Kommentare für Living with Plan B http://eliot.at/blog Reflections, thoughts, accounts of our everyday life Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Kommentar zu Crossing Europe without Peter von cornelia http://eliot.at/blog/2012/04/crossing-europe-without-peter/comment-page-1/#comment-335 cornelia Mon, 30 Apr 2012 16:11:33 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=326#comment-335 liebe aileen, samstag abend, (m)ein langer zweiter atemcoachingausbildungs-tag fand seinen ausklang mit kollegInnen auf der arena, "meine männer" waren für 2 tage mit dem zug verreist, und paddy stand mit einem bekannten/freund vor dem transparent des festivals. und jetzt, dank facebook, deine gedanken zum festival, zu peter, zu eurem gemeinsamen festival. zu bewegt bin ich, um lange große worte zu finden.... ich umarm dich, cornelia liebe aileen,

samstag abend, (m)ein langer zweiter atemcoachingausbildungs-tag fand seinen ausklang mit kollegInnen auf der arena, “meine männer” waren für 2 tage mit dem zug verreist, und paddy stand mit einem bekannten/freund vor dem transparent des festivals. und jetzt, dank facebook, deine gedanken zum festival, zu peter, zu eurem gemeinsamen festival.
zu bewegt bin ich, um lange große worte zu finden…. ich umarm dich, cornelia

]]> Kommentar zu Birthday Season von helen http://eliot.at/blog/2012/03/birthday-season/comment-page-1/#comment-331 helen Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:07:05 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=321#comment-331 my brother & his family have managed to pack all 5 of their birthdays into the 5 weeks from 14 december to 16 january - the 3 kids are from 14, 10 & 21 december, my brother is 29th, & his wife 16th jan. add to that our mother's birthday on 21 december, christmas, new year ... it's a pretty challenging time, especially when someone has a "big" birthday. fortunately it's also the new zealand summer, & school holidays (my brother is a school teacher) so they manage to get through it all with more celebration than stress; & we joke that they only have a very short mating period, around easter ... ;) my brother & his family have managed to pack all 5 of their birthdays into the 5 weeks from 14 december to 16 january – the 3 kids are from 14, 10 & 21 december, my brother is 29th, & his wife 16th jan. add to that our mother’s birthday on 21 december, christmas, new year … it’s a pretty challenging time, especially when someone has a “big” birthday. fortunately it’s also the new zealand summer, & school holidays (my brother is a school teacher) so they manage to get through it all with more celebration than stress; & we joke that they only have a very short mating period, around easter … ;)

]]> Kommentar zu Death & Taxes & Telephone Companies von Terrry http://eliot.at/blog/2012/03/death-taxes-telephone-companies/comment-page-1/#comment-329 Terrry Sat, 03 Mar 2012 22:34:31 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=315#comment-329 Aileen, this is absolutely amazing. You have explained it so well; truly Kafkaesque and "Catch 22" all in one. -sigh- I am sure that most people have no idea of the problems one is forced to try to work through when someone dies! I certainly had no idea. You are very brave and very patient and I sure hope you can relax and, as you say, be YOU for a time. Then when you get back hopefully things will be somewhat easier. Aileen, this is absolutely amazing.
You have explained it so well; truly Kafkaesque and “Catch 22″ all in one. -sigh-
I am sure that most people have no idea of the problems one is forced to try to work through when someone dies! I certainly had no idea. You are very brave and very patient and I sure hope you can relax and, as you say, be YOU for a time.
Then when you get back hopefully things will be somewhat easier.

]]> Kommentar zu Going on von Karen Ande http://eliot.at/blog/2012/01/going-on/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Karen Ande Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:00:17 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=300#comment-318 Excellent idea your sons had---I am glad they gave you kittens. Excellent idea your sons had—I am glad they gave you kittens.

