tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post8672320446629823749..comments2024-01-15T12:17:49.418+02:00Comments on Midlife Singlemum: Going HomeRachel Selbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-14284589219659895292013-11-07T08:52:39.466+02:002013-11-07T08:52:39.466+02:00LOL - It can get quite poetic in the Harlequin Sho...LOL - It can get quite poetic in the Harlequin Shopping Centre the week before Christmas!Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-82856465976079138272011-12-05T23:16:06.651+02:002011-12-05T23:16:06.651+02:00Thankyou Dughall - it looks like your pituresque m...Thankyou Dughall - it looks like your pituresque memories lived up to the promise.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-27569543324988188952011-12-05T23:06:13.068+02:002011-12-05T23:06:13.068+02:00I said you got me thinking and gave you a mention ...I said you got me thinking and gave you a mention here: http://dughall.posterous.com/walking-to-schoolDughall McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300227706798507301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-227373826578066772011-12-04T19:25:36.839+02:002011-12-04T19:25:36.839+02:00Thanks Gill. :)Thanks Gill. :)Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-13803626282531650992011-12-04T15:29:15.692+02:002011-12-04T15:29:15.692+02:00GSussex
I like the depth to this piece. How the ho...GSussex<br />I like the depth to this piece. How the house/home was described and then found when visited . . Great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-26581301505425068022011-12-03T23:51:09.971+02:002011-12-03T23:51:09.971+02:00Thank you Julia, I sometimes think that memory has...Thank you Julia, I sometimes think that memory has a life of its own quite seperate from anything that really happened.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-29943122244282899142011-12-03T22:49:40.516+02:002011-12-03T22:49:40.516+02:00I wasn't expecting the ending but it makes suc...I wasn't expecting the ending but it makes such sense. I'm sure we all have those places that provide us with memories that don't quite match up. Powerful writing!jfb57https://www.blogger.com/profile/00577581234420599730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-28703659122141027762011-12-03T10:01:01.126+02:002011-12-03T10:01:01.126+02:00HonieBuk - not an easy decision to make. Good luck...HonieBuk - not an easy decision to make. Good luck.<br /><br />Robin and Susuan - memory versus reality sometimes poses a conflict of interests. And the winner is n ot always the most helpful.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-17963843943570304772011-12-03T00:26:40.523+02:002011-12-03T00:26:40.523+02:00What a great piece. Taking us through her memory, ...What a great piece. Taking us through her memory, then the twist at the last minute. I love the last line. xSusan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445232725431784781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-51686620997580386282011-12-02T20:33:42.999+02:002011-12-02T20:33:42.999+02:00Enjoyed reality bumping on a memory, RobinEnjoyed reality bumping on a memory, RobinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-16833582734034821432011-12-02T13:41:54.761+02:002011-12-02T13:41:54.761+02:00My childhood home was the same 'huge' hous...My childhood home was the same 'huge' house for 40 yaers before my Dad sold it - memories of my Mum too much to bear in those walls.<br /><br />My OH has family in Canada and naturally wants us to move out there. I'm willing .... but part of me feels I will struggle to leave .... content with the holidays there in the meantime.<br /><br />But, my children need a place to have the memories I did and I know they are more likely there - a summer house just like the one you describe could be their tale to tell one day.<br /><br />This was a interpretation I was not expecting and so a pleasure to readAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-22093900056473532802011-12-01T22:00:21.214+02:002011-12-01T22:00:21.214+02:00Love that last line, I think a lot about why I don...Love that last line, I think a lot about why I don't feel like I am totally 'at home' in the place I am now. Perhaps I have moved on in time?Penny P.S. and A Residencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763484380356593179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-48397953340746000022011-12-01T12:36:26.512+02:002011-12-01T12:36:26.512+02:00Anonymous - you are right and it's been on my ...Anonymous - you are right and it's been on my mind for weeks to get back to it. I'll do it this week. Thanks for the push.Rachel Selbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113411205306116614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-55424132910481306062011-12-01T09:12:08.406+02:002011-12-01T09:12:08.406+02:00Hi I think your blog is very interesting and you h...Hi I think your blog is very interesting and you have every right to post whatever you want- but we have not heard lately very much about your "IVF journey"- any chance u want to post about that further?:-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-16620672798872204792011-11-30T23:31:56.196+02:002011-11-30T23:31:56.196+02:00I really love the last line as it is so true. Fab...I really love the last line as it is so true. Fabulous writing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11927140805025117190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-50375248423522539992011-11-30T18:25:29.176+02:002011-11-30T18:25:29.176+02:00Thought provoking piece, how our memories can tric...Thought provoking piece, how our memories can trick us. Reminds me of a poem by Valerie Bloom- refuelling- when she remembers eating locusts as a child...the reality not quite so good as the memory!.<br />Really enjoyed reading this piece. Sounded true.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196242830270617518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-30159305440199128732011-11-30T18:13:56.701+02:002011-11-30T18:13:56.701+02:00By the way, don;t forget you're stuck on a des...By the way, don;t forget you're stuck on a desert island with me and some hand-picked others (see my blog)Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-48990325368896915832011-11-30T16:53:08.828+02:002011-11-30T16:53:08.828+02:00That is great! I love it. I also have childhood m...That is great! I love it. I also have childhood memories that have been elaborated on over the years. I don't think I'll go back to see those places now, but keep them safe and warm in my heart. Lovely!Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902319305499106429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-68283372364350004362011-11-30T16:40:23.580+02:002011-11-30T16:40:23.580+02:00What a beautiful piece. Bet Watford never thought ...What a beautiful piece. Bet Watford never thought it would make it into poetry!Adventures of a Middle-aged Matronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225267175732836348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-22550190454687942762011-11-30T14:16:37.409+02:002011-11-30T14:16:37.409+02:00Very evocative! I loved this piece.
Isn't tec...Very evocative! I loved this piece.<br /><br />Isn't technology amazing? I recently went onto Google Streetview and took the walk from my old home to school - a route I hadn't taken for over 30 years. So much change but so much the same. However, closing my eyes took me back there again - to that *time*.Dughall McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14300227706798507301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-16129217412671793932011-11-30T01:13:52.912+02:002011-11-30T01:13:52.912+02:00Well done.Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-1068238553932702202011-11-30T00:15:00.042+02:002011-11-30T00:15:00.042+02:00A lovely piece of writing & very thoughtful. L...A lovely piece of writing & very thoughtful. Like other comments, the last sentence is very thought provoking. I always think of Surrey as home, despite living in Devon, but perhaps it is right, home is a time rather than a place.Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-84494536442677549192011-11-29T23:02:25.888+02:002011-11-29T23:02:25.888+02:00I'm reminded of two things here: home is where...I'm reminded of two things here: home is where the heart is; and, a house is not a home. The idea of going back to a house you once called home often brings about a change of heart, and you've captured that beautifully here.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649289439626742069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-36430334335528779202011-11-29T23:01:14.854+02:002011-11-29T23:01:14.854+02:00This comment has been removed by the author.Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649289439626742069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692517788030253147.post-89559653139004046902011-11-29T21:58:48.152+02:002011-11-29T21:58:48.152+02:00Very evocative, especially the last line, home isn...Very evocative, especially the last line, home isn't a place, it's a time. How true! Things are never the same when you go back to them. Everything changes and we all move on. Lovely piece. Pollycaughtwritinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03272591019159417768noreply@blogger.com