tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post4056459906897897457..comments2023-12-07T03:45:06.927-05:00Comments on Forks Off The Moment: "I Was A Dancer You Know"Diannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-33762976724111592192010-04-09T12:45:20.515-04:002010-04-09T12:45:20.515-04:00Wonderful post, Dianne! It reminds me of a song by...Wonderful post, Dianne! It reminds me of a song by John Prine titled "Hello in There": <br /><br /><i>You know that old trees just grow stronger,<br />And old rivers grow wilder every day.<br />But old people just grow lonesome<br />Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello."<br /><br />So if you're walking down the street sometime<br />And spot some hollow ancient eyes,<br />Please don't just pass 'em by and stare<br />As if you didn't care, say, "Hello in there, hello." </i><br /><br />I'm glad you took the time to say, "Hello in there." You never know the stories lurking behind ancient eyes.Lisa (Mountain Photog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14521345080574824075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-51486418540556355842010-04-09T01:49:36.137-04:002010-04-09T01:49:36.137-04:00I loved this ... beautifully told. Such wonderful ...I loved this ... beautifully told. Such wonderful connections can come from simply stopping to say 'hi'. Congrats on your POTW with Hilary!Kelly H-Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324529762031928328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-71000523314579879462010-04-08T22:59:57.358-04:002010-04-08T22:59:57.358-04:00Back with a huge CONGRATULATIONS on your POTW. Thi...Back with a huge CONGRATULATIONS on your POTW. This is such a wonderful story--well done, Dianne! :Ddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-87363825750353195262010-04-08T12:41:16.754-04:002010-04-08T12:41:16.754-04:00Fantastic post and very, very worthy of the top bi...Fantastic post and very, very worthy of the top billing from Hilary. What a great story. Congratulations from a new fan.Cheryl Kohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021319020150945676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-29536753450916208902010-04-08T11:52:08.643-04:002010-04-08T11:52:08.643-04:00Wow !!!Wow !!!JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13434534658681194289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-88818593741788149452010-04-07T18:54:46.780-04:002010-04-07T18:54:46.780-04:00Congratulations on your Post of the Week honor fro...Congratulations on your Post of the Week honor from Hilary. This is a lovely post.<br /><br />Nice to meet you. I'll be back again soon.<br />jjJoanna Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10836376588710862173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-76303730811673395812010-04-07T18:14:09.795-04:002010-04-07T18:14:09.795-04:00SO grateful that I did not miss this gem!
Alo...SO grateful that I did not miss this gem!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Aloha from Waikiki<br /><br /> Do look in tomorrow for something special<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a>Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-22707174497015665302010-04-07T17:30:11.443-04:002010-04-07T17:30:11.443-04:00Busy people in their busy lives who don't take...Busy people in their busy lives who don't take the few minutes to speak to someone like the Chanel toting lady miss out on such charm and genuine humanness. This is one of the stories I will remember and let it remind me to reach out more.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-48758150350866474642010-04-07T16:55:24.268-04:002010-04-07T16:55:24.268-04:00This was very sweet...made my heart skip a couple ...This was very sweet...made my heart skip a couple times. Thanks!Cedarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084468926734824846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-49478190912245845492010-04-07T16:33:23.277-04:002010-04-07T16:33:23.277-04:00beautiful post. so many stories walk the street wa...beautiful post. so many stories walk the street waiting to be heard and you captured this one masterfully. congrats on the POTW!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-3499140359756030932010-04-07T15:43:09.347-04:002010-04-07T15:43:09.347-04:00Lovely story.
Congratulations on POTW.
Well deser...Lovely story.<br /><br />Congratulations on POTW.<br />Well deserved.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-24534977219704448762010-04-07T15:36:07.530-04:002010-04-07T15:36:07.530-04:00It could have been my grandmother you stopped to t...It could have been my grandmother you stopped to talk with - or anyone's. It's heartwarming to read such stories!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-65650174414574315402010-04-07T12:45:14.736-04:002010-04-07T12:45:14.736-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.ethelmaepotter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626030604752269356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-23729957592564015402010-04-07T12:43:26.565-04:002010-04-07T12:43:26.565-04:00What a beautiful story!
