tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post5359591797445944154..comments2023-10-02T13:32:13.207+00:00Comments on Anne Brooke Books: Surreal thoughts on death and other mattersAnne Brookehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-6079133332377801632009-11-06T15:56:06.901+00:002009-11-06T15:56:06.901+00:00So great to hear from you, Jason!!!! Have been thi...So great to hear from you, Jason!!!! Have been thinking of you loads so sending big hugs your way<br /><br />Fabulous news about your Grandma - how amazing. Enjoy that party and make the most of it!!! Though actually, Lord H says I'm mean, moody and smelly right now - so old age will make no difference, ho ho<br /><br />:))<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-17537781931272950842009-11-06T15:37:28.393+00:002009-11-06T15:37:28.393+00:00At first I was sad to read about poor old Glads pa...At first I was sad to read about poor old Glads passing, I uzsed to so enjoy reading about your mostly silent visits. <br /><br />But, hey, she had a good innings, walking holidays, stealing frongsporn, singing round the old joanna with Ben Brit, all great stories and great memories. <br /><br />No one wants to end up lonely, moody, old sitting waiting to die in an old folks home, but it happens and really it's not all that important, more important is the way we get there, the path we take. You my dear will never be on your own, you'll always have friends around you, even when ur on ya last legs in the old folks home. No matter how mean, moody, rude and smelly you get, you'll still have friends to come so you can be rude too!<br /><br />Speaking of old folks homes, I'm off to one at the emd of the month for a birthday party - my grandmother is having fizzy pop and cake for her birthday - 100th, no less, hasn't got a clue who I am, bey hey ho. She hates going to the loungs with all the other residents because - she says "They're all too old and boring!"Jason Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097132229638807046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-23007337437610080762009-11-06T09:16:09.146+00:002009-11-06T09:16:09.146+00:00Thanks, LL. And that book sounds grand for sure!
...Thanks, LL. And that book sounds grand for sure!<br /><br />Hugs galore<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-34654957658033788502009-11-06T09:04:44.762+00:002009-11-06T09:04:44.762+00:00This is a remarkably refreshing post. And in any c...This is a remarkably refreshing post. And in any case, the frogspawn says it all (that is one gem of an anecdote). If you ever feel like reading something different, Anne, try Jean Echenoz's Piano, in which his narrator finds himself having to chose between heaven and hell. Heaven is like a huge park in which he can have a private log cabin, certainly no crowds or unwelcome relatives. Hell, it turns out, is a return to his life but without the good parts. It's a very intriguing book!litlovehttp://litlove.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-5510585644644564202009-11-05T23:08:40.256+00:002009-11-05T23:08:40.256+00:00Thanks, Val, and big hugs back!
AxxxThanks, Val, and big hugs back!<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-45160270291974231622009-11-05T19:27:27.395+00:002009-11-05T19:27:27.395+00:00Anne, you are without a doubt one of a kind and I ...Anne, you are without a doubt one of a kind and I adore you. Thank you for being candid about yourself, others and death and that humour of yours never fails to keep me smiling when I leave this blog. HUGS you crazy Brit. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-44520115159935703762009-11-01T14:21:36.854+00:002009-11-01T14:21:36.854+00:00Thanks, Glynis! Yes, the tadpoles were great ...
...Thanks, Glynis! Yes, the tadpoles were great ...<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-24317201587524090212009-11-01T14:16:25.320+00:002009-11-01T14:16:25.320+00:00What an honest post. It was good that Gladys passe...What an honest post. It was good that Gladys passed peacefully and had a good companion in life.<br />I love your tadpole memory!Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-15026478545026413292009-11-01T11:37:57.983+00:002009-11-01T11:37:57.983+00:00True, Jilly! And how wonderful for your father - i...True, Jilly! And how wonderful for your father - if you know what I mean. That's really great ...<br /><br />Love & hugs<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-61658707346272336102009-11-01T11:16:56.148+00:002009-11-01T11:16:56.148+00:00I've always thought Hell might be more interes...I've always thought Hell might be more interesting than Heaven.<br /><br />Good ways to die? As my father always said he wanted to die in his sleep and avoid all the fuss and in fact he did just that having ensured in the last week of his life he'd managed to see or at least talk to everyone who mattered to him. Afterwards we decided something in him must have known.<br /><br />At least for Gladys it must have been a relief and it sounds as though she had a good life.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-959801493425554222009-11-01T09:39:14.072+00:002009-11-01T09:39:14.072+00:00Too true, Loukie!
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AxxxToo true, Loukie!<br /><br />==:O<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-64939464879498112252009-11-01T09:30:25.210+00:002009-11-01T09:30:25.210+00:00LOL @ your thoughts on the afterlife. And just thi...LOL @ your thoughts on the afterlife. And just think, not only is Heaven crowded, but crowded with people I take care to avoid now.LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958339527699636859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-10517951797690573022009-11-01T07:11:39.176+00:002009-11-01T07:11:39.176+00:00Thanks, Nik! And I'm fine - just thoughtful. H...Thanks, Nik! And I'm fine - just thoughtful. Hope you're having a good weekend<br /><br />Love & hugs<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-3315784762912029802009-11-01T02:59:13.489+00:002009-11-01T02:59:13.489+00:00Bugger your 'scathing sense of humanity' A...Bugger your 'scathing sense of humanity' Anne, I'm really sorry to hear this.<br /><br />Hope you're ok.<br /><br />N xNik Perringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07426321804560400335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-74160745434549603592009-10-31T22:45:31.135+00:002009-10-31T22:45:31.135+00:00Thanks, Vicki!
AxxxThanks, Vicki!<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-23315739733738275422009-10-31T21:51:44.030+00:002009-10-31T21:51:44.030+00:00I didn't know Gladys, but I share your sentime...I didn't know Gladys, but I share your sentiments on death.<br /><br />RIP Gladys.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-40165728757724448272009-10-31T20:20:10.220+00:002009-10-31T20:20:10.220+00:00Thanks so much for the comments, Ryoma. Gina's...Thanks so much for the comments, Ryoma. Gina's a very lucky gal, you know!<br /><br />:)<br /><br />AxxxAnne Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982495677389302410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21870845.post-17343851993491656742009-10-31T19:28:37.421+00:002009-10-31T19:28:37.421+00:00Great post, Anne.
I don't feel there is anyth...Great post, Anne.<br /><br />I don't feel there is anything surreal about the thoughts you have shared on death. For Gladys, it sounds like this was a release for her and wether I am right or wrong to say this, I feel this is a good thing.<br /><br />I don't believe in heaven or hell, but hope for an afterlife where our consciousness remains intact and very much hope, above all else, that it is an existence where Gina and myself will be together. Of course it could just be oblivion, or something else. Well, we'll all find out one day and I'm not afraid of finding out. If it's not oblivion, it will be another adventure I hope. Hehe.<br /><br />'Heaven' for me would be to be at home with Gina, and is heaven for me in this life. :)<br /><br />Sounds like Gladys led an interesting life, or at least had some very fine highlights. That is definitely something to be thankful of.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com