Comments on Lilly's Life: I wanna party like it's 19....

Thanks Margaret, I agree we should all socialise a...

2009-07-13T09:43:58.907+10:00

Thanks Margaret, I agree we should all socialise a lot more with people who matter most to us.

This is a terrific post, I enjoyed reading it very...

2009-07-12T01:14:26.218+10:00

This is a terrific post, I enjoyed reading it very much. It is always interesting to read about ones past, finding out what made the ancestors tick. You are right, most of them had less but they enjoyed what they had, it seems families were closer then. Now a days we get so involved with our own lives, life moves on and we do not keep in touch like we should with relatives. Hope you have a nice weekend.

@ Kaye, oh thanks for dropping by. @ alta - how ...

2009-07-10T17:48:12.967+10:00

@ Kaye, oh thanks for dropping by.

@ alta - how great would that be. I dream about a world blogging tour.

Come over to New Orleans and we'll party in the Ce...

2009-07-08T07:00:57.067+10:00

Come over to New Orleans and we'll party in the Cemetery! Lol. I think it's wonderful that you enjoyed the history of your family. Sounds like some interesting stories to share!

I remember reading letters that my grandparents wrote to their siblings. How they talked about the "long trips" that it would take to visit each other. Those trips now would be done in a matter of hours. How the "automobile" was a wicked thing and not to be trusted. Too funny.... (and in this economy now, mayhap true??)

The invitation is open ~ just knock on the door and we'll be there!

Really great post. All of my grandparents are gon...

2009-07-08T00:08:23.757+10:00

Really great post. All of my grandparents are gone and I miss the stories that I took for granted all those years. Sadly, my parents do not like to tell stories of their childhood.

I did recieve the old pictures when the grandparents died, so as least I have that history.

Love this post.

@ Good and Plenty - wow, that sounds fascinating. ...

2009-07-07T15:36:55.940+10:00

@ Good and Plenty - wow, that sounds fascinating. I hope you blog about it soon. And good to see you are the one instigating all the great social events.

@ SHST - You are right because they lived in the country too. I guess the word spread by horseback or whatever. They were all farming families mainly but the thing that gets me is they surprise each other like that. I would have died!!

What a fascinating story. To get a party together ...

2009-07-07T13:35:29.173+10:00

What a fascinating story. To get a party together like that would have been such an undertaking in 1909. You couldn't just call people up. Everything would have had to have been planned by word of mouth and whatever mail system there was constructed at the time. How cool would that be.

My daughter has let the charge to record our famil...

2009-07-07T12:38:50.852+10:00

My daughter has let the charge to record our family history and she's organized photos on ancestry.com. We are Black Americans and she's actually traced our family back on her father's side to a slave plantation. It's been interesting to see when certain names started in the family tree.
As for partying, I last partied 'til dawn 2 years ago. Most times the party's stop earlier because my friends can't hang as long as I can but I made a commitment two 1/2 years ago to have people over regularly - as individuals, in pairs and as a group - for food, games and music. Fabulous. Someone in one's circle has to be the one to stop the action, the busyness, the doing everything but the things that matter and get people to just hangout.
Great post.

@ Rowe - imagine you with a son that old! Pumpkin ...

2009-07-06T21:42:30.857+10:00

@ Rowe - imagine you with a son that old! Pumpkin hour - seems we are all the same.

Lilly, the last time I partied till dawn was in an...

2009-07-06T19:22:34.636+10:00

Lilly, the last time I partied till dawn was in another lifetime. I don't think I'll be partying till dawn again in this lifetime, either. Do I miss it? - not a chance. When my son and his mate went out the other night, I chuckled at their 'it's f--f-frrr-eeee-zz-ing' comment as they headed out into the cold, and felt glad those days are oh-ver for me. I don't mind a bit of a late night here and there in summer, but midnight is now pumpkin hour for me at the best of times.

Party til dawn? Wow, that's been a long time. I ...

2009-07-06T11:21:11.929+10:00

Party til dawn? Wow, that's been a long time. I partied til 2am with my best friend the other night and that took me two days to recover from. LOL

wow! what a surprise party! i would love that, as...

2009-07-06T10:46:48.054+10:00

wow! what a surprise party! i would love that, as long as someone brings marshmallows for roasting! :)

oh, and I love how you worded it. "less of everything but more of what counts"... really strikes a chord with me. thanks!

