tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post2161930825372093740..comments2023-11-01T04:04:20.969+11:00Comments on eleanorfromthecommentbox: A telephone conversationEleanorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12175077340357907202noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-54905080001414525772008-10-14T07:20:00.000+11:002008-10-14T07:20:00.000+11:00In my husbands family the gift of languages leaps ...In my husbands family the gift of languages leaps from generation to generation. He takes it for granted but I, who cannot learn languages, can see it clearly.<BR/><BR/>It is also clear to me that in your family the gift of poetic insight and storytelling leaps from generation to generation.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-29993938707873668082008-10-13T08:42:00.000+11:002008-10-13T08:42:00.000+11:00Your Grandpa's words make my heart soar. What a lo...Your Grandpa's words make my heart soar. What a lovely gift.<BR/><BR/><BR/>PS I am waited with bated breath for chapter 3 : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-19896267806888387222008-10-13T05:45:00.000+11:002008-10-13T05:45:00.000+11:00What a man! I bet he puts a spell on any lady in M...What a man! I bet he puts a spell on any lady in Manhattan - and blogland, too. As poets and bards always have.Sömsmånenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419514556305710849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-2322814120044803612008-10-13T02:51:00.000+11:002008-10-13T02:51:00.000+11:00If there's anything better than a grandfather who ...If there's anything better than a grandfather who can recite poetry at will, I dare ANYONE to name it.<BR/><BR/>(I can't tell you how happy it makes me to think of him in Manhattan, inspiring everyone around him with his love for poetry. I just know he's made many a friend...)<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>PS-Whenever applicable, I demand stories about your grandfather. I DEMAND THEM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-58386878967933651832008-10-13T02:21:00.000+11:002008-10-13T02:21:00.000+11:00Beautiful.And how amazingly wonderful for you to h...Beautiful.<BR/><BR/>And how amazingly wonderful for you to have your grandpa still in your life.<BR/><BR/>Feeling a little vaklempt!RWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11391821500572006905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5876579649349842793.post-59028445473754535692008-10-13T01:15:00.000+11:002008-10-13T01:15:00.000+11:00The second poem by HW Longfellow is one of two poe...The second poem by HW Longfellow is one of two poems I memorized as a wee girl of maybe 6 or 7. I love his poetry. But I long for your grandfather's library.margalithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09782326504951603071noreply@blogger.com