tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post2915045273237132205..comments2024-03-25T11:04:10.945-07:00Comments on Chez Danisse: He Never AsksDenise http://www.blogger.com/profile/08269617590521412393noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-279431030272590682011-04-07T15:15:12.091-07:002011-04-07T15:15:12.091-07:00Thanks, Maria. I'm happy to know you are read...Thanks, Maria. I'm happy to know you are reading and enjoying. No need to find the words to comment, just let the posts drift around in your mind for a while. Let it feel restful.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-7180605566419327742011-04-07T14:49:26.187-07:002011-04-07T14:49:26.187-07:00How touching and sad and wonderful all at once.
I...How touching and sad and wonderful all at once.<br /><br />I've missed your writing. I've been scrolling up and down, drinking up all I've missed, and words fail me... I want to write a comment for every entry, and yet...my words are lulled into quiet awe by the magic of yours. <br /><br />I've missed you. Much.<br /><br />xoox,<br />-mariaMaria | Vintage Simplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046940964809245057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-86791543003042422922011-03-30T08:21:00.493-07:002011-03-30T08:21:00.493-07:00Rachel, I don't know what it was that had me g...Rachel, I don't know what it was that had me grasping it so early, but I did, in my own small way, and I did not like it.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-40096458832426688462011-03-27T09:58:08.954-07:002011-03-27T09:58:08.954-07:00Such a moving post...and what a burden to carry so...Such a moving post...and what a burden to carry so young. I don't think I fully grasped the concept of our mortality until much older...Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478839034249164862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-81176280755434515662011-03-21T12:12:23.433-07:002011-03-21T12:12:23.433-07:00Indie.Tea, It is sad to hear of your grandmother s...Indie.Tea, It is sad to hear of your grandmother slipping, but you are so lucky to still have her around.<br /><br />Lucy, Thank you.<br /><br />Leslie, Thank you. He was the greatest. Weren't those little squares the best?<br /><br />Nadine, It is amazing how we adapt.<br /><br />alison, You are welcome. Thank you for reading.<br /><br />Annje, Thanks : )<br /><br />Thanks, Lisa. Some of us are very lucky. I hope you are feeling better and ready for your trip. xxDenise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-84579708496449507302011-03-20T20:53:31.436-07:002011-03-20T20:53:31.436-07:00so touching.
i felt that way about my grandpa too....so touching.<br />i felt that way about my grandpa too. <br />hugslisa solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11824254691379334918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-29211782807555185602011-03-19T15:54:57.155-07:002011-03-19T15:54:57.155-07:00This is beautiful!This is beautiful!Annjehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315067950686666022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-51728995242162458672011-03-19T09:07:14.751-07:002011-03-19T09:07:14.751-07:00this freaked me out when i read it. because this i...this freaked me out when i read it. because this is perfectly what goes on inside of me that i cannot/will not express. i weep. thank you.alisonhttp://howigethroughtoday.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-63240246114648209192011-03-18T12:44:56.104-07:002011-03-18T12:44:56.104-07:00heartfelt.
i've always missed grandparents, ha...heartfelt.<br />i've always missed grandparents, had not a-one! how did i survive that?nadine paduarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665345657592667666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-21048803022795943132011-03-17T06:52:14.660-07:002011-03-17T06:52:14.660-07:00oh denise... absolutely lovely.
reading this i was...oh denise... absolutely lovely.<br />reading this i was reminded of the feeling i had about death when i was young. your grandfather sounds like the cutest little man... my grandmother cut my moist toast (from the egg) into those same squares. :)a friend to knit withhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542324778581589386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-4968454394298971182011-03-17T00:59:16.407-07:002011-03-17T00:59:16.407-07:00Lovely.
So glad I found my way to you.Lovely. <br /><br />So glad I found my way to you.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05524429760235996360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-39435864153051409102011-03-17T00:14:45.180-07:002011-03-17T00:14:45.180-07:00What a beautiful story.
