tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post545918717112896344..comments2023-12-24T18:38:29.947-08:00Comments on Writing Down the Words: Magpie Tales #17Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-55784892263805326242010-06-15T12:24:44.242-07:002010-06-15T12:24:44.242-07:00I studied Latin in school .. I wish I had also stu...I studied Latin in school .. I wish I had also studied French ... nicely written Magpie!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-27814365519599196722010-06-15T08:22:03.876-07:002010-06-15T08:22:03.876-07:00what wonderfully homespun memories..very nice magp...what wonderfully homespun memories..very nice magpie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-56494058676724515522010-06-15T04:28:01.572-07:002010-06-15T04:28:01.572-07:00I loved reading this! It reminded me of my own dad...I loved reading this! It reminded me of my own dad; he failed french 1 nine times! we have a good time making fun of each other and our odd french accents (I seem to have inherited my father's talent for the language).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-11216082643748161902010-06-15T01:14:15.495-07:002010-06-15T01:14:15.495-07:00Mercy beur! Lovely story, lovely dad.Mercy beur! Lovely story, lovely dad.Stafford Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03048757515249725540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-6209938813675424502010-06-14T16:06:30.792-07:002010-06-14T16:06:30.792-07:00oh how i love old letters...i hope they do not die...oh how i love old letters...i hope they do not die out...as i am a hopeful romantic...and they are such glimpses into the heart...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-57432404075873297312010-06-14T15:09:09.497-07:002010-06-14T15:09:09.497-07:00(Pardon the pun, haha!)(Pardon the pun, haha!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-54920995845904398982010-06-14T15:08:31.121-07:002010-06-14T15:08:31.121-07:00(Oops - sorry for the double post!)(Oops - sorry for the double post!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-77225730801564320572010-06-14T15:07:42.105-07:002010-06-14T15:07:42.105-07:00Lovely post. I adore letters, and I mourn that th...Lovely post. I adore letters, and I mourn that they seem to be becoming a thing of the past. I remember the thrill of getting a letter. My first penpal was an elderly great aunt, an inveterate letter writer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-32235652625212475292010-06-13T18:55:34.525-07:002010-06-13T18:55:34.525-07:00I wonder if the art of letter writing will eventua...I wonder if the art of letter writing will eventually die out with the onset of the internet. I'm such a romantic...I certainly hope not.<br /><br />Delightful read!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-20786036098441943612010-06-13T18:14:45.731-07:002010-06-13T18:14:45.731-07:00I'm pleased that you re-posted this lovely tal...I'm pleased that you re-posted this lovely tale so I had a chance to read and enjoy it. Thank you!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-54129663750236169332010-06-13T16:00:00.746-07:002010-06-13T16:00:00.746-07:00how wonderful to remember letters arriving on a we...how wonderful to remember letters arriving on a weekly basis from family afar... sounds like a family who loves....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-48808863709611362622010-06-13T11:32:45.330-07:002010-06-13T11:32:45.330-07:00This is so cute. I had friends who visited from Ne...This is so cute. I had friends who visited from New Zealand when I lived in Montreal. Learning the days of the week in French was an unintended comedy routine for one of them who pronounced words like Loondy, Mardy, Macreedy, Judy, Vendreedy, Samidy, Diemarch. He never did get through the months. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-31499883569670396692010-06-12T17:04:12.775-07:002010-06-12T17:04:12.775-07:00What a great post! I always love reading about th...What a great post! I always love reading about the people that everyone has loved in their lives.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17480046958714954128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-1956812508032764792010-06-12T12:36:17.245-07:002010-06-12T12:36:17.245-07:00Barbara - she lived only an hour away. She emigrat...Barbara - she lived only an hour away. She emigrated from Canada when she was a teenager and came to Holyoke, MA to work in the silk mills.<br /><br />Molly - my folks were a lot of fun. French is a beautiful language. My mother was bilingual. I only wish I'd paid more attention.<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it Meggie :)<br /><br />Paul - I still have the letters and read them occasionally. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-59182050227597633922010-06-12T10:20:19.753-07:002010-06-12T10:20:19.753-07:00On a roll, Pauline, offering us delightful fair-mi...On a roll, Pauline, offering us delightful fair-minded narratives, hay-rides of spirit and warmth. Thanks.Brian Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07685476905189798246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-64435207657909624262010-06-12T09:47:10.536-07:002010-06-12T09:47:10.536-07:00@Molly, I agree! My father loves to try his hand a...@Molly, I agree! My father loves to try his hand at Irish accents...the less said, the better. The funny thing is, you have to know the language or the accent too to really appreciate the hilarity!<br /><br />Chair Pauline, great Magpie! :)Aoife.Troxelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08557613486797904602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-81552832520231506462010-06-12T09:41:34.593-07:002010-06-12T09:41:34.593-07:00Thanks for sharing this story about your family-no...Thanks for sharing this story about your family-nothing better for a child than a loving family that knows how to laugh!Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-65340786517998833872010-06-12T09:30:02.919-07:002010-06-12T09:30:02.919-07:00So glad you shared it the second time around. Lett...So glad you shared it the second time around. Letter writing has become a lost art. Thanks for sharing this. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-2716330905475725942010-06-12T06:56:10.603-07:002010-06-12T06:56:10.603-07:00Oh, I love your Dad...he would have had me in stit...Oh, I love your Dad...he would have had me in stitches over his pronunciation of the french words. <br /><br />Just as funny is the way my friends butchered the German language. I was born in Hamburg, and would receive letters from my grandparents. My friends thought those letters were hilarious...it didn't matter what the words actually meant...it was only the way they were spelled that Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-6000156648101403852010-06-12T05:58:09.035-07:002010-06-12T05:58:09.035-07:00You capture the excitement of receiving those week...You capture the excitement of receiving those weekly letters, now filled with warm nostalgia.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-66766554097533296322010-06-12T01:14:55.910-07:002010-06-12T01:14:55.910-07:00A lovely post, and well worth revisiting. Your par...A lovely post, and well worth revisiting. Your parents must have been fun.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074676856646898900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-26165602266950942010-06-11T20:36:25.356-07:002010-06-11T20:36:25.356-07:00Oy! "do," obviously!Oy! "do," obviously!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-83245386216885298212010-06-11T20:35:18.537-07:002010-06-11T20:35:18.537-07:00When I was learning French I used to be so impress...When I was learning French I used to be so impressed that what I struggled with came naturally to little children all over France! And French sounds so romantic, that even if someone was threatening to kill me, as long as they did so in French, I would swoon!<br />My husband thinks he can does a great imitation of Irish accent...... He's the only one that does!<br />This was so much fun to mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-10369387793802180512010-06-11T19:52:59.090-07:002010-06-11T19:52:59.090-07:00Some people just don't have a gift for languag...Some people just don't have a gift for languages. Sounds like your father was one of them. French has to be the most beautiful language in the world when spoken properly. I'm wondering how often you got to see your French grandmother.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.com