tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post8165695073918983078..comments2024-02-19T10:16:13.581+00:00Comments on Past Imperfect: Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-14764771387509212762019-04-07T14:43:23.910+01:002019-04-07T14:43:23.910+01:00My dear Pat,
This is Joe Pinto, Pune, India. Reme...My dear Pat,<br /><br />This is Joe Pinto, Pune, India. Remember my five-part memoir on my mother, April-May 2009, on my blog "Against the Tide" ??? I have added 20 chapters and now it will come out as a book on 2 May 2019, her 50the death anniversary.<br /><br />I was looking up your encouraging comments to my writing and decided to look up your blog and found -- "An Imperfect Life" !!! So I've scrolled back to Chapter 1 and hope to read up to date.<br /><br />Thank U for plucking courage to tell your story.<br /><br />Do send me your email address, so we can decide how to get a copy across to U. <br /><br />Peace and love<<br />-- Joe Pinto, Pune, India.<br />Email: sangatizuzay@gmail.com<br />WhatsApp: +91 94037 66122.Joe Pintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816903724816351432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-71558287760501349742015-09-06T22:59:28.353+01:002015-09-06T22:59:28.353+01:00In my lifetime it is hard to believe how things ha...In my lifetime it is hard to believe how things have changed.<br />My gran was before her time (and Granddad) in the way they reacted to Mum's pregnancy. I often wonder though how we would have turned out if Maddie had stayed at home.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-89126638621420779512015-09-06T15:49:56.742+01:002015-09-06T15:49:56.742+01:00My Internet's behaving today, it's a lovel...My Internet's behaving today, it's a lovely Sunday...what a delightful way to spend my morning, reading your story!<br /><br />Charming and full of history!<br /><br />It's interesting how women's lives are the same in so many different countries...can't be pregnant while unmarried, can't marry someone out of your religion. Not so long ago, this is how it was here. Times have changed here now though.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-24443313129636772322015-08-23T17:33:12.339+01:002015-08-23T17:33:12.339+01:00Keith: thank you. I've never made any secret...Keith: thank you. I've never made any secret of my age. I'm proud to be still standing. Just:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-73562527005019835962015-08-23T15:32:27.341+01:002015-08-23T15:32:27.341+01:00Scarlet: then I'm glad I decided to do this:)...Scarlet: then I'm glad I decided to do this:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-46681891916509060082015-08-23T13:47:00.547+01:002015-08-23T13:47:00.547+01:00Glad you found your mojo again! I have grown old, ...Glad you found your mojo again! I have grown old, very old, waiting for your biography to be published. I was fascinated by this post and can't wait for the next bit.<br /><br />I met you once at some big "do" in London, (drinkies and things on sticks) when you were a top model (to me you still are!) and I worked for the BBC at the time. That was a while back. . .I wont mention the date!Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13163819196303858927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-73767943339716532922015-08-22T23:40:52.225+01:002015-08-22T23:40:52.225+01:00Oh Pat! Thank you for sharing this with us! I'...Oh Pat! Thank you for sharing this with us! I've been asking to read this for so long now. Wonderful, and such different times. I'm looking forward to Chapter two.<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-88196445974423917252015-08-22T18:15:57.461+01:002015-08-22T18:15:57.461+01:00I was delighted when Jennifer Brookins - author of...I was delighted when Jennifer Brookins - author of that fascinating memoir 'Tharon Ann' wrote on /face Book:-<br /><br />Jennifer Brookins Pat Mackay<br /><br />Yesterday at 12:24am · <br /><br />'An Imperfect life' - Chapter One is a fabulous write. Pat Mackay writes with clarity of thought, imagery ... and downright fabulous sense of relationships . If I can't hear the author's voice loud and clear, I usually put the book/story down, but my only concern about Past Imperfect is: When's the next installment? I highly recommend checking out her blog at:- <br />Past Imperfect<br /><br />http://patspastimperfect.blogspot.com/<br />Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-51494564043793756122015-08-21T17:15:28.095+01:002015-08-21T17:15:28.095+01:00Vagabonde: how exciting to meet a Russian blogger....Vagabonde: how exciting to meet a Russian blogger. We had the same experience at the Sibelius monument it seems. Thank you for your very kind words.<br /><br />Helen: I aim to do one a week. Be patient and I'll try to survive until its finished:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-69167058036139871212015-08-21T15:48:33.641+01:002015-08-21T15:48:33.641+01:00Indian cough medicine I remember that well.
