I hope you're writing these memories down as a book for your children and their children and...!
The family ends with me. My husband and I were each only children, and we choose to have our military careers, rather than a family. We have hosted 18 exchange students since my retirement. The last one has boomeranged and is living with us again, attending collage. Now, as a 4-H advisor, I have several thousand "children" per year. I share with them what they are willing to absorb. Their ideals and values are different, and I find a lack of imagination on their part. I write so that everyone can retreat to some corner of their past - and remember.
munchkinmama
01-11-2011 07:28 AM
Keep it coming
steelecg
01-11-2011 08:22 AM
Lovely story - be sure to pass it on
OmaForFour
01-11-2011 08:30 AM
I sure do hope you still have your "sampler"! You should frame it if you do.
quilting.addict
01-11-2011 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by olebat
Originally Posted by quiltmom04
I hope you're writing these memories down as a book for your children and their children and...!
The family ends with me. My husband and I were each only children, and we choose to have our military careers, rather than a family. We have hosted 18 exchange students since my retirement. The last one has boomeranged and is living with us again, attending collage. Now, as a 4-H advisor, I have several thousand "children" per year. I share with them what they are willing to absorb. Their ideals and values are different, and I find a lack of imagination on their part. I write so that everyone can retreat to some corner of their past - and remember.
In case you are not aware, it is really reasonable to self publish a book these days. Go to Lulu.com and see what they have to offer. I wrote essays for a newspaper for a while and my kids kept saying, "Mom, put all of those stories into a book" So six years ago I surprised them with my book. One hundred pages cost me about $8 per book. I love your style and I encourage you to do this. If you want help with cover design, I'd love to help.
Heartwarming quilts
01-11-2011 08:45 AM
Fun! Thanks
Joanieu
01-11-2011 09:42 AM
Your story is wonderful and your writing is awesome, I felt like I was sitting there with you. Can not wait for next week's installment. Thank you for sharing a wonderful memory.
SandyinZ4
01-11-2011 09:50 AM
Originally Posted by olebat
..Their ideals and values are different, and I find a lack of imagination on their part.
I sure find this to be true in many kids now days, also. Too much video/tv and not enough playing alone time. I have been putting my diaries into book form also. I use blurb.com and it is nice also. But I am sure there are many book places online and one is probably as good as another. Please do get it into a book. It will sell well, I am sure. I know I really enjoy reading about the lives of those who have gone before and wish that more of them had written down about their daily lives.
grandmacharlie
01-11-2011 10:35 AM
Such a beautiful moving story. I remember similar times with my grandmother, Mammy.
GGinMcKinney
01-11-2011 10:42 AM
Ohhh, what wonderful memories of stitches with your Granny. Made me recall stitches with my Grandma. I love her so much and now she is with Jesus. Her lessons and love of sewing are ingrained in my heart and stitches.
