tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post1232829724341755995..comments2024-02-14T05:37:33.380-05:00Comments on The Bumbles Blog: ON FAMILY ~ A Very Special Sunset...The Bumbleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08334162339045336577noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-79768699700054367432010-03-12T19:39:39.394-05:002010-03-12T19:39:39.394-05:00This was beautifully written Mols. Grandmas tug a...This was beautifully written Mols. Grandmas tug at my heartstrings.Purls of Friendshiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16846515974224431571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-30762189718664795932010-03-10T02:58:39.571-05:002010-03-10T02:58:39.571-05:00Molly, you touched my heart with this beautiful tr...Molly, you touched my heart with this beautiful tribute to you grandmother. I'm sure she is in a better place now. Even though you miss her, her spirit and memory will be with you forever. Those are the things that are important, not some of those archaic practices.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-90699187598255687832010-03-09T17:32:40.238-05:002010-03-09T17:32:40.238-05:00Beautiful. What a wonderful lady. And every time t...Beautiful. What a wonderful lady. And every time the sun sets, you will know that she is smiling...dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-90143646000594026242010-03-09T16:59:54.713-05:002010-03-09T16:59:54.713-05:00Beautiful picture. Sorry for your loss darlings. :...Beautiful picture. Sorry for your loss darlings. :(Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178833067912940139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-66065900572786746302010-03-09T16:26:02.364-05:002010-03-09T16:26:02.364-05:00*sniff, sniff* and ((((hugs))) to you. This was s...*sniff, sniff* and ((((hugs))) to you. This was such a tender and beautiful post. I'm glad you have such wonderful memories of your grandmother. Thanks for sharing.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-10614083698670422542010-03-09T15:55:18.666-05:002010-03-09T15:55:18.666-05:00This one brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderf...This one brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful tribute to your grandmother and what a wonderful perspective you have on her life and death.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-66627979534008957502010-03-09T14:42:34.677-05:002010-03-09T14:42:34.677-05:00What a beautiful tribute :-) I'm glad she was...What a beautiful tribute :-) I'm glad she was surrounded by love.<br /><br />And I don't like wakes either...for the same reason as you.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-41986030591024746832010-03-09T13:34:06.848-05:002010-03-09T13:34:06.848-05:00Beautiful tribute, Molly. She sounds like a wonde...Beautiful tribute, Molly. She sounds like a wonderful lady and I'm sure her faith is being rewarded. <br />My grandmother is 87 too and I can only hope that when the time comes I can write something at least half as lovely as this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-73854741350843599982010-03-09T12:30:40.167-05:002010-03-09T12:30:40.167-05:00My condolences to your loss.
I think wakes / view...My condolences to your loss.<br /><br />I think wakes / viewings are cultural geographically. Back in Ontario - going to a viewing a day or two before the service is just the way its done. Here on the west coast you'll rarely find the deceased person at their own service, let alone any kind of viewing.<br /><br />I grew up going to funerals with open caskets. It became a normal way for me to say goodbye.<br /><br />When my dad died 10 years ago, I had not spoken to either of my parents for 7 years, but I went back home to support my mom. She insisted on an immediate-family viewing before my father was cremated. We went to the funeral home, and they quite literally rolled him out from the fridge in his birthday suite and a cloth layed over him. This was my first sighting after 7 years, and my last. I still have mixed emotions about it.<br /><br />My mom, however, died quite unexpectedly but peacefully in her sleep (she was 84), and the opportunity to say a final goodbye never happened.<br /><br />What I'm trying to say, that we all have different needs in the ways we say our final goodbyes. What a sweet entry to write about your Grandmother. <br /><br />I can only hope that one day someone will write and feel something this lovely about me.LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458031692609491672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-47373246307741018112010-03-09T12:29:55.520-05:002010-03-09T12:29:55.520-05:00Beautiful thoughts and tribute to your grandmother...Beautiful thoughts and tribute to your grandmother. She sounds like a wonderful lady who loved her children and grandchildren dearly.<br /><br />My own grandmother will probably not last too much longer. Life is so fragile and beautiful at the same time. Thanks for your wonderful post today.Heather G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18051840056392247706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-54842421404887765712010-03-09T08:21:14.316-05:002010-03-09T08:21:14.316-05:00What a beautiful tribute, I know she feels at peac...What a beautiful tribute, I know she feels at peace now and was grateful for your visit in the fall. <br />I am going to see my mother soon and she's also in bad health, I fear for what I might find but am hopeful that my being there will cheer her up at least for a while. <br />Hugs xMcGillicuttyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06189766575346565435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-42194258894799775622010-03-09T06:47:48.600-05:002010-03-09T06:47:48.600-05:00I'm sorry for your loss. I feel the same way ...I'm sorry for your loss. I feel the same way about wakes. It sounds like you have wonderful memories of your grandmother - and that's a gift.Mary (Bookfan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00573126476574980169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-615178330559181102010-03-09T06:26:26.632-05:002010-03-09T06:26:26.632-05:00Molly, this is such a wonderful tribute to your gr...Molly, this is such a wonderful tribute to your grandma. It's too bad she won't be able to read it. Your post came very close to my heart as my beloved aunt is in intensive care right now, battling pneumonia, is on a ventilator and her kidneys aren't functioning well. I'm going to see her tomorrow. I hope I make it in time.<br /><br />XOXOSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-56499964123559100432010-03-09T05:37:35.811-05:002010-03-09T05:37:35.811-05:00Grandmas are special and she sounds a pearl. It...Grandmas are special and she sounds a pearl. It's lovely to think that you will have sunsets connecting you to her from now on.BookChookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06230711251425187241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4972951595926878159.post-50871696059963828942010-03-08T23:48:32.548-05:002010-03-08T23:48:32.548-05:00I think this is a wonderful tribute to your grandm...I think this is a wonderful tribute to your grandmother. And while it was always customary and also expected that we view the deceased, I don't disagree with your reasoning either. It sounds to me like she was very special.Mattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979949404266325705noreply@blogger.com