tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post3402605745715666502..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Kind of still lifeRachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57141358811772908752010-09-17T10:15:39.037+01:002010-09-17T10:15:39.037+01:00Yes, me too. Glad you met her - it's nice to h...Yes, me too. Glad you met her - it's nice to have some folk on here who can put a person to the name and memories.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-21693714164874627552010-09-17T04:34:23.051+01:002010-09-17T04:34:23.051+01:00Of course, I only ever saw the room with her in it...Of course, I only ever saw the room with her in it, and remember the vibrant crossword session.<br />I'm glad you posted it.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32115735697960353982010-09-16T11:03:34.933+01:002010-09-16T11:03:34.933+01:00And the furniture is a mix - some was in this hous...And the furniture is a mix - some was in this house when we moved in, some Mum took with her everywhere (that desk...she liked to feel like a lady of letters!). We've had those little tables since the first house after my Dad died I think (1974!).<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-63182847630040839472010-09-16T10:04:12.919+01:002010-09-16T10:04:12.919+01:00Hugs welcomed this week! And returned.
xHugs welcomed this week! And returned.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-43157724316042663192010-09-16T09:50:06.698+01:002010-09-16T09:50:06.698+01:00It is still a very full room for all it's empt...It is still a very full room for all it's emptyness. It has a lovely atmosphere with the light and the colours and lovely furniture. Big hugs xRachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8889053776105734932010-09-16T07:34:36.534+01:002010-09-16T07:34:36.534+01:00I've been going back in gradually. It is a lov...I've been going back in gradually. It is a lovely room - shame to waste it...<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57098796615231306752010-09-15T21:02:14.302+01:002010-09-15T21:02:14.302+01:00How lovely to be a granny and have a room like tha...How lovely to be a granny and have a room like that in which your granddaughter can dress you up in tiaras. <br /><br />Kudos to you for finally being able to enter it.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-40326816891958750852010-09-15T20:54:22.030+01:002010-09-15T20:54:22.030+01:00She kept it very hot - winter and summer!
I'...She kept it very hot - winter and summer! <br /><br />I've been emptying the desk this week. So many photos, letters, bits and pieces...<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-35654836458664458672010-09-15T20:34:23.401+01:002010-09-15T20:34:23.401+01:00It's all glass!Such a beautiful, bright happy ...It's all glass!Such a beautiful, bright happy room, no wonder she loved it!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32733857598619374222010-09-15T15:58:14.589+01:002010-09-15T15:58:14.589+01:00Kind of painful this pleasure! But I know what you...Kind of painful this pleasure! But I know what you mean.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8540057168176583792010-09-15T15:49:07.300+01:002010-09-15T15:49:07.300+01:00You are posting it Rachel as a natural part of the...You are posting it Rachel as a natural part of the grieving process - this is the room where your mum was happy - where you all made her happy - now you are beginning to be able to look at it and remember with pleasure.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-8735777710585739062010-09-15T14:40:35.059+01:002010-09-15T14:40:35.059+01:00Maybe that's one reason I've posted it, Ma...Maybe that's one reason I've posted it, Marion, to mark the passing of time or something. And I have to say that room wasn't usually as clean and tidy as it is in the pic...<br /><br />Yes, Bug, the tiaras..we have a lovely photo of Mum dressed up in tiaras and garlands pretending to eat wedding cake or some such! She would do pretty much whatever the girl asked her to.<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-57899867120626120772010-09-15T14:36:49.957+01:002010-09-15T14:36:49.957+01:00Hard to believe it was only four months ago, think...Hard to believe it was only four months ago, think I'm losing perspective of time here! Such a peaceful, homely room. xMarion McCreadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657757253873577465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-84426850703675626032010-09-15T14:08:04.996+01:002010-09-15T14:08:04.996+01:00What a beautiful room to watch the world from! (Or...What a beautiful room to watch the world from! (Or from which to watch... darn prepositions). I'm glad she had such a lovely place and a grandaughter to give her tiaras.<br /><br />I wrote about my mom yesterday - she's been gone 5 1/2 years & she still invades my dreams all the time. It's not always unpleasant :) But I've determined that when it's someone that close to us grief is a lurker & can pop out at the most inconvenient times. I move through it and then settle down again. Wishing you the same.The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-44191716396406698162010-09-15T14:03:38.129+01:002010-09-15T14:03:38.129+01:00Thanks Jean. I've had a couple of months off f...Thanks Jean. I've had a couple of months off from thinking about it all - school summer holidays, I suppose (I think I didn't want it to be the summer Mummy cried all the time!). Having a couple of days back in the crying zone though this week.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-7637754160609035842010-09-15T13:58:52.579+01:002010-09-15T13:58:52.579+01:00What a nice room and lovely place to sit, with all...What a nice room and lovely place to sit, with all those windows and with loving family around.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08690685768980280402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-23071885737417906012010-09-15T13:02:18.143+01:002010-09-15T13:02:18.143+01:00She was very comfy in there. We did all use it (es...She was very comfy in there. We did all use it (especially the grand-daughter...endlessly dressing Mum in tiaras and such like) but it was very much Grandma's room. Our sitting room is/was two rooms away - that way we weren't deafened by her Midsomer Murders at full volume!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-46121865801990996582010-09-15T12:53:51.705+01:002010-09-15T12:53:51.705+01:00It looks like a really cosy place to sit, especial...It looks like a really cosy place to sit, especially in that light.Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.com