tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post8593189575155678015..comments2024-03-17T23:13:54.701-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Our day outNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-57974206802731622092014-04-18T14:04:55.705-04:002014-04-18T14:04:55.705-04:00Isn't that sad. I'm sorry for the sick wom...Isn't that sad. I'm sorry for the sick woman.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63776828081488887452014-04-18T02:47:34.962-04:002014-04-18T02:47:34.962-04:00By the way, only this week I have learned from my ...By the way, only this week I have learned from my Mum that the bookshop we all (Mum, Sis and I) have been favouring during the last 20 years or so is closing down. It was run by two ladies, one of which has to step down because of a serious, incurable illness, and the other lady can't and won't do it on her own.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-21804186376692416102014-04-16T21:57:31.575-04:002014-04-16T21:57:31.575-04:00It's a difficult problem, that's for sure....It's a difficult problem, that's for sure. The little stores are so dear.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-88495187399314853952014-04-16T21:56:40.721-04:002014-04-16T21:56:40.721-04:00Love does expand, though I do feel my heart almost...Love does expand, though I do feel my heart almost coming outside my body. It's because it is my child and my child's child. There are no words that can really express this. <br />And I do have a lot of books which I kept!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20870078815162757932014-04-16T21:55:16.344-04:002014-04-16T21:55:16.344-04:00She is meeting new folks almost every day. Yesterd...She is meeting new folks almost every day. Yesterday she visited another baby who is a bit older. He was of course enchanted with her. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24448236074119397632014-04-16T21:54:06.408-04:002014-04-16T21:54:06.408-04:00I love your adventures with your mum. You are both...I love your adventures with your mum. You are both so lucky to have one another, and to live so close.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-28951416703190296572014-04-16T21:53:23.512-04:002014-04-16T21:53:23.512-04:00I'm hoping the libraries will take the place o...I'm hoping the libraries will take the place of that joy. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64114679722255750932014-04-16T21:52:32.459-04:002014-04-16T21:52:32.459-04:00Never too ancient! Tom's mum is 86 and she is ...Never too ancient! Tom's mum is 86 and she is over the moon excited!! Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-69102277407727789672014-04-16T21:49:39.458-04:002014-04-16T21:49:39.458-04:00You are so right. Every single minute I'm with...You are so right. Every single minute I'm with her is such fun. I'm thankful that we have two local libraries we visit which are thriving!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36590524492478995502014-04-16T21:48:29.774-04:002014-04-16T21:48:29.774-04:00And now the Oasis is closing, too. Bailiwicks is g...And now the Oasis is closing, too. Bailiwicks is going in where it was. And Duck Soup closed without fanfare. I loved that store.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16168024896454654762014-04-16T21:47:39.288-04:002014-04-16T21:47:39.288-04:00Everything we do with this baby fills my heart wit...Everything we do with this baby fills my heart with such joy.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32877154202422234082014-04-16T21:46:56.143-04:002014-04-16T21:46:56.143-04:00What a nice thing to do. Thank you. It is sad when...What a nice thing to do. Thank you. It is sad when the old stores go. I remember a milliner's shop my mum and I went into when I was little. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72693720688303747082014-04-16T21:45:44.429-04:002014-04-16T21:45:44.429-04:00Thank you. I love every minute I spend with her. I...Thank you. I love every minute I spend with her. It is a bit like the movie, except there isn't even a 'fox books' around here.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-50308194600748723012014-04-16T21:44:36.300-04:002014-04-16T21:44:36.300-04:00As I am of her! I so love that little girl!!As I am of her! I so love that little girl!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84987839537969225572014-04-09T19:02:02.187-04:002014-04-09T19:02:02.187-04:00Sounds like a lovely day...all the more so because...Sounds like a lovely day...all the more so because you spent it with Hazel. We also have a quaint small town bookstore but I too find myself sometimes picking a book at the library or a less expensive one at a bigger store...perhaps a trip to the little store is in order! Enjoy your time with the wee one...J.K.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02301872618934125578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87442041979552834442014-04-06T18:37:34.814-04:002014-04-06T18:37:34.814-04:00Long before we had our first grandchild, I knew I ...Long before we had our first grandchild, I knew I would love being a grandmother. What I didn't know was how much I would and what fun it would be, Nan. Amazing, isn't it, how love expands to hold so much love and joy? It is that all encompassing love and joy that pours out through your words here, and in all your posts about Hazel. <br />It is always sad to see a favorite store, especially a book store, close. There will be other adventures to share with her - and all those books you must still have. Lovely to see this post. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-60159387164321924642014-04-05T12:54:59.990-04:002014-04-05T12:54:59.990-04:00It was a wonderful day for all three of you. Almo...It was a wonderful day for all three of you. Almost perfect (except for the bitter-sweet part with the bookstore -- and I completely empathize with your thoughts there). What a delight to introduce Hazel Nina to all her neighbors and friends. (and thank you for introducing her to your bloggy friends too!)Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-75049785609726378272014-04-04T02:18:58.158-04:002014-04-04T02:18:58.158-04:00A great day out for little Hazel Nina, her mother ...A great day out for little Hazel Nina, her mother and grandmother! I don't have children, but I love going places with my Mum, places we've both known all our lives and have seen many changes but also some things are still the same.<br />It's a pity about the book shop but understandable.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-39668595665133958432014-04-03T23:27:17.277-04:002014-04-03T23:27:17.277-04:00What a lovely day you had, Nan! Though it's v...What a lovely day you had, Nan! Though it's very sad that the bookstore is closing. So many of them are.....and yet the lure of the internet and their prices is almost irresistible. I don't know what the answer is, because I need to look at the books in the bookstores, and to walk around and see and touch and get to know the books....and yet the price is high. We have lost so many here in Ottawa too. We can hope that somewhere, sometime, they make a come back, right? And then your granddaughter and my children will know the joy of walking into a bookstore :-)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-36454464454512324682014-04-03T21:20:23.308-04:002014-04-03T21:20:23.308-04:00Beautiful post - how wonderful to be with your dau...Beautiful post - how wonderful to be with your daughter and granddaughter, I do have to admit to some envy - no grandbabies in sight here. Sigh. But it's the way it is. Maybe someday, but I'm afraid I'll be too ancient - ha,ha!<br />Sorry about the bookstore. It's happened here too, far too often. But I know that I'm as much to blame as anyone. The amazing variety and good pricing of that big online store we won't mention is so tempting. <br />Happy Spring to you, enjoy that sweet baby girl!<br />Mary littlemancathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042609230502564280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-64206170467184153162014-04-03T17:06:32.913-04:002014-04-03T17:06:32.913-04:00Now that you have a grandchild you will seldom hav...Now that you have a grandchild you will seldom have an ordinary day. You will see things through her eyes and through the eyes of her mother, and you will cherish even more the events and joy. As she gets bigger she will tell you things, and you will have more wonder in your own life. A nice post. I too am sad that more and more bookstores are becoming a thing of the past. May we always have libraries!Mary Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515655542270431289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-7371149510456941912014-04-03T14:59:22.087-04:002014-04-03T14:59:22.087-04:00I am glad you enjoyed the day...so nice and sunny ...I am glad you enjoyed the day...so nice and sunny and springlike.<br />I am so sick over the demise of that bookstore. My visits to that town and it's wonderful Main Street will be the poorer for it. (I suppose I can try and console myself at that seemingly endless candy counter, but it won't help.)Margaret Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202290659191790984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79278833033071305472014-04-03T05:39:21.196-04:002014-04-03T05:39:21.196-04:00Love and joy were oozing off this post. So glad yo...Love and joy were oozing off this post. So glad you had such a nice day out.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-19801316203580293962014-04-03T02:52:42.545-04:002014-04-03T02:52:42.545-04:00Agree with Kay G. Beautiful, and sad because I re...Agree with Kay G. Beautiful, and sad because I remember shops that I went into as a child that are now gone, and so only live on in the memory. I have copied your description of the bookstore that has gone, to share with some booky friends - I know we will all feel the same when we discuss it. Thank you Nan. xxMrs Mac.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13169786083907144694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-9128337541872344232014-04-03T01:16:33.794-04:002014-04-03T01:16:33.794-04:00A lovely, lovely post, Nan. What a special time in...A lovely, lovely post, Nan. What a special time in your life. So sad about that bookstore, though. Reminds me a little bit of Meg Ryan and You've Got Mail.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.com