tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post7242147245191971583..comments2024-03-27T13:36:21.967-04:00Comments on .OPTIONS for a Better World: My Grandfather's Handskjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-65730297411307615982012-02-17T23:26:27.345-05:002012-02-17T23:26:27.345-05:00silke, isn't that interesting, that we had sim...silke, isn't that interesting, that we had similiar childhoods when we were sick> i got a new comic book or two, and once, when i had my braces put on (horrible) i got TEN comic books. <br /><br />about the reply, lori told how to do it. i think i can remember but i'll check it out before i tell you. easier than i would have guessed. xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-54345635060565493222012-02-17T23:23:43.841-05:002012-02-17T23:23:43.841-05:00cs, i saw my grandfather as kind of a huge rough m...cs, i saw my grandfather as kind of a huge rough man. his hands were so rough....but i think he was hardworking and kind. your mother's take is interesting and sad....xoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-55645538630284337562012-02-17T23:22:13.919-05:002012-02-17T23:22:13.919-05:00thanks tracey. xoxoxothanks tracey. xoxoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-15390028364708213192012-02-17T18:10:10.239-05:002012-02-17T18:10:10.239-05:00KJ, a blog question. How did you get your comments...KJ, a blog question. How did you get your comments set up so you can reply under each comment?! I have tried to figure it out and simply can't. Thanks! SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-74232958792835616182012-02-17T18:08:10.043-05:002012-02-17T18:08:10.043-05:00KJ, that piece of writing brought back so many chi...KJ, that piece of writing brought back so many childhood memories for me. <br /><br />Especially the part of you being allowed on the couch when you were sick. Being sick (aside from actually being sick) was one of my favorite times at home (especially because my mother was normally not the mothering type) - I would also get my bed made up on the couch, I would be spoiled with whatever food or drink sounded good to me, I would be cared for and fussed over and my mom would buy me a brand new book to read. I loved it!! Oh, yes, and no pig tails, but sometimes a rabbit foot for good luck... <br /><br />Glad you are feeling better!! Love, SilkeSilke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24094130012287249612012-02-15T20:53:53.458-05:002012-02-15T20:53:53.458-05:00I can remember my mother suggesting that our child...I can remember my mother suggesting that our childhood was so much better than hers - not only an un-truth but a way of absolving herself. But my grandfather ... some very warm memories there.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-4573864611330949882012-02-15T19:18:38.562-05:002012-02-15T19:18:38.562-05:00I can't tell if your grandfather feels like a ...I can't tell if your grandfather feels like a mystery, or it's just a mystery why he gave you a pig's tail! Either way, I loved reading the trip down memory lane and all the vivid details you painted along the way. Good stuff, great writing.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-573218765421699572012-02-14T23:33:42.871-05:002012-02-14T23:33:42.871-05:00rob-bear, yes, yes. ♥rob-bear, yes, yes. ♥kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-27050296126371058862012-02-14T23:30:47.078-05:002012-02-14T23:30:47.078-05:00Delightful. Nostalgic. Heart-remembered.Delightful. Nostalgic. Heart-remembered.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-77573861588383225282012-02-14T22:33:05.794-05:002012-02-14T22:33:05.794-05:00lori, hello sf xo. yes, i am feeling better and al...lori, hello sf xo. yes, i am feeling better and almost best. it's a ten week group so it was sad to miss almost a third of it. it's so much fun to write with other writers (and two songwriters). i hope you are well. i know you are busy busy and i miss you here and there. xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-88422410010458240752012-02-14T22:29:54.534-05:002012-02-14T22:29:54.534-05:00hello dear babs, it's now the night of the mor...hello dear babs, it's now the night of the morning and i hope your doldrums did not return. i wonder how you spent your day today....