tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post3709364056305592866..comments2024-03-16T03:15:21.577-07:00Comments on dottie angel: in the blink of an eye...dottie angelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-49095893000960213932010-07-24T12:16:36.144-07:002010-07-24T12:16:36.144-07:00Oh, this is exactly the sort of blog I have been s...Oh, this is exactly the sort of blog I have been searching like mad for. I love white houses with sweet knitted and cut homemade things in them. You are exactly the sort of mother I would hope to be someday.Samantha Rose McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09094556047368322434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-87089198822054288342010-07-11T06:25:23.680-07:002010-07-11T06:25:23.680-07:00oh my goddess. i can hardly read this, but i am, ...oh my goddess. i can hardly read this, but i am, and i cry. how do we do this, letting our babies go? no choice i guess is how. mine are still little, but it is going by at lightening speed. <br /><br />i am a new visitor here. i LOVE your funny light beautiful blog. inspires me to take a walk with the light, if it is a choice! it is, i am just such a drama addict, i gravitate toward the dark a lot sometimes. so much to ponder there, or something!!heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996180043043914028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-71341952100464603612010-07-09T11:00:46.802-07:002010-07-09T11:00:46.802-07:00Just sending you understanding thoughts about your...Just sending you understanding thoughts about your 1st one leaving home.<br /><br />Our daughter left home 2 months ago, and I still miss her badly. It is as if something has been ripped out of my chest.<br />But on the other hand I'm so proud of her and the way she is coping with her new life.Ulla V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14105625896608944129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-44136540746875954152010-07-07T04:20:50.465-07:002010-07-07T04:20:50.465-07:00My number one flew the nest 2 years ago she moved ...My number one flew the nest 2 years ago she moved from Australia to Wales (before that she had trouble getting to town!! ) I am off to see her on Sept 4th cant wait the only awful thing will be leaving her there when I have to come home such a long way..& so expensive to visit...enjoy your thrifting time ...quiltygalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01336235138214606914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-75531603712811450852010-07-06T20:37:15.585-07:002010-07-06T20:37:15.585-07:00I am just meeting you and am loving your love for ...I am just meeting you and am loving your love for the blankie. I too am a fan. Though I lack a relationship with a Mr. Hook, I am blessed by what I have accumulated from others' dedication to the craft. And just a note to wrap yourself up in something soothing whenever the need rises as you are in this place of letting go. I just sent my 14 year old off to a month long camp and this small slice of letting go is plenty for now.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148785713624589070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-43221478330519287142010-07-05T07:53:54.419-07:002010-07-05T07:53:54.419-07:00Dearest Tif! Do enjoy these last few days you hav...Dearest Tif! Do enjoy these last few days you have with your eldest (at least for some time to come). Yet I do have to admit that I am looking forward to your return to Blogland again!<br /><br />I have found inspiration from your lovely "extraordinarily ordinary" blanket and the pretty edging (with the picot stitch), and have made one similar on my blanket. I have shown it in my blog today, and have linked to yours. I hope this is OK with you.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511372208366707895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-40125227427420530902010-07-04T06:31:45.899-07:002010-07-04T06:31:45.899-07:00Oh Tiff, I really feel for you. I hope you can enj...Oh Tiff, I really feel for you. I hope you can enjoy every minute you can and then plan other ways of being "together" in the months to come...... little notes, pressed flower posies in the post, scraps of fabrics made into something especially deliciously Tiff-like, recipes hand written on tea stained paper, pictures of home. Then you too will receive your "something specials" in return!<br />For me at the moment, I have had to leave my youngest son, beautiful daughter-in-law and baby grandson, and move to a different county .... so I know a little about how you feel.<br />Bless you!<br />Valvalhttp://blog.bellabag.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-34544486165711890642010-07-03T09:12:59.889-07:002010-07-03T09:12:59.889-07:00Tif,
I am not a mother, so I can't totally ide...Tif,<br />I am not a mother, so I can't totally identify with how you are feeling, but I can imagine how hard it must be. I am, however, a daughter that moved across the country entirely (from Wisconsin to New Mexico) and I want to tell you that because of that I am closer to my mom than I ever was when I was living there. When you live far apart, neither one of you can take the little time together for granted, so you make a point to use it well. I call my mom all the time to just talk, which I never did when I lived close by. I know it is hard to think of these things and imagine how it will ever work out, but I have confidence that it will. She'll still need you - we always need our mothers! And I can only imagine the fantastic care packages you will be sending her! I hope you make some wonderful memories together these last days together. <br />~JillJillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179659032541405982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-41415435420387724112010-07-03T01:44:12.258-07:002010-07-03T01:44:12.258-07:00sending you mom strength!
