tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post6056652393750023308..comments2024-02-26T00:40:54.494-08:00Comments on Helen Tilston Painter: Buy only what you lovehelen tilstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-35774283023631703442014-01-15T17:14:24.735-08:002014-01-15T17:14:24.735-08:00Hello Jane
Lovely to hear from you. I have been ...Hello Jane<br /><br />Lovely to hear from you. I have been thinking of you. Your mother's dress must be very special and how delighted she must be that three generations have worn it with joy.<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-84644260012870259512014-01-15T17:14:03.144-08:002014-01-15T17:14:03.144-08:00Helen, what a sweet story. I am glad you got to k...Helen, what a sweet story. I am glad you got to know Aunt Mary and was able to give her something she treasured.cedarmerefarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884226522131587799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-36254570733397258202014-01-15T09:09:57.190-08:002014-01-15T09:09:57.190-08:00Happy New Year, Helen. Wow, this is such a lovely ...Happy New Year, Helen. Wow, this is such a lovely story, the perfect grace note to start my day on. Such a lovely illustration of the power of being thoughtful and kind, and how much giving things away can actually bring back to us. <br /><br />I hope that the year is off to a good start for you, and that it is full of creativity, love and joy! XOXOI Dream Ofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09128941467748295555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-15986676965850308132014-01-13T01:57:16.763-08:002014-01-13T01:57:16.763-08:00Dear Helen, what a lovely thought. Your love of yo...Dear Helen, what a lovely thought. Your love of your Aunt and the pleasure a really beautiful piece of clothing can give. My Mother had a beautiful evening dress, now worn by me and then my daughter, it made us all feel so lucky to share it. Happy 2014. JaneJane the Bookladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674464753702292288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-72009001081869320112014-01-10T20:36:43.866-08:002014-01-10T20:36:43.866-08:00Hello Jane
She was very special Jane and in some ...Hello Jane<br /><br />She was very special Jane and in some ways was like a big child in her joy and generosity.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting. I have been involved in art projects and miss visiting my blogging friends. I shall visit your shortly<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-54311584417243949382014-01-10T20:34:44.315-08:002014-01-10T20:34:44.315-08:00Hello Jackie
You have me blushing. Thank you and...Hello Jackie<br /><br />You have me blushing. Thank you and I know you say it with kindness.<br />I, too, love hearing from you and visiting your blog. It is wonderful to have had our paths cross.<br /><br />Happy new year<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />Helenxxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-54246323202342387852014-01-10T20:33:21.531-08:002014-01-10T20:33:21.531-08:00Hello Dore
Thank you for your New Year wishes and...Hello Dore<br /><br />Thank you for your New Year wishes and I return them to you twofold.<br /><br />I have seen pictures of Hannah, she is a beauty and I can see her delicate looks, I wish he good health always<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-36547855652436036552014-01-10T20:32:00.007-08:002014-01-10T20:32:00.007-08:00Dear Loi
Your comment is beautifully worded and I...Dear Loi<br /><br />Your comment is beautifully worded and I am flattered.<br /><br />Thank you for the good wishes and I return the joys of the New Year to you and yours<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-80603438848794687572014-01-10T20:31:02.376-08:002014-01-10T20:31:02.376-08:00Dear Anita
I so well understand your decision to ...Dear Anita<br /><br />I so well understand your decision to return to teaching. Art is a long journey and look at poor Van Gogh who is a prime example of the time and effort needed. Yes, some rush to the front of the line and seem to make it often, for a short time. You are wise. I love your writing<br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-68247847663442293212014-01-10T09:38:14.192-08:002014-01-10T09:38:14.192-08:00What a simply lovely thing to do for your Auntie H...What a simply lovely thing to do for your Auntie Helen! No doubt not only did she wear it because she loved its style but also because she could feel your love wrapped within its sumptuous folds too.<br /><br />Sending hugs Helen,<br />JaneHalf-heard in the Stillnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840301617199033576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-50266589704333684952014-01-09T16:12:33.392-08:002014-01-09T16:12:33.392-08:00Oh Helen,
