tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post5428637885885482333..comments2023-07-25T06:12:46.943-07:00Comments on A Lady's Life...: A Swan Lake Melody to Dream ByA Lady's Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-85585485002755080802012-01-07T17:44:27.630-08:002012-01-07T17:44:27.630-08:00Diane, My Mom had parkinsons and she thought the b...Diane, My Mom had parkinsons and she thought the baby was my first son and my first son, who helped me a lot to care for her, was a nazi. She hurt his feelings because she raised him and loved him so much and he her.<br />But I explained to him that she sees him as Nick so she still loves him.<br />My baby boy had to be my Mom's baby sitter instead of the other way around. He never knew her when she was nice and was robbed of a grama. But she admired him when he was born when she was still herself.We all took turns watching her because otherwise I would have died doing it alone. She needed eyes to be on her all the time.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-41167923694603279432012-01-07T13:10:39.709-08:002012-01-07T13:10:39.709-08:00I love hearing about your memories! I, too had a w...I love hearing about your memories! I, too had a wonderful experience when My Grampa B died. I was always afraid of him. He was in the last stages of Parkinson's when I was born, so I knew him only as an angry-looking man. Which wasn't what he was like at all. I know it bothered him that I was so frightened. After he died, I saw him on the stairs in our home and he wasn't scary-looking anymore. I wasn't afraid of him. It was a wonderful, special experience. I'm so glad to hear about yours. Your blogs are always so uplifting!Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-66112188707727207442012-01-06T11:52:34.005-08:002012-01-06T11:52:34.005-08:00George - I wish I still had all my old things but ...George - I wish I still had all my old things but my parents never valued anything old. It was always about new and better.The old they would pass on to other people.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-45212148015385079402012-01-06T11:51:23.484-08:002012-01-06T11:51:23.484-08:00Gattina I have always loved it but I have never be...Gattina I have always loved it but I have never been to the Opera. Its mostly on TV that I've seen it and then not every ballerina can dance the way she is supposed to.<br />The one here on my blog is soo good.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-9569665677557190592012-01-06T11:50:05.624-08:002012-01-06T11:50:05.624-08:00Diana _ I forget a lot of things too but sometimes...Diana _ I forget a lot of things too but sometimes they just pop up into my head and I remember.<br />With music esp Tchaikovsky, you learn to let your self go.Get absorbed by the story of the music and its strange when in the end your story is close to the story in the head of the composer and I suppose this ballet was the same sort of thing. You are born innocent and then you are exposed to the world.<br />The world consists of much blackness and to understand it or to get a person out of a black situation , you have to yourself venture into the abyss. The thing is, are you strong enough to pull out, come back or do you get sucked in and die as well?<br />My grandmother always said dirt does not attach itself to a clean waxed smooth surface It blows off.Our Arch bishop warned us kids never to look at evil, because once you see it, you will never be the same again. Of course we all went to see the Exorcist at that time lol but then I understood what he meant. <br />The White Swan was such a surface.<br />In order to get the part she had to look at and to feel what it was to be dirty, to lose innocence.Survive surrounded by ugly people.<br />Once you get dirty, it is hard to become clean again.Its like a Dorian Gray picture. Same sort of story.You need an Angel to help pull you out. You need strong beliefs. Most of us are weak.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-71165289017592068752012-01-06T11:24:47.797-08:002012-01-06T11:24:47.797-08:00Anji So was I. He came and it was like he belonged...Anji So was I. He came and it was like he belonged there. I loved my Grand Father and was very sorry when he died.A Lady's Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11973102350411443282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-30323799165937383822012-01-06T08:43:01.928-08:002012-01-06T08:43:01.928-08:00I still have an RCA Victor LP of Swan Lake. Over ...I still have an RCA Victor LP of Swan Lake. Over many years it has acquired many scratches, but I still enjoy listening to it.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these wonderful memories with us.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-83253710898762752552012-01-06T07:25:06.879-08:002012-01-06T07:25:06.879-08:00What a nice post full of memories ! I have seen Th...What a nice post full of memories ! I have seen The Swan lake in the theatre and I think twice at least. My parents were Opera freaks and took me with them far too early so now I have an overdose of Operas and Ballets. But this ballet I really like.Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-82656881789329087872012-01-06T03:49:14.301-08:002012-01-06T03:49:14.301-08:00What sweet memories you have! Most of mine are gon...What sweet memories you have! Most of mine are gone now. The details anyway. Your grandfather sounded like a special man. <br />I do remember making up stories for my kids too! Did you see the movie "Black Swan"? We didn't like it at all. I was just wondering what you thought about it.<br />It was fun reading all of your memories! Love Di ♥Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429812875586479256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6772222818904672266.post-19130323430481832672012-01-06T03:03:41.001-08:002012-01-06T03:03:41.001-08:00That was a beautiful post. When I went to ballet ...That was a beautiful post. When I went to ballet school, to dance the dying swan was my ambition, then when I learnt to play the 'cello it was my ambition to play the music! I was never good enough at either.<br /><br />It was interesting that your Grandfather came to you. The day my father died about 10 years ago my daughter Dom was very upset and cried a lot. The next morning she was fine and told me that he had come to her in a dream and told her to stop crying. She was very comforted by his visit.Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.com