Comments for wild ink http://wildink.wordpress.com musings about nature, art, books and writing . . . Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by J-P Antonio http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1235 J-P Antonio Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:09:00 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1235 Wow! That's a great post. I wonder if your Grandmother's Quebec heritage has anything to do with it. I think the story-telling gene runs through that land. My Quebecois mother turned our home into a collection box of superstitions and fortune-telling. One day I figured out that she was making a lot of it up but that didn't stop me from wanting to have my cards or tea leaves read. I think it all comes from Quebec's staunch Catholicism. There was a lot of religious oppression but there must also have been a wonderful sense that the world is full of miracles and that anything is possible. I hope you can weave the story of your grandmother into one of your own books some day. She could become a much loved character for many. Wow! That’s a great post. I wonder if your Grandmother’s Quebec heritage has anything to do with it. I think the story-telling gene runs through that land. My Quebecois mother turned our home into a collection box of superstitions and fortune-telling. One day I figured out that she was making a lot of it up but that didn’t stop me from wanting to have my cards or tea leaves read. I think it all comes from Quebec’s staunch Catholicism. There was a lot of religious oppression but there must also have been a wonderful sense that the world is full of miracles and that anything is possible.

I hope you can weave the story of your grandmother into one of your own books some day. She could become a much loved character for many.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Rochelle http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1232 Rochelle Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:02:59 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1232 Introversion in a positive way as obtaining our energy from within. Introversion in a positive way as obtaining our energy from within.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Lee Edward Fodi http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1231 Lee Edward Fodi Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:34:24 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1231 So very cool, Jacquie--and it all comes full circle for me. Reading your post reminds me of how inspiring my grandmother was to me, not only as a person, but as a story teller in her own right. So very cool, Jacquie–and it all comes full circle for me. Reading your post reminds me of how inspiring my grandmother was to me, not only as a person, but as a story teller in her own right.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Jacqueline Pearce http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1230 Jacqueline Pearce Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:54:02 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1230 Thanks Juliet and Heather. As well as inspiring, my grandmother was the splash of extroverted colour in an otherwise introverted family. Thanks Juliet and Heather. As well as inspiring, my grandmother was the splash of extroverted colour in an otherwise introverted family.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Heather http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1229 Heather Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:17:06 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1229 Lovely post. The storytelling talent runs in the family. Lovely post. The storytelling talent runs in the family.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Crafty green poet http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1227 Crafty green poet Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:38:06 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1227 sounds like she was a wonderful inspiring person sounds like she was a wonderful inspiring person

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Jacqueline Pearce http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1226 Jacqueline Pearce Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:11:26 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1226 The stories she shared about when she was a girl travelling from Quebec to BC were also big inspirations for me. I prompted her to tell them again at almost every visit. The stories she shared about when she was a girl travelling from Quebec to BC were also big inspirations for me. I prompted her to tell them again at almost every visit.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Rochelle http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1225 Rochelle Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:06:58 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1225 Thanks for sharing, it stirs the memories. She also liked to tell stories of her past, growing up with a large family and traveling across Canada. She was a people person and could talk with anyone no matter who they were. She always treated people with respect. Yes, I too remember the shell. She would look into it like it was a crystal ball and tell you a story. I appreciate you sharing and seeing the photo. Thanks for sharing, it stirs the memories.
She also liked to tell stories of her past, growing up with a large family and traveling across Canada. She was a people person and could talk with anyone no matter who they were. She always treated people with respect.
Yes, I too remember the shell. She would look into it like it was a crystal ball and tell you a story.
I appreciate you sharing and seeing the photo.

]]> Comment on Grandma and the Storytelling Shell by Joanne http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/23/grandma-and-the-storytelling-shell/#comment-1224 Joanne Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:51:46 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=642#comment-1224 I remember grandma's story-telling shell. I keep my own story-telling shell beside my bathtub and when the kids were little I told them stories while they were having a bath... I remember grandma’s story-telling shell. I keep my own story-telling shell beside my bathtub and when the kids were little I told them stories while they were having a bath…

]]> Comment on Haiku for a summer visit to Vancouver Island by Jacqueline Pearce http://wildink.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/haiku-for-a-summer-visit-to-vancouver-island/#comment-1223 Jacqueline Pearce Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:25:10 +0000 http://wildink.wordpress.com/?p=639#comment-1223 Thanks for the comments! Thanks for the comments!

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