tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post5485920141008249257..comments2024-03-03T12:52:18.548-05:00Comments on Magpie Musing: WistfulMagpiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15460136246441367993noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-14717961156559396432008-06-29T15:51:00.000-04:002008-06-29T15:51:00.000-04:00Wistful, in every way.Split the seats with your si...Wistful, in every way.<BR/>Split the seats with your siblings, maybe?Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745262857388007041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-60701650743601374472008-06-28T15:03:00.000-04:002008-06-28T15:03:00.000-04:00I think it's something you should pass on to the n...I think it's something you should pass on to the next generation. Think about taking Miss M and passing on the stories of her grandmother.<BR/>This isn't just because I too (as you know)am a balletomane. My very beloved mother-in-law died very unexpectedly one month ago today. Making sure that Nanay lives on in my daughters' lives is something I feel more strongly about by the day.The Library Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14321601076252214546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-74368812007237604552008-06-27T02:59:00.000-04:002008-06-27T02:59:00.000-04:00My life went by me like this recently. It's a stra...My life went by me like this recently. It's a strange sensation, isn't it?Ozmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975578823318395358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-32471416061232749492008-06-24T23:30:00.000-04:002008-06-24T23:30:00.000-04:00oh.there's a little bit of WISHful over here...;)oh.<BR/><BR/>there's a little bit of WISHful over here...<BR/><BR/>;)painted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-55789168321897174552008-06-24T21:12:00.000-04:002008-06-24T21:12:00.000-04:00I read this yesterday and it made me almost too wi...I read this yesterday and it made me almost too wistful to comment. I remember that one of our very first exchanges out here was about Edward Gorey at the ballet. I hope you do keep the subscription but money is money. There's something in this post about the decline of the fine arts, though, that has me near tears.Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13416585771017767796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-37371289894386838482008-06-24T16:33:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:33:00.000-04:00Nevermind. I see that he's retiring. I didn't real...Nevermind. I see that he's retiring. I didn't realize he had been dancing that long.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320912884568195875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-60012803011845734352008-06-24T16:27:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:27:00.000-04:00Where's Tom Gold going? Thanks.Where's Tom Gold going? Thanks.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01320912884568195875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-72603795135881158982008-06-24T16:06:00.000-04:002008-06-24T16:06:00.000-04:00What a wonderful legacy that is. Imagine if you co...What a wonderful legacy that is. Imagine if you could pass that down to the next generation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41419389859297517242008-06-24T10:25:00.000-04:002008-06-24T10:25:00.000-04:00You write so beautifully. Yow wonderful to have ha...You write so beautifully. Yow wonderful to have had all these memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-64297362329583494252008-06-24T05:57:00.000-04:002008-06-24T05:57:00.000-04:00These memories are like hidden treasures....glad t...These memories are like hidden treasures....glad that you shared them...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-34448571560490174352008-06-24T00:08:00.000-04:002008-06-24T00:08:00.000-04:00Wow, such memories. It'd be hard to give up those...Wow, such memories. It'd be hard to give up those seats. Perhaps others in the family would be interested in sharing?Lady Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13360693450146358247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-5655010776863439012008-06-23T23:13:00.000-04:002008-06-23T23:13:00.000-04:00Such a tough decision, and so hard to make with an...Such a tough decision, and so hard to make with any shred of objectivity or practicality.Mayberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14342826784650208124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-58306871329473943622008-06-23T22:34:00.000-04:002008-06-23T22:34:00.000-04:00Wistful, indeed. And bittersweet. Life is just so....Wistful, indeed. And bittersweet. Life is just so...LIFE, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Whatever you decide, you have such wonderful memories with her. Hold onto those, fiercely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-9001269925471197692008-06-23T20:02:00.000-04:002008-06-23T20:02:00.000-04:00We have a similar thing with some tickets. But we ...We have a similar thing with some tickets. But we don't know how long we'll have them so every year we go, and know it might be the last time.Antropólogahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720065905801369495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-35207131034325385712008-06-23T19:39:00.000-04:002008-06-23T19:39:00.000-04:00What a tender post, Magpie. Such beautiful memori...What a tender post, Magpie. Such beautiful memories of a mother opening up a kind of fascinating culture to a child--the fantasy, the spectacle, the grown-up-ness.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000470374101306070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-41647289200150782242008-06-23T18:54:00.000-04:002008-06-23T18:54:00.000-04:00If you can afford them (which I could not) keep th...If you can afford them (which I could not) keep the seats...even if only for a year or two. Once they're gone...<BR/><BR/>Am I the only one who has known NO ONE is this world?Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-83205612887091184532008-06-23T17:02:00.000-04:002008-06-23T17:02:00.000-04:00I don't know what you should do, what I would do, ...I don't know what you should do, what I would do, but I love this post. Thanks for sharing those memories.Furrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617566957749784387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-63799905368409886832008-06-23T16:41:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:41:00.000-04:00i could really feel the true meaning of wistful. i...i could really feel the true meaning of wistful. i think you should keep the seats. but on the other hand, time moves on and some things are better left in memory...julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-83054540296625129532008-06-23T16:28:00.000-04:002008-06-23T16:28:00.000-04:00such memories, and so many of them.you will make t...such memories, and so many of them.<BR/><BR/>you will make the right decision, either way you choose. it has been loving to keep on the tradition by using her tickets this season, a tribute as well as a way to confirm those memories. but it will also be OK when you decide that this was her passion, and you have honored it, but it need not be continued in the same way.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-62047402318763287422008-06-23T15:39:00.000-04:002008-06-23T15:39:00.000-04:00What beautiful memories your mom has given you. W...What beautiful memories your mom has given you. Whatever you decide to do with the seats, those memories will always be yours.<BR/><BR/>My mom has worn Youth Dew her whole life, it will always be the smell I associate with her.Her Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891923995709831206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-39217164100613061832008-06-23T14:34:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:34:00.000-04:00Lovely. Here's another vote for keeping the seats...Lovely. Here's another vote for keeping the seats, if you possibly can.RuthWellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00022925821891020061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-62571148221409109732008-06-23T14:29:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:29:00.000-04:00Figure out a way to keep the seats. You can always...Figure out a way to keep the seats. You can always give them up the following year. If you have any hesitancy, don't let them go.<BR/><BR/>Wonderful post.the mama bird diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248352454666306821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-32556593893550874372008-06-23T14:26:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:26:00.000-04:00I like yearningly eagerI like yearningly eagerflutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828689769747130419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-20898115238098261662008-06-23T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:08:00.000-04:00how much? I bet I know people who would LOVE to s...how much? I bet I know people who would LOVE to split and might even cover part of your cost. don't give it up too soon.needleinahaystackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10996489599535190163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31542820.post-29886111367610678182008-06-23T13:58:00.000-04:002008-06-23T13:58:00.000-04:00incredible memoriesI'm glad you have time to make ...incredible memories<BR/><BR/>I'm glad you have time to make your decision. Perhaps your siblings would split the cost?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com