tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post3456925501807342593..comments2023-11-06T02:42:19.565-08:00Comments on Trubes: Michael. Z Christianson. RIP. 01.05.07.Trubeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-73741682481696386802008-04-25T11:05:00.000-07:002008-04-25T11:05:00.000-07:00Hey Trubes - didn't see any offence, just support ...Hey Trubes - didn't see any offence, just support :-) <BR/>Believe me I've had the sniffy stuck-up types who've made difficult days worse in their selfishness and lack of kindness; one I remember I approached as I knew their home business had a website and I wanted to ask if they had used a company to design it or what software they used if they had done it themselves. I said Hi, cheery smile, and asked if she had a minute to answer a quick question? In the middle of a packed playground she looked me up and down and pronounced 'er, no' then turned away. I was left looking at her back feeling totally embarassed. To make matters worse her spoiled brat of a son asked me what it was about (in a voice that expected to be answered) I replied with a smile that 'it was about computers dear', 'what about computers?' he enquired, 'about the internet' I answered as his mother watched in silence and I walked away, through the audience.Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-34199801440577750232008-04-25T09:06:00.000-07:002008-04-25T09:06:00.000-07:00Hello Reluctant Blogger and welcome to my site; Th...Hello Reluctant Blogger and welcome to my site; <BR/>Thanks for your kind words, sorry your 'innitiation' was on a note of sadness. <BR/>However, if you have the time to browse you'll, hopefully, find some more light hearted stuff.<BR/>My first site True Blue,(access via my profile), has some amusing little anecdotes,(well, I think they are amusing), that I have shared with my Blogging Chums.<BR/>On reflection, I think the sadness I feel, about the loss of my ex is more intertwined with the grief our 3 Darling Daughters are enduring.<BR/>With regard to your 'ex', I am in agreement with Phillipa on that issue too. <BR/>Daisy is a very wise lady and gives out good advice.<BR/><BR/>I too, would get 'in touch, I was so glad I saw my 'ex' that last time, and I believe , he was glad to see me and DT too.<BR/><BR/>I have several more cheerful things to write about but, seem to have 'writers block', at the moment. <BR/>Anyway, lovely to have your comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Di.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-63290176924088174462008-04-25T09:04:00.000-07:002008-04-25T09:04:00.000-07:00Hi Phillipa : i hope i didn' offend your friend. I...Hi Phillipa : i hope i didn' offend your friend. I can remember being p....d of with 'Showy Offy' Mums on the Playground.<BR/>I was really impoverished then and was up to my ears in mortgage arrears, thus, didn't have a car or holidays for a couple of years. However, all that changed when I got myself 'together' again.<BR/>You do sound a lot more grounded and sensible now than I was back in the dark, early days of my divorce.<BR/>I really must get on with something a little more cheery, particularly, as it's piddling down with rain at present.<BR/>Even Chloe, the cat, has put herself to bed underneath a quilt!<BR/>Hope you have a good weekend with your Children and the 'blessed' sun shines!<BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-89868428019281942362008-04-25T08:53:00.000-07:002008-04-25T08:53:00.000-07:00Hello Reluctant Blogger and welcome to my site; Th...Hello Reluctant Blogger and welcome to my site; <BR/>Thanks for your kind words, sorry your 'innitiation' was on a note of sadness. <BR/>However, if you have the time to browse you'll, hopefully, find some more light hearted stuff.<BR/>My first site True Blue,(access via my profile), has some amusing little anecdotes,(well, I think they are amusing), that I have shared with my Blogging Chums.<BR/>On reflection, I think the sadness I feel, about the loss of my ex is more intertwined with the grief our 3 Darling Daughters are enduring.<BR/>With regard to your 'ex', I am in agreement with Phillipa on that issue too. <BR/>Daisy is a very wise lady and gives out good advice.<BR/><BR/>I too, would get 'in touch, I was so glad I saw my 'ex' that last time, and I believe , he was glad to see me and DT too.<BR/><BR/>I have several more cheerful things to write about but, seem to have 'writers block', at the moment. <BR/>Anyway, lovely to have your comments on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Di.