tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post999151153826975616..comments2023-06-09T07:53:16.715-04:00Comments on Jeannie Prinsen: Five Minute Friday: RETURN - my last trip to the farmJeanniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-56483773720591368212018-06-07T21:40:29.214-04:002018-06-07T21:40:29.214-04:00I'll bet it's beautiful, Anita. I hope you...I'll bet it's beautiful, Anita. I hope you do make it to PEI someday; it is truly a beautiful place. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-45996298799887550742018-06-07T21:39:29.451-04:002018-06-07T21:39:29.451-04:00Thank you, Stephanie. "New spaces for refuge ...Thank you, Stephanie. "New spaces for refuge and connection": that's it exactly. Now when we go back to PEI we see my dad and other relatives and that's so important -- but The Place is no longer there and it leaves a huge gap.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-5614089890954899352018-06-07T21:37:02.762-04:002018-06-07T21:37:02.762-04:00Thanks, Tara. It was important to have that brief ...Thanks, Tara. It was important to have that brief visit. I'm grateful for it.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-77554959628362227292018-06-07T20:27:07.423-04:002018-06-07T20:27:07.423-04:00I had no idea you grew up on PEI! That's on my...I had no idea you grew up on PEI! That's on my bucket list of places to visit! What a charming house and farm you grew up on. I had some of the same feelings about my great-aunt's homestead in Washington--it was a beautiful, hand-crafted farm from the early 20s. Her son turned it into a campground (parts of it), but much of the old charm remains.Anita Ojedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229412035357894309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-71314987745754561042018-06-06T19:12:34.511-04:002018-06-06T19:12:34.511-04:00I'm glad you got to go back. Something holy ab...I'm glad you got to go back. Something holy about closure in our lives. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-10257916789353864242018-06-05T10:34:40.751-04:002018-06-05T10:34:40.751-04:00Yes, things to change. My parents are both still l...Yes, things to change. My parents are both still living - but I am preparing myself for this scenario... Blessings to you!Prasantahttp://pathoftreasure.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-85035859491468005432018-06-03T15:50:59.080-04:002018-06-03T15:50:59.080-04:00Hi Prasanta - yes, I was born there and lived ther...Hi Prasanta - yes, I was born there and lived there until I was 22; then I moved to Kingston, Ontario to go to grad school, married a man from Kingston, and stayed there (here). But going "home" was always lovely. My mom died in 2014 and my dad moved to an apartment so everything changed ... as so many things do. Thanks for stopping by to read!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-86612432318035737422018-06-03T14:52:01.955-04:002018-06-03T14:52:01.955-04:00What a lovely memory; I felt I could have been sta...What a lovely memory; I felt I could have been standing with you. That photo with the grass and dandelions and the last one I find especially appealing and poignant. Anne of Green Gables is one of my favorites ever. I didn't know you were from PEI! Prasantahttps://pathoftreasure.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-39882305716398677922018-06-03T11:36:21.783-04:002018-06-03T11:36:21.783-04:00I know what you mean: "more a tourist than a ...I know what you mean: "more a tourist than a native." Yes. And life does move on. Seems sometimes that change is the only constant.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting today - great to have you!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-86688891786689059182018-06-03T09:12:45.441-04:002018-06-03T09:12:45.441-04:00Visiting from FMF. I sense the feeling ... it'...Visiting from FMF. I sense the feeling ... it's the old homestead but it is no longer home! I'm from the Paterson, NJ, area and always felt it was home ... until the last time I visited. I was more of a tourist than a native. Great memories ... but life moves on with or without us.nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610482704632082930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-67571103272091206102018-06-02T10:47:12.344-04:002018-06-02T10:47:12.344-04:00That's so interesting, Tim. It makes me think ...That's so interesting, Tim. It makes me think of incarnation, which is such a great mystery.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-7704517178083813962018-06-02T09:47:27.721-04:002018-06-02T09:47:27.721-04:00Containers for our lives is an evocative character...Containers for our lives is an evocative characterization, Jeannie. Our very bodies might be called the same. Timhttp://timfall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-58688253629840794302018-06-02T07:29:35.716-04:002018-06-02T07:29:35.716-04:00Thanks so much for reading, Andrew and Barb. Many ...Thanks so much for reading, Andrew and Barb. Many blessings on you today.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-52702962642737714702018-06-01T22:25:42.991-04:002018-06-01T22:25:42.991-04:00This is so touching, Jeannie. Thank you for sharin...This is so touching, Jeannie. Thank you for sharing this poignant experience.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-84888482436257692018-06-01T21:09:46.595-04:002018-06-01T21:09:46.595-04:00Glad to hear you and Chad are back on the Island, ...Glad to hear you and Chad are back on the Island, Nancy. I bet it missed you, and you it. I hope we'll see you in August when we come.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-20081308465385493012018-06-01T20:18:48.962-04:002018-06-01T20:18:48.962-04:00Boy, I miss going there... but miss the folks even...Boy, I miss going there... but miss the folks even more. We are finally back on the Island and looking forward to getting to see your Dad in the coming days. Not on his favourite spot on the couch by the window but the same spirit, same heart. Love to you all<br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14493901394565570105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-37544186441474157852018-06-01T20:12:17.916-04:002018-06-01T20:12:17.916-04:00Thank you so much, Tammy. I really appreciate that...Thank you so much, Tammy. I really appreciate that you took the time to read and comment.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-66549371527075782302018-06-01T19:43:21.939-04:002018-06-01T19:43:21.939-04:00Beautifully written! I felt like I was there with ...Beautifully written! I felt like I was there with you!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-15545156749647238872018-06-01T12:52:28.380-04:002018-06-01T12:52:28.380-04:00Thank you, Lesley. It was a good, if sad, experien...Thank you, Lesley. It was a good, if sad, experience writing about this. So many memories. Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-74031515526695114072018-06-01T12:07:09.510-04:002018-06-01T12:07:09.510-04:00Beautiful photos and memories! I like your descri...Beautiful photos and memories! I like your description of places as being like "containers for our lives." There is something special about returning to places that have been important to us but, as you say, it's the people who are really important.Lesleyhttp://lifeinthespaciousplace.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-75342988405558808062018-06-01T12:05:55.844-04:002018-06-01T12:05:55.844-04:00Thank you so much for reading, Bethany. Great to c...Thank you so much for reading, Bethany. Great to connect with you through FMF.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-89937424805046045042018-06-01T12:05:32.633-04:002018-06-01T12:05:32.633-04:00Thanks, Sigga. XO XOThanks, Sigga. XO XOJeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590153368194137758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-55169153216721678202018-06-01T11:59:52.773-04:002018-06-01T11:59:52.773-04:00This was so poignant and sweet! I loved hearing y...This was so poignant and sweet! I loved hearing your thoughts about how the farm still felt like home and also not quite. We all have places like that -- places we'd love to go back to but also know we have now moved on from. Thanks for sharing. Your FMF neighbor #32Bethanyhttp://www.bethanyhonsinger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1761080938810306228.post-39958074228180917622018-06-01T11:56:38.889-04:002018-06-01T11:56:38.889-04:00Greetings from PEI. I understand the feeling Jeann...Greetings from PEI. I understand the feeling Jeannie. Good read. Bondadottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200711440625568275noreply@blogger.com