tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post2152502972271029612..comments2024-03-29T00:11:30.648+00:00Comments on Positive Letters ... inspirational stories ...: What did the charcoal hawker start ...?Hilary Melton-Butcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-80091111300865203482009-09-26T13:42:43.957+01:002009-09-26T13:42:43.957+01:00Hi Dan and Deanna .. I'm coping .. hospice and...Hi Dan and Deanna .. I'm coping .. hospice and Nursing Centre visits .. my uncle had a good day yesterday and enjoys his visitors, was tired this morning. My mother was sleeping. I took some flowers up - scented lilies, spray chrysants, and some lovely bright pink nerines.<br /><br />Thanks for your thoughts and large hug!<br />You too- have a good weekend -<br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42837808780305965252009-09-26T10:17:24.425+01:002009-09-26T10:17:24.425+01:00Hello Hilary,
Here is hoping that you are having ...Hello Hilary,<br /><br />Here is hoping that you are having a great day. Hugs to your mother and uncle. An even bigger one for you that does so much for others.<br /><br />Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"Marketing Unscrambled, Home editionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716403114388277622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-61080597346799142902009-09-24T16:58:28.314+01:002009-09-24T16:58:28.314+01:00Hi Paul .. thanks very much for the complement - s...Hi Paul .. thanks very much for the complement - sadly I don't quite think I match up to their comprehensive content: but I like some of their thoughts and then add my own twist.<br /><br />Yes - I must say if we can have that positive outlook, and not be too negative about things .. I have been so lucky with my mother and my uncle - they are so bright and with it.<br /><br />Thanks for being here .. good to see you .. and yes light started before the 60s .. but some might not think so!<br /><br />All the best - nice to have you here .. your book is coming shortly .. Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-5953830308868143422009-09-24T15:54:21.593+01:002009-09-24T15:54:21.593+01:00If you start sounding like the history channel the...If you start sounding like the history channel then I could become addicted...<br /><br />When the patient is doing well mentally that does help a lot...<br /><br />Interesting that brazier-burning started so far back - I'd thought it was just a hippie thing from the sixties.<br /><br />(Kidding, although I did have to do a double-take with the spelling similarity there...)Paul Maurice Martinhttp://www.originalfaith.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-33739241916996880342009-09-24T07:16:14.294+01:002009-09-24T07:16:14.294+01:00Hi Dan and Deanna .. thanks for your thoughts - I ...Hi Dan and Deanna .. thanks for your thoughts - I appreciate the long distance hugs! I'll be posting again sometime soon - as you say one thing at a time.<br /><br />All the best - Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-19903564424770304382009-09-24T04:47:45.979+01:002009-09-24T04:47:45.979+01:00Hello Hilary,
We know that you have things to tak...Hello Hilary,<br /><br />We know that you have things to take care of. We are just glad to read your post as they come. We will stay in touch. Keep doing your best. Family is so important. Take care of those needs. We will see you when you can.<br /><br />Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"Marketing Unscrambled, Home editionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716403114388277622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-82627889549541706132009-09-23T18:12:47.751+01:002009-09-23T18:12:47.751+01:00Hi Gio .. great .. I didn't know you had an Am...Hi Gio .. great .. I didn't know you had an American father tucked away. How amazing he plays the trumpet .. that will be really intersting to hear what he says ..<br /><br />Thanks for being here .. <br />all the best<br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-12524207651093268642009-09-23T17:20:23.516+01:002009-09-23T17:20:23.516+01:00Hi Hilary,
This is a great post, my American fath...Hi Hilary,<br /><br />This is a great post, my American father plays the Trumpet. So, I am going to show this to him.<br />It always amaze me of what you can write about. <br />Thank you for sharing.<br />Giovanna Garcia<br />Imperfect Action is better than No ActionGiovanna Garciahttp://www.imperfectaction.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-13210123631066677122009-09-23T07:35:56.263+01:002009-09-23T07:35:56.263+01:00Hi Dan and Deanna .. good to see you - glad you li...Hi Dan and Deanna .. good to see you - glad you liked the story. It is just so surprising how things that we take for granted started and came together - we just forget life was, in our eyes, primitive and look how it's developed and how technology has helped.<br /><br />Yes - life is somewhat tricky at the moment .. but my uncle comes first at the moment, and I haven't seen as much of my mother as I should do.<br />I hope to get time to write another story shortly!<br /><br />Thanks for being here - and for the thoughts -<br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-55805349674767977322009-09-23T07:19:01.542+01:002009-09-23T07:19:01.542+01:00Hello Hilary,
Thank you for that great post on mu...Hello Hilary,<br /><br />Thank you for that great post on music. How inspiring it is to hear it when you think of what some of the great masters wrote and they were played for people to enjoy.<br /><br />Sorry to hear that your mother and Uncle are in the hospital. You are being pull in all different directions. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to add a post.<br /><br />Take care of yourself as well. <br /><br />Give them hugs from us.<br /><br />Dan and Deanna "Marketing Unscrambled"Marketing Unscrambled, Home editionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10716403114388277622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-71521997713341026672009-09-22T07:41:46.100+01:002009-09-22T07:41:46.100+01:00Hi Pete .. yes - there's so much from the past...Hi Pete .. yes - there's so much from the past we don't know about. Also my posts offer such microscopic snippets .. that covering 3,500+ years of history is nigh impossible! <br /><br />Yes - trumpets still are used as communication tools in pageants etc, as they were all those hundreds of years ago in the armies of the rulers, as the world we know today developed.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment - <br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-40919772624214690352009-09-22T06:10:50.240+01:002009-09-22T06:10:50.240+01:00Hi Hilary,
It is amazing that we are using a tech...Hi Hilary,<br /><br />It is amazing that we are using a technology that dates back to Tutankhamun's reign! I suspect that they used the trumpet for military purposes...to signal troop movements.<br /><br />Quite fascinating that the trumpet is used in the armed forces and to play music.<br /><br />Thank you for your post!<br /><br />Pete Baca<br />The Car Enthusiast OnlinePeter Bacahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269735128875798498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-48343051169367517482009-09-21T07:50:05.497+01:002009-09-21T07:50:05.497+01:00Hi Wilma - thanks for being here. My blog brings ...Hi Wilma - thanks for being here. My blog brings me relief .. while actually providing a talking point for my mother and in particular my uncle - though that has now changed, since my uncle is in the hospice. <br /><br />Yes - music is great .. and my eyes are being opened to more .. as I learn about so much. Just the development of music, concerts and the orchestral synchronicity is just amazing - especially as I can't hear anything in my head, if it's not actually being played, or I'm singing a song I've heard many times.<br /><br />My uncle loved his music .. thanks so much for being here and the support -<br />Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-83775638614566461772009-09-21T06:55:17.084+01:002009-09-21T06:55:17.084+01:00Hi Hilary.
