tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post7150255546685440792..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: “Everybody needs to experience Paradise at some times.”Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-38879177601751561542012-09-07T23:35:30.605+01:002012-09-07T23:35:30.605+01:00Annette: I left home at 16 too. How lovely that ...Annette: I left home at 16 too. How lovely that you ended up on the coast with sand dunes. I believe it is a lovely part of the world.<br />So glad you like the blog.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-54612830298345382202012-09-07T20:33:55.856+01:002012-09-07T20:33:55.856+01:00Hi pat. I left home at 16 had various jobs but no ...Hi pat. I left home at 16 had various jobs but no career. 2 grown children. Met my other half in 30s he's Welsh now live on the llyn. Peninsula. I am on the coast where I feel I belong there's even some sandunes! .love your blogs. Annette Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-8784535312538912962012-09-03T23:09:49.735+01:002012-09-03T23:09:49.735+01:00Lovely to hear from you Annette. You will always ...Lovely to hear from you Annette. You will always be welcome. I wonder if you stayed in the Manchster area or moved away like I did in my twenties.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-64809828195655809572012-09-03T21:12:55.969+01:002012-09-03T21:12:55.969+01:00Hello Pat. its Annette here thanks for your warm w...Hello Pat. its Annette here thanks for your warm welcome to your blog last week Ian new to this blogging so please excuse any gaffs.! I agree that a few good memories stay with us always mine has of the convalescent home in St Anne's. Besides being cared for we were taught very important life skills as children like personal hygiene (more than a lick and spit)!.how to braid hair being eldest of 6girls very useful! And a real bath that we didn't share.when we returned to Manchester we were healthy and clean and happy and the nit nurse at school was very happy!! Again thanks. Annette Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-55345331884900140072012-08-30T23:19:47.296+01:002012-08-30T23:19:47.296+01:00Granny Annie: I'm pretty sure they would. Jus...Granny Annie: I'm pretty sure they would. Just as I expect some of them stay in your memory.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-80782734023282482602012-08-30T13:18:48.317+01:002012-08-30T13:18:48.317+01:00I used to volunteer at a children's shelter. ...I used to volunteer at a children's shelter. It was a place the police brought children whose parents had been arrested or who had been accused of neglecting the children. I and other volunteers would nurture an care for these neglected children and the majority responded with total love. They would greet us each day with happiness and hope and they would cling to us as we read to them and complimented them on minor triumphs. We devoted every minute to them and they soaked it up. In a way it was similar to being taken to a beautiful paradise. The majority of those children were returned to the same family after a brief period but I had to hope they would remember the days of special treatment at the center.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-14055076143987437092012-08-27T23:52:49.832+01:002012-08-27T23:52:49.832+01:00PixieMum: very true and I agree whoe heartedly wit...PixieMum: very true and I agree whoe heartedly with your Mother. One must always have something to look forward to.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-34475977341735961232012-08-27T20:38:29.062+01:002012-08-27T20:38:29.062+01:00Poverty is not always financial, there is a povert...Poverty is not always financial, there is a poverty of spirit and anything that shows a different way of life, introduces new ideas to children is good.<br /><br />Well not just to children, this adult sometimes needs to look at life differently, but we all need something to look forward to (one of my late Mother's sayings)and a way out of the poverty of ideas, surroundings and aspirations.PixieMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717092173188052675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-8407812736077076092012-08-27T11:45:51.470+01:002012-08-27T11:45:51.470+01:00Chef Files: that is good to hear - easpecially as ...Chef Files: that is good to hear - easpecially as I suspect you are quite knowledgable about the subject. Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-87682836622779889092012-08-27T09:42:01.151+01:002012-08-27T09:42:01.151+01:00This particular Paradise consists of wonderful dee...This particular Paradise consists of wonderful deeds performed by those who truly understood the needs of those for whom poverty is not a crime, more of a way of life.<br /><br />I applaud you dear lady.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871866841906377841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-40703182729532986372012-08-26T23:34:43.942+01:002012-08-26T23:34:43.942+01:00UB:so glad you saw it:)
GG: it lifted my spirits ...UB:so glad you saw it:)<br /><br />GG: it lifted my spirits too and UB often give me pause for thought.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-15247543279465189592012-08-26T22:09:41.142+01:002012-08-26T22:09:41.142+01:00Late to the show (as always) but this is prime rea...Late to the show (as always) but this is prime reading. Instead of bringing them down, it inspired. I'm certainly far from rich but perhaps I should consider sponsoring someone to provide a needed uplift.The Unbearable Banishmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704208968630911021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-40036561888066926052012-08-26T21:36:44.784+01:002012-08-26T21:36:44.784+01:00Pat, oh, how that email's lifted my spirits!
