tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post142092573358083016..comments2023-11-01T00:38:49.400+11:00Comments on Ampersand Duck: Intersection (ii)Ampersand Duckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-60745990155694799052008-06-22T09:13:00.000+10:002008-06-22T09:13:00.000+10:00Oh no. We were saved by a finger's breadth from s...Oh no. We were saved by a finger's breadth from such sadness ourselves. This is so very sad.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-69680947333382058112008-06-21T18:01:00.000+10:002008-06-21T18:01:00.000+10:00Hi, I wish My daughter-In -Law had met you some wh...Hi, I wish My daughter-In -Law had met you some where in the early days of her first loss. The words you wrote would have helped more than anything. She has carried the burden for so long and never come to grips with it.Also the way you approached the subject was a pure examble of the beautiful gifted person you are,all my love Aunty LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-17007354852187010562008-06-20T15:30:00.001+10:002008-06-20T15:30:00.001+10:00And yes, I regularly read the birth notices :) mos...And yes, I regularly read the birth notices :) mostly for daggy baby names, but you never know what you'll find...Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-88831928620509644342008-06-20T15:30:00.000+10:002008-06-20T15:30:00.000+10:00Actually Mindy, I should have phrased that better ...Actually Mindy, I should have phrased that better - it was in the birth notices (as a very poignant death/birth notice) of the Canberra Times, since most of their family and friends were here. It wasn't a news article, thank fook.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-89278367647962406212008-06-20T10:45:00.000+10:002008-06-20T10:45:00.000+10:00I'm still haunted by the idea that her loss of her...I'm still haunted by the idea that her loss of her baby was in the paper, so public.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634135486127575735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-91331355541977495032008-06-20T01:12:00.000+10:002008-06-20T01:12:00.000+10:00You write beautifully. Thank you for sharing this...You write beautifully. Thank you for sharing this story.Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09935602315371618689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-13615809059691464362008-06-20T00:52:00.000+10:002008-06-20T00:52:00.000+10:00Sad, and wonderful, and beautifully written.Sad, and wonderful, and beautifully written.choshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724444970503533654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-88341941739945582762008-06-19T23:09:00.000+10:002008-06-19T23:09:00.000+10:00You know when you go to compile your ten best post...You know when you go to compile your ten best posts... make sure this one is in there.<BR/><BR/>thank you,<BR/>cbCelloBellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14668256283636794322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-50636811778511151722008-06-19T22:16:00.000+10:002008-06-19T22:16:00.000+10:00oh my, big hugs, xxxoh my, big hugs, xxxworldpeace and a speedboathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735857941964784431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-27416512789220186342008-06-19T21:19:00.000+10:002008-06-19T21:19:00.000+10:00Amazing post. V beautifully written.Amazing post. V beautifully written.Elsewhere007https://www.blogger.com/profile/11123268008264450222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-45283835748541411262008-06-19T20:24:00.000+10:002008-06-19T20:24:00.000+10:00brilliant post &d!! absolutely phenomenal - that s...brilliant post &d!! absolutely phenomenal - that song, the bike, that moment, the words, the silence, that little dog..<BR/><BR/>we are so happy. we are so happy.<BR/><BR/>thank you!laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926021946906879693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-26466809505197657592008-06-19T17:28:00.000+10:002008-06-19T17:28:00.000+10:00duck...i was floored by this post.my throat got ti...duck...<BR/><BR/>i was floored by this post.<BR/><BR/>my throat got tight and my eyes leaked and i revelled in the sadness and simplicity and and the music and the beauty of your moments with her... and your wonderful words.Denya!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05592246810046241980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-75109657378696206362008-06-19T15:14:00.000+10:002008-06-19T15:14:00.000+10:00Dash it all! I left quite a long comment but it se...Dash it all! I left quite a long comment but it seems not to have appeared. <BR/><BR/>Oh well. Basically I said: <BR/>1. I cried too. I cried a lot.<BR/>2. I know from the short but meaning-filled comment you left on my blog about these matters that you were THE BEST person she could have run in to. <BR/>3. Gardening is a good thing to do. It is nurturing, creative, you give things life and watch them die. It is good healing and I hope it will lead her back to art. <BR/>4. Thank you for telling us the story.Miss Schlegelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317481231347306500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-86672542186842065242008-06-19T14:35:00.000+10:002008-06-19T14:35:00.000+10:00You and me both, possums. It happened this morning...You and me both, possums. It happened this morning on the way to work, so I'm a bit tight-throated today. Luckily I'm cloistered in a quiet room, printing, and nobody yet has asked me how I am...<BR/><BR/>Fifi, you put me in mind of Tanya Donnelly's song, 'Story High'. If you haven't heard it, download it and have a listen. That goes for all of you. It's not about this particular issue, just a fab girlie sad/celebratory song.Ampersand Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245377686193859488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-43342840444568375152008-06-19T14:05:00.000+10:002008-06-19T14:05:00.000+10:00Lovely. Sad. Beautiful. xxLovely. Sad. Beautiful. <BR/><BR/>xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-38698118839881282032008-06-19T13:16:00.000+10:002008-06-19T13:16:00.000+10:00what Zoe said, hoping that the boss doesn't choose...what Zoe said, hoping that the boss doesn't choose this moment to need something.Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634135486127575735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-63129338668394538822008-06-19T12:28:00.000+10:002008-06-19T12:28:00.000+10:00now how can I paint? My hidden bubble just rose up...now how can I paint? <BR/>My hidden bubble just rose up to the surface .<BR/><BR/><BR/>I am painting, I am painting all of that, because it is ten years, and I can, <BR/>and I celebrate every second of it.<BR/><BR/>and so will she.fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-88640890345229511982008-06-19T12:23:00.000+10:002008-06-19T12:23:00.000+10:00MAKE ME CRY WHY DON'T YOU?xxxxMAKE ME CRY WHY DON'T YOU?<BR/><BR/>xxxxZoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-3308344856433908992008-06-19T11:32:00.000+10:002008-06-19T11:32:00.000+10:00wow.wow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8632542.post-64722955978339425002008-06-19T10:59:00.000+10:002008-06-19T10:59:00.000+10:00thank youthank youlucy tartanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09244574932248425378noreply@blogger.com