tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post8900964583289444369..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: ritualTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-71045363648352553262010-08-25T11:36:13.907-04:002010-08-25T11:36:13.907-04:00It is the simplest of things that become our great...It is the simplest of things that become our greatest most fond memories, thanks for sharing it, it was poetically beautiful!Amanda Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631827449933791507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-76587378208968622842010-08-24T13:17:36.420-04:002010-08-24T13:17:36.420-04:00Oh, well done! Well done.Oh, well done! Well done.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34158102124682853222010-08-24T11:14:22.907-04:002010-08-24T11:14:22.907-04:00This is so incredibly gorgeous and man, you nailed...This is so incredibly gorgeous and man, you nailed the no-tear shampoo.Camihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11781160165639433696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-28186514223814952902010-08-24T04:39:48.576-04:002010-08-24T04:39:48.576-04:00It's often the little things that make the mos...It's often the little things that make the most impression. Loved it.Sue Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15864986500627496240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-20348028046491934142010-08-24T02:51:02.505-04:002010-08-24T02:51:02.505-04:00Of course she does know!!!
How beautifully you...Of course she does know!!! <br />How beautifully you've laid out these memories for us, Willow...<br />This was a very nostalgic and lovely read.. <br />Thanks for sharing it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-68746502048178567542010-08-23T21:36:39.356-04:002010-08-23T21:36:39.356-04:00What a beautiful Magpie Tale of such a beautiful m...What a beautiful Magpie Tale of such a beautiful memory....vividly described.<br /><br />PGOne Prayer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455437909918314217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41133545105052673972010-08-23T15:13:03.754-04:002010-08-23T15:13:03.754-04:00Thank you so much my friends. Your kind and genero...Thank you so much my friends. Your kind and generous comments are so very encouraging to me. You're the best. xxTess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88245109186691735522010-08-23T11:47:01.901-04:002010-08-23T11:47:01.901-04:00Lovely word picture, Willow. Vivid and real.Lovely word picture, Willow. Vivid and real.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73972320978647159092010-08-23T00:38:06.684-04:002010-08-23T00:38:06.684-04:00Thanks for reminding me of times long gone. I'...Thanks for reminding me of times long gone. I'd forgotten about childhood baths with my mother.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88865999883131572122010-08-22T17:45:27.799-04:002010-08-22T17:45:27.799-04:00Such a lovely way to capture a memory!
P.S. Two...Such a lovely way to capture a memory! <br />P.S. Two thumbs up on the revamping of Magpie's look!River-Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00202496463083187271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-22201636771067786362010-08-22T09:35:14.355-04:002010-08-22T09:35:14.355-04:00gosh, i love this! You know how i am when it comes...gosh, i love this! You know how i am when it comes to the beautiful marriage of poetry and story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-1036461874601719422010-08-21T23:07:58.203-04:002010-08-21T23:07:58.203-04:00What a beautiful memory. My daughter sits on my l...What a beautiful memory. My daughter sits on my lap and if I haven't just shaved my legs she jumps right off and say, "itchy, itchy." I wonder if someday she'll write a poem about it? Lovely blog you have. Looking forward to following it.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541409754494611831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-24839972884166732782010-08-21T21:36:52.600-04:002010-08-21T21:36:52.600-04:00What a sweet memory. I hope my kids have nice ones...What a sweet memory. I hope my kids have nice ones like that!<br /><br /><br />http://myscatteredstones.blogspot.com/2010/08/magpie-tales-mag-28.