tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post1158216896491427480..comments2023-05-19T13:24:20.504+01:00Comments on The River Into Words: Torn in two (a guest post) :: at home in IrelandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-89588894828086645822013-10-26T19:07:55.341+01:002013-10-26T19:07:55.341+01:00Thanks for commenting, Allison's mom! I'm ...Thanks for commenting, Allison's mom! I'm sure my mother (also named Alison, see above) can relate.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-45151102150314947822013-10-26T19:04:56.037+01:002013-10-26T19:04:56.037+01:00Hooray! This did the trick. Thank you, Tommy!Hooray! This did the trick. Thank you, Tommy!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-55172811417118440092013-10-26T07:47:43.032+01:002013-10-26T07:47:43.032+01:00As Allison's mother, I can feel the difficulti...As Allison's mother, I can feel the difficulties Allison has had trying to transition from a Canadian prairie girl to and Irish wife and mother. Her living in Ireland has been both a blessing and a tragedy! I miss her dearly and wish we could be closer in many ways. She has missed so many family joys and sorrows, but has been able to attend many others. I am grateful that Allison and her family were able to attend my mother's 90th birthday. It was the last time they saw her and I hope they will remember the great time they had with with all the relatives (except 2). Allison was able to attend her grandmother's funeral in early December, but was unable to return for her grandfather's the end of the same month.<br />On the other side of the coin, by marrying an Irish man, she has afforded a lot of people the opportunity to visit such a wonderful country and see sights that we would never have seen otherwise. She has given me two wonderful granddaughters, a super son-in-law and insight into a different but no less glorious way of life. <br />I will always wish that she lived closer so we could see them more often, I will always wish that she is happy and I will always love her, and her family, with all my heartdarmrls49https://www.blogger.com/profile/17069470534158076316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-39539660140191810262013-10-25T22:53:40.090+01:002013-10-25T22:53:40.090+01:00Unblocking third party cookies has allowed me to p...Unblocking third party cookies has allowed me to post. Tommy G. (formerly Dragontatt)†Tommy G†https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375441568715376070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-50344609709368556432013-10-25T22:46:32.484+01:002013-10-25T22:46:32.484+01:00Thanks for sharing Karen!Thanks for sharing Karen!†Tommy G†https://www.blogger.com/profile/06375441568715376070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-74646084634354295062013-10-25T22:03:41.710+01:002013-10-25T22:03:41.710+01:00Thanks everyone for testing the comments on the bl...Thanks everyone for testing the comments on the blog and especially for reading Allison's great post! I'm still unable to comment using Chrome... I must just be daft! Will sort it eventually. Thanks for all the help. :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-44890472786241782052013-10-25T19:20:23.158+01:002013-10-25T19:20:23.158+01:00Thanks for sharing Karen!Thanks for sharing Karen!Jackyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06730766295215340973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-370824094472712662013-10-25T18:28:05.795+01:002013-10-25T18:28:05.795+01:00Can't wait to introduce you two. :)Can't wait to introduce you two. :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-61288669759077877602013-10-25T18:27:39.749+01:002013-10-25T18:27:39.749+01:00Thanks for visiting, Michelle, and I can relate to...Thanks for visiting, Michelle, and I can relate too. :)karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16008360835616829859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-37513521372891319252013-10-25T16:53:44.100+01:002013-10-25T16:53:44.100+01:00Beautiful. Beautiful. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185829201052584978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275597446532773244.post-73878153292861346572013-10-25T16:51:26.484+01:002013-10-25T16:51:26.484+01:00Beautifully put Allison, there are many of us Cana...Beautifully put Allison, there are many of us Canadians here who feel similarly. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11833596189878948074noreply@blogger.com