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-57622220948461424662008-04-25T08:25:00.000-07:002008-04-25T08:25:00.000-07:00Trubes - thank you :-) I'm not peeved at the 'have...Trubes - thank you :-) I'm not peeved at the 'haves' though and the mum who went to New York is an absolute darling and helped me unstintingly when I was ill - it's just that they cannot appreciate the little excitements we have because their lives are so different. It's reassuring to witness good marriages like hers and be reminded they do exist. As you say, maybe they might exist for me one day.. but then I catch myself wondering and feel it's better to just forget about that sort of happiness. My son asked me if there was anyone I wanted to marry last night as they'd quite like a new daddy. The things children say..!<BR/><BR/>RB - in my experience Daisy always gives good advice.Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-57615047902090334132008-04-25T02:44:00.000-07:002008-04-25T02:44:00.000-07:00RB i may be speaking out of turn here but one life...RB i may be speaking out of turn here but one life lesson i have learned is when you feel something very strongly there is a reason...perhaps his wife is a bit overwhelmed, as sometimes is the case when a love one is ill for a long period, and may have no one at the moment and would look forward to your call...perhaps your ex has things to say to you...the point is...you don't know that the contact is just for you...and honestly she should be more secure by now in their relationship...maybe in the beginning it was an issue but i would think it would have faded a bit by now...i would call, just once...but would call...Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15190578784452773984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-62751139872243312022008-04-25T01:40:00.000-07:002008-04-25T01:40:00.000-07:00Oh gosh I am sorry. It feels a bit odd to make my...Oh gosh I am sorry. It feels a bit odd to make my first visit when you are feeling sad.<BR/><BR/>I too married very young (at 21) and was divorced shortly afterwards (we had one daughter). I kept in touch with my ex for years (we were married for ages because neither of us had the heart to divorce) but then he met someone else who didn't want his past to be part of his current life and I have not spoken to him in a few years. He too has been rather ill (I hear obviously through my daughter) and I felt very sad earlier this year when it was his birthday and I knew I could not chat to him. <BR/>Reading what you wrote made me wonder whether I should make the effort to get back in touch. But then again that risks upsetting his new wife - and really it would just be for me - so maybe not. Tricky.<BR/>I am really sorry for your loss but you are rightly glad that you kept in touch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-70453407036138018572008-04-24T02:56:00.000-07:002008-04-24T02:56:00.000-07:00Phillipa: I would dearly love a Caravan but can't ...Phillipa: I would dearly love a Caravan but can't get DT interested. I love 'Rustic' styled holidays.<BR/>We are staying in a rented apartment in the middle of town. It has a wonderful little terrace that looks over the roof tops and down to the sea.<BR/>I don't much like hotels and like to dwell simply in the enviroment in which we are staying, shopping at the wonderful market and dining in the lovely little reasturants, of which there are loads, most reasonably priced.<BR/>Ignore the 'sniffy playground posers'. They are probably shallow airheads. <BR/>I used to come across them when I was a single mum ..and hey, how my life changed when I met DT. Then, I could stick two fingers up at them. <BR/>Your young Prince will be along on his 'dashing white charger', one day Pippy! Believe me!<BR/><BR/>You are marvellous being able to do all you do with the children,so hold your head up high and be proud, my friend.xx<BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-66391520835413415882008-04-23T11:16:00.000-07:002008-04-23T11:16:00.000-07:00Antibes!!!!!!You've just reminded me of a conversa...Antibes!!!!!!<BR/>You've just reminded me of a conversation I had with a relative today about going away in the van. I took the children away in the van last year, on my own, for the first time, and was so excited about achieving this. You see I can't just pay and fly off somewhere and be waited on and the beds made - we can't afford that. So I'm relating this conversation which was on the playground in answer to 'where are you going on holiday this year?' - one mum said 'we're going to Florida again - the kids like it' (as if it's tiresome but hey it keeps the kids happy), another mum said 'it's my husbands 40th so we're going to New York' and it came to my turn..... 