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mneme
I remember when I came here in May and seeing all the 'house for sale signs' outside houses with a large 'SOLD' poster stuck over them. I asked Ell why the heck they didn't just take the signs out of the ground. She invited me to try it. It surprised me to realise that the ground was frozen so late into the year. This year won't be as bad. The river hasn't frozen all the way across yet and it is halfway through February.
posted by
johnmacnab
on February 15, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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Nice post, johnmacnab, I remember you working on the proofreading. I'd forgotten, however, about the frozen ground in Canada, and in parts of New England where they have the same problem.
posted by
mneme
on February 15, 2010 at 1:48 PM
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Re: I want to do that, just switch off.
We notice that a lot in the gym and the billiard hall. They are being chosen from our pig sty.
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johnmacnab
on February 12, 2010 at 6:15 AM
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Pat_B
Mmm! it was a strange period Pat, with a christening on the Sunday and a funeral on the Tuesday. The membrane does get a nudge now and then and sends echoes back -or forward - to the present.
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johnmacnab
on February 12, 2010 at 6:12 AM
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I want to do that, just switch off.
As I cited elsewhere, Reg Wight's son James tells a story. Reg and one of his farmer clients are watching a funeral proession go past. They both know the subject, he was about their ages. The farmer turns to Dr Herriot, er, Wight and says "They're picking them out of our pen now, Reg!".
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majroj
on February 11, 2010 at 9:12 PM
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I love the tie-in, christenings and funeral events all in one narrative.
How sweet to think of the friend still being "here" after they've departed. I sometimes think the membrane between here and there is very thin and permeable. I'm sorry for your loss, but how lucky to have such great moments to remember.
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Pat_B
on February 11, 2010 at 8:47 AM
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sam444
Perhaps it is only in this part of Canada, sam. But I did notice that nobody in the congregation was wearing black except a couple of family members who had flown over from New Zealand. Some Elders wore black but the minister was wearing grey.
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johnmacnab
on February 11, 2010 at 6:30 AM
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majroj
And the saying 'Here today gone tomorrow' makes a lot of sense when friends drop dead as they go about their daily lives.
posted by
johnmacnab
on February 11, 2010 at 6:23 AM
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I did not realize that black was a family only/relative thing! I agree, she was there! sam
posted by
sam444
on February 10, 2010 at 7:13 PM
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Ah, life goes on.
How trite that is until you see a lot of it.
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majroj
on February 10, 2010 at 5:37 PM
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