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By: 101 things that made me smile this week | Heaven and El: Hostess of Happiness, Wizard with Words

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:52:12 +0000

[...] it with money left to me by my maternal Grandmother. She didn’t do technology but she loved Give A Brick and it’s been wonderful for that [...]

By: When Charity Doesn’t Cost a Penny

When Charity Doesn’t Cost a Penny — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:59:45 +0000

[...] I’ve expressed before, I have a vision of Give A Brick as being a vehicle to make a difference in the lives of ordinary [...]

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:16:38 +0000

Thank you Rose
Your message ended up in the wrong folder so it’s only today I found your lovely message. Taught me not to trust technoly so much

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:08:25 +0000

Hi Laura,
I like your thinking, very subtle and almost wasted on me at this time of night but yes, very beautiful. It’s not for me to decide the names of rooms but I shall certainly suggest it Thank you for sharing

‘Pay It Forward’ made me cry. I liked the concept obviously but isn’t that the film where the little boy dies near the end? And it’s so sad, it’s what I remember about the film whereas the philosophy in the film is awesome. Perhaps I should buy a large box of tissues and watch it again?

El x

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:06:14 +0000

Nanny loved Give a Brick and I had forgotten just how much until you reminded me. Maybe you could name one of the rooms in the new building after her… The Ivy Room sounds a great name! As I am writing this a thought just struck me. The plant ‘Ivy’ is a weed, but one which looks so pretty entwined around a tree trunk or fence. I reminds me of a song by U2 called ‘Grace’. That’s what God does, His grace makes beauty out of everything. Why not give all the rooms a name like that, something which the world classes as a weed which is actually a wonderful thing. e.g. The Ivy Room, The dandelion Room. Then you could have a pressed flower in a frame of the relevant plant hanging on the door to each room rather than writing the name of the room. Just a thought, so thought I should share it. Thanks for this post Eleanor, it has really encouraged me. Have you watched the film ‘Pay it forward’? A wonderful film which takes the concept of changing the world with acts of random kindness.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:03:35 +0000

My condolences to your loss. Give a brick sounds like a great project.
.-= Rose´s last blog ..Faking Death Online =-.

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:13:35 +0000

Thanks James.
After a tough start this is now one of my favourite posts (if I’m allowed to say that about my own writing?!) and I know she would have loved it.

I’ve been very sheltered from death and until my grandad died three years ago the only loved one I’d lost was my cat. That was traumatic enough at the time but a wise lady told me just a couple of weeks ago that where there’s love, there’s loss.

Your military parties sound like a great remedy

By: TheInfoPreneur

TheInfoPreneur — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:00:45 +0000

Important post this, I’ve been surrounded by death from a young age. When someone died in the military, we remembered them for how they were, not how the should have been, having a great big party to celebrate all the stupid things they did etc.

Everyone deals with everything differently and ultimately the race is only against yourself.

By writing about it, you have honoured your grandmother and let others know about it!
.-= TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..How To Present Yourself Properly =-.