tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post4504387381114016983..comments2024-01-11T18:39:50.665+00:00Comments on Painting With Shadows: TiesKim Ayreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-58554724906809908442009-09-21T11:52:26.971+01:002009-09-21T11:52:26.971+01:00This time, on this post, forgive me for not answer...This time, on this post, forgive me for not answering all the comments individually.<br /><br />It has been an extraordinarily tough time with all sorts of aspects I cannot go in to.<br /><br />However, I greatly appreciate all the words of warmth and support.<br /><br />And welcome to all the new visitors to this blog who have taken the time to say hello.<br /><br />Now I have a new post up, I'll close the comments on this one.<br /><br />Thank you all once again for your kind words.Kim Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656677501116622953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-58582635734134647252009-09-21T10:47:52.824+01:002009-09-21T10:47:52.824+01:00"I sometimes hold it half a sin
To put in wor..."I sometimes hold it half a sin<br />To put in words the grief I feel;<br />For words, like Nature, half reveal<br />And half conceal the Soul within."<br />L.A.T.<br /><br />Sometimes superlatives can't do our feelings (or a matter) justice, so we have to go subtle. And sometimes we have to resort to words that feel weak and powerless, because there is nothing better to say. Like, I'm so sorry for your loss.erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048369118376287016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-23514106320195038872009-09-21T08:15:01.662+01:002009-09-21T08:15:01.662+01:00Hi there bearded one... Your blog is a pleasure to...Hi there bearded one... Your blog is a pleasure to read...... I came to know of your blog through blogger's blogs of note section....... Maybe you would like to check out my blog some time when you are free from your ramblings........ http://muchadoabouteverything-falak.blogspot.com/ that is the url for my blog..... keep blogging your too good. i guess you know that already!Falakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08321524864693512771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76646108459617106562009-09-21T07:45:24.770+01:002009-09-21T07:45:24.770+01:00Oh for God's sake -- you had me laughing my he...Oh for God's sake -- you had me laughing my head off, Kim, remembering the first time I put pantyhose on after a five-year hiatus, and then I got to that last paragraph and now I'm crying.<br /><br />I am so sorry. <br /><br />But what a brilliant way to describe getting ready for a funeral.Mary Witzlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06458299046574564155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-88685658825442834992009-09-21T00:47:24.528+01:002009-09-21T00:47:24.528+01:00I like your writing style and the bit about lettin...I like your writing style and the bit about letting go of conscious thought is a life secret so many times, isn't it?<br /><br />JeffJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10866892305174829093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-4832896394286543712009-09-20T23:26:18.575+01:002009-09-20T23:26:18.575+01:00been there and done the tie thing with my nephews ...been there and done the tie thing with my nephews on similar occasion. You express it really well. Enjoy your blog a lot. Take care, best wishes, Philip.<br />I'm at www.domesticatedbohemian.blogspot.com should you have a mo.Philip Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164671362164285231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1576704747762989582009-09-20T23:07:01.257+01:002009-09-20T23:07:01.257+01:00Nice blogNice blogبداية https://www.blogger.com/profile/00961527630683553774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-7841244127015064612009-09-20T22:51:10.416+01:002009-09-20T22:51:10.416+01:00I am sorry for your loss. Your blog post was wonde...I am sorry for your loss. Your blog post was wonderful. I enjoyed it and it's perspective on life and death and the things that occupy our minds when we don't want to think.Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413569730392966229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-54822910215503913752009-09-20T21:10:17.643+01:002009-09-20T21:10:17.643+01:00Sorry to you and your family for your loss. Remin...Sorry to you and your family for your loss. Reminds me of when I lost my Mother. Hang in there friends!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837520014798364458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-1700788686221084812009-09-20T18:51:37.647+01:002009-09-20T18:51:37.647+01:00Your "let go of consciousness" method is...Your "let go of consciousness" method is the only way I can parallel park. If I try to follow the rules and spacing and degrees they taught me oh so many years ago in Driver's Ed, I hit a curb or park two yards from it. If I let go and don't think about it I generally slide in perfectly. I still am not very good at tying ties, though.Ian Uriel Girdleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000796807352102971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35980360153018672952009-09-20T17:12:50.980+01:002009-09-20T17:12:50.980+01:00So sorry for your pain and loss. I lost a friend F...So sorry for your pain and loss. I lost a friend Friday...fiery car crash, 39 yr old father of 3 teen daughters. Life is not fair. <br />I hope you find healing and peace in the coming days.<br />~RobinBits-n-Pieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15867627128328453440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-31230071647168274862009-09-20T15:53:27.045+01:002009-09-20T15:53:27.045+01:00though I don't know you, a tear burns in my ey...though I don't know you, a tear burns in my eye....love and grieve well my friend.Katie Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957755010056987891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24783964151501673322009-09-20T15:51:55.613+01:002009-09-20T15:51:55.613+01:00Kim,
