tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5662870336840060489..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Another Season of SadnessesJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-24065330586326612012013-04-11T09:28:27.102-07:002013-04-11T09:28:27.102-07:00When I hear about such experiences as yours--diffi...When I hear about such experiences as yours--difficult family situations happening almost the same time as weddings--I always wonder how much the one overshadows the other. Glad to hear your girls' weddings were joyful, considering the time and overall context. I know none of us lives in a vacuum, but a wedding should be a joyful event!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-24801197425148870362013-04-10T08:11:39.662-07:002013-04-10T08:11:39.662-07:00They had a rough patch...it probably made them app...They had a rough patch...it probably made them appreciate family more. I have been working on entering obits into the family blog..1994 was a terrible year for my husbands family...but joyful too as our girls were both married that year ( a few years later one would divorce..but her x was still a pallbearer for her grandfather) death is just a different kind of history:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-44074814598393583662013-04-09T21:32:14.771-07:002013-04-09T21:32:14.771-07:00Thank you, Mariann, for those kind thoughts on the...Thank you, Mariann, for those kind thoughts on their behalf. Other than the one positive note of Maud's regaining of her own vision, life did seem to be on a downhill slide for Sam and Maud in the 1920s.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88239216134269337372013-04-09T21:29:10.170-07:002013-04-09T21:29:10.170-07:00Ellie, the more I read about the history of each o...Ellie, the more I read about the history of each of these family lines, the more I realize how many people did die early. They lived a very different reality than what we are accustomed to today.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1773439387812803752013-04-09T21:28:07.899-07:002013-04-09T21:28:07.899-07:00And yet, Iggy, what is remarkable to me is the fre...And yet, Iggy, what is remarkable to me is the frequent mentions, despite these problems, of the cheerful dispositions of the people involved. I'm not sure why life was so difficult for these related families, but at least they seemed equipped to deal with the downturns in a positive manner.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68758566060955031592013-04-09T19:26:00.720-07:002013-04-09T19:26:00.720-07:00Oh, no! Both their fathers dying in the same year....Oh, no! Both their fathers dying in the same year. People can only take so much. Sam and Maud have suffered through so much sadness, on top of the challenges put before them as children. I hope their fortunes take a turn for the better, and soon!Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-87776751937109294942013-04-09T17:46:13.714-07:002013-04-09T17:46:13.714-07:00It really makes you wonder how they coped with all...It really makes you wonder how they coped with all that death, much of it so premature. Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03597553254090967849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-19098305635475724392013-04-09T06:23:14.050-07:002013-04-09T06:23:14.050-07:00They say death comes in three's. I think ther...They say death comes in three's. I think there is some sort of basis for that. This family however, seems to be blessed with being in California back in the "good old days", prosperity and yet, cursed with the blindness and Marfans... Life never seems to settle on the happy medium for some.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com