tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post3389349381546069093..comments2023-10-15T02:33:54.390-07:00Comments on Doing It With Grace: The Storm of the i: An ArtobiographyBanjoanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836743147788165692noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-38297886558260970132011-02-17T06:36:33.836-08:002011-02-17T06:36:33.836-08:00Joan, I just noticed that one of your followers ha...Joan, I just noticed that one of your followers happens to be my grandson's mother! isn't that something ~Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-70477408890806206762011-02-17T06:35:01.667-08:002011-02-17T06:35:01.667-08:00what a fabulous review Joan. Its now a must read ...what a fabulous review Joan. Its now a must read for me, and I don't read books! I not only want to read the book I want to meet the author!Green Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18427381976705069464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-80443565424151399622011-02-07T16:50:59.312-08:002011-02-07T16:50:59.312-08:00Hi Joan,
Love the photo of Gracie with my memoir, ...Hi Joan,<br />Love the photo of Gracie with my memoir, "Storm of the i." Guess Gracie is a book hound. And thanks for your terrific review. TinaTina Collenhttp://www.tinacollen.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-65550842188008087792011-02-04T20:01:07.196-08:002011-02-04T20:01:07.196-08:00cleaning out the attic of my parents home, had som...cleaning out the attic of my parents home, had some of these effects for me two years ago. My mother was the keeper of not only many of my childhood dreams, but things I was good at but didn't pursit for what ever reasons my mind stopped enjoying them. The same as the comment above about boxes with my name on them becoming pandora's boxes. As I opened them each one gave me a different feelings, some good and some that I really made me wonder what I was thinking at the time. But i realize that regret at my age is futile, and maybe I could revisit some passions from the past and laugh alittle at myself for the person i have become dispite what was inside of those boxes.Tina Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-55909222227835055832011-02-04T09:50:48.279-08:002011-02-04T09:50:48.279-08:00Could this be Mother Nature's way of telling y...Could this be Mother Nature's way of telling you it's time to move on? Unfortunately, the old girl isn't terribly subtle and she'll be nowhere to be found when it's time to pay for the new roof. Will there be more questions than answers in those boxes? I can't say for sure, but I do know that if I go through my college keepsakes and find too many valuable insights, I may be a little pissed about the years of misdirected angst; it's a little late to cry over spilt stomach acid. Good luck in your search and thanks for the well-written comment.Banjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836743147788165692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7043727588411795512.post-49986308344051568312011-02-04T08:08:27.075-08:002011-02-04T08:08:27.075-08:00The monster Northeast winter storm of February 201...The monster Northeast winter storm of February 2011, code named "Ella" by the weather cognoscenti, created a Perfect Storm inside my own home ecosystem. Snow and ice on the roof is devastating the attic with seeping water and subsequent mold. Yes, we're looking at some major roof and insulation repairs in the spring, but the immediate casualty demanding triage is the haphazard stacks of my 1972-76 college artwork now decorating the upstairs hallway. It's been decades since I've done anything besides move these piles of trash & treasures from one storage place to another, and it appears it's now time to open the Pandora's boxes and see what's really there. Are there clues to who I am now, from who I was then? Will I find more questions than answers? Am I now wiser than when I was 20; is there a clear roadmap of my progress as a person and, is any of this stuff really worth keeping for another 35 years, should I live that long?Betsy Rnoreply@blogger.com