tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post2223192330712781059..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Goodbye Old FriendGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13080982238769892872014-06-15T02:03:22.662+01:002014-06-15T02:03:22.662+01:00I'm looking forward to seeing your in your kil...I'm looking forward to seeing your in your kilt... :-)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30216122452503348032014-06-06T00:00:56.915+01:002014-06-06T00:00:56.915+01:00Thank you Terra. Yes decluttering is exactly what...Thank you Terra. Yes decluttering is exactly what I'm doing at the moment.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91588095044902672382014-06-05T16:39:53.673+01:002014-06-05T16:39:53.673+01:00Farewell to your suit, it will serve someone else&...Farewell to your suit, it will serve someone else's needs now. When I read about goodbye and saw all the books I thought you would be clearing out books. My dh and I are devoted to reading and books, and have begun giving a lot of our books to the library. A new favorite word of mine is "decluttering" and for me it is a happy word. Nice to know you have a kilt to wear.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80396589188713895982014-06-04T01:33:25.721+01:002014-06-04T01:33:25.721+01:00You're right that we all have to let go of the...You're right that we all have to let go of the past, but it can be hard. xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-5891592443372602162014-06-03T06:51:59.173+01:002014-06-03T06:51:59.173+01:00:). Good..... :). Good..... Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24493881766647254892014-06-03T00:30:23.123+01:002014-06-03T00:30:23.123+01:00Be like that then.Be like that then.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37298862329303774572014-06-02T22:22:11.591+01:002014-06-02T22:22:11.591+01:00No, Fiona, I'm not really truly sad. It's...No, Fiona, I'm not really truly sad. It's true (well spotted - but then you would) that my subconscious is obviously thinking about the future. However I've also decided that I have let things accumulate for too long and when I look at my house and realise just how much 'stuff' there is in it I am almost ashamed. Whole communities in some countries will have fewer possessions than I have. In a few days I reach my Biblical allocation but as that's many more years than I expected when I was told that nothing more could be done for the cancer in 2008 I'm very happy with the way things have turned out.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-8578479873408821252014-06-02T22:08:39.791+01:002014-06-02T22:08:39.791+01:00I think everything has been said about smart, your...I think everything has been said about smart, your fitting it still etc. All true. I would like to know why are you sad today? What triggered the clean out.... Is the sad because of it or the reason for it? <br />I have shad a few quiet tears this weekend because my elderly parents are having a clear out....and it is making them sad. I know they are facing the future bravely... And making it easier for them to downsize and me to clean up eventually, but hard to think of life without them...hopefully still a long way away, but inevitable eventually. <br />Fi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50433194963365099602014-06-02T21:52:09.545+01:002014-06-02T21:52:09.545+01:00Thank you Monica for you very punny comment.Thank you Monica for you very punny comment.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22799422203913457342014-06-02T21:50:46.914+01:002014-06-02T21:50:46.914+01:00You're too kind Carol.You're too kind Carol.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64288511315639914952014-06-02T21:49:41.370+01:002014-06-02T21:49:41.370+01:00It seems to me that all the suit-able adjectives h...It seems to me that all the suit-able adjectives have already been used in the comments above... You do look very smart, and may certainly feel proud of still fitting into it!DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6954262254500792842014-06-02T21:48:12.246+01:002014-06-02T21:48:12.246+01:00looking fab as always xlooking fab as always xcarleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01413681851223241965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45956076933356396182014-06-02T19:41:33.654+01:002014-06-02T19:41:33.654+01:00Now I'm getting to the maudlin stage DeeDee. ...Now I'm getting to the maudlin stage DeeDee. It had to go. One has to let the past become the past but I will never forget my old companion.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18447630622766292812014-06-02T19:40:04.875+01:002014-06-02T19:40:04.875+01:00Oh one can always rely on you for a droll review ...Oh one can always rely on you for a droll review of things YP.