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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

This is a stunning piece of writing, Tara. Thank you for sharing your memories, and your great gift. Diane

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

Beautiful Tara, thank you. I love your statement about embracing it all - the lofty grandeur and the ugly realities - in honour of this truly remarkable human being.

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

I really enjoyed reading your article. Your nan would be mighty proud.

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

A lovely memory, shared. Thank you.

With respect;

Scott

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

Thank you, Tara, for a most endearing and eloquent piece. To share your memories while also talking about balancing today's disparate state of affairs takes skill. And you truly have that skill well honed.

With appreciation - Helen May

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

I just subscribed and am also purchasing your book. Well written and worthy of my full attention (scrolled through while at work). Cannot wait to fully read it.

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Sep 20, 2022·edited Sep 20, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

Tara,

I had time to read this and so thoroughly enjoyed it. I look forward to reading the entire book. Wanted to let you know that I was printing a copy of it to bring to my mother-in-law, age 96 (while she reads online, longer more in-depth articles, she likes to read in print). Having done the copy and paste, I found one small, tiny, but perhaps significant typo given it is an essay on the Queen. It's in the 5th paragraph from the end. When I copied it into Word, I found an automatic underscore on the 20th word in the final sentence. Oops. I corrected it in the copy I'm bringing her this afternoon. As a side note, I'm guessing that the Queen would get a laugh out of it as in all accounts I've read; she had quite a sense of humor. Just thought you may want to know and to also let you know that I got a chuckle over it. One of my favorite photos of my father and uncle was taken at a 'public park' in front of a sign that also misspelled the word.

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Ha! That's def a good one. Thanks for that, it gave me a chuckle. And thanks everyone, for your generous comments.

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

This was lovely Tara, thank you. A good cry was had as I read about your Nan and missed mine. Lesley

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Sep 19, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

I am not even British but found this profoundly moving. Thank you.

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Sep 20, 2022Liked by Tara Henley

Ms. Henley, you nourish us with your writing as your Nan fed you

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well written well done I remember visiting in the 70ś nice tohavethe continuity these days . The Queen did an outstanding job over the yeas , no easy task ,not sure the new group is up to the task ,not at this time . They need to get their act together first

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