When&...Indian cough medicine I remember that well.<br /><br />When's part two, here I was really getting into the story and you finish with 'our family of five became a family of four as my sister Maddie, aged six, left home.' No no no you can't do that.<br /><br />helenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-3866771611030067282015-08-20T17:57:26.683+01:002015-08-20T17:57:26.683+01:00I enjoyed your Baltic cruise and beautiful photos....I enjoyed your Baltic cruise and beautiful photos. In 2014 we also went on a Baltic cruise. At the Sibelius monument I had to wait a long time before taking a pictures as so many Japanese tourists kept taking pictures of themselves near the monument. We met a blogging friend in St Pertersburg and the weather was lovely there. I still have not written a post on this trip. I also enjoyed all your excellent pictures of Gavarnie, what an amazing landscape<br /><br />I love your reminiscences. Your style is so fresh it holds the attention immediately. I could easily visualize your grandparents and the countryside. I hope there will be more to come.<br />Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-25228725105335760692015-08-18T22:23:49.254+01:002015-08-18T22:23:49.254+01:00mage: thank you. It's been burning a hole in ...mage: thank you. It's been burning a hole in my pocket:)<br /><br />Leni: nice to have you reading it.<br /><br />Judy: gotta keep goin' now;)<br /><br />Jenean: yes much of it will be familiar to you.<br /><br />Naomi: you are one of the friends who inspired me to get going again.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-75394373770949107322015-08-18T20:38:13.933+01:002015-08-18T20:38:13.933+01:00Oh, how I LOVE your story, Pat....And to get to re...Oh, how I LOVE your story, Pat....And to get to read your new 'edit' is just Wonderful! You write so well, my dear, and it is ALL so very interesting and delightful, too.....Looking forward to the next installment, my dear.OldLady Of The Hillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458879772193114892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-26394364148284073022015-08-18T18:34:05.549+01:002015-08-18T18:34:05.549+01:00fabulous fabulous story-telling, pat! of course, ...fabulous fabulous story-telling, pat! of course, i've known that since the first blog post of yours i ever read - your first chapter has us all waiting on the next - and the next - xxgypsywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989576611327660248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-52797849288076188192015-08-18T18:31:56.940+01:002015-08-18T18:31:56.940+01:00I will hold you to that promise, Pat!! It needs to...I will hold you to that promise, Pat!! It needs to be told and we all need to share in it!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-6592239631474354562015-08-18T18:16:07.278+01:002015-08-18T18:16:07.278+01:00I enjoyed reading your first chapter. Your style i...I enjoyed reading your first chapter. Your style is very clear and direct, very pleasant to read. And the story is endearing. I'm looking forward to reading chapter 2! :)<br /><br />XXXLeni Qinanhttps://compendiodeescritos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-38091697031614316112015-08-18T18:02:27.608+01:002015-08-18T18:02:27.608+01:00Gosh Pat. What a wonderful story. I'm lookin...Gosh Pat. What a wonderful story. I'm looking forward to the next installment.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-26321737049949222802015-08-18T17:26:35.396+01:002015-08-18T17:26:35.396+01:00Andrew M: you'd better believe it:)Andrew M: you'd better believe it:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-53815855364953939572015-08-18T17:11:28.713+01:002015-08-18T17:11:28.713+01:00Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
It's grim oop North...Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...<br /><br />It's grim oop North.AndrewMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15319261771003224085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-3067514770147539832015-08-18T15:22:33.483+01:002015-08-18T15:22:33.483+01:00Parsnip: thank you so much. That makes me so gla...Parsnip: thank you so much. That makes me so glad I decided to try it.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-88310638992415508532015-08-17T22:53:08.715+01:002015-08-17T22:53:08.715+01:00Oh Pat, just wonderful.
Every time you write about...Oh Pat, just wonderful.<br />Every time you write about your life I am transported and standing right there with you.<br />Quite wonderful.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-36702141431859581172015-08-17T22:50:12.152+01:002015-08-17T22:50:12.152+01:00Kim: you haven't seen me angry. It all comes ...Kim: you haven't seen me angry. It all comes back:)<br /><br />Roseneath: that's the plan. Hopefully it will be in a better state.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-47503741797794274972015-08-17T18:35:36.913+01:002015-08-17T18:35:36.913+01:00Ooohh, Pat! Are you going to post it all again? ...Ooohh, Pat! Are you going to post it all again? How wonderful, I love your story and can't wait!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-1905269324918811612015-08-17T18:23:33.007+01:002015-08-17T18:23:33.007+01:00You've changed your accent over the years then...You've changed your accent over the years then, Pat :)Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20735769.post-49800576529620590692015-08-17T17:16:42.190+01:002015-08-17T17:16:42.190+01:00Exile: I have been writing this since I started b...Exile: I have been writing this since I started blogging and this is my latest edit. I had begun to lose my mojo but will try to keep on posting it and working on it at the same time. Better then letting it moulder and myself be submerged in guilt.<br />Will I be able to eat meringues and hold forth at the same time? It could get messy:)<br /><br />Judy: thank you and I'll try to keep it going.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.com