tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post838557387145866203..comments2024-03-28T17:13:33.910+00:00Comments on jabblog: Magpie Tales #33 Acqua di Parmajabbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-56225031755118096222010-09-28T18:26:38.280+01:002010-09-28T18:26:38.280+01:00Lovely piece. It left me craving a soft, sprigged ...Lovely piece. It left me craving a soft, sprigged nightgown.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-450191772654577832010-09-28T00:55:48.383+01:002010-09-28T00:55:48.383+01:00You did a fine job of describing this; you took us...You did a fine job of describing this; you took us with you on your adventure.Jim Swindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632113399696237695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-85372436878838074702010-09-27T03:19:33.052+01:002010-09-27T03:19:33.052+01:00Beautifully written of memories for so many fortun...Beautifully written of memories for so many fortunate children who do get to spend time with their grandparents. Lovely tale, well done.<br /><br />Thank you.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09655163868990155242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-32170237877301545582010-09-26T23:58:50.462+01:002010-09-26T23:58:50.462+01:00How deliciously delightful! Quite excellent! Grans...How deliciously delightful! Quite excellent! Grans are the best part of growing up!Roguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865195377873721939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-83301517237422564012010-09-26T14:03:06.279+01:002010-09-26T14:03:06.279+01:00I loved reading this post; it took me back to the ...I loved reading this post; it took me back to the days I used to spend with my own grandmother when she was young and well enough to look after me. It was such an adventure for a little girl to spend the night in a huge sleigh bed, wrapped in my grandma's scent.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-80901713694251140402010-09-26T03:20:58.848+01:002010-09-26T03:20:58.848+01:00Your words lived a lifetime of memories. It must h...Your words lived a lifetime of memories. It must have been drawn from a secret magical place and proves it's true, fiction can be as real as true experience.<br /><br />Janice - you need to write a book if you haven't. Your writing has that totally believable quality that hooks the reader from the start to end.ninotazizhttp://www.poemsbyninotaziz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-83904976175076739532010-09-25T02:20:10.767+01:002010-09-25T02:20:10.767+01:00what a beautiful memory of the time spent together...what a beautiful memory of the time spent together...and the hint of humor with her puting in in her mouth there at the end broke the mood nicely...nice magpie!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-47041818454282260642010-09-24T19:34:47.690+01:002010-09-24T19:34:47.690+01:00I just saw in lydias comment that this was fiction...I just saw in lydias comment that this was fiction...it felt so real, as if i was there too, i took it for a memory! It was beautifully written, there's no love as wonderful as the kind of grandmother you describedWords A Dayhttp://niamhboyce.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-43855139069337872502010-09-24T10:24:29.698+01:002010-09-24T10:24:29.698+01:00I thought this was beautifully descriptive and gre...I thought this was beautifully descriptive and grew more sentimental with each paragraph. When I read your comment that told it was fiction I was surprised; the scenes were totally real in my mind. :)Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11135393270656573516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-71688888855364827142010-09-24T06:31:40.003+01:002010-09-24T06:31:40.003+01:00Beautiful. Thanks 4 sharing this. I cd c u very cl...Beautiful. Thanks 4 sharing this. I cd c u very clearly in ur grandmother's house getting ready 4 bed. <br /><br />Cd taste the crumpets.kathi harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966848441799595900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-26362682851469675212010-09-23T22:47:37.507+01:002010-09-23T22:47:37.507+01:00What a wonderful story or memory or both. I wanted...What a wonderful story or memory or both. I wanted to be the grandchild so bad!Kristen Haskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07481526316071592146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-34418097670598841632010-09-23T22:41:03.111+01:002010-09-23T22:41:03.111+01:00Warm and comforting imagery - a sweet taste of nos...Warm and comforting imagery - a sweet taste of nostalgia!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-17374398075542328322010-09-23T21:01:28.442+01:002010-09-23T21:01:28.442+01:00Comfort from top to bottom..just lovely..lucky mem...Comfort from top to bottom..just lovely..lucky memories!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-17815460421725137602010-09-23T20:58:26.428+01:002010-09-23T20:58:26.428+01:00Comfort all the way..just lovely from top to botto...Comfort all the way..just lovely from top to bottom..lucky memories!Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11985979258848310351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-36607548650915324922010-09-23T19:30:58.765+01:002010-09-23T19:30:58.765+01:00I actually have a bag full of the rolls of tiny, v...I actually have a bag full of the rolls of tiny, violet cachous that I ordered online when I happened upon them months ago. I hand out one to each of my OAP friends, as a blast from the past when they come to visit. For years, my Auntie had a tiny pottery scent flagon, decorated with violets, that still held the magic scent long after the perfume was gone - wonderful blast from the past!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-89070153237875803632010-09-23T19:13:30.644+01:002010-09-23T19:13:30.644+01:00What a beautiful story, I was there wrapped in tho...What a beautiful story, I was there wrapped in those warm and wonderful words. Nice writing!Susannahhttp://panopticulated.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-54542143449452651872010-09-23T17:57:12.591+01:002010-09-23T17:57:12.591+01:00Thank you all for your kind comments.
I wish this...Thank you all for your kind comments. <br />I wish this had been a story about my grandmother but my maternal grandmother died many years before I was born and I met my paternal grandmother only once. <br />I'm quite sure my grandchildren will not have memories like these of me! I wish they all lived closer but the distances aren't great, though not walkable :-)<br />Friko - I don't know what happened to your picture. One day you were there and a few days later gone . . .jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-66425340737204956202010-09-23T17:17:11.023+01:002010-09-23T17:17:11.023+01:00I loved the sweet, gentle flow of your story. I c...I loved the sweet, gentle flow of your story. I can only hope my granddaughter will have such lovely memories of me. (I have a nightgown very much like the one you describe.)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-56031552450516737782010-09-23T16:43:36.933+01:002010-09-23T16:43:36.933+01:00jabblog, what happened to my (friko's) picture...jabblog, what happened to my (friko's) picture in your followers' list?<br />I could have sworn I added my avatar.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-64782797051133556912010-09-23T16:42:20.447+01:002010-09-23T16:42:20.447+01:00What an absolutely charming story. If this is inde...What an absolutely charming story. If this is indeed a picture of your childhood memories of your grandmother you were truly blessed.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-91648065940745495672010-09-23T15:54:17.421+01:002010-09-23T15:54:17.421+01:00Lovely story made from wonderful memories.Lovely story made from wonderful memories.Kathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-43266818468368832332010-09-23T15:00:19.527+01:002010-09-23T15:00:19.527+01:00What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing it with us...What a lovely story! Thanks for sharing it with us.NanUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11596765792663269178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-24415742726219711192010-09-23T14:23:57.865+01:002010-09-23T14:23:57.865+01:00This made me remember vividly being a child myself...This made me remember vividly being a child myself and also made me cry ... wonderfully written :o)Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231195313149947101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-20122657422434189172010-09-23T14:14:30.939+01:002010-09-23T14:14:30.939+01:00What a lovely story.
Its amazing how smell trigg...What a lovely story. <br />Its amazing how smell triggers memories, what a lovely relationship you had with your grandmother.Brigid O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646687391409208367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060029060849550094.post-62057170901071678202010-09-23T14:10:35.369+01:002010-09-23T14:10:35.369+01:00This is really beautiful. I felt like I was right ...This is really beautiful. I felt like I was right there in the grandmother's house, sipping hot chocolate in front of the roaring fire! I love how the narrator is a grandmother in the final paragraph, and how the story comes full circle with a really strong ending.Máire T. Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897409298890045266noreply@blogger.com