tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post1629583990343486385..comments2024-02-16T18:19:13.539-08:00Comments on Ramblings From Yet Another Stranger on the Bus: Spring Fever and ReminiscenceLeslie Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-40055530364410291202010-03-13T12:34:10.536-08:002010-03-13T12:34:10.536-08:00@ Kirk ~ Good WV!
It's OK to ask questions th...@ Kirk ~ Good WV!<br /><br />It's OK to ask questions that occur to you. If I were unwilling to talk about something, I wouldn't write about it. I consider every word I put up, and what it might bring me to deal with. I also have the option to say, "I'll answer your question, but privately in e-mail." I'm OK with the comment I put up to Kass and with you asking about it.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-54959683606852757172010-03-13T12:26:48.441-08:002010-03-13T12:26:48.441-08:00Well, thank you for indulging my curiosity. Normal...Well, thank you for indulging my curiosity. Normally, I don't ask personal questions like that.<br /><br />WV inskite: Don't fly it unless you have a very high ceiling.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-92106803105265334912010-03-13T12:17:05.124-08:002010-03-13T12:17:05.124-08:00@ Kirk ~ OK, we're on the same page. Yes, that...@ Kirk ~ OK, we're on the same page. Yes, that is what I am saying about her, while trying not to put it in "this woman is a terrible person" or "what a nasty woman" terms. She was and is a deeply troubled human being who hasn't always given as good as she gets. I'm not sure she realizes this about herself, by the way. And I'm certain she wouldn't agree with my assessment.<br /><br />And for the record, to all the readers, we haven't begun to touch on my own personal shortcomings. One shouldn't think I will be critical of others and fail to take an unflinching inventory of myself.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-90990692101387817782010-03-13T12:00:40.184-08:002010-03-13T12:00:40.184-08:00Unless you want to contradict me, "socially m...Unless you want to contradict me, "socially marginal" and "censure" makes me think your mother might be a fair-weather friend.<br /><br />You've been critical of your mother in the past, so I feel somewhat safe saying that.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-76284504026248249312010-03-13T11:53:50.237-08:002010-03-13T11:53:50.237-08:00@ Erin ~ You're right, Erin. And I already get...@ Erin ~ You're right, Erin. And I already get feedback from my daughter - she's 20 - about those important, simple things. Some of them I provided unthinkingly - it wasn't a big plot to "do this with the kid so I'll go to heaven". It was given naturally and it has stuck with her.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-84243469643999771612010-03-13T11:44:14.801-08:002010-03-13T11:44:14.801-08:00It's always this way. The big elaborate things...It's always this way. The big elaborate things aren't what stays with us. It's always the little things. I remember weaving colored yarn through an empty cherry tomato pint in order to make a mini Easter basket. How I loved that little basket. I was probably 7 or 8.<br /><br />Thanks for the memory, Limes!Erin O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09089592061725346901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-71956957472406046782010-03-13T11:28:13.606-08:002010-03-13T11:28:13.606-08:00@ Kirk ~ I believe I do, my friend, but please tel...@ Kirk ~ I believe I do, my friend, but please tell me what the sentence does to you.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-473897316481095522010-03-13T11:10:28.149-08:002010-03-13T11:10:28.149-08:00Oh, man, Les, I just read your last comment. Do yo...Oh, man, Les, I just read your last comment. Do you have any idea how provocative that final sentence is?Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-48154895017807842492010-03-13T10:43:11.289-08:002010-03-13T10:43:11.289-08:00@ Kass ~ Aw, Girlfriend, you caught the unspoken t...@ Kass ~ Aw, Girlfriend, you caught the unspoken thing. Looking back across the decades, I'd have to say that Barbara looked out not only for "her" little girl, but also for her best friend whom she had to have known was terribly troubled. Ironically, 25 years later, Barbara had big and serious trouble (legally and socially marginal)in her life and my mother censured her.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-33903255973787509702010-03-13T10:37:56.894-08:002010-03-13T10:37:56.894-08:00The loveliest of memories! I can't even conjur...The loveliest of memories! I can't even conjure up a relative who was willing to bring a project over to delight and entertain. I wonder if she had a notion of how much this sort of thing was needed by a little girl.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-38631708454351677862010-03-12T17:29:49.679-08:002010-03-12T17:29:49.679-08:00@ Rachel ~ It's good to see you here! You'...@ Rachel ~ It's good to see you here! You've been quiet in the blogoshpere.<br /><br />I would say that, yes, my use of most words is purposeful, meaning I know what I want to say and how I want to say it. Thank you for your kind comment.<br /><br />This is one of the sweet memories. I have a collection of both sweet ones and bitter (just like everyone else - I'm not special for that), and I like to pull the nice ones out every now and then, to give them a rub.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-7528503515132510922010-03-12T17:16:49.857-08:002010-03-12T17:16:49.857-08:00"stemming from that spring"...are you co..."stemming from that spring"...are you conscious of your great word choices as you make them?<br /><br />Lovely memories - something really key about the natural and the artificiality of the colour here but I can't work it out - my brain's too fried....better just kept as a lovely memory anyhow...too many things get spoilt by over analysing them and milking them for stuff that probably isn't even there anyway....<br /><br />...this is touching and sweet as it is...I love the smell of lily flowers too...to the point where I get headache sniffing it up in greedy nosefulls!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-89882161639814783312010-03-12T14:04:23.185-08:002010-03-12T14:04:23.185-08:00@ Kirk ~ Yes, the families are still generally in ...@ Kirk ~ Yes, the families are still generally in touch. None of us lives very close to one another any more, but certainly holiday cards are exchanged and important events are shared.<br /><br />Do you know that even though that was my era, I never once said "groovy" that I didn't blush. That was a lame word! To my knowledge, Friend & Lover were never again heard from after that LP was released, although some one may be able to correct me about that.<br /><br />You're sharp on the WV today!Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-51489981567193462392010-03-12T14:02:23.086-08:002010-03-12T14:02:23.086-08:00@ SOMH ~ Yes, this is a nice one. I have a wealth ...@ SOMH ~ Yes, this is a nice one. I have a wealth of memories where she DID have the nervous breakdown and he DIDN'T help tidy up and the discord was palpable. So the random sweet ones are lovely to trot out.Leslie Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15702472429383639709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-43615636998014788852010-03-12T13:49:28.553-08:002010-03-12T13:49:28.553-08:00You didn't say whether you're still in tou...You didn't say whether you're still in touch with Barbara or her family.<br /><br />People didn't finally get together, but I like the song anyway. Groovy.<br /><br />WV disho: The Marx Brother who spent most of his time in the kitchen.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7195616894993495285.post-63210681987620439582010-03-12T13:11:21.879-08:002010-03-12T13:11:21.879-08:00i love this, the memory, the project, the result. ...i love this, the memory, the project, the result. good memories are to be cherished, to buttress us against the times when the not-so-good ones attempt to overwhelm.<br />(doesn't hurt that my current flower fave plays a supporting role, either!)rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.com