tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post2369465365641419816..comments2024-01-03T02:23:24.126-06:00Comments on bigger than a lasagna: Mining the Memory: dverse Poets Meeting the Bar submission: how i met rachelHeidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-65340512102024748642013-02-09T03:35:36.953-06:002013-02-09T03:35:36.953-06:00Thank you! I love this comment, and I am very temp...Thank you! I love this comment, and I am very tempted to steal the phrase "a cheeky great friendship" and write something from it.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-30021132016100799072013-02-09T03:32:23.416-06:002013-02-09T03:32:23.416-06:00Hi Anna, thank you for stopping in and commenting....Hi Anna, thank you for stopping in and commenting. I love how this poem has been bringing up memories for folks.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-1215668325731210422013-02-09T03:29:46.790-06:002013-02-09T03:29:46.790-06:00My pleasure, thanks for reaing and commenting.My pleasure, thanks for reaing and commenting.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-82691781606134895442013-02-09T03:27:13.287-06:002013-02-09T03:27:13.287-06:00I think that I may have actually have fallen aslee...I think that I may have actually have fallen asleep during that heads down, so there were many levels to my grumpy. Thank you for reading and commenting.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-29104808789215741362013-02-09T03:19:55.998-06:002013-02-09T03:19:55.998-06:00Thank you! I'm so glad you came by and I appre...Thank you! I'm so glad you came by and I appreciate the comments. I still tend to hold back when meeting new people, maybe I'll grow out of it in the next 30 odd years.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-21111864684331371482013-02-08T13:30:08.939-06:002013-02-08T13:30:08.939-06:00Your reaction to her is a common defense mechanism...Your reaction to her is a common defense mechanism employed by children (adults too, sometimes). We tend to not want to show interest in others until we are certain who they "might" be. Wonderful poem!Marbles in My Pockethttp://charleslmashburn.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/riding-the-tilt-a-hurl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-75298968501512209322013-02-08T08:43:42.263-06:002013-02-08T08:43:42.263-06:00Oh, how well I remember those school days of being...Oh, how well I remember those school days of being unjustly punished. So glad for you that out of it all came a good friend. What wouldn't we endure to have one good and trusted friend? Nice. PeaceJayGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817675980200134668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-14982345490694913342013-02-08T06:42:52.760-06:002013-02-08T06:42:52.760-06:00Aww... cherished childhood friends... thanks for s...Aww... cherished childhood friends... thanks for sharing.Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-13430820038257443372013-02-08T05:39:31.623-06:002013-02-08T05:39:31.623-06:00We moved several times when I was a child and I wa...We moved several times when I was a child and I was a new girl more often than I liked.<br /><br />It is difficult for friendships to become established when friendships are already solid before you join a class. <br /><br />But then (luckily) there was always someone like prepared to give me a chance.<br /><br />Anna :o]hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-8464208883384502092013-02-08T05:25:03.682-06:002013-02-08T05:25:03.682-06:00well remembered. a vivid beginning. it sounds like...well remembered. a vivid beginning. it sounds like a cheeky great friendship.lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-88803935154202143672013-02-08T01:31:58.194-06:002013-02-08T01:31:58.194-06:00Thanks for the visit and the comments. I think I w...Thanks for the visit and the comments. I think I was able to turn off the verification. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-66490964162405361082013-02-08T01:27:09.750-06:002013-02-08T01:27:09.750-06:00Thank you Victoria. A gift is a lovely way to desc...Thank you Victoria. A gift is a lovely way to describe my friendship with Rachel. Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-45991519297225079912013-02-08T01:22:09.678-06:002013-02-08T01:22:09.678-06:00Thank you Nico for stopping by and for the kind co...Thank you Nico for stopping by and for the kind comments.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-82524650821241484602013-02-07T23:19:33.519-06:002013-02-07T23:19:33.519-06:00when we meet someone, we just can't se the fut...when we meet someone, we just can't se the future<br /><br /><a href="http://zongrik.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/for-the-thousandth-time/" rel="nofollow">for the thousandth time</a><br /><br />Verification makes it really hard to comment, takes a few times sometimes. you'd probably get more comments if you turned it off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-31098472045430528822013-02-07T22:02:25.523-06:002013-02-07T22:02:25.523-06:00What a great account of a moment in time that is a...What a great account of a moment in time that is attached to a gift that would endure. I'm glad you became friends. It's so hard to be the new kid in a class. Been there, done that.Victoriahttp://liv2write2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-60046600192230798622013-02-07T21:36:30.396-06:002013-02-07T21:36:30.396-06:00So much to like here--powerful, honest feelings, v...So much to like here--powerful, honest feelings, very well written. Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10858791213787473858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-26993764250971023122013-02-07T20:47:38.075-06:002013-02-07T20:47:38.075-06:0036 years later and I still remember how mad I was,...36 years later and I still remember how mad I was, although I have no clue what we were in trouble for. Thanks for reading and commenting!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-52836754926391783312013-02-07T20:37:23.138-06:002013-02-07T20:37:23.138-06:00This is a lovely share, the turning from a strange...This is a lovely share, the turning from a stranger or someone we want to hate, into a good friend ~ I do so remember those times I was reprimanded by the teacher ~ Good one ~ Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02213172239590722747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-2413018234712928682013-02-07T20:00:17.448-06:002013-02-07T20:00:17.448-06:00Aww. I can imagine the pout on your faces. Time ou...Aww. I can imagine the pout on your faces. Time outs are never fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646917707699645492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-87099673011294566282013-02-07T18:54:12.155-06:002013-02-07T18:54:12.155-06:00Thank you. I had some trouble finding the right wo...Thank you. I had some trouble finding the right words at the end, but I think it works. Thanks for commenting!Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-11438311432906394672013-02-07T18:49:28.197-06:002013-02-07T18:49:28.197-06:00Thanks Claudia. Rachel is awesome and I am also ve...Thanks Claudia. Rachel is awesome and I am also very glad that she did not give up on me.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02757679752138734026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-27074524773005610632013-02-07T18:30:43.721-06:002013-02-07T18:30:43.721-06:00Sometimes it is hard to know what kind of relation...Sometimes it is hard to know what kind of relationship we will develop with someone when we first meet them. Sometimes those first impressions deceive. I am glad that this meeting turned out to be a positive one for you.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-78613350947219984422013-02-07T16:07:28.371-06:002013-02-07T16:07:28.371-06:00Out of the negative comes a positive. Thats convey...Out of the negative comes a positive. Thats conveyed so well at the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-70433623475764036722013-02-07T15:49:00.531-06:002013-02-07T15:49:00.531-06:00smiles...dont you love how life puts us in these m...smiles...dont you love how life puts us in these moments just to make that happen...to notice...and then later become great friends....pretty cool capture....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1534630994488293905.post-51187565311570235212013-02-07T15:25:26.717-06:002013-02-07T15:25:26.717-06:00smiles...i like that she didn't give up and th...smiles...i like that she didn't give up and the two of you became friends in the end... some of my own good friendships had also not-so-promising starts... friendship sometimes need time to develop..like a good wine..Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.com