tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post8773625899256618047..comments2023-08-07T03:46:24.163-04:00Comments on Confessions of A Hermit Crab: Books, love and our 25th wedding anniversaryJessica Brilliant Keenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-77105988619596384372011-06-12T10:53:14.169-04:002011-06-12T10:53:14.169-04:00Robin,
Thank you, and congratulations on your upco...Robin,<br />Thank you, and congratulations on your upcoming 26 years. I enjoyed your recent post about your books that got away and am posting the link to it here:<br /><br />http://www.golocalprov.com/lifestyle/well-read-great-books-for-summer-reading/<br /><br />Also, urging readers to check out your weekly radio show: Reading With Robin, every Sat. from 7-8 a.m. Catch up on past shows with Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-90324672521674938932011-06-11T20:46:44.677-04:002011-06-11T20:46:44.677-04:00jessica,
happy anniversary! thanks so much for sha...jessica,<br />happy anniversary! thanks so much for sharing this beautiful story about the importance of books in your life and being able to let them go when necessary. loved the garden connection and as i sit in my library and look around at the books that i am surrounded by, i still sometimes think about the ones that got away. xo<br />robin<br />(my husband and i will celebrate 26 years in robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658580035671310508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-25132706695778304312011-06-10T09:59:29.231-04:002011-06-10T09:59:29.231-04:00Lovely piece--a wonderful weaving of books and mar...Lovely piece--a wonderful weaving of books and marriage, and such fun to see the pictures! So happy that you found lasting love and that you have a book garden.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606982492407185097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-83238090018871427432011-06-09T11:27:35.975-04:002011-06-09T11:27:35.975-04:00So many beautiful words resonate with me in this p...So many beautiful words resonate with me in this post, Jessica. I, too, have a book garden, the perfect metaphor for my life right at this minute, as the overgrown flora garden at my new house has captured my fancy while the books I so lovingly boxed and paid big money to ship from coast to coast now sit in boxes awaiting their shelves in my new studio.<br /><br />So have so many parallels in ourCarolyn Burns Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04911080340568409718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-36015673752252796532011-06-08T20:52:00.125-04:002011-06-08T20:52:00.125-04:00I am so grateful for these kind comments.
Meg-than...I am so grateful for these kind comments.<br />Meg-thank you. I'm thrilled that you also love Jean Rhys. We share something I didn't expect. How wonderful. So glad you enjoyed. I've got your novel on my list to read. Excited for you.<br />Cindy--I'm amazed by your persistence, and happy that my sense of the past connected for you in a way that will spur you on. That's terrificJessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-31778318295758481642011-06-08T20:28:15.339-04:002011-06-08T20:28:15.339-04:00Love the energy of this! The sense of the torrent ...Love the energy of this! The sense of the torrent that has propelled the two of you forward for 25 years... And Jean Rhys. And the story of the man who couldn't part with his books so that his daughter could marry...and the absolute certainty you had when you parted with yours. Today all your readers share that certainty. Happy anniversary!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-79566785788980121652011-06-08T19:37:28.962-04:002011-06-08T19:37:28.962-04:00Hi Jessica,
I've now read your blog entry tw...Hi Jessica, <br /><br />I've now read your blog entry twice, once from my iPhone where I was unable to successfully leave a message and now from my PC where I hope to have better luck.<br /><br />I started to say the piece is beautifully written. I forget this is a blog, and I feel as though I'm reading a wonderful memoir. I would love to read more.<br /><br />I also found the entry Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-19698897902655178462011-06-08T19:01:47.365-04:002011-06-08T19:01:47.365-04:00Dear Jessica,
I loved this from beginning to end!!...Dear Jessica,<br />I loved this from beginning to end!!! Books have always marked passages in my life. I've read all of Jean Rhys at one time or another: love her!!! And so love your bookshelf that your husband built and the photos of your beautiful son!!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!! Meg Tuitemeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830877506603918163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-50553006263432311182011-06-08T15:19:14.312-04:002011-06-08T15:19:14.312-04:00Randy--thank you!
Jazger - oh, of course. Here you...Randy--thank you!<br />Jazger - oh, of course. Here you go. Picture is uploaded. Not sure it does it justice. <br /><br />Kathy--isn't it wonderful, those fluttering discoveries. So glad you got that pleasure. Hope you're also glad you didn't sell.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-41560887408199162862011-06-08T15:08:04.006-04:002011-06-08T15:08:04.006-04:00Wonderful essay. Last year we packed up about thir...Wonderful essay. Last year we packed up about thirty boxes of books to store in the garage while we attempted to sell our house. Then, we decided not to sell. But not all the books made it back in; some, it seemed, were destined for someone else's collection. And in sorting through things I, like you, uncovered some long forgotten treasures in the collection. The most blessed discoveries wereKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16676354317764301447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-61611704279162481172011-06-08T14:52:39.488-04:002011-06-08T14:52:39.488-04:00Beautiful Jessica. I would love to see a picture o...Beautiful Jessica. I would love to see a picture of your "book garden."Jazgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00654902764278821494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-14996837463606367192011-06-08T13:48:03.093-04:002011-06-08T13:48:03.093-04:00What a beautiful testament to you and Barr! (And b...What a beautiful testament to you and Barr! (And books.) Happy Anniversary, Jessica.Randy Susan Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412649509793363515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-57590303963034678282011-06-08T11:41:09.334-04:002011-06-08T11:41:09.334-04:00Thanks for your good wishes, Linda and Billie! Bil...Thanks for your good wishes, Linda and Billie! Billie, I know you just celebrated a big 17 years, and Linda-so glad your writing retreat went well.Jessica Brilliant Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-80225853705858885852011-06-08T11:35:18.800-04:002011-06-08T11:35:18.800-04:00Jessica,
What a wonderful post. Love and books. A ...Jessica,<br />What a wonderful post. Love and books. A terrific combination. Book garden. A great metaphor. <br />Most importantly, happy 25th anniversary.<br />Linda<br />http://lindakwertheimer.comLinda K. Wertheimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11400913870904710909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-86784901451986204982011-06-08T11:08:08.867-04:002011-06-08T11:08:08.867-04:00Love it! Happy 25th.Love it! Happy 25th.billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.com