tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post5739413984559051096..comments2023-03-11T08:30:56.304+00:00Comments on RedMummy Rambles On: Elephant Words - The Shaving Tackle BoxKaren Redmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-45155073228185718692011-06-03T20:37:18.476+01:002011-06-03T20:37:18.476+01:00Thank you Ken ... praise indeed from you whose wri...Thank you Ken ... praise indeed from you whose writing I so admire. xKaren Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-67733786198746057902011-06-03T13:19:52.734+01:002011-06-03T13:19:52.734+01:00Such a fine piece of writing and heart.Such a fine piece of writing and heart.Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-11756845396463934622011-04-15T01:01:43.870+01:002011-04-15T01:01:43.870+01:00Bernard,
Thank you so much for such a lovely comme...Bernard,<br />Thank you so much for such a lovely comment. This is REALLY the sort of thing that I do so want to get back to writing but, of late, so much has been happening that writing time has been limited to say the least. "This TOO shall pass" and shall really have to make some time to let my fingers run free!<br />KKaren Redmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368078023802765569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-7087443714727326922011-04-14T11:57:06.340+01:002011-04-14T11:57:06.340+01:00Karen
I don't know how I did not comment in 20...Karen<br />I don't know how I did not comment in 2009 when I starred this lovely story. It's just come in an RSS stream.<br />So now I can make amends.<br />I think this is a beautiful and touching story. I didn't provide such a good service to my Dad but I do remember watching him as he shaved. He died 5 years ago and would have been 99 this month. Your writing has triggered some wonderful memories of both my parents.<br />Thank you.<br />BBRMBDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680929961916817514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-78900936370188527992009-05-12T13:36:00.000+01:002009-05-12T13:36:00.000+01:00Wow, Karen.... I can only repeat what Stevyn said....Wow, Karen.... I can only repeat what Stevyn said.... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.... & a few tears welled, I can tell you... & reminds me of my own experience - at a similar age - with my favourite uncle whenever he used to come and stay with us.... Ah... memories... Thank you so much.Alan Joseph Slaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912737246279283524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-23787669119440591492009-05-11T18:58:00.000+01:002009-05-11T18:58:00.000+01:00Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Talented cow.Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Talented cow.Stevyn Colganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152745065245344159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-61694624142399939112009-05-11T12:32:00.000+01:002009-05-11T12:32:00.000+01:00That is a beautiful story.That is a beautiful story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18394999760722518951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-39807550818127063502009-05-11T12:21:00.000+01:002009-05-11T12:21:00.000+01:00I have tears gently flowing down my cheeks. You wr...I have tears gently flowing down my cheeks. You write so movingly and fluidly that although my father would never have invited me into the bathroom to take part in such an intimate scene, I am utterly moved by it.<br /><br />You have captured so exactly the scene that I pictured it utterly in my head as I read. It was almost a visual scene rather than a literary one. As Linnet says above it has filmic qualities and you should try your hand to something more than this blog. Not that this blog is not amazing, insightful and very daring.<br /><br />Karen, you are my blogging heroine. If I could write like you I would never stop.<br /><br />Can I vote for you as a blogger of influence somewhere so that others can benefit from your insightful, gentle, generous, calm, profound, beautifully composed, moments of perfection? <br /><br />Thank you Karen. Thank you.Belle_Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14836174470695042320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-60573004072590339512009-05-11T10:02:00.000+01:002009-05-11T10:02:00.000+01:00It is extraordinary that, although nothing contain...It is extraordinary that, although nothing contained in this story bears any resemblance to any experience of my own, there are now tears rolling gently down my face.<br /><br />What an exquisitely poignant memoir and how beautifully interwoven with the present.<br /><br />It is a rare talent to be able to evoke such a reaction - if I were a film director I'd be very interested in having you work on screenplay.<br /><br />Thank you Karen - I love anyone who, and anything that, can make me laugh or cry and you have proved excellent at doing both!Linnet 'innit?'https://www.blogger.com/profile/11605648176698463826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1728897616036072467.post-34221130038992200012009-05-11T09:45:00.000+01:002009-05-11T09:45:00.000+01:00The actual image page at Elephant Words that trigg...The actual image page at Elephant Words that triggered off this lovely post is here:<br /><br />http://elephantwords.co.uk/2009/05/03/the-first-week-of-may/<br /><br />Just, you know, FYI.<br /><br />Thanks for writing this, Karen!Nick!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06279478050935456442noreply@blogger.com