tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post7429913457648176372..comments2024-03-28T02:06:49.582+00:00Comments on In this life: Some roads not takenPam http://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-19469370248665591052011-12-02T13:10:16.203+00:002011-12-02T13:10:16.203+00:00...and how do you know you aren't?...and how do you know you aren't?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-21610098557392414422011-12-02T13:09:48.966+00:002011-12-02T13:09:48.966+00:00Or would you just have been somebody else?Or would you just have been somebody else?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-84603558780199511292011-12-02T03:49:34.272+00:002011-12-02T03:49:34.272+00:00I can tell that is your Mum, she was very lovely a...I can tell that is your Mum, she was very lovely as a young woman. ( it happens to us all! )<br />Timing...it's all in the timing. Some think it is preordained, some fate, some kismit or just life!<br /> Best wishes to your Mum and all 4 generations of your family.Ali Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671890094425941272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-53198525784911408872011-12-01T13:00:50.382+00:002011-12-01T13:00:50.382+00:00I also enjoyed this post very much. Isn't &#...I also enjoyed this post very much. Isn't 'synchronicity' the word used for a series of events that lead up to a conclusion? All those ifs. My Dad used to say 'if only' are the two saddest words in the world, but in your story, that is not always so.Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-79392590808014019492011-12-01T06:41:19.073+00:002011-12-01T06:41:19.073+00:00I really enjoyed this post. I often think the same...I really enjoyed this post. I often think the same about family, and history in general.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-66690072265421121382011-11-30T17:25:52.798+00:002011-11-30T17:25:52.798+00:00It's truly amazing that any of our ancestors l...It's truly amazing that any of our ancestors lived long enough for us to have arrived, isn't it? I mean, they used to read by candlelight, eat rare hamburger meat, smoke cigarettes, not wear seatbelts, and I believe some of them even ran with scissors. 8-)<br /><br />I love these history posts of yours... especially the old photos, rug or not!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-35614751399524998052011-11-30T16:31:21.585+00:002011-11-30T16:31:21.585+00:00I think all of us have these 'forks in the roa...I think all of us have these 'forks in the road' in our past. My father wanted to go to New Zealand, my first job could have been in Bangor not Haslemere, we nearly moved to Swansea not Cardiff. All those possible other existences - must be several novels there..Janehttp://jeeandme.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-30801097652538399822011-11-30T13:47:49.250+00:002011-11-30T13:47:49.250+00:00This is so funny Isabelle -- SweetiePie and I just...This is so funny Isabelle -- SweetiePie and I just had this same conversation over the weekend when she was here. "What if your friend hadn't gone to the same college that TheFirstChild did. And what if you hadn't randomly visited her? And etc. Life's twists and turns are always fascinating. I Love the pictures of your Mum -- so fun to see her younger version!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-18429793419557004222011-11-30T09:28:28.453+00:002011-11-30T09:28:28.453+00:00yes your mum was a very handsome and strong lookin...yes your mum was a very handsome and strong looking young woman. and yes, these 'cubic centimetres of chance' (as Don Juan calls them in the Castaneda books) are awesome to reflect upon...Fire Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518190677399410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-82845097982545189782011-11-30T08:07:39.035+00:002011-11-30T08:07:39.035+00:00If you haven't read it, I think you'd enjo...If you haven't read it, I think you'd enjoy Penelope Lively's Consequences. It follows the same thread as your post - that one thing follows on from another, often chance, occurrence, starting in 1935.<br />I enjoyed your post also!the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-69300098790186238742011-11-30T08:04:59.930+00:002011-11-30T08:04:59.930+00:00Destiny, kismet, what is meant to be etc., is very...Destiny, kismet, what is meant to be etc., is very curious sometimes.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-29400196400058393602011-11-30T04:09:40.403+00:002011-11-30T04:09:40.403+00:00...............which gives one hope that when thin..................which gives one hope that when things don't turn out as we'd like them to, those little irksome twists of fate can lead to persons, places and situations we like very much!<br />Your mum was a stunner!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-37745718780310987392011-11-30T02:38:04.902+00:002011-11-30T02:38:04.902+00:00Your mother- beautiful. Your father - dashing. Oh ...Your mother- beautiful. Your father - dashing. Oh so many twists and turns of fate indeed! Wonderful post!Dragonfly Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072079154293303454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-29230604123007062552011-11-30T02:29:45.652+00:002011-11-30T02:29:45.652+00:00Roads taken or not taken, indeed!Roads taken or not taken, indeed!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04461697058136548513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-34126875106212219422011-11-30T00:18:43.510+00:002011-11-30T00:18:43.510+00:00I call them "thin threads".I call them "thin threads".Frogdancerhttp://dancingwithfrogs.comnoreply@blogger.com