tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post504022624110575646..comments2024-03-28T23:25:17.414+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: 'A Life in the Day of' Peggy Musson: guest post by my late mother, at (more or less) the age I am now...!Vanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-48097394424570070842021-03-18T17:46:42.709+00:002021-03-18T17:46:42.709+00:00Beautiful story and tribute!
Joyce Beautiful story and tribute!<br /><br />Joyce Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14828408871165723212021-03-16T15:30:43.198+00:002021-03-16T15:30:43.198+00:00Hi Undina,
Am pleased you found the post an engag...Hi Undina,<br /><br />Am pleased you found the post an engaging read, and what a good point you make about the greater accessibility of my mum's article for having been uploaded digitally. She wrote many diaries too that are tucked away somewhere at my brother's, and one day I would love to read those.<br /><br />There is a follow up post about her I was thinking of doing later in the Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-43387546721597324842021-03-16T07:49:47.209+00:002021-03-16T07:49:47.209+00:00Do you know what I especially love about you posti...Do you know what I especially love about you posting your mom’s article? That unless you take special steps. It’ll stay in Internet archives for decades and will be much easier accessible than it would have, had it been published back then in the paper. Make sure to “advertise” it everywhere you can - to friends, relatives, neighbors.<br /><br />I think you should do a follow-up post with more Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74662104394989495802021-03-15T18:14:24.773+00:002021-03-15T18:14:24.773+00:00Tara, yes - maybe she and I have a genetic sleep r...Tara, yes - maybe she and I have a genetic sleep requirement? And I immediately thought of Val at the mention of the World Service in the middle of the night. ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-67515813565347533172021-03-15T18:13:05.270+00:002021-03-15T18:13:05.270+00:00Hi ScentScelf,
How lovely to hear from you! I hav...Hi ScentScelf,<br /><br />How lovely to hear from you! I have been toying with the idea of doing a retrospective looking at the blog titles and their associated community from ten years ago.<br /><br />Thanks for your maternal good wishes. I must say that whenever I hear the word DNA these days, my mind is instantly drawn to thoughts of spike protein vaccines. ;)<br /><br />Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8894921517701657522021-03-15T12:13:43.169+00:002021-03-15T12:13:43.169+00:00This is altogether wonderful, Vanessa.
Additiona...This is altogether wonderful, Vanessa. <br /><br />Additionally, a great delight to drop in after a passage of time and find a fresh form of bonkers on Bonkers. <br /><br />There are predictable comments about powers of observation and talents with words being in the DNA rumbling about in my brain. I will avoid forming them and simply say, heartfelt and large, Happy (Belated) Mothers Day. To you,ScentScelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264276265890227820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-59229827295655319642021-03-15T11:11:23.253+00:002021-03-15T11:11:23.253+00:00Yes, I thought that was a shorter amount of sleep ...Yes, I thought that was a shorter amount of sleep than the norm but she seemed to thrive on it. She even liked to wake in the night to catch something on the World Service! Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87350162997700812792021-03-15T10:47:42.424+00:002021-03-15T10:47:42.424+00:00Hi Catlady1649,
Aw, glad you enjoyed it.Hi Catlady1649,<br /><br />Aw, glad you enjoyed it.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-11957470773889407812021-03-15T10:47:11.128+00:002021-03-15T10:47:11.128+00:00Hi Pats,
I thought exactly that as I was writing ...Hi Pats,<br /><br />I thought exactly that as I was writing the post - or my mother was, rather ;) - and very nearly tagged you on Facebook to let you know!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-74906066479981143232021-03-15T10:32:30.204+00:002021-03-15T10:32:30.204+00:00I loved reading this. Thank you for sharing XI loved reading this. Thank you for sharing XCatlady1649https://www.blogger.com/profile/16620189636145655438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-68960023563840719432021-03-15T01:42:51.249+00:002021-03-15T01:42:51.249+00:00Oh i loved reading A Day in the life of your mum. ...Oh i loved reading A Day in the life of your mum. It was especially interesting because i know all the places she talked about and know the general area in which she lived. You must miss her a lot. Here's to all the mums who are not around any longer! - PatsPatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00556837049145356619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58849725705605962942021-03-14T22:26:21.667+00:002021-03-14T22:26:21.667+00:00PS Also, she seemed to be getting by on similar am...PS Also, she seemed to be getting by on similar amounts of sleep to me at this age, which is encouraging. I am probably managing a core of about 6 hours now, plus some light 'drifting'!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-54141057368069864942021-03-14T22:21:15.840+00:002021-03-14T22:21:15.840+00:00Hi Tara,
Very good spot about the interest in bat...Hi Tara,<br /><br />Very good spot about the interest in bathrooms - I completely missed that, but it is indeed yet another thing we had in common! And yes, she was quite intrepid for her generation, cooking curries from scratch back before they were popular, and taking holidays on her own right up until the end.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71082357507919581932021-03-14T20:36:29.201+00:002021-03-14T20:36:29.201+00:00This was just WONDERFUL Vanessa. It struck me how ...This was just WONDERFUL Vanessa. It struck me how similar you and your mother are both in terms of being interested in people and in writing style. Particularly the part about rating the neighbours' bathroom facilities! <br /><br />What a lovely insight<br />to have into her daily life. I agree it was a cultured and active life, especially as 61 was older than 61 is now. Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05820091082551405862noreply@blogger.com