tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post8478884593873954702..comments2024-03-29T08:01:55.910-04:00Comments on everyday amazing: While eating thai food & memoriesGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-9884286425452368832013-09-09T19:57:48.925-04:002013-09-09T19:57:48.925-04:00as i eat my thai noodles & satay, i wonder
wh...as i eat my thai noodles & satay, i wonder <br />what memories my children will keep <br /><br />These are aspects of life in the East that you had captured here, Grace! I'm familiar with them. Hopefully the younger generation gets to experience the wonder during their lifetime. Nicely, Ma'am!<br /><br />Hank kaykualahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03240206222973305395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8404038300879406822013-09-09T19:19:45.064-04:002013-09-09T19:19:45.064-04:00She sounds like an amazing woman . . . what storie...She sounds like an amazing woman . . . what stories she could tell.Kathryn Dychehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17175563748388497142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-15064805533201953022013-09-09T14:23:45.806-04:002013-09-09T14:23:45.806-04:00stooped, spoon heavy - a beautiful use of words. ...stooped, spoon heavy - a beautiful use of words. One photo album - and countless memories ... she keeps praying. Stunning. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-28019288668540199992013-09-09T08:32:07.788-04:002013-09-09T08:32:07.788-04:00I always love learnnig people's stories...ever...I always love learnnig people's stories...everyone has one don't they? Sounds like she has stories that could fill volumnes of books...Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-8433528439900039252013-09-09T07:23:25.218-04:002013-09-09T07:23:25.218-04:00It could be the memory and pictures that have allo...It could be the memory and pictures that have allowed her to outlive so many of her kin and her troubles as well. You do tell of a wonder to behold and be a part of, a scarred and healed heart comes with age. *shrug* who knows what my kids will remember--they are a generation that think blinders were given them at birth.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-75195346359024159672013-09-09T03:20:50.964-04:002013-09-09T03:20:50.964-04:00Ah, old age can get scary...am glad that in a gath...Ah, old age can get scary...am glad that in a gathering dusk, her mind still grabs hold of the good memories! <br />Very beautiful, Grace:)Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-48401600977394454652013-09-09T03:19:45.571-04:002013-09-09T03:19:45.571-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Panchalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08832164041967778122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-78308921605063446362013-09-09T02:04:46.223-04:002013-09-09T02:04:46.223-04:00I wonder that, too.
Have a good week, Grace ~ MI wonder that, too.<br /><br />Have a good week, Grace ~ MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-45434899750847334412013-09-09T01:03:48.305-04:002013-09-09T01:03:48.305-04:00Hmmm, Hmmmm, Hmmm !!!!!Hmmm, Hmmmm, Hmmm !!!!!Marcoantonio Arellano (Nene)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10713672589582754484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-85232648303208046822013-09-09T00:28:12.999-04:002013-09-09T00:28:12.999-04:00memories...............keep us goingmemories...............keep us goingVandana Sharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270400982093787158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-11553058846580373512013-09-09T00:08:47.758-04:002013-09-09T00:08:47.758-04:00Between thai food and storytelling, this is a new ...Between thai food and storytelling, this is a new favorite! "Stooped spoon" body and "clear as river" eyes help to show both the wheat and the chaff of a well-lived life, skimmed with pictures rising to the top of the heap. What memories indeed!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723639294340760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-69768974504145978222013-09-08T21:25:19.662-04:002013-09-08T21:25:19.662-04:00Must sure be hard to push through some days. Memor...Must sure be hard to push through some days. Memories can be funny though, always interesting to hear some of the out there stuff we remember.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21539566703087586252013-09-08T18:59:31.482-04:002013-09-08T18:59:31.482-04:00Wow, Grace, some people do have such heavy burdens...Wow, Grace, some people do have such heavy burdens, don't they? It is nice that she has her album though. Yes, I wonder sometimes as well what memories my children and grandchildren will keep. I do hope they keep good ones. Beautifully reflective poem here, Grace.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-71567807653537096612013-09-08T17:13:32.898-04:002013-09-08T17:13:32.898-04:00Grace this is rich and satisfying. So much of what...Grace this is rich and satisfying. So much of what I think of when I think of family is tied to food and here you've done it without overtly making it a connection. My mother couldn't keep a decent photo album and I never learned to either. Thanks for sharing this.LaTonya Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837979981517423142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-81841369808592710182013-09-08T15:50:45.268-04:002013-09-08T15:50:45.268-04:00this is a great poem..i like the question what our...this is a great poem..i like the question what our children will hold of us, what kind of memories they will make...Natašekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529563989376279044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-16567753933381720662013-09-08T14:56:47.148-04:002013-09-08T14:56:47.148-04:00This is touching and makes me ponder the same ques...This is touching and makes me ponder the same questionAudrey Howitt aka Divaloungerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854425983822589062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-44545685499912772062013-09-08T14:50:39.577-04:002013-09-08T14:50:39.577-04:00love this, the clarity of memories, of mind despit...love this, the clarity of memories, of mind despite the over-aged bodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-89113914866806560402013-09-08T13:55:48.405-04:002013-09-08T13:55:48.405-04:00sensitive portrayal of age, memory and loss.sensitive portrayal of age, memory and loss.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-21232273155143644432013-09-08T12:53:41.421-04:002013-09-08T12:53:41.421-04:00Great poem, Grace! I like how you link your own me...Great poem, Grace! I like how you link your own memories with the questions you as yourself about being remembered. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-40051613679240453492013-09-08T12:37:28.217-04:002013-09-08T12:37:28.217-04:00first, i love thai food...smiles...what a story sh...first, i love thai food...smiles...what a story she has eh? between the husband dying and the challenges with the kid...yet still keeps faith...i would not mind sitting and listening a bit...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-69888479106835635632013-09-08T12:09:00.494-04:002013-09-08T12:09:00.494-04:00Grace, this is a fantastic write! I can see her &q...Grace, this is a fantastic write! I can see her "stooped spoon" of a bank, but her eyes clear as a river..........dealing with her unimaginably difficult life, firm in faith. And then the wondering....what our children's memories will be. Beautifully told. I could read the whole book!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-1339886431780583492013-09-08T11:17:58.756-04:002013-09-08T11:17:58.756-04:00Nice to find you here Grace - a real power ending ...Nice to find you here Grace - a real power ending to this - how stright the back indeed... With Best Wishes Scott www.scotthastie.comscotthastiepoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17266153714529613752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-67591935426556447172013-09-08T11:03:59.030-04:002013-09-08T11:03:59.030-04:00This is wonderful! I wonder what memories my child...This is wonderful! I wonder what memories my children will keep as well.Lisa A. Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142569864419738394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4856662679041828863.post-31478391112973810912013-09-08T11:02:52.535-04:002013-09-08T11:02:52.535-04:00Oh, this was gorgeous! This makes me wish I'd ...Oh, this was gorgeous! This makes me wish I'd known either of my grandmothers when I was a child...both had passed away by the time I was born. But when I look at photos, it brings them close to me.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.com