tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1553438919998043881..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: The FarmAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42679277404049196672011-09-16T11:47:23.471-07:002011-09-16T11:47:23.471-07:00Bess: Yeah, it's a weird feeling all right. It...Bess: Yeah, it's a weird feeling all right. It was always weird, even when I was a kid, to drive by places I used to live. See the changes the new occupants made. Being all the way gone, though...<br />Thanks for the prayers :)Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-26601931121074071822011-09-14T18:35:20.600-07:002011-09-14T18:35:20.600-07:00Oh Andrew I'm so sorry. Losing a real physical...Oh Andrew I'm so sorry. Losing a real physical place like that can be so jarring. Your anchor is gone. It was like that when we sold our house when my parents moved to New York. I felt all afloat. We can still drive by, I guess, but it looks hollow and dark. Like bones. There is nothing to replace it. I can't imagine how it feels to hear it's torn down. Will be praying for you and your family!Bess Weatherbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09873091527596352004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-32083375988285281472011-09-12T16:45:27.844-07:002011-09-12T16:45:27.844-07:00Rusty: Yeah, I totally get how you felt about your...Rusty: Yeah, I totally get how you felt about your grandparents' place. Telling myself that it's irrational to feel that way doesn't help, either. Since when were feelings rational, though?<br /><br />When I was a kid, I collected "locust" (cicada) shells. heh<br /><br />Sam: Thanks :)<br /><br />Michael: I appreciate that Michael. We need more people to throw things out so that my things become more valuable! <br /><br />It's funny about my grandfather. That was 20 years ago. Theoretically, I'm over it. Things like this bring that loss back into focus, though.<br /><br />bru: Thanks, bru :) <br />I feel like there should be more there, but, just, thanks...Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40336905006133626852011-09-12T10:57:40.151-07:002011-09-12T10:57:40.151-07:00Now I'm the one who has no words, but wanted y...Now I'm the one who has no words, but wanted you to know it.<br /><br />I'm so sorry, Andrew. <br /><br />Thank you for this post, it is a gift to us all.<br /><br />"There were so many places there. Because, you know, when you're a kid, one place can be comprised of many universes."<br /><br />I felt that all the way to the marrow in my bones. <br /><br />hugs<br />bruFebruary Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01078037856070486022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-55709384280425954812011-09-12T09:11:04.328-07:002011-09-12T09:11:04.328-07:00I don't hold onto things much. I just figure t...I don't hold onto things much. I just figure that I need to get rid of things in order for other people to find value in all the stuff that is being hoarded. Things only become valuable when they are rare. So I contribute to your value by throwing my stuff out. Aren't I nice?<br /><br />Sorry to hear about your grandfather. I guess that's the one thing that happens to all of us. At some point, we all must go. So while we're here, we must make the best of the time that we are given.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64772521840863756502011-09-12T02:11:55.455-07:002011-09-12T02:11:55.455-07:00I am so sorry, Andrew -but thanks for sharing. Hug...I am so sorry, Andrew -but thanks for sharing. Hugs.Samantha Sottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116257082088369600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-39273196870727850902011-09-11T16:32:47.257-07:002011-09-11T16:32:47.257-07:00I feel for you Andrew. I am the same way, I recall...I feel for you Andrew. I am the same way, I recall being such a desperate hoarder as a kid that I had built a prized collection of discarded beer cans that I cleared all my shelf space to show. Sigh. That need to always be collecting something never left me.<br /><br />I lived with my grandparents too when I was young. A house that my grandfather built himself during the 30's. They had one of the finest collection of bottles in the country, and was from time to time visited by people traveling to admire it. They had a foyer that housed about half the collection. I would go through each one (that I could see from my vantage point). Then I would go to the upstairs room that held the rest. <br /><br />I had this horrible feeling in my gut when the estate was sold and the collection was broken up. Knowing it was a place I could never take my son to, to show him all the things that made me who I am today.<br /><br />I still have the homes of my aunts and uncles that are close by, but those are newer places, built during my childhood mostly, and they just aren't the same. <br /><br />To think of the place burning down though, that would be enough to make me want to vomit. I feel bad for you, for your family. <br /><br />I hope they recover soon.Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-90507714594913735072011-09-11T11:49:04.193-07:002011-09-11T11:49:04.193-07:00Sarah P: Parts of my childhood were really great, ...Sarah P: Parts of my childhood were really great, especially my early childhood when we lived with my grandparents. And, I suppose, there was a lot of adventure material there. Just don't ask me about the home remedies we sometimes had to use for things ;)<br /><br />Angelina: Yeah, writing about it is good. Although, when I write them, I think it makes my kids doubt the truth. They just think it's a story at that point. heh<br /><br />Julie: I spent quite a bit of time at Caddo lake as a kid. All of the lakes around there actually. I can't remember, now, but it was either Caddo or Lake o' the Pines that I had my first "swimming" experience. I was about 3, and it comprised of my uncle throwing me out in the water to force em to swim.<br /><br />Michelle: You're welcome. I'm glad I could give you some insight.<br /><br />I know how your friend feels. It is like having something ripped out. Something that can't be put back.<br /><br />Laila: LOL You'll have to share your GI Joe/Transformers story sometime. I've stopped by your blog and am following also.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43737617401235028992011-09-10T13:57:07.759-07:002011-09-10T13:57:07.759-07:00You had me at GI Joe and Transformers. Hey there ...You had me at GI Joe and Transformers. Hey there fellow Fantasy writer. I just found you on the Campaign. Happy to meet you. I'm following you.Laila Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430076999393883312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-17085909793368435372011-09-10T09:08:04.172-07:002011-09-10T09:08:04.172-07:00This actually helps me understand my husband a bit...This actually helps me understand my husband a bit better, so thank you. He has so many boxes of things he loves and won't part with. I've never truly understood it because I don't get to attached to things. I'll keep them for awhile and then throw them out if they're taking up too much space. Very rarely does something purely nostalgic hold extreme value to me.<br /><br />Places, though, those are amazing. My friend Natalie had to watch her favorite house - her grandma's house - get torn up a few years ago. I think it broke a piece of her that has never healed.Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-466964270857676962011-09-09T20:33:22.448-07:002011-09-09T20:33:22.448-07:00This was a very poignant post for me--I'm a ho...This was a very poignant post for me--I'm a hoarder of trinkets and things, silly stuff that triggers some memory or another. Nothing of any value, except in my mind. And maybe that's what makes things truly worthy, and why it hurts so much when they're gone. <br /><br />My hubs is from Henderson, TX. We have spent time on Caddo Lake by Jefferson. His family is prepared to leave if need be. I'm glad your family got out without injury--at least physically.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-43417273389804215312011-09-09T10:56:58.569-07:002011-09-09T10:56:58.569-07:00I am so sorry, but happy that you have the gift of...I am so sorry, but happy that you have the gift of writing to share these memories with your children.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-27011143340864681262011-09-09T10:18:14.625-07:002011-09-09T10:18:14.625-07:00Andrew, I'm so sorry. You shouldn't feel g...Andrew, I'm so sorry. You shouldn't feel guilty for mourning your loss. You being sad doesn't mean you care about anybody else's losses any less. That's the trouble with loss, there's more than enough to go around.<br /><br />Your childhood sounds wonderful, like something out of an adventure book. It's great that you have the memories to pass on to your children. That's not enough, I know, it won't ever be enough; but it will be something.Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com