tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post7522166050101287213..comments2023-10-25T02:14:11.431-07:00Comments on Living Vicuriously, aka Pasadena Daily Photo, has moved.: The Mother DepartmentPetrea Burchardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-29849271915832645022009-05-11T10:08:00.000-07:002009-05-11T10:08:00.000-07:00Thanks, everyone.Thanks, everyone.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-58658295169900140922009-05-10T21:44:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:44:00.000-07:00Lovely, thoughtful commentary. Thank you.Lovely, thoughtful commentary. Thank you.Ms Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960193596384417988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-47778812765545549262009-05-10T21:13:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:13:00.000-07:00Beautiful tribute to every one of them (yo momma, ...Beautiful tribute to every one of them (yo momma, John!).USelainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551995221350532168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-57949742729157240322009-05-10T16:01:00.000-07:002009-05-10T16:01:00.000-07:00I love all these photos because of the little narr...I love all these photos because of the little narratives alive in each of them...on the faces, in the background, in the hand expressions. Just great!Linda Dovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02776352090489595324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-38109299844870013752009-05-10T11:47:00.000-07:002009-05-10T11:47:00.000-07:00I love sassy kids with spirit. Great portrait!I love sassy kids with spirit. Great portrait!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-52136167559853914362009-05-10T10:52:00.000-07:002009-05-10T10:52:00.000-07:00GinaB: Thank you for speaking the words about RCB ...GinaB: Thank you for speaking the words about RCB that I couldn't come up with today.<br /><br />Thanks, Cafe.<br /><br />Hi JJ!<br /><br />Dina, I think you must be a great grandma. It's cool to have an archaeologist in the family.<br /><br />Shell: Boz doesn't buy gifts either, but he's creative. He makes things for me all the time.<br /><br />Laurie, it's an easy role for me to play, I don't have to do much. I'm going to have to meet your very intelligent daughter one of these days.<br /><br />Come on over, Virginia. I'll get out the special dishes and bring out the good wine.<br /><br />Well said, Latino Heritage.<br /><br />Yes, J+P. Thank you for sharing.<br /><br />We have lots more, Susan C. All of them enchanting. These are the ones who come over most often. As for your sister-in-law, I hope they talked about that before the wedding. Certain surprises are no fun!Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-10829201811184661692009-05-10T07:29:00.000-07:002009-05-10T07:29:00.000-07:00Your neighbor children are in deed enchanting. Are...Your neighbor children are in deed enchanting. Are they the same tykes who were examining sidewalk bugs a few weeks ago?<br /><br />My sister-in-law was also very clear that motherhood was not for her, and she was taking no chances. Her husband had a vasectomy one week after the wedding.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-1973397306175762862009-05-10T06:56:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:56:00.000-07:00You talkin' 'bout my mother!?You talkin' 'bout my mother!?John Sandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08149954535616537207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-42366088927085653112009-05-10T06:24:00.001-07:002009-05-10T06:24:00.001-07:00Dame Janet Baker wrote that she felt that her care...Dame Janet Baker wrote that she felt that her career in opera would not allow her to give children the time and attention they needed. She knew that her art would not leave her be, so she chose not to have children. If we are lucky we get to listen to our hearts and minds making a choice that is best for us. Being an elder/mentor is something that we can all be whether or not we bear stretch marks.Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-28259675209229623122009-05-10T06:24:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:24:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-68728668075692956672009-05-10T06:14:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:14:00.000-07:00ginab: I must participate today. Rachael Ballenger...ginab: I must participate today. Rachael Ballenger Burchard gave us Petrea, whom you know and love, Gina, whom you know a little, Stuart, who is the best, smartest, handomest, and most successful brother in the world, and Margot, who takes care of us all, in her way. None of this would exist without Rachael's fierce determination to carve her own path, to write perfect poetry, to live with passionate integrity, to love unconditionally (as she understood it), and to never rest. We love you, RCB, and we miss you. Happy Mother's Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-43115954079841575822009-05-10T06:12:00.000-07:002009-05-10T06:12:00.000-07:00What a beautiful post Petrea. Thank you! Those cu...What a beautiful post Petrea. Thank you! Those cutie patooties are so adorable. I'll bet they love coming to your house. Come to think of it, I think I'd love to come to your house too! <br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-46386668411312863782009-05-10T02:58:00.000-07:002009-05-10T02:58:00.000-07:00Oh, I just adore you Petrea. What a wonderful pos...Oh, I just adore you Petrea. What a wonderful post. As for the role you play in kids' lives... I think it might just be cool fairy godmother! (Although my daughter still refers to you as "that pretty lady.")Laurie Alleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14460272282273523408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-58227493924149225642009-05-10T00:56:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:56:00.000-07:00A really beautiful post, Petrea - thank you! I al...A really beautiful post, Petrea - thank you! I always felt having kids was something other people did. We're very happy with our life. But I can still appreciate adorable kids when they happen along ... like our niece and nephew and the ones in your photos! {PS: The downside is that our kitties never get themselves organised to buy gifts on Mother's Day. Bummer.}Shell Sherreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477843748741838608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-44226521090132282002009-05-10T00:23:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:23:00.000-07:00Great neighbor pics.
I'm grateful that you explain...Great neighbor pics.<br />I'm grateful that you explained all this, Petrea. <br />It's sorta like my recent discovery that it would be nice if women could proceed directly into grandmotherhood.Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-31940928012986298112009-05-10T00:18:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:18:00.000-07:00I wasn't cut out for children of my own...but I ha...I wasn't cut out for children of my own...but I have 8 nieces and nephews who I love to bits. The neighbors, on the other hand? ; ) <br /><br />I'm in Temple City.J.J. in L.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14394864319127058771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067046564433930606.post-17285103876080803692009-05-10T00:12:00.000-07:002009-05-10T00:12:00.000-07:00Neighborhoods on the rise & alive have childre...Neighborhoods on the rise & alive have children.<br /><br />And, I've know people who were meant for parenthood but didn't go forward with it. Anyway, a disappointment for the resta us on this planet. If anyone should be parents it should be good, responsible people.<br /><br />Wunderful pics & Happy Mom's Day!Cafe Observerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10115520512264907360noreply@blogger.com