tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post1933832243375409782..comments2023-07-25T09:25:34.293+01:00Comments on The Voyage: RememberingSharon McDaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-48748398282357316352009-03-27T07:59:00.000+00:002009-03-27T07:59:00.000+00:00Thanks Miche, there's something special about that...Thanks Miche, there's something special about that batch grown up on the twisty lane.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-88298255364348068232009-03-27T04:55:00.000+00:002009-03-27T04:55:00.000+00:00Hey cuzJust got on to read your post today, no int...Hey cuz<BR/>Just got on to read your post today, no internet access is awful....<BR/>This post has to be one of the most inspiring and beautifully written...having known and loved your mammy, what you wrote was perfect and had me in tears. She was a wonderful woman who would be so proud of you and all of your achievements.<BR/>Love, MicheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-35425287180789493782009-03-19T18:10:00.000+00:002009-03-19T18:10:00.000+00:00@Nick, I reckon you're right. She was a very stron...@Nick, I reckon you're right. She was a very strong woman, from a family of 5 sisters and 1 brother so it was a great matriarchal extended family for me. <BR/><BR/>@Eileen, thanks for visiting.<BR/><BR/>@Barbara, thanks, that was a lovely post too. I'd say you never really stop missing them. <BR/><BR/>@Gonzo Girl, she was sweet but she could be sharp when necessary too! Thanks, I'm glad I was able to give just a tiny insight into the woman I knew.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-48814741589559019092009-03-18T01:20:00.000+00:002009-03-18T01:20:00.000+00:00Aw, a sweet lady!And she came alive in that post.:...Aw, a sweet lady!<BR/>And she came alive in that post.<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-51411947681205200052009-03-12T02:00:00.000+00:002009-03-12T02:00:00.000+00:00A beautiful tribute indeed. I just read another p...A beautiful tribute indeed. <BR/><BR/>I just read another post tribute to david's dad: http://mysideshow.blogspot.com/2009/03/lee-coatsfive-years-gone.html <BR/><BR/>I still miss my Dad, 8 years since he passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-17440602198079977772009-03-09T10:25:00.000+00:002009-03-09T10:25:00.000+00:00Beautiful p;ost.Beautiful p;ost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-27676691376710411152009-03-07T17:46:00.000+00:002009-03-07T17:46:00.000+00:00I can see you in her, and I'm sure she's enjoying ...I can see you in her, and I'm sure she's enjoying this beautiful tribute. I suspect she's hassling St Peter to join her celestial facebook group 'Get Sharon back to Mass' as I write. You didn't lick it off a stone, Sharon.Nick McGivneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03603579300515543458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-47295149694798435882009-03-07T12:23:00.000+00:002009-03-07T12:23:00.000+00:00AnnB, thanks you so much, for what is probably the...AnnB, thanks you so much, for what is probably the nicest compliment I've ever been paid.<BR/><BR/>Steph, thank you for reading. Yes I think she lives on in me and my siblings, in her sisters and in my dad, and in all those who loved and who knew her well.<BR/><BR/>I was not so very young when she died, but my sister and a brother were still at school so it was harder on them to have to do so much more growing up without her. It happened just a month before I married, we had not brought our wedding day forward by long enough.<BR/><BR/>I have a close in-law in the same situation as yourself and it is very hard for them all. Thank you for the blog recommendation. I will certainly have a read.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-56565720387824283122009-03-06T20:43:00.000+00:002009-03-06T20:43:00.000+00:00Sharon,Your Mum lives on in you and in your beauti...Sharon,<BR/><BR/>Your Mum lives on in you and in your beautiful children.<BR/><BR/>It must have been very tough for you to lose your Mum at such a young age. I have the opposite extreme in that I am now witnessing my 81 year old mother wither away with dementia and disease, in a nursing home and I have to frequently remind myself of the person she once was. <BR/><BR/>If you've not already discovered the blog 'Mum Lives On' I highly recommend it to you. I had the great pleasure of meeting the owner, Eileen, at the blog awards. <BR/><BR/>http://mumliveson.com/<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing those touching memories of your Mum with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-7889205108551007362009-03-06T10:26:00.000+00:002009-03-06T10:26:00.000+00:00A very moving tribute, and I don't mean the just t...A very moving tribute, and I don't mean the just the post. Your honesty, integrity and your dedication to your beliefs is a very fitting tribute to your mother. Your life and that of your children is the wonderful legacy she left to the world. Her loss, though painful, was not in vain. Take careAnnBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234041798702329756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-45926317707514934532009-03-06T10:00:00.000+00:002009-03-06T10:00:00.000+00:00Manuel, the first month and the first year were, f...Manuel, the first month and the first year were, for me, by far the hardest, with raw, unrelenting grief. It got much easier. Good people who were so important to us will always be remembered.<BR/><BR/>Grannymar, thanks. I think as I've got older I see the resemblance more myself. I've got my Dad's (prominent) nose though!<BR/><BR/>Thanks Allie, it's easy to think lovely thoughts about Kathleen.<BR/><BR/>Hi Lisa, she was so ill so often in the last years that I would not have done anything to add to her worries. I can't imagine how she would have been if she was still alive and well and if I would be able to tell her how I feel about it or if I would pretend just to avoid hurting her. <BR/>I base my moral standards on what I was raised with in many things and am grateful that they did what they absolutely thought was best always.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-12124291745925441262009-03-06T07:55:00.000+00:002009-03-06T07:55:00.000+00:00what a nice tribute. I'm glad you have good though...what a nice tribute. I'm glad you have good thoughts of her when you remember. And yep, you will see her in the mirror too. Ans you are confident enough to be a good person and live a good life - without the need for Dogma, so maybe she would understand that. xxLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17090964959615102849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-44872396407134349902009-03-05T23:49:00.000+00:002009-03-05T23:49:00.000+00:00That was, indeed, lovely.That was, indeed, lovely.Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432518528835330361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-87371082323242641662009-03-05T23:35:00.000+00:002009-03-05T23:35:00.000+00:00Lovely tribute Sharon to a great sounding Lady. I...Lovely tribute Sharon to a great sounding Lady. I see a very strong resemblance in the photo.<BR/><BR/>Time ripens the memories, pass them on!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28040139.post-28431214082145260672009-03-05T23:28:00.000+00:002009-03-05T23:28:00.000+00:00awh.....that was just lovely......It was a month l...awh.....that was just lovely......It was a month last sunday for us.......long month......bet ten years feels like yesterday. we don't forget because we shouldn't/cant......Manuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16333257013163173911noreply@blogger.com