• secretlife said on Mar 11, 2008....

  the cake was beautiful.  your friend is very talented.
  i know how hard what you're going thru is.
  and i understand the downward spiral....how you must wonder what next year will hold for you and for your mom. 
   
  and then seeing those people who have so little and struggle just to do the regular day to day things that we take for granted.
  it does seem, sometimes, that suffering surrounds us. 
   life is unfair.
  some days are just full of tears.
   

• pickersplock said on Mar 11, 2008....

  That cake looked delicious, and your knitting looks beautiful as always!
  I'm sorry about your Mom.  I guess in a way, I was lucky my father went so fast.  He was active right up until the day he passed away, but then again, I had no time to prepare myself. 
  It's never easy is it?

• polarheart said on Mar 11, 2008....

  Skald, I love the photos of your dear sweet mother. . .and I send her a big Happy Birthday :-))  It is a blessing that she is still with you although her mind is not what it was. 
   
  It is very sad to see people suffering.  It breaks my heart as well, especially people with disability. . .it does make one feel powerless sometimes.  You have a big heart, Skald.
   
  Your photos are lovely and the hats you made wonderful. . .I wish I could be half as productive as you.
   
  Love to you my friend, Polar

• botoni said on Mar 11, 2008....

  Skald!  How I wish I could have a piece of that beautiful cake Maria made for you mom!  On the other hand it seems a shame to eat such a work of art.  Many happy returns to your mom.  You do carry a full load my friend.  Be careful for yourself.

• mobil said on Mar 11, 2008....

  Ok skald, now you are showing off haha. This is another drop dead beautiful cake I've seen so many in your pictures. You Icelanders and your gorgeous cakes. Then the hat knitted in one evening, you show off skald haha.

   

  Thanks for the pictures, your Mom looks very tired in the picture skald. It's so sad to see them get old, life truly is a circle skald and as we travel round it there are happy and sad times. Thank God more of the time is the happy.

   

  Another crazy thing that I marvel at. It's your Mom's birthday there in Iceland, so far away from me here and I get to share in the big day with you and because of your pictures. Because of modern technology, that's pretty darn cool huh?

• MissMimi said on Mar 11, 2008....

  Happy Birthday to your mother, skald!

  skald, I admire you so much for being so kind-hearted and caring.  I love how you speak of your mother in such kind and loving words. 

  And I still can't figure out how you knit so fast.  :)

• wombat said on Mar 11, 2008....

  I think your mom looks lovely in her yellow blouse and the cake was a work of art!  MissMimi stole my line about how fast you can knit!
   
  Happy Birthday to your sweet mum, and a special hello to her special daughter.

• uniquely-ironic said on Mar 11, 2008....

  That was a very beautiful cake.  I'm glad your mum got a special treat on her birthday.  I'm sorry to hear that she's so weak.
   
  Your caps are gorgeous!!  You have such a talent with knitting.

• Me-Myself&I said on Mar 11, 2008....

  You are one special lady!
  I'm glad you and your mum are still having good times.
  And of course your hats are just wonderful. Oh....the cake is beautiful too.
  May all good things come to you! Thank you for sharing your life!
  Take care ~see ya

• rupert7 said on Mar 12, 2008....

  skald -  old age and death is heart breaking....I wonder why we sing happy birthday? What is happy about growing old? Your mother has al ong life,children,grandchildren and great-great grandchildren! Something to be satisfied about. She has passed the gift of life on, she is loved and cared about. Skald,you can be proud of this,your mother is a wonderful lady. Lovely cake and beautiful knitting!

• dailyachesandpains said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Awe...Skald!  I remember her birthday last year. 
   
  Seeing and hearing about your Mom's health breaks my heart.  I wish there was a cure.  I sent a link to a friend about alternative treatment to treat the disease.   It involves diet and coming off all medications.  I can find it if you want?  I'm getting ready for bed (yes, this early in the morning) so I can try to look again when I get up if you'd like. 
   
  I can't tell you how much I love seeing what you knit!  You do great work and SO quickly!
   
  {{{HUGS}}}
  Daily

• scipio said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Skald, Happy Birthday to your mum. Hope you had a memorable time.

