tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post1806068551400888612..comments2023-10-20T08:28:27.175-07:00Comments on Writerquake: Old Postcard Wednesday--The Old Charming Inn, Victoria, B.C.Lydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-35738022144584860302008-07-30T23:30:00.000-07:002008-07-30T23:30:00.000-07:00Carlos,I appreciate your thoughtful and kind comme...Carlos,<BR/>I appreciate your thoughtful and kind comments. Diving must be so spectacular; thanks for appreciating the underwater beauty for those of us who haven't done that!<BR/><BR/><BR/>DFTP,<BR/>Uncovering that Victoria B.C. history really was amazing; also, once again I'm thankful for YouTube! I do hear what you're saying about feeling inundated with family stories. After my mother passed away, I uncovered some mysterious and meaningful pieces of information about her and her family on my own. She'd given me solid background stories but never told me about these particular things, and I think that's because they didn't interest her - - - but they were and are fascinating to me!<BR/><BR/><BR/>WW and Francessa,<BR/>You both keyed in on the condo aspect of the piece, and I agree it was a total shame to replace the charming inn with that really ugly condo. And the price for the units? Ridiculous!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mibsy and Katie,<BR/>You both keyed in on the grandparent aspect of the piece. One thing I've enjoyed as an adult is developing my own "relationship" with my grandparents, long after their deaths, by discovering things about them that are special to me.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-4520723446164734952008-07-30T19:45:00.000-07:002008-07-30T19:45:00.000-07:00Delightful to see this postcard and read more abou...Delightful to see this postcard and read more about your grandparents. It's so nice to have such a solid connection to one's past. I too was heartbroken to see such a beautiful inn being knocked down. Sigh.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05017577882203582185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-18347580652611306322008-07-30T18:56:00.000-07:002008-07-30T18:56:00.000-07:00The views from the Rudyard Kipling building are wo...The views from the Rudyard Kipling building are wonderful - the condo is not!! Ugly thing! What a shame that charming inn couldn't have been preserved. It looks so stable and cozy!francessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12444610284524067406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-27163801908162981052008-07-30T06:12:00.000-07:002008-07-30T06:12:00.000-07:00Beautiful old inn, I was sad to see it demolished!...Beautiful old inn, I was sad to see it demolished! My grandfather also had the moving bug just as you describe, always moving his family to a "better" place. Hey, this gives me an idea for a post...someday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-20981448293756331362008-07-30T06:01:00.000-07:002008-07-30T06:01:00.000-07:00For a condo!?!? Argh.......I much rather stay at t...For a condo!?!? Argh.......I much rather stay at that quaint little inn.Wayfaring Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02601279315250019787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-12066860318399000192008-07-30T04:26:00.000-07:002008-07-30T04:26:00.000-07:00I think the joy of history is to discover it yours...I think the joy of history is to discover it yourself - it must have been amazing to find this postcard and then discover the history of the associated place.<BR/><BR/>In my family i've had 30 years of my great-grandfather this-and-that to the point where i didn't want to know anymore. I don't think my dad will ever understand that he should just have left me to discover it myself!Don't Feed The Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380146661526476947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4039445774186145767.post-33447194336732813742008-07-30T02:23:00.000-07:002008-07-30T02:23:00.000-07:00It is always interesting to know about our grandpa...It is always interesting to know about our grandparents' past. Yes, the ink is beautiful and so must have been the eyes. By the way, I understand perfectly how it feels when you say in your profile that you had a dream of being seated at the bottom of lake Tahoe. I have dived often and staying there watching surface from below is one of the most beautiful and peaceful experiences in this world. I do like your profile words.Carlos Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393873418988633512noreply@blogger.com