tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post3507893235064161687..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: Winds of the pastBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-57253160156191907502007-06-01T08:55:00.000-05:002007-06-01T08:55:00.000-05:00Avery Laine: Thanks. My sister and I were talking...Avery Laine: Thanks. My sister and I were talking over the weekend and I told her I still remember my grandmother's phone number, to this day, after fifteen years.<BR/><BR/>GirlFPS: Thank you :)Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-41076771851914090932007-06-01T00:26:00.000-05:002007-06-01T00:26:00.000-05:00That was a sweet and caring post.That was a sweet and caring post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-54238561900901731852007-05-31T21:42:00.000-05:002007-05-31T21:42:00.000-05:00This is such a beautiful, yet melancholy post. To...This is such a beautiful, yet melancholy post. Too many of us forget what Memorial Day is about. Your celebration of Decoration Day and the way you share it with us reminds us of what this weekend was supposed to be about.<BR/><BR/>Until this year, I've been blessed. My family is large and closely knit and until January we'd never lost someone close to us. My grandmother passed and it was one of the most difficult times of my life, particularly because I felt so alone.<BR/><BR/>Most days, I forget she's gone. I can understand how your years pass and you can't believe how long it's been since your grandmother left you. Just last week, I tried to call my grandmother - - and remembered mid-ring that she would not be there.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that you've lost so many family members in your short life-time. <BR/><BR/>Don't let go. Make sure that you, your sister and your generation continue these traditions and remember the past.<BR/><BR/>Your words stir memories and longing in me.Avery Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09345488591306465101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-30900747182325099792007-05-31T16:00:00.000-05:002007-05-31T16:00:00.000-05:00Carlos: Genealogy was actually something one of my...Carlos: Genealogy was actually something one of my uncles and first cousins were talking about at Decoration Day. I think that is a very interesting, worthwhile thing.<BR/><BR/>Carnealian: Thanks. I'm thankful for the traditions that have been passed on. But at the same time, I guess I've taken them for granted a lot.<BR/><BR/>Xinher: Thank you. This post means a lot to me.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-51786476284877435552007-05-31T11:05:00.000-05:002007-05-31T11:05:00.000-05:00Beautiful postBeautiful postXinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501092550620255199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-77540774758670267992007-05-30T07:26:00.000-05:002007-05-30T07:26:00.000-05:00What a great tradition! I love your description o...What a great tradition! I love your description of that cemetery, it sounds like a lovely place, some place I'd like to visit. We don't have Decoration Day, perhaps it's a southern thing. Maybe I just don't know about it. My parents are buried less than a quarter mile from me and I never go there unless I'm out for a walk. I think about them when I drive by, but I just feel that they're not really there, they are always in my heart.Carnealianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04438541010027037499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-45330107903911763692007-05-30T04:51:00.000-05:002007-05-30T04:51:00.000-05:00Very poignant post. Here in San Antonio (and in M...Very poignant post. Here in San Antonio (and in Mexico), Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) elicits something similar to Decoration Day.<BR/><BR/><I>...Something that cannot be reclaimed.</I> I think of that often. My genealogy work will, I hope, serve to keep past generations alive in future generations.Carloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760014102220519736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-35545786763799530912007-05-30T01:02:00.000-05:002007-05-30T01:02:00.000-05:00Pia: Thank you. Obviously, I don't think of them ...Pia: Thank you. Obviously, I don't think of them as bones. I think of them when they were alive and I think of their souls.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it does seem to be a big vacation week.<BR/><BR/>Lass: It is just the most peaceful place.<BR/><BR/>Renee: You're right. It's up to me to help uphold and pass along the tradition.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I saw some kitten pictures. Sounds like you guys had a great weekend.<BR/><BR/>TC: Thank you for the very thoughtful comment. It means a lot.<BR/><BR/>I figured not everyone had heard of it or had something similar. But I'm really not sure how widespread or uncommon the practice is today.Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-41450834552134011842007-05-30T00:18:00.000-05:002007-05-30T00:18:00.000-05:00You have an amazing way with words, Bone, that mak...You have an amazing way with words, <B>Bone</B>, that make me (and I’m guessing a lot of other people too) struggle between smiles and tears.<BR/><BR/>This post was achingly poignant, heartwrenching in sincerity, and yet hopeful in a way that only comes with faith. We don’t have anything similar to this up north where I’m from, but I think it sounds like one of the most amazing traditions: I hope you and your family keep it alive. It would be a real shame to lose it. <BR/><BR/><I>He was hobbling around with a walking stick. He has a bad hip and a bad this and a bad that. He's very hard of hearing, and doesn't recognize as many faces as he used to. But every year, he buys flowers and decorates the graves of his mother, his brother, and his sister's three infant children.<BR/><BR/></I>That's<I> Decoration Day.</I><BR/><BR/>This is a super powerful paragraph: it says what love for ones family can make them capable of doing. Your uncle sounds like a great guy.<BR/><BR/><I>It's part of my heritage and it's part of me. A part I don't want to let go of. Sometimes it feels like my generation--my sister and I, my first cousins, and their children--is letting go. Like we're losing something valuable. Something that cannot be reclaimed.</I> <BR/><BR/>You’re right: you won’t be able to get it back if you let it go. And that’s not something you want to lose. It’s always best to be proud of your heritage: where you come from often leads you to where you’re going. You’ll continue it: you just have to make up your mind to do so.<BR/><BR/>(Sorry for the long comment: this was a really beautiful post.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-16276791135530139372007-05-30T00:15:00.000-05:002007-05-30T00:15:00.000-05:00Glad that you had fun petting rabbits. did you se...Glad that you had fun petting rabbits. did you see that we got to kitten sit? (below the ballgame post)<BR/><BR/>I hope that Coors Field doesn't get wind of all the other parks not allowing outside food...that could be terrible. I know they sold plenty even with allowing outside food. Although those guys who go up & down the eisles with stuff seemed to have even higher prices...they wanted $4.50 for a snowcone!!! Plueeze! I don't think so. DD was happy with our brought from home cracker jack (only $1.39 for 3 boxes!).Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-34044654757872594762007-05-29T21:58:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:58:00.000-05:00The Koreans & Mexicans have similar days. In Kore...The Koreans & Mexicans have similar days. In Korea they have the main road through the country set to only go southbound at the beginning of the weekend and only northbound at the end...if you want to go in the "wrong" direction, you have to take a different road.<BR/>Sounds like a really nice tradition...you can make a difference with your family. Just take them and show them. And take care of the neglected graves too.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-77437385577302326522007-05-29T21:45:00.000-05:002007-05-29T21:45:00.000-05:00That sounds like a true tradition with meaning. Ho...That sounds like a true tradition with meaning. How very lucky. Sounds like the most peaceful place to rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-71098321337769520942007-05-29T19:25:00.000-05:002007-05-29T19:25:00.000-05:00Decoration Day. Haven't heard that expression in ...Decoration Day. Haven't heard that expression in many a moon :0<BR/><BR/>It's a lovely expression though I used to make much fun of my Mom for using it.<BR/><BR/>This is one of your most beautiful posts. I love the second paragraph most--first paragraph--all.<BR/><BR/>I don't go to cemeteries often. To me a person lives on in your heart not by grave<BR/><BR/>You know how much I love my parents. The thought of them decomposing horrifies me <BR/><BR/>But that's just me, and we're Jewish so we don't embalm<BR/><BR/>Beautiful beautiful post<BR/><BR/>Please don't hate my comment :)<BR/><BR/>This seems to be an unexpected vacation week--the weather is too perfectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com