tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post4342273846312994455..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: StormyRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81523468559072958612011-02-20T10:18:42.081-05:002011-02-20T10:18:42.081-05:00Great post mom, such a insightful view of your sis...Great post mom, such a insightful view of your sister. I read it while listening to Radiohead's new song "Feral" and it really set the tone for me. You should check out their new album "The King Of Limbs" when you get a chance.Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-20761839318593249492011-02-08T12:20:41.312-05:002011-02-08T12:20:41.312-05:00This felt to me like a tug on my sleeve drawing me...This felt to me like a tug on my sleeve drawing me toward an opening you've wiped in the frosted-glass pane of your memory. Your knowing, askance grin inviting me to experience the sister you've known and let it mingle with friend and mother-figure I've known. "Come see..." and I do. Thanks for giving me a glimpse of another layer of this lady whom I love...whom you have always loved...and what makes her so...Nancy.KathRunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027111331168671797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-23615082208208288972011-02-07T12:14:03.736-05:002011-02-07T12:14:03.736-05:00I am so-o-o-o-o glad this "furious" tale...I am so-o-o-o-o glad this "furious" tale had a happy ending. Going out to get a quart of milk is an iffy propositions at times.<br /><br />My brother-in-law was living in LA when first married; they had a young baby boy. My brother-in-law went to get some milk at the corner and did not come back for 10 days. He ran into some buddies who were going to the Daytona race... he had ended up in Florida.<br /><br />He was a Zorba-type character, God bless him!Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-65529465434650098152011-02-07T03:56:21.398-05:002011-02-07T03:56:21.398-05:00I DO DO DO hope Nancy has seen this, Sister. Plea...I DO DO DO hope Nancy has seen this, Sister. Please tell me she has. That was the year I graduated from MICHIGAN. Why don't I remember that blizzard? The memories you have...like from a different family altogether. How many times have I said that?!Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35336525669253872982011-02-07T02:23:04.358-05:002011-02-07T02:23:04.358-05:00And what beautiful confetti it is! This is a beau...And what beautiful confetti it is! This is a beautiful recounting, Ruth. I wasn't around in the blizzard of '67 but through your words, just lived it, thank you!*https://www.blogger.com/profile/06484208765656281917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44627473452219546302011-02-06T16:45:27.211-05:002011-02-06T16:45:27.211-05:00I had a picture from the storm of '67 of a sno...I had a picture from the storm of '67 of a snow fort twice as tall as me. Don't know where it is now. We got dodged by the last few storms recently, so I made do with pics from my nephew in Chicago of the Lake Shore Drive car-graveyard. But now, we're getting a dump of six, eight inches every 48 hours, so our drought has been called off for the season.Loring Wirbelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11764834150305763077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-30794433152788204682011-02-06T16:02:58.640-05:002011-02-06T16:02:58.640-05:00It was such a relief to see her coming back... I l...It was such a relief to see her coming back... I loved it. I have never experienced a snowstorm, but the vividness and delicacy of your writing helped me visualise it :)More Than Meets the Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17904789091298274078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-52979328964586492142011-02-06T12:23:08.856-05:002011-02-06T12:23:08.856-05:00What emotion, love, energy and passion you bring a...What emotion, love, energy and passion you bring as you share this memory. The raven. Returning with her black hair blue. The games. The waiting. I was with you every single second, every word.<br /><br />What a glorious tribute to your sister -- Your words bring her to life -- and what a life!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-32370893862926797652011-02-06T11:27:43.277-05:002011-02-06T11:27:43.277-05:00As a real person, I hoped she'd come back safe...As a real person, I hoped she'd come back safe. As a character, I hoped she'd hopped a bus or a train and disappeared forever into freedom. Such lovely drama!J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-60437877087982622622011-02-06T06:42:40.505-05:002011-02-06T06:42:40.505-05:00Thank you, Oh.
