tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post632110821929387353..comments2024-03-28T20:11:14.233+00:00Comments on Going Gently: YouthJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91242366484280189342013-04-22T05:50:25.135+00:002013-04-22T05:50:25.135+00:00I also recommend Robin McKenzie's book, John -...I also recommend Robin McKenzie's book, John - it helped me a lot.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58426194596650296052013-04-22T03:02:16.674+00:002013-04-22T03:02:16.674+00:00Sorry to hear your pain is getting worse, John. I ...Sorry to hear your pain is getting worse, John. I heartily agree that it was a great thing they did for you.<br />And more young people should be urged to learn 'hands on' jobs.<br />Not just gardening or stone walling, but everything to with husbandry as well.<br />All jobs that will hold them in good stead.<br />Do hope you start feeling better soon, John. *hugs* ♥LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74195665512095800292013-04-22T00:09:20.185+00:002013-04-22T00:09:20.185+00:00There is a nice symmetry to your post ... you help...There is a nice symmetry to your post ... you helping out your elderly neighbour, and in your turn being helped out by two youngsters and their mentor ... that's how it should be, eh? There are lots of good young people in the world but the news usually reports only the bad ones.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-22931114305215278342013-04-21T21:56:56.312+00:002013-04-21T21:56:56.312+00:00How magical that you got help when you needed it. ...How magical that you got help when you needed it. A classic illustration of what goes around comes around. You are such a supportive person, to so many.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15178918754393290412013-04-21T19:09:55.549+00:002013-04-21T19:09:55.549+00:00Oh what fun! Im so glad you can capture the histo...Oh what fun! Im so glad you can capture the history there - it needs to be written down!<br /><br />And are you sure its sciatica and not a spine or kidney issue? AND DID YOU MAKE AN APPT TO GO SEE THE DOCTOR?????<br /><br />there, im done with my momspeak...Janice Grinyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363741660626407979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13167781618260224282013-04-21T18:06:54.108+00:002013-04-21T18:06:54.108+00:00How lovely that you are able to help your neighbor...How lovely that you are able to help your neighbor. I know what you mean about being over 50 but in your mind young. I still think I can do as much as I could in my twenties but now I get aches and pains and fall asleep on the sofa. I lead such a busy life as we have lots of animals but we love them all and they keep us going. I will always be young at heart and refuse to grow old.......<br />Rosezeeta.primrosesattichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10413782888139380761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79218330100197731932013-04-21T17:59:19.978+00:002013-04-21T17:59:19.978+00:00Oh, now and again you do. There is a reason, afte...Oh, now and again you do. There is a reason, after all, that I associate weoponized bags of dog poo with your blog stories!Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081652747471904560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54037360876393777072013-04-21T17:34:41.077+00:002013-04-21T17:34:41.077+00:00Ten pounds Donna!Ten pounds Donna!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13705555490179218972013-04-21T17:18:59.386+00:002013-04-21T17:18:59.386+00:00John, I'm sorry you're still a pain in the...John, I'm sorry you're still a pain in the ass - oops, I mean I'm sorry you still have a pain in the ass. I'm truly sorry to hear it's worse, not better. And yet you still help your neighbor. You truly are a kind man, even though you pretend to be a gruff middle-aged whatever! I was delighted to read about the boys who worked on bosoms. When I was a teen, decades ago, I hated the fact that most of the news articles were about delinquents. At least my small town paper printed stories about Scouts, school events, and happier things. There's a young man here in my apt. complex who has come to my "rescue" twice now, offering to help with getting my trash to the dumpster. I use a rolling walker for mobility, so it isn't easy to do the things I used to do. BTW, what is a WI?<br /><br />Nancy in IowaMom Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08173057786790186340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72419451071281259472013-04-21T17:14:04.826+00:002013-04-21T17:14:04.826+00:00We used to have Brownies, Scouts, Boys Brigade and...We used to have Brownies, Scouts, Boys Brigade and church clubs around this way but now, nothing.<br />Not all of the youth of today are lazy, in fact I think most of them just want something useful to do and to feel wanted.<br />Laying flat on the floor was the only way Tom could get any relief but I'm having a little giggle here picturing you on the floor covered in dogs. sorry...<br />Briony<br />xxcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12216741317254162482013-04-21T17:08:46.781+00:002013-04-21T17:08:46.781+00:00Doing so well and then you say "will bung eac...Doing so well and then you say "will bung each a tenner" Is that a good thing or a bad thing John?Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27886117527656678752013-04-21T16:44:22.638+00:002013-04-21T16:44:22.638+00:00Lovely to read there are still polite and hard-wor...Lovely to read there are still polite and hard-working youth out there, and yes, I agree, it most often is a reflection of their parental mentoring. Good on 'em.<br />Rest seems to help my sciatica, not sure how you would do that, with all you have on your plate !<br />I've been through lower back surgery, I know all about rest.<br />~JoA Brit in Tennesseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16080644141670903160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34381366115282602302013-04-21T16:19:08.188+00:002013-04-21T16:19:08.188+00:00Are you watching The Village on TV...it's a gr...Are you watching The Village on TV...it's a great programmeNota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17786878154528778382013-04-21T15:36:21.138+00:002013-04-21T15:36:21.138+00:00We must remember that only the bad get the press, ...We must remember that only the bad get the press, and that the majority of people, young and old, will usually be there to lend you a hand. I was reminded of this during last week that when the bomb exploded in Boston, so many ran into the smoke to aid others.<br /><br />If your back is getting worse, get to a doctor soon, John. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-67007616187504378652013-04-21T15:32:28.888+00:002013-04-21T15:32:28.888+00:00Birgitta, I only report the rose tinted views that...Birgitta, I only report the rose tinted views that I choose to see.....John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59788372356552468642013-04-21T15:31:44.794+00:002013-04-21T15:31:44.794+00:00I took my granddaughter to help in a soup kitchen ...I took my granddaughter to help in a soup kitchen yesterday. The average age of the workers was sixty or more; I decided it was time to lower that.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68985964959933890372013-04-21T15:14:23.860+00:002013-04-21T15:14:23.860+00:00When I read the description of Trelawnyd/Newmarket...When I read the description of Trelawnyd/Newmarket I saw it instantly before my Inner Eye: that is Wales/Great Britain as we loved to see it, e.g. in 'Miss Marple' or "A Provincial Lady" - so sad that much of it is lost. <br />But you see that there is hope if one knows how to address young people. Even without sciatica help is welcome. I hope your back/leg is better soon (as a former gardener I can feel with you oh so well)! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70100441673261286012013-04-21T15:07:37.283+00:002013-04-21T15:07:37.283+00:00hope your neighbor's knee replacement goes wel...hope your neighbor's knee replacement goes well...and of course you're helping him out...because that's who you are John...sorry my "yellow lily" popping up all over the place :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34487020140795660612013-04-21T15:03:33.188+00:002013-04-21T15:03:33.188+00:00I was wondering too, if they could be involved in ...I was wondering too, if they could be involved in fixing that church wall?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35862579188302206732013-04-21T14:59:04.855+00:002013-04-21T14:59:04.855+00:00so happy the teens were able to help you out...and...so happy the teens were able to help you out...and that you didn't have to aggravate your sciatica further...the heart went out of the little village where I grew up, when the school was closed down and the students sent into the town school, 12 miles away...no more socials, plays, seasonal celebrations...sad isn't it...all these things brought the community together and held it together...now-a-days there's only one country store and the little house where people go to vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79446928542257859022013-04-21T14:54:18.410+00:002013-04-21T14:54:18.410+00:00Neighbours' kids here will help out willingly....Neighbours' kids here will help out willingly....but all I see in the newspapers about youngsters involves drugs and teenage pregnancy - not a reflection of life in this neck of the woods.<br /><br />My mother had a hip replacement at 95 and a knee replacement at 96...she's mobile and independent so there's a good future awaiting your elderly neighbour. the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12131523914791158352013-04-21T14:24:53.838+00:002013-04-21T14:24:53.838+00:00nope, this yank has not had the chance to corrupt ...nope, this yank has not had the chance to corrupt him yet! there is hope! :)anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-23244104578451729152013-04-21T14:11:29.666+00:002013-04-21T14:11:29.666+00:00I just don't report the shitier peopleI just don't report the shitier peopleJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25580013307140866072013-04-21T13:33:17.691+00:002013-04-21T13:33:17.691+00:00You are in the middle of a perfect dreamland...bea...You are in the middle of a perfect dreamland...beautiful countryside, helpful neighbors, polite teens and people who care about one another. Wish this condition would spread world wide.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60927825626691674402013-04-21T11:58:21.066+00:002013-04-21T11:58:21.066+00:00A very shapely cup! I think Cro hit it on the hea...A very shapely cup! I think Cro hit it on the head....kindness begets kindness. There are many children on this planet who are treated like dirt by their parents and others ....they need better examples.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.com