tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post3012717987672519172..comments2023-10-22T14:27:21.241+01:00Comments on From the Desk of Bee Drunken: You are only as old as you feel, right?Beehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-7739706431655800042009-12-30T12:03:02.149+00:002009-12-30T12:03:02.149+00:00Interesting post, but please note that the link to...Interesting post, but please note that the link to the Museum website gives a 404.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-22598521579231054212009-10-15T12:08:53.774+01:002009-10-15T12:08:53.774+01:00O well, those kids do come with some pretty astoni...O well, those kids do come with some pretty astonishing baggage! My oldest told me at the age of four, "Forget it, Mamma, you will never learn!" - all I had done was asking a third time what her preschool mate's name was. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-43470719284631303552009-10-15T00:41:55.091+01:002009-10-15T00:41:55.091+01:00If your daughter's list holds the real signs o...If your daughter's list holds the real signs of being old, I was an old woman ever since I was young!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-54969434335219991152009-10-14T18:11:14.908+01:002009-10-14T18:11:14.908+01:00dancing doc - I feel even worse today; but thanks!...dancing doc - I feel even worse today; but thanks!<br /><br />FF - I SWEAR that the Guinness certificate says 1.2. The place is tiny . . . I have no idea how they could fit in 12 people and still have any kind of stage.<br /><br />The story about your daughter is hilarious! My goodness that child was precocious. Support group, indeed.<br /><br />Christina - Thanks, my friend.<br /><br />Jane - At least I'm in good company!Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-69584073195587220322009-10-14T14:11:39.743+01:002009-10-14T14:11:39.743+01:00ok now i´m feeling ancient... besos!ok now i´m feeling ancient... besos!janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848025993329729577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-73933221598034241482009-10-14T13:44:25.507+01:002009-10-14T13:44:25.507+01:00my dear friend, you are not old. she will one day ...my dear friend, you are not old. she will one day see, that what she thought of as old, was content. I started making jam, around the age of 8, I guess that makes me around the age of 612. I wish I could have been at those bookstores, with you. your my type of content girl! : )<br />xoxochristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-54586008591078691572009-10-13T22:27:16.469+01:002009-10-13T22:27:16.469+01:00Oh, and thanks for the introduction to Tristam Sha...Oh, and thanks for the introduction to Tristam Shandy and all the other goodness in your post. We may have to go to Shandy Hall together when I come over.<br /><br />And maybe we could go to the Malvern Theatre if we just sent half of each of us in. Actually, don't want to burst your bubble, but the info I have is that it seats 12, or provides room for a standing audience of 16. <br /><br />Malvern is also noted for the record for most people belly dancing at the same time. http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/local/3835175.Belly_dancers_sashay_into_the_record_book/Fantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-20227716277139578762009-10-13T22:13:00.469+01:002009-10-13T22:13:00.469+01:00Can you take one more story, dear Bee, of insolent...Can you take one more story, dear Bee, of insolent offspring? <br /><br />A couple of years ago, we were living in the top floor of a wonderful apartment overlooking the water in Westport. A big wind storm (common in that part of Ireland) came up and disrupted the electricity. It set off the fire alarms. Daring Daughter, aged 6, jumped up and pushed me out of the way to run to the door. She screamed "You're OLD! I'm too young to die."<br /><br />The hell with Sarah's idea of a support group for the kids. I say we super cool mammys form a support group to deal with the little buggers. We could even watch films like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShtvCen6So&feature=relatedFantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-71980259527837857472009-10-13T22:02:31.675+01:002009-10-13T22:02:31.675+01:00i hope you are feeling better-sore throats are ick...i hope you are feeling better-sore throats are icky! drinking pots of tea is my favorite trick! have a super evening at the ball!matihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272662214191754666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-89360015692819173642009-10-13T13:40:21.238+01:002009-10-13T13:40:21.238+01:00I think there is mostly consensus here: teenagers...I think there is mostly consensus here: teenagers always think their parents are old! (Reya, my daughter is unreasonably offended by Madonna's ongoing efforts to be a pop star. She seems to think it is pathetic. All of the work-outs in the world cannot stop someone from being 51 . . . admired by some, and despised for others).<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful comments. They are a solace.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-72728374968821750262009-10-13T11:51:30.252+01:002009-10-13T11:51:30.252+01:00it cannot possibly be a sign of old age to take pi...it cannot possibly be a sign of old age to take pictures without people in them...that's just silly.<br /><br />don't you remember? forties are the new thirties. <br /><br />just hope she dod well on those exams so she's off to that school next year. ;-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-77832933218283011262009-10-12T13:04:20.011+01:002009-10-12T13:04:20.011+01:00Oh dear, Bee! Well, I'd rather be "old&qu...Oh dear, Bee! Well, I'd rather be "old" than have to suffer through the teen years again. UGH!!!TBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-31532599903298555812009-10-12T08:06:25.859+01:002009-10-12T08:06:25.859+01:00There are days when I wish boarding school were a ...There are days when I wish boarding school were a tradition here! AND you are not old. Neither am I. We're just older than our teens. Which is a very, very different thing.Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-89989780008984156452009-10-11T14:20:20.811+01:002009-10-11T14:20:20.811+01:00This post made me laugh. It's probably some u...This post made me laugh. It's probably some unwritten law of the universe that when a Mom develops interests of her own that don't involve our children they immediately dismiss it as a sign of our impending geriatric status. Bless. <br /><br />Malvern looks fab. I love the theatre and the fountain. I found myself wondering how soul destroying it must be to be an actor always playing to an audience of 1.2 (.2 - what a hoot!). The celtic swirls on the fountain are interesting too. How old is it?