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muser, I will have to hire you to write the book jacket for me! Don't count on eye contact being enough...
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Let's see how that would look on a book jacket.."A third generation writer,
Ca88andra not only continues her familial legacy of literary success,
but takes it to new heights wih her latest..."
Maybe in 2006?! OR...maybe the eye contact scenario will take
precedence... Looks like an interesting year ahead...
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muser
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January 1, 2006
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Prof - interesting ideas, thank you. As you know its been very hot here too, but at least we have had a cool change today. I hope the fires around Sydney are being contained now.
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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malcolm - that sounds like good motivation to me!
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Frankenkitty - you do come from a creative family! How cool is that.
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Symphony - Happy New Year to you too!
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Temple - maybe you could research your paternal grandmother's life? And yes, I bet she would love your pen name.
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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tb - thank you!
posted by
Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Original - how wonderful! Have you got similar styles?
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Mia - I'm sure you have plenty of family histories - they just haven't been found yet.
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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May - when I get time and get back to Perth I plan to take a good look through my mother's things as she did say she had started to write her story. I'm not sure if she just believed she had or whether she actually did. One day...
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Ca88andra
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January 1, 2006
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Go ahead write the book.
Dear Ca88...I would encourage you to write the book. It is a good idea to copy a lot in your Grandma's book because nobody will run after you. It is your heritage and ownership. It is also good idea to open a website and gather similar stories so you can accumulate a lot of topics. If you want free website just search 'free blog' and a lot of them will appear one of them is whitepage.com - remember whitepage----without the S., another is 'blog source' etc..
How is your weather now. Sydney will hit 41 today and we are in front of the aircon and trying to find out what to do today...regards for now....Prof.
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PROF-SUMAKEL33
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December 31, 2005
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There are lots of questions
I wished I'd asked my grandparents many questions too but there are many opportunities for me to show real understanding before I get the chance to ask them again. It is this knowledge that it is down to me to deliver that drives me on and I'm strengthened in my aim to show them I can write, each time I visit their graves.
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December 31, 2005
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That's really cool! My grandmother
was a poet. She would write poems and read them aloud on occassion at family gatherings. She was a natural. My mother and aunt both draw very well. I think my mother can draw and paint better than I can, but she doesn't do it very often. What an interesting heritage you have!
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Flumpystalls3000
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December 31, 2005
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Happy New Year
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_Symphony_
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December 31, 2005
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That's awesome....my Mom can't write her way out of a paper bag.
She's the math/science type, which I couldn't do if my life depended on it. She's written some things, but it's very hard for her...just like I can work my way through math, etc. but with thoughts of suicide. My Aunt Judy, my Mom's sister, is an artist...she draws, paints, writes a little extremely well. I don't know where it comes from in the family. It's really neat that you can read your grandmother's words....my maternal grandmother was a drunk and miserable. I don't know what she would tell. She died when I was about 20. My paternal grandmother was Irish, and I would have loved to know her life. She died when I was 7. My pen name is my Irish grandmother's last name. I think she would like that. :)
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Temple
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December 31, 2005
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cool thought, ca88!
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tbgroucho
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December 30, 2005
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I think that is so cool.....I recently inherited a few poems written by my
aunt...I write them too!
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Original_Influence
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December 30, 2005
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Ca88andra
I love family histories...wish I had more of my own
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MiaElla
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December 30, 2005
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I recall you mentioning something about your mother's writing before. Maybe you could add to it and edit to preserve it.
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Azur
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December 30, 2005
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littlems - it was a nice surprise, but totally unexpected.
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Ca88andra
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December 30, 2005
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smartdog - what a lovely comment. Thank you.
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Ca88andra
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December 30, 2005
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DrJPT - I have started... many times...
posted by
Ca88andra
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December 30, 2005
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why taken aback? I'm gathering it was a nice surprise?
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littlemspickles
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December 29, 2005
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Ca88
Our ancestors live on in us. Embrace their legacy and you can create your own.
-smartdog
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smartdog_670
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December 29, 2005
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Will do, Ca88andra. I'll try to think up some other ideas as well.
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Blanche.
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December 29, 2005
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Time to Get Started
I think it runs in the family. Be the 3rd generation.... I have only read about Russia.
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Sophistie
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December 29, 2005
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Blanche - I have to sign out right now and get ready to head out the door, but if you want to chat about this, send me an email - it might be easier!
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Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Ca88andra,
I'm in Seattle. There are Russian Orthodox churces here. I have not actively tried to seek any out, and I'm not sure I want to make a quest out of this. I have asked other Russian immigrants, it was a man who'd recently immigrated who rread my Great grandmother's letter (which I've since lost), and told me my family was probably killed.
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Blanche.
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December 29, 2005
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My initial thought would be trying to trace the uniform first. Are you close to a Russian Orthodox church? Often the people there have connections or there are elderly people who remember things. Some of them can be suspicious of strangers though so tread carefully. Whereabouts do you live?
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Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Ca88andra,
No, I'd never heard of that. If it can be done, though, how would someone identify a nearly 100 year old photo? through the photographer? How have you heard of this being done?
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Blanche.
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December 29, 2005
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Blanche - have you thought about tracing the photos? I don't really know how it works, but I'm sure it can be done.
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Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Ca88andra,
Think it over, would you? My grandfather was born in Moscow in 1894, he left in 1914, alone. His mother made him leave, fearing for his safety and his life. He talked a little about his life before leaving, a dacha in the country, studying as a chef at the hotel Metropol, but I have no idea who his family really was. You're so lucky to have this detailed description of your grandmother's life.
I have a postcard of his mother, Darya, his sister, and her husband and child. Also a photo of his younger brother in uniform. Beyond that, we really know very little.
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Blanche.
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December 29, 2005
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Blanche - strange, my grandfather died when I was 10. I have fond memories of him. You ask about posting my grandmother's book - I will have to think of that one, in a way its very personal, but she did publish it so... I can't sell copies because I now have the only copy I know of.
posted by
Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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babe - I wonder if our grandchildren will say the same about us?
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Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Ca88andra,
You and I have that in common: Russian ancestry. I wish I knew more, too. My grandfather died when I was 11, too young to really ask many questions. I learned most of what my grandmother knew, but I wish I knew the details of his life. We'll never know what happened to his family, but suspect that his mother, brothers, sisters, and their families were killed by Stalin, in the 30s.
I wonder if you would consider posting her book or selling copies? Firsthand history is always more interesting.
posted by
Blanche.
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December 29, 2005
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The lives of our ancestors were so hard....each of us is lucky to even exist.
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babe_rocks
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December 29, 2005
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lovelylady, it is both for sure.
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Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Passionflower - I guess when we are younger we don't think of these things. I certainly do feel the pressure! lol
posted by
Ca88andra
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December 29, 2005
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Cass,
Your grandmother's story sounds both heart breaking and fascinating...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
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December 29, 2005
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These are some interesting topics.
I wish I'd found out more about my heritage too before loved ones passed on. We just don't think about the stuff while they're alive and with us.
Good luck with those writing projects...the presssure's on now that you're a third generation writer...lol!
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Passionflower
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December 29, 2005
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