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119718461267453386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-30024185637328926362010-08-21T19:05:11.895-04:002010-08-21T19:05:11.895-04:00So many of us have memories linked to bath time. ...So many of us have memories linked to bath time. Thanks for making me remember a couple of my own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46831756045157128802010-08-21T13:29:45.073-04:002010-08-21T13:29:45.073-04:00wonderful, you took me way back to my childhoodwonderful, you took me way back to my childhoodKrunalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309143186145830120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32971424071423724922010-08-21T11:22:15.440-04:002010-08-21T11:22:15.440-04:00I thought i would make this comment an even 100-- ...I thought i would make this comment an even 100-- being a bath woman myself- with bubbly and the works- good magazine and candle and sometimes popcorn- your words with the image are wonderfullayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991288165260934778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-51360806667772551172010-08-21T02:29:42.292-04:002010-08-21T02:29:42.292-04:00Wonderful memories of childhood and motherhood...t...Wonderful memories of childhood and motherhood...the unshaven legs, the no tea shampoo...beautifully captured smells and textures in this pieces...love it..bkmsigned...bkmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03558304976280070986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-72531904197567768292010-08-21T01:42:41.522-04:002010-08-21T01:42:41.522-04:00Willow my friend, u write a fabulous memory.. One ...Willow my friend, u write a fabulous memory.. One that a lot of us can relate to! :)<br /><br />Wonderful take on the image you share with us this week.. and I'm finally free from work to start a Magpie bloghop! You started it off on a great note! :)Vinay Leo R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13132856855570330824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-80992709178210632252010-08-20T16:30:12.927-04:002010-08-20T16:30:12.927-04:00Carry us away, borne far upon the wings of memory,...Carry us away, borne far upon the wings of memory, to places sweet and sights long lost...a home eternal, forever bound in me.<br /><br />Wonderful memories, Willow, and a lovely tribute to your mother. Powerful words to end on: "Does she know the unique shrine she occupies in the temple of my memory?" Exultant. Well writ - it can carry us all away to those simply childhood days, if we so let it.Chris G.http://cianphelan.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63591494356556532462010-08-20T11:13:09.404-04:002010-08-20T11:13:09.404-04:00What a wonderful memory. The last lines are exquis...What a wonderful memory. The last lines are exquisite.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-44838342501987261422010-08-20T09:26:05.918-04:002010-08-20T09:26:05.918-04:00Lovely Willow. Yeah i remember the wash cloths aro...Lovely Willow. Yeah i remember the wash cloths around pipes and taps. Crikey - bathtime was my favourite part of the day. Since we had a serious drought in recent years (now broken) I haven't given myself permission to have a big hot bath - and that in a new bathroom with a bathtub the size of the <br />Queen Mary. I must summon up the courage to indulge myself, despite the risk of destroying the planet.Steve Capelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14838386764407644146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-90090236812194147132010-08-20T08:48:47.069-04:002010-08-20T08:48:47.069-04:00What a beautiful captured memory. Seemingly a lit...What a beautiful captured memory. Seemingly a little part of your day as a child, but weighty as a memory, and tells miles of your relationship with your mother. <br /><br />Very lovingly written.<br /><br />- DinaDina Spicehttp://mypoeticlicense.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73532014463558452422010-08-20T08:01:01.222-04:002010-08-20T08:01:01.222-04:00Comment #93:
What can I add? Nothing more than my...Comment #93:<br /><br />What can I add? Nothing more than my gladness for your continuing work to keep us entertainingly learning.<br /><br />God bless you Willow...you are UNIQUE, a berry-berry special Peep!steveronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498524940140288735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7222182612297755132010-08-20T06:36:17.082-04:002010-08-20T06:36:17.082-04:00Ahh, so lovely. Seems we have summer on the mind,...Ahh, so lovely. Seems we have summer on the mind, and certainly the power of memories. This brought back many of my own. Good stuff!Irish Gumbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386134334156997186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78316019676076245302010-08-20T06:04:23.738-04:002010-08-20T06:04:23.738-04:00Oh talented one - this is so beautiful! Brings bac...Oh talented one - this is so beautiful! Brings back lovely memories of kneeling on the bathroom floor, scrubbing slippery little bodies in the bath. I'd quite forgotten how they loved to fashion bubble-bath moustaches on each other. And wrapping them up in big fluffy towels & carrying them into the living room to dry off by the fire. You are very adept at pulling these luscious memories from the depths of my subconscious dear Willow.<br />Millie ^_^Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.com