tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post6955551012592744669..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: How We Do It, Part I've Lost CountElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-59069551590268803412017-11-17T07:04:46.412-08:002017-11-17T07:04:46.412-08:00Natalie Merchant is a gem, and this song always ma...Natalie Merchant is a gem, and this song always made me sob, but never more than this morning. So glad Sophie is doing a little better and I love that Carrie is the one who sent you that link (ha! pun intended). I am breathing deeply for you all and holding you in my heart and raising my fist in the air in defiance against the fucking hypocrites who make things so much harder just because they can. I love you. kariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10150537989886423212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-18087362283892162962017-11-13T21:37:05.927-08:002017-11-13T21:37:05.927-08:00Thank you so much for introducing me to "Wond...Thank you so much for introducing me to "Wonder". It reduced me to real tears - I can't remember when that last happened. I suppose it resonated particularly now, with C. in the hospital and doctors standing around her bed every day.<br />The Sound of the Silenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669598042879486343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-29922431069718218642017-11-09T09:00:11.483-08:002017-11-09T09:00:11.483-08:00This is unbearably beautiful, Elizabeth. Thank you...This is unbearably beautiful, Elizabeth. Thank you—infinite gratitude.Melissa Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270919534011711225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-6581752635536171602017-11-09T06:54:00.662-08:002017-11-09T06:54:00.662-08:00Good grief! Is that Oliver?! He looks so grown-up!...Good grief! Is that Oliver?! He looks so grown-up! I'm glad Sophie was able to re-join the table (a metaphorical act, as Ms Moon pointed out). Your Onfi resistance is paying off!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28393587466504166192017-11-09T06:23:35.256-08:002017-11-09T06:23:35.256-08:00Wonder! You and Sophie and Oliver at the table and...Wonder! You and Sophie and Oliver at the table and the story of one of the many families that Natalie Merchant touched with her song.<br /><br />Just learned that the Democrats took back the legislature in Washington State, where I live. <br /><br />Take what you have gathered from coincidence. This past week a dear friend of mine who was abandoned by her mentally ill mother and adopted as an infant in Germany by her American parents in the 1950s and who suffered from bipolar disorder throughout her life, died peacefully after what she said was the best year of her life, in astounding recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. She blossomed. Among other of her belongings, her mother gave me the round blue fabric case holding the handful of CDs that she owned. The first CD I saw when I opened the case was "Tigerlily." Although I am fond of the Natalie Merchant's voice and aware of her kindness, I had not heard that entire CD before. With faith, we'll make our way. <br /><br />Sending love to you and your family. amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-19727652920667604162017-11-08T20:02:12.776-08:002017-11-08T20:02:12.776-08:00Wonderful to see your family in action, Elizabeth ...Wonderful to see your family in action, Elizabeth and to see how well you hold onto humour and good will, all of you through every irrepressible day. Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-86266283691320370792017-11-08T17:02:14.287-08:002017-11-08T17:02:14.287-08:00The simple of things is really what life is all ab...The simple of things is really what life is all about. If we would live like this more I think we would appreciate more. Eating, sitiing at the table with family etc. Love you sophie, Elizabeth and boys. Love from bertram'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758783350483056078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-52354464989364419672017-11-08T16:24:33.950-08:002017-11-08T16:24:33.950-08:00I remember listening to that song over and over. ...I remember listening to that song over and over. I loved it. And that video, OMG people suffer in this life. There is suffering and there is joy too. I'm glad Sophie made it to the supper table. My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-11206476620505876562017-11-08T13:35:19.188-08:002017-11-08T13:35:19.188-08:00I am sobbing and it's okay. A fitting respons...I am sobbing and it's okay. A fitting response. Sophie at the table, you here sharing this with us. Oh, so much that is holy, how do we not simply spin with the impossibility of it all. xoMarylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-92106838766317698052017-11-08T12:26:22.518-08:002017-11-08T12:26:22.518-08:00I love seeing Sophie looking for the next bite, ea...I love seeing Sophie looking for the next bite, eager to eat. <br />Your kitchen must be an amazing space. It has seen so much, absorbed so much and always looks like it offers so much love and safety for your family - a sacred place.<br />livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-70551686230470841692017-11-08T11:06:40.687-08:002017-11-08T11:06:40.687-08:00Being back at the table is as beautiful a metaphor...Being back at the table is as beautiful a metaphor as it is a reality. <br />And Oliver- excuse me, when he did he grow up? Was it this week or last?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-63454800775337185472017-11-08T11:04:47.005-08:002017-11-08T11:04:47.005-08:00This gave me chills, the good kind. Oh, wonder.This gave me chills, the good kind. Oh, wonder.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-82316629938418947622017-11-08T10:43:01.286-08:002017-11-08T10:43:01.286-08:00Oliver is awesome.
I am going to check what happ...Oliver is awesome. <br /><br />I am going to check what happened is Virginia and New Jersey. :-)Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-61273135472366556962017-11-08T10:25:14.250-08:002017-11-08T10:25:14.250-08:00Ah, beautiful.Ah, beautiful.Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06318174928862120631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-88628176963118456482017-11-08T10:14:13.893-08:002017-11-08T10:14:13.893-08:00Chills. That's all Mary - she is not one for s...Chills. That's all Mary - she is not one for subtlety. Carrie Wilson Linkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586157395539583862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-28195981410684376642017-11-08T10:12:15.036-08:002017-11-08T10:12:15.036-08:00I am most grateful to my "homies" in the...I am most grateful to my "homies" in the great Commonwealth of Virginia, for the voters in New Jersey and for Sophie sitting at the table. <br /><br />Best,<br />BonnieFrom the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00789641912016566894noreply@blogger.com