tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post8156108713338372476..comments2024-03-08T21:26:51.950+08:00Comments on A geriatric grandmother: A BIG SETBACK FOR OUR FARMING FAMILYMimsiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-39780661212521398532015-02-21T11:08:32.924+08:002015-02-21T11:08:32.924+08:00Thanks Buttons for your kind comments. Mum was ce...Thanks Buttons for your kind comments. Mum was certainly made of stern stuff as they say and fought really hard right to the end of her long life.<br />I think you do understand about farming life very well and no, you've not always had it easy yourself but you keep on keeping on don't you! xxMimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-37546813588142131132015-02-21T11:07:24.626+08:002015-02-21T11:07:24.626+08:00Yes, I feel if mum had been in slightly better hea...Yes, I feel if mum had been in slightly better health they may have put up a fight but I think the doctor really frightened them both so they had little choice but to just go.<br />Strange but I too thought perhaps she looked a little like me so that is why I chose that one. Her hair looks darker but it may have been wet.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-42576609446991226632015-02-21T11:05:46.490+08:002015-02-21T11:05:46.490+08:00Thanks Denise. I am sure there were folk even wor...Thanks Denise. I am sure there were folk even worse off but perhaps not all that many compared to mum and dad though. They just took setbacks in their stride and jolly well got on with it.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-64153684935921081692015-02-21T11:04:25.638+08:002015-02-21T11:04:25.638+08:00Thanks Susan. Mum, mum in her book, told it just ...Thanks Susan. Mum, mum in her book, told it just the way it was at times making some family members seem a little hard but I guess they were hard times so we mustn't judge.<br />I am sure there are still people in the world today that accept life's challenges and get on with it without complaint.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-84699542916639270992015-02-21T11:03:01.259+08:002015-02-21T11:03:01.259+08:00Dreadfully difficult times. I don't really re...Dreadfully difficult times. I don't really remember mum doing much sewing but then I began making my own clothes when I was about 15 so she probably didn't have to bother after that.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-30769599796493871402015-02-21T11:02:08.027+08:002015-02-21T11:02:08.027+08:00I do think they were very close to rock bottom at ...I do think they were very close to rock bottom at this time of their lives but still they shone through as people often do. It must have been hard going from what was quite an easy life to such a harsh one for so many years.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-44521816185995350022015-02-21T11:00:59.965+08:002015-02-21T11:00:59.965+08:00I am sure it was the old stiff upper lip that saw ...I am sure it was the old stiff upper lip that saw them through. They were certainly built of very stern stuff.Mimsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249766510078357225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-46755120354264521552015-02-20T19:43:45.207+08:002015-02-20T19:43:45.207+08:00Oh Mimsie your Mum is the strongest woman I have e...Oh Mimsie your Mum is the strongest woman I have ever read about. I do understand hardships of farming but your Mum makes me think I have it easy. I am so happy to learn more about your family. xo HUGS BButtons Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05029439906543077861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-43865433748328842562015-02-20T15:09:31.151+08:002015-02-20T15:09:31.151+08:00I've often said to people, when you hit rock b...I've often said to people, when you hit rock bottom the only way to go is up.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-28267095683574186082015-02-20T15:08:34.289+08:002015-02-20T15:08:34.289+08:00A sad episode with your mum becoming ill and not f...A sad episode with your mum becoming ill and not fully recovering. The hardest part to read was them having to walk off the property and leave everything behind. Everything! That's harsh.<br />That little girl on the beach looks like it could almost be you, with the smile and the dark curls. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-59112366605615004092015-02-20T12:08:46.791+08:002015-02-20T12:08:46.791+08:00I feel humbled when I read of the hardships your p...I feel humbled when I read of the hardships your parents went through Mimsie. What an amazing story.DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-9508735486753866782015-02-20T07:00:14.508+08:002015-02-20T07:00:14.508+08:00Times were tough, but I'll bet there was a lot...Times were tough, but I'll bet there was a lot less complaining going on that what we hear today from families who don't have every little thing they want. People used to suck it up and do what had to be done, no matter how tough or disappointing it was. <br /><br />Fascinating story!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-46365874877023235992015-02-19T22:30:29.167+08:002015-02-19T22:30:29.167+08:00Such desperately hard times....your mom must have ...Such desperately hard times....your mom must have been quite the seamstress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-28740414593637208232015-02-19T21:11:52.255+08:002015-02-19T21:11:52.255+08:00Hari OM
Hard, hard times; yet, as is so often the ...Hari OM<br />Hard, hard times; yet, as is so often the case, the 'rock bottom' is the place from which we can bounce... Len does look smart! I recall that one or two of the larger cab companies in Sydney insist on at least a company shirt (with eppaulets and logo), but on the whole, the dress standard now is very poor... YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2704657209559170713.post-27885780973445221952015-02-19T20:56:49.286+08:002015-02-19T20:56:49.286+08:00Your poor mom, and dad too.Your poor mom, and dad too.Jason and Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860762982914983418noreply@blogger.com