tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post856917248388323385..comments2023-12-03T10:09:34.163-08:00Comments on Some Other Mountain : A Pile of BricksMollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-1943026466725735722014-10-18T13:18:57.633-07:002014-10-18T13:18:57.633-07:00Hi Amy. Perhaps houses catch something of the char...Hi Amy. Perhaps houses catch something of the characteristics of the people who've lived in them over the years. This was always a house where there was a ready welcome.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-17489527164417465702014-10-17T18:21:46.704-07:002014-10-17T18:21:46.704-07:00It's a shame some people don't share a lov...It's a shame some people don't share a love of older homes like so many of us do. It looks like it had a certain charm. I love the picture of Old Jack. He makes a pretty winter landscape!Amy Saiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346366018143891761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-52722130751614101752014-10-13T11:39:17.978-07:002014-10-13T11:39:17.978-07:00Hello Posie. Thanks so much for dropping by. Your ...Hello Posie. Thanks so much for dropping by. Your life sounds a bit hectic at the moment. Loved reading your blog. The view from Jack's house is stunning .....I don't think you could put a price on it. We're very lucky.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-92150556432648361822014-10-13T11:32:15.221-07:002014-10-13T11:32:15.221-07:00We've talked to one or two of our neighbours w...We've talked to one or two of our neighbours who'd known him all their lives. They feel exactly the same way as we do. All we can hope for is that whatever is built in place of it is in character.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-69160190285833166482014-10-13T07:11:43.668-07:002014-10-13T07:11:43.668-07:00Oh Molly such a shame.....what a gorgeous house it...Oh Molly such a shame.....what a gorgeous house it was too, and so many happy memories destroyed by a digger. What a beautiful location you live in. I got here at last, lovely to get chance to catch up xxPosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12844732200803572416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-15641552325117329312014-10-13T02:48:02.043-07:002014-10-13T02:48:02.043-07:00Oh Molly that last sentence really got to me. I c...Oh Molly that last sentence really got to me. I can understand how sad it must make you feel. You live in such a wonderful environment and its comforting to feel that it is somehow permanent. I hope they don't build something that is out of keeping with the landscape.<br /><br />Keep us posted.<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-30909586641511158412014-10-10T08:48:41.982-07:002014-10-10T08:48:41.982-07:00Hello Bernard, really good to hear from you. Hope ...Hello Bernard, really good to hear from you. Hope you're keeping well. O/H has one or two struggly days, but we're good. I know exactly what you're saying in your comment and absolutely agree with you.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-49387358334781668212014-10-10T08:44:09.106-07:002014-10-10T08:44:09.106-07:00He was a lovely neighbour. He and his wife too. Sh...He was a lovely neighbour. He and his wife too. She died a few years before him. He was a real trooper and managed there on his own - though the neighbours looked after him as much as they could.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-61585951977322708192014-10-10T08:41:36.749-07:002014-10-10T08:41:36.749-07:00I do hope so. Hope too that you are now well on t...I do hope so. Hope too that you are now well on the road to recovery after your illness Gary. Love reading your blogMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-10470477696082219352014-10-10T08:39:13.345-07:002014-10-10T08:39:13.345-07:00Hello Sue. The collie in the header is my niece...Hello Sue. The collie in the header is my niece's dog called Jess. She is waiting for for her best friend, H's 6 yr old son to come from school so they can play together like they did all through the school holidays. Seems to be such a long time to wait (sigh)Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-86515444394966977332014-10-10T08:35:57.210-07:002014-10-10T08:35:57.210-07:00Me too. The views through Old Jack's kitchen w...Me too. The views through Old Jack's kitchen windows were breath taking - you could look right across the valley almost up to the Berwyn MountainsMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-50355133880327361832014-10-10T08:34:08.740-07:002014-10-10T08:34:08.740-07:00Everything is on a time conveyor and things have t...Everything is on a time conveyor and things have to change I know.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-39511294103792405922014-10-10T08:29:56.254-07:002014-10-10T08:29:56.254-07:00Seems to be the rule of thumb now.Seems to be the rule of thumb now.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-55577217798241194882014-10-10T08:29:05.340-07:002014-10-10T08:29:05.340-07:00Yes, I know it's supposed to be progress, but ...Yes, I know it's supposed to be progress, but some things are irreplaceable. I would have understood if the house was a wreck - OK, perhaps a new roof and interior work, but I'm still trying to get my head around this one.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-83806622138040278272014-10-10T08:25:06.855-07:002014-10-10T08:25:06.855-07:00Chania it would be wonderful if you were able to v...Chania it would be wonderful if you were able to visit your grandparents farm in Lincolnshire someday and find their original house. I hope it's not been wrecked like so many of these little farm steads.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-84812125535875135172014-10-10T08:22:22.247-07:002014-10-10T08:22:22.247-07:00It does make you wonder what's on the horizon....It does make you wonder what's on the horizon.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-43424219866876996512014-10-09T12:21:05.468-07:002014-10-09T12:21:05.468-07:00Molly, you are not alone in mourning this loss of ...Molly, you are not alone in mourning this loss of heritage. All around here, beautiful homes are being demolished to be replaced by mere houses.<br />Homes where families and memories went back generations are now being bulldozed and replaced by more eu eco-friendly living accommodation.<br />I despair, you despair but we are all up against the grotesque march of the financial Goliaths. <br />Hope you are both well?<br />Take care .... Bernard {hugs}.<br />Bernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024557597864373705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-55605697593861939342014-10-09T07:59:25.434-07:002014-10-09T07:59:25.434-07:00Sad to lose such a good neighbour, and to see his ...Sad to lose such a good neighbour, and to see his house vanish. I do hope that whatever replaces it is appropriate to the lovely spot you live in MollyCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-4787926409210328462014-10-09T00:27:12.142-07:002014-10-09T00:27:12.142-07:00Not easy to come to terms with, but maybe he will ...Not easy to come to terms with, but maybe he will just build himself his own house in it's place eh?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08255717931620460104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-8018440456492185532014-10-08T21:15:35.377-07:002014-10-08T21:15:35.377-07:00How sad for you. I do hope something nice goes up...How sad for you. I do hope something nice goes up in its place and not a lot of little boxes as some have suggested. Lovely dog on your header.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-32670629321070927492014-10-08T20:57:33.486-07:002014-10-08T20:57:33.486-07:00I wonder what'll go up in its place? It looks ...I wonder what'll go up in its place? It looks a wonderful location.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-34171371076188308322014-10-08T19:04:28.232-07:002014-10-08T19:04:28.232-07:00Oh dear, Mollly, I can understand why your heart i...Oh dear, Mollly, I can understand why your heart is feeling heavy today. We want everything to stay the same, but it never does. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-31883706881292512232014-10-08T17:56:07.678-07:002014-10-08T17:56:07.678-07:00How sad.How sad.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-54819902839167899392014-10-08T13:28:50.082-07:002014-10-08T13:28:50.082-07:00What a heart breaker. He and the house will live ...What a heart breaker. He and the house will live on in your memory but that view will always have a hole in it no matter what else is built there. A sad day indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8682178071645530840.post-40287512065229877302014-10-08T12:44:21.632-07:002014-10-08T12:44:21.632-07:00How awful that is. I hate seeing houses torn down....How awful that is. I hate seeing houses torn down. For houses of certain age it should not be allowed. One day I hope to go and see my grandparents former home in Lincolnshire. I know if it is gone, I shall cry buckets of tears.Razmatazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757164543598076420noreply@blogger.com