• skald said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Vow all those comments. Thank you all.
  Secret.  I was not feeling very sad. I just take this as it comes. Thanks so much.
  Pickers.  I am sorry that you lost your father this way. He was far too young and you could not be prepared. Thanks dear.
  Polar.  Thanks dear. I wish the lady in the wheel chair had better days but then I know nothing about her.
  Botoni.  Wish you could have had a piece of that cake. Yes, it is a shame to cut it down and eat, is it not. But that is what it is meant for. First one admires it and then eats it. lol  You take care too my friend.
  Mobil.  lol don't say that. I really did not mean to show off. Yes, we travel in circles and we change roles in those circles too. Once you were the little grand son and now you are the grand dad. The same here I´m the grandmother now. lol Modern  technology,is wonderful. Is it not. I wish my grand dad had seen this because he liked modern technology .
  MissMimi.  don't know what to say to that. You are a kind hearted woman too. I can feel that. Thanks so much for the comment Mimi.
  Wombat.  Wombie thanks. Mum used to wear happy and bright colors.
  Uniquely, The birthday coffee time was a good time. thanks so muchl
  Me.  Hello you always bring warmth with you. Thanks so much.
  Rupe.  Maybe we sing it because it is always an achievement to have lived so and so many years. Anyway she was happy when we sang it. You are so right, she has had a good life. Only one thing was not right. She does not have children. She only had a child, me. Thanks so much dear Rupe.
  Daily.  Are you not sleeping at night? What time was it when you wrote this, my dear. I hope you are O,K About the alternative treatment, it is too late my dear.
  Daily (((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))
  Scipio.  Thanks so much. :-)
  

• rupert7 said on Mar 12, 2008....

  skald...she had you, now she has grandchildren and great grandchildren. Without her they would not be. She is blessed!

• quietone said on Mar 12, 2008....

  skald ~ It is hard to watch your mum go down hill like this.  But she seems to be content in her own little world and that is good.  I think the cake is wonderufl and kind of looks like an easter bonnet iteself!  :) she did a fine job of it.  Your hats are great too!  I have not seen a hat like the white one in a very long time... since I was a kid!  {{{hugs}}} my dear skald.  sorry I got here so late as usual

• skald said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Rupe.  Yes, my friend she is blessed. She also had a very good husband. my father, and her parents and siblings were all good people who she loved. Thank you.
  Quiet.   You know I am always pleased to see  you. whether it is sooner or later. Don't worry if you can't make it early on my posts. I can not either always make it early in yours and it is not duty. lol  Caps with ear laps are used here a lot, It is good in the wind. ((((((((((Hugs))))))))))))
  

• Eilan said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Thanks for sharing the pics, skald.
  
  Your mother is just a few months older than my grandmother, whose 86th birthday is in July.  My grandmother is mentally very lucid, but physically she fading; she's in the hospital right now and I don't know if she'll ever be able to go back to her home.
  

• beyondtheveil said on Mar 12, 2008....

  My mother is failing also. Makes me wonder about the future.
  
  I just wanted to let you know you are a wonderful woman, so caring for family and everyone else.
  

• cindylu said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Happy Birthday to your mother, you probably already know that I have a grandma with Alzheimers too.

• skald said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Eilan.  I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother.
  Beyond.  I am also sorry to hear about your mother. I think this is hard on you.
  cindylu. Thank you very much. Yes I know you have a grandma with Alzheimer. I am sorry.
  

• dailyachesandpains said on Mar 12, 2008....

  Hi Skald!
  I dug through and found the link for you!  Here it is.  I hope you can get some sort of help from it, even if you grab bits and pieces of it and it helps, it'll be well worth it if it works.
   
  I honestly don't recall what time I wrote that.  Maybe 3AM, or close to it.  I have been having difficulty falling asleep for a while.  I think the anxious feeling about the trip coming up is on my mind too much right now.  Don't worry my dear Skald {{{HUGS}}}
   
  Daily

• skald said on Mar 13, 2008....

  Daily.  Thanks so much. I am sorry to hear about your anxiety, I wish I could help you. Sure I worry. (((((((((((((((((((((((Hugs)))))))))))))))))))))))))) 

• queenparanoia said on Mar 14, 2008....

  skald: the cake is absolutely beautiful!!!!

  happy bday to your mother skald. i wish her the best and more years to come. be positive my dear skald. there are always brighter things ahead of us... =)

• skald said on Mar 14, 2008....

  Queenie thanks 

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