tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post4109559094248634029..comments2024-03-15T09:29:02.240-04:00Comments on Recollections of a Vagabonde: 10 year blog anniversary, its history and moreVagabondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-86759270559024001972019-04-27T11:37:30.929-04:002019-04-27T11:37:30.929-04:00This story of your blog sounds like a love story -...This story of your blog sounds like a love story - and doesn't it tell of your love for your late husband? You helped him so much and he was thinking that he helped you - that's just perfect. I enjoy your beautiful photography and all the interesting information you provide in your posts.Carola Bartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05536486322412234854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-84596851473255487272019-04-26T21:03:34.860-04:002019-04-26T21:03:34.860-04:00I love learning the motivation behind your blog. W...I love learning the motivation behind your blog. Well done! Your blog has helped you and Jim and has delighted the rest of us.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-55084800538943743322019-04-23T20:31:37.467-04:002019-04-23T20:31:37.467-04:00I've been reading your beautiful words and adm...I've been reading your beautiful words and admiring your wonderful photos for many moons and have found your story, travels, life fascinating and full of love and beauty. But I never in all this time realized that your blog was in part a true labor of love and caring as you and Jim worked on the posts together, choosing the photos and all. What a wonderful thing to do to involve him, to help him be a part and maintain his dignity, sense of choice, control, knowing.<br /><br />You, my friend, are an amazing woman and I applaud this part of you as much -- no, more -- than your fascinating blog. I hope that continues a long while in whichever direction you choose to take it. Ten years. And a birthday soon (if it hasn't been already -- I'm a little behind.) I wish you joy in your "new year." You've had a tough one. You deserve some joy.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-38257924357458942572019-04-23T04:55:34.705-04:002019-04-23T04:55:34.705-04:00Meant to add, Congratulations on your blog 10:year...Meant to add, Congratulations on your blog 10:year anniversary! Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-40126260669624006192019-04-23T04:52:49.654-04:002019-04-23T04:52:49.654-04:00I have been really impressed through the years beg...I have been really impressed through the years beginning when I first visited here from a link at Old Old Lady of the Hills blog at your dedication and perceptive recognition as to how best to stimulate your husband during the progression of his Alzheimer’s. Your approach to supporting him through his communicative sensory functional decline has been particularly laudable and beneficial to him. Visual stimulation does eventually become a major avenue by which to best relate to the person and for them to be responsive. The manner in which you did so while also aiding him in feeling he still had a purpose while maintaining his dignity is remarkable. I think you should take much comfort in knowing that you made his life as pleasant as possible, probably extending his relationship to the real world much longer than it might have been otherwise. Meanwhile, we all enjoyed the benefit of the posts you generously shared here. <br /><br />I’ve thought of you, too, with the sadness you must feel as a consequence of the Norte Dame fire in Paris. I’m glad so many treasures were spared. <br />Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-1077164407360797282019-04-22T03:27:51.680-04:002019-04-22T03:27:51.680-04:00Dear Vagabonde,
congrats on your blog's 10th A...Dear Vagabonde,<br />congrats on your blog's 10th Anniversary!<br />I have always loved to look at your pictures, enlarging them. Especially I love your collages and I learn making them following yours. <br />It's sad Jim passed away he could live longer helping you choose photos. All things that you have written in your posts are interesting and have hystorical value not only for your grandchildren but for your readers as well.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-77328007149678258542019-04-19T11:17:44.688-04:002019-04-19T11:17:44.688-04:00Following you!Following you!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-46530602847437575152019-04-19T11:17:21.500-04:002019-04-19T11:17:21.500-04:00Bon Anniversaire and best wishes to you!Bon Anniversaire and best wishes to you!Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-66976241302478395402019-04-19T08:23:11.997-04:002019-04-19T08:23:11.997-04:00Hi Vagabonde - so pleased you were able to involve...Hi Vagabonde - so pleased you were able to involve your husband and he was so supportive in your project and that your daughter had the bright idea of blogging to help you both. Loved seeing your photos ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-81976055398922337012019-04-17T15:23:29.604-04:002019-04-17T15:23:29.604-04:00What a lovely story about the start of your blog a...What a lovely story about the start of your blog and how you have used it to help your husband. Think of all the readers who have loved sharing it too. I suspect you have helped many people over the years. <br />Thanks for visiting my blog post about Notre Dame and sharing your memories of it. Paulita https://www.blogger.com/profile/14237320966048538408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-71332174450300500082019-04-16T22:17:58.091-04:002019-04-16T22:17:58.091-04:00Congratulations on 10 years of blogging. You have ...Congratulations on 10 years of blogging. You have indeed made a wonderful collection of reminiscences and observations of your past and ongoing life.<br /><br />You commented on my blog about the horrific fire at Notre Dame de Paris -- such a tragedy for France and for all Parisians (like you) and lovers of Paris (like me). I hope that you and all of us find comfort in the determination of France to rebuild and move onward, and I especially hope that the French nation will be inspired to reunify around this challenge.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to your continued blog posts.<br /><br />best... mae at maefood.blogspot.comMae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-73103436466079267672019-04-16T08:35:16.751-04:002019-04-16T08:35:16.751-04:00Dear M, what an amazing woman you are. Never reall...Dear M, what an amazing woman you are. Never really knowing the point of so many photos and your loving and industrious endeavors when writing your lengthy, but so interesting, blog posts, I am amazed that so much of it was to assist your dear Jim in his struggle with Alzheimers. You are special and I send congratulations on your 10th blog anniversary - - how the time flies!