tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5226823469954053007..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: Picking Up and Moving On . . .Frikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70997040598798991332017-11-14T23:26:44.277+00:002017-11-14T23:26:44.277+00:00Dear Friko, I've started blogging once again a...Dear Friko, I've started blogging once again and I've read the postings since your husband's death. I'm happy for you that life is beginning to have some taste again. That it's salted with new friends and old. That you are getting out and about, your fine mind being challenged by plays and other events.<br /><br />I'm 81 now and I find myself often thinking about the Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-56235257269001178512017-11-12T10:35:25.414+00:002017-11-12T10:35:25.414+00:00Nice to see you’re comfortable going out more, soc...Nice to see you’re comfortable going out more, socializing. We just take each day as it comes, finding our way as we gradually plan more activities. You can set your own pace, but sounds like you’re doing just fine despite the situation with your daughter. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-76842467666569592132017-11-12T07:46:25.497+00:002017-11-12T07:46:25.497+00:00I'm sorry about your daughter, and the short a...I'm sorry about your daughter, and the short answer to your question is yes. I am asking that question at this juncture after having lost another friend to cancer much too soon. I am not yet 59 but do not want to go with this undone or any regrets...Best to you!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-30839443673880092182017-11-05T12:37:29.330+00:002017-11-05T12:37:29.330+00:00Here is a little fun for you:
https://www.youtube....Here is a little fun for you:<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRruBVFXjnYUr-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-43787647947074788072017-11-03T06:06:46.257+00:002017-11-03T06:06:46.257+00:00I wonder how my later years might look. I wonder i...I wonder how my later years might look. I wonder if I'll be able to have a comfortable 'end' to things. If I'm lucky, as you write, I won't have to depend on anyone in my old age.Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64454181901011216092017-11-02T17:34:57.046+00:002017-11-02T17:34:57.046+00:00I mentioned this in my response to your comment on...I mentioned this in my response to your comment on my blog but if you want to email me your email address I can send you an email copy of Harmland. my address is cagramlich11 at gmail dot com<br /><br />Best, CharlesCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21392440069787818122017-11-02T16:58:28.778+00:002017-11-02T16:58:28.778+00:00Oh, when I read that you went to Stratford I squea...Oh, when I read that you went to Stratford I squealed out loud and Lizzie jumped off the desk. Yes, I was that loud!\<br /><br />I'm so glad things are moving along and at their own pace that is right for you. Invitations are good, outings are fun -- and more to anticipate! And it's wonderful to actually meet new people you might want to know a little better. Big smile here, my friend.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-5713511765378166532017-10-31T21:59:57.506+00:002017-10-31T21:59:57.506+00:00Awesome to see how you can move on, friend F ... K...Awesome to see how you can move on, friend F ... Keep going ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39094434183843193902017-10-31T20:16:19.901+00:002017-10-31T20:16:19.901+00:00Hi Friko, what a hopeful post except for the end a...Hi Friko, what a hopeful post except for the end about your daughter. That sounds like a heartbreak and you sound wise to accept the situation as it is. For what it's worth, my Mother and I lost one another for almost nine years, but in the end, all the love was back. I've turned 70 this year and my damn back is a problem. Otherwise, I wake up every morning eager for my first cup of kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-52521084517950720592017-10-31T14:35:53.849+00:002017-10-31T14:35:53.849+00:00So glad to know that your world has brightened a b...So glad to know that your world has brightened a bit. At 74, living with my Old Man who is 84, I don't think "how will my remaining years be." I know my days are numbered. If Old Man is out of my sight too long, I go looking for him, knowing full well that one day he will be gone. Meanwhile, every day is a gift. We have had a much longer time than many others. I, too, am RunNRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610154229648677906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77601350445709634142017-10-31T12:59:03.178+00:002017-10-31T12:59:03.178+00:00Ask those questions all the time - "what will...Ask those questions all the time - "what will I be when I grow up" sort of thing - sign of a life well lived that you are still asking questions - answers? Now that's something else altogether!Jintyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05264607870697447979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33530543662678511662017-10-31T03:53:37.044+00:002017-10-31T03:53:37.044+00:00You always write amazing posts.
