tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post4438376481804186829..comments2023-11-26T09:58:42.772-08:00Comments on Roots'n'Leaves: 118th COG: Memories of Two BooksJoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-89189465891148595172012-06-09T12:04:35.454-07:002012-06-09T12:04:35.454-07:00Julie, I read your mom's poem and made a comme...Julie, I read your mom's poem and made a comment on your blog. thanks for reading and commenting on this COG entry -- my husband still has his boy scout book ---and it too looks far different from our sons.LOL How times change.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-87907513153825704632012-06-07T20:32:45.207-07:002012-06-07T20:32:45.207-07:00Joan how awesome to read and do dishes, why didn&#...Joan how awesome to read and do dishes, why didn't I ever think of that! I do have at least one book from my grandmother..Her Girl Scout hand book :D Wow is it different then mine! I also have a poem that my great grandmother published about her life. You can find it here, http://www.jayrays.com/Wandering_Roots/2011/09/12/amanuensis-mon…e-kaye-ogilvie/ . I find it interesting that you have Keyes in Oregon and I have Kayes in Oregon :D Wonderful post !Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549508784917546610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-69275812496527804492012-06-06T17:37:27.090-07:002012-06-06T17:37:27.090-07:00Kristin,
glad you enjoyed the post. It isn'...Kristin, <br />glad you enjoyed the post. It isn't often that someone comes back with the next lines. It really was one of my favorites in those early teen years. Made doing the dishes a bit better.<br />thanks again.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-64690775378784619942012-06-06T17:34:44.443-07:002012-06-06T17:34:44.443-07:00Thank you for reading and the nice comment. I app...Thank you for reading and the nice comment. I appreciate it.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-79569479936938175592012-06-06T13:06:50.920-07:002012-06-06T13:06:50.920-07:00Jasia, Thanks for such great topics. I am really ...Jasia, Thanks for such great topics. I am really enjoying writing for the COG this year. Indeed there is something about those memories of times spent with grandmothers --- whether our age, grandmother's age, and the times --- whatever, it was made it so special. Glad you had that experience too.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-17713619309225647242012-06-06T13:04:17.716-07:002012-06-06T13:04:17.716-07:00Wow, not only did they get to read together, but y...Wow, not only did they get to read together, but your mom and aunts learned to work together. Wonderful!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-64356500996043416392012-06-06T13:03:22.550-07:002012-06-06T13:03:22.550-07:00And happy reading to you. I received a Kindle for...And happy reading to you. I received a Kindle for Christmas and I do love it. I am one of those who have an aversion to libraries (strange for a genealogist, I know), but now I can download from the library to my heart's content. Really enjoying the variety. Thanks for reading and glad you enjoyed this little bit of a memory.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-89387848095381742852012-06-06T13:00:17.515-07:002012-06-06T13:00:17.515-07:00I always appreciate your kind words. Thanks.I always appreciate your kind words. Thanks.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-84442401455482654802012-06-04T16:18:26.759-07:002012-06-04T16:18:26.759-07:00And the highwayman came riding,
riding, riding.
...And the highwayman came riding, <br />riding, riding. <br />The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn door.<br /><br />I didn't learn poetry doing the dishes -although maybe my sister and I wouldn't have argued about doing the dishes if we'd thought of reading while we did them. I remember learning The Highwayman when it was the cover poem in Children's Digest long, long ago.<br />I enjoyed your post.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-23687159268947265572012-06-04T12:34:52.236-07:002012-06-04T12:34:52.236-07:00Lovely post, lovelier memories. May you treasure t...Lovely post, lovelier memories. May you treasure them.J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09435080777088090872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-12815479306927566122012-06-04T10:44:33.866-07:002012-06-04T10:44:33.866-07:00Very touching. It brings to mind the one book I in...Very touching. It brings to mind the one book I inherited from my mother, her Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It introduced me to cooking the way the elocution book and book of poetry introduced you to annunciation and verse. I didn't write about the cookbook in my article for this COG because I know I've written about it before. But the sentiment is the same as yours, providing a connection to the written word and to the people at the same time. Thanks for sharing and contributing to the COG, Joan!Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-63187541170766864762012-06-03T20:46:39.206-07:002012-06-03T20:46:39.206-07:00This post brings back memories of my mother saying...This post brings back memories of my mother saying that when she was young that when they did the dishes, one child in the family would read stories and poems to the others who were cleaning the table, washing, and drying the dishes. It always sounded like an enjoyable time as they worked together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-21017133943043242202012-06-01T20:18:31.088-07:002012-06-01T20:18:31.088-07:00What a wise approach your mother chose for you, Jo...What a wise approach your mother chose for you, Joan, and what a wonderful retelling of the experience! Unfortunately, I have lately been more like your mom--"reading should only be done after all the chores were finished"--and, sadly, my chores seem likewise to never be done. You remind me to return to that habit of setting aside regular time to indulge in that illuminating habit.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-89479623163825235812012-06-01T07:30:03.463-07:002012-06-01T07:30:03.463-07:00I thoroughly enjoyed this post. You have wonderfu...I thoroughly enjoyed this post. You have wonderful memories of your books. And, of course, I love the way you write. Always!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754623831815018924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-49080020042940914262012-06-01T06:26:28.572-07:002012-06-01T06:26:28.572-07:00And even now, I can lapse into those old days with...And even now, I can lapse into those old days with "I tear her tattered ensign down, Long it has waved on high,...." or "The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The Moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas ...". <br /><br />Rather strange, I say, but glad you enjoyed the post.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-435542545096646350.post-17496847410351930802012-06-01T06:16:13.897-07:002012-06-01T06:16:13.897-07:00What a lovely post Joan showing just how powerful ...What a lovely post Joan showing just how powerful memory can be and what a great influence your grandmother was. Like you my mother believed that reading was offset against chores which always won (and what's wrong with that, I ask?). I love that you had a way to satisfy your soul while doing those mundane dishes. And now your grandchildren benefit. Love the stories!Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.com