tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post3976468519109952230..comments2024-03-17T23:54:40.723-07:00Comments on My Romantic Home: Crystal CandlesticksCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16995116580320608776noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-4117636752390031642007-05-26T07:06:00.000-07:002007-05-26T07:06:00.000-07:00That is a wonderful story about the candlesticks C...That is a wonderful story about the candlesticks Cindy. Doesn't your experience just prove how our tastes change and evolve over time?<BR/>My son and daughter are nine years apart and I am so grateful that they are close.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09440749267288259866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-61185396282110124512007-05-24T15:27:00.000-07:002007-05-24T15:27:00.000-07:00Yes, your Mom is right, isn't it great that those ...Yes, your Mom is right, isn't it great that those gifts we "wonder" about when young turn out to be perfectly wonderful!<BR/><BR/>Your table looks wonderful. Your blog is always so refreshing and inspiring. Thanks!!<BR/>LidyFrenchGardenHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121507761140372411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-30674311214289065492007-05-23T14:39:00.000-07:002007-05-23T14:39:00.000-07:00I am the oldest of 5 children. My brother is 13 al...I am the oldest of 5 children. My brother is 13 almost 14 years younger than me. We don't see each other often, but we do e-mail weekly or so. He tells me too that he does not remember living in the house with me. I was in college when he 'remembers' me...not living at home any more. Just coming home on weekends to do laundry etc.<BR/>Funny though, I remember when I found out my mother was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-62106268406466197072007-05-23T10:40:00.000-07:002007-05-23T10:40:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing such a touching story. My hu...Thank you for sharing such a touching story. My husband is ten-fourteen years younger than his sisters. His main memory of them from his childhood was that they would corner him and sing a song called "Dance with me" by ABBA. He considered that pure torture... so they would all pretend they had microphones and corner him at bedtime to sing him an ABBA lullaby to sleep. <BR/><BR/>A couple years Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457172862101774282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-3123403328587572872007-05-23T06:16:00.000-07:002007-05-23T06:16:00.000-07:00I know exactly what you mean about the crystal can...I know exactly what you mean about the crystal candlesticks. I too was given a set years ago..was a little formal for my style at the time. However, over the years as the children grew my taste grew. I use mine all the time. I love your blog and your home is LOVELY!<BR/><BR/>KathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-26334866011639610472007-05-22T20:17:00.000-07:002007-05-22T20:17:00.000-07:00Oh I do love these wonderful candlesticks. I've t...Oh I do love these wonderful candlesticks. I've tagged you. So come see what I've gotten you into:-).<BR/>Have a good evening!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692390176976273097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-11382680010724909122007-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:002007-05-22T19:55:00.000-07:00Love the candlesticks and the placemats...Love the candlesticks and the placemats...Gypsy Purplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09313129957044860401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-90761061372899955252007-05-22T17:19:00.000-07:002007-05-22T17:19:00.000-07:00How wise your mother was. Your table looks very e...How wise your mother was. Your table looks very elegant and inviting.Lalleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11299403428288111249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-48304647076477055392007-05-22T16:15:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:15:00.000-07:00Those are so beautiful.My seven brothers and siste...Those are so beautiful.<BR/><BR/>My seven brothers and sisters are all a lot older than me (oldest is about twenty-five years older and the youngest was fourteen years older). My mom was a widow with seven kids when she married my dad and they had me when she was 42.<BR/><BR/>Then...my daughter was born when I was twenty-three and my son when I was thirty-five. No second marriage or anything. Brenda@CoffeeTeaBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02719695370857675146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-90973013011779943362007-05-22T16:01:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:01:00.000-07:00The candlesticks are very pretty. How special to ...The candlesticks are very pretty. How special to have a gift that your brother chose for you. So sweet and personal.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17060737799317963067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-50203046521743775692007-05-22T16:00:00.000-07:002007-05-22T16:00:00.000-07:00A very touching story...... Those are absolutely b...A very touching story...... <BR/>Those are absolutely beautiful!<BR/>And I like that first photo, I love it when other areas of the room are reflected in a mirror!<BR/>:)~Becca~Bluebird Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104150643021522779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-81681420213062008852007-05-22T15:42:00.000-07:002007-05-22T15:42:00.000-07:00I love them~ and I loved your story...I just *smil...I love them~ and I loved your story...I just *smiled* when I was reading it...you are darling...you need a darling husband by your side. I know, I know..lol! I've read what you've said about that...but you are a beautiful talenet, YOUNG girl..Ok, I'll shut up..I sound like a Mother! lol! or lets say, your big sister!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-78567986456988941442007-05-22T13:58:00.000-07:002007-05-22T13:58:00.000-07:00Cindy, those are lovely candlesticks...very classi...Cindy, those are lovely candlesticks...very classic and pretty. I'm glad that you kept them (mothers always know best, don't they?) Time has a way of bringing people together sometimes, and sometimes men find out that they need the people in their family later in life. You seem to be so good at appreciating things for just what they are, which is a lot of what true happiness is. I should try to Southern Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14672687626606973967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13907926.post-12953994906969853052007-05-22T12:17:00.000-07:002007-05-22T12:17:00.000-07:00OH! Those candlesticks are SO beautiful! And the p...OH! Those candlesticks are SO beautiful! And the photo doesn't look bizarre, it looks lovely, like out of a magazine. I had to do a double-take to make sure it was *your* house and not from a book! I know what you mean about family--it's weird sometimes. I only see my brother at Thanksgiving, and we're 2 1/2 years apart. I don't know why. Anyway, I'm so glad I ran across your blog. It just takes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com