tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post3960854367233975762..comments2024-03-06T22:56:55.030-06:00Comments on A Gathering Place: ~IVY GREEN and LESSONS LEARNED~Rebecca Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14662129266792835433noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-22880859408508292722010-10-15T19:29:23.186-05:002010-10-15T19:29:23.186-05:00It would not sadden me one bit to live in her home...It would not sadden me one bit to live in her home. Not for one second. Those beautiful dresses, with a few pounds lost of course, would be wonderful to wear wouldn't they? Times were so simple back in those days and yet very hard to live in. Her story is filled with all the human emotion one can possibly have and yet she still at long last, filled with love! I love her story but I really take heart with her journey. Hugs. TammyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-5410290267991749572010-10-15T18:50:54.640-05:002010-10-15T18:50:54.640-05:00Thanks for sharing. It reminded me of our two visi...Thanks for sharing. It reminded me of our two visits to Ivy Green. We would stop on our way from Virginia to Mississippi. Loved visiting this peaceful place. Thanks for brining up great memories.morninglorycottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04464399620565474031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-50414205789996224842010-10-15T18:08:54.671-05:002010-10-15T18:08:54.671-05:00HELLO SWEETIE,
WOW WHAT AN AWESOME TOUR MY FRIEND...HELLO SWEETIE,<br /><br />WOW WHAT AN AWESOME TOUR MY FRIEND!! I SO ENJOYED MYSELF :) I ADORE HER CHRISTENING GOWN, HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS!!!<br /><br />SMILES~MARIMarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18091993268634340359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-85072588672541238432010-10-15T16:28:58.775-05:002010-10-15T16:28:58.775-05:00As I said before, I truly appreciate the tour. I t...As I said before, I truly appreciate the tour. I think the thing that really brought Helen to life to me today was seeing the photos of the actual clothes she wore.Oklahoma Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053304659210754009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-6061764473155609732010-10-15T15:12:12.977-05:002010-10-15T15:12:12.977-05:00Hi Rebecca...
How wonderful! I loved seeing the ...Hi Rebecca...<br /><br />How wonderful! I loved seeing the tour of your trip.<br /><br />Did your family feel the shakin' in your area while you were gone? I didn't know Oklahoma even HAD earthquakes.... We have so many faults here in on the Pacific coast...<br /><br />Huggies,<br />Spencer{Bellamere Cottage}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17808685184476519297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-2368046360058235192010-10-15T14:36:01.403-05:002010-10-15T14:36:01.403-05:00Thank you so much for the last couple of posts. I ...Thank you so much for the last couple of posts. I have Multiplle Sclerosis, and I get very frustrated on days when I can't do embroidery or crazy quilting. But when I remember how much Helen Keller achieved, it makes me feel so humble BlessingsLesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792334803144890605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-36943794491230507752010-10-15T13:41:47.036-05:002010-10-15T13:41:47.036-05:00Hi Rebecca,
Oh I have loved reading your posts fro...Hi Rebecca,<br />Oh I have loved reading your posts from the home of Helen Keller. I simply adore her and always have since seeing the movie as a child and reading about her in school.<br />She is an amazing women!!<br />Love all your pics shared and the pic of the cotton brought back many wonderful memories from our life in West Texas. We were surrounded in the 80's by cotton fields and it was just lovely to view. So glad you got to also see these gorgeous cotton fields.<br /><br />So enjoyed your posts and seeing pretty you having a wonderful time in a dream come true.<br /><br />Hope you have a great weekend. Are you busy??? Should I ask??? LOL It is crazy right now and busy is an understatement, but had to stop by and say hello and glad you are back and had a great time.<br /><br />Love to you my creative friend!!<br />Blessings, Celestina MarieCelestina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10021633519525822335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-85659391470066471532010-10-15T11:46:19.133-05:002010-10-15T11:46:19.133-05:00Hi Rebecca!
