tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post7937059536747411807..comments2023-10-11T09:36:37.977-04:00Comments on Almost There: Bobbiebobbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-47242953366576571492010-07-06T09:55:51.034-04:002010-07-06T09:55:51.034-04:00I cannot possibly say in words the deep sorrow I f...I cannot possibly say in words the deep sorrow I felt at learning of Bobbie's passing on to the great beyond. Very sorry for your loss.<br /><br />While we never met in person, much of my impressions of your mother came from her cheerful and lively demeanour in her blog entries and the kind words she had for my posts. Her sensitivity to and interest in another culture and mores was remarkable in as much as it was delightful. <br /><br />It was easy to imagine a happy face behind the writings, one full of jest for life and concern for another, especially those she often wrote about here. And from the montage you've put up merely confirms it.<br /> <br />She's arrived to where she'll will no longer depart from. <br /> <br />She will be missed much for the wonderful person she was, and as also for her beautiful takes on life around her.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-69281282042134142422010-06-27T08:42:24.487-04:002010-06-27T08:42:24.487-04:00I'm so sorry to read about your mom. I had onl...I'm so sorry to read about your mom. I had only visited her blog a few times through Shadow Shot Sunday but I knew from her sidebar she was a staunch advocate for human rights.<br /><br />You write beautifully, Kitty.<br />I do agree that friends, love and support come from where they are needed, when they are needed. Sometimes friendships last only a short time, but there was a reason for them.<br /><br />Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04418107045479403480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-33861909773000882802010-06-26T11:42:37.489-04:002010-06-26T11:42:37.489-04:00Know that we are so sorry to hear of your mother&#...Know that we are so sorry to hear of your mother's passing. We loved visiting her every week for shadow shots....she always had lovely thoughts to share with us all and we so appreciate & loved the friendship she extended to every one, every week. <br />Karla & KarrieThe Summer Kitchen Girlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705922236211577732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-91306165049127074062010-06-26T10:34:05.947-04:002010-06-26T10:34:05.947-04:00I also cant believe it. I am so so sorry. Your mum...I also cant believe it. I am so so sorry. Your mum was always so supportive of me and my son. Her heart was huge.<br />I will miss her.<br />xCasdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-36793192250625472602010-06-25T18:10:05.486-04:002010-06-25T18:10:05.486-04:00I haven't heart from Bobbie for a while and I ...I haven't heart from Bobbie for a while and I came over to see if I offended her somehow?<br />I couldn't understand at first, from the last post, what's happening, till I realized that it's her daughter who writes. <br /><br />Kitty, I am so sorry for your loss, I can't believe it is true.<br />I only knew your mother via our blogs. She was a very kind and caring friend, had always a good word for me in her comment. I shall miss her very much.<br /><br />My thoughts and prayers are with you Kitty, and your family.<br /><br />Rest in peace sweet friend, you have finally arrived!Maia Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14657416990324545070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-37430645276089711152010-06-25T13:30:18.387-04:002010-06-25T13:30:18.387-04:00I am so sorry to learn that your mother has passed...I am so sorry to learn that your mother has passed on. Your writing here has touched me so deeply... I am referred to this blogpost by Kenju - who is most assuredly my best blogging friend. I truly understand this bond and sense the great "emptiness" your mom's passing has left in the hearts of so many of her friends here. <br /><br />Your words ring true, your thoughts were clear and meaningful and heartfelt and I just had to add my two cents here to thank you for leaving these bloggers such a beautiful 'goodbye' note.Weary Haghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15809105824011470783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-16849178045350825012010-06-23T22:32:50.905-04:002010-06-23T22:32:50.905-04:00I only knew your Mom for a relatively short time v...I only knew your Mom for a relatively short time via our blogs.<br /><br />I consistently felt her kind, loving, caring and wise soul at work. She will be missed as greatly in this realm, as she will be welcomed in the next.christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08717459430504797508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-25294413145113528052010-06-22T22:38:24.242-04:002010-06-22T22:38:24.242-04:00Okay....so I don't even know your mom...but wh...Okay....so I don't even know your mom...but when Queen Mimi asks me to do something I do my best. So I'm here. I did fine...no tears...until you said, "She is no longer Almost There. She has arrived." Indeed she has. My thoughts and prayers are with you and everyone your mom loved.