tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post799628257472369225..comments2023-10-24T21:04:01.214-04:00Comments on Old Centennial Farmhouse: My Grandpa...Old Centennial Farmhousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16865061855481840216noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-16953955855049380832010-04-10T12:31:13.546-04:002010-04-10T12:31:13.546-04:00I love your tribute to your Grandpa.....I have a s...I love your tribute to your Grandpa.....I have a special place in my heart for my grandpa too. It sounds like he was a great man that left a wonderful impression on you and his family. What a wonderful way to be remembered! The pictures are just beautiful too.<br />DeeFHCShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219727081957492341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-82671484438829144912010-04-06T14:08:38.620-04:002010-04-06T14:08:38.620-04:00So beautiful. I love him, just reading about him. ...So beautiful. I love him, just reading about him. I cried, for my own grandparents were like this.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940010972446029536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-54518570389403274962010-04-02T10:38:59.236-04:002010-04-02T10:38:59.236-04:00He sounds like someone I'd love to have known....He sounds like someone I'd love to have known. ;D <br />I wish I had known my grandfathers, one passed away before I was born and the other when I was eight years old. :( You are right, you are very blessed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15642967022028132751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-45352070849040694642010-04-01T23:55:02.786-04:002010-04-01T23:55:02.786-04:00What a wonderful story to share. I would have lik...What a wonderful story to share. I would have liked to have been around a man like that to hear the wisdom. A lovely tribute to someone special for you. He's obviously still very much alive in your heart. Thank you for sharing such a lovely story.Tanyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01618178910722598005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-475001819075573522010-04-01T23:08:00.701-04:002010-04-01T23:08:00.701-04:00No foolin', this was a really nice tribute to ...No foolin', this was a really nice tribute to your Grandpa! You describe him like you spent every day of your childhood with him. A man of many talents and a very HARD WORKER. Kind and admirable.Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951250749027163763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-78178089581736308122010-04-01T21:28:38.163-04:002010-04-01T21:28:38.163-04:00Your Grandpa sounds like the sort of man we all wa...Your Grandpa sounds like the sort of man we all want our sons to become!<br />Here's to your grandpa!jamjarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073262402575178865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-17439137528965879752010-04-01T21:23:28.346-04:002010-04-01T21:23:28.346-04:00Wonderful kind words -- don't we hope our own ...Wonderful kind words -- don't we hope our own grandkids will think so kindly of us... I would have enjoyed meeting him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-40350494977819068062010-04-01T20:04:31.245-04:002010-04-01T20:04:31.245-04:00What a wonderful man, and how special your memorie...What a wonderful man, and how special your memories of him are. My memories of my grandpa in his huge garden are some of my favorites. Thanks for reminding me of my papa!Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760820420778613121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-73609277697309659392010-04-01T19:51:57.529-04:002010-04-01T19:51:57.529-04:00What a wonderful man! They don't make many li...What a wonderful man! They don't make many like that anymore - salt of the earth. God bless him and your sweet memories!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-40979807490219813472010-04-01T16:47:44.896-04:002010-04-01T16:47:44.896-04:00Grandpa Pettit was an amazing man- very rational a...Grandpa Pettit was an amazing man- very rational and reasoning. I loved that he taught all the hard science and math classes while being superintendent. I liked being able to figure out his math problems, watching 60 Minutes, and feeling totally accepted in his home. His hands were short and wide- Marty and Owen have the same hands. He taught me how to refinish furniture. He valued intelligence over dogma.<br />And while I doubt he would have liked many of societies conditions, he also wouldn't have liked the ugly, uncivil tone the rhetoric often takes. <br />A very special man.marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-67074474268169826432010-04-01T15:07:03.502-04:002010-04-01T15:07:03.502-04:00Such a lovely post about your Grandpa. If only our...Such a lovely post about your Grandpa. If only our country had more people like him in it, we might not be in the mess we are now! When I eat dessert tonight, I will think of him! =)Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00566325403135089728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-59578499407180518822010-04-01T10:53:15.318-04:002010-04-01T10:53:15.318-04:00Mary, these days I think of Grandpa a lot: for on...Mary, these days I think of Grandpa a lot: for one thing because he used to say "You watch, once the government gets so greedy it takes more than forty percent, the people will revolt."<br /><br />It's happening. We're fed UP!Old Centennial Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16865061855481840216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-29494297432733288452010-04-01T10:26:34.842-04:002010-04-01T10:26:34.842-04:00Grandpa reminds me so much of another wise conserv...Grandpa reminds me so much of another wise conservative who inspired me to do my best: Ronald Reagan!mary your sisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-65828393163568109842010-04-01T10:17:49.758-04:002010-04-01T10:17:49.758-04:00He was prophetic... he always said that the teach...He was prophetic... he always said that the teacher's unions would destroy public education: they have! He said that one day, health care would only be available to the very wealthy: after ObamaCare kicks in, it will be available only to the wealthy, corrupt & politically connected. He was an independent thinker and I think he would have been proud that you and I agreed with him on the shortfalls of public (indoctrination) education. He would have been cheering on our independence in doing our part to remedy that through homeschool education. He knew it was important to do what was right even without the support of weak-minded people around you!<br /><br />I'm sure he would have loved listening to Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck; he was a dyed in the wool, staunch conservative and he knew WHY he was, with well-thought out philosophies and an appreciation for authentic history and classic literature.<br /><br />I'll always remember listening to him recite 3 page peoms from memory and playing the harmonica. He always had a ready answer for a certain son-in-law who needed to be put in his place. Remember when he said his favorite church service was playing hymns on the pump organ in his antique shop with a group of buddies and then playing poker afterward? Heehee!<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA! {HUGS}mary your sisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-49248965759996753322010-04-01T09:01:42.533-04:002010-04-01T09:01:42.533-04:00I really enjoyed reading your tribute to your Gran...I really enjoyed reading your tribute to your Grandpa. Thank you for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-49990766144650601842010-04-01T08:57:12.854-04:002010-04-01T08:57:12.854-04:00Your grandpa sounds like a wonderful man full of w...Your grandpa sounds like a wonderful man full of wisdom, and willing to share with those around him. Your bird and the photos of the homes he lived in are wonderful also. The best part is his quote!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886113177048974899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-6793219844793829402010-04-01T06:51:14.717-04:002010-04-01T06:51:14.717-04:00Sounds like a wonderful man! They are far and few ...Sounds like a wonderful man! They are far and few between these days! :) Love the photo of the house with snow and a little red peeking through!!From the Old InkWellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267256837056940585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1606161041749648789.post-79857388281592552652010-04-01T06:29:56.464-04:002010-04-01T06:29:56.464-04:00What a wonderful tribute to your Grandpa...loved i...What a wonderful tribute to your Grandpa...loved it :) The little bird is so sweet.Kim @ Home Is Where The Heart Ishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04122863531925153210noreply@blogger.com