tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post4059979757131992166..comments2023-03-31T08:26:17.996-07:00Comments on Hanging On My Word: Swords to PloughsharesLittle Nellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-81863015206593587832013-09-25T02:33:32.380-07:002013-09-25T02:33:32.380-07:00I grew some of those roses on the terrace of my fi...I grew some of those roses on the terrace of my first downtown apartment, seen here at the bottom: <br />http://www.ticklebear4u.com/2012/04/sepia-saturday-110.html <br />Nice to recycle something from war time into something useful. <br />Lovely picture. <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-78105570163101238102013-09-24T12:24:59.678-07:002013-09-24T12:24:59.678-07:00It is such a beautiful rose.It is such a beautiful rose.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-15644143836936799622013-09-24T08:12:21.900-07:002013-09-24T08:12:21.900-07:00I am late in catching up on everyone's posts a...I am late in catching up on everyone's posts as we were in Columbus OH. <br />I just love reading the different approaches Sepians take to these challenges. Makes us all think!Jackie McGuinnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15946085131678256211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-67344463009352867302013-09-23T13:27:15.707-07:002013-09-23T13:27:15.707-07:00I shall be keeping an eye out for that rose now!I shall be keeping an eye out for that rose now!Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-50029647085121556912013-09-23T10:12:59.059-07:002013-09-23T10:12:59.059-07:00How fantastic that your taught the UN Convention o...How fantastic that your taught the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child - I wonder if you could find a good reason why America has never signed it? (I've read they make some excuse about parents being responsible for children and this Convention somehow interferes with that responsibility, but I never made sense of that?)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-8370299516485413542013-09-21T15:11:07.315-07:002013-09-21T15:11:07.315-07:00I echo ScotSue, you've written a beautiful ess...I echo ScotSue, you've written a beautiful essay on the theme of Peace.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-85444634310149306462013-09-21T07:29:47.378-07:002013-09-21T07:29:47.378-07:00A very enjoyable post with lots of peaceful connec...A very enjoyable post with lots of peaceful connections. I hadn't heard the term swords into ploughshares before but am now wondering if this is one of the things symbolised on my grandfathers certificate this week?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-44247761141122573742013-09-21T02:21:48.501-07:002013-09-21T02:21:48.501-07:00That's my grandfather - how old do you think I...That's my grandfather - how old do you think I am? :) I don't think that's a Peace rose either, but I like the idea that he may have had one. As he passed away in 1970 I can't ask him about that or the fence.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-56591244979743067812013-09-20T23:14:19.461-07:002013-09-20T23:14:19.461-07:00I'd forgotten about the peace Rose!
I read th...I'd forgotten about the peace Rose! <br />I read the Sepia Saturday posts this week from last to first and it was lovely to end up with a rose and the delightful photo of your dad tending one.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-73497016691482616522013-09-20T16:09:43.176-07:002013-09-20T16:09:43.176-07:00I love the turning of a bomb shelter into a garden...I love the turning of a bomb shelter into a garden fence.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-42281206097050085692013-09-20T07:22:20.764-07:002013-09-20T07:22:20.764-07:00Preparing my post made me really realize that ther...Preparing my post made me really realize that there is more to peace than the absence of war. Mutual respect for others is even more important and basic.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-2425648171700347262013-09-20T04:09:12.165-07:002013-09-20T04:09:12.165-07:00A fitting irony that the Anderson Shelter continue...A fitting irony that the Anderson Shelter continued to provide protection, in this case for the garden. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-10223202368113819402013-09-20T03:20:15.378-07:002013-09-20T03:20:15.378-07:00I do love Peace roses :)I do love Peace roses :)Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-90986682987607143662013-09-20T03:09:40.798-07:002013-09-20T03:09:40.798-07:00I am trying hard to think of a potential link and ...I am trying hard to think of a potential link and I am trying to draw inspiration from others. You, as always, provide inspiration a plenty. Now have I any photos of Aunty Miriam picking roses - or possibly the Peace Gardens in Sheffield.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-89074669574418949962013-09-19T19:37:46.094-07:002013-09-19T19:37:46.094-07:00so many different ways to approach the concept of ...so many different ways to approach the concept of Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-48774891043330751402013-09-19T11:16:34.378-07:002013-09-19T11:16:34.378-07:00"See the nations turn their swords into plows..."See the nations turn their swords into plowshares..."<br /><br />This is also why my favorite definition of education is "change for the better." And we always hope that one day we will have global peace.<br /><br />HazelHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866700983578714993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-69537933053867141162013-09-19T07:17:47.371-07:002013-09-19T07:17:47.371-07:00Swords to Ploughshares is such an empowering conce...Swords to Ploughshares is such an empowering concept. Thank you for posting about it. If only more world leaders could follow its wisdom! Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-47270885824190603362013-09-19T03:36:46.441-07:002013-09-19T03:36:46.441-07:00Education in cultivating mutual respect for others...Education in cultivating mutual respect for others - there is something utterly vital that I don't feel we always do terribly well at!! So much of ignorance or prejudice can be sidestepped with a little understanding of other cultures and appreciation of our differences!<br /><br />Jem xXxJem https://www.blogger.com/profile/03909795752665059574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7335697599281687572.post-83279862426539597992013-09-19T03:20:28.185-07:002013-09-19T03:20:28.185-07:00A beautifully written and thought provoking post. ...A beautifully written and thought provoking post. Thank You. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.com