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107604432490903700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-32791433993076710452010-06-22T21:48:28.364-04:002010-06-22T21:48:28.364-04:00Bobbie, I will miss you dearly. You have been one...Bobbie, I will miss you dearly. You have been one of my biggest fans and have given me so much inspiration, comfort, joy, and food for thought. You introduced me to your daughter Kitty. And, I too, felt adopted by you and cared for. Thank you so much for the warmth you added to my life.<br /><br />Love, ChristineChristine Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13783180729146518061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-55464288110330521572010-06-22T21:14:47.787-04:002010-06-22T21:14:47.787-04:00When I lost my dad last autumn, your mom was there...When I lost my dad last autumn, your mom was there with words of comfort. When our youngest son celebrated his birthday, she was there, too. In fact, whenever I had something to share - happy or not - your mom was there, sharing a perspective that made me glad I decided to start and maintain a blog.<br /><br />She was a critically important voice in our community, someone we could always count on to remind us that there was good in every person and in every moment. She was as gifted with a lens as with a pen, and we all learned volumes from her about what a life well lived should look like.<br /><br />I will miss her tremendously. I do, however, take comfort that her goodness continues to live on in you and the rest of your family. As she so often prayed for me, I will pray for her and for you all in the days and weeks to come.<br /><br />God bless.carmilevyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-22788885986941701252010-06-22T20:58:16.710-04:002010-06-22T20:58:16.710-04:00My thoughts and prayers are with you and your fami...My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family! ((((HUGS))))ShannonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592896126190427893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-62429715535519821172010-06-22T19:23:39.860-04:002010-06-22T19:23:39.860-04:00Fellow peace blogger here. I was not one of your m...Fellow peace blogger here. I was not one of your mom's readers but I wanted to pay my respects. Anyone who cares, really cares as she obviously did, will be missed even by those who didn't know her.Cinnamon Girl https://www.blogger.com/profile/06542122037324196279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-55323703786701306062010-06-22T19:13:58.753-04:002010-06-22T19:13:58.753-04:00How sad to read this.
I am so very sorry for your ...How sad to read this.<br />I am so very sorry for your loss. She was a wonderfully caring and beautiful person. It is comforting to know that her children surrounded her in her final moments and that she went peacefully with love in the room. <br /><br />Bobbie was a faithful peace blogger and I - and the rest of the world - will treasure the globes she made and the pictures she placed on them. They will stay forever in the Peace Globe Gallery. The last one in November 2009 particularly spoke of her love for her family. <br /><br />May God bless you and hold you in the palm of His hand during this time of grief and sadness. Know that her "internet friends" are real and are still holding her up as well as all of you.<br /><br />Peace be the journey.Mimi Lenoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616635898420835541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-8013639956497968552010-06-22T17:06:57.520-04:002010-06-22T17:06:57.520-04:00My heart goes out to you in the loss of your dear ...My heart goes out to you in the loss of your dear mother.<br />I only knew her through her blog which was unfailingly beautiful and thoughtful.<br />We will miss her so much in blogland and I want to join with all her other blog friends in sending you affection and strength.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-79361325290756978062010-06-22T15:55:36.499-04:002010-06-22T15:55:36.499-04:00I also came over via the tribute to your Mom that ...I also came over via the tribute to your Mom that Dianne posted and wanted to leave my sincerest condolences on the loss of your mother. I wish I'd had the chance to get to know her when she was still alive, I can only imagine that if she was one of Dianne's friends then she had some wonderful things to say and ways to say them. <br /><br />May you be comforted in knowing that she is with her beloved Ralph and that her spirit will live on here on her blog a a place that appears to have touched a lot of lives. <br /><br />God bless.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-67285739218286473052010-06-22T13:03:41.083-04:002010-06-22T13:03:41.083-04:00I'm so grateful to have been a faithful reader...I'm so grateful to have been a faithful reader of Bobbie's blog everyday; her blogging really was part of my daily life. <br /><br /> I always looked to her and Sylvia (a west coast blogger) for guidance, wisdom, humor and telling it like it is - especially about the good sides and the downsides of aging. Thank you for your eloquence,Kitty. I feel stunned, but know your mother would not want us to mourn, but to continue to embrace every part of our lives fully. <br /><br />I'm glad your family got a chance to spend time with your Mom recently, too!DeVonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446096768173996514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-13630724635151433542010-06-22T12:21:13.633-04:002010-06-22T12:21:13.633-04:00My thoughts and prayers are with you and your fami...My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I enjoyed your mom's thoughts and writing about so many topics. Peace be with you and your family.