Comments on: Pies, Planes, and White Feathers.

By: Morgan Jacksland

Morgan Jacksland — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:47:40 +0000

These pies are not like normal american pies right?
When I think of pies I think fruit pies, like apple. What kind of pies are meat pies?

By: Constance Waid

Constance Waid — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:35:15 +0000

My dad, being descended from Cornish Miners, loves pasties. I send them to him on occasion for holidays. Go to PastyCentral.com to order them. That is in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. They ship all over the continental United States but I don’t know if they ship abroad.

Constance, thanks for all the comments. We have great pasties here too. Very addictive. Mike the helper

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:57:54 +0000

I’m chuckling at the thought of Barnie, in a nappie and singlet, stopping a football match. One of my half-brothers was nicknamed Barney. He also went to the Second World War. Yes, they thought it was a great adventure, learnt the truth too late. Your pies and pasties sound great; I bet you sold lots. I remember my mother making pasties, and crimping the tops. The ones in shops today don’t look as good.

Ruth, it’s very strange to ready your comment since you are dipping into the blog written many months ago, and we’ve almost fogotten what you are talking about. Anyway, it’s nice to have the past posts recalled. Mike the helper

By: Sherri

Sherri — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 02:12:19 +0000

Olive, You are just amazing to me. I enjoy your stories so much and what a wonderful and useful life you have lead. Mike you seem like a very nice friend and a big help to Olive. Grettings from Virginia and please keep writing.

By: C J Jung from S.Korea

C J Jung from S.Korea — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:27:27 +0000

Dear Olive,

I am living in Korea and read about your
blog on the newspages on the web.

Congratulations your blob(?) and
amazing that you are enjoying
life itself. Wonderful,,,,

I had a friend in Scotland who is around 70s
and we have known alomost 10 years now.

I am going to post your blog and
may be she can get some idea about internet.
because of her age 70s, she used write a letter
to me which takes two weeks to receive.

I hope you life be a full of joy
and good health, too.

bye,

Thanks so much. mike

By: alain

alain — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:17:39 +0000

Hello

I am retired in the south of France. I was a médical doctor in the north french country.
What is your secret ? good food ? génétic ? love ? régular life ? good wine ?
You are wonderfull and everybody in the world hopes to have a mother like you.
I kiss you very very much.

Alain

Alain, I can also ask you, what was the secret of Jeanne Calmant? (see the first post) I heard that Jeanne died of boredom. Perhaps you can help confirm that theory. One motivation for helping Ollie with this blog, is that I am convinced it is very good for her health. Mike the helper.

By: carol

carol — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:49:12 +0000

My mum , lives not too far from Ettalong next time I visit I gonna get me one of those yummy looking pies..

And Pasties I love more than a pie, I make them too as well as my own pies..

Cheers to you both..

Carol

Carol, Say Hi, to Alex and ask him if he’s had any extra customers. Mike (not allowed to eat pies)

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 17:19:54 +0000

My name is Sarah and I live in Switzerland. I found an article about this blob and decided to check it out. Your stories are very cute and lovey!
Keep up the good work!

I plan to, Sarah. But is’s a lot of work. Mike the helper.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:26:03 +0000

I’m loving your blob. Terrific. Brings back so many wholesome memories of the stories my own mother and grandmother told about their youths. — I’m with you, Olive. I Love Pasties. My family is from Northern Michigan, and it’s part of our heritage to make pasties (since my grandfather ate them every day in the copper mine). We make ours with some ground beef and of course all the vegetables, but others make them with chopped sirloin steak. Next time I make pasties, I’ll tell my family they’re called Olive’s Pasties.

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 19:20:30 +0000

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with the world! I only wish that my grandmother had documented her own experiences before she passed. Our parent’s lives are not often told to us, and it’s such a shame. I am positive that your family members take much joy from this ‘blob’!

Please keep telling your wonderful stories!

-Vanessa (from America)
Vanessa, so many people say they wished they had recorded Gran before she passed away. It’s just procrastination often and the fear of admitting that the loved one will go.

People just dont get around to it and its so easy to do. With video cameras so easy to get and use now, there is really no excuse for not sitting down with all the old relatives and getting theit stories on tape. It might seem a bit calculated, but those growing up will be so grateful later on on.

Moreover, there are discoveries to be made. Working with Ollie, making the film and now this blob, I’ve helped Ollie discover relatives she did not know she had. A daughter of Barnie’s turned up, a daughter from his brief first marriage who Ollie knew nothing about. Thus Barbara, was discovered and now Barbara is sending Ollie photos of great grerat grandchildren who Ollie has never seen. I’ll print them off and take them to her. Mike the helper.