tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post4684206062276770505..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Serendipity and BluebellJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61256458658728264192020-06-27T21:52:22.825+00:002020-06-27T21:52:22.825+00:00I did read it Elle xI did read it Elle xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5550238120968964772020-06-27T13:26:03.891+00:002020-06-27T13:26:03.891+00:00Not sure you'll read this (I have no idea how ...Not sure you'll read this (I have no idea how blog comments actually get posted) but I hope you know you give me joy each day I read your posts. Rebuilding yourself and your life is hard but so worth it. ♥Elle Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13463408406412780972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2110002549855340762020-06-26T09:22:35.543+00:002020-06-26T09:22:35.543+00:00Hi hun, Such a sad day but one that you can now lo...Hi hun, Such a sad day but one that you can now look back on and smile. You have come a long way and I am glad that life threw you flowers after your lemons.*hugs* GoldensunflowerxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26343853931891987032020-06-26T03:51:33.273+00:002020-06-26T03:51:33.273+00:00This story made me smile. I love Bluebell.This story made me smile. I love Bluebell.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54107745704324737832020-06-25T13:59:30.976+00:002020-06-25T13:59:30.976+00:00still to readstill to readSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1672403938001221632020-06-25T07:29:28.782+00:002020-06-25T07:29:28.782+00:00PPI was personal protection insurance which was o...PPI was personal protection insurance which was often added to loans, credit cards , mortgages and the like without the customer knowing about it , often in the 1990s John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50619839750519466102020-06-25T07:27:45.670+00:002020-06-25T07:27:45.670+00:00I was referring to the nursing home job and certai...I was referring to the nursing home job and certainly not the hospiceJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64854139477173733052020-06-25T02:35:01.563+00:002020-06-25T02:35:01.563+00:00I am so pleased you have come out the other side o...I am so pleased you have come out the other side of the dark place you were in. As someone else has said Good things happen to Good people and you Mr <br />Gray are one of lifes good people. <br /><br />I was trying to remember if anything like that has happened to me and the only thing I can remember is I went to a bookshop to buy The Secret and when I got there it was on special; I remarked to the bookseller "Well it works then" he had a wry smile on his face when I paid.<br /><br />Jo in AucklandJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9485175172427542462020-06-25T02:32:08.590+00:002020-06-25T02:32:08.590+00:00I think John means the one he had before that he w...I think John means the one he had before that he wasn't all that into.<br /><br />Jo in AucklandJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-21112431829344981872020-06-25T00:05:40.109+00:002020-06-25T00:05:40.109+00:00And Bluebell now looking all outdoorsy, to boot! I...And Bluebell now looking all outdoorsy, to boot! I'm so far down in the comments list I got to see Mary's photo, sitting by the sea at a picnic table. She's a lovely dog.Pipistrellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904613196101010022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78066842230967536862020-06-24T23:29:56.418+00:002020-06-24T23:29:56.418+00:00I think the woman's elastic waistband was shor...I think the woman's elastic waistband was shorthand for John seeing that she was a kindred spirit who would understand him and his crotch holed sweats and crocs, someone who would be on his side.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77794668850904641482020-06-24T23:17:43.910+00:002020-06-24T23:17:43.910+00:00"I found a crappy job which boosted my self w..."I found a crappy job which boosted my self worth "--are you referring to your current job at the hospice? They might not be happy you think it is a crap job? I have no idea what PPL is.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42532112647932903462020-06-24T22:55:39.743+00:002020-06-24T22:55:39.743+00:00I think she was pregnant but I wasn't in a pla...I think she was pregnant but I wasn't in a place to ask. HerJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-48967633009603663722020-06-24T22:41:23.629+00:002020-06-24T22:41:23.629+00:00annony-I don't think it's necessarily that...annony-I don't think it's necessarily that the lady has a larger than average waistline but she may have found that she has come to a time in her life for more comfortable attirement xflisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83015133497770456592020-06-24T21:24:41.920+00:002020-06-24T21:24:41.920+00:00Thank you! 0Thank you! 0Marcia LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13907511382483491066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58055168561948192862020-06-24T21:13:13.453+00:002020-06-24T21:13:13.453+00:00So do iSo do iJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5541707793517554252020-06-24T20:45:32.120+00:002020-06-24T20:45:32.120+00:00Serendipity.,otherwise called a Cosmic Chuckle.
Se...Serendipity.,otherwise called a Cosmic Chuckle.<br />Sending you down the other leg of the Trousers of Fate.<br />I like St Asaphgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49715807568273894512020-06-24T20:41:54.938+00:002020-06-24T20:41:54.938+00:00That is such a poignant story. Loss, desperation, ...That is such a poignant story. Loss, desperation, struggle, good fortune, perseverance, determination, success ... and all the while you “held fast to what is good”. I thought the description of the lawyer’s elastic waisted trousers was scene -setting - she wasn’t in a pencil line black skirt and high heels, she was real, approachable and honest. I know she was also costly, but she was a good choice. As was Bluebell! Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68963643026988464132020-06-24T19:55:01.755+00:002020-06-24T19:55:01.755+00:00She gave me a tissue she was the coffee lady in t...She gave me a tissue she was the coffee lady in the cathedral xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83097473139570626342020-06-24T19:53:27.909+00:002020-06-24T19:53:27.909+00:00How wonderful John just when your were down in the...How wonderful John just when your were down in the dumps life turned a corner, you have accomplished so much since then, well done John. I think you wrote about that day you went and sat inside the church and a lady sensed your pain and held your hand??Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40739681159199396882020-06-24T19:07:15.138+00:002020-06-24T19:07:15.138+00:00But I haven't got any dirty stories about chil...But I haven't got any dirty stories about chilli con carne to shareJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49035366121046909412020-06-24T19:06:18.916+00:002020-06-24T19:06:18.916+00:00Yes bless or shame ...almost oh dear ! Yes bless or shame ...almost oh dear ! John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53211108343878186152020-06-24T19:05:29.455+00:002020-06-24T19:05:29.455+00:00Now it seems just a nice memory xNow it seems just a nice memory xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38755444986278000982020-06-24T18:54:48.840+00:002020-06-24T18:54:48.840+00:00On reflection I think she was pregnant
I never as...On reflection I think she was pregnant <br />I never asked her<br />I wasn't in a good place to ask. I just remember noticing <br />That's all Bree<br />Nothing more judgemental than that John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84713948710209590002020-06-24T18:52:35.434+00:002020-06-24T18:52:35.434+00:00It's history now. He should have done a lot of...It's history now. He should have done a lot of things differently but at least the mortgage was paid.<br />The other stuff is on his conscience ..or not as the case maybe John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com