The Twiggy haircut? I think it ca...Thank you, <b>Oh</b>. <br /><br />The Twiggy haircut? I think it came out pretty cute. :) I have one school picture with it, I was wearing a Nehru collared <i>faux</i> leather jumper-dress. :) Twiggy was a doll, those eyes, lips, and mini-skirts. Wow.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91630249234139852082011-02-06T06:40:02.181-05:002011-02-06T06:40:02.181-05:00Marcie, thanks, my friend. It's true that ther...<b>Marcie</b>, thanks, my friend. It's true that there seems to be an archetypal dark beauty in most families. And aren't we fortunate!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-19093522017731241542011-02-06T06:38:48.952-05:002011-02-06T06:38:48.952-05:00Welcome and thank you, Lynda! That is a grand and ...Welcome and thank you, <b>Lynda</b>! That is a grand and kind entrance. I feel the word "stunning" on my lips as well, looking at your art! I look forward to seeing more of your work as well. On we go, wild and free . . .Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-54662360121138989002011-02-06T06:36:49.990-05:002011-02-06T06:36:49.990-05:00Tamara, well heat is quite different from a cold b...<b>Tamara</b>, well heat is quite different from a cold blizzard. I would go out into a blizzard in a heartbeat, but into that kind of scalding sun?? Thank you for your kind comment, and I hope you and your dear <i>thyme</i> garden will have relief from the heat soon.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33281243270835067992011-02-06T06:15:16.161-05:002011-02-06T06:15:16.161-05:00Arti, I had no idea that my life was interesting, ...<b>Arti</b>, I had no idea that my life was interesting, until much later. Friends helped me learn to appreciate and even treasure what I had, though at the time I found it annoying at times. :) I guess it's all about how we look at things, isn't it? <i>We</i> are the ones who create our life.<br /><br />Yes, the winter blue just fills me up. That big old barn on the left in the top photo really is large, and when you stand inside it, it's like a cathedral.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-61024633053776675592011-02-06T06:12:27.982-05:002011-02-06T06:12:27.982-05:00Friko, thank you so much. This began as a poem tha...<b>Friko</b>, thank you so much. This began as a poem that just wasn't working. <br /><br />We can see power in the mundane, can't we?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-6633083379346402042011-02-06T06:11:21.122-05:002011-02-06T06:11:21.122-05:00Dear Deborah, your comment is so powerfully and be...Dear <b>Deborah</b>, your comment is so powerfully and beautifully head swelling that I would like to print it and frame it for my wall. You knock me out. Thank you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-64902149469378545062011-02-06T05:56:10.146-05:002011-02-06T05:56:10.146-05:00Dear Erin, so often when beauty pricks our hearts ...Dear <b>Erin</b>, so often when beauty pricks our hearts it hurts some. Thank you for how you see and feel.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1052578658159182142011-02-06T05:50:50.619-05:002011-02-06T05:50:50.619-05:00Pauline, thank you for reading this piece and for ...<b>Pauline</b>, thank you for reading this piece and for your enthusiastic response, very much.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-87212835122143933312011-02-06T05:49:38.693-05:002011-02-06T05:49:38.693-05:00Susie, thank you, my dear friend. Your heartfelt w...<b>Susie</b>, thank you, my dear friend. Your heartfelt words and tears mean the world to me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-20528438600259137902011-02-05T20:56:44.490-05:002011-02-05T20:56:44.490-05:00THis is no ordinary sister, a wonderful wildness h...THis is no ordinary sister, a wonderful wildness here, right from the fruited twinset and hourglass figure to the long flying dark hair - wonderful.<br /><br />And I am so intrigued by the Twiggy haircut she rendered - how did it come out? Were you different with that hair? Oh, I was a big Twiggy fan, loved those striped dresses, remember?<br /><br /><br />Ah, but this sister - indeed, thanks for the intro or rather portrait of her, described by that act of buying milk in the blizzard, poetric and real!Ohhttp://westcobich.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29374000996715197382011-02-05T14:40:14.826-05:002011-02-05T14:40:14.826-05:00What a powerful and beautiful memory....and so exc...What a powerful and beautiful memory....and so exceptionally written. I think we all have a 'raven-haired' fearless beauty in each of our childhood families!Marciehttp://www.marciescudderphotography.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1853633058574200802011-02-05T12:04:39.584-05:002011-02-05T12:04:39.584-05:00Your writing is wonderful! Absolutely stunning and...Your writing is wonderful! Absolutely stunning and expressive...<br /><br />I'm glad I've just come across your blog, and will have to visit you again frequently. <br /><br />I think we have "wildness" in common!Lynda Lehmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10914824862008453219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-87660988898863594492011-02-05T06:31:00.390-05:002011-02-05T06:31:00.390-05:00ds, thank you, dear friend. Your kind words never ...<b>ds</b>, thank you, dear friend. Your kind words never cease to amaze me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-68854918806957404882011-02-05T06:30:02.342-05:002011-02-05T06:30:02.342-05:00Oh hello and thank you, Anna. It's so good to ...Oh hello and thank you, <b>Anna</b>. It's so good to see you back. Big kiss to Matthew.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81421647997469030532011-02-05T06:29:31.445-05:002011-02-05T06:29:31.445-05:00Amy, thank you. Nancy is a powerful woman, still g...<b>Amy</b>, thank you. Nancy is a powerful woman, still going strong. We love each other very much. I will probably write more memory-stories about her and other family members sometime soon.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com