When I was little, I wou...What a beautiful story. <br /><br />When I was little, I would think of my grandmother (who is slipping a little every day now) and cry sometimes...Joytihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704064690267281149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-85103626146043882632011-03-16T18:42:39.935-07:002011-03-16T18:42:39.935-07:00Melissa (countingdandelions), It's comforting ...Melissa (countingdandelions), It's comforting to know these things repeat.<br /><br />Rachael, You have me analyzing You Are My Sunshine, wondering what brought on the tears, but that's yours. I'll let it be.<br /><br />Joanna, They live on through our memories.<br /><br />Michele, True.<br /><br />Jane, I know how you love your reading. She did a good thing.<br /><br />Mariana, I'd like to feel more positive. All of the wisdom we gain though our experiences is a gift. I'm working on it. <br /><br />Janis, Regarding your secret. I understand. Me too. I've had to leave Walgreens more than once. I'm still that little girl in so many ways.<br /><br />Stacy, It is strange, and a little sad, the way people come in and out of our lives, and the way we'll go one day too. <br /><br />melissa (tiny happy), My mom was always playing Carly Simon. I know the words to so many of her songs.<br /><br />nancy, I did feel differently in my teens. There were parts of me that disappeared for a while and then came back.<br /><br />elizabeth, I'm playing Billy right now. I found it on YouTube.<br /><br />Raina, My goodness. Memories. I remember loving Heart's Crazy on You.Denise | Chez Danissehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06418226690328176970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-44536043711239271542011-03-16T10:44:15.706-07:002011-03-16T10:44:15.706-07:00Sometimes keeping thoughts close to our hearts onl...Sometimes keeping thoughts close to our hearts only come out later. Thank you for sharing this memory later with us.alexandriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503402007179961896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-47103177774048754502011-03-16T07:13:29.401-07:002011-03-16T07:13:29.401-07:00Such a beautiful, detailed memory.Such a beautiful, detailed memory.Leciawphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10387890066375679646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-61978718987169207232011-03-16T02:23:51.773-07:002011-03-16T02:23:51.773-07:00Lovely, there is something very comforting coming ...Lovely, there is something very comforting coming to your posts, I always know the're going to make me sigh and smile.. xthe fishermans cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906079391858759120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-80164922865070416222011-03-15T15:49:47.589-07:002011-03-15T15:49:47.589-07:00So wonderful, and you know I love Carly Simon. I r...So wonderful, and you know I love Carly Simon. I remember her music from 1972 - I was just barely 11 and learning to know what kind of music I liked. I loved James Taylor, Carly Simon, and Heart.raining sheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330747311809604870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-5663262564490010142011-03-15T12:38:59.535-07:002011-03-15T12:38:59.535-07:00Oh, I love this! It brought back memories. For m...Oh, I love this! It brought back memories. For me, it was "Billy, Don't Be A Hero" and my Papaw had already gone.elizabethhttp://www.trailingyarn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-7199283749550317152011-03-15T12:31:39.902-07:002011-03-15T12:31:39.902-07:00Hi Denise, it is nice to be back, and read your wo...Hi Denise, it is nice to be back, and read your work. This lovely memoir piece reminds me of how close I had felt to my grandfather, and how the notion of death was somehow so close, and generated such fear---a sensation lost in the seeming immortality of the teens.nancy at good food mattershttp://nancyvienneau.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-33291198826725863982011-03-15T08:14:31.816-07:002011-03-15T08:14:31.816-07:00beautiful memory! warm hugs to you
http://design-...beautiful memory! warm hugs to you<br /><br />http://design-elements-blog.com/design elementsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-71531344354125434152011-03-14T22:55:37.228-07:002011-03-14T22:55:37.228-07:00beautiful writing, d. when i was a child, there wa...beautiful writing, d. when i was a child, there was always a carly simon record playing.melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999231815629576276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-26184457749138514042011-03-14T22:16:50.403-07:002011-03-14T22:16:50.403-07:00I'm glad you were able to remember this moment...I'm glad you were able to remember this moment. It's these tiny little lights that shine so brightly.Nicolettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907338600409213852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-40445783557264143442011-03-14T22:05:21.649-07:002011-03-14T22:05:21.649-07:00This reminds me of my grandpa. Sometimes even now,...This reminds me of my grandpa. Sometimes even now, it seems so wrong that the world should go on without him in it.Stacy G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14631291186172878135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-23483872179952848462011-03-14T21:50:12.684-07:002011-03-14T21:50:12.684-07:00When you're a child it is so nice to have an a...When you're a child it is so nice to have an adult who understands. Glad you had your grandpa - I think it makes all the difference.<br /><br />Now I need to look up the lyrics to this song. (secret: music can make me cry instantly. I am gone when I hear minor notes, mournful tunes, Natalie Merchants beautiful voice...shhh)Janishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561772857286838969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5232927064230838150.post-8310652067219691722011-03-14T20:04:06.156-07:002011-03-14T20:04:06.156-07:00oh, what a treasured memory of your grandfather. a...oh, what a treasured memory of your grandfather. and thank you for your wise kind words on my last post. "enjoy the little things" so true. happy week to you.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16890334926669879532noreply@blogger.com