tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post5327427338036647612..comments2024-03-19T14:58:49.197-05:00Comments on Pats Posts: Sepia Saturday Week 16 Click here to link to other Sepia Saturday postersAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-14001629416039178812010-03-22T10:30:39.001-05:002010-03-22T10:30:39.001-05:00as I wrote about my granpap I recalled how very h...as I wrote about my granpap I recalled how very happy he was, no matter what...Thanks to the comment about 'whatever" from now on when I say, "whatever" I will remember his Polish proverb too! Actually as I recall all my old relatives were very happy people; they had little financial wealth but they enjoyed whatever came to their lives. They all worked very hard and perhaps were enriched that way to enjoy the moment before it passes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-3020519968135376642010-03-22T07:08:15.943-05:002010-03-22T07:08:15.943-05:00Wonderfully informative post. What I like in parti...Wonderfully informative post. What I like in particular is the pose your grandfather seems to adopt in all the photographs. It's a kind of visual interpretation of his favourite saying. I suppose the modern equivalent is "whatever". Strong, resolute and relaxed in the face of whatever life might throw at him.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-72117247868688616012010-03-21T12:33:10.451-05:002010-03-21T12:33:10.451-05:00What a wonderful and touching story. Teofil sounds...What a wonderful and touching story. Teofil sounds like a great guy. I get the sense from all of these pictures that he was a lot of fun to be around, feisty, fun-spirited, and warm-hearted. You can just see the twinkle in his eye.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-3377501688144752912010-03-20T20:09:37.021-05:002010-03-20T20:09:37.021-05:00These memories make you ever so wealthy. What a ri...These memories make you ever so wealthy. What a rich world you strolled through!!! You can visit it any time you want to..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-40483536386031567792010-03-20T20:08:52.215-05:002010-03-20T20:08:52.215-05:00To Barbara and Meri, I am who I am today thanks ...To Barbara and Meri, I am who I am today thanks to my wonderful grandparents and an aunt. I have been blessed to have had them in my life and treasure all their stories that I keep in my heart. I love sharing these on Sepia. I cannot even imagine integrating himself as my Granpap did...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-16163452672583183452010-03-20T17:33:05.701-05:002010-03-20T17:33:05.701-05:00This man lived by sheer will power. What drive he ...This man lived by sheer will power. What drive he had, coming to a strange land to make his way, not even speaking the language. Great stories to pass down.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-40625694515768948112010-03-20T16:52:52.935-05:002010-03-20T16:52:52.935-05:00I wish I could remember my grandparents as well as...I wish I could remember my grandparents as well as you remember yours. Isn't it fascinating that through Sepia Saturday we find that everyone's family has wonderful stories.North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-24157410423274461022010-03-20T15:24:33.793-05:002010-03-20T15:24:33.793-05:00What a great thing to have so many memories. Your ...What a great thing to have so many memories. Your grandfather kept his name and it was changed to make it easier for us foreigners over here. I really liked all the photos that you shared.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-8939510873161171762010-03-20T10:00:53.764-05:002010-03-20T10:00:53.764-05:00What an amazing life and an amazing man. My wife&#...What an amazing life and an amazing man. My wife's maternal great grand father was also a miner in Scotland. He died of black lung disease. So we know about the hardships of working in mines. The miners really needed the Union to defend them.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824632356834631279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-51183010216954686792010-03-20T09:33:35.689-05:002010-03-20T09:33:35.689-05:00really great history you've written about your...really great history you've written about your grandfather. <br />Makes me a bit sad, I don't think most young men are nearly as hard-working and kind todayRhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898829593961271218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-28933717525264034532010-03-20T07:08:10.616-05:002010-03-20T07:08:10.616-05:00I would like to have known your grandfather! You h...I would like to have known your grandfather! You have done a wonderful job making him live for us.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6733427454505364336.post-34472298429766938572010-03-20T05:09:24.957-05:002010-03-20T05:09:24.957-05:00What a full and interesting life Teofil led! He wa...What a full and interesting life Teofil led! He was obviously a very determined and hard-working character who has a special place in your memories. The photographs are really good, especially the way they trace his life through the years.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.com