'I'm taking the caravan to Stourport, I'm so excited and the children are really looking forward to it'.<BR/><BR/>No wonder people look at me as if I'm from another planet - Pippy and her Fortean Times *shrugs*<BR/><BR/>I expect pictures Trubes, for for the poor people :-)Philipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-56977659262768622552008-04-23T08:35:00.000-07:002008-04-23T08:35:00.000-07:00Hi Phillipa:Good to hear from you and thank you, f...Hi Phillipa:<BR/>Good to hear from you and thank you, for your kind words. <BR/>I'm feeling a lot better now,<BR/>thanks to the steroids, apart from bouncing of the walls and having a big fat Gerbil face, the treatment seems to be working.<BR/>The steroids are being gradually reduced, so, the BFG face will gradually reduce....<BR/>Oh what the hell, it beats being driven mad by the itching.<BR/>I do hope you get away in May It's usually a good month, weather wise.<BR/>Good luck with the Essays.<BR/>I'm brushing up on my French as we're off to Antibes in June.<BR/><BR/>Love to you and the children,pets etc.<BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-90219965559081167192008-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:57:00.000-07:00Hi Trubes *waves* Sorry to hear of your sadness.Ma...Hi Trubes *waves* <BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear of your sadness.<BR/><BR/>May day hols? Might get away :-) but I have two essays to do and the whole house looks like a bomb site. I've decided to just get away and take my work with me, after all books can travel so easily :-) Hope you are feeling better and well xPhilipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440234602399886097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-75218520490224957472008-04-23T00:33:00.000-07:002008-04-23T00:33:00.000-07:00Hello Welshcakes:Thankyou for your kind words they...Hello Welshcakes:<BR/>Thankyou for your kind words they are much appreciated.<BR/>I always felt that Lennon and McCartney were wonderful lyricists.<BR/><BR/>Being a 'Liverpool Lass', I suppose, one would expect such sentiments from these quarters!<BR/><BR/>We were 'slap-bang' in the middle of the Beatles Era, they were heady days in Liverpool. <BR/>Something else I must write about....So much to do...<BR/><BR/>Just popping over to your site for my daily read.. <BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-86967173253041562992008-04-22T08:56:00.000-07:002008-04-22T08:56:00.000-07:00Resident of the Lakes... I'm sure I've been there ...Resident of the Lakes...<BR/> I'm sure I've been there before, a few years gone by or was it the Dungeon Gill? I can't quite remember. <BR/>It was in the days when I used to do a lot of walking in the Lakes. Thanks for the info though, will let you know how we get along. It's only for a day trip so will probably have a bar lunch, but can 'sus' it out as a future overnight venue.<BR/><BR/>Lovely day here DT has cut the lawns and jet hosed the patio area down in readiness for an invasion from Surrey of our Daughter, husband and darling Molly and Fredddie on the May Bank Holiday.<BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-18571255606963182332008-04-21T23:20:00.000-07:002008-04-21T23:20:00.000-07:00Trubes:If that link doesn't work, type in:www.drun...Trubes:<BR/><BR/>If that link doesn't work, type in:<BR/><BR/>www.drunkenduckinn.co.uk<BR/><BR/>into your browser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-9900188401095528122008-04-21T23:18:00.000-07:002008-04-21T23:18:00.000-07:00Hello Trubes,I can certainly recommend The Drunken...Hello Trubes,<BR/><BR/>I can certainly recommend The Drunken Duck Inn at Ambleside for its location and food (though I haven't stayed there.) It's described as:<BR/><BR/><I>"Perfectly situated within a few minutes drive of Tarn Hows"</I><BR/><BR/>and you can find it on the internet <A HREF: HREF="" REL="nofollow" HTTP://WWW.DRUNKENDUCKINN.CO.UK/> here </A><BR/><BR/>It even has its own micro brewery on site - <I>wonderful!</I><BR/><BR/>Booking for the restaurant is recommended. Have fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-51739294035291426782008-04-20T16:05:00.000-07:002008-04-20T16:05:00.000-07:00A lovely tribute, Trube. I love that song and it ...A lovely tribute, Trube. I love that song and it says it all. Thinking of you ....Welshcakes Limoncellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209759237794290941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-62420607171737102662008-04-20T08:22:00.000-07:002008-04-20T08:22:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-12592896288390465862008-04-20T08:17:00.000-07:002008-04-20T08:17:00.000-07:00Resident OTL: Oops...Typo. I meant too say wearin...Resident OTL: <BR/>Oops...Typo. I meant too say wearing not 'wering', said in true Scouseland talk.... er..erm ya know whar I mean like...Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-5842101121668661492008-04-20T08:12:00.000-07:002008-04-20T08:12:00.000-07:00A Resident of the Lakes.Thank you my friend, good ...A Resident of the Lakes.<BR/><BR/>Thank you my friend, good to hear from you. <BR/>I am so grateful for all the kind comments posted here, including yours.<BR/>Even though I divorced Michael, all those years ago, I still cared about him and wished him well, as did DT.<BR/>I am just in the process of writing some more for my next post, so should be finished soon.<BR/><BR/>Hope you and your good lady are well and wering plenty of 'woolies ' in the Lakes.<BR/><BR/>I'm planning a little trip for us next week to visit Tarn Hows again.<BR/><BR/>You know how much we love the Inn at Whitewell in the Trough of Bowland, Lacashire, is there in your opinion, a similar Inn on a<BR/>par with it.<BR/><BR/>We usually take a picnic when we visit the Lakes but the idea of a hot lunch in an ol Country inn is very appealing at present in this less than clement weather.<BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-53461855413642313252008-04-20T02:03:00.000-07:002008-04-20T02:03:00.000-07:00Sincere condolences, Trubes.Sincere condolences, Trubes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-3312663887502668792008-04-19T07:59:00.000-07:002008-04-19T07:59:00.000-07:00Yay ! 27th.Yay ! 27th.Electro-Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18073103431166273080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-17556782245177873122008-04-18T17:22:00.000-07:002008-04-18T17:22:00.000-07:00Condolences.Condolences.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-70400295350597859952008-04-18T09:50:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:50:00.000-07:00Killemalletgodsortemout:Welcome to my blog and tha...Killemalletgodsortemout:<BR/><BR/>Welcome to my blog and thank you for your lovely words and kind condolences.<BR/>DT is a very special man and is the 'Anchor Block' of the family.<BR/><BR/>Any problems, the first 'port of call' is DT.<BR/>He has the wisdom of Methusula and if crossed, the strength of Sampson. I mean that(metaphorically), as he's a very passive man !<BR/><BR/>That's given me an idea about my next post after I complete the Travel one, that I am writing, an idea I came across whilst writing on<BR/>Mermaid's blog site today.<BR/><BR/>Yes KMGSO: TB is a 'Top Bloke' and after all the travails of late, I love him all the more.<BR/><BR/>Di.Trubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-29330329420656823412008-04-18T09:33:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:33:00.000-07:00Hello Merms: Lovely to hear from you, glad you lik...Hello Merms: Lovely to hear from you, glad you liked the posT. It is an emotional time. I think the'Girls', are in a way, looking forward to the 1st Anniversary (closure) but probably dreading the emotional aspects of it.<BR/>Michael was a great 'model maker' and used to build boats and planes and even a helicopter that could fly.<BR/>They all used troop off to the local parkland on the Earl of Knowsley's Estate and launch some sucessful, some not !<BR/><BR/>His last model wasn't completed so the 'youngest daughter' is furiously try to construct it so that they can launch it on his anniversary.<BR/>More of that later, I don't doubt ! <BR/><BR/>Love Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5205754021811558638.post-22332335031309895502008-04-18T09:18:00.000-07:002008-04-18T09:18:00.000-07:00Hi Scrobs: You are so right, I am getting through ...Hi Scrobs: <BR/>You are so right, I am getting through this, I see the 'light at the end of the tunnel'.<BR/>Maybe I should have written about Michael before now, however it's done now so, looking forward to the next chapters of life!<BR/>There's been a lot of deeply touching responses and I am deeply touched by them all.<BR/>You are right , I am very much in touch with 'other peoples feelings'. <BR/>I also think, wisdom comes with age, as I've had such a full and chequered life I think I can empathise and draw parallels with others. <BR/><BR/>Di.xxTrubeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15297883125832619352noreply@blogger.com