tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post4311038793262951706..comments2023-06-23T07:39:41.993-04:00Comments on jewelry.knitting.life: feeling unreasonably despondentholly kellogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833007456996201214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-38109853613453668942012-07-21T10:32:21.642-04:002012-07-21T10:32:21.642-04:00Hi Holly, I came across this post looking for Pard...Hi Holly, I came across this post looking for Pardo clay info.<br /><br />I know exactly how you feel. My Dad died in 1994 at the age of 50 in my local leisure centre (heart attack after swimming).<br /><br />Last year they demolished it, so the last place he was alive no longer exists. I was gutted. Irrational I know, but sometimes you just can't help it.<br /><br />Claire xxClaire Oswaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-12955072918354152512012-06-15T05:37:58.692-04:002012-06-15T05:37:58.692-04:00so many kind words, here and by email. i can't...so many kind words, here and by email. i can't stay long for teary-ness but just want to say thank you all for your wise and comforting words. each of you has touched a bit on the complexity. the ritual is surely NOT my dad, but helps keep him alive for me, and i was hoping a little bit for my kids too.holly kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833007456996201214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-51470882762212530472012-06-14T23:10:36.567-04:002012-06-14T23:10:36.567-04:0011 years is a long time. No wonder you will miss t...11 years is a long time. No wonder you will miss the ritual. Whatever you do this year on the 24th will feel a little bit habitual if you repeat it next year. I always liked this story of you guys celebrating your dad this way. <br />June is kind of a hard month. Today was 7 years since Bruce's dad died. My dad also died in June 17 years ago. And then there is Father's day.... <br />I agree with your wise friend Liz. <br />And I am thinking of you. xoxoBarb Fernaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04433989348652724690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-47359712104692245742012-06-14T12:14:04.943-04:002012-06-14T12:14:04.943-04:00I just feel like I wish we'd had some warning....I just feel like I wish we'd had some warning. We could have gone one last time . . .Heathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-77974681864099133202012-06-14T09:47:57.350-04:002012-06-14T09:47:57.350-04:00i was thinking about this when i read about the sa...i was thinking about this when i read about the sale of the muscoot. CHANGE, you know? and also, the ritual is so lovely, but it's just a ritual, and it's not your dad. (ugh, i don't at all mean to sound like i'm lecturing. it's just that buddhist thing that i find helpful and impossible: not holding onto things even when they represent people or emotions or memories...) and also, what kristi said: you guys may have to find a new way to celebrate your dad. at least this year. ♥Liz Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04750827253619397973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1650519815698879264.post-10204506749211734542012-06-14T08:15:07.106-04:002012-06-14T08:15:07.106-04:00Wow what a story, I bet you are sad. You'll fi...Wow what a story, I bet you are sad. You'll find another way to honor your dad I have no doubt. Take care!KristiBowmanDesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10015584159659853422noreply@blogger.com