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18710832756778957952014-06-02T19:38:20.757+01:002014-06-02T19:38:20.757+01:00Well I've achieved something then Adrian!Well I've achieved something then Adrian!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6526057346686154332014-06-02T19:37:48.788+01:002014-06-02T19:37:48.788+01:00Handsome is an adjective I've not had applied ...Handsome is an adjective I've not had applied to me before that I'm aware of Red. It's amazing what a good suit can do for one though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53230583311323292032014-06-02T19:20:33.339+01:002014-06-02T19:20:33.339+01:00Thank you Virginia. It's a long time since I ...Thank you Virginia. It's a long time since I had a clear-out. I usually wear clothes until they are finished. That tends to mean that there are an awful lot of unfinished clothes lying around which will never be worn again. Not now though!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78224541020732380772014-06-02T19:16:23.146+01:002014-06-02T19:16:23.146+01:00Thanks Jenny. I think the answer lies in fashion....Thanks Jenny. I think the answer lies in fashion. My suit is as fashionable/unfashionable as it ever was. Ladies unfortunately rarely have the luxury of things looking fashionable 50 weeks after they were purchased never mind 50 years. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-88577452268963574032014-06-02T19:09:11.850+01:002014-06-02T19:09:11.850+01:00I'm sorry to see it go, GB. You look very sma...I'm sorry to see it go, GB. You look very smart indeed. In American vernacular, a sharp-lookin' suit. Personally, I'm sorry no one dresses up for anything any more, and have occasionally been subject to fits of pique when I opined that once -- just once! -- I would like to go somewhere that denim was not part of the dress code. But sadly, it's pretty clear that ain't gonna happen! xoxoCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49979146829754267792014-06-02T18:53:34.506+01:002014-06-02T18:53:34.506+01:00Frances my new suit is, well, newer. Although my ...Frances my new suit is, well, newer. Although my first suit was still 'acceptable' it was beginning to show it's half century (though perhaps less than it's master). I think that one in my kilt may have to wait until my son's wedding in August. Although you never know....<br /><br />I'm sure YP that Frances is far too ladylike. I might remind you, too, that Y P is a question. Not a name I'd want. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18729051967475510462014-06-02T18:40:27.925+01:002014-06-02T18:40:27.925+01:00Pauline, dashing is not an adjective I'm famil...Pauline, dashing is not an adjective I'm familiar with in reference to me except in relation to the speed I used to move (but no longer do!). As for tripping I seem to recall being reasonably steady on my feet even if it was as a result of leaning heavily on my walking pole. I truly hope, by the way, that it was not our last trip.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41765529601285661832014-06-02T18:25:48.830+01:002014-06-02T18:25:48.830+01:00Careful GB - she will want you to display a pictur...Careful GB - she will want you to display a picture of what you wear under your kilt too! Garrood rhymes with rude.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52566077747886638442014-06-02T18:24:10.766+01:002014-06-02T18:24:10.766+01:00"Dapper" - I think that's the term t..."Dapper" - I think that's the term that should be used to describe you in your DJ - either that or "penguin" It's funny how we become attached to certain items of clothing. Even if I were a millionaire, I'd still want to hang on to some of my old unfashionable "friends". Perhaps we will see somebody else in your old DJ one day - maybe a TV news item about down-and-outs in Glasgow and hey - look there that fellow is in GB's suit! Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-91504009746040453912014-06-02T15:06:15.796+01:002014-06-02T15:06:15.796+01:00You have made me lost for words. A first.
I can&#...You have made me lost for words. A first.<br /> I can't always spell them but it's a rare day when I can't think of something either rude or complementary to say.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22929525755078931322014-06-02T14:02:03.885+01:002014-06-02T14:02:03.885+01:00Well, that's a very handsome gent in the photo...Well, that's a very handsome gent in the photo! There is something to be said about more formal attire but it's not for me. Cool that you got to meet some very influential people.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com