tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post7086849121255848724..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Highlights and DisappointmentsMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28276827354949155442015-12-08T22:10:21.864-05:002015-12-08T22:10:21.864-05:00I'm planning to go to more of these kinds of s...I'm planning to go to more of these kinds of shows. Our old performing arts center had seats so close together that I couldn't tolerate them---my legs would get cramped. But this newest hall makes all the difference. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra was there once, so I hope to catch them one day.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-46624948634936717612015-12-08T21:24:13.422-05:002015-12-08T21:24:13.422-05:00My goodness, don't I envy you! I love Mannheim...My goodness, don't I envy you! I love Mannheim Steamroller, and have for years. We just were talking about them last Friday. We went to a local symphony Christmas pops concert, and they played one Mannheim Steamroller arrangement, and one used by another favorite group, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I tend to prefer traditional carols and older (as in medieval) music, but these two are great shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-4858377853893427602015-12-03T10:23:13.783-05:002015-12-03T10:23:13.783-05:00Reality: Some relatives will just call an estate p...Reality: Some relatives will just call an estate person in to dispose of things through a sale. Others will call a charity to pick it all up and some will call a trash person to clean out your house. I have a friend who does the latter and he takes most of the stuff he finds in house to an auction house. It shocking the value some families just walk away from because they can't be bothered toMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37332105851852242952015-12-03T09:14:58.655-05:002015-12-03T09:14:58.655-05:00Bummer about the cabinet. I know she didn't l...Bummer about the cabinet. I know she didn't lead you on deliberately, but it would have been nice if she'd checked all the boxes off, like getting her husband's consent!<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder what relatives will do with all the big and small items that I treasure, after I'm gone. I don't think they'll have nearly as many heartstrings pulled as I have when I'GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77895947936466513682015-12-03T08:34:58.105-05:002015-12-03T08:34:58.105-05:00Ya, there are so many worse things going on in the...Ya, there are so many worse things going on in the world to hold a grudge over something where no one died but it will take a week or two. At lunch, I was telling the couple's other aunt and uncle about the incident and they, too, were shocked that a couple could have so little communication to let this happen the way it did.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44602673273500348152015-12-03T04:48:17.857-05:002015-12-03T04:48:17.857-05:00It is interesting to get an inside view of how cou...It is interesting to get an inside view of how couples operate, isn't it? I'm so surprised at the experiences you had with the Hoosier and the bed. I'd be a little annoyed at her offering to find someone else to take it, too. She must not realize its worth. As you said, you will shake it off, but it is annoying. I'm like that, too. I get my fathers ruffled, but I get over it... Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43891212942224854842015-12-02T16:02:51.444-05:002015-12-02T16:02:51.444-05:00Unfortunately, the people who cause drama rarely s...Unfortunately, the people who cause drama rarely see the drama they caused, in this case the packing and unpacking of my glassware. And my back is Still bothering me. I can't quite stand up straight!<br /><br />I pretty much blog my pet peeves and disappointments as they happen, so now it's your turn. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48887327489705754942015-12-02T14:47:23.474-05:002015-12-02T14:47:23.474-05:00DRAMA! I hate it. No matter the reason. But to ...DRAMA! I hate it. No matter the reason. But to turn down a family heirloom? Then wait til the last minute!?? GRRRR. Someday we should all do a blog on pet peeves and disappointments and get it ALL off our chests.The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48685321346223850522015-12-02T10:49:09.447-05:002015-12-02T10:49:09.447-05:00This piece actually belonged to the guy's gran...This piece actually belonged to the guy's grandparents, not the woman's which makes it even harder to understand. They have a huge house and it's decorated in a style that would have fit right with the Hoosier. This whole thing started when she heard that I was thinking about moving and downsizing and she offered to buy it because she always loved it. I said, no, that I'd give it Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85524216564780222062015-12-01T21:28:30.361-05:002015-12-01T21:28:30.361-05:00I love the music of Mannheim Steamroller--have man...I love the music of Mannheim Steamroller--have many of their DC's. What would irritate me more about calling at the last minute to say they wouldn't be picking up the cabinet, is the fact that they don't seem to want a family heirloom! What is wrong with people nowadays that don't treasure the old treasures--especially family ones? Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50331913037539237272015-12-01T20:19:26.348-05:002015-12-01T20:19:26.348-05:00Gosh, I found books to be the hardest of all to do...Gosh, I found books to be the hardest of all to downsize. I did let go of a lot them between the auction house and donating them to the library's sale, but I have a lot more to go that will probably go on eBay, like "The History of Clowns" written in the early 1800s with wonderful illustrations. I would hate to think a book like that would get destroyed because no one at a book saleMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39999421546116531622015-12-01T20:09:20.197-05:002015-12-01T20:09:20.197-05:00I don't know what went on between them but sh...I don't know what went on between them but she does have a habit of getting tired of things after a couple of years. Maybe he thought the same would happen to my cabinet. Whatever the case, I was really surprised that he the final word on home decorating.<br /><br />Mannheim Steamroller has been around for decades, it shouldn't be hard to find them on YouTube, but they have website at:Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60471814290950737222015-12-01T19:50:24.725-05:002015-12-01T19:50:24.725-05:00When I started cleaning out my office last year, I...When I started cleaning out my office last year, I commandeered an empty bookcase in my department's public area and filled it with books that were free for the taking. I considered most of those books desirable; I found many of them hard to part with. But my students weren't particularly interested and most of them eventually ended up in the recycling. It's always tricky when giver Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16256980139902305792015-12-01T19:27:16.666-05:002015-12-01T19:27:16.666-05:00Pardon me, but I think he just didn't want to ...Pardon me, but I think he just didn't want to be bothered by the whole thing -- and that he had no idea what the item was worth. Or, who knows, perhaps they had an argument over something else and he was just getting even with her by not letting her have the item. I was once married to someone like that and that's why I jump to those conclusions... I could be 'way off base.<br /><Classof65https://www.blogger.com/profile/15620524862669295761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-72488121880125067392015-12-01T18:45:43.428-05:002015-12-01T18:45:43.428-05:00I'm always amazed at the drama that takes plac...I'm always amazed at the drama that takes place in families. <br /><br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6982907669477849592015-12-01T18:27:16.913-05:002015-12-01T18:27:16.913-05:00Family can be...well trying at times. Bless their...Family can be...well trying at times. Bless their hearts.<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed the show. That was a nice thing to replace all the drama.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16589428308880373942015-12-01T18:13:09.641-05:002015-12-01T18:13:09.641-05:00Me, too, on seeing this show the day after the pai...Me, too, on seeing this show the day after the pain in the butt happened.<br /><br />You'll be glad to know the Mannheim Steamrollers have a new Christmas album out. I'm not big on Christmas music but a lot of those in our group bought it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-65813227122108799322015-12-01T17:57:25.901-05:002015-12-01T17:57:25.901-05:00Oh gosh! What a pain in the butt! Frustrating, h...Oh gosh! What a pain in the butt! Frustrating, huh? It does make me curious too how couples communicate -- or not. I don't care, really, until it impacts me!<br /><br />As to Mannheim Steamroller....we love them! Have seen them twice in concert. We have all their Christmas CD's and they are family favorites. Our sons grew up with them being the soundtrack of Christmas, so that donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.com