tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post3940814612871134367..comments2023-10-30T10:32:26.904-04:00Comments on Holding Patterns: The Thanksgiving Challenge Post 13: TapestriesSandi McBridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-21607634284078404912009-11-17T19:53:02.612-05:002009-11-17T19:53:02.612-05:00Thinking about your family meals back then!Thinking about your family meals back then!SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-46062197235274292582009-11-15T09:08:04.569-05:002009-11-15T09:08:04.569-05:00I remember when some the "conveniences" ...I remember when some the "conveniences" became availabe, like dishwasher, automatic clothes washer and dryer, television, microwave.NitWit1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07035004840443397537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-89765397232003649242009-11-15T07:10:11.812-05:002009-11-15T07:10:11.812-05:00I love this post! the older I get the more import...I love this post! the older I get the more important my heritage seems to be.Karen Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431657757688742128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-49225796200568637272009-11-14T05:24:15.269-05:002009-11-14T05:24:15.269-05:00Beautiful post, Sandi. I love the way you've w...Beautiful post, Sandi. I love the way you've written about the Tapestry, the thread of life and the stitching that'll go on. Thank you for sharing these memories with us!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-56111068921020657212009-11-14T05:16:27.417-05:002009-11-14T05:16:27.417-05:00What a lovely post. Coincidentally I have been fee...What a lovely post. Coincidentally I have been feeling the same way as my daughter has gotten old and good enough to play my father's compositions and enroll in music school.weirsdohttp://pansifiles.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-48874128354525925542009-11-13T18:37:48.534-05:002009-11-13T18:37:48.534-05:00that was lovely. The most we have ever had was fo...that was lovely. The most we have ever had was four generations, still special!!<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-41242311534397580652009-11-13T17:44:16.541-05:002009-11-13T17:44:16.541-05:00Yes, I guess that families are like tapestries.......Yes, I guess that families are like tapestries........ some richer than others and some threadbare!<br />My family is knitted into the tapestry very closely together. Some things bring you closer together. That is where we are now.<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-13220987742856878852009-11-13T16:31:26.887-05:002009-11-13T16:31:26.887-05:00That is a wonderful way to look at family--all tho...That is a wonderful way to look at family--all those individual threads that somehow come together to make a single picture, a unique story.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-53899066658572011822009-11-13T14:19:13.574-05:002009-11-13T14:19:13.574-05:00Lovely memories Sandi, and a lovely way of describ...Lovely memories Sandi, and a lovely way of describing families.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09024237340152393255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-5917669115739255392009-11-13T11:38:47.426-05:002009-11-13T11:38:47.426-05:00truer words never spokentruer words never spokeni beatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898046178398533410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-86766928956695957152009-11-13T10:47:28.652-05:002009-11-13T10:47:28.652-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Putzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480109111920196513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-59808860265980809832009-11-13T08:44:49.542-05:002009-11-13T08:44:49.542-05:00Oh, I love this, Sandi. Your Mammy reminded me of...Oh, I love this, Sandi. Your Mammy reminded me of my Big Mama and her Buttercup snuff!! :)<br /><br />Thanks for the reminder of 'the tapestries of our lives'. ((hugs))Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865722713732049339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-57369422486375032292009-11-13T08:19:42.753-05:002009-11-13T08:19:42.753-05:00Sandi: Family is very important to me also. I'...Sandi: Family is very important to me also. I'm so glad you have good memories of that time with them.This Is My Blog - fishing guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03826128050970967135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-85058054694950503972009-11-13T07:23:17.287-05:002009-11-13T07:23:17.287-05:00What a beautiful post. You have that wonderful way...What a beautiful post. You have that wonderful way to make me think about my own family. I wonder if you do it on purpose... lol<br /><br />I'm thinking about how fascinated I was with my grandmother's pipe. I hate smoking of any kind, the smell drives me insane, but I could sit by my grandmother and watch her smoke her pipe and feel at peace. I can remember her puffs as she braided my hair... or when we roasted coffee beans... or when we planted herbs all around the house...<br /><br />There are times that I'm working with my herbs and I swear I smell her tobacco, and the smell doesn't even bother me.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing.Magaly Guerrerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18295455026184103230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-37839539625109784032009-11-13T04:31:41.140-05:002009-11-13T04:31:41.140-05:00Beautifully written about the legacy of a family. ...Beautifully written about the legacy of a family. The way the different lives of members of a family are intertwined into each other to create a stunning image woven with love, through experiences.<br />Love the personal account as well.;)<br />xo<br />ZuzanaZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-56400925513707582532009-11-13T03:07:46.711-05:002009-11-13T03:07:46.711-05:00what a beautiful tale of family love and tradition...what a beautiful tale of family love and traditions.Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999801833389058410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-75901142326755410682009-11-12T22:37:27.139-05:002009-11-12T22:37:27.139-05:00What a beautiful post!What a beautiful post!Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113437420890699732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-87387866307223929812009-11-12T21:55:17.619-05:002009-11-12T21:55:17.619-05:00How time flies. I am the matriarch now. Only yeste...How time flies. I am the matriarch now. Only yesterday I was the 4th of the generation.I guess we all get there sooner or later.<br />qMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-87963401444213929102009-11-12T19:16:43.293-05:002009-11-12T19:16:43.293-05:00You are so right, and thank you for sharing these ...You are so right, and thank you for sharing these family stories with us! We had a family celebration the other day, it is so good to see most of your closest loved ones all at once for a day together.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-2714034397851321602009-11-12T17:20:53.390-05:002009-11-12T17:20:53.390-05:00You weave a beautiful tapestry of your own too wit...You weave a beautiful tapestry of your own too with your words. Beautiful!<br />You're so right about family being our own personal tapestry and with each family member departing, bit by bit, the design changes too. I started out as a third generation -on the bottom tier -and now, here I am at the top level, so to speak -with six below me in my little pyramid tapestry. But extended out -it changes the dimensions greatly, as well as the colors too.Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-5245064284790433822009-11-12T16:13:10.980-05:002009-11-12T16:13:10.980-05:00oh wow! how lovely - and what a great reminder to ...oh wow! how lovely - and what a great reminder to us all. Sometimes all the muck of it all is overwhelming, but in this wonderful post, you brought in a perspective, to step back and look and realize that all the muck might actually be beautifl shades of vibrant colors that we don't realize. Oh, I sure hope it turns out pretty. . . :)larkswinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07945496247329378715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-57934423917217382652009-11-12T15:28:08.594-05:002009-11-12T15:28:08.594-05:00Isn't there a song..."Tapestry", I t...Isn't there a song..."Tapestry", I think by Carole King? There is a line in the song..."my life has been a tapestry of rich and royal things". This post made me think of that. I love the analogy.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-47829717992588998632009-11-12T15:09:45.500-05:002009-11-12T15:09:45.500-05:00Beautiful memories, to be relived whenever you fee...Beautiful memories, to be relived whenever you feel the need. :)Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-78092935035338135212009-11-12T14:51:58.991-05:002009-11-12T14:51:58.991-05:00Memories, wonderful memories!Memories, wonderful memories!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977676093756206414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8412565310065277929.post-2989664408195592612009-11-12T13:51:09.334-05:002009-11-12T13:51:09.334-05:00What a beautiful and heart felt post. This resonat...What a beautiful and heart felt post. This resonated so much with me. Families are indeed a tapestry than can nver be recreated.Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968919406427737503noreply@blogger.com