tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post4087920682109939407..comments2024-02-29T17:01:17.028+00:00Comments on LUPUS IN FLIGHT: A Royal Wedding, and The General's FuneralShaistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-28089334347745774032011-05-05T17:08:00.880+01:002011-05-05T17:08:00.880+01:00Shaista, what a beautiful written tribute for your...Shaista, what a beautiful written tribute for your uncle. It is so clear how much you loved him. I am so sad for his absence now in your life. I know you and your family will miss "the General."RNSANEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02841873957894861725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-69538916205694837392011-05-05T13:25:42.086+01:002011-05-05T13:25:42.086+01:00I am sorry for your loss; General found a way to g...I am sorry for your loss; General found a way to go out with style.<br />He sounds like an amazing, kind-hearted man. I love that the book went with him. Thank you for sharing, your words inspire that our lives should be recognized with respect n' beauty~Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-40236163529074788602011-05-04T14:43:35.759+01:002011-05-04T14:43:35.759+01:00Very touching post. The people we love are the bu...Very touching post. The people we love are the building blocks of our lives.annell4https://www.blogger.com/profile/07629830133868270690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-64568124616003886432011-05-02T21:57:51.986+01:002011-05-02T21:57:51.986+01:00To my own Royal Family of Cambridge,
Sorry about l...To my own Royal Family of Cambridge,<br />Sorry about losing your General. I have aunties and uncles that I influenced me more than my own parents. My love of art and design was not something I got from my folks, but an uncle and my mother's sister. So I get it. And that he adored you---even from this long distance, I know that too. Beautiful tribute. Please, a special pat for your Papa from me.Jeanne-ming Brantinghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289074358298750184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-86684257887623396842011-05-02T15:40:48.499+01:002011-05-02T15:40:48.499+01:00So sorry for your loss. He sounds like a remarkabl...So sorry for your loss. He sounds like a remarkable man.Loreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520908604580765632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-23093812463405683332011-05-02T07:55:38.413+01:002011-05-02T07:55:38.413+01:00My condolences on the loss of your dear uncle. You...My condolences on the loss of your dear uncle. Your words and the photos make a most beautiful tribute. I love the way you wove the Royal Wedding through the personal meaning of the day for you.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-89242493114027926492011-05-02T03:18:54.276+01:002011-05-02T03:18:54.276+01:00Oh Shaista, your words are beautiful as always. Th...Oh Shaista, your words are beautiful as always. They dance with the lilt and rhythm of your writing, and touch my heart, especially when you patted the earth encouragingly, and told your uncle it will be all right. He sounds a most lovely uncle. He will be missed. It sounds like he lived a most amazing life.Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-19358593853197524012011-05-02T00:11:08.632+01:002011-05-02T00:11:08.632+01:00Many hugs, and our love to your parents.Many hugs, and our love to your parents.Yinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16622821654346331140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-19461653499731624902011-05-01T20:20:24.214+01:002011-05-01T20:20:24.214+01:00Lorenzo, I am glad I didn't lose you to the ho...Lorenzo, I am glad I didn't lose you to the hoopla.. and the reason I did include some ceremonial detail is because Uncle would have been passionately interested in every glorious fact and fancy, live streaming through the radio on his windowsill :)Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-62329841329345215582011-05-01T20:18:17.847+01:002011-05-01T20:18:17.847+01:00Ruth, I know exactly what you meant. It was a deli...Ruth, I know exactly what you meant. It was a delightful passing in the end - because he slipped away in the early hours. I didn't mention Uncle had advanced emphysema, because that is not what defined him. But he had fought for every breath for more than five years. A GP had warned us of his imminent death all those years ago. But death writes its own date. It can never be designed by doctors. And Uncle had absolutely no intention of dying then :)Shaistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00259344471712162333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-33116567889951802072011-05-01T17:26:13.871+01:002011-05-01T17:26:13.871+01:00Thank you for sharing with us this warm and warmin...Thank you for sharing with us this warm and warming remembrance of your uncles and what he meant to you. These are connections that deserve to be sung out from rooftops, not just murmured in graveyards. I am glad I made it through the royal wedding intro to read about your hushed and hallowed ceremony. I almost clicked out of the post when I saw the photo, but had confidence that Shaista would have meaningful light to bring to bear on all the hoopla.Lorenzo — Alchemist's Pillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522265816460154722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-40296384610366040292011-05-01T16:25:24.039+01:002011-05-01T16:25:24.039+01:00(Of course I do not 'delight' in your uncl...(Of course I do not 'delight' in your uncle's passing, I think you understand what I mean. May his memory comfort your heart, and all his family's, as you say good-bye.)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-66424580714035803282011-05-01T16:24:07.428+01:002011-05-01T16:24:07.428+01:00O what beauty to pass through the world as your am...O what beauty to pass through the world as your amca did (pronounced amja, Turkish for 'uncle'), and slipping away royally, with your book and words tucked under his arm for the journey away. Strangely, I take more delight in the story of your uncle and his passing than in the wedding. It was lovely, she is elegant, her dress divine (yes, so like Grace's). But a real man who loved women, was not in a line of kings, who cuddled my friend on his knee, his niece, now <i>that</i> I care about, even though I may never meet this friend face to face, any more than I will meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577160948898919178.post-38854450171364588232011-05-01T13:15:12.379+01:002011-05-01T13:15:12.379+01:00I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved uncl...I'm so sorry for the loss of your beloved uncle. I love the way this post celebrates his life. He sounds like a most remarkable man.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.com