<br /><br />xoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-89213644589412194042012-02-14T22:28:36.216-05:002012-02-14T22:28:36.216-05:00hello annie! you keep up the good work too. here&#...hello annie! you keep up the good work too. here's to passion!kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-87949754254902414102012-02-14T22:27:41.545-05:002012-02-14T22:27:41.545-05:00aw kristin, you are so sweet. thank you ♥ i hope y...aw kristin, you are so sweet. thank you ♥ i hope you got valentine kisses from both your guys. i'll bet you did.kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-4929888696611161962012-02-14T22:26:16.434-05:002012-02-14T22:26:16.434-05:00you did that too, suki?! i kind of thought my doin...you did that too, suki?! i kind of thought my doing that might have been a precursor to becoming (being) a lesbian, hahaha. turns out jeannie had a miserable young adulthood and then married a wonderful man and has had a very good life.kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-84329972232657054702012-02-14T22:23:24.686-05:002012-02-14T22:23:24.686-05:00thank you pam. i don't know why either, see my...thank you pam. i don't know why either, see my comment to snow. i LOVE the thought of you and i being pals back then, pam. yes, i think so too. hell, as it is, i wish you were my friend and next door neighbor (both!) now. happy valentine's day. did you get chocolate? did you eat it? all of it? :^)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-58442603998345720342012-02-14T22:20:46.412-05:002012-02-14T22:20:46.412-05:00ah mim, i woke up this morning to your comment, yo...ah mim, i woke up this morning to your comment, yours and pam's. they made my day. thank you. i was a happy child and i had a happy life but as an adult i now see i was screwed up too. some of that still gets in my way.... ♥kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24305641887178711622012-02-14T22:19:05.106-05:002012-02-14T22:19:05.106-05:00chris, i'm wondering about what you're won...chris, i'm wondering about what you're wondering about :^) i read this story to my writing group last night and they wondered too, felt there was more to this story. i don't know...(yet?)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-73837454450964885742012-02-14T22:17:34.206-05:002012-02-14T22:17:34.206-05:00thank you annie. i remember white carpets too, a s...thank you annie. i remember white carpets too, a sign of the times. i hope i keep adding colors to my color box. some people write poems that inspire and teach me, as in....you! xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-34049687757087524512012-02-14T22:15:10.195-05:002012-02-14T22:15:10.195-05:00snow, i don't know what my grandfather was thi...snow, i don't know what my grandfather was thinking. he was from italy and spoke little english. maybe in the village town he was raised in a pig's tail was a highlight :^)kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-28913594142575336582012-02-14T12:35:09.118-05:002012-02-14T12:35:09.118-05:00beautiful writing kj, you have a gift for it. and ...beautiful writing kj, you have a gift for it. and so good you are feeling better too so you could show up to your loved group.Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-83756051418748282002012-02-14T11:34:15.842-05:002012-02-14T11:34:15.842-05:00I adore this post!
You've gotten me out of the...I adore this post!<br />You've gotten me out of the doldrums today,,,thank you!<br />I'll be reading this again too.~Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912644174343772017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-42806497082659818972012-02-14T09:38:46.828-05:002012-02-14T09:38:46.828-05:00Kj, This is really good, lots of layers and depth....Kj, This is really good, lots of layers and depth. Sad and bittersweet. Keep up the good work. xoxoAnnie Coehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980814479525038344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-4647000307630831472012-02-14T08:58:22.388-05:002012-02-14T08:58:22.388-05:00I love stopping by your place... Such comfort here...I love stopping by your place... Such comfort here.<br />Thank you for all of your kindness :)<br />Sending you great big hugs and wishes of love today (and always)...<br />Happy Valentines Day!<br />♥<br />Kristin<br /><br />p.s. I love your new header... it reminds me of a gift I still owe you...Kristin Dudishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942927851063431816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-30891121848602713072012-02-14T08:14:51.048-05:002012-02-14T08:14:51.048-05:00great writing and memories. oh yes, I tucked my d...great writing and memories. oh yes, I tucked my dress into snowpants too. I like the details you remember. Sad about Jeannie. Happy day, lots frosted cup cakes to you.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-70435947432455246242012-02-14T06:47:23.023-05:002012-02-14T06:47:23.023-05:00Beautiful writing, kj. You drew me right in. I lo...Beautiful writing, kj. You drew me right in. I love that your Grandpa brought you that to look at, but I am wondering WHY. lol! I think we would have been pals as kids. I loved pretending all sorts of things, and of course, making stuff. Happy Valentine's Day, my friend. Love love love.yoborobohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066130552106363077noreply@blogger.com