Looks like we are all as adventurous as each other...

2009-07-06T09:50:08.484+10:00

Looks like we are all as adventurous as each other, like not. Seems we like staying home as opposed staying out all night. Last time I did was at my brother's bucks night and then his wedding. That was a year ago. You can knock on my door any time.

Great post Lily. Very fascinating.

2009-07-06T09:35:26.310+10:00

Great post Lily. Very fascinating.

Hey Lilly I hate driving around the corner I coul...

2009-07-06T08:55:17.836+10:00

Hey Lilly
I hate driving around the corner I could not imagine I would like driving for hours to get to a party! :o)
I love linage stuff, the more I learn about my family the more I want to know, you are right it is very interesting to learn about our past family and all we can hope for is that our kin in the future find us as fascinating.

Thanks for your comments everyone! We all seem to ...

2009-07-06T08:35:58.636+10:00

Thanks for your comments everyone! We all seem to like our sleep it seems. No-one has had an all nighter of recent times except Ms Peggy.

I really do think that in a lot of ways we've swap...

2009-07-06T07:16:39.244+10:00

I really do think that in a lot of ways we've swapped connection with people, nature, life for a connection with technology, material possessions and money.

Having said that, I also think we are starting to shift back. People seem to be downsizing and getting back to basics (the global financial crisis is probably a major catalyst for it).

I hope we take the good from the present and the past and create an even better future!

Geez, I can't remember the last time I partied all night. Does 1am a couple of weeks ago count?

Great post Lilly - I have not partied till dawn si...

2009-07-06T06:07:39.919+10:00

Great post Lilly - I have not partied till dawn since before I was married. I will say that we have always tried to get together with friends alot but you are right. The old days they had a much better sense of community. These days you can get through a week without actually speaking to anyone if you didn't want to - with e-mail and texting. So sad.
I am with you I want to party like it's 1909 - but without the corsets!! ha ha

P.S. I loved Italy - really LOVED it but I would also love to visit your part of the world someday! Have you been to the US?

Now that's a surprise party! I wish our newspapers...

2009-07-06T05:32:17.049+10:00

Now that's a surprise party! I wish our newspapers carried that kind of news! Maybe that's why they're dying and being replace with blogs like yours. Thank you.

Banished for stealing a hankie?! I agree - just l...

2009-07-06T03:55:51.528+10:00

Banished for stealing a hankie?!

I agree - just look at the developing countries that have less wealth but share so much more and are richer in other ways. I think our hi-tech cities are very isolating.

Partied till dawn? Well, you're talking to a gal who is asleep by nine!

I did, however, party till midnight once in April and again in June as I'm involved in organizing Sweden's TEDx Stockholm events.

Another non-party animal here, but what a wonderfu...

2009-07-05T21:39:34.899+10:00

Another non-party animal here, but what a wonderful post, Lilly!

Your ancestry is fascinating and I love the photos too. Thanks for the smile about 'not glazing over' when your mum shares family history.

Cheers and here's to our families past and present (and future).

Hi Lilly I do think they had 'more of what counts'...

2009-07-05T18:53:51.683+10:00

Hi Lilly
I do think they had 'more of what counts'. I have photographs of wonderful picnics and tennis parties of my Mum and Dad's courting days. They had an absolute ball. As I grew up we still always had picnics and parties, and tennis matches in the family routine. There was hard work and plenty of it. But they still had time for their families. Not like today!
June also in Oz

Er...I forget :) But I'll go with you to 1909 and ...

2009-07-05T17:41:48.526+10:00

Er...I forget :) But I'll go with you to 1909 and party :)))

Hic! Lasht nite - hic! And you're my bestish pal i...

2009-07-05T17:29:24.232+10:00

Hic! Lasht nite - hic! And you're my bestish pal in the whole wide world...hic!

You do have interesting relatives. A real mixture ...

2009-07-05T16:51:17.182+10:00

You do have interesting relatives. A real mixture of the good the bad and maybe the ugly too, makes a fine melting pot.
I can't recall ever partying til dawn, but would give it a go should you ever pop. over! I have taken thousands of party folk home around dawn in the taxi on a Saturday night and basically they are almost out for the count by then! Part of the ugly brigade really.