tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post1041424925082261501..comments2024-03-19T07:27:18.687-07:00Comments on Red Cardinal: FAREWELL MADIBAPatriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-6480846423344080292013-12-08T13:48:24.854-08:002013-12-08T13:48:24.854-08:00An extraordinary man, whose like we shan't see...An extraordinary man, whose like we shan't see again in our lifetimes. I can still remember being rivetted to the TV coverage of his release from Robben Island in 1990 and have been ever more deeply impressed by his achievements since. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-11202683605480633802013-12-08T13:29:35.845-08:002013-12-08T13:29:35.845-08:00It might take me a while. I need to find the right...It might take me a while. I need to find the right 'voice'!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-89956447668857298592013-12-08T02:26:08.414-08:002013-12-08T02:26:08.414-08:00Val, it must have been an amazing time in 1994 whe...Val, it must have been an amazing time in 1994 when Mandela became President. I look forward to reading your post very much. He will never be forgotten.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-40084224373693854482013-12-08T02:23:01.099-08:002013-12-08T02:23:01.099-08:00He was a very unique personality, and will go down...He was a very unique personality, and will go down in history.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-83573380017670319152013-12-08T01:08:08.536-08:002013-12-08T01:08:08.536-08:00Thank you for this, Patricia. I am working on a Ma...Thank you for this, Patricia. I am working on a Madiba post myself. I was there in 1994, so his passing fills me with deep sadness. Bless him always for what he did for South Africa.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-12161183998301801392013-12-07T23:49:51.973-08:002013-12-07T23:49:51.973-08:00Such a great loss.Such a great loss.greenthumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067004547876814633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-15944824256610829572013-12-07T17:34:20.930-08:002013-12-07T17:34:20.930-08:00Red roses are the best, Sheri. That bouquet was a...Red roses are the best, Sheri. That bouquet was a birthday gift from my son. I am sure there will be many, many flowers of Nelson Mandela this week. Happy weekend to you too!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-90789154365450608532013-12-07T17:33:17.445-08:002013-12-07T17:33:17.445-08:00Thank you Shell, I am sure the tributes will flow ...Thank you Shell, I am sure the tributes will flow over the next week.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-78533967087921130272013-12-07T17:32:47.108-08:002013-12-07T17:32:47.108-08:00Yes, Beryl, his political activist wife keep up th...Yes, Beryl, his political activist wife keep up the fight all those years. Sadly the long separation took its toll and the marriage broke up shortly after his release. He married again apparently happily, for the last 15 years. There was also a first wife from when he was quite young. I wonder if all 3 of them will attend the funeral.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-26791210257256305702013-12-07T17:30:48.426-08:002013-12-07T17:30:48.426-08:00Yes, I agree Kristie, he was such a shining exampl...Yes, I agree Kristie, he was such a shining example of the importance and value of forgiveness.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-18159590829388187142013-12-07T17:30:09.593-08:002013-12-07T17:30:09.593-08:00Darla, it was - the choir sang very well indeed; I...Darla, it was - the choir sang very well indeed; I think everyone was thinking about Mandela.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-8558138352369987792013-12-07T16:04:07.112-08:002013-12-07T16:04:07.112-08:00This is a nice post to remember Nelson Mandela, Pa...This is a nice post to remember Nelson Mandela, Patricia. And what better flower to display than the red rose? <br /><br />Enjoy your weekend, dear.<br /><br />Love,<br />~SheriRed Rose Alleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685747099912989862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-77363180909021209102013-12-07T14:33:06.508-08:002013-12-07T14:33:06.508-08:00A very thoughtful post Patricia, RIP Nelson. - She...A very thoughtful post Patricia, RIP Nelson. - Shell - A Darlings NestShellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12181670307770106289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-16006528652710610862013-12-07T13:41:38.318-08:002013-12-07T13:41:38.318-08:00Very interesting! And didn't he have a wife, ...Very interesting! And didn't he have a wife, Willie, who waited all those years he was in prison? If anything, she was more famous in America for trying to keep his work alive while he was imprisoned. Berylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08386043271411304736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-19220469727309251092013-12-07T06:58:13.454-08:002013-12-07T06:58:13.454-08:00He was a man who accomplished something very few a...He was a man who accomplished something very few are able to - forgiveness for what had been done to him. kristieinbchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620113214111945592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-84976571776556048232013-12-07T02:52:41.323-08:002013-12-07T02:52:41.323-08:00Nice tribute Patricia. It must have been moving t...Nice tribute Patricia. It must have been moving to sing in the choir in honor of such a great man.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-83186683162966496822013-12-06T17:57:32.282-08:002013-12-06T17:57:32.282-08:00Absolutely, indeed he was, Rosemary.Absolutely, indeed he was, Rosemary.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-42352546346377663742013-12-06T17:57:15.916-08:002013-12-06T17:57:15.916-08:00Very inspirational Sanda. I read Long Walk to Fre...Very inspirational Sanda. I read Long Walk to Freedom years ago, and was so impressed. Will have to re-read now.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-44268946402743623422013-12-06T04:43:02.116-08:002013-12-06T04:43:02.116-08:00A legend in his own lifetime.A legend in his own lifetime.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1579555037165364084.post-52108701562909906192013-12-06T04:15:11.736-08:002013-12-06T04:15:11.736-08:00An amazing man and one whose place in history is h...An amazing man and one whose place in history is high. Very inspirational man. sandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355232032181406759noreply@blogger.com