tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post8857655020625560661..comments2024-02-04T22:48:07.662-08:00Comments on FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK: OLD BARN SITTING ALONE ON A BEAUTIFUL DAYFolkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-38536405731553525852010-04-05T10:48:44.457-07:002010-04-05T10:48:44.457-07:00Darcy -- excellent comment -- gray is so beautiful...Darcy -- excellent comment -- gray is so beautiful -- thanks for the comment -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-84905610185689311352010-04-05T10:34:40.673-07:002010-04-05T10:34:40.673-07:00I wish more women would allow their hair to age to...I wish more women would allow their hair to age to a beautiful gray just as the boards on your barn have been allowed to do. To let true beauty show.Darcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13474895637619727452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-60120246985935558492010-04-04T07:24:02.918-07:002010-04-04T07:24:02.918-07:00Elora -- I appreciate your words. An example of ol...Elora -- I appreciate your words. An example of older folks still going and growing strong with mind spirit is that they are users of the internet by 70% of their population. They are almost on par with the younger folks and at the bottom of the rung are the middle-aged. When people first started using the internet I thought this will be a difficult transition for elders -- but I was wrong as proven by this latest info from NPR. Love to be proven wrong. <br /><br />Thanks again for all the stories you mention in your comments -- i find them fascinating. -- barbaraFolkways Note Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-91190732522821433072010-04-04T05:15:04.357-07:002010-04-04T05:15:04.357-07:00Oh, how true, Barbara! Now that I'm getting o...Oh, how true, Barbara! Now that I'm getting older, I pay more attention, I guess, to how the world in general "treats" us elders! I remember my mother commenting about various visitors we had when i was a child, from time to time saying, "Oh, he's/she's 'such a character.' It wasn't said said in a very complimentary tone, but rather, as if that person was a curiosity, an oddity, mostly "elderly" but with still some life left in them! She didn't mean to be dismissive, but in a way, "characterizing" someone as being "a character" had that effect. Strangely, her judgment was applied to those who had lived long enough to be called "elderly" and still had personality, verve, curiosity, and a sparkle in their eye. That person was "a real character." Today, we might even call them the "real deal." The funny part is that later in life, my mother was called "a real character" by those who knew her! I hope I am working toward the same designation, although nobody so far has called me a "real character..." YET!<br /><br />Thank you for this lovely post! Love it!<br />EloraElorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04579555623060708938noreply@blogger.com