...Pat, oh, how that email's lifted my spirits!<br /><br />What she's said is so utterly beautiful. <br /><br />I live in a poor country and I have seen how some people rise out of their poverty. I feel it's because they were given some kind of hope as children. <br /><br />I think UB's comment was perfect though, in that it made us pause to think. <br />neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-12346159080195022622012-08-25T23:05:59.164+01:002012-08-25T23:05:59.164+01:00Mage: happy memories all around:)Mage: happy memories all around:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-22838006609679659242012-08-25T23:01:27.699+01:002012-08-25T23:01:27.699+01:00That's just magic and brought back my summer e...That's just magic and brought back my summer escapes to the country. Magic indeed.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-62887806399117325072012-08-24T23:16:20.944+01:002012-08-24T23:16:20.944+01:00Z: we always had to delouse our little darlings an...Z: we always had to delouse our little darlings and were all devastated when some of us got nits and had to wear ghastly sassafrass compressess on our heads. I hope you weren't so unlucky.<br /><br />Parsnip: it's good to hear there are similar schemes. If nothing else it is respite in what can be miserable lives.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-73439826392727540532012-08-24T22:57:18.805+01:002012-08-24T22:57:18.805+01:00How wonderful for you to hear from someone who was...How wonderful for you to hear from someone who was able to enjoy paradise for a few weeks. It is nice to come full circle and know that what you did did make a difference.<br />We have a somewhat similar program with a week at summer camp for children who would not be able to go somewhere like this.<br /><br />Yes paradise can come in all shapes and sizes.<br /><br />Lovely post today.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-37436997650625770182012-08-24T20:14:13.476+01:002012-08-24T20:14:13.476+01:00Oh Pat, for a few years we had a couple of slum ki...Oh Pat, for a few years we had a couple of slum kids to stay for the summer from Stratford (London, not on Avon). Their siblings went to another family. I got on well with them, although it was a strain on a young girl who wasn't used to their feistier attitude, and I've often wondered what became of them. <br /><br />I'll blog about it, inevitably!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-82196661297703377992012-08-24T17:03:58.210+01:002012-08-24T17:03:58.210+01:00Scarlet: I think it's vital. Even with a happ...Scarlet: I think it's vital. Even with a happy childhood the highlight of our lives was camping in the Lake District. Heaven compared with the sooty hills of Rossendale.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-35041323109112968592012-08-24T16:48:37.232+01:002012-08-24T16:48:37.232+01:00This reminds me of the families from the East End ...This reminds me of the families from the East End who in summer would come hop-picking in Kent. Some of them got a taste for the countryside and when they grew up they came and settled in places such as Yalding and East Peckham - perhaps everyone should get a taste of something different.<br /><br />Sx<br />Ms Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-32165449504537545792012-08-24T15:52:22.807+01:002012-08-24T15:52:22.807+01:00Naomi: I expect Annette has a story to tell.Naomi: I expect Annette has a story to tell.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-7328294824618258962012-08-24T15:20:24.574+01:002012-08-24T15:20:24.574+01:00How wonderful that you recieved this validation of...How wonderful that you recieved this validation of what you believed...! And to hear that after so very many years from someone who experienced their "paradise" at the very same place you worked. That has to be extremely heartwarming.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.com