tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post5309278497621732056..comments2023-06-08T07:10:05.436-07:00Comments on When I Was Your Age--A memoir: Memoir: Part One, Chapter OneRosaria Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-82223813211710966452010-09-27T13:27:02.738-07:002010-09-27T13:27:02.738-07:00Thank you for sharing your story with us, and I lo...Thank you for sharing your story with us, and I look forward to reading more. My one grandfather died while I was very young, and my other grandfather was from a large Irish-American family, and never really spoke about his past. I wish he had taken some time to write about it so we knew more about the family. My grandmothers also do not really speak about their past.<br /><br />What you are doing is very special for your family. It will help them understand where they came from, and not have to question it later.Passage to Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456083847520460644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-90156444271214332502010-01-24T11:53:08.620-08:002010-01-24T11:53:08.620-08:00You -
i have fallen inside of a novel,
real or not...You -<br />i have fallen inside of a novel,<br />real or not,<br />it is a story<br />i am addicted to,<br />just as we all are <br />addicted to our own pasts<br />- the good parts, at least.<br /><br />Now, from the beginning...<br /><br />xo<br />erinWoman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-31759216827481445982010-01-15T18:42:03.977-08:002010-01-15T18:42:03.977-08:00A wonderful way to start your life story. I must ...A wonderful way to start your life story. I must begin at the beginning and over time will read through all your posts. I love the autobiographical turn. As your other commenters say, we love to read a good story and yours has all the hallmarks: it's well written, fascinating and full of wonderful detail, colour taste and smell. Thank you.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-65861760777610962532010-01-15T05:09:34.216-08:002010-01-15T05:09:34.216-08:00What a wonderful memoire. More people should writ...What a wonderful memoire. More people should write the stories of their childhood which were so very different from the lives children lead these days. The younger generations may not be the least bit interested in years gone by now but I can almost guarantee they will delight in these stories later in life.flutterbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459048589582773801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-35023649730201558632010-01-09T08:36:59.831-08:002010-01-09T08:36:59.831-08:00Just had to read backwards to this beginning! Can...Just had to read backwards to this beginning! Can't believe it took me so long to discover you here. What a contrast your sunny days of playing must have made to your young life, compared to my restricted, bomb filled start...No wonder I used to be too shy to say boo to a goose...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-8398057581445048632010-01-05T18:53:09.859-08:002010-01-05T18:53:09.859-08:00Wow I am so very flattered, honoured to read these...Wow I am so very flattered, honoured to read these words from you to me.<br />I am yet to see the film and will hold you in my heart when I do.<br /><br />Thank you and as you know I appreciate you so very much.<br /><br />love always<br />Ribbon :) xx<br /><br />PS... how lucky are we to live in such a magical time... no matter our stage of life xxxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-6106900277554320742010-01-05T13:02:06.417-08:002010-01-05T13:02:06.417-08:00Rosaria - I love this blog - well I love all of y...Rosaria - I love this blog - well I love all of your blogs. I beg you to turn this into an book eventually. I love reading it here, but I would love it even more curled up on a couch. Please consider it.<br /><br />By the way - about this line<br /><br /><i>During those times, any adult could correct any child</i><br /><br />- our asian Indian community here in maryland still does this. All my friends are 'aunts' to my kids and they are not shy aboutdisciplining :)pink dogwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938574807898718022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-42081126362645773882010-01-05T09:38:10.461-08:002010-01-05T09:38:10.461-08:00Ribbon--I left you out because I needed to speak t...Ribbon--I left you out because I needed to speak to you at length.<br /><br />How I have enjoyed visiting with you, watching your philosophy spread like wildfire. When I watched Avatar this weekend, I wondered how you would like this movie, this perspective. With your gentle heart and immense understanding, you and the lovely lady protagonist are one and the same to me.<br /><br />Joy and wonder to you in 2010!Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-69951406024594415982010-01-05T07:44:51.238-08:002010-01-05T07:44:51.238-08:00Room Service--Thanks. You have given me a gift!
B...Room Service--Thanks. You have given me a gift!<br /><br />Beth--You have no time now; I didn't either, but writing this is so liberating and joyful, better than any thing I ever wrote before.<br /><br />Tessa--You're paying me a great compliment, my friend. I shall attempt to do just the things you mention. (it takes one to know one!)<br /><br />Giorgio--You're the brothers I left behind. Now that I'm returning to speak and write Italian as well, I feel the loop is closing, the circle completed. Your friendship is of immense value to me. Grazie mille. <br />p.s. I just love your compliments,btw.<br /><br />Eva--you now have the time, especially when you're snowed in to dig into your past.<br /><br />Meredith--your stories are so personal and intimate,that I feel your memoir is being written now. You have a rare quality, my friend, a combination of illuminated truth muffled by hopefulness. Rare and precious. <br />I can't get enough. I know one of these days there will be a full-length book and I will rush over to the sign-ins and meet you in person.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-23995496698437534372010-01-04T00:54:19.127-08:002010-01-04T00:54:19.127-08:00I am so glad you are doing this. I am taken in com...I am so glad you are doing this. I am taken in completely! <br /><br />At my age, I am perhaps like you were at my age, feeling I have not measured up to the goals I had set for myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-8277856615615967922010-01-03T16:11:52.855-08:002010-01-03T16:11:52.855-08:00A wonderful beginning; I look forward to more!A wonderful beginning; I look forward to more!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03803472040500529682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-19260307172284768522010-01-03T15:53:48.126-08:002010-01-03T15:53:48.126-08:00I read quickly since I'm sleepy after a loong ...I read quickly since I'm sleepy after a loong dinner, but I was captured. Your words have the charm of truth, you don't need to embellish them, your tone being always right, without any exhibition. I'll get back. I have first to reply to the people who were so kind to comment over at my blog. <br /><br />Ciao Rosaria!<br />Sono anche io felice se restiamo amici, veramente!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-31858081912891918112010-01-03T15:52:32.558-08:002010-01-03T15:52:32.558-08:00Brilliant!!!
Thank you for sharing this.
I felt I ...Brilliant!!!<br />Thank you for sharing this.<br />I felt I was there with you... I wish so much that my Italian Grandmother had shared her stories. I know her life was colourful, but for whatever reason she would not share.<br /><br />best wishes for all that you do and I feel that you have a good thirty years or more in you :)<br /><br />No matter what our age or stage of life... it's healthy to live in the moment as often as we can.<br /><br />xx Ribbonxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-52022087696323451952010-01-03T08:02:41.920-08:002010-01-03T08:02:41.920-08:00I'm on board! So generous of you to share your...I'm on board! So generous of you to share your life...looking forward to the next entry!rjerdeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453912819445395042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-8041626647352211302010-01-03T07:59:17.686-08:002010-01-03T07:59:17.686-08:00Aaah, how beautifully you evoke the sounds and sme...Aaah, how beautifully you evoke the sounds and smells, the tastes, the vibrant images and warm magic of an Italian childhood.Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-91239244674983291952010-01-03T07:57:36.349-08:002010-01-03T07:57:36.349-08:00Your childhood sounds so wonderful. You have grea...Your childhood sounds so wonderful. You have great memories and I think this is a great idea to write them down.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999741671175495307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448988261434615576.post-89140626580287947162010-01-03T06:05:53.929-08:002010-01-03T06:05:53.929-08:00I confess... I don't READ many blogs. I usual...I confess... I don't READ many blogs. I usually just look at the pictures. But I read every word and enjoyed your story, all but the part where you feel your time is short! Keep writing! ThanksRoom Service ~ Decorating 101https://www.blogger.com/profile/00391177317831699246noreply@blogger.com