tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post2215987106466819592..comments2023-02-12T10:34:53.384-06:00Comments on veganelder: The recent holidayveganelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-19636384035505477612014-07-27T07:21:46.127-05:002014-07-27T07:21:46.127-05:00Hug taken, thank you. :)
And you're wrong tha...Hug taken, thank you. :)<br /><br />And you're wrong that the apology does nothing, because I'm going to wrap it up safely and hold it in my heart where it will serve as a proxy for the apology that the perpetrator can't provide. No, it's a valuable gift, for which I'm truly grateful.<br /><br />While it took some decades I eventually realized that the words that DID hurt me (Have Gone Veganhttp://www.havegonevegan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-65471855216924431572014-07-26T06:17:39.563-05:002014-07-26T06:17:39.563-05:00Thank you for commenting HGV. When I was checking ...Thank you for commenting HGV. When I was checking for comments and saw all of yours I was a little surprised...I don't often get that many all at once. As I read through all of your excellent responses...this one gave me pause. Lots of pause. Truth is I found myself getting livid...I'm getting livid again as I try to frame this response to you.<br /><br />Any adult (and I include myself) veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-8826236778804497992014-07-23T20:44:51.987-05:002014-07-23T20:44:51.987-05:00Aw, a very belated Thank You (to you as well, Bea)...Aw, a very belated Thank You (to you as well, Bea) for the lovely compliment. Made my day!<br /><br />To put it into context, I was told nearly every day for the first 20 years of my life that I wasn't very bright (the favourite phrase was <i>a little slow upstairs</i>), so you can imagine the harm that caused. It took me a long time to fully believe that I was at least as bright as the Have Gone Veganhttp://www.havegonevegan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-89653587689913437272014-06-11T06:30:10.569-05:002014-06-11T06:30:10.569-05:00Thank you for commenting Bea. I'm glad you lik...Thank you for commenting Bea. I'm glad you like the story re the originators of the word vegan. I thought it was terrific and was really glad to see it as a memorial holiday post.<br /><br />Same favorites? Cool! :-)<br /><br />I'm glad Andrew's back too however the best back of all is the back of your car!! :-)veganelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188156008589356984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7688566476953748496.post-64417339935008508472014-06-09T23:05:09.753-05:002014-06-09T23:05:09.753-05:00So few things in life are sacred... The story of t...So few things in life are sacred... The story of the Watson's has to be among them. I'm not too surprised to learn he was a craftsman. Bringing about new life in dead wood seems most fitting for a man of his sensitivities. I'm grateful that you linked to this story... If not I would have missed the journey to pay full respect to this outstanding couple.<br /><br />Our tastes must be Bea Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981537551810309024noreply@blogger.com