Your friend is an inspira...What a beautiful story!<br /><br />Your friend is an inspiration to us all...as well as your casual friendship with her.<br /><br />Congrats on POTW!ethelmaepotter!https://www.blogger.com/profile/10626030604752269356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-64782216155840373462010-04-07T12:18:37.290-04:002010-04-07T12:18:37.290-04:00Another reason I love Hilary-- This post was brill...Another reason I love Hilary-- This post was brilliant and I would've missed it.<br /><br />Beautiful.imbeingheldhostagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771374087307254969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-9267986186290877972010-04-07T11:42:15.227-04:002010-04-07T11:42:15.227-04:00Oh dear, Google is having another case of the vapo...Oh dear, Google is having another case of the vapors, I see. <br /><br />Well, I will attempt to recreate my comment and this time I'll save it, just in case :-) <br /><br />Congratulations on the post of the week mention over at Hilary's blog. What a charming, and uplifting story and post this is. <br /><br />We have the "feel free to strike up a conversation with me" vibe in common, and I've got my own little connection of smaller, older ladies at the grocery store, always so happy to see me. For one thing, I'm good about getting things down from high shelves. <br /><br />But what a nice, gentle reminder this was that when someone reaches out to us, quite often we're the ones who end up gaining the most.Land of shimphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671954452597068904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-64501541773565618392010-04-07T11:33:34.497-04:002010-04-07T11:33:34.497-04:00This is wonderfully written. Your POTW is well des...This is wonderfully written. Your POTW is well deserved. Do you still see your friend?abbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879476262337290531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-14928011422395504952010-04-07T10:30:28.596-04:002010-04-07T10:30:28.596-04:00Back to say
Congrats on POTW from HilaryBack to say <br />Congrats on POTW from HilaryDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-79573430214536367772010-04-07T10:04:48.454-04:002010-04-07T10:04:48.454-04:00What a great story, sometimes it just takes a few ...What a great story, sometimes it just takes a few moments to slow down and connect to see what life is really about!<br /><br />Well done!MaggieGemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10956579207914268895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-83707653863980379852010-04-07T09:08:55.628-04:002010-04-07T09:08:55.628-04:00Tremendous story, well told. Congratulations on yo...Tremendous story, well told. Congratulations on your POTW. It was deserved, for sure.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-83187324650798542552010-04-07T07:42:44.717-04:002010-04-07T07:42:44.717-04:00A lovely, lovely story. Thank you and congratulat...A lovely, lovely story. Thank you and congratulations on the potw.<br /><br />I can't read a story like this without a bit of a pang. I'm pretty sure you've read some of my own posts about my Nana. Your description of your friend is something like who my Nana was <i>inside</i>, you know? Who she really was, or would have been, had MS not taken her mobility... who she once was, and wished she could have been.<br /><br />Circumstance had forced her to live mostly in her mind. That was ok, she had the intellect for it, but it left her fully aware of what she had lost. i know she found that difficult.<br /><br />I suppose what I'm saying is that even the elderly who <i>don't</i> look so good for 92 may also have been a dancer once. Sometimes it's easy to forget that.<br /><br />Great story.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07584174478393760131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-52114244800502626312010-04-07T07:02:39.353-04:002010-04-07T07:02:39.353-04:00What a fabulous story. Congratulation on the POTW....What a fabulous story. Congratulation on the POTW.Steve Gravanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840984762759524660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-15579373278250016572010-04-07T03:46:19.037-04:002010-04-07T03:46:19.037-04:00My heart feels good now. :)
Thank you so much for ...My heart feels good now. :)<br />Thank you so much for sharing this. Wonderful.<br />And congrats on the POTW!<br />Love/ Jo.järnebrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00412536729431881944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-88897408455880832132010-04-07T00:14:05.284-04:002010-04-07T00:14:05.284-04:00Lovely!
Well chosen as POTW by Hilary. :)Lovely! <br />Well chosen as POTW by Hilary. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4797176281269170321.post-42939612875340903392010-04-04T12:25:39.904-04:002010-04-04T12:25:39.904-04:00Marvelous post, Di! Sorry I'm so late getting ...Marvelous post, Di! Sorry I'm so late getting around, but the computer problem really messed me up for nearly a week. This is very inspiring!<br /><br />SylviaSylvia Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484577678585907669noreply@blogger.com