tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post1790400150222146173..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Reflection on a Friendship.Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-3730131936659945142014-06-30T23:21:45.551-02:302014-06-30T23:21:45.551-02:30SAW:
As I age, I value it more and more.
XO
WWWSAW:<br /><br />As I age, I value it more and more.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26657032367923912102014-06-29T21:02:24.414-02:302014-06-29T21:02:24.414-02:30What wonderful luck that the two of you were place...What wonderful luck that the two of you were placed in each tother's lives. That sort of friendship is a rare treasure.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-88037565603444892252014-06-28T19:57:18.808-02:302014-06-28T19:57:18.808-02:30Cait:
Thank you for *your* words.
Unusual, I thi...Cait:<br /><br />Thank you for *your* words.<br /><br />Unusual, I think that we soldier on through thick and thin.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-38766623514749539112014-06-28T19:56:04.792-02:302014-06-28T19:56:04.792-02:30Sharon:
she is much more dedicated than I am. If I...Sharon:<br />she is much more dedicated than I am. If I overlook responding on any day she just emails again as if I had written :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70359472452160226452014-06-28T19:55:11.788-02:302014-06-28T19:55:11.788-02:30Laura:
Lucky you having a second mother. I took on...Laura:<br />Lucky you having a second mother. I took on a few after my mother died but they are, alas, now gone too!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-909045953559064602014-06-28T05:18:46.748-02:302014-06-28T05:18:46.748-02:30And we always write the language of the heart to e...And we always write the language of the heart to each other in our daily emails.<br /><br />What lovely words, you are blessed to have such a friend and she you.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68370185623633777082014-06-28T01:27:47.005-02:302014-06-28T01:27:47.005-02:30This is a special tribute to your friendship ~ I h...This is a special tribute to your friendship ~ I hope she read this post. What's the quote? The only way to have a friend is to be one. It takes two and you are obviously glad to have each other.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19098857495947538602014-06-27T18:06:45.697-02:302014-06-27T18:06:45.697-02:30How very wonderful. The only childhood friend I st...How very wonderful. The only childhood friend I still have is my 'second mother'. I don't have anyone of my own age.<br /><br />So pleased for you both.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-49360327756684165842014-06-27T16:30:45.958-02:302014-06-27T16:30:45.958-02:30Isn't it amazing Hattie, good friends thrive o...Isn't it amazing Hattie, good friends thrive on their mutual watering the garden of the connection. <br /><br />I've had a few that won't invest in that simple little act and it has been painful letting them go but one-sided friendship is too large a load to carry.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68829781214618607362014-06-27T16:28:49.865-02:302014-06-27T16:28:49.865-02:30Lovely Pam, I love these touchstones in our lives....Lovely Pam, I love these touchstones in our lives.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-74224635600041015512014-06-27T12:58:34.230-02:302014-06-27T12:58:34.230-02:30You are so lucky to have such a friendship. My old...You are so lucky to have such a friendship. My oldest friend means a lot to me,but our lives been very different. Still,when we manage to get together it's as if we never parted!Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-60735818591889335872014-06-27T09:04:09.380-02:302014-06-27T09:04:09.380-02:30Yes, we're in contact daily and play Scrabble ...Yes, we're in contact daily and play Scrabble online together - real needle matches. Good fun, and emails keep us abreast of things going on in our lives. Pamela (LadyLuz)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.es.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45084050795985912862014-06-26T23:15:08.334-02:302014-06-26T23:15:08.334-02:30I guess it's a mutual thing Linda, we've a...I guess it's a mutual thing Linda, we've always admired each other, for instance when she was 60 she took on the 15 year olds at an Irish dancing feis and beat them. Bowled me over. She's also a champion bridge player (plays for Ireland).<br />My interests are quite different, though we both read voraciously.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9534360382899996642014-06-26T19:40:23.183-02:302014-06-26T19:40:23.183-02:30You're not just lucky: you have obviously val...You're not just lucky: you have obviously valued this friendship and let your friend know how you valued her. You've been a good friend.Linda P.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-14818192946546716432014-06-26T14:47:42.112-02:302014-06-26T14:47:42.112-02:30Ramana:
I love when old friends can surprise us l...Ramana:<br /><br />I love when old friends can surprise us like this :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-54577442573543919512014-06-26T14:46:57.856-02:302014-06-26T14:46:57.856-02:30Pamela:
You're obviously in contact is that fr...Pamela:<br />You're obviously in contact is that frequent?<br />One of these days, it would be lovely for you. <br />I know I love being with my friend.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-11076222954876518202014-06-26T14:45:51.405-02:302014-06-26T14:45:51.405-02:30Friko:
Yes very. I need to remind myself of such ...Friko:<br /><br />Yes very. I need to remind myself of such things in the dark days.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-59514131723997406362014-06-26T14:45:19.255-02:302014-06-26T14:45:19.255-02:30John:
I unSweded you for a moment there, did I?
...John:<br /><br />I unSweded you for a moment there, did I?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-24370300850761920772014-06-26T14:44:41.919-02:302014-06-26T14:44:41.919-02:30Anon:
Thanks!
XO
WWWAnon:<br />Thanks!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16952860572336916422014-06-26T14:44:19.919-02:302014-06-26T14:44:19.919-02:30dkz:
Maybe she's left him? do you hear any ne...dkz:<br /><br />Maybe she's left him? do you hear any news of her?<br /><br />I was with my friend the night her future husband came to our theatre company for an audition!<br /><br />Co-incidentally he was friends also with my ex-husband.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39210282046873257472014-06-26T14:42:47.025-02:302014-06-26T14:42:47.025-02:30Nick:
I think once you befriend as children there ...Nick:<br />I think once you befriend as children there are no such things as secrets :)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-37364282042933818102014-06-26T14:42:05.671-02:302014-06-26T14:42:05.671-02:30SFM:
Yes, those 'dos! Oh the work involved, s...SFM:<br /><br />Yes, those 'dos! Oh the work involved, she gave up as you can see, I hung on until I read somewhere (no Snopes in those days!) that spiders liked to nest in those things!<br /><br />Nice you have a BFF too, I like your last words!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-702850045979320322014-06-26T14:40:42.538-02:302014-06-26T14:40:42.538-02:30Stan:
Love me some Yeats, thanks for that!
XO
WW...Stan:<br /><br />Love me some Yeats, thanks for that!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50952749192119436872014-06-26T13:00:33.390-02:302014-06-26T13:00:33.390-02:30For the first time ever, my oldest friend rang me ...For the first time ever, my oldest friend rang me up on my last birthday to greet me because his daughter and grandson told him to having come to know about the day from the facebook. He is not one for such formalities and it was a pleasant surprise to me. I always greet him and his wife on their birthdays and he was feeling very pleased with himself for doing it for the first time ever as was I,<br /><br />I am lucky to have him and his entire family in my life. Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-31714187009348276452014-06-26T11:14:44.331-02:302014-06-26T11:14:44.331-02:30There's something so very solid and freeing ab...There's something so very solid and freeing about a long time friendship, especially a warts and all one. <br /><br />Having one is not something everyone can claim. Mine goes back 65 years and we haven't seen one another for 60 of those. We keep promising to meet before either of us falls off our perch.....one day.Pamela (LadyLuz)http://salamanderverde.blogspot.es.comnoreply@blogger.com