tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post5501605229971412863..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Bramley EndJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1337940794254597752016-10-14T12:17:25.787+00:002016-10-14T12:17:25.787+00:00keep writing please--- j in canadakeep writing please--- j in canadaGrandmotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025641204648010198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-55933506582072017772016-10-13T05:15:21.550+00:002016-10-13T05:15:21.550+00:00I would love it if you would continue to blog. Yo...I would love it if you would continue to blog. You bring a joy to my life with it.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914479337992538262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20651288364142799552016-10-12T00:55:57.267+00:002016-10-12T00:55:57.267+00:00XxxxXxxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37780012793370028672016-10-11T10:54:09.996+00:002016-10-11T10:54:09.996+00:00Hi John, just read a response to Allegra's pos...Hi John, just read a response to Allegra's post?? that you were just having a wobble.. I read the start of your post with a very heavy heart. I don't have a blog.. as I am not sure I have very much to say to anyone that would be at all interesting. I have had a very terrible couple of years where I have read your blog but have not had the where with all to comment.. yours and a couple of others actually... but they are still my go to in the time I have to pick myself up out of the crap that has been my life recently and either laugh, cry, be envious (not my usual way to be) and just enjoy that people are so happy and humourus. I would be devestated if Going Gently was no more but I would have so much back reading to remember the blog that was .. I would fondly remember the feeling of the warm fuzzies I got reading about you, the fanimals and the prof. Btw I wanted to say that the other morning I woke up and in my wallpaper saw a picture of you wearing the Profs wonderful "headgear"... so much so I wondered if I was stoned.. then I remembered I don't do that stuff. Hey John .. what ever you do just remember... Mum's of Sons gay or otherwise ... love you.<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NzJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-89538419443664841962016-10-11T10:47:59.524+00:002016-10-11T10:47:59.524+00:00John, I can see your point about the pressure to p...John, I can see your point about the pressure to perform for the lack of a better term; but rest assured that there are many many people who would miss you and your unique humor and your wonderful kindness. Your tales of village life and all your critters make my day every day. Yours is the first blog I hit every day and the last, even if I'm rereading. I check before I go to my job so that I have a spark of joy going into my day.<br />If you were to close down your blog, I would miss you dreadfully, but would accept your decision because after all it is your life. I'm just living it vicariously.<br />Best wishes!<br />Meredith from Oklahoma XOXOAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05840668309306515083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50277176677091255802016-10-11T10:43:41.293+00:002016-10-11T10:43:41.293+00:00Great response... made me giggle.. but then I alwa...Great response... made me giggle.. but then I always did have a dirty mind....<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15635012922367441062016-10-11T10:37:49.939+00:002016-10-11T10:37:49.939+00:00Hear Hear!
Jo in Auckland, NZHear Hear!<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68536933027676464602016-10-11T09:36:05.330+00:002016-10-11T09:36:05.330+00:00I recently found you . . .
I'd miss you if you...I recently found you . . .<br />I'd miss you if you were gone.<br />And to think there is "ten years" of you . . .<br />Authentic you are!<br />Refreshing . . .Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723721131329150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17670583721270856202016-10-11T02:33:09.759+00:002016-10-11T02:33:09.759+00:00For me John, reading your post is hope. I see the ...For me John, reading your post is hope. I see the kindness and genuine caring you have for man and animal alike. You ar a part of the whole. You share your light. Please shine on dearest John.Millicenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00310566458995263259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-18327135652624128922016-10-10T18:48:17.853+00:002016-10-10T18:48:17.853+00:00Dearest John, yours is the only blog which I read ...Dearest John, yours is the only blog which I read every time. I always consider it a privilege and not a right and the level of enthusiasm I and many others feel, please don't feel this is pressure, it's just appreciation.<br />With much affection, Maryanne from NZ xoMrsC (Maryanne)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440723067459232998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42123506704283333022016-10-10T14:08:13.161+00:002016-10-10T14:08:13.161+00:00I am glad it was just a wobble. It's difficul...I am glad it was just a wobble. It's difficult to ignore the ugly souls - I used to think, "Oh, poor thing - what a terrible life he/she must have had to turn out like such sour milk." Now I think, 'Ef-em.' You have many, many more supporters than detractors. Listen to us. You are a gem.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60068224252537945312016-10-10T14:07:29.748+00:002016-10-10T14:07:29.748+00:00I've felt like this a few times just recently....I've felt like this a few times just recently.<br /><br />But the vast majority of my readers are the best bunch of friends I've ever come across, and after a little paddy and a wobble I'm usually back at the keyboard the next day.<br /><br />It's my diary after all and in my actual diaries that go back a few years I can't read my own bloody writing half the time. So I'll continue tapping away until something truly drastic happens to bring things to a logical conclusion.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-59801274220735670792016-10-10T13:56:36.957+00:002016-10-10T13:56:36.957+00:00John - those of us who are here - even those who d...John - those of us who are here - even those who don't often post - rely on you for more than the wonderful snippets of village life, and the animals, et al. I rely on you as a touchstone of decency in a world run amok. So glad you decided to continue.Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394981363342736577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4599773992158726002016-10-10T13:11:32.023+00:002016-10-10T13:11:32.023+00:00I was at work...and I am not going anywhere..it wa...I was at work...and I am not going anywhere..it was just a wobble xxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3965059402947369942016-10-10T11:13:55.023+00:002016-10-10T11:13:55.023+00:00Well, you must leave if you must, but please may I...Well, you must leave if you must, but please may I ask you for Winnie and the kids email address? Seriously.I think how much fun it would be to read about their daily goings about that more often than not makes me smiled,but<br />let me make a suggestion, please? I used to have a blog called A bite of the Moon where anyone could discussed what came to mind and opened doors and closed doors when they wanted to. Then the trolls, whose life must be a cesspool where everything that makes us human drowned, started to make an appearance preceded by their characteristic smell of sulfur, and I am sure they thought that the intelligent men and women were having too much fun and started to spread that brand of intelligence characteristic of the Trump followers. <br /><br />I made my blog private, it was by invitation only and when for x,y or z I could or would not find the time to write I would hang a note saying "I will be right back, signed Godot. <br /><br />When my husband died,little by little I was the one to go,I just didn't have a life to talk about. I still correspond with some of the old friends, but you want to know the real reason I quit? Because I didn't want to be talking about that injury inflicted by the lack of humanity in others. So do as you want, or need or are thinking about.<br /><br />You have enriched my life with your humor, your self deprecating posts and it brings to mind something I learned a long time ago: No mud,no lotus. I will be thinking of you but please don't pull the plug on the blog. Make it by invitation only and you won't have to deal with anything, not even opening the mail.And write when and if you feel like it. But if the blog is still open it would be comforting to comeback and read the old posts. Just think about it.<br /><br />Allegra, <br /><br />who should be asleep since it is now 4:30am but I tossed and turned after reading your post and finally I decided that since I am so much older than you maybe you could think about my experience and so, here I am. Good night.A.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947308878002639964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54517961533243039492016-10-10T09:59:48.980+00:002016-10-10T09:59:48.980+00:00Having read all your other comments, I suspect I w...Having read all your other comments, I suspect I would just be repeating the majority of the responses, however, blogging is for your to stop or pause or continue as you wish - not as others want you to do. I agree with the comments for anonymous folk who have nothing better to do that write sour comments. kjsutcliffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064786032612487652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17390430714630491002016-10-10T09:54:35.211+00:002016-10-10T09:54:35.211+00:00What a relief! I love your blog John, and you mus...What a relief! I love your blog John, and you mustn’t let the sad, small minded wear you down. This has happened to a few blogs that I have followed, with them eventually throwing in the towel. It’s sad, because the trolls and negativity win, which is never a good thing.yellowtulip118@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07457341621335533009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-38470061210403384082016-10-10T09:04:51.664+00:002016-10-10T09:04:51.664+00:00I think long after the irritation of the odd idiot...I think long after the irritation of the odd idiot/troll has passed by you may regret not having this record of where you were and how you saw life in this moment. I would miss you, I have grown fond of you, this, the village, the Prof, Aunty Glad but most of all darling Winnie. That said do what makes you happy. It does seem such a shame though that the few spoil so much for the many. I announced to my daughter the other day `oh John`s been to see Aunty Glad`, she asked I read her the post, we ahh`ed and sighed and shed a tear...it felt like family. You bought her to life to us through this blog. Theres so much good here. XMargoBowBellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686098515310084601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24148643067333028452016-10-10T08:17:43.278+00:002016-10-10T08:17:43.278+00:00I cut it down on my posting because of the pressur...I cut it down on my posting because of the pressure I was putting on myself to write something interesting . Now I have no schedule and write when I when the mood hits me. It is better this way and I retain the wonderful followers and new friends that I have met in Blogland. <br /><br />Last week you wrote one of the loveliest posts ever and it touched me so. Stay well, dear John, and don't let the bastards win.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-87122097237416608232016-10-10T08:11:25.870+00:002016-10-10T08:11:25.870+00:00I would miss you so much if you decided to end you...I would miss you so much if you decided to end your blog but as others have said you do what you need to do. Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310742936593270507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45622164876400435522016-10-10T07:57:54.141+00:002016-10-10T07:57:54.141+00:00Oh John I echo what everyone else has said. Blogl...Oh John I echo what everyone else has said. Blogland would be poorer without you but the important one here is you. Take good care of yourself - we love you xxRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707124572356999782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72113004118593306192016-10-10T07:42:23.035+00:002016-10-10T07:42:23.035+00:00I look for you every morning with my cup of tea ne...I look for you every morning with my cup of tea next to my laptop so I would miss you terribly but I do understand as recently decided to leave a job I had loved but which was draining me. I go back once a week as a volunteer so maybe less is more.<br />Take care xxBadPennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09889591351222591488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-54551039013676459042016-10-10T07:37:40.795+00:002016-10-10T07:37:40.795+00:00John, Oh I will miss your blog if you do decide to...John, Oh I will miss your blog if you do decide to stop, but whatever is right for you. Reading what you right and the happenings with the Prof, your lovely family of animals, the people of Trelawnyd makes a wonderful start to my day, but hey ho you must do what is right for you and no one else. You are a lovely man with a kind, warm heart and we will miss you and the joy and laughter as well as tears that your blog brings, bless you. SueSencosuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680307635326314845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27619974208885339462016-10-10T06:10:32.100+00:002016-10-10T06:10:32.100+00:00John, I hope that you will continue to blog even o...John, I hope that you will continue to blog even once a week, if you don't I would feel I had lost a friend and wonder how you are because you are such a dear man. Blog for you though not for us.<br />I don't read you daily but I always catch up when I have missed a day or two, wandering how you and the gang are doing.<br />cheers margo.Comox Valley and beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14592683050512187874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31744138608327374242016-10-10T05:31:05.142+00:002016-10-10T05:31:05.142+00:00John, Take a well earned break. I really don'...John, Take a well earned break. I really don't want you to stop blogging (but that's just me being selfish).However,you must do what's the best for you and yours. As for the trolls what can I say that hasn't already been said.xxRonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421437548016068419noreply@blogger.com