tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post7042615395493987076..comments2024-03-28T14:14:52.190+00:00Comments on Going Gently: A Long Time DeadJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-12429081426262564232023-03-28T20:36:19.693+00:002023-03-28T20:36:19.693+00:00That last bit rang familiar to us (66 and 78 year ...That last bit rang familiar to us (66 and 78 year old couple). We've planned a one month trip to Europe in July, including three days in Barcelona where we are looking forward to seeing the Sagrada Familia too!LizChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163400684077742607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3280106491534256922023-03-26T08:41:26.015+00:002023-03-26T08:41:26.015+00:00We had an out of town jaunt on Saturday and that w...We had an out of town jaunt on Saturday and that was the first since pre covid, felt pretty special that we actually bothered. Not in the same league as you but I realise how introspective my life had become by having to make the effort to drive for 3 hours to get to a family do. Felt great but also felt great to drive home and say...we did it. It's easy to become reclusive I think despite me being a social animal.<br /><br />Jo in AucklandJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45670619432408225832023-03-26T08:35:05.275+00:002023-03-26T08:35:05.275+00:00As soon as I saw the headline I thought....ooh her...As soon as I saw the headline I thought....ooh here we go,here we go, here we go. Anons knickers will be in a friggin knot for sure hahaha.<br /><br />Jo in Auckland<br />JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-81756329898234520672023-03-26T01:48:06.680+00:002023-03-26T01:48:06.680+00:00It must be contagious 'm definitely feeling t...It must be contagious 'm definitely feeling that myself. Time to start the bucket list.KathyF.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06704376848682932015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-31560806025547737302023-03-26T00:53:53.244+00:002023-03-26T00:53:53.244+00:00That last comment was Tweetart That last comment was Tweetart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25085422673680089822023-03-26T00:53:24.918+00:002023-03-26T00:53:24.918+00:00You will love both cities, Rome is just amazing, i...You will love both cities, Rome is just amazing, it’s one of the few cities I could live in, at lunch time find a street cafe and just people watch, their evening meals usually start around 8-9pm and involves the whole family from ( well behaved) toddlers to grandparents, Barcelona has the amazing La Sagrada church, it always makes me think of Gormenghast very gothic looking though I’ve never seen it without scaffolding around it, the art galleries and museums in both cities are a must, I’m so envious of you going to these cities you’ll love both of them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-7544488833725074512023-03-25T22:00:09.902+00:002023-03-25T22:00:09.902+00:00We only got to see the Familia from the outside, d...We only got to see the Familia from the outside, didn’t realise we had to book! Must go back one day, and be more organised… Karen S Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-45890308943740184482023-03-25T19:29:34.422+00:002023-03-25T19:29:34.422+00:00Bravo for helping your friend's "bucket l...Bravo for helping your friend's "bucket list" come true!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24161297553600590432023-03-25T11:44:28.907+00:002023-03-25T11:44:28.907+00:00Go, do, experience, enjoy, Go, do, experience, enjoy, Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50567100538359186992023-03-25T11:26:56.197+00:002023-03-25T11:26:56.197+00:00Ain’t that the truth!Ain’t that the truth!Travellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-39017086820791029162023-03-25T11:21:30.649+00:002023-03-25T11:21:30.649+00:00Smashing. Onward and upward. Smashing. Onward and upward. Shrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17420465139919209842023-03-25T05:07:23.128+00:002023-03-25T05:07:23.128+00:00You might as well live life!