]]> Kommentar zu Saying good-bye to Peter von cornelia http://eliot.at/blog/2011/11/saying-good-bye-to-peter/comment-page-1/#comment-314 cornelia Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:45:08 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=281#comment-314 Dear aileen, it took some time to sit down, find a quiet moment, reflect what was happening and find the right words…. nachdem wir in hinterstoder und anschließend bei peter in windischgarsten waren, fuhr ich hinter joerg, paddy und dir unseren eigenen wagen nach linz zurueck. ich war alleine, mit mir, meiner unermesslichen trauer, der unfassbarkeit und einem bild – einem bild, vielmehr einem moment, fuer den ich unendlich dankbar bin, der mir rueckblickend aber zugleich auch beinah zu groß und ueberwaeltigend erschien, in seiner intensitaet, in seiner unfassbaren realitaet; der aber im selben augenblick einen unendlichen frieden ausstrahlte. ich musste kurz anhalten um diesen moment festzuhalten. ein versuch dieses friedvolle bild einzufangen, ehe es mit dem lauf der zeit verblassen wird. Und um eines tages vielleicht das unglaubliche ein wenig mehr be-greifen und annehmen zu koennen. als wir die tunnelkette bei klaus erreichten, fiel voellig unvermittelt dichter nebel auf die autobahn und erschwerte die sicht. peter ließen wir zurueck in den bergen, an einem sonnendurchfluteten mittag. windischgarsten, montag 14. november 2011 peters koerper und seine, wie soll ich sagen, seine ur-essenz sind noch da. sein geist und seine seele waren nah von uns, aber eigentlich schon am weg zur sonne. … ganz im frieden und ruhig lag er da, als brauchte man ihn nur zu wecken. Dear aileen,
it took some time to sit down, find a quiet moment, reflect what was happening and find the right words….

nachdem wir in hinterstoder und anschließend bei peter in windischgarsten waren, fuhr ich hinter joerg, paddy und dir unseren eigenen wagen nach linz zurueck.
ich war alleine, mit mir, meiner unermesslichen trauer, der unfassbarkeit und einem bild – einem bild, vielmehr einem moment, fuer den ich unendlich dankbar bin, der mir rueckblickend aber zugleich auch beinah zu groß und ueberwaeltigend erschien, in seiner intensitaet, in seiner unfassbaren realitaet; der aber im selben augenblick einen unendlichen frieden ausstrahlte.
ich musste kurz anhalten um diesen moment festzuhalten.
ein versuch dieses friedvolle bild einzufangen, ehe es mit dem lauf der zeit verblassen wird. Und um eines tages vielleicht das unglaubliche ein wenig mehr be-greifen und annehmen zu koennen.
als wir die tunnelkette bei klaus erreichten, fiel voellig unvermittelt dichter nebel auf die autobahn und erschwerte die sicht. peter ließen wir zurueck in den bergen, an einem sonnendurchfluteten mittag.

windischgarsten, montag 14. november 2011

peters koerper und seine, wie soll ich sagen,
seine ur-essenz sind noch da.
sein geist und seine seele waren nah von uns,
aber eigentlich schon am weg zur sonne.
… ganz im frieden und ruhig lag er da,
als brauchte man ihn nur zu wecken.

]]> Kommentar zu Saying good-bye to Peter von Erin Headley http://eliot.at/blog/2011/11/saying-good-bye-to-peter/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Erin Headley Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:25:09 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=281#comment-310 Dearest Aileen, it has been a terribly long time since we have seen each other. I heard about Peter some while ago, but first I wasn't sure how to get in contact. Now I see that there are many, many places to go to see and hear Peter, and to honour him. I was really fortunate to see him last June in Boston. He had the same uniquely warm smile on his face, and we caught up a bit. I met him in 1989 in Innsbruck when he came with one of his first Stainer copies. I fell in love with it instantly and bought it, and I have always loved it and played on it exclusively all these (now, 22) years. I also still have an other viol of Peter's which I love. He was such a kind and generous person, always going out of his way for others. About 10 years ago he rescued me in the middle of a concert in Berkeley when the instrument I was playing on in a performance fell to pieces. Somehow Peter managed to run all the way across campus, break into a building and get a viol for me. I only missed one piece in the whole concert! I wrote a tribute to Peter for the Gamba Society of America newsletter, and I thought you would like to know that we (Tragicomedia) have a concert with the Boston Early Music series on 28 January, and we will be dedicating it to him. I will save you a programme. My dear Aileen, I wish you great strength and comfort during this difficult time, and I will have you in my thoughts. Please send my condolences to Christopher as well. love, Erin Dearest Aileen, it has been a terribly long time since we have seen each other. I heard about Peter some while ago, but first I wasn’t sure how to get in contact. Now I see that there are many, many places to go to see and hear Peter, and to honour him. I was really fortunate to see him last June in Boston. He had the same uniquely warm smile on his face, and we caught up a bit. I met him in 1989 in Innsbruck when he came with one of his first Stainer copies. I fell in love with it instantly and bought it, and I have always loved it and played on it exclusively all these (now, 22) years. I also still have an other viol of Peter’s which I love.

