tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post5742756022335227439..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Last Man StandingGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-16722330457012486382018-10-19T23:03:26.135+01:002018-10-19T23:03:26.135+01:00Thank you, Monica. It can be amazing what one lear...Thank you, Monica. It can be amazing what one learns at funerals. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-66803139491562389872018-10-19T22:59:02.274+01:002018-10-19T22:59:02.274+01:00Thank you, Frances. Friends' deaths certainly ...Thank you, Frances. Friends' deaths certainly come as a shock when they come out of the blue. On the other hand I think it a better way to go than many of the alternatives.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59794678078629565122018-10-19T22:55:24.466+01:002018-10-19T22:55:24.466+01:00Thank you so much, Kate. Surprise doesn't begi...Thank you so much, Kate. Surprise doesn't begin to describe my feeling!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-63475718994276301082018-10-19T22:54:14.388+01:002018-10-19T22:54:14.388+01:00What a lovely things to say, Beverley.What a lovely things to say, Beverley.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76462451598012723132018-10-19T22:53:24.925+01:002018-10-19T22:53:24.925+01:00Mrs Thyme, you're absolutely right: we must li...Mrs Thyme, you're absolutely right: we must live for ever!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67552464781264420592018-10-19T22:48:57.470+01:002018-10-19T22:48:57.470+01:00Thanks, Lee. The words of someone grounded in comm...Thanks, Lee. The words of someone grounded in common sense.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78991213816056578472018-10-19T22:46:16.848+01:002018-10-19T22:46:16.848+01:00Mrs S. I am overwhelmed. Thank you so much.Mrs S. I am overwhelmed. Thank you so much.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-17597189138424754652018-10-19T20:01:33.752+01:002018-10-19T20:01:33.752+01:00So sorry for your loss of another old friend, Grah...So sorry for your loss of another old friend, Graham! I'm sure it was a comfort for her family that you were able to attend the funeral/celebration of her life, though. And somehow, I think it's also often helpful for oneself as well when one is able to partake. My own experience still limited, but growing... You say 'I learned so much about her from the eulogy that I did not know'. I've been thinking about that on and off lately, for a variety of reasons, that sometimes we keep "getting to know" people even after they passed out of this life. I'm also reminded by these words of yours now that at my dad's funeral one old workmate of his (unknown to me) turned up quite unexpectedly, and also said a few words, "adding to the picture" of dad as no one else would have been able to do. DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39503031840819588432018-10-19T14:05:33.064+01:002018-10-19T14:05:33.064+01:00How sad, Graham. The deaths of friends always come...How sad, Graham. The deaths of friends always come as a shock, don’t they, even if you’re expecting them, and each marks the end of a stage in one’s own life. My sympathies xFrances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53559029510068484492018-10-19T10:48:02.781+01:002018-10-19T10:48:02.781+01:00'As time goes on I am surprised to find I am r...'As time goes on I am surprised to find I am required to play the role of an increasing older person' - Ashly Brilliant. <br />Hugs to you from down here Geeb xKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50058792518298427692018-10-19T09:51:03.114+01:002018-10-19T09:51:03.114+01:00umpteenth try to post a comment......
If you keep ...umpteenth try to post a comment......<br />If you keep standing for long enough to tell the daughters and grandchildren some little snippets of stuff about their mums that they didn’t already know they wil love you forever. bjbrook36@gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24120234807755273442018-10-19T01:24:20.445+01:002018-10-19T01:24:20.445+01:00What do you mean, "I was the last man standin...What do you mean, "I was the last man standing?" No. Not you, surely. You and I must live to see what happens next and next and next and next. Right?Peace Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361079101751470855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2846809436878885142018-10-18T23:33:24.826+01:002018-10-18T23:33:24.826+01:00Don't be concerned, Graham...the others are si...Don't be concerned, Graham...the others are sitting down. :)<br /><br />Yes...we are at "that" stage in our lives when we have put together more years behind us than we will have ahead of us...if you understand my muddling explantion! :)<br /><br />Keep standing...but do sit down when your legs and back grow tired. I do! :)<br /><br />Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47060623331892194422018-10-18T18:01:48.032+01:002018-10-18T18:01:48.032+01:00GB, of all the men still standing, you are one of ...GB, of all the men still standing, you are one of my favorites. <br /><br />I am sorry to hear about the loss of your friends. This is a lesson in looking forward - if we live long enough, we will all be walking in your shoes. As Hamlet said, "There's the respect that makes calamity of so long life..."Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47103249718893790792018-10-18T16:10:29.088+01:002018-10-18T16:10:29.088+01:00Fiona, as I am quite a few years ahead of you I...Fiona, as I am quite a few years ahead of you I'm sad to say that I am almost at the stage of getting used to people departing and thus having fewer people with whom to share memories.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24360926556416353002018-10-18T16:02:47.150+01:002018-10-18T16:02:47.150+01:00Jenny, it didn't feel like it was being tactle...Jenny, it didn't feel like it was being tactless to be honest. On the subject of 'the old days' the daughters are still at the stage of asking what experiences their Mum and I shared.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32566347998039791032018-10-18T15:59:07.468+01:002018-10-18T15:59:07.468+01:00Meike, I think I'm still at the stage of findi...Meike, I think I'm still at the stage of finding it hard to believe that they are no longer there. As they lived so far from me we didn't meet that often but Mo and I talked a lot.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-78173926631699781472018-10-18T15:49:55.489+01:002018-10-18T15:49:55.489+01:00Pipistrello, I have a lifetime of photos which bri...Pipistrello, I have a lifetime of photos which bring back wonderful memories of things done together.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19238197192574654942018-10-18T15:48:24.738+01:002018-10-18T15:48:24.738+01:00Cro, whilst we can stand and know that we are stan...Cro, whilst we can stand and know that we are standing life is pretty good in my book.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59075643918988579952018-10-18T15:47:49.902+01:002018-10-18T15:47:49.902+01:00Thanks, Red.Thanks, Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83911717066984989362018-10-18T15:47:35.025+01:002018-10-18T15:47:35.025+01:00Kay, my life has been immeasurably richer having s...Kay, my life has been immeasurably richer having such friends.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59178805415876058092018-10-18T15:46:49.240+01:002018-10-18T15:46:49.240+01:00Kylie, Di was very hale and hearty which goes to s...Kylie, Di was very hale and hearty which goes to show how unexpected life's end can be.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-40885887370972491132018-10-18T15:45:55.598+01:002018-10-18T15:45:55.598+01:00Thanks, YP. I'm doing my best.Thanks, YP. I'm doing my best.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69599815176281338872018-10-18T09:57:18.407+01:002018-10-18T09:57:18.407+01:00Keep standing please GB !!!
I'm glad that both...Keep standing please GB !!!<br />I'm glad that both lovely women are remembered with so much happiness. I just can't get used to losing people and the finality of death but have reached a stage in life where it is everywhere and I'm just grateful to be here. XxxFi from Four Paws and Whiskershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11217307759511472654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4280796370721726112018-10-18T08:34:34.030+01:002018-10-18T08:34:34.030+01:00For sure you are not the only woman standing! I kn...For sure you are not the only woman standing! I know what you mean though. It is a tactless thing to say. When my mother in law reached 103 she had become rather tired of not having any contemporaries left. It was so tiresome only having young things of 85 to chat about the olden days with....Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com