Late Night Musing
My grandmother, if alive, would be 111 tomorrow.62 total reviews
Comment from Maxine Kendall
Congratulations on your well deserved win.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your story.
It was very well written and I loved the little tidbits of history tucked in with the memories.
Well done.
Maxine
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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Congratulations on your well deserved win.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your story.
It was very well written and I loved the little tidbits of history tucked in with the memories.
Well done.
Maxine
Comment Written 12-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 12-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much Maxine. I appreciate your kind words.
Comment from marcii
I am a very happily long divorced woman and plan to stay tht way. My marriage was short but not sweet.
Divorces happen for so many reasons as you said.
Your lucky to have known your Grandmother.
Marcii
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2011
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I am a very happily long divorced woman and plan to stay tht way. My marriage was short but not sweet.
Divorces happen for so many reasons as you said.
Your lucky to have known your Grandmother.
Marcii
Comment Written 10-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2011
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Hi Marcii - I think that God just had his eye on me in my first marriage. He was grooming me for my number two wife, who've I've been happily married to for 22 years. Regards, Bill
Comment from ejebb1951
This is one of the most honorable, loving stories I've read in quite some time. I did the same for my mom in '98 but was with her in the hospital for two weeks. I left my job knowing it would be lost but nothing compared to her saying to me, "Edie, I'm so glad you're here". You did a wonderful thing and blessings follow. Great story.
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2011
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This is one of the most honorable, loving stories I've read in quite some time. I did the same for my mom in '98 but was with her in the hospital for two weeks. I left my job knowing it would be lost but nothing compared to her saying to me, "Edie, I'm so glad you're here". You did a wonderful thing and blessings follow. Great story.
Comment Written 10-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 10-Feb-2011
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Thanks Edie - I very much appreciate you reading and for your kind and generous review. I too, would have had it no other way. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from IndianaIrish
What a heart-warming story, Bill. I'm glad you did the right thing and went to your Grandmother..someone as selfish as your ex would never get the importance to your soul to be with her as much as you could. She could have used a class in empathy. I loved your descriptions, your humor (especially the good news/bad news for your dad), and how easily you allowed the reader to be a part of the love between you and Louise. Congratulations on being nominated as story of the month.
Indy :>)
reply by the author on 05-Feb-2011
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What a heart-warming story, Bill. I'm glad you did the right thing and went to your Grandmother..someone as selfish as your ex would never get the importance to your soul to be with her as much as you could. She could have used a class in empathy. I loved your descriptions, your humor (especially the good news/bad news for your dad), and how easily you allowed the reader to be a part of the love between you and Louise. Congratulations on being nominated as story of the month.
Indy :>)
Comment Written 05-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 05-Feb-2011
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Thanks Indy - I'm a tough old coot, but I would admit to a tear when I wrote this story. You hit the nail on the head about the ex. She actually liked my grandmother. She just lacked empathy towards anyone. Warm regards, Bill
Comment from iamwrite
Ah, wish I had a sixer for you on this one. Wonderful, wonderful. I spent vast amounts of my childhood time with my Grandmother, too, so this resonated with me on another level as well.
Thank you for a beautiful story.
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2011
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Ah, wish I had a sixer for you on this one. Wonderful, wonderful. I spent vast amounts of my childhood time with my Grandmother, too, so this resonated with me on another level as well.
Thank you for a beautiful story.
Comment Written 04-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2011
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Thanks for reading and your kind comments. Virtual sixes are okay! Warm regards, Bill
Comment from markk
A very beautiful piece and a very important message you give in this of the importance of family relation far beyond that of money. The truth of loyalty and love in a family meaning so much. How wonderful! well done and well written.
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2011
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A very beautiful piece and a very important message you give in this of the importance of family relation far beyond that of money. The truth of loyalty and love in a family meaning so much. How wonderful! well done and well written.
Comment Written 04-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 04-Feb-2011
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Thanks Mark - I appreciate that you read the story and I appreciate your kind words. Regards, Bill
Comment from Realist101
I think wills are a cruel thing, but, necessary too. This is packed full of real emotiong Bill, your ex sounds like an awful person. Good for you in what you did. THis is excellent work!! ") Susan
reply by the author on 03-Feb-2011
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I think wills are a cruel thing, but, necessary too. This is packed full of real emotiong Bill, your ex sounds like an awful person. Good for you in what you did. THis is excellent work!! ") Susan
Comment Written 03-Feb-2011
reply by the author on 03-Feb-2011
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Thank you very much Susan. I'm sorry you didn't read when it had some points with it. I do appreciate your kind words. The problem with my ex wasn't really about my grandmother. It was about the total lack of empathy this whole experienced outlined. I've convinced that God was just setting me up for the best part of my life with my current wife! Warm regards, Bill
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Yes!! THere is a essay by CMarie100, you should read it Bill! SHe illustrates this perfectly! I am so glad you are in a good place now! Keep up the great work and stay warm too!! My best to you!! Susan
Comment from eliz100
This was a great read from beginning to end. What a bitter sweet story. You got to take care of your grandmother without support from your spouse. My daughter and my mother have a great relationship and my mom spends the winters with my daughter in Florida. She does have the support of her husband.