<br /><br />So sad watching the heart breaking destruction of Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday - Paris will not be the same for a long, long time until, hopefully, the beautiful landmark can be rebuilt. Sadly, I will probably not see that in my lifetime - I always so enjoyed my visits there and would like to think it can be restored for others in the future.<br /><br />Take care - and please keep blogging.<br />Mary xMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-33796501310983442752019-04-16T03:04:40.554-04:002019-04-16T03:04:40.554-04:00I could offer you nothing regarding the previous p...I could offer you nothing regarding the previous post about your pets. My wife and I both worked right up to retirement and we thought it would be cruel to keep a pet mewed up in the house during the day. I did, however, liken your account to the Odyssey and that view is confirmed by this current post about your determined efforts to reduce the effects of your husband's hideous disease.<br /><br />The day before I encountered similar poignancy. Janet Baker, now retired, was arguably Britain's greatest classical singer. My wife and I collected her discs avidly and we were not alone. She was recognised throughout the world, was awarded the title "Dame" (the equivalent of a knighthood for women) and may have been the underlying cause for my quixotic decision to start singing lessons at age eighty.<br /><br />She has tended to steer clear of interviews but - in her eighties - allowed the TV cameras into her house. She was honest and revelatory. The programme format was unusual: her musical acquaintances said their bit, then sat mute listening to one of her many recordings. Afterwards they said little, they didn't need to, their quiet faces had said what was necessary.<br /><br />But why the cameras (the programmes lasted ninety minutes)? The answer came in the final ten minutes. Throughout her working life her husband of sixty years had managed her career, sacrificing his life for her profession. In late life he had had several strokes and may have been the reason she retired early. Now, she says, it is "her turn" to look after him. They played a couple of her songs, she held his hand and asked whether he "liked the Handel". Crustily he said he was "looking forward to the Mahler". There was laughter at this normalcy.<br /><br />I hope this anecdote - which greatly affected me - supports your view that age should be no barrier to affection, nor a willingness to do what we can for those who have shared our life. <i>Chapeau!</i>Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-75624346715458687632019-04-15T12:48:32.306-04:002019-04-15T12:48:32.306-04:00Congratulations on your blogging anniversary. Your...Congratulations on your blogging anniversary. Yours is a fascinating story, and your photos are beautiful!Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-23326390757077594972019-04-15T11:26:30.331-04:002019-04-15T11:26:30.331-04:00Congratulations, on all accounts. Your photos are ...Congratulations, on all accounts. Your photos are amazing. Our spring is a bit slower up here.<br /><br />I began my blog when we moved up north to care for my parents. I began, therefore, in 2006. I wanted to let my kids know what we were up to, as we left them behind in Ottawa, at the time. Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-44657507723244726072019-04-15T04:42:09.232-04:002019-04-15T04:42:09.232-04:00Congratulations on 10 years!
Your blog was my insp...Congratulations on 10 years!<br />Your blog was my inspiration, reading about your Parisian childhood made me think about my childhood and family. Several of my grandchildren will never meet me but they will be able to learn about their backgrounds.....thanks to you.<br />Congratulations again.<br />XxxChristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047393147135525758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-22120294056030821352019-04-15T04:18:34.974-04:002019-04-15T04:18:34.974-04:00I've always enjoyed your detailed posts and wo...I've always enjoyed your detailed posts and wonderful photographs without realising that was the reason behind them. Congratulations on your anniversary.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-2405789022099000772019-04-15T03:00:55.523-04:002019-04-15T03:00:55.523-04:00Je reviendrai lire les détails. Un anniversaire bi...Je reviendrai lire les détails. Un anniversaire bien fleuri. Bravo.Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14354559064351144704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-44577041175570673102019-04-14T16:54:33.959-04:002019-04-14T16:54:33.959-04:00Congrats on your 10 year blog anniversary!
The way...Congrats on your 10 year blog anniversary!<br />The way you've tried to help your husband's condition, is an inspiration to all of us.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-87537130876465074472019-04-14T15:49:04.758-04:002019-04-14T15:49:04.758-04:00Hi Vagabonde, You certainly do take great photos! ...Hi Vagabonde, You certainly do take great photos! It will be July 4, 2020 before I reach my 10th bloggerversary... My reasons for starting it aren't as meaningful as yours. It was a suggestion by my daughter-in-law that started. That combined with a emailed newsletter I maintained for several years keeping my former work associates in touch. In reality today, I write because I like doing it...and it's probably good for my aging brain as well! Take Care, Big Daddy Dave Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00419231123238788903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-64947038546874194532019-04-14T15:48:28.755-04:002019-04-14T15:48:28.755-04:00On a purely selfish level I have been so very grat...On a purely selfish level I have been so very grateful for the therapy of your posts.<br />Your images are stunning and I admire the meticulous research you and Jim put into the posts.<br />Many thanks.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8796960161183320830.post-91002296392328648152019-04-14T13:14:03.882-04:002019-04-14T13:14:03.882-04:00I love to see all your pictures, some of which I&#...I love to see all your pictures, some of which I've seen before in other posts, but I especially love the bird pictures (the one eating the orange is wonderful) and all the beautiful flowers! Congratulations on your ten-year anniversary, and I do hope that we will both be enjoying blogging for many years to come! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com