What a touching and poignant story …… it...Oh Helen,<br />What a touching and poignant story …… it really did bring a tear to my eye in a joyful way. I know that you won't want me to say it but, it just shows what a lovely and kind person you are ….. what joy you brought to your Aunt Mary by that one kind gesture.<br />I am so pleased that our lives have crossed through blogging. Much love. XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-75900701126812474092014-01-08T19:12:57.812-08:002014-01-08T19:12:57.812-08:00Dear Elizabeth
A very Happy New Year in return to...Dear Elizabeth<br /><br />A very Happy New Year in return to you too.<br /><br />It is a joy to visit your blog and hear what you have been doing.<br /><br />Have a great week<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-19170505320243118732014-01-08T19:11:03.173-08:002014-01-08T19:11:03.173-08:00Dearest ASD
Your kind words on my writing are much...Dearest ASD<br />Your kind words on my writing are much appreciated. Oh it would be such a joy to have the gift of Chekov or our own talent with the pen. How sweet of you to give such a beautiful present to your grandmother and how she treasures it. I can just see her visit it in her drawer and admire it with her other treasures. <br />I have been admiring Helen Allingham's paintings again thanks for the introduction. Your blog and comments always teach me something new.<br /><br />Wishing you the joys and blessings of 2014<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-22003246259718672792014-01-07T13:00:50.430-08:002014-01-07T13:00:50.430-08:00Beautiful post Helen,
As for your aunt Mary's ...Beautiful post Helen,<br />As for your aunt Mary's home life so touching to our hearts of hearts.<br />Love her cottage history, as for delicate in looks or a health reference my family calls my daughter Hannah delicate in both these ways.<br /><br />Thank you for visiting me so soon in the New Year. <br />Happy New Year to you and all the NewNess to follow you.<br /><br />Xx<br />Doré Burlap Luxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16134718817693134037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-18767082282710622682014-01-04T11:28:33.810-08:002014-01-04T11:28:33.810-08:00Dear Helen,
Thank you for sharing this story. In a...Dear Helen,<br />Thank you for sharing this story. In addition to you and your Aunt Mary, this coat has touched us all - your readers. Beautifully told! Happy New Year!<br />Warm greetings,<br />LoiWoodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-57126122806308406592014-01-03T03:23:33.367-08:002014-01-03T03:23:33.367-08:00Good morning Helen! Thank you for coming to visit ...Good morning Helen! Thank you for coming to visit my post, and a Happy New Year to you! Another journey of blogging I hope will keep all of us busy and inspired! I won't give up on my writing interest, NO WAY! But I did have to stop my art of profit since the economy the way it is demands that I return to full-time teaching, leaving no room to spend the hours necessary to keep up with Etsy orders. One must make priorities, and work, family and writing are about all I can handle!<br /><br />Wishing you peace and great happiness in 2014! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-27074813193278510662014-01-02T19:45:59.863-08:002014-01-02T19:45:59.863-08:00Helen,
A happy New Year to you! I hope that you ...Helen, <br /><br />A happy New Year to you! I hope that you are well and have had a wonderful Christmas holiday filled with time well spent with family and friends. <br /><br />I LOVE this post, as I read it I could almost picture the cottage and your Aunt Mary. She was obviously a very special person and I am sure that she enjoyed that coat as much as you did giving it to her and then wearing it in return.<br /><br />I hope that you have a blessed New Year. Thank you for your always kind comments and encouragement.<br /><br />xo ElizabethElizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-39571285712111181962014-01-02T15:39:28.976-08:002014-01-02T15:39:28.976-08:00Dear Jessica
