tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post6508683148740864011..comments2024-03-26T13:10:08.527-04:00Comments on Collage of Life Archives: Through The Looking-Glass…40 years laterJeanne Henriqueshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-73189240400231196042015-08-01T00:03:36.098-04:002015-08-01T00:03:36.098-04:00I agree with the anything goes. If someone asks me...I agree with the anything goes. If someone asks me to do something, I first stop due to just cuz, then shake my head and say,"Ok." Much thought has gone into the what might be ahead and I'm looking for it to be special. I've never been to a reunion. I was always somewhere else in the country when they took place, but I do keep in touch with a small group. As for looking at my photo in high school, I still feel like I look like that. At least until the woman standing in front of me hogs the mirror in the morning . I help her put herself together and, funny thing, never think of doing myself after helping her. Ha! <br />Enjoyed your post.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-19730342888773467382015-07-31T15:53:29.029-04:002015-07-31T15:53:29.029-04:00Hello Jeanne,
I would absolutely love to sit with...Hello Jeanne,<br /><br />I would absolutely love to sit with you at Tahilla and chat away the hours. I will hold that thought and may our paths cross soon.<br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-1369420779683258512015-07-31T13:50:23.248-04:002015-07-31T13:50:23.248-04:00Your reunion sounds wonderful. I went to one high ...Your reunion sounds wonderful. I went to one high school reunion and an old boyfriend insisted on kissing me:(. The one college reunion I went to was great though. Seems like courage is something we always need:).<br /><br />LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-72949887128089005382015-07-31T09:04:08.111-04:002015-07-31T09:04:08.111-04:00Always so kind. A gentleman. Thank you Edgar. ;)Always so kind. A gentleman. Thank you Edgar. ;)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-76421756481803736452015-07-31T09:02:48.983-04:002015-07-31T09:02:48.983-04:00Facebook opened the door to the idea of returning ...Facebook opened the door to the idea of returning for me Linda…not sure if I would have otherwise. Amazing what a difference Facebook can make, for people who move about a lot, it is a life saver. Hope you are enjoing your days in Maine…loving the seaside photos. :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-10852753111256651132015-07-31T09:00:55.649-04:002015-07-31T09:00:55.649-04:00Interesting Marilyn, everyone looked pretty much t...Interesting Marilyn, everyone looked pretty much the same with the exception of some going 'grey' earlier than others. Their were the obvious changes, we seem to all show them, it was nice to be part of the same crowd rather than the fifty someting in the forty something crowd which has been the case recently. Gald you enjoyed your reunion too! :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-58110561666885722812015-07-31T08:57:55.334-04:002015-07-31T08:57:55.334-04:00Thank you Mary! I love your story and that you wer...Thank you Mary! I love your story and that you were able to connect who's who after all those years. A pub sounds like a much better place to have a reunion…might last the whole weekend! Hope you are well, I am due for a catch up to see where in the world you have been recently. I know you were off to someplace exciting last time.. :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-19842786007876079362015-07-31T08:55:01.797-04:002015-07-31T08:55:01.797-04:00It was definetly a 'look'…or..the photogra...It was definetly a 'look'…or..the photographer looked at me and thought "good grief, what are we going to do about that nose!" ;)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-47858864745529951322015-07-31T08:53:38.647-04:002015-07-31T08:53:38.647-04:00Thank you Cindy! What a wonderful gift to share wi...Thank you Cindy! What a wonderful gift to share with your children…your childhood. We are