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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This was a great read from beginning to end. What a bitter sweet story. You got to take care of your grandmother without support from your spouse. My daughter and my mother have a great relationship and my mom spends the winters with my daughter in Florida. She does have the support of her husband.
Comment Written 21-Jan-2011
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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I very much appreciate you reading and for your kind feedback!
Comment from Southern Writer
One of your best works.
I have heard of other women,jobs, gambling, drinking causing a divorce...but a grandmaw?
And what a wonderful man you were to know what had to come first. That first wife didn't get it....she must have thought she would never be old and helpless.
Of course, my remarks are not reviewing....
The first two paragraphs set the story up really well.
Back to personal remarks....
What a perfect statement, "Why don't you guys take a coffee break?" Right there you showed your love and respect for her.
Always love how you work in something about the South. It is the details that make reading so much fun.
It brought back memories of my family--the older people just didn't get the idea of healthly foods. If you love someone you feed them 'comfort foods' another word for 'food that'll kill you'
My favorite part-
"My God, son, what's the good news?"
"Oh, she thought I was you."
Great
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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One of your best works.
I have heard of other women,jobs, gambling, drinking causing a divorce...but a grandmaw?
And what a wonderful man you were to know what had to come first. That first wife didn't get it....she must have thought she would never be old and helpless.
Of course, my remarks are not reviewing....
The first two paragraphs set the story up really well.
Back to personal remarks....
What a perfect statement, "Why don't you guys take a coffee break?" Right there you showed your love and respect for her.
Always love how you work in something about the South. It is the details that make reading so much fun.
It brought back memories of my family--the older people just didn't get the idea of healthly foods. If you love someone you feed them 'comfort foods' another word for 'food that'll kill you'
My favorite part-
"My God, son, what's the good news?"
"Oh, she thought I was you."
Great
Comment Written 21-Jan-2011
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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Thanks for your fabulous comments. I still think we should figure out how to collaborate on a "Southern Primer." With the ex, it wasn't really the grandmother as much as the total lack of empathy with this just one more example. What the heck - God was just training me for the meet with the love of my life! Somehow, I wish I could have woven in something my old black friend Virge Gates told me, "If you ain't got family, you ain't got nothin'." If I recall, you're still a practicing nurse. How about the character the nurses showed to take that coffee break. Maybe just me, but only in the South ....
Comment from E.P. Thomas
Bill,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to finally review this. As always, it was an excellent read that proved to be both interesting and uplifting. It touched me personally because I'm the executor of my parent's living trust and three years later it's still in a mess because of attorney errors and and a single, distant relative's greed. I admire you and your siblings for handing it all back to the rightful heir.
Just a couple of suggestions:
She died at eighty(- )seven.
during the (D)depression
"meddlin'". " meddlin'." If you use the double quotation marks, the period shd go inside them, e.g., "meddlin'." However, the correct usage is a single quote mark, in which case the period wd go outside. For example, 'meddlin''. Dropping the final 'g' makes the single quote mark look like a double and hence the apparent punctuation error.
This sentence seemed pretty long. You might consider shortening it by breaking it into two.
It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding that during the depression was carved down to the old home place and the acreage. It had at one time been huge for the area, over two thousand acres.
It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding. During the Great Depression it had been carved down until only the home place and a few hundred acres remained.
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reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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Bill,
I'm sorry it has taken me so long to finally review this. As always, it was an excellent read that proved to be both interesting and uplifting. It touched me personally because I'm the executor of my parent's living trust and three years later it's still in a mess because of attorney errors and and a single, distant relative's greed. I admire you and your siblings for handing it all back to the rightful heir.
Just a couple of suggestions:
She died at eighty(- )seven.
during the (D)depression
"meddlin'". " meddlin'." If you use the double quotation marks, the period shd go inside them, e.g., "meddlin'." However, the correct usage is a single quote mark, in which case the period wd go outside. For example, 'meddlin''. Dropping the final 'g' makes the single quote mark look like a double and hence the apparent punctuation error.
This sentence seemed pretty long. You might consider shortening it by breaking it into two.
It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding that during the depression was carved down to the old home place and the acreage. It had at one time been huge for the area, over two thousand acres.
It was a small part of what had been a much larger holding. During the Great Depression it had been carved down until only the home place and a few hundred acres remained.
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Comment Written 21-Jan-2011
reply by the author on 21-Jan-2011
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Hi Gary - thanks for reading and for the suggestions. Very much appreciated on both accounts. Regards, Bill
