tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post8280442898187275574..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: The Score of my LifeKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-34713122207277881542011-08-29T00:38:55.648+01:002011-08-29T00:38:55.648+01:00I forgot to say "Congratulations"! To bo...I forgot to say "Congratulations"! To both of you.Laurahttp://wordgrrls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-46732731549438549202011-08-29T00:34:13.335+01:002011-08-29T00:34:13.335+01:00That was really nice to read. I don't think it...That was really nice to read. I don't think it's about you having a thin veneer. It's more like you're a lovely mug of coffee with a dash of Irish whiskey. You're more like an acquired taste, not everyone acquires the taste.Laurahttp://wordgrrls.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-12875726107036439462011-08-28T22:31:44.934+01:002011-08-28T22:31:44.934+01:00Wonderful. Not only are you a lucky man, from the ...Wonderful. Not only are you a lucky man, from the sounds of it, but I'd venture to say that she's a lucky woman.<br /><br />Congratulations, and cheers to 20 more years!Web-Bettyhttp://www.web-betty-blog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-10568823838647628632011-08-28T21:04:26.126+01:002011-08-28T21:04:26.126+01:00Hope: 31 years! You must have married at 12. :)Hope: 31 years! You must have married at 12. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-16274772362257758602011-08-28T20:58:12.023+01:002011-08-28T20:58:12.023+01:00Hi Dee: Incurable Romantic, me. Whatchogonnadoo? ...Hi Dee: Incurable Romantic, me. Whatchogonnadoo? :)<br /><br />Sharon: It's a fraught game, blogging about other halves (whispers) I seem to have gotten away with it. :)<br /><br />snorestore: You Win! You spotted the deliberate (as if!) error and the Chocolate Factory is yours. 1991, yes. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-77026707761355540032011-08-28T19:21:52.637+01:002011-08-28T19:21:52.637+01:00I'm twenty years married this year too. But I ...I'm twenty years married this year too. But I got married in 1991. So either I can't count or you can't if you got married in 1990 :-)<br />Congratulations anyway!snorestorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15331558419454777389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-91449991877782142172011-08-28T17:58:04.250+01:002011-08-28T17:58:04.250+01:00Congratulations on your first 20 years, here's...Congratulations on your first 20 years, here's to the next and the 20 after that. <br />When my beloved first wrote about me on his blog I hated it - I saw a side of me and him that was different to the me and him I thought I knew. When I first wrote about him on my blog, I was anxious and not a little embarrassed. Nowadays I write about him, probably too much - but it's always more about me and how I am around him, than it ever is about trying to relay to anyone else what he's really like. I wouldn't dare to even try that!Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-22153061560705550162011-08-28T17:54:07.790+01:002011-08-28T17:54:07.790+01:00Ach, lovely, you old romantic, you. Scary how fast...Ach, lovely, you old romantic, you. Scary how fast history is made though, with lots left to make, my friend :) xDeeGFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-61088028329675779002011-08-28T17:34:11.383+01:002011-08-28T17:34:11.383+01:00Rachel: She is and I am. :)
Laura: She has lucky...Rachel: She is and I am. :)<br /><br />Laura: She has lucky days. :)<br /><br />Ben: Well said. I like 'Six and a Half' keep counting and treasuring every month mate.<br /><br />Jim: As ever, I learn something new from you. Until your comment, I thought Tobit was a book in everybody's Bible, I see now that is not the case. In fairness, I'd never heard of the bloody book until I read it in John Irvine's wonderful (and still favorite) novel.<br /><br />Art: Thank you. Travel seems to become ever more important in memory. At the time, it can be troublesome and a bit sweaty but, looking back, it is adventure and happiness and heightened experience all the way.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-20273002269581868522011-08-28T16:26:25.228+01:002011-08-28T16:26:25.228+01:00Marvelous. My parents had been together over 50 ye...Marvelous. My parents had been together over 50 years at the time they died. A few years before then, my sister and brother-in-law and I threw them a 50th anniversary party to die for. It included items from the cuisines that had been or were still important to every member of our family: Ireland, Norway, USA, Holland, Indonesia, India. We've all lived overseas and traveled widely.<br /><br />People who travel like you did for your year on the road are a small number. Most people stay home. That year you guys gave yourselves was a real gift. Seeing the world makes most people realize that their own backgrounds are part of a larger tapestry, and a beautiful one.<br /><br />Well done. And happy anniversary.Art Durkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463180236975988432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-73356612283733190612011-08-28T15:11:23.269+01:002011-08-28T15:11:23.269+01:00I think most of us like to respect our families’ p...I think most of us like to respect our families’ privacy – it’s our blog, not theirs – and so, like you, I only mention my family in passing and, Carrie aside, never by name. A wee while ago I did a similar post where I gave Carrie her place and I think it’s only right and proper that we do acknowledge the support we get from these women whether overt or covert. I’ve been married about twenty-five years myself just not to the same person and Carrie must be around about forty-five. You’ll forgive me being vague with the dates but you know how I am. Those are ballpark figures. I think that was why we became ‘an old married couple’ practically from the start and, frankly, there are times I do feel that we’ve been married all our lives.<br /><br />I am a man who knows his scripture as you know, try as hard as I might to forget them, but the quote from Tobit was a new one on me. I’ve never known Catholics in general to quote much from the Bible and, of course, the Book of Tobit was not in the version I grew up with. Needless to say Carrie and I did not have any kind of religious ceremony.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-24472009966306933292011-08-28T14:53:36.846+01:002011-08-28T14:53:36.846+01:00There are times in life that you just need to shar...There are times in life that you just need to share with the world when you make a wonderful decision.<br /><br />As someone who made the same kind of decision 31 years ago, I salute you! A good spouse is hard to find and jewel to keep. :)hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-80692071684929955882011-08-28T12:45:36.712+01:002011-08-28T12:45:36.712+01:00All the best to you both. Finding someone who make...All the best to you both. Finding someone who makes you happy (and who you can make happy, too) definitely transforms both of your lives. It's been just over six and a half years for me :)Benhttp://www.benbarden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-62939768839908638132011-08-28T12:12:30.708+01:002011-08-28T12:12:30.708+01:00This post makes me feel very happy. Congrats on yo...This post makes me feel very happy. Congrats on your first twenty years. I suspect Trish is a lucky lady, too.Laura Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156390166547567951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-4327945405807626632011-08-28T12:01:19.201+01:002011-08-28T12:01:19.201+01:00She sounds just perfect. You're a lucky man!
x...She sounds just perfect. You're a lucky man!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.com