What a thoughtful, wonderful post! Hel...Hi Rebecca!<br />What a thoughtful, wonderful post! Helen Keller was an amazing, beautiful woman and I am glad to have seen more of her through your blog. <br />As I have a sister that is deaf, Helen Keller's story has resounded through our whole family.<br />Thanks so much for sharing!<br />xo<br />lynnAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639585542870213565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-91108783737456561672010-10-15T07:21:50.116-05:002010-10-15T07:21:50.116-05:00Rebecca, Helen had the most amazing and far reachi...Rebecca, Helen had the most amazing and far reaching life.<br />Thanks for the wonderful fieldtrip to Ivy Green.<br />I especially loved seeing the china (because I'll never forget that scene), the old photo and her christening gown.<br />I'm sure you had the most wonderful time.<br />What a lovely visit.<br />YvonneYvonne @ StoneGablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071383858803336708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-84651816990558060472010-10-15T00:29:15.481-05:002010-10-15T00:29:15.481-05:00I love the picture of the cotton fields. We use t...I love the picture of the cotton fields. We use to grow cotton in the desert but it got Pink Bowlworm and we plant very little now - but it is beautiful to see it all fluffy and white and soft. I use to use it on Christmas pressnts tied in a bow or take the cotton out of the bowl and spray the bowl gold and add tiny ornaments to it...We use to find lots of ways to decorate with cotton. Jil use to make darling little angel ornaments using really fresh fluffy cotton bowls. Years ago they would sell for $5.00 each.......Hugs, Paulinefannipaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862932165828658544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-76295705913382681542010-10-14T22:11:01.914-05:002010-10-14T22:11:01.914-05:00What a great post and tour! Those clothes are amaz...What a great post and tour! Those clothes are amazing.Dawn Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11738975580656220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-8527988842213649202010-10-14T20:18:04.602-05:002010-10-14T20:18:04.602-05:00When I was a youg girl, there was a cotton field i...When I was a youg girl, there was a cotton field in front of our house. I used to want to go out there and pick some of that cotton, but my mother had to do it when she was a girl and said that her daughter was not going to do it. So I never experienced the back breaking job, for which I am thankful now that I am older and "wiser"! But as I grew older, it made me thankful that I did not HAVE to do that! God is so good and has blessed us so much. I'm thankful to Him for the lessons we learn from other's lives like Helen Keller.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390800085540275327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-43452364518860810072010-10-14T19:51:21.048-05:002010-10-14T19:51:21.048-05:00HI REBECCA'''WHEN I WAS A GIRL,MY DAD ...HI REBECCA'''WHEN I WAS A GIRL,MY DAD PLANTED COTTON....MY MOM AND 3 BROTHERS AND I HAD TO PULL 1 ROW DOWN AND 1 ROW BACK...IT WAS 20 ACRES LENTH LONG''FASTER YOU GET IT DONE THE QUICKER I COULD GO TO THE HOUSE'''I DID'NT LIKE IT AT ALL... ENJOYED LOOKING AT THE COTTON.. AND READING ABOUT YOUR TRIP., YOU DESERVED IT..YES IT IS HARD WORK... HANDS GET SCRATCHED AND SORE AND SORE BACK.. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.. LOHOMAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-62345712062434717052010-10-14T19:40:30.802-05:002010-10-14T19:40:30.802-05:00I'm just catching up on my blogging, and these...I'm just catching up on my blogging, and these last two posts are SO interesting. What a beautiful home Helen Keller lived in. How said that she could not see the wonderful light that filled it. I suspect she could feel it, though.<br /><br />It's fun to see a picture of you too. I love your earrings. :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-14251291074401269012010-10-14T19:19:09.124-05:002010-10-14T19:19:09.124-05:00What a wonderful post and tour. Helen Keller'...What a wonderful post and tour. Helen Keller's Home and her life is fascinating.