tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post2961408228621503135..comments2023-08-07T03:46:24.163-04:00Comments on Confessions of A Hermit Crab: In My Father's GardenJessica Brilliant Keenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-68174488925194574682013-05-30T10:13:48.386-04:002013-05-30T10:13:48.386-04:00Barbara, So interesting. I rarely think of the fut...Barbara, So interesting. I rarely think of the future when I look at trees. I often think of the past and how long that tree has lived and what it has witnessed. Thanks for stopping in.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-61505853075243603692013-05-30T08:29:47.367-04:002013-05-30T08:29:47.367-04:00Beautiful post, Jessica! So many times, I look at ...Beautiful post, Jessica! So many times, I look at trees I've planted and wonder about future generations!Barbara Claypole Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03308093554908967725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-48325712134708345822013-05-29T21:25:45.245-04:002013-05-29T21:25:45.245-04:00Dear Elizabeth, thank you for your careful reading...Dear Elizabeth, thank you for your careful reading. I'm glad to know those words resonated for you. Many, many thanks for stopping by here.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-65733009162626925442013-05-29T21:03:36.443-04:002013-05-29T21:03:36.443-04:00Jessica:
"Messes in the garden didn't d...Jessica: <br />"Messes in the garden didn't disturb him at all. (Messes inside the house, I'm afraid, drew out a different, beastly and frightening response.)"<br />"But in the garden...he pulled the sapling out like a babe from a womb...and placed it carefully into a freshly prepared cradle of dirt. " "...now as an adult, I see how Dad understood that this Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222636963021023582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-62244519418304793632013-05-29T21:02:19.316-04:002013-05-29T21:02:19.316-04:00Jessica:
"Messes in the garden didn't d...Jessica: <br />"Messes in the garden didn't disturb him at all. (Messes inside the house, I'm afraid, drew out a different, beastly and frightening response.)"<br />"But in the garden...he pulled the sapling out like a babe from a womb...and placed it carefully into a freshly prepared cradle of dirt. " "...now as an adult, I see how Dad understood that this Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09222636963021023582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-48341879027781772682013-05-28T19:43:04.423-04:002013-05-28T19:43:04.423-04:00Dear Kathleen - maybe there's a generational v...Dear Kathleen - maybe there's a generational vibe. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-54219976444116603612013-05-28T19:29:12.940-04:002013-05-28T19:29:12.940-04:00Just beautiful. Your Dad reminds me of mine. He wa...Just beautiful. Your Dad reminds me of mine. He was that kind of guy, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-13943745861556939492013-05-28T19:09:25.793-04:002013-05-28T19:09:25.793-04:00Hi, Michelle. Thank you. I'm glad you can &quo...Hi, Michelle. Thank you. I'm glad you can "see" it. Thanks for commenting here.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-74754100996695475292013-05-28T19:03:00.836-04:002013-05-28T19:03:00.836-04:00Such a beautiful story. I can see the tree below y...Such a beautiful story. I can see the tree below your window even though I have no idea what your house looked like. Thank you for sharing this.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16435475243244942332noreply@blogger.com