tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5386591078232847092..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: A Walk On The Sad SideFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-44345629686623802112012-08-24T12:25:33.274+01:002012-08-24T12:25:33.274+01:00Hi Friko - I had trouble containing my laughter in...Hi Friko - I had trouble containing my laughter in the silent only part of the library! with Harriet's remark .. 'so you have to go out with each other now - that's sad' .... brilliant remark from Harriet - <br /><br />However having said that ..what a great walk and I love the wildflowers/meadow land - ragwort must be a major problem .. it is everywhere ... <br /><br />Enjoy Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-49176647180379935052012-08-15T00:48:06.751+01:002012-08-15T00:48:06.751+01:00Your walk is beautiful. It's hard, though, isn...Your walk is beautiful. It's hard, though, isn't it -- meeting up with others who don't quite know how to say it. I don't know how many times I've been told to get another cat in the three months since Gypsy left. I will. But not now. Not yet. I've been working on a post about him, more for me than anyone else to read. The things you could do that you couldn't do with Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-62309699891676962072012-08-13T16:44:20.775+01:002012-08-13T16:44:20.775+01:00From the ragwort to "having to" go out w...From the ragwort to "having to" go out with one another, to the dead gerbil on Bill's head, altogether a wonderful read, Friko. My heart is heavy when I think of Benno, but now you have both done the walk round the castle, and perhaps the first time is the worst time.<br />People do mean well when they tell you to get another dog immediately, but I believe a dog will appear, as did Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22511791870150013432012-08-11T20:15:55.466+01:002012-08-11T20:15:55.466+01:00My neighbor recently lost one of her Shih tzus. Sh...My neighbor recently lost one of her Shih tzus. She'd cared for her dog for sixteen years and, within a month, she was diagnosed with cancer and perished after three nightmarish days on the heels of her first treatment. She was a tiny, well-loved dog. Seeing her the night before she passed was heartbreaking and extremely difficult. The next morning when my neighbor called asking me to go withSuzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-36671618525675431202012-08-11T08:29:04.133+01:002012-08-11T08:29:04.133+01:00All the comments, well meaning but hurtful. Peopl...All the comments, well meaning but hurtful. People really do want to help but sometimes, well sometimes their comments turn the knife. I am learning, be it ever so slowly to just listen.Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-34998812968823186112012-08-11T07:08:59.943+01:002012-08-11T07:08:59.943+01:00That's a very lovely "walk to the shops!&...That's a very lovely "walk to the shops!"<br />People never know how to react at these times .... the ones who lunge at you and give you a hug are the worst . But they all mean well .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-77593430573659706262012-08-11T02:32:52.773+01:002012-08-11T02:32:52.773+01:00Oh, dear. First, your meadow is beautiful (even wi...Oh, dear. First, your meadow is beautiful (even with the dread ragwort). Second, I don't know which is the funnier/sadder: Bill's toupee or Harriet's sincere "now you have to go with each other?" Terrible, these unintentional jokes.<br /><br />Benno was with you, you know.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70689827619107838812012-08-11T01:43:57.134+01:002012-08-11T01:43:57.134+01:00Ragwort aside, the scrub has a tough and tender be...Ragwort aside, the scrub has a tough and tender beauty. I sometimes think of us and the ones we love as wildflowers: growing where and while we can for a brief time, maybe seen, maybe not, each with individual beauty and yet common.Mark Kerstetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13307987573435067415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-64012037964267643412012-08-11T00:11:32.677+01:002012-08-11T00:11:32.677+01:00What beautiful pictures. Which one was the ragwor...What beautiful pictures. Which one was the ragwort?Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53986763658243253852012-08-11T00:07:16.111+01:002012-08-11T00:07:16.111+01:00Thank you
for letting me visit
your world.
