tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post5292096876565980632..comments2024-03-27T21:43:18.817-04:00Comments on Mille Fiori Favoriti: Ground Zero -- FDNY Memorial WallPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-16021275469464001592008-07-23T22:23:00.000-04:002008-07-23T22:23:00.000-04:00Dear AnonymousThis is an excellent web site devote...Dear Anonymous<BR/>This is an excellent web site devoted to the Ten House story and it also includes photos of the Memorial Wall:<BR/><BR/>http://www.fdnytenhouse.com/<BR/><BR/>Perhaps they would be able to give you information on how to go about purchasing a professional photgraph of the memorial?<BR/><BR/>I hope that will be of help to you!<BR/> <BR/>Pat -- blog ownerPat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-4512881342171041992008-07-23T21:06:00.000-04:002008-07-23T21:06:00.000-04:00My husband and I just returned from a visit to NYC...My husband and I just returned from a visit to NYC and wanted you to know that the memorial wall was the most emotional and heart breaking exhibit that we saw at ground zero. My husband is a retired firefigher and neither he nor I could actually speak while we were looking at that wall, because we were in tears. Is there any where we can order a picture of the memorial wall? My camera battery gave out and I wasn't able to get any photos. Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-9146624805165723772008-06-19T21:32:00.000-04:002008-06-19T21:32:00.000-04:00After reading your post today I remembered you tel...After reading your post today I remembered you telling me you wrote about Ground Zero and I went searching for this post and found it.<BR/><BR/>I had to stop reading it 1/2 through because I was crying to much to read more. After a break I came back and finished it.<BR/><BR/>Everyone in my family was born in New York but me. I'm born and raised in CA. The funny thing is no one in my family wanted to ever move back there. <BR/><BR/>I went to visit and as soon as I got off the plane I felt like I was home finally. I fell in love with New York and the love affair has never ended. I still long to live there.<BR/><BR/>There is something so special about New York and the people that live there. It's different then anywhere else. <BR/><BR/>New York people are proud of their State. The city is so full of life. <BR/><BR/>I have not been back to New York since 9-11. I just can't even picture how it will feel to see the sky line being so different and to visit Ground Zero. <BR/><BR/>I do know it's a place I want to go to alone. To spend time there and mourn the loss of everyone there. <BR/><BR/>I know it's strange but I feel like I am part of New York. I can't really explain it. So to me, 9-11 was very personal. Like the attack was on MY CITY. <BR/><BR/>I can't even fathom the fear and pain you went through living there. To see it happen before your eyes. To know the place so well you knew just where they were talking about. <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for posting this. You are wonderful and strong. <BR/><BR/>Big Hugs to you.<BR/>JoanneJoanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550534887793382985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-61099538904525664772008-04-06T19:36:00.000-04:002008-04-06T19:36:00.000-04:00Your tribute to that awful day is respectable and ...Your tribute to that awful day is respectable and beautiful. That day changed our lives in unfathomable ways. That day gave me the courage to leave a 17 year marriage that was dead for over 10 of those years. Its amazing what tragedy will do. It remains raw.The Bella Paradisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674625558783997487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-36332185464861187892008-04-06T12:51:00.000-04:002008-04-06T12:51:00.000-04:00That day and the days following were so awful. I c...That day and the days following were so awful. I can't imagine actually being there. I sat in front of the tv and cried for what seemed like forever. Even now looking at the pictures all the memories come flooding back. I still stop and listen to the few country songs that were written about it. I'm so thankful for you that your husband wasn't there. I'm so sorry that you and your fellow New Yorkers had to actually live through the tragedy that so many of us watched on tv. I know I will never forget.<BR/><BR/>rueRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127064683340688898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-6655020157549708652008-04-02T22:15:00.000-04:002008-04-02T22:15:00.000-04:00Wow Pat! Thanks so much. I'm so sorry for all the ...Wow Pat! Thanks so much. I'm so sorry for all the grief caused by that day. I can only imagine. I hope there is some peace for you in telling the story. I remember I was driving home from working the night shift that morning, when I heard on the radio. All I could think of was the old "war of the worlds" radio broadcast (I know that probably sounds weird)...I couldn't believe it was real. I remember I was sitting in rush hour traffic looking into the cars sitting around me...looking for some sort of reaction on their faces that this had really happen. That what I was hearing was real. Thanks.Lisa's RetroStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10970342964643400163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-38309286184746074782008-04-02T10:41:00.000-04:002008-04-02T10:41:00.000-04:00Wonderful post..MichelleWonderful post..<BR/><BR/>MichelleMichellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098215706888728199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-22824410012691533442008-04-02T01:23:00.000-04:002008-04-02T01:23:00.000-04:00Well, this time I brought my tissues with me to vi...Well, this time I brought my tissues with me to visit your blog. Good thing I did.<BR/><BR/>Thank God your husband was not there that day! This must have been a very emotional visit for you. But thank you so much for telling us the story and sharing your wonderful photos. Someday I do hope to go to NY and this will definately be on my list of things to see. Although it can be hard to visit and remember things like this, I do think it's so important for people to do if they can.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for sharing all of this with us.Mrs. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285906428711107041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-26209294970966399802008-04-01T23:30:00.000-04:002008-04-01T23:30:00.000-04:00Dear Pat,I'm so happy your husband was saved from ...Dear Pat,<BR/>I'm so happy your husband was saved from the tragedy of bldg 7. What a blessing from God! The son of a friend of ours lives in Manhattan and performs off-Broadway. He should have been on the train that ran under the towers but was delayed because of a long rehearsal. Thank you for going through the pain of your personal account of 911. It can NEVER be forgotten! We must all remember! <BR/>Hugs, SherryEdie Marie's Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497518764917499463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-27639140823940766752008-04-01T22:30:00.000-04:002008-04-01T22:30:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing these pictures, it is amazin...Thank you for sharing these pictures, it is amazing how that city has recovered. Those resilient New Yorkers!Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113437420890699732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-87167534730204583582008-04-01T22:15:00.000-04:002008-04-01T22:15:00.000-04:00PatSo many stories from that day...my sister-in-la...Pat<BR/><BR/>So many stories from that day...my sister-in-law's friend was late getting to work and when she came up from the subway thought there was a ticker tape parade downtown when she saw all the papers flying by...my Mom's friend's son stopped for a bagel before going into the towers and was OK, another friend did not go to work to being his child to the first day of nursery school...TaraTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060366331794781160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-81873057337088864662008-04-01T14:12:00.000-04:002008-04-01T14:12:00.000-04:00Last year we were in NYC during the Spring. It was...Last year we were in NYC during the Spring. It was our first trip there since 9/11. I felt an overwhelming spirit that was somehow different than during our trips in the past. It was a good, warm spirit...surreal maybe but sweet.<BR/>Like the city had softened a little. I may not be making sense here..<BR/>I have so enjoyed your photos and writing. NYC is one of my favorite laces on Earth. It will always be so.<BR/>Trying to explain 9/11 to Grace was difficult but I do think she understood. Being at ground zero was chilling. On our last visit to the city, we had been there...been in the towers. So many of our pictures have them in the background. <BR/>My father was a fire fighter here in Ohio for 25 years. He had just passed away when 9/11 happened. I know he would have been so proud of his fire brothers.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for these posts.\<BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>SueSusie Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878113034866113803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-64567318810578128752008-04-01T13:34:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:34:00.000-04:00I'm happy with the Memorial Museum's plans so far....I'm happy with the Memorial Museum's plans so far. It is hard to please everyone.<BR/>As time goes by and our nation heals I feel the horror of 9/11 will fade from most of the non New Yorker's minds. I guess that is a good thing, but I am hoping the Memorial Museum will be a testament to the bravery and service of many that died that day, and also to the innocent lives lost.Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08922525910685129822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-8095672993724495372008-04-01T13:10:00.000-04:002008-04-01T13:10:00.000-04:00The gift from Holland and Knight that reads "Dedic...The gift from Holland and Knight that reads "Dedicated to those who fell and to those who carry on" is so moving. I so admire the spirit of New Yorkers.<BR/><BR/>Are you, overall, happy with the plans for the Memorial Museum, etc.?Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-85980038514538965122008-04-01T11:22:00.000-04:002008-04-01T11:22:00.000-04:00I still find 9/11 so difficult to comprehend, and ...I still find 9/11 so difficult to comprehend, and I live thousands of miles away, and have no connection with America, let alone New York. I remember in my lunch break watching the news footage, over and over again, and still not being able to quite believe what I was seeing. I get goosebumps re-living the memory even now, so I can't begin to imagine what it was like to be witness to, and how frightening, to say the very least, it must have been to everyone who was party to this most evil atrocity. Thanks for sharing with us New York's future plans, I would love to see the area when it is eventually finished. xLouisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800196831833931842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-80808478185386693212008-04-01T08:59:00.000-04:002008-04-01T08:59:00.000-04:00Dear Pat, I can only imagine how hard it was to wr...Dear Pat, I can only imagine how hard it was to write this post for you. And I am so glad you did – history coming from people like you who witnessed such a tragic events and write down very personal experience for future generations to share. I remember this day too - so clear, like it was yesterday, with same emotions of pain, horror, anger.I am so happy, SO HAPPY you husband OK after all!<BR/><BR/>It was our second year in US, my daughter return from NY two weeks ago. … I remember my friend from college call me and tell to turn TV and I start screaming… It was so much pain…<BR/><BR/>The Russia have the war with Chechnya this time (we still have it already 21 years!) and we have terrorism too – they found explosives in my daughter’s school once. I think I knew what it to be in the war… But I really didn’t have any clue until 9/11<BR/><BR/><BR/>Love, hugs, <BR/>LenkaLenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03028153887902910587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4742343364632742295.post-50127726063465766182008-04-01T07:27:00.000-04:002008-04-01T07:27:00.000-04:00I have not been there to see it since it happened....I have not been there to see it since it happened. My brother in law worked there, but was in London at the time, Thank God. I remember the day vividly...i was at work....(i worked the front desk of a banquet hall)....we put the tvs on in the bar...and we started drinking at 10 in the morning....on my way home from work, the street i drive home faces the towers directly, all you could see was tons of smoke in the sky...and alot of police activity all over...it was surrealCatHerderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933478666953462356noreply@blogger.com