tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post1312207719277310302..comments2024-03-08T01:45:59.972-08:00Comments on simply vintageous...by Suzan: The need for change has always pulled me.........................Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04867123594514649770noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-75990169254423943562014-01-24T02:23:38.093-08:002014-01-24T02:23:38.093-08:00what a beautiful post....I love the potato bit.......what a beautiful post....I love the potato bit..........such a wonderful word to describe the people that don't know how to share or worry that we share too much. My john is so like that. He is always worried that I have shared personal stuff. But if we don't how are we suppose to know who our kindred spirits are? CatieAnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433305330968854290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-46639118581802897432014-01-20T08:38:49.654-08:002014-01-20T08:38:49.654-08:00People come to visit you here because of your stor...People come to visit you here because of your stories, your sharing, your spirit. We can relate. I have always thrived on change. Only until the last decade have I started to make commitments (to my house, my job), it was change that allowed me to find these things that I COULD commit to. I did not want to settle. <br />Signed, Not a Potato Either. Cheryl in Wisconsinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724939947607431433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-63896425375560281342014-01-19T21:21:23.526-08:002014-01-19T21:21:23.526-08:00Oh my. I love this post. I shared a bit of vulnera...Oh my. I love this post. I shared a bit of vulnerability on my blog today and immediately had second thoughts. I lost my mom when I was 10 and my dad seven years later. It's our past that defines and molds who we are. Thank you for sharing. Thank you for not being a potato so the other non-potatoes don't feel lonely.<br />Katie <br />Let's Add Sprinkles Katie Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016424092009814488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-75499224240875011422014-01-19T21:19:17.330-08:002014-01-19T21:19:17.330-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Katie Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00016424092009814488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-51045231187515140012014-01-18T19:57:42.176-08:002014-01-18T19:57:42.176-08:00Wonderful post Suzan. Everyone has a story to tel...Wonderful post Suzan. Everyone has a story to tell and a past some of us would rather forget but then come to realize how it made us who we are today. Your new home may be a challenge but at the end of the day, when the last nail is hammered and the final brush stroke is applied you will beam with pride in your accomplishments and the new beginning you have created in a beautiful new home. Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731316406748178750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-32250882967601352312014-01-17T11:47:48.977-08:002014-01-17T11:47:48.977-08:00Great post, thank you for sharing!Great post, thank you for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643352194683261167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-72886167398553879752014-01-17T10:21:56.815-08:002014-01-17T10:21:56.815-08:00Wow Suzan...what a great post. Not the bad stuff ...Wow Suzan...what a great post. Not the bad stuff you had to endure, but the way you told it and the woman you became. I like to think of myself as a sweet potato. :)<br /><br />xoxo<br />-andiandi filantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046051034556807447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-6345373928172829312014-01-17T06:23:24.811-08:002014-01-17T06:23:24.811-08:00So I'm confused.... are you saying the nuns we...So I'm confused.... are you saying the nuns were wrong or they were just wrong about the reason?Blisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12477357780866991562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-36701044443138509552014-01-17T04:09:32.958-08:002014-01-17T04:09:32.958-08:00I'm not surprised you've had so much chang...I'm not surprised you've had so much change in your life - I think that's what drives some of us who constantly move things and houses. I'm also someone who has seen a lot of change - many different homes as a child, no extended family, parents divorced and now I'm following their footsteps and have moved numerous times (18 houses?) and am on my third (and final - wonderful) marriage. I can make friends easily, let go easily, don't look back with regret and can make a cozy home in no time flat. It's not always easy - like your life - but it's still good. As the Goslings (of Kate + 8 fame) used to say: it's a crazy life, but it's our life. xoxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17063046271695834588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-13374366899303613172014-01-17T02:02:08.157-08:002014-01-17T02:02:08.157-08:00What an interesting life Suzan. John is wrong...w...What an interesting life Suzan. John is wrong...we adore you..and you divulge just enough. Life is well...a lovely ride, bumps, crashes and all. Danni@SiloHillFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220897952708626415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-45872861067034243362014-01-16T23:50:54.431-08:002014-01-16T23:50:54.431-08:00Thanks so much for sharing your story. I am often ...Thanks so much for sharing your story. I am often told that I share too much, too, but I know that all of our stories are important. xo LauraSImple and Serene Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08390085017238133076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-26839194341686212762014-01-16T21:04:38.452-08:002014-01-16T21:04:38.452-08:00So interesting to read your story. Yes , you insp...So interesting to read your story. Yes , you inspired me to keep sharing:)<br />But I am a potatoe. Usable for everything:)Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981880209018615300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-6949962200839600642014-01-16T19:59:58.676-08:002014-01-16T19:59:58.676-08:00Susan I get you. Thank you for the post :)Susan I get you. Thank you for the post :)kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02411845644787940481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-27299042585431857522014-01-16T19:33:41.453-08:002014-01-16T19:33:41.453-08:00Good post as always. What I appreciate, is it come...Good post as always. What I appreciate, is it comes from the heart. :-) Thanks!Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-8667804152068052882014-01-16T19:18:13.849-08:002014-01-16T19:18:13.849-08:00What do people think of you? I think we all think ...What do people think of you? I think we all think you are Amazing! Strong! Real! Inspiring! Not to mention, Talented and Creative! We ARE our stories, our beginnings. We can choose to let them break us, or let them make us. Thank you for sharing this part of you, Suzan. I consider it to be a privilege to be a drop in your sea of Kleenex!Amy at Ms. Toody Goo Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474198992341706776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-16548475138414819982014-01-16T17:27:51.853-08:002014-01-16T17:27:51.853-08:00Suzan, we are a compilation of the experiences we ...Suzan, we are a compilation of the experiences we live through in this life. Yours have made you a strong woman. It sounds like a hard beginning, that's for sure. And you have my deepest sympathies for your losses. But I love the lady you are now, thank you very much for continuing to share what John thinks is too much. We are all more human, for the sharing. Hugs from Texas!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980646848805011625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-15932075170726272232014-01-16T17:06:37.769-08:002014-01-16T17:06:37.769-08:00Wow! Thank you for sharing. Tell John it's fi...Wow! Thank you for sharing. Tell John it's fine to share.DownTheLaneWithDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04593789755756173375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-84164320991888162202014-01-16T16:58:53.185-08:002014-01-16T16:58:53.185-08:00Oh Yes My Friend. I know you well. Your story ec...Oh Yes My Friend. I know you well. Your story echoes through my heart and I understand you even more fully now than I did before. You were a brave child that because a brave woman.....brave enough to share a story that many would not share for fear of "what people will think". Thank you for trusting and sharing and loving us enough to be open. I have a whole unopened box of Kleenex anytime you need it. <br /><br />That house will come along- It will be better! Love to you, my sweet Canadian friend- xo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-76864672915707030042014-01-16T16:45:13.293-08:002014-01-16T16:45:13.293-08:00Thank God your mother had the strength to take tha...Thank God your mother had the strength to take that train back to Montreal. Life is never easy for any of us that's why it is so special. I am so glad you are not a potato and if sharing of yourself makes this transition easier I am thankful you hit that publish button. <br />I know this place will turn out beautifully and you will be so proud for your accomplishment. <br />It'll be better..says GrannySavannah Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696512605529986289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-63681965356302810872014-01-16T16:00:38.009-08:002014-01-16T16:00:38.009-08:00Change is constant and it would be boring. I think...Change is constant and it would be boring. I think you're house is going to be amazing!Mel@Mellywood's Mansionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636427820882725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-36914744300568856652014-01-16T12:52:25.208-08:002014-01-16T12:52:25.208-08:00I get your posts a day later via email. Thank go...I get your posts a day later via email. Thank goodness we are not potatoes. You've had an interesting life so far...which translates into an interesting life...and it shows in your home projects. That's why I keep coming back....it's all so interesting! ;)Donnamaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978668649808777994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-60740816486646471612014-01-16T12:52:03.839-08:002014-01-16T12:52:03.839-08:00Well, I think you got it when you said we all have...Well, I think you got it when you said we all have stories. Telling our stories is not always easy but I truly think it helps us to understand who we are better and why we tend to do the things we do.... react the way we do... hurt the way we do and laugh the way we do. Donna@anangloinquébechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03074337849133414753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-18805018669123565982014-01-16T12:14:21.725-08:002014-01-16T12:14:21.725-08:00laurayne said you two must be twins...we have to c...laurayne said you two must be twins...we have to change that to triplets...my mom was beaten within an inch of her life too and moved us cross country from pa to fl it made me have backbone to make new friends although i pined inside for the old ones i am in tn now i live with my daughter,son-in-law and 2 grandsons and i can meet most challenges head on i love your posts,i have laughed a lot,i shuddered with you over the rat poop and now i am waving my kleenex cheering you on (i love john but sometimes he is a twit lol ) xxmonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03683865560858617008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-52957192617442083022014-01-16T12:11:22.175-08:002014-01-16T12:11:22.175-08:00This was a fantastic post, Suzan. It let us see t...This was a fantastic post, Suzan. It let us see the person inside and how you have learned to adapt and how it molded the person you are today. A tough childhood, girl...but look what a strong and adaptable person you are. Your Mother was right...."It will be better". Thank you for reminding us about that. {{{HUGS}}}. I SO enjoy your posts!CamilleWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668079526877014836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186929171672526984.post-48445135782148742622014-01-16T11:55:39.559-08:002014-01-16T11:55:39.559-08:00Great post Suzan! Great post Suzan! One More Time Eventshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16095757068393355287noreply@blogger.com