013332332010-03-14T05:32:52.506-04:002010-03-14T05:32:52.506-04:00what great memories you have of her. and the phot...what great memories you have of her. and the photos are wonderful - I like the last especially, what a great smilelettucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872380339261609060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46947976007861045292010-03-13T23:39:07.757-05:002010-03-13T23:39:07.757-05:00I have a strong feeeling that you will have a very...I have a strong feeeling that you will have a very similar relationship with your future grandchildren Willow. And that will be the greatest legacy of all.<br />Millie ^_^Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-45185411423792642212010-03-13T22:14:17.183-05:002010-03-13T22:14:17.183-05:00Such wonderful memories. I never knew my grandpare...Such wonderful memories. I never knew my grandparents but have inherited some things passed down from them and have heard stories about them that I cherish.Maery Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09897994913879836634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40076615670356986332010-03-13T22:08:55.404-05:002010-03-13T22:08:55.404-05:00Your family is so interesting and you truly bring ...Your family is so interesting and you truly bring them to life with these posts and wonderful photographs. Thank you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-35504613931266504742010-03-13T20:31:30.691-05:002010-03-13T20:31:30.691-05:00DWC, thank you for your kinds words. Yes, Willow M...DWC, thank you for your kinds words. Yes, Willow Manor really does exist, a dear old ramshackle place of limestone and mortar.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40958984743376828602010-03-13T20:28:42.665-05:002010-03-13T20:28:42.665-05:00Terresa, I feel exactly the same. My grandma has n...Terresa, I feel exactly the same. My grandma has never left my side, either.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-62432693665605855092010-03-13T20:23:29.725-05:002010-03-13T20:23:29.725-05:00A very special post, Willow. I don't know if t...A very special post, Willow. I don't know if the Manor really exists in bricks and mortar, but the Manor of these pages is a treasure-house of warmth and love.Roz Morris aka @Roz_Morris . Blog: Nail Your Novelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088813423467048081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-54333573164660090192010-03-13T20:05:59.882-05:002010-03-13T20:05:59.882-05:00Lovely tribute to your grandmother. My heart soft...Lovely tribute to your grandmother. My heart softened to read this, and saddened to discover she died in her 50's (so young!!).<br /><br />My gram passed away nearly 2 months ago now. And I find myself returning to her again and again in my writing and my thoughts. She has never left me, but continues at my side.*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68453666691887723642010-03-13T19:21:49.717-05:002010-03-13T19:21:49.717-05:00Willow, this was such a lovely post. It really res...Willow, this was such a lovely post. It really resonated with me because of the close relationship I had with my maternal grandmother.<br />I also inherited her Green thumb and think of her every spring when I putter about in the garden. Her roses live on in there, as do her mothers. She's also the reason I have such deep blue Nikko Hydrangas-coffee grounds in the soil works everytime for me:)..Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28600355734940063972010-03-13T19:16:14.672-05:002010-03-13T19:16:14.672-05:00A feminine beauty of strength and heart...and you ...A feminine beauty of strength and heart...and you have brought her to life here! I really have enjoyed this! ... Just another example of your talent for arranging images and ideas!FireLighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807248509319526615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48432338979033950532010-03-13T19:09:17.467-05:002010-03-13T19:09:17.467-05:00so young, such beautiful memories...you are very l...so young, such beautiful memories...you are very lucky.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-55306945811271597522010-03-13T19:06:46.819-05:002010-03-13T19:06:46.819-05:00I expect somehow she knows all about the person yo...I expect somehow she knows all about the person you've become Willow. A beautiful tribute.Jenniferhttp://www.jensrealia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59388136734013312762010-03-13T18:31:47.891-05:002010-03-13T18:31:47.891-05:00A lovely tribute to your grandmother Willow. My tw...A lovely tribute to your grandmother Willow. My two grandmothers were as different as chalk and cheese. From one I remember with fondness the smell of woodsmoke, the gathering of firewood and tea made from rainwater,the thick quiet ticking of an old mantle clock,the company of animals...the other a wicked Irish humour and gentle ways, a sense of the ridiculous. They were both important to me, and I feel so sad for those who have not been blessed with the company of such influential women who offer so much.Grandmas who love and share, make such a difference to our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50083944177804478252010-03-13T18:04:46.288-05:002010-03-13T18:04:46.288-05:00Your grandmother sounds so wonderful. As I was rea...Your grandmother sounds so wonderful. As I was reading about her, I imagined her living to a very old age, especially since she had such a look of strength about her. So, I was surprised and saddened when you said she had died at age 56 - so young. It sounds like you made the best of those years though and she seems to be living on in you, which is a beautiful thing.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-75239347431808068372010-03-13T17:31:23.101-05:002010-03-13T17:31:23.101-05:00A wonderful story. I would really love to see her ...A wonderful story. I would really love to see her altarscapes.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40514243920015299272010-03-13T17:14:02.981-05:002010-03-13T17:14:02.981-05:00i can see the resemblance. i have the same kind of...i can see the resemblance. i have the same kind of fond memories of my grandmas and know that they would be proud of me and my family. thanks for the reminder to be grateful for what they gave me.julie kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009127575536333064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-45941566754315393972010-03-13T16:39:26.007-05:002010-03-13T16:39:26.007-05:00A lovely tribute to your Grandmother, I enjoyed re...A lovely tribute to your Grandmother, I enjoyed reading about your recollections of an early life spent with a fine woman who helped shape your life, <br />The picture of your grandmother with the bird is an award winning photo.<br /><br />Joannyjoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-74846564802603867122010-03-13T16:01:36.689-05:002010-03-13T16:01:36.689-05:00Loved your story and thanks for your comments on m...Loved your story and thanks for your comments on my post. I just found out today you and Betsy are sisters. My precious sister who died so young and I talk about all the time, was named Betty. I have had so much fun with my grands. We have made YaYa hats together, gone fishing, water skiing, and almost anything you can think of. I always took bookoos of pictures and make sure they all have them. I am on my kids all the time to keep pictures around of their grandparents with them. I have done the DNA thingie with my husbands DNA but didn't find out anything I didn't know.<br />QMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-59649394955605534402010-03-13T15:21:30.602-05:002010-03-13T15:21:30.602-05:00a wonderful memory and tribute, Willow. Nice phot...a wonderful memory and tribute, Willow. Nice photos too. <br /><br />Grandpa was loved and respected, of course, but grandma was the one that made the pies.jack senderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935449260703670377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-30977771647008133832010-03-13T15:08:12.743-05:002010-03-13T15:08:12.743-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-48656730852831454362010-03-13T14:34:56.333-05:002010-03-13T14:34:56.333-05:00I thought about my Mum all through that; lovely, t...I thought about my Mum all through that; lovely, thank you. Also love Kate singing the 'lil Irish song'...alaine@éclectiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367208674281749257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-43165516091749537642010-03-13T13:18:05.746-05:002010-03-13T13:18:05.746-05:00Awww...I love this post. I wish she hadn't le...Awww...I love this post. I wish she hadn't left us at such a young age!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.com