ktsending you mom strength!<br />ktkthttp://kt40.typepad.com/kt40s/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-68161207062478636302010-07-02T07:44:53.306-07:002010-07-02T07:44:53.306-07:00sending hugs across the pond. xxxsending hugs across the pond. xxxFrancescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08954827534874460662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-91856230002375822952010-07-02T06:34:00.221-07:002010-07-02T06:34:00.221-07:00Thinking of you this morning. I'm in a differe...Thinking of you this morning. I'm in a different stage of transitions but I can imigine the many different emotions running through as thesay gets closer. In a coupleof days her beautiful reminder that she is in your thoughts even ifnot within eyesight. Many blessings.Reginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17572248151815929378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-64189785025838924662010-07-01T16:29:34.886-07:002010-07-01T16:29:34.886-07:00i am 33 and need my mama more now then ever before...i am 33 and need my mama more now then ever before. i love all the lovelies your creating for her.Kristi https://www.blogger.com/profile/11705991193795143119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-88810854979381433772010-07-01T13:22:27.825-07:002010-07-01T13:22:27.825-07:00Oh goodness, this did make me weep. i'm a ferv...Oh goodness, this did make me weep. i'm a fervent, secret lurker here. But this post made me brave. My boys are young (4 and 3) although I am not (39). I was Grown Up when I had children and I'm often wistful for my days 'alone' when I could do as i wish. Plus my boys can be rather tough, as small children can. No one seems to be able to listen, put their shoes on, their coats on etc never mind even get themselves a drink. It feels pretty relentless right now and I'm weary. Weep. <br /><br />But then I read your post and I know I will pine for these days when they can't get enough carries or cuddles. When I know everything and can solve every problem. When i AM their circle of influence and being at home with me is better than anything else in the world. <br /><br />Soon enough it will all change and I'll be weeping because my babies are grown and starting their own lives. <br /><br />So, for now, I'll put my grumbles aside and cuddle my little boys. For soon they will be men and I'll just be plain old mum. <br /><br />Spud from the UK <br /><br />xxspudballoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433420925135653667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-55217125550226595112010-07-01T12:51:05.101-07:002010-07-01T12:51:05.101-07:00I love you Mummy. I don't always read your blo...I love you Mummy. I don't always read your blog (:P) but I think I was supposed to read this one, and some of the other 'Counting the Days' ones. You're the best Mum I could have asked for. I hope you know you mean the world to me and you truely are my bestest of best friends. I'll miss you a lot! So much. But I'll be seeing you more often than you know and be thinking about you even more.<br />Love,<br />Number 1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-25228244296134363452010-07-01T09:35:39.651-07:002010-07-01T09:35:39.651-07:00Hello, I found your lovely blog via sfgirlbybay an...Hello, I found your lovely blog via sfgirlbybay and I am so glad that I did!<br />This day is coming all too soon for me too. Trying not to think about that now... I love your idea of making a blanket to send along. I made Little Mermaid and pooh Bear blankets for my girls when they were toddlers and they both still have them, but it would be great to now send them off with 'grown up' blankets!cinbackhttp://seriousplay.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-45235129426271587032010-07-01T06:00:21.793-07:002010-07-01T06:00:21.793-07:00You're doing the good things now that mean so ...You're doing the good things now that mean so much later to children - paying attention, living a creative life, carving out time for fun. After a bit of larking your No. 1 will want a return visit just to steep in those familiar comforts. Enjoy your holiday!Sharonhttp://theteacupincident.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-18990312363244375212010-07-01T05:44:27.520-07:002010-07-01T05:44:27.520-07:00i know exactly how you feel! it is hard to take th...i know exactly how you feel! it is hard to take that 1st step of saying good-bye, but i will admit that i love the relationships i have with my two girls. so nice to move into "friend" phase!randihttp://ihavetosay.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-220103841163668732010-06-30T19:34:54.750-07:002010-06-30T19:34:54.750-07:00oh my dearest readers you always are there to pick...oh my dearest readers you always are there to pick me up and dust me down... thank you kindly for making feel okay with feeling the way i feel. i am doing the right thing, just like you suggested, i am looking forward and hopefully 'forward' means a visit in december. for old blighty is faraway and visits will be few and far between :)dottie angelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935619132467255438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-53644963671925719752010-06-30T17:29:38.223-07:002010-06-30T17:29:38.223-07:00Ooh I do so feel for you Tif, having recently been...Ooh I do so feel for you Tif, having recently been through this myself with number 1 and then number2. It's so hard to start with. My one compensation was that they both allowed me to makeover their rooms after they had gone. And it was a big help in the separation I think, for me anyhow.<br />Thinking of you.<br />Love Jacquimagpie chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10581726079731396861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-67971063781120320852010-06-30T14:26:37.475-07:002010-06-30T14:26:37.475-07:00dear tif,
I live in NZ and have just had a total ...dear tif,<br /><br />I live in NZ and have just had a total schmozzle of a morning. I have just sat down and read all of your thrifting posts as I share your addiction! Thanks for brightening this little corner of the globe! Have a wonderful day, aliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-49037143977698331822010-06-30T12:49:38.311-07:002010-06-30T12:49:38.311-07:00This is a big transition for you both. Make every...This is a big transition for you both. Make everyday important and then let her taste independence. She will love you for it!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12087342832432055665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-36254129364651573102010-06-30T11:22:10.543-07:002010-06-30T11:22:10.543-07:00Miss Angel, I can relate to losing a daughter to ...Miss Angel, I can relate to losing a daughter to college and adulthood. It is not easy at all. My oldest girl left last August for her first year away at college, which was a three hour drive. I missed her alot, and she missed me too. But with e-mail and free weekend phone calls, we kept in touch. Now she is home for the summer as not only my oldest daughter, but my best friend. Best wishes for you to adjust to life without her and best wishes that she makes new friends and has a good college experience. Your kindred spirit, NatureGirlNatureGirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-45874902552867561502010-06-30T09:33:12.435-07:002010-06-30T09:33:12.435-07:00My thoughts are with you, Tif!My thoughts are with you, Tif!Dajdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06298234643836153955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-3340669391488837792010-06-30T09:16:20.775-07:002010-06-30T09:16:20.775-07:00Here's hoping, for the both of you, that New N...Here's hoping, for the both of you, that New Nest is pretty close to Present Nest. Best to all!Christine Clemmensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762234134270271210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698879802773566105.post-56600702737032309132010-06-30T09:01:27.669-07:002010-06-30T09:01:27.669-07:00Oh Tif, such a moving post. Don't fret, she&#...Oh Tif, such a moving post. Don't fret, she'll be back in the shed lickety spit!<br />Love the photos today too.<br />Carol xxCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811673280675153792noreply@blogger.com