tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post8841165156327408649..comments2024-03-28T10:37:59.256-04:00Comments on 37 Paddington: Public Faces37paddingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-1650428996713876532011-04-30T11:59:02.801-04:002011-04-30T11:59:02.801-04:00Victoria is a senior in high school. Stevie is a ...Victoria is a senior in high school. Stevie is a senior in college. Victoria did get into her number one choice.....Notre Dame....Stevie will be graduating from there also. I am so glad the tension and drama is over! On to the celebrations and parties!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867093574848548843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-50585869462818134572011-04-29T17:58:57.122-04:002011-04-29T17:58:57.122-04:00Dierdre, i am glad you do come here. love, A
Kath...Dierdre, i am glad you do come here. love, A<br /><br />Kathleen, you are a busy mom! what grade is your victoria in? 11th or 12th? does she already know where she wants to go?<br /><br />koshercritter, your sister is indeed beautiful. we still have to see CT choices too! thanks for the kind words.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-59535578326552273852011-04-29T01:17:22.556-04:002011-04-29T01:17:22.556-04:00Cute pic of my sister! I still have to take her to...Cute pic of my sister! I still have to take her to the connecticut schools...so glad the days of college apps are behind me! And K looks beautiful as always...so much of you in her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-47446377202800263242011-04-28T15:28:00.875-04:002011-04-28T15:28:00.875-04:00I love how your photography always captures the sp...I love how your photography always captures the spirit of your precious daughter. A glimpse into the intricate inner workers of a young woman on the verge of an adventure. Sometimes scary, most times exciting, often bittersweet, always endearingly human. <br />I have been absent from my blogging friends for too long. It is so good to "see" you again! We had a few similar experiences when checking out schools for Victoria. Sigh. I am SO glad it is over! Now on to TWO baccalaureates, TWO graduations, and TOO many parties.....at least there is only ONE prom!Kathleen Botsfordhttp://kathleenbotsford.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-56243172361407038672011-04-27T11:08:46.502-04:002011-04-27T11:08:46.502-04:00Angella it's heart-rending in such a good way ...Angella it's heart-rending in such a good way to come here, thank you. Thank you.<br /><br />love, Ddeirdrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298478080497976934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-87570405782595837312011-04-27T09:43:22.821-04:002011-04-27T09:43:22.821-04:00Jody, i think you're right, that she'll kn...Jody, i think you're right, that she'll know the place when she feels it. like husbands and homes, ha!<br /><br />Miss A, it's a good thing to remember. it can makes everything feel less fraught. thanks for that.<br /><br />mouse, we do plan to make it out to ohio and oberlin, probably in the summer. thanks for the comment about my aunts, too. i do hope your mom is doing okay after such losses. it helps that she still has you. much love.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-66881570958548769722011-04-27T07:24:35.599-04:002011-04-27T07:24:35.599-04:00oh my i fell so behind! but happy to report happy ...oh my i fell so behind! but happy to report happy to say i'm caught up!<br /><br />you guys are busy!!!! happy to learn son is back on track (pun intended) and competing!<br /><br />and you are visiting colleges! don't forget to let me know if you are going to make it out to visit oberlin - i'd be happy to play non-school tour guide! <br /><br />i don't know what school in maine you guys visited but probably regardless of school maine may have less ethnic diversity than one would find in most other places. it's a beautiful state, but from my experience visiting is pretty homogeneous in some respects<br /><br />oh never mentioned how much i enjoyed your post about your elderly aunts - god bless them! it made my heart ache - for last year not only did my mom lose her beloved husband just a few months earlier she lost her only and much loved (younger) sister.....although one lived in metro dc (my ma) and one in pennsylvania they were in constant contact and stayed close with almost daily contact.mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-32440683156234271662011-04-26T22:28:59.585-04:002011-04-26T22:28:59.585-04:00Your daughter is wise. Very wise. I love her publi...Your daughter is wise. Very wise. I love her public face. It's so elegant and reserved. She will make the right choice, but if its not, she should totally know that she's allowed to change her mind... Nothing needs to be permanent.Miss Ahttp://ragdollinnewyork.