<br /><br />If it's any consolation I think the evidence collected is exactly what makes you so fabulous!JaneyVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04951739945670483199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-72876463241442182912009-10-11T14:06:42.922+01:002009-10-11T14:06:42.922+01:00Daughters, even as mothers themselves, do have a w...Daughters, even as mothers themselves, do have a way of making one feel old. For instance, if one is only slightly deaf (she has an open-plan home with very high ceilings) the demand is to 'get a hearing-aid mom!' In retrospect, the boarding school experience sounds like a good idea - I never had that choice. <br />They should try it here in the USA and go to college from there because highschool here, from what I recall, was the pits for my kids.Margaret Gosden https://www.blogger.com/profile/00253407541215420119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-36015182057518324772009-10-11T12:33:27.286+01:002009-10-11T12:33:27.286+01:00Oh, but all those things are very trendy now, spec...Oh, but all those things are very trendy now, specially the jam making (and I know your jam is delicious so you must never stop making it!). I'd love to have been with you in Malvern checking bookshops... and I'm only 30, although that may make me old in your daughter's eyes! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04371082850268120153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-42225397689069673062009-10-10T21:47:00.130+01:002009-10-10T21:47:00.130+01:00symptom - teen daughter
diagnosis-projected body i...symptom - teen daughter<br />diagnosis-projected body image changes----i know it well- with 2 teen girls,i feel i have aged 2 centuries and hope to absorbed the equivalent wisdom 'cause it has been an enormous task to stay sane throughout!!! as sense of humor has been my only solace !!matihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272662214191754666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-68547093988624814282009-10-10T20:02:29.145+01:002009-10-10T20:02:29.145+01:00I know exactly how you felt: our son and daughter ...I know exactly how you felt: our son and daughter have recently begun to offer to drive us to places to which we are perfectly capable of driving ourselves.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-49677989308672562852009-10-10T17:38:30.009+01:002009-10-10T17:38:30.009+01:00People of all ages enjoy looking at funny old scul...People of all ages enjoy looking at funny old sculptures, and attend museums by the thousands every day.<br /><br />We were just talking about rampant ageism at my house last night (begun when I said even though she has been restrained so far, I'm disappointed that Madonna has had "work" on her face).<br /><br />Why is it wrong to act/look our ages (whatever that age may be)? Why is youth better than age?<br /><br />Both phases have their benefits but also serious challenges.<br /><br />I didn't do anything wrong to become 56 years old. All that happened is that I didn't die yet.<br /><br />There's nothing wrong with acting consistently with one's age though in my culture there are so many prohibitions, ie. "Grow up!" "Don't be a baby!" and the infamous "You're acting like an old person."<br /><br />For heaven's sake!!<br /><br />LOVELY post today, btw. Sorry for the rant.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-66228429578149463122009-10-10T14:16:32.676+01:002009-10-10T14:16:32.676+01:00You're not old, just getting older. There is a...You're not old, just getting older. There is a difference. I'm glad you're enjoying looking at the history in this windy isle.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-2218448225837638892009-10-10T14:05:34.873+01:002009-10-10T14:05:34.873+01:00You're not old - merely a candidate for the Wo...You're not old - merely a candidate for the Womens' Institute.<br /><br />Hang on.....Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-79064530906259879302009-10-10T06:49:11.979+01:002009-10-10T06:49:11.979+01:00Oh, Bee! If gardens, old houses, making jam, and J...Oh, Bee! If gardens, old houses, making jam, and Jane Austen are signs of being old, I must be ancient at 27.<br /><br />The Suitor went to a sort of boarding school for the last two years of high school, and had a great experience. Are you caught a bit off guard at the prospect of facing the beginnings of an empty nest two years earlier than you had anticipated?<br /><br />I'm not at all sorry about being through with some aspects of school, but there are some that I do miss. That might have something to do with how much I adored my undergraduate institution, though.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-1811862053134731322009-10-10T00:44:57.727+01:002009-10-10T00:44:57.727+01:00it all sounds wonderful.
You can only venture to...it all sounds wonderful. <br />You can only venture to feel old, when you feel too old and tired to venture out on such adventures.<br /><br />Goodness no I don't envy her the exams and all that striving to become. Oh I am glad I get to keep my 8th grader here with me longer ( two years early, would be much too soon). But how great for you and your daughter, that you are raising a confident young woman. (said 8th grader is whining for me at the moment. So off I go...)Taffinyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00961088325369065690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-13132674143874099642009-10-09T21:41:18.043+01:002009-10-09T21:41:18.043+01:00Oh, I've just discovered your blog and am so h...Oh, I've just discovered your blog and am so happy to read of someone else reproducing teenage angst in dialogue (mine's not a teenager till next month, but the clock's ticking). They can make one feel very, very old with just a few well-chosen phrases, can't they? I'll be a loyal reader, now.Kristen In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03812033421757298431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-80560250386783404822009-10-09T17:36:11.576+01:002009-10-09T17:36:11.576+01:00I think as you get older--you want to learn more. ...I think as you get older--you want to learn more. I know this is true for me. I am wanting to learn how make to make jam and in a few years go back to school to get my masters. I am also reading more too!<br />Best<br />Tracy :)Tracy Golightly-Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409307445856582227noreply@blogger.com