My thoughts are with you and your family at ...Kim,<br /><br />My thoughts are with you and your family at this difficult time.<br /><br />Fran<br /><br />ps: your reflection on the seemingly banal topic of tying a tie strikes me as a wonderful little affirmation of life.francis mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567593050921261033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-4232800573546236692009-09-20T10:48:28.641+01:002009-09-20T10:48:28.641+01:00Hope it went well on Thursday, Kim, if 'well&#...Hope it went well on Thursday, Kim, if 'well' is a suitable term for a funeral. <br /><br />It's surely time we did away with ties: they're like corsets for men.Erylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06008344023000459577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-85412740448177965342009-09-20T05:15:57.252+01:002009-09-20T05:15:57.252+01:00That was beautiful. Brought me to the place of fe...That was beautiful. Brought me to the place of feeling when we've lost someone dear and are only able to do single tasks in order to get through the day. Beauty.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224437485326110451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-76979607471550541762009-09-20T05:15:40.696+01:002009-09-20T05:15:40.696+01:00To quote Thomas Campbell;
To live in hearts we le...To quote Thomas Campbell; <br />To live in hearts we leave behind<br />Is not to die.<br />I'm sure Elsie will live on forever.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870539442136244369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-62918501742471600882009-09-20T03:15:52.365+01:002009-09-20T03:15:52.365+01:00so sorry for your loss. my thoughts are with you a...so sorry for your loss. my thoughts are with you and your family. best wishesThe Confessionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16322095828279597919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-35679752668257169162009-09-20T03:12:08.060+01:002009-09-20T03:12:08.060+01:00Ties are easy. Comedy's hard. Condolences.Ties are easy. Comedy's hard. Condolences.ThePantaloon.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230097409480664815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-52609187692804000582009-09-20T02:27:59.332+01:002009-09-20T02:27:59.332+01:00My condolences to you, Kim.
About ties: I used to...My condolences to you, Kim.<br /><br />About ties: I used to work as a cocktail waiter in New York City and I hated wearing a tie. The maitre d' said 'no tie, no job.' I said, 'Is a bow tie okay?' He said, 'Tie. Not bow tie.' So I knotted a tie, perhaps two (just in case) and I never unknotted them. They each had a noose, quick to put on. Yeah, for a long time I hadn't knotted another tie around my neck until my wedding day. (See your post for duplication of how to ....)Khanh Hahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792652854956979002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-55872473686330852662009-09-20T02:21:35.635+01:002009-09-20T02:21:35.635+01:00I'm sorry you had to tie those ties... :(I'm sorry you had to tie those ties... :(Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088283351739864404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-80471230221833715692009-09-20T02:01:26.608+01:002009-09-20T02:01:26.608+01:00Thinking of you and yours at this time, Kim.Thinking of you and yours at this time, Kim.Brave Astronauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893671129001583065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-11004267781611689792009-09-20T01:34:19.032+01:002009-09-20T01:34:19.032+01:00Until I read: When we meet up with everyone else, ...Until I read: <i>When we meet up with everyone else, there isn’t a man there who doesn’t have a black tie on. I briefly wonder how many struggled with theirs.</i> I had no clue. I am so sorry for your loss, sugar. You and Maggie and all of your family have my heart. Know that the coconut krewe is thinking of all of you. xoxoxoxsavannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04310843901371718758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-24215077642573045202009-09-19T23:30:43.755+01:002009-09-19T23:30:43.755+01:00I am very sorry for your familys loss and wish you...I am very sorry for your familys loss and wish you all peaceful hearts.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17504860897894390185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-11428354820632473682009-09-19T22:27:56.966+01:002009-09-19T22:27:56.966+01:00Many warm thoughts during this difficult time.Many warm thoughts during this difficult time.Fruitcakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18144391406476536405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15322620.post-14220117674682012602009-09-19T21:20:46.543+01:002009-09-19T21:20:46.543+01:00Excellent writing style. Glad I stumbled in here t...Excellent writing style. Glad I stumbled in here today. Stay strong.David Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.com