have you ever had a ...You might as well live life!<br /><br />have you ever had a disastrous time with someone you found difficult?kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24641995402467578992023-03-25T04:26:55.024+00:002023-03-25T04:26:55.024+00:00Oh John, you'll love Barcelona - we went there...Oh John, you'll love Barcelona - we went there way back in 2007 and I've never forgotten it. The cathedral is stupendous - the idea that one man could have such a vision, and actually deliver, it is mind boggling. But there's more that's magical there - the Gaudi house (do the tour) and the other Gaudi places - especially the Gaudi Park Guel and also don't miss the Joan Miro Art gallery - a bus ride out of the centre. All so worth seeing. Oh, you sensible man - GO FOR IT!!Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80000448352338274062023-03-24T23:03:17.364+00:002023-03-24T23:03:17.364+00:00When hubby, now gone for three years and I were an...When hubby, now gone for three years and I were anchored in a tiny island in the Grenadines, met a couple who were on a sailing charter yacht and we got chatting..turned out they were also from Toronto and lived within walking distance from us. They took some photos of us and our boat and when we came back to Toronto a few months later found the photos in our mailbox along with a note saying give us a call when you get home. I called her and she told my she was getting ready to go to India with a friend and I said I would like to go there too. Well her friend backed out so she said was I serious and after getting the ok from my wonderful hubby I said yes I was. She invited me to her cottage for a weekend to see if we got along, we did and we backpacked around India for ten weeks and had a great time..Jean made sure we didn’t miss anything, she lived ever day to the fullest.. unfortunately she passed away a couple of years later but while she lived she really lived. G.G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15563568977398155522023-03-24T22:30:59.682+00:002023-03-24T22:30:59.682+00:00The weird and wonderful Sagrada that loomed outsid...The weird and wonderful Sagrada that loomed outside our Barcelona apartment windows. There are various things in life to live for and learning late in this decade that construction of Sagrada has been completed is one. If you want to see inside, book well in advance.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788740115264422305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79595544446006555852023-03-24T22:17:50.292+00:002023-03-24T22:17:50.292+00:00It's still unfinished. No roof when I was ther...It's still unfinished. No roof when I was there! I thought you'd been there. the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-47974471699836410812023-03-24T22:12:09.677+00:002023-03-24T22:12:09.677+00:00I’d like to hear more about your adventures I’d like to hear more about your adventures John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-51320692483533618202023-03-24T22:07:57.069+00:002023-03-24T22:07:57.069+00:00Thanks John. My friends, when I had some said that...Thanks John. My friends, when I had some said that I should write a book but I think you should. I love your blog and have been a faithful reader for a very long time. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28177024522802382592023-03-24T21:47:41.160+00:002023-03-24T21:47:41.160+00:00Amen and thank you DeArheart xxxAmen and thank you DeArheart xxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-44402598248645153832023-03-24T21:46:48.227+00:002023-03-24T21:46:48.227+00:00Now blog arses now you know why I do allow anonymo...Now blog arses now you know why I do allow anonymous comments …what a cracking one by GG <br />I SO WANT to hear more about your story , because it’s way more interesting than anything I could even dream of …<br />Thank you so such John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53020394200639844282023-03-24T21:35:50.523+00:002023-03-24T21:35:50.523+00:00When I was a teenager, my father told me that I sh...When I was a teenager, my father told me that I should travel before my feet can’t take it or my stomach can’t take it. That is exactly what happened. My first husband passed away at 48 years old and that was another wakeup as to how short life could be. I married again and got doing everything I had always wanted to do, bought a yacht, sailed across the Atlantic from England to Grenada, met three gay girls looking for crew to sail from Hawaii to Seattle, so did that, with my husbands blessing and sailed again with them from Costa Rica to Tahiti. It was so peaceful at sea, we always were lucky weather wise. I am now 82 and have good memories of the life lived so far, so John, just keep on keeping on. G.G. From TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46293591438211593562023-03-24T21:29:04.944+00:002023-03-24T21:29:04.944+00:00I’m not one of the elite bloggers so can’t leave a...I’m not one of the elite bloggers so can’t leave a long considered reply <br />But I will leave u a considered , thank u xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69458299294196346282023-03-24T21:09:34.762+00:002023-03-24T21:09:34.762+00:00Perfect.Perfect.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-17047461568968176512023-03-24T20:55:27.409+00:002023-03-24T20:55:27.409+00:00Will do that’s a great idea . Happy to have any su...Will do that’s a great idea . Happy to have any suggestions of decent places to go and eat or stay xJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58188938649401313352023-03-24T20:10:16.027+00:002023-03-24T20:10:16.027+00:00I’m not stopping at 2…I’m on a fucking rollI’m not stopping at 2…I’m on a fucking rollJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com