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-19611163031237484392011-04-26T19:30:55.692-04:002011-04-26T19:30:55.692-04:00I really love those paintings and your analysis of...I really love those paintings and your analysis of them is so clever, the public face yet revealing something, just enough to be intriguing and beautiful. Your daughter is not only lovely but really seems to know herself, which will stand her in such good stead when she leaves home. I always think finding a new house is like finding a husband is like finding a school, you pretty much know immediately, it's like coming home.About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-52582476189887088862011-04-26T17:20:29.490-04:002011-04-26T17:20:29.490-04:00deb, it's so hard to let go of what we learn f...deb, it's so hard to let go of what we learn from hindsight, to let go of the aching wish that we could have applied our knowledge before we learned it! i too have some small regrets about how our son's college process went, regrets he does not share! i am working hard to let go of them, and trying not to burden my daughter's process of discovery with lessons that may--or may not!--have applied to my son when he was going through this. it is so hard to trust the rightness of whatever experience they encounter. We want so much for everything to be perfect for them, but then how would they ever strengthen their wings. i love your sharing here. thank you so much, beloved friend.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-57047249137944722162011-04-26T16:48:50.077-04:002011-04-26T16:48:50.077-04:00I sense that your daughter will absolutely sense t...I sense that your daughter will absolutely sense the right fit... <br />Our eldest was a little hesitant in her first choice and ended up transferring after two years. In the end.. it worked out wonderfully, as most things usually do, but I still have some regrets about it, about how we were less than open to her concerns.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-11158073159485178292011-04-26T16:30:39.430-04:002011-04-26T16:30:39.430-04:00Elizabeth, i didn't realize i was going to jux...Elizabeth, i didn't realize i was going to juxtapose her pictures with the portraits until i was writing the post. the connection just sort of unfolded, not conscious at the start, but already there somehow.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-60105188722502626782011-04-26T16:29:02.240-04:002011-04-26T16:29:02.240-04:00Susan t, thanks for very helpful intel. I will sha...Susan t, thanks for very helpful intel. I will share with my girl! And we will definitely let you know if we're heading back up that way. Btw, do you know anything about Camp Sunshine in Casco?<br /><br />Ms. Moon, faces are the best. I imagine you must gaze endlessly into your grandson's adorable face, as I do when you post pictures of him. Surely he has one of the sweetest most open faces ever to grace this earth! <br /><br />Kristin, thank you! I hope she finds the perfect place too. And yes, it is odd that the artist didn't sign her work. Such beautiful pieces.<br /><br />Mark, very interesting, right? So, prompted by your question, I called the school and discovered that the portraits were done by a former student as part of her senior thesis. I've now added her name and the year she did the work to the post.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-13062106754697471942011-04-26T16:01:32.075-04:002011-04-26T16:01:32.075-04:00I love this careful study of your daughter juxtapo...I love this careful study of your daughter juxtaposed with those amazing portraits. I think that even without your words, your daughter's beautiful face is readable -- moving from inscrutable to light-filled --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-10305949694645368672011-04-26T11:44:48.409-04:002011-04-26T11:44:48.409-04:00So they assigned a Jamacian student to give you th...So they assigned a Jamacian student to give you the tour? That's interesting...<br />I love those portraits. Do you think it was a current or former student who did those. They are great!<br />Your Friend, m.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01049586061176648341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-44221773520021419502011-04-26T11:33:04.654-04:002011-04-26T11:33:04.654-04:00I wonder why the artist didn't sign the painti...I wonder why the artist didn't sign the paintings. Hope your daughter finds the college that is perfect for her.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-50057043816298112982011-04-26T11:25:41.079-04:002011-04-26T11:25:41.079-04:00I think faces are the most interesting things in t...I think faces are the most interesting things in the world. Or, just about, anyway.<br />Obviously you share this interest. <br />And oh yes, your daughter- she is a light.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107151958453669111.post-65445673187260703882011-04-26T10:00:44.485-04:002011-04-26T10:00:44.485-04:00i wondered from your previous post if you had been...i wondered from your previous post if you had been to Maine!<br />i've had a regular parade of old friends the past few weeks...this is the "been accepted, need another look" crowd now... the next level of anxiety. if you come back for the second look, please let me know--ok?<br />i love the pictures, and the portraits at top are terrific...<br />such an exciting time for you and your daughter; sounds like the schools will be falling all over themselves to get her!susan t. landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454487318141469849noreply@blogger.com