fortunate to still have family in the area and have made a point of always spending a few weeks each summer in the area to develop a connection. So easy, to let those connections slip away when you live overseas (or another state). Like you, we made the effort…and I am so glad that we did. :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-43488469658527394592015-07-31T08:45:07.983-04:002015-07-31T08:45:07.983-04:00Thanks Contessa….I always try to step out of a pho...Thanks Contessa….I always try to step out of a photo, wish I had that natural comfort in front of the lens that you do! It's a gift! Went to the salon to have my hair cut this week…time for a change. :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-25162647558200957062015-07-31T08:42:52.436-04:002015-07-31T08:42:52.436-04:00Thank you Helen…I think if we were to connect one ...Thank you Helen…I think if we were to connect one day (and I hope we do) we would have so much to talk about! Kindred spirits….I can just feel it. Maybe one day…at Tahilla Farm..with an easel. ;) Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-90204052177557558142015-07-31T08:41:09.037-04:002015-07-31T08:41:09.037-04:00Thanks Judy…had to laugh about your Peggy Sue comm...Thanks Judy…had to laugh about your Peggy Sue comment! I think you are right, the conversations shift as we move through life, much like the stages we go through with college graduations, weddings, births and so on. When getting together with people you have not seen for such a long time, it is fun to hear what their children are doing but more importantly, it is interesting to hear how they are feeling about life. I have friends of all ages, younger and older, and we all seem to be crossing different paths, in a sense we support each other. Attending a reunion with so many people my own age, ones that walked out the same door with me forty years ago and walked back in to share their story..I just loved that part. Had I been a regular reunion attendee it might have been different..deep thinker that I am, I like to think of the possibilities. Just wish I had more time to do it! Hope you are well Judy, best to you from sunny New Hampshire. ;)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-58576832501695799742015-07-31T08:29:03.128-04:002015-07-31T08:29:03.128-04:00I hear you Webb, especially with high school, ther...I hear you Webb, especially with high school, there tends to be a lot of ' emotional baggage', much in part to the stage of life we are in when we pass through HS. Throw in a few tumultuous teenage years and there would be good reason to leave it behind. I forgot about college, I haven't been to a college reunion either. In part because I spent my four years at two different colleges. It was like an expat experience…not quite long enough to develop a deep bond. One woman walked the same path, we were roomates and are still in touch. I think Angela's last comment above (Cleo from Jersey) is insightful. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts…I totally get it. :)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-63515809797800993082015-07-31T08:20:11.298-04:002015-07-31T08:20:11.298-04:00Thank you Angela…so interesting to read your story...Thank you Angela…so interesting to read your story and you are so right, "it's about remembering from whence we came, and how far we've traveled to who we are." Just love that! :) Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-50771856887354096252015-07-31T08:18:17.215-04:002015-07-31T08:18:17.215-04:00Thank you Maywyn…and I am impressed, you kept your...Thank you Maywyn…and I am impressed, you kept your sunglasses and jacket! There are a few accessories I wished I had held onto…what has surprised me is that my style has not changed too much..but maybe that should worry me. ;)Jeanne Henriqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986759909478180763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-31296657022052312292015-07-30T13:40:47.248-04:002015-07-30T13:40:47.248-04:00O, the nostalgia and changes, gracefully.
