tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post672409626407467979..comments2024-01-17T20:44:37.660+00:00Comments on USEFUL or BEAUTIFUL: BertLucillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-54215898298716527592015-03-07T16:06:54.717+00:002015-03-07T16:06:54.717+00:00You are so lucky you had a Bert in yours. Thank yo...You are so lucky you had a Bert in yours. Thank you for this post - it is very heartwarming. I am certain he appreciated being your neighbour just as much as you appreciated him. Rebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-70992056770085020652015-03-05T21:06:26.692+00:002015-03-05T21:06:26.692+00:00What evocative photos and text. I really loved re...What evocative photos and text. I really loved reading this. Somehow I feel as I do at the end of a novel when I have a sense of knowing the characters.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-31222471180686988552015-03-02T08:51:22.684+00:002015-03-02T08:51:22.684+00:00He does sound rather special. M must miss him horr...He does sound rather special. M must miss him horribly. Annie Cholewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17608057589525908147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-62580127605288862872015-02-28T19:24:59.106+00:002015-02-28T19:24:59.106+00:00Oh, lovely. Oh, lovely. Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-87625061052574081062015-02-25T16:18:42.407+00:002015-02-25T16:18:42.407+00:00Oh, how wonderful and touching. It seems that know...Oh, how wonderful and touching. It seems that knowing people like this has become more rare as we work and commute and cocoon ourselves into our own little worlds.<br />Food for thought.<br />SSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-26109832773455681052015-02-25T07:48:51.017+00:002015-02-25T07:48:51.017+00:00Yes we are.Yes we are.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-52051199489318926922015-02-24T19:54:55.083+00:002015-02-24T19:54:55.083+00:00I hope someone's now looking after his friend....I hope someone's now looking after his friend. Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-45849344552818686492015-02-23T03:02:05.883+00:002015-02-23T03:02:05.883+00:00Sometimes I am afraid that we, as a society, have ...Sometimes I am afraid that we, as a society, have become too *busy* to notice and appreciate our Bertsyoga teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551998007150554947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-76469843259855713182015-02-23T02:36:11.601+00:002015-02-23T02:36:11.601+00:00That was lovely. Thank you.
Xo JThat was lovely. Thank you.<br /><br />Xo Jflwrjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14905305551745652868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-79796577045286589472015-02-22T21:48:52.147+00:002015-02-22T21:48:52.147+00:00I have only recently discovered the truth of your ...I have only recently discovered the truth of your assertion, Lucille, through my own encounters with older people in connection with my mother. In particular I have recently got to know a woman, in her 90s, who is the longest term resident of the street in which I have lived (except for about 6 or 7 years) since 1959. She's a lovely person, living in a house that she now struggles to maintain. Her 'friend' (de facto partner, I guess) has just had to move into a nursing home - the one where my mother lives. For decades we have lived in the same street without meeting. old_blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620022935822883999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-81891752866706877752015-02-22T18:55:42.325+00:002015-02-22T18:55:42.325+00:00A lovely post, Lucille. Very touching.A lovely post, Lucille. Very touching.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398213417325683445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-2750190911145556182015-02-21T09:52:08.949+00:002015-02-21T09:52:08.949+00:00The sort of man who would have been described as m...The sort of man who would have been described as modest , I suppose , by more aspiring types ..... <br />Or simply as decent by those who appreciated him .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-5230260597649804352015-02-20T22:55:21.886+00:002015-02-20T22:55:21.886+00:00Agreed.Agreed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-51531589015207223342015-02-20T15:17:00.893+00:002015-02-20T15:17:00.893+00:00Oh my. So much beauty here. And some melancholy, a...Oh my. So much beauty here. And some melancholy, at least from this perspective. . . it's too long since I've known a Bert, quite honestly, but you're bringing back memories...materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-14527177779013140852015-02-20T14:09:45.719+00:002015-02-20T14:09:45.719+00:00Yes they should.Yes they should.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-18915307574433776032015-02-20T13:45:15.344+00:002015-02-20T13:45:15.344+00:00These photos are so intriguing and evocative. Oh ...These photos are so intriguing and evocative. Oh to be past caring that the bookshelves need dusting or the windows cleaned - just doing what is important to you and not what other people think you should do. I would have liked a Bert very much and his book collection.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-40654089039806715402015-02-20T13:16:28.802+00:002015-02-20T13:16:28.802+00:00Lucile, you've given us a beautiful portrait o...Lucile, you've given us a beautiful portrait of Bert, whom you and your family were fortunate to have known.<br /><br />Yes, wouldn't it be grand if everyone could have a Bert in their lives.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-51008202478687358662015-02-20T08:21:46.257+00:002015-02-20T08:21:46.257+00:00Sounds like a long & intriguing story that cou...Sounds like a long & intriguing story that could be told. Reading this post, prompts so many questions. When did you take those photos? What's to be done with his house? Was that really his house? Who's M? Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.com