Lovely to see you here. I did love ...Dear Jessica<br /><br />Lovely to see you here. I did love the coat and still felt the same about it when it was returned to me. Some items are just stylish and classic.<br />The belted waist, fit my 25" waist perfectly. Oh to have that waist line today..We can always make New Year's resolutions! Hee<br /><br />Wishing you the joys of 2014<br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-54520384592614386622014-01-02T15:36:15.926-08:002014-01-02T15:36:15.926-08:00Hello Anita
I do agree with you about Irish cotta...Hello Anita<br /><br />I do agree with you about Irish cottages, someone said they look like they just emerged from the earth and they fit so beautifully with the colours of Ireland and the magnificent Irish skies.. Thank you for your visits and friendship and I am very much looking forward to a lots of joy in 2014.<br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-36838502439739210212014-01-02T15:34:24.964-08:002014-01-02T15:34:24.964-08:00Dear Jeanne
I love you late father's term &quo...Dear Jeanne<br />I love you late father's term "ticked pick". It truly expresses the feeling of gratitude and joy.<br />She was easy to love and to coin one of my father's sayings "she wouldn't hurt a fly"<br />Wishing you a marvelous time in Australia with you family this holidays season.<br />To a great year with lots of adventures.<br /><br />Helenxxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-51180345704923405262014-01-02T01:08:41.092-08:002014-01-02T01:08:41.092-08:00My dearest Helen,
Happy New Year. Hope you had a ...My dearest Helen,<br /><br />Happy New Year. Hope you had a good Christmas.<br /><br />I love the story of your Aunt Mary and it's beautifully written. Its like reading a short story by Chekov or a character from Little Women. I'm sure that Aunt Mary was very touched by your thoughtful gift. I gave a beautiful throw as a Christmas present to my grandmother. But she never wears it - she feels it's too good to be wearing it. She keeps it in its original condition in one of her drawers along side all her laces and crochets that she received as gifts over the years from different family members. She said she doesn't want any dirty paw marks from her dog on her cashmere throw. <br /><br />The cottage is just a picture perfect cottage, straight out from Helen Allingham's paintings. <br /><br />Wishing you a wonderful year of love, peace and happiness xxx<br /><br />Best wishes, ASD A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-22815341744967773052014-01-01T23:22:57.600-08:002014-01-01T23:22:57.600-08:00Oh, what a bittersweet story Helen. It's lovel...Oh, what a bittersweet story Helen. It's lovely that you got the coat back and have been able to cherish it yourself, knowing how much Aunt Mary enjoyed it such a special gift.<br />Wishing you every blessing, joy, and happiness in 2014...♥<br />xo J~24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-26068774777436690302013-12-30T21:21:25.275-08:002013-12-30T21:21:25.275-08:00Thank you for visiting.
It is always a joy to read...Thank you for visiting.<br />It is always a joy to read your blog<br />Wishing you the joys and goodness of 2014<br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-36343061404391804162013-12-30T21:20:44.940-08:002013-12-30T21:20:44.940-08:00Dear Madelief
Thank you for your good wishes. I w...Dear Madelief<br />Thank you for your good wishes. I wish you and your daughters a very Happy New Year and peace and goodness in 2014.<br /><br />Yes it was comforting to wear the coat and know it had kept Mary warm.<br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4571340508841427418.post-33247570209130132352013-12-30T06:06:52.723-08:002013-12-30T06:06:52.723-08:00Dearest Helen,
That cottage is sublime. I love th...Dearest Helen,<br /><br />That cottage is sublime. I love the architecture of the Irish dwellings, but more so, the STORIES behind them. Your Aunt Mary sounds a lot like my mother....so many stories to tell, but I love how you caressed this coat until it was no longer able to stand. So telling....<br /><br />Thank you so much for coming to visit me. I had the most splendid time revisiting my origins. It was extremely refreshing to see the ocean again, and to see my long-lost elders INSIDE OF US, the cousins that remain.<br /><br />Peace and beauty to you in 2014! AnitaCastles Crowns and Cottageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780241008313365707noreply@blogger.com