tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post5127339718361848032..comments2024-02-23T03:17:22.061-06:00Comments on Destination: Austin Family: The Summer JarThomas MacEnteehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-4255784304788900622008-07-14T19:34:00.000-05:002008-07-14T19:34:00.000-05:00Time in a jar! What a fabulous tale. Sounds like y...Time in a jar! What a fabulous tale. Sounds like you are making another writer or historian in your niece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-48887429719234586042008-07-14T13:15:00.000-05:002008-07-14T13:15:00.000-05:00Absouletly awesome story! I loved all of it! Altho...Absouletly awesome story! I loved all of it! Although I don't have a summer jar-I do have many tidbits I've kept over the years to remind me of some thing, place, or person. My favorite part was the fur coat berry picking incident-scary but funny too. Sounds like you are truly blessed to have so many wonderful memories-and your family is blessed for having you to "remember" with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-3074343853146576332008-07-14T09:43:00.000-05:002008-07-14T09:43:00.000-05:00Thomas,I waited until Smile for the Camera was pos...Thomas,<BR/>I waited until Smile for the Camera was posted to read your story. It was worth the wait. I'm sure that when Rosie grows up she will remember how her Uncle Tom shared his Summer Jar with her, and then helped her to make one of her own.<BR/>What a great story!<BR/>KathrynKathryn Lake Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013976370208588744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-83864968837751616232008-07-14T04:12:00.000-05:002008-07-14T04:12:00.000-05:00I love it! Your summer jar is a remarkable treasu...I love it! <B>Your</B> summer jar is a remarkable treasure not just for you, but for many of us too. It brought back many similar memories from my childhood summers at "the farm". Firefly lanterns, picking berries and flattened pennies were a part of our activities too. Thanks for sharing your memories - and sparking mine in the process.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-58244822842881369962008-07-13T23:31:00.000-05:002008-07-13T23:31:00.000-05:00Excellent, Thomas!Is it too late for me to start a...Excellent, Thomas!<BR/><BR/>Is it too late for me to start a Summer Jar for me to share with my grandkids sometime? <BR/><BR/>I need to think about what little artifacts I have lying around that would make good stories for them. I know I have several copies of old photos of me as a child and my girls as children. Some autographed baseballs. Report cards. Slide rule. Hmmm, another thing to do.<BR/><BR/>I've always considered my blog posts to be kind of a repository for my memoirs, which could be put into a self-published book with pictures. <BR/><BR/>Take care -- Randy ijityRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-51133147455503022942008-07-09T07:11:00.000-05:002008-07-09T07:11:00.000-05:00Terrific story, T! You are at your best when you'r...Terrific story, T! You are at your best when you're writing like this. Your words created both pictures and feelings. A real pleasure to read :-)Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-22370671810355022802008-07-08T17:02:00.000-05:002008-07-08T17:02:00.000-05:00A summer jar is a wonderful idea. Great story!A summer jar is a wonderful idea. Great story!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8077536894458666315.post-48386850825499148062008-07-08T10:49:00.000-05:002008-07-08T10:49:00.000-05:00Wonderful, wonderful story, Thomas!Wonderful, wonderful story, Thomas!Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com