He was such a kind and generous person, always going out of his way for others. About 10 years ago he rescued me in the middle of a concert in Berkeley when the instrument I was playing on in a performance fell to pieces. Somehow Peter managed to run all the way across campus, break into a building and get a viol for me. I only missed one piece in the whole concert!

I wrote a tribute to Peter for the Gamba Society of America newsletter, and I thought you would like to know that we (Tragicomedia) have a concert with the Boston Early Music series on 28 January, and we will be dedicating it to him. I will save you a programme.

My dear Aileen, I wish you great strength and comfort during this difficult time, and I will have you in my thoughts. Please send my condolences to Christopher as well.

love,

Erin

]]> Kommentar zu Christmas with the living and the dead von René Monet http://eliot.at/blog/2011/12/christmas-with-the-living-and-the-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-307 René Monet Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:29:16 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=295#comment-307 A very warm Christmas hug although from a non-believer ... Yesterday we had a silent moment for Peter at the poetry slam ... reading this blog ... it makes me think of so many things. Things that happened and things still yet to come. It lets me feel the human-ness thats connecting us all. Thank you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPyTgmC3nQQ A very warm Christmas hug although from a non-believer … Yesterday we had a silent moment for Peter at the poetry slam … reading this blog … it makes me think of so many things. Things that happened and things still yet to come. It lets me feel the human-ness thats connecting us all. Thank you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPyTgmC3nQQ

]]> Kommentar zu Christmas with the living and the dead von Terrry http://eliot.at/blog/2011/12/christmas-with-the-living-and-the-dead/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Terrry Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:31:41 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=295#comment-306 Thank you. You write beautifully and strongly. Thinking of you. Thank you.
You write beautifully and strongly.

Thinking of you.

]]> Kommentar zu About us von Byron Will http://eliot.at/blog/about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-301 Byron Will Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:52:36 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?page_id=2#comment-301 Dear Alleen, There is a good chance that you will not remember me, but I was a friend of Peter's from many years ago, and visited him often when I was in Austria. I build harpsichords, and am also a friend of Martin's. I wrote a brief note with the link on Peter's website, but I wanted to again send you and your family my deepest condolences for your sudden and tragic loss of dear Peter. He will be deeply missed. I had planned to see him on my next visit there next year... Sorry to read about the bureaucracy making your life even more difficult in these very difficult times. I send you all the best from the West Coast. Byron Will Portland, OR USA Dear Alleen,

There is a good chance that you will not remember me, but I was a friend of Peter’s from many years ago, and visited him often when I was in Austria. I build harpsichords, and am also a friend of Martin’s.

I wrote a brief note with the link on Peter’s website, but I wanted to again send you and your family my deepest condolences for your sudden and tragic loss of dear Peter. He will be deeply missed. I had planned to see him on my next visit there next year…

Sorry to read about the bureaucracy making your life even more difficult in these very difficult times. I send you all the best from the West Coast.

Byron Will

Portland, OR USA

]]> Kommentar zu Saying good-bye to Peter von Felicity Schuster http://eliot.at/blog/2011/11/saying-good-bye-to-peter/comment-page-1/#comment-276 Felicity Schuster Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:27:40 +0000 http://eliot.at/blog/?p=281#comment-276 Dear Aileen, I am so very sorry. Words - my words - are not adequate. Your post allows a deep insight not only into your grief and coming to terms with the impossible but also into the unique beauty of what you and Peter had together. I think many people may sadly never attain anything like that and spend most of their lives in search of it. But that is maybe no great help at the moment - not yet. Our thoughts are with you and the boys, knowing how hard it must be and wishing you the strength to carry on, step by step. Dear Aileen,
I am so very sorry. Words – my words – are not adequate. Your post allows a deep insight not only into your grief and coming to terms with the impossible but also into the unique beauty of what you and Peter had together. I think many people may sadly never attain anything like that and spend most of their lives in search of it. But that is maybe no great help at the moment – not yet. Our thoughts are with you and the boys, knowing how hard it must be and wishing you the strength to carry on, step by step.

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