tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post3868083031754941949..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-4885272627017480302009-10-31T23:29:08.011+00:002009-10-31T23:29:08.011+00:00Jimmy: well you won't hear any complaints from...Jimmy: well you won't hear any complaints from me:)<br /><br />GG: in the story I also disguise them and some of them have no idea I have a blog.<br />One of the refreshing things about getting older is when you stop being a parent and become a friend and then you find they are becoming the parent - so I have to watch my P's ands Q's.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-27699784786078192972009-10-31T14:28:35.696+00:002009-10-31T14:28:35.696+00:00I know what you mean about writing about family on...I know what you mean about writing about family on the blog...about anyone, others...I usually clear this with them. I say, I'm so going to put that on my blog. <br /><br />I disguise names, features.<br /><br />Awww, I can't imagine your boys scolding you :-)neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-28863039552587114362009-10-30T18:43:24.471+00:002009-10-30T18:43:24.471+00:00Pat, I like you just that little bit more every da...Pat, I like you just that little bit more every day.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-89315317472808620292009-10-29T15:26:54.427+00:002009-10-29T15:26:54.427+00:00GG: an abject apology usually shuts them up:) I w...GG: an abject apology usually shuts them up:) I wouldn't write anything that I thought would really upset them. They are too ? - what's the word - 'precious' sounds poncy. Maybe 'important'.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-19782911460016324772009-10-29T12:52:41.838+00:002009-10-29T12:52:41.838+00:00If they scold you, cover your ears and sing, La la...If they scold you, cover your ears and sing, La la laaaaaaaa....neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-83943819802394973562009-10-28T23:16:58.517+00:002009-10-28T23:16:58.517+00:00Charlie: seems to me - very ten years you start ag...Charlie: seems to me - very ten years you start again.<br /><br />GG: one of them may do but the other doesn't read it - so he tells me. I expect I may be scolded but believe me GG I knew what I was doing.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-67892424048496719362009-10-28T21:34:03.611+00:002009-10-28T21:34:03.611+00:00Tee hee, have they read this as yet, the little an...Tee hee, have they read this as yet, the little angels, the young varmints?<br /><br />I'm laughing at how their mother, their own dear flesh and blood said, either them or her.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-70518183416034539772009-10-28T19:07:39.374+00:002009-10-28T19:07:39.374+00:00A great story, Pat, as well as your reply to Jimmy...A great story, Pat, as well as your reply to Jimmy. Life doesn't end when we reach our 60s or retire—it's just beginning.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-7170220195579721022009-10-28T09:29:07.642+00:002009-10-28T09:29:07.642+00:00Jimmy: I think in 20 odd years we have never dru...Jimmy: I think in 20 odd years we have never drunk anything stronger than wine together. Might make an interesting experiment. We did have a day last year when we included a very old lady and I asked her if she had any regrets.<br />'Yes!' she said vehemently, 'That I didn't sleep with more men.' which was a conversation stopper.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-87020582016069486072009-10-28T08:42:47.869+00:002009-10-28T08:42:47.869+00:00Charming story as ever by my favourite Golden girl...Charming story as ever by my favourite Golden girl. But tell me hen.. what happens on the days you replace the tea and hob-nobs for the vodka and the gin?<br /><br />Do the tales turn to anything as spicy as the ginger upon the elegant slices of cake on offer?Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-28602118061200361462009-10-27T23:42:31.224+00:002009-10-27T23:42:31.224+00:00FourD: Jax has already had a brilliant career:)
...FourD: Jax has already had a brilliant career:)<br /><br />Naomi: I don't think their father would have been too pleased but the bug didn't bite them.<br />It's very late but I'll be over in the morning;)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-75608452365514831592009-10-27T22:01:29.213+00:002009-10-27T22:01:29.213+00:00Ooops! Forgot to say how great that Margaret liked...Ooops! Forgot to say how great that Margaret liked her gift...! AND, there is a new post up I think you will enjoy, my deat.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-24695105743581864162009-10-27T21:58:51.493+00:002009-10-27T21:58:51.493+00:00What a wonderful story, Pat....I love that the boy...What a wonderful story, Pat....I love that the boys became little Hams....I'm surprised the "acting" bug didn't bite in a big way from that...as you know, sometimes thats all the push anyone needs---a few laughs and some applause...lol!OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-1445221469734241472009-10-27T19:42:47.688+00:002009-10-27T19:42:47.688+00:00Jax was selected - at junior school - for the '...Jax was selected - at junior school - for the 'starring role' in their plays on such a regular basis it was getting embarressing.<br /><br />Look. Your kids are the business. End of. Someone elses kid constantly gets selected it bugs you.<br /><br />In the end I had to gently suggest Jax didn't get the starring role to the Deputy Head.<br /><br />She co-operated and Jax had a very much secondary role which included some physical gymnastics style movements.<br /><br />She got a standing ovation.<br /><br />I sneaked away and went to the pub.<br /><br />Oddly...in her final year book from senior school Jax won the 'award' for 'Most Likely To Be Famous'....<br /><br />....oh dear...DILLIGAFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520650650468676361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-6724829777219577982009-10-27T15:54:54.093+00:002009-10-27T15:54:54.093+00:00Randall: I think it is a great discipline and some...Randall: I think it is a great discipline and some of my happiest times - before MTL - were in a theatre group. You are very wise to push 'somethig to fall back on' as fathers do all over the world.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-84834634858115869912009-10-27T13:09:10.256+00:002009-10-27T13:09:10.256+00:00My daughter has had the female lead in everything ...My daughter has had the female lead in everything she's been in. Alas, she's considering theater as a college major though I'll will insist she get a business degree and her teaching certificate, as well. As for the younger two, the elder is quite the ham, and I expect him to follow suit.<br /><br />Great pics, as always, BTWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com