tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post1159782389986884140..comments2023-05-24T10:37:44.013-04:00Comments on Dispatches from the Northern Outpost: Mom-Mom's HouseShieldmaiden96http://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-78524669910886236182010-01-04T01:18:58.022-05:002010-01-04T01:18:58.022-05:00You take the Scrooge right out of me with this hea...You take the Scrooge right out of me with this heartfelt, genuine evocation of the holiday--and the person who made it for you.<br /><br />I'm glad you have such rich memories, honey.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-85856157046755761892010-01-03T16:52:57.024-05:002010-01-03T16:52:57.024-05:00This was just wonderful---so evocative of a warm, ...This was just wonderful---so evocative of a warm, familiar family gathering. <br /><br />I have lovely memories of these at my Mammaw's house, and have tried for all the years she's been gone to BE that preparer and provider of such memories for my own family.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your own dear remembrance---it gave me a wonderful warm feeling on this 4-degree day.<br /><br />rachelRachelDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-70515540675359203102009-12-31T14:45:27.943-05:002009-12-31T14:45:27.943-05:00What a beautiful post. You have such an amazing wa...What a beautiful post. You have such an amazing way of evoking every sense. I feel like I was there. Thank you for sharing that with us!<br /><br />Happy New Year.JD at I Do Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12637216169419014156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-76595853285464123412009-12-28T13:20:40.736-05:002009-12-28T13:20:40.736-05:00What lovely people you come from! You've share...What lovely people you come from! You've shared some beautiful visuals.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883854503294092142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-52493914106902915362009-12-26T23:19:56.310-05:002009-12-26T23:19:56.310-05:00Once again, you've written so eloquently I tho...Once again, you've written so eloquently I thought I was there with your family.<br /><br />And I understand well the picture you paint of the comfort of familiar traditions and the need to make them our own as time passes and loved ones leave us. <br /><br />Thank you for such a lovely post.Deborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03333252296283890871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-33346444183538692562009-12-26T12:42:59.632-05:002009-12-26T12:42:59.632-05:00OK guilty! Although I have advanced from my hand m...OK guilty! Although I have advanced from my hand made crystal radio that I listened to in the attic of that home on Charles Ave. I have not yet got the knack for reading or responding to internet chatter. The memories are shared one on one with family, friends, and anyone else who will listen. Those special times and places are penned on my heart and my mind. Kim you certainly have a knack for bringing those memories to life and I thank you for that. The computers may crash, and the internet may be subject to cyber attack but nothing can take away the permanent impact those we love have made on us. Each of us has been permanently changed by the experience of life that we have had as family. It pains me to look around and see the "families" that have not had these experiences of love and sharing. There were hard times and there were good times but the strength of the bond in family always brought us through the other side better equipped for the future. We can only hope that the shared experience of those who have left us behind will be preserved in the love we share with all we meet. That will be our gift to the world.<br /><br />DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-33546314513961293432009-12-24T13:43:15.468-05:002009-12-24T13:43:15.468-05:00What a beautiful tribute to past memories created ...What a beautiful tribute to past memories created from love shown to eachother. I really relate to the part where your wrote "surrounded by the hum and murmur of safety, the warmth of people who loved you." Those of us whom choose to remember that feeling can continue to create that same warmth and attempt to share it again. I hope you have a blessed and Merry Christmas...you and your family.<br />MaureenCelestial Charmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09254781524622723594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-1753393547495855102009-12-24T13:34:21.327-05:002009-12-24T13:34:21.327-05:00Thanks for writing this Kim. I felt like I was the...Thanks for writing this Kim. I felt like I was there. They are memories that we will all hold on to forever. I found a picture of their house the other night at my parent's house. It was all covered in snow. It just looked so perfect. And it was.<br /><br />Love you & miss you!!! <br />xoxoxoxoxox<br /><br /><br />P.S. i also do not think this is my first comment on your blog, I think you wrote about pens one time.... and I think I commented then.... Obvi I would ( yeah Bryan can cringe at that... Obvi = obvious)LMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00948761181859147232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-62447385622083096532009-12-24T11:16:04.382-05:002009-12-24T11:16:04.382-05:00Kim, thanks for so eloquently putting into words w...Kim, thanks for so eloquently putting into words what I know all of us are feeling this year. Those Christmas's are not lost, they have moved to another metaphysical level. They are internal, not external. That, Virginia, is proven by the fact that you didn't miss a sense or a detail, with the possible exception of the giant brown, crispy turkey leg resting atop Pop-Pop's dinner plate waiting for the "trimmings" to join it.<br />Just like the bits and pieces of those Christmas'~ be they music box, ornament, dishes or Carolers ~ have scattered. It's up to us to determine what happens to those Christmas' past.<br />The love will still be with you...<br />Love, Aunt Carol<br />P.S. Just for the record, this is not my first posting!Aunt Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16517751.post-61790984610065073342009-12-24T09:32:40.204-05:002009-12-24T09:32:40.204-05:00Amen.
RIP Mom Mom. We miss you.Amen.<br /><br />RIP Mom Mom. We miss you.Unfinished Ramblerhttp://www.unfinishedrambler.comnoreply@blogger.com