tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post5422527317394433013..comments2023-10-01T14:22:47.269+01:00Comments on A Likely Story: Keeping a Diary!Teresa Ashbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-4146893949644200002013-03-20T15:35:29.062+00:002013-03-20T15:35:29.062+00:00I love that you wrote things to shock your sister ...I love that you wrote things to shock your sister :-) And it's lovely that your brother left you his diaries. I think diaries and letters make you feel so close to someone who is no longer around xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-24252318894955038582013-03-20T11:38:24.455+00:002013-03-20T11:38:24.455+00:00How lovely to have such a personal history written...How lovely to have such a personal history written down for you Teresa. I am sure they will be invaluable in your writing in the years to come. I have all my old diaries but I stopped keeping them when I got married. Looking back, they seem full of soul-searching poetry and a good few entries were made up to shock my sister who I knew would read them!My brother left me all his diaries when he died because he thought I would be the one to use them one day. I don't think anyone will want to use mine though! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-90221739147273799872013-03-17T14:58:53.725+00:002013-03-17T14:58:53.725+00:00Yes, Linda, it's funny but my mum used to say ...Yes, Linda, it's funny but my mum used to say that. She lost her first husband and a lot of friends and one of the things she told me about was indescribably awful, yet she said it was the best time of her life! xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-15470979551170739122013-03-17T14:06:21.835+00:002013-03-17T14:06:21.835+00:00Hi Teresa, what an inspiring blog post. I find th...Hi Teresa, what an inspiring blog post. I find the trouble with reading my old diaries is that not only am I moaning but I'm moaning about the same things year after year.<br /><br />But this sounds like a real gem. Some people say that despite everything the war years were the happiest of their lives. I think it was that everyone was fighting for the same thing so there was a greater sense of community. Also, it gave women more opportunities than they might have had a civvy life - not the men though! I definitely think you should put something like this in the public domain though - people today need to be aware of what that generation went through to keep this country safe, then maybe people would have more respect for their elders.<br /><br />Lindawannabe a writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692361757891220849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-34968854810660970162013-03-16T09:32:26.356+00:002013-03-16T09:32:26.356+00:00Thank you, Patsy :-) xThank you, Patsy :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-23714665533686767362013-03-15T08:14:36.882+00:002013-03-15T08:14:36.882+00:00Teresa, I've awarded you the 'Reality'...Teresa, I've awarded you the 'Reality' blog award. More details over on mine.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-36954482561008286782013-03-15T07:07:52.775+00:002013-03-15T07:07:52.775+00:00Pictorial diary of our LIVES I mean! Sorry Sue :-)...Pictorial diary of our LIVES I mean! Sorry Sue :-) xxTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-68912226861758330162013-03-14T13:42:01.195+00:002013-03-14T13:42:01.195+00:00They do, Rosemary - not just the bombs and sirens,...They do, Rosemary - not just the bombs and sirens, but the every day things :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-36923253905551151322013-03-14T13:41:13.250+00:002013-03-14T13:41:13.250+00:00I can well imagine what a teenage boy's diary ...I can well imagine what a teenage boy's diary would be like, Gary and... as you say, moving on...<br />We should get a fantastic summer after this never ending winter! Don't put those shorts away just yet :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-59311872479636997652013-03-14T13:39:12.121+00:002013-03-14T13:39:12.121+00:00I hadn't thought of that, Sue, but of course p...I hadn't thought of that, Sue, but of course photo albums are a pictorial diary of our lies aren't they :-) And a picture speaks a thousand words they say xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-91203237504373829492013-03-14T13:38:07.411+00:002013-03-14T13:38:07.411+00:00Thank you, Petronela - I find with males that they...Thank you, Petronela - I find with males that they complain a lot about little things, but when the big stuff happens it's a different story :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-68888027289840825552013-03-14T09:20:53.785+00:002013-03-14T09:20:53.785+00:00What a great idea to do something with the diaries...What a great idea to do something with the diaries - must make fascinating reading, Teresa!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-59237223121535005552013-03-13T21:02:14.921+00:002013-03-13T21:02:14.921+00:00Hi Teresa,
