My Other Family...
By Sue21
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
Pamplona, Spain
September 9, 2017 4:53am CST
A million times you have picked me up and hugged me
That is where I felt the most loved
In your beautiful warm home
I never felt cold
Always picking me up and twirling me around
You came from another land of which I did not know
I did not care about that
You called me "dushenka" and made a big fuss of me
That is all I needed to know
A million times would I go back there
To feel the warmth of that Home
From there I would never roam.
Ice skater Artur Dmitriev is from the Ukraine and the music by Handel is Passacaglia not in G. Minor I don´t think but violin and violinchello.
SP : 3rd, LP : 2nd, silver medal Jan. 11th-18th, Milan, ITA
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Sep 17
Oh for me they were just perfect whatever they did.
Very charismatic pair together and I loved it when he won the Olympic Gold and well she did too amazing girl.
This was me going next door to their House I wish they were still there.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Sep 17
@just4him
Its so difficult a sport that any little thing they do wrong is taken into account which is hardly fair but there it is.
Nicky Slater was the youngest commentator he favoured Bereznaya and Sikharulidze and they are also favourites of mine.
Chris Howarth is much wiser and he was a Skater too and he knows what its all about.
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@just4him (305324)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
10 Sep 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 The announcers said it was nearly perfect. She did put her hand on the ice at one point when she did a jump or spin. I can't remember right now. There was also the moment when he started to throw her in the air and did it twice. So it wasn't perfect, but it was very good.
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@allen0187 (58438)
• Philippines
10 Sep 17
Very touching.
Needed to read this now.
Thank you!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
11 Sep 17
@allen0187
Have a great week ahead too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Sep 17
Glad you liked it and there is nothing like a lovely home like that to be able to go to when you need to feel wanted.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
11 Sep 17
Thank you and I love that pair of Skaters too.
So exctiting to watch and that girl had not been his skating partner for very long either so she did really well to get it all together so difficult.
Only Artur could achieve all what he did what a guy.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
12 Sep 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 I would not of known that she hadn't been his partner. They seem to be made for each other.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
12 Sep 17
@velvet53
He is a real gentleman that is for one.
How many men would kiss your hand nowadays?
There was a very good chemistry going on there but in real life he is married or was I say was because now I don´t know.
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@lillywriter (1143)
• Lithuania
9 Sep 17
I know "dushenka" is rushian word right?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Sep 17
I think it means roughly translated "sweetheart".
Unusual it was to find people like that in England for me at least.
Yes I think its Russian and he was Russian Ukraine something like that he was a lovely man a very big heart.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Sep 17
They do don´t they?
They are still my favourites even now.
Of course I don´t think that they skate together anymore.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Sep 17
@DianneN
As long as you enjoy watching them that is all that matters.
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
10 Sep 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 That was a long time ago in the world of skating. I don't know.
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@dgobucks226 (34300)
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30 Oct 17
One of the greatest gifts of life is family and friendship. I am glad you have received it!
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Nov 17
Its the best thing in life to have really.
I had everything I needed while I was in their house although the House I had to stay in was next door.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Nov 17
@dgobucks226
Have a great day ahead tomorrow and if you are going anywhere have fun.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Sep 17
beautiful memories. like mine with my John late hubby. and with my aunt growing up
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
23 Nov 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 it is sad when we remember people that were kind to us when we were small and often I wonder what happened to some.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Nov 17
He was such a lovely man and he would pick me up again and again and sing and dance with me around the room I was quite tiny about eight years old I think.
@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
2 Nov 17
Very interesting! Can you explain the inspiration behind this poem? What does "dushenka" mean?
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Nov 17
I think it means little princess or darling whatever and I am not really sure to tell you the truth as her Dad was Russian Ukraine so the language would have been a bit different word wise.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
A really beautiful poem.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Oct 17
Thank you very much and they were and are for me one of the best parts of when I was small.
There was so much love in that house.
They had lots of iconic figures and candles in the hallway it reminded me of a church a bit but very nice.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Oct 17
@Chantiele
They were always so nice and her Dad specially.
All the things in the Hall were to do with the Virgin Mary of their particular area as they were from the Ukraine although her Dad was Russian Ukraine if I remember right.
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@Chantiele (433)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
30 Oct 17
@lovinangelsinstead21 It is amazing at what triggers memories. :)
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
17 Nov 17
I like the poem. I think there is so much love in your home.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
18 Nov 17
It was the home of my Sister´s best friend actually they both lived next door to each other.
You could not get any closer than that.
Her bedroom window was stuck right next to my Sister´s and they would spend hours there yattering away into the night.
Well who could blame them?
@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
22 Nov 17
A gorgeous pair of skaters and a very emotional poem. Well done.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Nov 17
Thank you they really are very good and its a poem from my past and thank goodness they were in my life at the time.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
4 Nov 17
Sorry Judy I missed your response honestly did not see that and I usually see all of them.
Thank you have a great weekend ahead.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Oct 17
Thank you and I so loved their home.
It was a haven for me an oasis.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
22 Dec 17
I love their skating so much and they continued to skate up to now as I have seen in youtube.
How I wish I would have had them in my life forever.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Sep 17
Thank you and I wish other people could feel the love from that home that I felt.
They were from the Ukraine and went to live in England next door to my Sister.
They were friends for such a long time too.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Sep 17
They were ahead of their time in that sense and they really deserved to win the Gold Medal too.
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