tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post8814358474350268723..comments2023-08-14T16:10:38.074+02:00Comments on Adornments for Dreams: A Sunflower for Tina DowneyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-58569801719259253772014-09-18T05:31:07.799+02:002014-09-18T05:31:07.799+02:00How wonderful that she was able to write back and ...How wonderful that she was able to write back and forth with you in Swedish! You're right that the photo you're seeking would perfectly capture her spirit.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-64300899235879760332014-09-16T07:06:38.109+02:002014-09-16T07:06:38.109+02:00Well said. That was very touching. Thank you for a...Well said. That was very touching. Thank you for adding your tribute for Tina.<br /><br />Lee<br /><a href="http://tossingitout.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tossing It Out</a><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-55575086096459817652014-09-15T05:00:39.174+02:002014-09-15T05:00:39.174+02:00Such a lovely tribute, and so wonderful that you f...Such a lovely tribute, and so wonderful that you found such a kindred spirit. The blogosphere is so amazing and truly a blessing!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-19738228174777238032014-09-12T21:23:19.841+02:002014-09-12T21:23:19.841+02:00Hi Anna,
What a Tribute it is!
She was a loving pe...Hi Anna,<br />What a Tribute it is!<br />She was a loving personality to all of us at A to Z as well as at IWSG, Her demise was a great loss. I too posted a tribute in my page. Thanks for sharing this<br />Have a great and blessed weekend .<br />~ PhilipPhilip Verghese 'Ariel'https://www.blogger.com/profile/16981252465465661710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-19324913340212286672014-09-12T17:31:15.575+02:002014-09-12T17:31:15.575+02:00It's so fitting that someone from Sweden shoul...It's so fitting that someone from Sweden should post this about Tina. Wonderful.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-85489250544025090302014-09-12T17:29:14.627+02:002014-09-12T17:29:14.627+02:00so fitting that someone from Sweden would post thi...so fitting that someone from Sweden would post this for Tina. Wonderful.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-51324923723312514272014-09-11T03:46:57.183+02:002014-09-11T03:46:57.183+02:00Great tribute. The sunflower ring is very pretty a...Great tribute. The sunflower ring is very pretty and unique. J Lenni Dornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961335286982498158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-70630654409235631822014-09-10T08:43:03.185+02:002014-09-10T08:43:03.185+02:00simply sweet :)simply sweet :)Tammy Theriaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128574900510175415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-51467948232259852772014-09-10T03:06:17.158+02:002014-09-10T03:06:17.158+02:00I think the sunflower dress is my favorite. What a...I think the sunflower dress is my favorite. What a beautiful compilation. <br />Thank you,<br />HeatherHeather M. Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232419331422866247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-43846418744583466682014-09-09T17:01:47.082+02:002014-09-09T17:01:47.082+02:00That's a wonderful collection, Anna!
A special...That's a wonderful collection, Anna!<br />A special tribute.<br />I'll always remember Tina through the motto - #Life is good!Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-43967959976697580442014-09-08T18:30:38.702+02:002014-09-08T18:30:38.702+02:00the hardest thing is to find the right words, ther...the hardest thing is to find the right words, there are no good words to share about a person we all cared about. Someway Tina touched our lives and to find time to fight her own demons, to help those in need. THANK YOU!Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-81916694799165849232014-09-08T17:18:33.823+02:002014-09-08T17:18:33.823+02:00Those are a lot of sunflowers! Tina would love th...Those are a lot of sunflowers! Tina would love them!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-11076194162775711142014-09-08T16:21:55.418+02:002014-09-08T16:21:55.418+02:00Tina would have loved all those sunflower goodies ...Tina would have loved all those sunflower goodies you've posted for her! She touched so many lives...I can't stop smiling at the joy she brought to all of us.<br /><br />And then, of course, I tear up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-72829306690224553212014-09-08T16:16:58.597+02:002014-09-08T16:16:58.597+02:00I think she would have loved all these sunflowers ...I think she would have loved all these sunflowers as tribute to her memory. A sunflower for every person she touched. Life is Good. S. L. Hennessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514651403542719387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-39140762276339469942014-09-08T13:53:11.475+02:002014-09-08T13:53:11.475+02:00Lots of sunflowers for Tina, Anna. A lovely tribut...Lots of sunflowers for Tina, Anna. A lovely tribute.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-3576020454933066652014-09-08T06:59:45.094+02:002014-09-08T06:59:45.094+02:00Oh so many sunflowers. If Tina is watching all of ...Oh so many sunflowers. If Tina is watching all of us today, she must be smiling!Rhonda Albomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455873487349816911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-45506154571615755002014-09-08T03:32:54.053+02:002014-09-08T03:32:54.053+02:00I never knew her but having a friend pass away is ...I never knew her but having a friend pass away is always sad. But the beauty and brightness of these sunflowers pay her such a wonderful tribute.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15640511681168230116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-79998090652854669482014-09-08T03:05:01.845+02:002014-09-08T03:05:01.845+02:00Dear Lin,
Thanks for stopping by again!
I had so ...Dear Lin,<br />Thanks for stopping by again!<br /><br />I had so much in my mind that I thought I would write about Tina. But I'm not that good of a writer.<br /><br />Glad I still have you, Pally!<br /><br />AnnaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-23908084357740440952014-09-08T03:01:42.289+02:002014-09-08T03:01:42.289+02:00September 9th, 2014, 2:30 A.M.
Oh Alex,
I am sti...September 9th, 2014, 2:30 A.M.<br /><br />Oh Alex,<br /><br />I am still looking for the right words for this post. It is still Sunday in some parts of the world.<br />I may find them.<br /><br />Tina was so special to me because we were mirror images of each other, linguistically. Our lives were very different, but we had Sweden and the two languages, Swedish and English, as a common denominator.<br /><br />And besides that, Tina was such a likeable, well-balanced, and genuinely good person. I mean, she was a kind person, even when other people were not.<br /><br />She was good for me.<br /><br />I love her "From A to Z" from 2012; her postcards from Sweden. In one post she complained about the flats bottom sheets in Sweden that made bed-making so difficult, when she was growing up. I could report that there are now fitted bottom sheets here now. And there is a new Swedish word for them too - "dra-på-lakan", meaning literally "pull-on-sheets".<br /><br />I wish I could have helped her.<br /><br />It was a privilege to have "met" her, even if we only got to chat through comments on our blogs. I should have understood what might happen to her when she wrote in response to my stories about the my cat-population explosion, that she could not get anywhere near a cat because of her extremely bad asthma. She warned me to take care of my daughter, Elisabet, so that she does not get asthma.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />AnnaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17926688000745346961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-71415413432447568022014-09-08T02:56:16.741+02:002014-09-08T02:56:16.741+02:00Oh, that is so sad! May she find many sunflowers ...Oh, that is so sad! May she find many sunflowers in heaven.Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042143254001890567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1712353207460785993.post-36606861648967741472014-09-08T00:39:01.897+02:002014-09-08T00:39:01.897+02:00She wouldn't have known what to do with all of...She wouldn't have known what to do with all of those sunflowers!Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com