It seems that back in those days durin...Hi Teresa,<br /><br />It seems that back in those days during World War Two, inspiration was found through such adversity. <br /><br />I reckoned if I kept a dairy, sorry, diary, it'd be most interesting, especially during my teenage days when I would think about that one girl in high school and well um ....moving on :)<br /><br />Snow in the middle of March. Does this mean we might actually get a summer? Ah yes, me in my shorts and the screams from all my adoring fans....then I woke up! :)<br /><br />Be well, Teresa.<br /><br />Gary :) xklahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-4346631851464959202013-03-13T16:17:08.129+00:002013-03-13T16:17:08.129+00:00What a great blog Teresa. Fascinating to have all ...What a great blog Teresa. Fascinating to have all that history there actually written by one who experienced it. <br />I could never keep up my diaries but a friend of mine has always kept one so she has an amazing record of her life - and the weather!<br />I've always kept photo albums and they are rather like diaries. A record of the past. That reminds me - must get my latest lot of photos put in!!<br />Yuk. Snow in March - and it was summer at this time last year. Crazy weather! :o) xxSue Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289238779017931338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-79553550581292961992013-03-13T09:07:26.589+00:002013-03-13T09:07:26.589+00:00Lovely Teresa your grandfather must have been an a...Lovely Teresa your grandfather must have been an amazing man, because most of the men I know complain a lot...too much if you ask me. A man should take his life in his hands and try to fix his problems with determination. You have beautiful strong roots Teresa :).Petronelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186768028839322820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-4590477957757513462013-03-13T09:06:13.685+00:002013-03-13T09:06:13.685+00:00I was reading my teenage ones yesterday - dreadful...I was reading my teenage ones yesterday - dreadful - I either hated everyone or if it was male, fancied it! So embarrassing. I'm going to have to go through mine with a red pen and scribble out all the bits I never want anyone to read :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-75720578692249977762013-03-12T21:56:24.077+00:002013-03-12T21:56:24.077+00:00My teenage diaries are full of angst too - what a ...My teenage diaries are full of angst too - what a self-obsessed little thing I was! No diaries now - can't even keep up with my blog! x<br />Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580243616937466192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-83302497778975321502013-03-12T10:56:58.642+00:002013-03-12T10:56:58.642+00:00Yes, true, Sue, we don't forget the good stuff...Yes, true, Sue, we don't forget the good stuff. Fancy clearing your shed out on a New Year's Day - must have been cold!! :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-65662747531485495572013-03-12T10:55:00.660+00:002013-03-12T10:55:00.660+00:00Yes, we would like to get them published eventuall...Yes, we would like to get them published eventually, even if it was just a case of getting enough for all the family to have a bound copy.<br />I wouldn't have room in my diary to write down everything I ate, Maggie ;-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-88029480302874421242013-03-11T17:26:57.981+00:002013-03-11T17:26:57.981+00:00Hi Teresa, my diaries vary from boring to funny. T...Hi Teresa, my diaries vary from boring to funny. Things like, New Years Day, we cleaned the shed out!!!! That was years ago. Then when I put down things that annoy me, they're funny. As Patsy says, good things are fixed in our minds aren't they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-43328868412788331712013-03-11T16:23:10.789+00:002013-03-11T16:23:10.789+00:00I'm thinking along the same lines as Maria. I&...I'm thinking along the same lines as Maria. I'm sure you could use the material for a story, or even publish them as a historical reference. I'm sure you already have something in mind. As for my own diaries, I never write anything that might upset someone in the future, so they tend to be all about what I've eaten that day. Too much usually!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-21569163078463336482013-03-11T16:17:50.022+00:002013-03-11T16:17:50.022+00:00It must be brilliant to have a lifetime's wort...It must be brilliant to have a lifetime's worth of diaries for your grandmother, Frances. I do try not to write anything that might upset or hurt anyone too :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-20680619275355287112013-03-11T16:14:47.568+00:002013-03-11T16:14:47.568+00:00That made me laugh, Joanna! I wonder what happened...That made me laugh, Joanna! I wonder what happened :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-67781885677923599822013-03-11T16:14:21.136+00:002013-03-11T16:14:21.136+00:00I don't think there was any interesting stuff ...I don't think there was any interesting stuff in mine, Patsy. Embarrassing more than interesting probably :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7328996877751363067.post-91565412755936007972013-03-11T16:11:18.825+00:002013-03-11T16:11:18.825+00:00Yes that is very true, Maria :-) xYes that is very true, Maria :-) xTeresa Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350697922935549188noreply@blogger.com