tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post7040921590175849244..comments2024-03-28T14:45:34.423-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: One last time37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-13215060855305874192014-04-10T02:37:20.092-04:002014-04-10T02:37:20.092-04:00Beautiful family, your own and the extended. What ...Beautiful family, your own and the extended. What a wonderful gathering and honoring of your dear Aunt. May the memories of this weekend with your family buoy you up when you are missing Winnie. Sending love. x0 N2N2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09508740809219902631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-71551372834845423452014-04-09T17:38:05.191-04:002014-04-09T17:38:05.191-04:00This seems to me such a perfect celebration of a b...This seems to me such a perfect celebration of a beautiful soul. Her story reminds me a little of my Mom who was the first to leave her little island home and everyone followed. Everyone in my family has lived with my Mom at one time or another. <br />The top picture of your family is the sweetest thing. You all shine with a gorgeous light.<br />Bless you always.<br />xxooplantingalongtheverge.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899341805908954700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14045335414503678782014-04-09T08:10:31.762-04:002014-04-09T08:10:31.762-04:00I remember the last time we stayed in my father...I remember the last time we stayed in my father's apartment, during his funeral. It makes it seem like they aren't quite gone.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-5966373247205895892014-04-08T12:57:35.222-04:002014-04-08T12:57:35.222-04:00The pictures. The people. The legacy. All of it. T...The pictures. The people. The legacy. All of it. Thank you for letting us in. You let them take your picture, too, and I'm glad. You emanate love.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-13052484843911941382014-04-07T20:50:00.303-04:002014-04-07T20:50:00.303-04:00I am teary over a woman I have never met, because ...I am teary over a woman I have never met, because of a woman I have never met. But I'm so touched to have heard these stories. Thank you so much for sharing. Your family is extraordinarily ordinary, and the American Dream. You all. You are. I will remember this.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-88631834189322774602014-04-07T19:36:38.935-04:002014-04-07T19:36:38.935-04:00I know how sad you and your family are, and I know...I know how sad you and your family are, and I know this is a deep and mournful time, but you have given us such a gift in sharing it -- there's something very universal about the way you've written and photographed your family that reminds us of our own treasures, the places we come from, the people who came before us and who will follow. I hope that as the days and weeks go by, your memories of Aunt Winnie will sustain you and draw you even closer together --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-68024101135310327942014-04-07T19:18:22.216-04:002014-04-07T19:18:22.216-04:00Just big tears right now. Wracking sobs. Because y...Just big tears right now. Wracking sobs. Because yes, I know. I understand. <br />One woman. An entire generation. Which led to another. <br />Oh goodness. Blood and love and joy and tears and bone and breast and laughter and sorrow. <br />Your family. Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-48902710438444516422014-04-07T18:01:19.054-04:002014-04-07T18:01:19.054-04:00Yes. Those photos, especially your family, the gat...Yes. Those photos, especially your family, the gathering, the stories, the wisdom.<br /><br />Ellis Island, yes she was, and so much more.<br /><br />My family would always lament that if it weren't for weddings and funerals, we'd never all gather in one place, and yet it is always a such good time when we do.<br /><br />You honored Aunt Winnie very well.<br />xoMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-14528260619573928202014-04-07T17:43:30.439-04:002014-04-07T17:43:30.439-04:00Oh, I feel teary. I hope there were some good mome...Oh, I feel teary. I hope there were some good moments, moments of release, as I often find when the whole entire family is gathered for a wedding or a memorial. What a tribute to Winnie. And that first photo--the light on all your faces. Beautiful. Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-37352844028594964052014-04-07T17:26:56.195-04:002014-04-07T17:26:56.195-04:00ohh. i have to sigh...such a wonderful, big family...ohh. i have to sigh...such a wonderful, big family. and the portrait of your immediate family group is just perfect--you all look gorgeous. what a send-off, for a matriarch who gave so many of you fledglings the wisdom and skills to fly the nest...susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.com