<br /><br />hugs<br />SissieSissie's Shabby Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01142205878984008123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-55039073198773221702010-10-14T18:59:17.050-05:002010-10-14T18:59:17.050-05:00Thanks for sharing with us. I do believe that thin...Thanks for sharing with us. I do believe that things are all mapped out for us by our great heavenly father. All we have to do is to trust and obey...one of our favorite songs at church, too! ♥♫Marilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116154641827479893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-69845352823339086452010-10-14T17:47:27.680-05:002010-10-14T17:47:27.680-05:00Rebecca, everything you wrote here is charming and...Rebecca, everything you wrote here is charming and true, and I liked visiting Helen Keller's home with you, via this post. I think of God-incidence and not co-incidence. God often puts things together for us.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-61617633246604321472010-10-14T17:40:15.134-05:002010-10-14T17:40:15.134-05:00I love everything you've shared about your tri...I love everything you've shared about your trip. I am a FIRM believer in "confirmation" of prayers. The confirmation isn't always clear but sometimes right before our eyes. The sign you saw reading your business name was your confirmation my friend. I'm glad your eyes and heart were open to seeing it.<br />LOVE your little Santas BTW!<br />xo<br />RoselleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197509594830795439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-22621469691582139462010-10-14T16:41:51.357-05:002010-10-14T16:41:51.357-05:00Thank you Rebecca for sharing the history and phot...Thank you Rebecca for sharing the history and photos. We truly are blessed indeed! I'm so happy that you were able to fulfil one of your dreams and go to Helen's childhood home. What an experience!<br /><br />Blessings,<br />SandiSandi@ Rose Chintz Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415214311003251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-24370013519392663412010-10-14T16:36:25.480-05:002010-10-14T16:36:25.480-05:00Dear, Sweet Rebecca,
I wish I could just reach ou...Dear, Sweet Rebecca,<br /><br />I wish I could just reach out and give you a big hug! You ARE exactly where you are meant to be-which means you are part of MY life too! I am so glad I came and found you here- xxoo DianaNanaDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298962791700019785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-52950781720686832122010-10-14T16:23:33.726-05:002010-10-14T16:23:33.726-05:00What a wonderful trip you had! I loved the picture...What a wonderful trip you had! I loved the pictures of her home. Nice to put her in her home, in my mind. KitKithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821207596562393224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-57259897399419570802010-10-14T16:03:31.183-05:002010-10-14T16:03:31.183-05:00Yes indeed my Sister you are right exactally where...Yes indeed my Sister you are right exactally where you should be. What a wonderful trip and time of reflection. Miss K would love to see that play I am sure.<br />DebbieMosaic Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715004978582753127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-12621177651621522222010-10-14T15:59:25.418-05:002010-10-14T15:59:25.418-05:00Dear Rebecca,
So glad you have shared this with us...Dear Rebecca,<br />So glad you have shared this with us!<br />This is really neat. I enjoy historical places and the museums.<br /><br />How wonderful for you to get to visit this fine place!!!<br /><br />I like what you have said about our mighty God.<br />God bless,<br />d from homehavenDeannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019741103496608961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-49053210615573740282010-10-14T15:49:53.438-05:002010-10-14T15:49:53.438-05:00We are truly blessed! Thank you for continueing to...We are truly blessed! Thank you for continueing to share Helen's life with us. And yes we do have it so easy. The cotton is beautiful to me too even though I see it all the time here in southern Alabama. My mother has actually hand picked cotton back when she was a young girl. I love reading books from that time period too.Corahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11017358295216513868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934579070684149103.post-59037819370571352652010-10-14T15:16:27.510-05:002010-10-14T15:16:27.510-05:00Since your last post I learned a lot about Helen K...Since your last post I learned a lot about Helen Keller, she was a remarkable woman, who met some famous and interesting people, also I found lovely old photographs of her on the internet also when she was a grand old lady in her eighties. Thank you for sharing this trip with us. Sometimes I just put one or two branches with cotton in a vase, so sereen looks just like snowballs.<br /><br />Warm regards, CarinaCaatjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443841948245828162noreply@blogger.com