tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post4621990943981794225..comments2024-02-23T09:18:07.082-08:00Comments on Melissa Ann Goodwin: On the Third Anniversary of Mom's PassingMelissa Ann Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-83046434733655848402014-03-31T18:20:44.605-07:002014-03-31T18:20:44.605-07:00Thanks Annalisa. Enjoy your upcoming trip!Thanks Annalisa. Enjoy your upcoming trip!Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-41637884093015038272014-03-31T14:18:11.350-07:002014-03-31T14:18:11.350-07:00A lovely poem, Melissa. Your mum had an eventful e...A lovely poem, Melissa. Your mum had an eventful early life - I can understand her apprehension of joining a ready-made family after her boarding school. That first photo is lovely.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-4917367159020258142014-03-31T13:37:20.886-07:002014-03-31T13:37:20.886-07:00Thanks Hilary, I always thought Mom's childhoo...Thanks Hilary, I always thought Mom's childhood was particularly hard, but I've learned that most of her generation had sadness - so many kids were evacuated away from their families - some for years. Childhoods disrupted. And the loss of loved ones to war - most often, war the culprit for so much sadness and disrupted lives. Hugs, MelissaMelissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-73651101521043598402014-03-31T13:05:55.595-07:002014-03-31T13:05:55.595-07:00Hi Melissa - I hear what you say about your mother...Hi Melissa - I hear what you say about your mother and the hardship she experienced .. so difficult to relate to their lives ... my mother's wasn't as perhaps that bad .. yet in other ways was worse .. so I feel for them .. and you ... I have letters from before the War to go through re my mother's first love and marriage and his premature death .. so much ... <br /><br />I'm glad you had some lovely times together, despite those early days .. and then your excursion over here ... it was fun to follow you both around .. and learning more ..<br /><br />Cheers and with thoughts - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-41319183727997873392014-03-30T16:22:59.017-07:002014-03-30T16:22:59.017-07:00It was such a perfect trip in every way. I'm s...It was such a perfect trip in every way. I'm so glad we were able to share that time together - to solve the mysteries together. And we were so cared for by our friends. I would love to go back too -and see more of Wales.Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-88828648818705362692014-03-30T16:21:44.138-07:002014-03-30T16:21:44.138-07:00Thanks my friend. Such a weird dynamic - how somet...Thanks my friend. Such a weird dynamic - how something can seem long ago yet like it was yesterday. Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-14383864963272445022014-03-30T16:20:53.063-07:002014-03-30T16:20:53.063-07:00Thanks Julie. She really had been through a great ...Thanks Julie. She really had been through a great deal already at 14 - much sadness. That's why I love that picture so much!<br />Melissa Ann Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454907380469372468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-67242050268722926722014-03-30T13:11:00.210-07:002014-03-30T13:11:00.210-07:00I'll never forget our trip to England where yo...I'll never forget our trip to England where you followed up on the research you had already done. One of the nicest trips we have ever taken - would love to go back.J. RICHARD SECORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10619680746944820043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-65302083693151268872014-03-30T11:25:43.085-07:002014-03-30T11:25:43.085-07:00I too have those moments of time encapsulation - s...I too have those moments of time encapsulation - seconds, which are years, which feel like seconds which feel like years...<br />And I love your poem. While she is remembered she has not left.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504985949691119699.post-52635683756075031782014-03-30T11:01:02.168-07:002014-03-30T11:01:02.168-07:00This is such a beautiful poem. And the photos tell...This is such a beautiful poem. And the photos tell such a story themselves. It's hard to imagine all that your mom had already been through at just 14 years old. Absolutely love the pic of her with the dog, how precious. Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.com