tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post6942140643188828175..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-48009661048332113112012-05-02T17:19:37.625-07:002012-05-02T17:19:37.625-07:00Have not read this book, but am writing it down no...Have not read this book, but am writing it down now. You are a special person to go back to my older posts and comment. I appreciate it. I am still struggling with themes and what to write.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-65360374275590924162012-04-29T22:01:34.994-07:002012-04-29T22:01:34.994-07:00I have a small wooden jewelry box that belonged to...I have a small wooden jewelry box that belonged to my grandma's grandma, who lived her whole life near Antwerp, Belgium. It's nothing fancy to look at, but I often wonder who made it. Was it a one-of-a-kind item made specially for my great-great-grandmother, or was it bought in a shop from among a dozen identical jewelry boxes? Did my great-great-grandfather buy it for her, or was it a gift from her parents, or maybe did she buy it herself? So many questions from one small item!<br /><br />Have you read Anne Proulx's Accordion Crimes? It's about immigrants in America, as shown through their interactions with an accordion that gets passed along. It kinda fits with your basket origin thoughts.E.D. Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06919218250424892502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-27934612852105580912012-04-02T14:46:59.799-07:002012-04-02T14:46:59.799-07:00great post! I felt this connection with my antiqu...great post! I felt this connection with my antique engagement ring. It represented someone else's love, and now it represents mine. I did not feel the connection so much to the jeweler who made the ring, more to the previous owner. <br /><br />nice writing for the letter "B". <br /><br />best,<br />MOVMOVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00782183723607923501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-9556787489011514132012-04-02T13:09:48.336-07:002012-04-02T13:09:48.336-07:00I am Tina because of a friend from St. Louis. She ...I am Tina because of a friend from St. Louis. She brought me a bright red Longaberger pasta bowl. They make pottery too. Your collection must be awesome. Thanks for stopping by; I know you are busy.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-77875828382136461542012-04-02T09:42:29.448-07:002012-04-02T09:42:29.448-07:00I love baskets. I don't know if you're fa...I love baskets. I don't know if you're familiar with the Longaberger company. They make wonderful baskets right here on American soil, in Ohio. They're sold through consultants who do home parties. I did that for nine years and have 134 baskets. Each one is signed by the artist who made it. I absolutely ADORE your treasure. Thanks for sharing it with us.<br /><a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Tina @ Life is Good</a><br /><a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="nofollow">Co-Host of the April A to Z Challenge</a> <br />Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallengeTinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-63732086276120408352012-04-02T07:29:44.393-07:002012-04-02T07:29:44.393-07:00Thanks, CQ.Thanks, CQ.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-42820335128528564062012-04-02T07:20:36.465-07:002012-04-02T07:20:36.465-07:00I love baskets! And yours sounds so special. Good...I love baskets! And yours sounds so special. Good writing!cquinn819https://www.blogger.com/profile/13848102393654731655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-8378223545096987352012-04-02T06:43:04.274-07:002012-04-02T06:43:04.274-07:00Hi Shelly: Am hopping over to both these blogs an...Hi Shelly: Am hopping over to both these blogs and finding this whole experience much fun. I wonder what those factories in China really look like?loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-19214838377801075072012-04-02T06:41:00.100-07:002012-04-02T06:41:00.100-07:00Great to meet you as well. Thanks for reading thi...Great to meet you as well. Thanks for reading this.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-57373891444018147992012-04-02T05:37:34.106-07:002012-04-02T05:37:34.106-07:00Hi there! New follower here. :)
That's reall...Hi there! New follower here. :)<br /><br />That's really neat! To be honest, I haven't really thought about where my belongings came from, but now I'll be on the lookout. I have a special appreciation for Asian cultures in particular, so I'd love to find something handmade from out east.Shelley Slyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07981620646634240160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-58441049968558574942012-04-02T04:58:51.041-07:002012-04-02T04:58:51.041-07:00This was such a lovely post! I loved the final lin...This was such a lovely post! I loved the final line ''a hand shake of a sort, through time, space, and distance." It's such a wonderful thought. <br /><br />I have had some penpals over the years and one sent me some collages she had made of the cherry blossom tress in her hometown in Japan. It felt so special to recieve something handmade and so connected to her culture, I still have those pictures up on my walls :)<br /><br />It's very nice to meet you!<br /><br /><a href="http://inspirenordic.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nikki – inspire nordic</a>Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com