Beautif...O, the nostalgia and changes, gracefully.<br /><br />Beautiful then and now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-40243585196059315602015-07-29T07:14:35.037-04:002015-07-29T07:14:35.037-04:00I've never been one for high school reunions o...I've never been one for high school reunions or reunions of any kind for that matter. I guess I'm one of those people who's happy to leave the past in the past though I must confess that I've enjoyed being reconnected with some old friends through Facebook.Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00785948525432152607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-29439086190162550852015-07-28T21:08:16.886-04:002015-07-28T21:08:16.886-04:00I went to my fortieth reunion last year. We had a ...I went to my fortieth reunion last year. We had a great time. We were all happy to see one another, while the women looked pretty much the same, a lot of the men had really changed beyond recognition.Marilyn Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666829350781897448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-37117504009495548732015-07-27T22:30:45.764-04:002015-07-27T22:30:45.764-04:00In England we didn't have high school reunions...In England we didn't have high school reunions - however once, when visiting my hometown, I happened across a scheduled reunion for people of the neighborhood I lived in as a young child after WWII. It was at our local pub - I went, met a lot of men and women whom I played with in the late 1940's - amazingly many of us remembered one another! I won the award for coming the longest distance - from North Carolina. <br />You did and do look lovely Jeanne - and the photo IS perfect because everyone looks so happy together.<br />Like those sunnies too!<br />Mary -Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-13782256488863027072015-07-27T19:21:24.228-04:002015-07-27T19:21:24.228-04:00P.S I graduated in 1973..your hs pic looks like mi...P.S I graduated in 1973..your hs pic looks like mine!!cindy hattersley designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147135323683353754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-14407054255066938462015-07-27T19:20:36.266-04:002015-07-27T19:20:36.266-04:00Jeanne
This was so much fun to read. I came from...Jeanne<br /><br />This was so much fun to read. I came from a small town in Indiana. I tried to take my children back there (when they were small) because I wanted them to know what it was like growing up somewhere where everyone looked out for everyone else. Hence, I made many of my reunions. I always enjoyed them immensely. My parents are both out here so I don't have the excuse to go back as much. I do always enjoy how some things never change. I am so glad you had so much fun!!cindy hattersley designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16147135323683353754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-80556763271376349652015-07-27T18:32:26.041-04:002015-07-27T18:32:26.041-04:00I have never been.........long story two schools!B...I have never been.........long story two schools!But I have a friend who is at hers NOW !!Will send this on to HER.........I think she will enjoy your BLOG AS WELL!I would NEVER had picked YOU out in the photo!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the purple scarf HINT!ALL GOOD your hair is longer then photos you share with us thats why!!!XOXOLa Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-36057752907347279372015-07-27T17:14:08.231-04:002015-07-27T17:14:08.231-04:00Hello Jeanne
I loved reading about your reunion a...Hello Jeanne<br /><br />I loved reading about your reunion and the photo is fabulous and shows the fun and connectedness of your group. I have not been to a high school re-union I have attended work related reunions and they are always both uplifting and also sad when one hears the fate of some we knew <br />I love your style<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-86693133094593932482015-07-27T14:55:35.812-04:002015-07-27T14:55:35.812-04:00Your high school picture is really beautiful, Jean...Your high school picture is really beautiful, Jeanne. <br />I believe it was maybe my 30th reunion, late 1990's, that a girl (we're still all girls to me) who had been a fairly close friend of mine, but whom I hadn't seen in many years, walked up to me and said, that's a Liz Claiborne dress you have on, isn't it? And I thought, my, what an interesting life you must lead. Later in the evening her husband confirmed that she didn't work, had a very leisurely life, no children, and spent a good bit of time shopping, etc. Nevertheless, I have enjoyed the reunions I have gone to, particularly after we were all a bit older, maybe grandparents, experienced a bit of travel, and there not to appraise each other, but remember some of our good times in high school. Then it becomes a bit melancholy once you reach the point where a few have passed away since the last reunion. All in all, it can be a great experience, particularly if you like to travel down memory lane and don't care if Peggy Sue has put on all those pounds from having had so many babies. Glad you enjoyed yours! :-) JudyMachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448320253904832677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063946489075478675.post-47329691717153798482015-07-27T14:05:14.410-04:002015-07-27T14:05:14.410-04:00This comes at an interesting tI'm for me. Hav...This comes at an interesting tI'm for me. Have never been to a HS reu ion, altho I go very regularly to college reunions. What I think it boils down to is that I was so unComfortable and trying so hard to fit in, that I always felt like I was playing a part. In college I finally felt whole and could start over 500 miles from home and be Me.2. <br /><br />There were only three people that I truly liked, and I am in Contact with the two still living, and I don't have any interest in seeing the others, or trYing to walk the line between who they know and who I am, so... am not going this time either. In a way I would like to go for anhour, but don't want to be stuck for two ďays of events. Not as courageous as you.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.com