tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6630144321670148127..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Deeds not words by Sheena WilkinsonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-77623549381077451892017-03-08T08:14:38.956+00:002017-03-08T08:14:38.956+00:00Great post .. I lived there from 1966 - 1972 ... i...Great post .. I lived there from 1966 - 1972 ... it was both terrifying - especially at night when you could hear bombs going off across town, or when windows in one of the blocks at Methody got damaged - but at the same time normal, a part of everyday life. It was only when we left that we realised how much on edge we had constantly been. Living through history indeed: better experienced in books than real life - but needing to be told. madwippitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595748471651052552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-25164240463371218622017-03-06T19:41:52.717+00:002017-03-06T19:41:52.717+00:00what a great post..and as someone that didnt grow ...what a great post..and as someone that didnt grow up there but lived there from 1994 to 2010 and was matried to someone who had grown up there as like you in some ways heartened...never give up...such a beautiful country with wonderful people...hoping that brexit does not bring back the borders x<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06696688084310728595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-31272172809671864562017-03-06T17:46:53.580+00:002017-03-06T17:46:53.580+00:00Well done for getting involved! I've recently ...Well done for getting involved! I've recently joined a party for the first time, but not sure about knocking on doors...Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-34974666128708445042017-03-06T14:02:34.448+00:002017-03-06T14:02:34.448+00:00Not alone and not overnight, best words ever, we c...Not alone and not overnight, best words ever, we can change the world! Well done for voting, for trying, for putting yourself out to do!<br />How true is that adage if your not part of the solution your part of the problem.Ruan Peathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999492027801288004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-1605342501665396792017-03-06T12:24:59.197+00:002017-03-06T12:24:59.197+00:00Well done for getting involved! It would be so eas...Well done for getting involved! It would be so easy to throw one's hands up in despair and retreat from it all, in these strange, destructive days.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031215564445403747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-51331444333626571112017-03-06T10:32:34.704+00:002017-03-06T10:32:34.704+00:00"I am bruised by years of voting and never ge..."I am bruised by years of voting and never getting what I voted for. I am saddened that every election... seems to polarise us more."<br /><br />I'm not in Northern Ireland, where problems are magnified, but lord, I am with you when you write those words.<br /><br />Good for you for getting involved. I've been thinking it might be worth getting out there with the leaflets again - but I don't even know which party to work for anymore.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-17639854865367179222017-03-06T08:43:06.436+00:002017-03-06T08:43:06.436+00:00Deeds not words, as you quote. Yes, it feels good ...Deeds not words, as you quote. Yes, it feels good to be doing something, however small, that might help the situation. And your actions might inspire others and so that small thing grows.Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.com