tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031316749906728036.post7088602333843646339..comments2015-01-07T20:09:09.587+00:00Comments on Sharing pieces of my life: A Precious GiftAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647023557793610195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9031316749906728036.post-10064574812551440932012-10-03T07:01:45.845+01:002012-10-03T07:01:45.845+01:00To me, this post is............ what can I say?? ...To me, this post is............ what can I say?? Just genuinely *l.o.v.e.l.y.*, Mark; and also so, so comforting to me, too............ i.e., about the best gift being The Gift Of Time!! <br /><br />I've been following your blog faithfully, although I haven't written since your post of Friday, 15 June 2012............ i.e., on 14 June 2012, my Dad ~ (86, and 1,800 miles away) ~ was diagnosed with urinary bladder cancer; (and had repeat surgery on 21 September 2012 to excise a large tumor, after which he's ~ once again, amazingly ~ doing well). <br /><br />The Gift Of Time............ (i.e., maybe, in my case, The Gift Of Time Which Has Been *Lost*, through the years)............ is much on my mind these days; so your post here about time is maybe, no kidding, a true, kindly-offered Cautionary Tale To All............ about how to live a good life (as you indeed are, Mark!!), which includes recognizing............ the *p.r.e.c.i.o.u.s.n.e.s.s.*............ of (spending and maximizing) time with those you love. <br /><br />I'm so appreciative of all the links you posted recently, e.g., Catherine Zeta-Jones' stunning rendition of "I Can't Do It Alone!" from CHICAGO; the article about the three *eccentric* Funeral Directors............ (my husband's maternal Uncle Don was a Funeral Director/Mortician for 42 years!!)............ Jonathan's (always-VERY-well-done!!) films; etc.<br /><br />Your cute, personalized bear-and-heart pillowcase applique for Jonathan; and your Roast Apple & Garlic Chutney both look just *fantabulous*!! You and our (mutual) poor, grieving friend Tashi are both seeming to find some solace with your creative endeavors, i.e., after both of your wrenching/agonizing losses............ (and although I have done cancer nursing in the past, I cannot imagine your grief and her grief). <br /><br />You're cooking, baking, sewing, crafting, and making jewellery; and Tashi is painting, gardening, listening to bagpipes music, and playing her Didgeridoo and chanter reed instrument. You're both just firmly bound-and-determined to............ seek Beauty............ create Beauty............ not give up on Beauty............ (despite both of your deep, profound losses). <br /><br />'So, *so* admirable to me............ you both are, you know!!<br /><br /><br />________________________________________________<br />"People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates." ---Thomas SzaszRosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290435002631069643noreply@blogger.com