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10392772375911488097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-85180004035281917452010-06-22T09:42:14.984-04:002010-06-22T09:42:14.984-04:00Saturday afternoon as I was walking down Broadway ...Saturday afternoon as I was walking down Broadway a small white butterfly flew in front of me ... I sort of blinked as it circled back .. a friend of mine, who is fighting cancer, says that after her mom passed she saw a white butterfly ... I thought of her first, got a bit worried and then thought of Bobbie and her surgery (which at the time I believed was happening) it was about 11 a.m. ... I squeezed my eyes shut and when I opened them the butterfly was fluttering away .. I am now sure it was Bobbie .. she loved butterflies so and I felt comforted...Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-58045437625632820172010-06-22T09:36:58.441-04:002010-06-22T09:36:58.441-04:00I'm so sorry to read this news. I pray for pe...I'm so sorry to read this news. I pray for peace of heart and mind for your family. May Bobbie rest in peace.<br /><br />PazAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-30839462901974669572010-06-22T08:16:11.925-04:002010-06-22T08:16:11.925-04:00Thank you all for your comments and for your praye...Thank you all for your comments and for your prayers. They were not in vain. And your reaching out is a great comfort. And Michelle - Yes. - I have an experience to add to yours that connects to it and to a poetry project I am doing. - more on this later. Fireflies.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213518393810493720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-26682619199249340152010-06-22T02:29:01.257-04:002010-06-22T02:29:01.257-04:00I had a strange experience tonight. I got home lat...I had a strange experience tonight. I got home late and need to grab the bird feeder before the raccoon takes it. I went out into the back yard and all of a sudden I was surrounded by fireflies. I have seen them across the pond and by the woods, but never in my yard. It was magic and I thought of Bobbie or was it Bobbie...I loved it.....MichelleRambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-67650043721809553602010-06-22T01:15:33.978-04:002010-06-22T01:15:33.978-04:00Kitty, I am sitting her crying as I read this. I ...Kitty, I am sitting her crying as I read this. I prayed for her so hard as I pushed my new grand-daughter around the neighborhood on Sunday. She was one of my most avid readers and I was one of hers. I loved her honesty and the straight-forward way she faced death and talked about it without fear or denial. She was always encouraging me and she often pointed me in the direction of other bloggers she thought I would enjoy, most recently a blog called Christopher's view. I always hoped I would meet her one day. <br /><br />If I am missing her, I can't even imagine how all of you must be missing her. She obviously was an outstanding mother and Grandmother. I am so sorry for your loss, but you are right, she had a great influence on all of us. Perhaps she is now on the other side fighting the oil spill from there. If she is, we couldn't have a better warrior!<br /><br />I am so thankful for you and us that we still have this blog to look back on and read. What a legacy she left us! What an example she was. She will be in my thoughts often for the rest of my life. I will never forget her. May God bless you and the rest of her family and comfort you during this time.Kathie Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10377224759599266209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-88009665506197418782010-06-21T23:04:53.224-04:002010-06-21T23:04:53.224-04:00How graciously you've shared this bittersweet ...How graciously you've shared this bittersweet news with us here in the 'Sphere, Kitty. I sense that you've inherited your Mom's kind heart and optimistic view of the world.<br /><br />May the joy of her journey be as deep as our sadness at seeing her go.The Cunning Runthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480635074548499383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-73837846509199938532010-06-21T13:39:14.777-04:002010-06-21T13:39:14.777-04:00I did not know or read your mom, but came over fro...I did not know or read your mom, but came over from Dianne's as she spoke so highly of her.<br /><br />My condolences to your entire family on your loss.Vinny "Bond" Marinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033455144526676371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2618685271512418876.post-44247403358239374592010-06-21T12:17:27.368-04:002010-06-21T12:17:27.368-04:00Kitty, I came by the way of Daryl to check on your...Kitty, I came by the way of Daryl to check on your mom. I am so sorry for your loss. I will keep your family in my prayers. <br />RIP Bobbie.<br /><><Noe Noe Girl...A Queen of all Trades.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886045805509904850noreply@blogger.com