tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post6299223859330699442..comments2023-12-24T18:38:29.947-08:00Comments on Writing Down the Words: Catching UpPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-64291895559707519932014-05-31T03:04:00.779-07:002014-05-31T03:04:00.779-07:00Pauline, again you write with such deft brush stro...Pauline, again you write with such deft brush strokes. How long does it take you to compose these superb essays? Just wondering...PhilipHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811831703263176415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-89432653324273398842014-05-24T16:02:52.014-07:002014-05-24T16:02:52.014-07:00Oh, it's so true how two people can go through...Oh, it's so true how two people can go through something side by side and remember it in totally different ways. Good luck! What an awesome project!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-72574357147570048162014-05-20T13:07:41.256-07:002014-05-20T13:07:41.256-07:00A lovely read. Especially wise observations about ...A lovely read. Especially wise observations about how the world changes with each degree of separation. The juxtaposition in itself would make a book --- twelve accounts of the same event -- or perhaps I should would make 12 books!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09923213564117527485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-16090977070208800822014-05-18T17:36:40.663-07:002014-05-18T17:36:40.663-07:00Gary - what fun that would be! Wish I was closer a...Gary - what fun that would be! Wish I was closer and could mentor in person :)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-25601972612805479052014-05-18T16:49:29.422-07:002014-05-18T16:49:29.422-07:00I am teaching my first graders to write with vivid...I am teaching my first graders to write with vivid descriptions so the reader can visualize the story as they read. I should use you as a mentor text. I want to step into your morning.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715784900659276067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-15302741652124697332014-05-18T09:38:55.702-07:002014-05-18T09:38:55.702-07:00I love the idea of the cousins book. I share a clo...I love the idea of the cousins book. I share a close friendship with a number of my cousins also. What a lovely idea.. you give me food for thought.<br /><br />Your world sounds absolutely lovely, Pauline. And my world has finally caught up - just like you said it would. Happy spring!Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-6069771069320835922014-05-18T07:23:25.596-07:002014-05-18T07:23:25.596-07:00Marc - being retired surely does not mean being la...Marc - being retired surely does not mean being lazy - though there are days...<br /><br />WWW - your father was right, and savoring is just what we should do!<br /><br />Brian - my cousins were my first best friends. I'm sorry that we all live so far apart now. <br /><br />Tabor - the rain here is gone and the sun is brilliant. It's heaven to be out of doors!<br /><br />OOTP - I've Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-23030654313401497092014-05-17T04:06:37.937-07:002014-05-17T04:06:37.937-07:00I loved your post. I read it at a nice, slow pace ...I loved your post. I read it at a nice, slow pace :-). I think we live in such hectic lives that we forget early morning light at 4:30am. and how beautiful it can be. Thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-67798957322208619852014-05-16T07:33:28.371-07:002014-05-16T07:33:28.371-07:00Hot tea on a rain-drenched morning sounds lovely. ...Hot tea on a rain-drenched morning sounds lovely. You're writing a book! It sounds like a memoir, but with the way memory works it could be an interesting piece of creative nonfiction. <br />I could never write an honest book about relatives; they would despise me for it.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-13263348132993533672014-05-16T07:07:37.210-07:002014-05-16T07:07:37.210-07:00An enjoyable spring, the nesting birds are working...An enjoyable spring, the nesting birds are working over my feedersOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-24390620553764298022014-05-16T05:12:57.768-07:002014-05-16T05:12:57.768-07:00I am an early riser unless I find my insomnia kept...I am an early riser unless I find my insomnia kept me awake for three hours. But I never sleep past 8:00 AM either way. I love that wooden fence, what a perfect bone structue for your soft plants. We have rain all day today and into the night!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-26207817294531228552014-05-16T05:09:42.815-07:002014-05-16T05:09:42.815-07:00that is pretty cool on the cousins book...i grew u...that is pretty cool on the cousins book...i grew up playing with my cousins...man, we had some adventures....smiles.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-37926118174020444172014-05-16T04:46:25.417-07:002014-05-16T04:46:25.417-07:00I don't think I've ever been up at 4.30 ex...I don't think I've ever been up at 4.30 except to catch a flight. I am getting up earlier and earlier, odd that my father passed on his aging wisdom and said that this would happen. the world is fresh and new and we savour every little bit of life still on offer.<br />I love your post.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-78030794035874401312014-05-16T04:11:56.392-07:002014-05-16T04:11:56.392-07:00Hi, Pauline:
When I was still working, I thought ...Hi, Pauline:<br /><br />When I was still working, I thought time would slow down when I retired.<br /><br />I was shocked! shocked! when I realized how wrong I was.<br /><br />Between writing several books, essays, and poetry, I've never been busier; the day doesn't have enough hours in it.<br /><br />Enjoy your garden, Before you know it, fall will be here.Marc Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400805396776788101noreply@blogger.com