tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post8932268526887592871..comments2023-10-29T08:58:12.172-04:00Comments on Prone to Whimsy: Grandpa C.I.Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-89143641748902309652007-08-15T21:35:00.000-04:002007-08-15T21:35:00.000-04:00Beautiful and moving Flannery. I loved Big Orange...Beautiful and moving Flannery. <BR/><BR/>I loved Big Orange's 'personal archeology' comment too.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769930056412752986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-85038407706950488322007-08-12T20:12:00.000-04:002007-08-12T20:12:00.000-04:00Great stories about your grandpa, I enjoyed readin...Great stories about your grandpa, I enjoyed reading them.GETkristiLOVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03873004576844292852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-86943356842043058352007-08-11T09:28:00.000-04:002007-08-11T09:28:00.000-04:00Great post. My grandmother is one of my favorite ...Great post. My grandmother is one of my favorite people and I have some of my best memories from childhood involving her and her cool old house. She is still with us, but in body only. Her mind is completely gone and it certainly is tough to see her in this state, but the good memories make it ok. Happy memories to you.Morris "Mo" Wanchukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736283840879238380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-41622352620189323172007-08-11T01:34:00.000-04:002007-08-11T01:34:00.000-04:00What a nice post. I never knew either of my grandf...What a nice post. I never knew either of my grandfathers, and even though knowing them and losing them would probably hurt like hell, there's still not a day that I don't wish I had some memories of them.BeckEyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119780316809151433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-90355072544388776782007-08-10T18:15:00.000-04:002007-08-10T18:15:00.000-04:00This is as moving as his eulogy was. I love the pi...This is as moving as his eulogy was. I love the pictures of him, especially the first one. He looks like he's checking out your grandma's butt.don'tneedtoknowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638858946602636918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-69444482918057963732007-08-10T10:45:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:45:00.000-04:00That was wonderful, a great tribute to your grandp...That was wonderful, a great tribute to your grandpa.SkylersDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18264164502733912326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-56681432174199365682007-08-10T10:43:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:43:00.000-04:00That was beautiful, and quite moving.That was beautiful, and quite moving.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-80026675063099638682007-08-10T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-10T10:30:00.000-04:00I agree with Chris. After my grandmother passed l...I agree with Chris. After my grandmother passed last year, a friend of mine and his daughter moved in. I kid him about her ghost, but I'm actually glad someone I care about lives, grows and is happy there.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346141872333392855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-65475655502675455482007-08-10T09:48:00.000-04:002007-08-10T09:48:00.000-04:00It's funny, but I used to wonder why people would ...It's funny, but I used to wonder why people would leave things untouched for so long after losing someone they loved, but now I get it. It's that last piece of them hanging around. It's been almost three years and I still haven't gone through much of my mom's stuff. Instead of a workshop, it's her sewing room that I'll be handling. I'm not ready yet.Tenacious Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15133857720793708520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-48454861208139506342007-08-10T08:59:00.000-04:002007-08-10T08:59:00.000-04:00Thank you, Chris. It's been swirling around my min...Thank you, Chris. It's been swirling around my mind for a week or two. I'm relieved to finally have it down on paper. <BR/><BR/>BO: I like that, personal archaeology. That's what it was to be sure. Let's do have a beer with him in heaven...Jenny Jenny Flanneryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621715431584059448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-75883166844704318312007-08-10T08:27:00.000-04:002007-08-10T08:27:00.000-04:00Ditto for me.I call this "personal archeology", as...Ditto for me.<BR/><BR/>I call this "personal archeology", as in when you sort through the physical stuff someone owned and you have to decide what is worthless and should be thrown out, what is valuable and should be kept and displayed in cabinets on shelves, and what should be used 'cuz it's useful. <BR/><BR/>'Taint easy, lemmie tell you: I've got shit from mom's death in 1996 that I'm just NOW taking out of boxes 11 years later and wondering what to do w/after moving around from 4 different states.<BR/><BR/>As for ghosts, A) that's why I hate mirrors and B) I think Grandpa is OK with you dealing with his stuff after 2 years. I think he's had time to make his own workshop up there in Heaven where the coffee cans that hold the nuts, bolts and screws ne'er rust and where you never have to dig to find that box of missing gumbands you put down here, someplace.<BR/><BR/>As for the coffee mug. Either it should go in a place of prominance in your curio cabinet, or you should take it to work and use it in rememberence of him.<BR/><BR/>Beautiful words. Did he like beer? We need to have a beer with him in Heaven.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11315807.post-14961549755081219762007-08-10T08:11:00.000-04:002007-08-10T08:11:00.000-04:00This is the first thing I've read this morning. I...This is the first thing I've read this morning. It's beautiful.Some Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899082993897012313noreply@blogger.com