tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post9031426493006585996..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : What to Do With Heaps of Diaries? Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-19793289189583380172016-01-20T04:29:05.273+00:002016-01-20T04:29:05.273+00:00Dear Pondside,
thank you for such a clear advice!...Dear Pondside, <br />thank you for such a clear advice! I have no doubts about my childhood diaries - or those concerning our son. It is the rest of them which cause me quite a headache - but I will ponder it carefully. I cannot imagine that anyone might be interested in those discussions of my work (started after studying in the Eighties) or private life - sometimes even I get bored reading that :-) But then: I'll wait. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-34379886691533101372016-01-20T04:13:01.904+00:002016-01-20T04:13:01.904+00:00Well, as I see it, Britta, you must either burn th...Well, as I see it, Britta, you must either burn them or save them. It must be intentional.<br />There may, one day, be a granddaughter who will treasure them. Perhaps there will be a grandniece. At the very least there will be someone who will cry from gratitude as she discovers this treasure trove to support her doctoral thesis on a mid-century childhood.<br />To burn, or save? I say 'save'.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-64359520904208236412016-01-12T11:59:52.606+00:002016-01-12T11:59:52.606+00:00Time is relative. Life is speeding up.
Twenty ye...Time is relative. Life is speeding up. <br /><br />Twenty years ago I was taking my holiday film to be developed; a week to see the results. I thought that was fast! <br />Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-59333398248403237962016-01-12T11:05:40.149+00:002016-01-12T11:05:40.149+00:00I see - but only 20 years?
Reminds me of the hila...I see - but only 20 years? <br />Reminds me of the hilarious film "The Brand New Testament", where everybody was told the date when they will die. (Hello, Kevin!) <br />Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-70396657069294747552016-01-12T06:17:26.333+00:002016-01-12T06:17:26.333+00:00Somebody put something in a hole in our local park...Somebody put something in a hole in our local park and set a stone on top with a date about 20 years in the future. That's what gave me the idea. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-14590767577365275542016-01-11T15:13:58.203+00:002016-01-11T15:13:58.203+00:00See how that vexes the proud mother? "Faceboo...See how that vexes the proud mother? "Facebook" of course. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-90329483353441720052016-01-11T15:13:18.572+00:002016-01-11T15:13:18.572+00:00Thank you, Elaine - the problem with memoirs is, t...Thank you, Elaine - the problem with memoirs is, that one must be either famous, or very original. <br />But I found out that the diaries of childhood even interest my son&DiL: so many things have changed - professions vanished (think of the elevator-man!). <br />Husband says: If ever son gets famous, biographers will be very thankful to me (husband often does exhibitions, and sometimes it is so difficult to find texts, things, drawings). But then: son doesn't even allow me here a photo or a remark on Facebokk :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-74709802831910299172016-01-11T15:07:12.653+00:002016-01-11T15:07:12.653+00:00I would never bury something, not even let myself ...I would never bury something, not even let myself be - so cramped and dark... But time capsule sounds good. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-5059544580082471282016-01-11T15:05:32.264+00:002016-01-11T15:05:32.264+00:00Great to see you here, Blogaratti, and thank you f...Great to see you here, Blogaratti, and thank you for your advice. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-11004648499662780472016-01-11T15:04:29.985+00:002016-01-11T15:04:29.985+00:00Thank you so much, Susan, for your very kind words...Thank you so much, Susan, for your very kind words! And yes: when I threw something of sentiment away (quite a lot of letters with diverse red ribbons around them - and no: I kept of course the funny letters of Atie) I regretted it later - though I am quite sure that I would have reread them very often - but: I might... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-65324011477651220002016-01-11T15:01:14.508+00:002016-01-11T15:01:14.508+00:00Dear Rosemary, they insist on keeping.. As to the ...Dear Rosemary, they insist on keeping.. As to the usefulness of pinpointing: ask husband :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-10649238145414999162016-01-11T15:00:02.032+00:002016-01-11T15:00:02.032+00:00Dear Emma, of course I will keep those many diarie...Dear Emma, of course I will keep those many diaries with drawings and those concerning son - it is the inbetween which makes me wonder... Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-40683722474095718592016-01-11T14:58:38.558+00:002016-01-11T14:58:38.558+00:00Joanne, if I succeed in 'correcting' the e...Joanne, if I succeed in 'correcting' the entrance dates to 1800 or earlier, I might have a chance :-) Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-68847577081293602762016-01-11T14:04:10.398+00:002016-01-11T14:04:10.398+00:00Goodness me - you really are a prolific diary keep...Goodness me - you really are a prolific diary keeper - you should definitely keep them, maybe edit them and turn them into your memoir.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-80668212131839693132016-01-11T12:30:42.675+00:002016-01-11T12:30:42.675+00:00Put them in a time capsule with some other odds an...Put them in a time capsule with some other odds and ends. Bury it somewhere. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-68011568131968802762016-01-11T12:03:48.078+00:002016-01-11T12:03:48.078+00:00A heartwarming tale indeed, I'd say keep them ...A heartwarming tale indeed, I'd say keep them and call upon them from time to time. Greetings and best wishes! Blogorattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821621371176285384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-49087659704833935122016-01-11T00:40:33.911+00:002016-01-11T00:40:33.911+00:00Britta... Keep them safe and snug on your shelves....Britta... Keep them safe and snug on your shelves. What a joy for your son or perhaps grandchildren to read about your life through your own words in years to come. I never throw anything of sentiment away that I don't regret within days! Thanks for sharing a glimpse into your past... Especially when those wonderful diaries helped form you into the sensational Britta of today! Smiles...SusanSusan ~ Southern Fascinationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00142703709659442785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-77529309711608661712016-01-10T22:51:16.539+00:002016-01-10T22:51:16.539+00:00Dear Britta - leave the decision to your heirs, an...Dear Britta - leave the decision to your heirs, and continue to enjoy them yourself from time to time.<br />I have shelves of diaries too, and it surprising how useful they can be when we are trying to remember or pinpoint a particular event or happening from the past.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-75915476948804649112016-01-10T19:50:25.164+00:002016-01-10T19:50:25.164+00:00Please leave them so that somehow they will always...Please leave them so that somehow they will always be available to your family. I so wish there was something like that for my ancestors. Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-35822133638805800062016-01-10T17:32:41.670+00:002016-01-10T17:32:41.670+00:00You must donate them. Now, let's think of to w...You must donate them. Now, let's think of to whom.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com