My best wishes to you too, I too admire...Hi Hilary.<br />My best wishes to you too, I too admire your ability to come up with all this while coping at all levels with what you are coping with. <br />Isn't music wonderful, it never ceases to amaze me to see a concert and all the musicians in such synchronicity. It mesmerizes me and takes me into another world. <br />Lots of love, WilmaWilma Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471301033855335382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-3984546248151651212009-09-20T21:37:55.570+01:002009-09-20T21:37:55.570+01:00Hi Bob .. I did surprisingly get to the Mozart pie...Hi Bob .. I did surprisingly get to the Mozart piece .. but as I'm totally switched off at the moment with the hospice and the nursing centre, and two houses .. and .. and a.. and .. I'm a bit doolally myself. Ok so the piece on your site is by Albert Einstein, and the Mozart bio is by Alfred Einstein .. what was Einstein? Oh yes I looked on Wiki .. Albert .. is that your Einstein!?<br /><br />I did .. but I'm in a muddled existence .. as you can understand perhaps ..<br /><br />Go well - Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational LettersHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-1492240699499139282009-09-20T19:49:09.771+01:002009-09-20T19:49:09.771+01:00Hi, Hillary.
Thanks for your comment on my websi...Hi, Hillary. <br /><br />Thanks for your comment on my website. Just to clarify, because I get the names mixed up, too, the Mozart biography is by ALFRED Einstein. To confuse things, I have a piece on my site about ALBERT Einstein.<br /><br />You will also enjoy this little poem about "Yoga and Mozart": http://wp.me/PlUox-eR<br /><br />Bob Weisenberg<br />http://YogaDemystified.comBob Weisenberghttp://yogademystified.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-45907147829154526462009-09-20T15:39:19.899+01:002009-09-20T15:39:19.899+01:00Hi Bob .. thanks for coming over - good to see you...Hi Bob .. thanks for coming over - good to see you here. I haven't read the Mozart biography .. just added it to my list of books to buy - or Christmas prezzies. Sounds good .. you and your son Joey play wonderfully well and the www.myspace.com/padreehijo is so well worth a listen to your flamenco guitar: I've just put it on again .. everyone - well worth a listen??!!<br /><br />Thanks for the complementary comment on the blog - glad you like it .. something for everyone? I think ...<br /><br />I'll play your flamenco to my mother .. she'll enjoy it .. and to my uncle ...<br /><br />All the best - Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-73777187042720888302009-09-20T15:28:23.645+01:002009-09-20T15:28:23.645+01:00What an interesting blog. Have you read the Mozar...What an interesting blog. Have you read the Mozart biography by Alfred Einstein? Based on your interest above, I think you'd really enjoy it.<br /><br />Bob Weisenberg<br />http://YogaDemystified.comBob Weisenberghttp://yogademystified.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-42960410341565589492009-09-20T14:04:15.639+01:002009-09-20T14:04:15.639+01:00Thanks Daphne .. we're surviving .. both patie...Thanks Daphne .. we're surviving .. both patients are exemplars and not distressed or upset about anything .. my uncle today is not at all well, but seems content and knows things are being handled on his behalf.<br /><br />I'm not really musical - I have no sense of rhythm and I find it distracting at times .. but I have it on occasionally. I am enjoying hearing the music friends recommend .. and now perhaps I have my iphone set up I can listen to more .. or podcasts. I'm happy with silence! Time to think.<br /><br />Yes - music does help .. and I'll get myself organised sometime!! & I do love it ..<br /><br />Thanks for coming by .. very much appreciated and your comments -Hilary Melton-Butcher<br />Positive Letters Inspirational StoriesHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6401528799218373095.post-31271624094575331062009-09-20T11:30:19.251+01:002009-09-20T11:30:19.251+01:00Hilary,
My heart goes out to you. I'm amazed ...Hilary,<br /><br />My heart goes out to you. I'm amazed you still manage to write these detailed posts with two people in two different hospitals to look after. It can't be easy, yet you manage. You're wonderful.<br /><br />And since this post is about music, I hope that music is helping you through this difficult time as only music can...Daphne @ Joyful Dayshttp://www.joyfuldays.comnoreply@blogger.com