Yes, ...Thank you <br />for letting me visit <br />your world.<br />Yes, people can be insensitive<br />makes me all the more determined<br />to be sensitive to those who<br />cross my path.<br />Special memories<br />never leave....One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45384616169427581662012-08-10T19:44:04.635+01:002012-08-10T19:44:04.635+01:00I also see you have that Purple Strife (not sure o...I also see you have that Purple Strife (not sure of UK name) which has now invaded us here in NL and demolished all the lovely wild lupines.<br />It is such a slow healing, the recovery from the diminishment and the loss of a beloved. Part of it never leaves. And that's the best part.<br />With you in this time.<br />{{{{Friko}}}}<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-88771989611461621862012-08-10T19:05:55.050+01:002012-08-10T19:05:55.050+01:00Such a beautiful walk -- and I still can't get...Such a beautiful walk -- and I still can't get over the pure magic of the phrase 'a walk round the castle.'Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-33997111611370993912012-08-10T18:52:36.871+01:002012-08-10T18:52:36.871+01:00Like your previous poster, some of this made me la...Like your previous poster, some of this made me laugh. Especially Harriet's comment. That's life. Bittersweet.Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-45856841933952553132012-08-10T17:41:11.338+01:002012-08-10T17:41:11.338+01:00Having loved and lost pets, I can empathize with y...Having loved and lost pets, I can empathize with your grief and how that walk must have been, but, I also have to marvel at your wit, Friko You did make me laugh aloud over here, at Bill's toupee slipping and twitching his neck in "military fashion" along with Harriet's place in the neighborhood toolbox.lifeonthecutoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657395265006688388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-26462825139026127172012-08-10T17:31:28.989+01:002012-08-10T17:31:28.989+01:00I'm so sorry about the loss of Benno. Our Ti...I'm so sorry about the loss of Benno. Our Tilly died, it'll be two years in October and we still have not got another dog. I couldn't bear to for a while and it hasn't seemed the right time since. But you'll know when it is, so will I, replacement isn't the point.<br /><br />We pull out ragwort from our field, we've been doing so the last couple of weeks when it&#Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-73798739756697356122012-08-10T17:11:12.489+01:002012-08-10T17:11:12.489+01:00This walk, viewed through the eyes of grief, remin...This walk, viewed through the eyes of grief, reminds me of the off-kilter feeling I get when my own world is turned upside down yet life around me continues normally. <br /><br />Someone has already written about the healing power of nature. I trust you will take this walk often and find solace in beauty and memory.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-53474790839406703432012-08-10T16:52:24.821+01:002012-08-10T16:52:24.821+01:00Dear Friko, My heart is sad for you, and the loss...Dear Friko, My heart is sad for you, and the loss of your beloved Benno. Reading this post caused me to relive the pain of previous losses. Luckily, my Nikki is laying stretched out a few feet from me, but I know the day will come when she will no longer be my constant companion. <br /><br />Grieving with you, and sending thoughts of peaceful days to come in your beautiful corner of the world.Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15923693784234135636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-25677774990570412262012-08-10T15:23:21.171+01:002012-08-10T15:23:21.171+01:00Well, I am not always the most sensitive person, b...Well, I am not always the most sensitive person, but I feel your pain and even laughed at your friend Bill. Imagine trying to fool anyone about your hair when you are 90. Having said that, I just might get a wig if I lose much more hair. Dianne<br /><br />PS I agree with him about taking on an old dog.schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32439211358741185452012-08-10T15:10:42.552+01:002012-08-10T15:10:42.552+01:00What a beautiful series of photos!! Though a beau...What a beautiful series of photos!! Though a beautiful walk, it was tinged with sadness. So sorry<br />Hugging you both<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-32555334128436111042012-08-10T14:04:22.638+01:002012-08-10T14:04:22.638+01:00Hug them all and tell them to just shut up and hug...Hug them all and tell them to just shut up and hug you back.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59043167450193688492012-08-10T11:48:10.004+01:002012-08-10T11:48:10.004+01:00A difficult first walk, but you took it. Communit...A difficult first walk, but you took it. Communities where everyone knows each other and their business can be a mix that isn't always pleasant. Still, the differences in people can be interesting as your descriptions of your encounters reveal. Enjoyed your photos -- a good focus from the underlying sadness you must have felt.joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-22969388670084800722012-08-10T10:41:28.399+01:002012-08-10T10:41:28.399+01:00Friko, a momentous day fuelled with significance. ...Friko, a momentous day fuelled with significance. Your Benno seems still so much a reality that it is difficult just yet to regard him as a memory. Does that sound odd?<br /><br />The wild flowers were delightful and I understand too well the dreaded ragwort. We had it to contend with in our area of Tasmania when we were farming. There, it was declared a noxious weed as well.Rose ~ from Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908281749611280188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-81151793088591814572012-08-10T09:49:37.022+01:002012-08-10T09:49:37.022+01:00If I were you, Friko, I’d like people to leave me ...If I were you, Friko, I’d like people to leave me alone, though I know they speak with kind heart. I myself would say platitude to those who are in mourning when I can’t find words. <br /><br />What beautiful flowering meadow and slopes! This is one of the scenes I love the most and you are so fortunate to be able to see this lovely landscape if only you go out. Benno must have enjoyed this stardusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684501661629146087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-44225080854615101162012-08-10T09:29:09.676+01:002012-08-10T09:29:09.676+01:00Herrliche Aufnahmen aus einer tollen Landschaft......Herrliche Aufnahmen aus einer tollen Landschaft...<br /><br />Lieben Gruß<br />CLCloudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05268425613867805495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-74593001868282848802012-08-10T08:04:11.443+01:002012-08-10T08:04:11.443+01:00Frico, your walk around the Valley distracts you f...Frico, your walk around the Valley distracts you from sad thoughts<br />The nature treats.<br />I like pictures with blue bells!<br />It reminds me of my childhood, we, kids, collected them in bunches for our moms.Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.com