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Re: Wow!... Those first sentences:

You humble me, Old_Dutchman.  What an honor to have someone copy and print something of mine in order to read it in the shade of the trees.   Trees are among the favorite things of my life.

posted by TAPS. on May 9, 2008 at 5:13 AM | link to this | reply

Wow!... Those first sentences:

Now and then a desire overtakes me to write about the old house.  It was in the spring of love, when beauty sparkled as sunbeams upon our faces, that we found it.  Immediately we knew it was for us, and for our children to come, and our grandchildren we would one day cherish.

So beautiful!... And your style is very elegant!

The sun is shining here in Flanders, it is like an early summer day... I'm gonna print those pages and read them in the shade of the trees in my backyard!

 

 

posted by The_Lost_Dutchman on May 9, 2008 at 5:10 AM | link to this | reply

Thanks for reading it all, Elyse.  I know it is long.  Originally, I posted it in about six or seven different parts.   Thank you for your comment.

posted by TAPS. on April 3, 2008 at 9:41 PM | link to this | reply

This is such a beautiful --- I can't say enough - I am totally blessed by your wonderful composure - your grace through all ~ I'm touched with much and I am going to re-read this ~ It's inspiring to me.  This is so definitely rich in all ~ courage, hope, perseverance...a Mother's Love - history, family - bonds ~ so much --- ~Elyse

posted by elysianfields on April 3, 2008 at 9:29 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Joab.  This grandson that I just sent it to, is the grandson that used to mow the grass for his uncle who lived there.  He didn't know that I wrote this, and I was surprised to know that most of that stuff he didn't know about because we just had never told him.  He didn't know that the house was originally built for the owner of a burial vault company in 1900, or that at one time around 1960, my husband found an urn of cremains stuck up in the raftors of the basement.  We talked about all of that yesterday.

posted by TAPS. on April 2, 2008 at 3:11 PM | link to this | reply

LEAVE IT ALONE

 LEAVE IT ALONE . . . just as it is. Marvelous story-telling.joab

posted by joab1 on April 2, 2008 at 2:36 PM | link to this | reply

TAPS

What can I say - wonderful , gripping - really enjoyable reading.

posted by mneme on January 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM | link to this | reply

I'm Glad that

I read this

posted by KaBooM62 on January 15, 2008 at 4:13 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Sira

I'm glad you enjoyed.  I'm working on another story.  I never know whether to do little bits at a time or just to throw the whole thing out there.

posted by TAPS. on January 13, 2008 at 2:22 PM | link to this | reply

Wow...

I don't know what else to say in the face of such an amazing story, other than you're talent is astounding!

posted by Sira890 on January 13, 2008 at 2:07 PM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Kabu

I'm honored to receive such high praise from you, the inveterate story teller.

posted by TAPS. on January 12, 2008 at 11:35 PM | link to this | reply

taps this is amazing. Like Sam I read it all just now for the first time

I'm blown right out of my chair. Amazing story, amazing story teller.

posted by Kabu on January 12, 2008 at 9:30 PM | link to this | reply

Sam, it is lifelike because

everything except a few details and descriptions is true.

posted by TAPS. on January 11, 2008 at 11:37 AM | link to this | reply

I got so caught up in this story I thought it was non fiction. So much the better. The characterization was so incredibly life like. wow!  sam

posted by sam444 on January 11, 2008 at 11:35 AM | link to this | reply

Thank you, Sam

That was a long one for you to wade through. 

posted by TAPS. on January 11, 2008 at 11:35 AM | link to this | reply

I couldn't stop reading this story. Aside from your excellent presentation, I cannot imagine such an experience in my life. Your losses along the way are so heart breaking. You are such a wonderful mother. This is a story for the ages.  sam

posted by sam444 on January 11, 2008 at 11:32 AM | link to this | reply