Sue’s daughter/dog story
I loved the story, and can identify with Sue about the daughter, we have three of them, but since we only had cats when the kids were little, dogs are sort of foriegn to me. We tried to have them when we lived on the farm, but were next to a highway, plus the farm machinery in the yard, so I mostly remember tears when they were run over.
Time has a way of erasing neg. memories, but I do recall a few tense moments, or longer, with our oldest daughter. But our relationship is good now, and I miss our long conversations about books, ect. She’s our English major. And still loves to read.
I really enjoyed Pink Martini’s concert. The leader is a concert pianist from Harvard, and the lead singer, China something, writes many of the lyirics, and sang in English, French, and Spanish, they also have some numbers that sound oriental. One of their songs has the wonds, “Hang on the vine, little tomato.” And the picture on their cd cover is a man holding a smiling Spanish baby boy over his head.
I have our youngest daughter, 3 children, and our son’s daughter staying with us, as our church is celebrating its 100th anniversary on Sun. I sing with a sextet, and am in a skit about what the “ladies aide” has contributed to the life and moneys of the church. So life is full, with little or no reading, but I am enjoying Max Lucado’s latest book, “Every day deserves a chance”. The theme is “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.” I read a chapter in the am, and it seems to set me up for another 24.
That women writer who left her kids lived for a while in a town about 60 miles south of Oslo. I did read that Blue Water whatever book, but can’t remember it. Maybe that was by her husband?
Jacky