I am glad too to ...You always write amazing posts. <br />I am glad too to see you always surrounded by love here Ur-spohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237644452200889946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-81509593232391791142017-10-30T14:14:37.564+00:002017-10-30T14:14:37.564+00:00It is good to know you are out and about, to plays...It is good to know you are out and about, to plays and invitations for lunch and so on. I agree with what you say about even the most delicious meal or wine; it just isn't the same when you are not sharing it with someone you love (or at least like).<br />Sorry to hear the relationship with your daughter has broken down again. Things sounded rather good last time you wrote about her.<br /><brLibrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54754592221096006752017-10-30T10:18:53.227+00:002017-10-30T10:18:53.227+00:00It was good to hear of your trek to see such a pla...It was good to hear of your trek to see such a play - in such a theatre. Good for you, Friko, and here's to more outings. Like you, and others commenting (or not) decrepitude is something I fear as well, but, onward we go. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-69390020344541425482017-10-30T03:48:48.480+00:002017-10-30T03:48:48.480+00:00Going to a play is always a special treat and I am...Going to a play is always a special treat and I am glad you are going and opening your arms to the world again. Decrepitude is what I fear the most, not being able to take care of myself. Gerlinde de Broekerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174961875518661639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-39993967428176282092017-10-30T02:58:44.625+00:002017-10-30T02:58:44.625+00:00Yes, I ask the question posed by Aeneas. In fact,...Yes, I ask the question posed by Aeneas. In fact, I thank you for reminding me of those lines. They speak perfectly to the same question I have about a broken relationship with my sister. The rebuff of an offer by me to help her after she had been injured came with a very angry and nasty response asking me to never contact her again. Honestly, I don’t know what precipitated the response she Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42042713395093427452017-10-30T01:55:10.961+00:002017-10-30T01:55:10.961+00:00To be able to see those plays live in such a place...To be able to see those plays live in such a place--wow! That really is something to look forward to...besides the special treats on the way home--LOL! I am sure your energy is more open than it was and people sense that. Who knows what the future holds. I try to take it one day at a time and enjoy them the best I can. ;)<br /><br />Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-42957306746533687552017-10-30T01:15:07.821+00:002017-10-30T01:15:07.821+00:00I think you are right about giving off receptive v...I think you are right about giving off receptive vibes...do enjoy yourself to the hilt!<br />As to thinking of what is to come...yes, and I don't like it.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62179904490191118792017-10-29T18:26:56.319+00:002017-10-29T18:26:56.319+00:00As I turn 61 tomorrow, I think more and more about...As I turn 61 tomorrow, I think more and more about the next 20 years or more. I watch my parents, now in their 80s and think, "that will be me." I make mental notes of what I'd like or not like to emulate. <br />Meanwhile, I still go to work everyday, I garden vigorously, hike and enjoy my young grandchildren. I am not morbid about the future, but I do wonder what it will look like.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58184243276036573982017-10-29T18:26:43.655+00:002017-10-29T18:26:43.655+00:00Glad you explained that play...not sure if I would...Glad you explained that play...not sure if I would have enjoyed the complicated relationships and twists and turns as you did. My brain not that sophisticated. I am alone this month and my mind drifts to that place and time where I might be alone more permanently. I am please your social life has fallen into place to nicely. Is it you or them. I am a loner and the phone does not ring here Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-10684033116036206242017-10-29T18:16:24.427+00:002017-10-29T18:16:24.427+00:00I was so interested to read about the Marlowe play...I was so interested to read about the Marlowe play, which I hadn't heard of. In fact, I know almost nothing about Marlowe, and only began paying attention to him when some quotation of his, or his relationship to someone, was pointed out to me. Of all the winter projects I need to undertake, going back and reading through the comments on my blog is near the top of my list. I know there are shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16122598934534059972017-10-29T15:24:17.572+00:002017-10-29T15:24:17.572+00:00Friko, I'm so glad to hear that your social li...Friko, I'm so glad to hear that your social life is picking up. Sometimes I think it probably takes concentrated effort to do this, but in the long run, is beneficial. As you mentioned, I imagine it is a 'new normal', but one that all of us have to face eventually. I will pray for the grace and courage you need to get you through this difficult time. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-21674754009503738292017-10-29T14:55:06.472+00:002017-10-29T14:55:06.472+00:00Dear Friko, having taken a rather unplanned length...Dear Friko, having taken a rather unplanned lengthening blog break, I spontaneously decided a few days ago to create a new post and also to start visiting some favorite places. What a delight it is, on this rainy grey NYC Sunday morning, to find these recent posts from you. <br /><br />How beautifully you express yourself. How clumsy I am. I apologize for not having sent you the promised Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-75681544941702885292017-10-29T13:39:37.673+00:002017-10-29T13:39:37.673+00:00glad to read that life is returning and you are re...glad to read that life is returning and you are receptive to outings once again. yes, you probably are sending out subliminal messages about your renewed interests. sorry to hear about your daughter. hard to make amends when you don't know the injury. I wasn't estranged from my mother but I didn't like her very much.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16774695120781747322017-10-29T13:34:46.073+00:002017-10-29T13:34:46.073+00:00There is indeed, nothing like a live performance, ...There is indeed, nothing like a live performance, even though the HDs are so well filmed these days and also bring opportunities to see things one couldn’t possibly get to (for us here, most recently, performances by the National Theater). I don’t know that I’m in a position to offer much insight on living the rest of one’s life, though one thing I can say for sure is that mine will not be spent Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com