Comments on: for Caroline, the first year http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/ Literary food blog based in Nashville. About food, about everything else. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:02:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mom http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-7240 Mom Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:23 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-7240 Oh, thank you from me too, Christine. I am in tears all over again. May the dear Lord watch over all our wonderful grandmothers. My mom will always be alive inside my heart. Still, she is so missed everyday. When I think of her, I smile. Thank you. Bless you. Shanna's mom. Oh, thank you from me too, Christine. I am in tears all over again.
May the dear Lord watch over all our wonderful grandmothers. My mom
will always be alive inside my heart. Still, she is so missed everyday. When
I think of her, I smile. Thank you. Bless you. Shanna’s mom.

]]> By: Shannalee http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-7233 Shannalee Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:27:09 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-7233 Oh, Christine, thank you for your kind words and compassion. You blessed me this morning! Oh, Christine, thank you for your kind words and compassion. You blessed me this morning!

]]> By: christine http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-7227 christine Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:59:50 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-7227 Oh...this post moved me to tears. You are a wonderful writer and, I can tell just by reading this post, you were a wonderful granddaughter to Caroline too. I was also very close to my grandmother. She passed away a couple years ago and not a day goes by that I don't think of her. Thanks for visiting Brunch and for being you! xo Oh…this post moved me to tears.
You are a wonderful writer and, I can tell just by reading this post, you were a wonderful granddaughter to Caroline too.
I was also very close to my grandmother. She passed away a couple years ago and not a day goes by that I don’t think of her.
Thanks for visiting Brunch and for being you!
xo

]]> By: Shannalee http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2930 Shannalee Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:40:56 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-2930 Mom, I love you for commenting here, along with for so many other reasons, and you had me in tears in the middle of the afternoon. Thank you! Grandma would be proud of you, too. Mom, I love you for commenting here, along with for so many other reasons, and you had me in tears in the middle of the afternoon. Thank you! Grandma would be proud of you, too.

]]> By: Mom http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Mom Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:20:28 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-2922 Yes, it was 10 years ago, and it still seems like yesterday. I never thought she would leave me. She was always in my life and I did not want her to go. Her time had come to an end, but it was a ripping and tearing as she detached from me. I was her only child. She so wanted children and after 8 years of marriage she found I was on the way to her! Such joy she had. She was such a wonderful cook and baker. I have wonderful memories of her apple strudel, stuffed peppers, Christmas cookies (some 50 different kids!!) cherry pie (THE BEST) Sunday roast chicken, homemade pizza, Thanksgiving feasts, and oh so much more. She was so giving of her creative talents, especially at Christmas when she would brings us trays of her lovely and delicious cookies and fudge. She loved to treat us! And we loved receiving! She was always laughing, and smiling and telling us funny stories which made her laugh so much she could barely get the story out!! We are so blessed to have had her all those wonderful years. She loved being a Mom and a Grandma. She loved her grandchildren and teaching them to bake and cook. We so miss her and she will always be with us. She would have been so pleased to know Shanna has a food blog, even though she would say they didn't have those things in my day ! Shanna's blog is dedicated to her beloved Gramma, as a loving tribute for so many wonderful memories of happy days in Grandmas kitchen. Yes, it was 10 years ago, and it still seems like yesterday. I never thought she would leave me. She was
always in my life and I did not want her to go. Her time had come to an end, but it was a ripping and
tearing as she detached from me. I was her only child. She so wanted children and after 8 years of
marriage she found I was on the way to her! Such joy she had. She was such a wonderful cook and
baker. I have wonderful memories of her apple strudel, stuffed peppers, Christmas cookies (some 50
different kids!!) cherry pie (THE BEST) Sunday roast chicken, homemade pizza, Thanksgiving feasts,
and oh so much more. She was so giving of her creative talents, especially at Christmas when she
would brings us trays of her lovely and delicious cookies and fudge. She loved to treat us! And we loved
receiving! She was always laughing, and smiling and telling us funny stories which made her laugh so
much she could barely get the story out!! We are so blessed to have had her all those wonderful years.
She loved being a Mom and a Grandma. She loved her grandchildren and teaching them to bake and cook. We so miss her and she will always be with us. She would have
been so pleased to know Shanna has a food blog, even though she would say they didn’t have those things in my day ! Shanna’s blog is dedicated to her beloved Gramma, as a loving tribute for so
many wonderful memories of happy days in Grandmas kitchen.

]]> By: Shannalee http://foodloveswriting.com/2009/08/04/for-caroline-the-first-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2820 Shannalee Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:04:57 +0000 http://foodloveswriting.com/?p=3967#comment-2820 Janine, Somehow your comment had gotten lost in the spam-blocker, but I just found it now! I loved what you wrote, both because you describe your grandma, who died just a few days (!) after mine did, and because you described rhubarb behind her garage, which just makes me happy. And I feel so connected to you, knowing we were both grieving at the same time---thank you for taking the time to tell me. Janine, Somehow your comment had gotten lost in the spam-blocker, but I just found it now! I loved what you wrote, both because you describe your grandma, who died just a few days (!) after mine did, and because you described rhubarb behind her garage, which just makes me happy.

And I feel so connected to you, knowing we were both grieving at the same time—thank you for taking the time to tell me.

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