tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2185176401193209571..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: A Moment of GraceJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86551485874420233672019-08-06T08:25:41.240-04:002019-08-06T08:25:41.240-04:00Susan, I, too, was raised in Galesburg, well, actu...Susan, I, too, was raised in Galesburg, well, actually outside of Galesburg, on the farm. Spent so many nights at the Drive-In, which in case you don't know, is now a working theater, once again....and it's free! Only thing they ask is that you buy from their concession stand! Anyway, your article on our library brought back so many memories. On our FB page (Fun Memories of Galesburg) there has been a discussion on the old library...and a picture....and I commented on the doll house....I LOVED it. I too stood there, staring through the glass, looking at each little item. I also posted a link to your article here. You can join that group, if you wish. It's all about the OLD time Galesburg, and there have been quite a few wonderful old pictures posted! Hope to hear from you there!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15154551301045936134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69737919029066619312019-07-24T07:10:15.479-04:002019-07-24T07:10:15.479-04:00I enjoyed reading the story too!I enjoyed reading the story too!Sarahttps://eshompil.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5651251981414848952019-07-12T12:54:18.067-04:002019-07-12T12:54:18.067-04:00And now I'm laughing, Ellen! Thanks for checki...And now I'm laughing, Ellen! Thanks for checking out my book. I hope Amazon means the quality of my writing and not my status as alive/dead.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47303269219557311512019-07-11T23:34:22.937-04:002019-07-11T23:34:22.937-04:00P.S.I just bought the book on Kindle and they sugg...P.S.I just bought the book on Kindle and they suggested similar authors to follow: John Steinbeck and William Shakespeare. Talk about being in good company!!Ellen Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491931917758692660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61542853300768529232019-07-11T23:31:40.753-04:002019-07-11T23:31:40.753-04:00What a powerful, affecting story, Susan. I'm f...What a powerful, affecting story, Susan. I'm fascinated by your book now!Ellen Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03491931917758692660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91554557641029034772019-07-11T20:55:51.079-04:002019-07-11T20:55:51.079-04:00I did I did Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91238999251786127392019-07-11T19:06:00.632-04:002019-07-11T19:06:00.632-04:00Thanks, Kathy! I guess much of my writing does dea...Thanks, Kathy! I guess much of my writing does deal with the past, and the older I get the more I think about some of those great lessons and wonderful relationships. And thanks for the congrats!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24137627355311083542019-07-11T19:04:21.659-04:002019-07-11T19:04:21.659-04:00We were so lucky to have such a small-town experie...We were so lucky to have such a small-town experience, and certainly it has left great memories. Thanks!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44397917453097523342019-07-11T18:41:36.277-04:002019-07-11T18:41:36.277-04:00What a wonderful discovery for you, Susan, that th...What a wonderful discovery for you, Susan, that the dollhouse you loved so much had survived. You almost had me in tears when talking about visiting the children's room and seeing the dollhouse there, while hearing your mother's voice from so long ago. <br /><br />And, congratulations on your new book. It sounds chilling and thrilling and a great read.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7452331540403324412019-07-11T17:33:23.193-04:002019-07-11T17:33:23.193-04:00So true, Carl. We also lost a lovely dark black st...So true, Carl. We also lost a lovely dark black stone train station that I used to love. In college, we used to walk down there and have blueberry pancakes before finals. But that, too, went into the great void of the Old World, to be followed by a really ugly modern small station with a waiting room. The miraculous thing is that since I write fiction I could recreate it in one of my mysteries.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16564260981154591772019-07-11T17:33:10.088-04:002019-07-11T17:33:10.088-04:00Great post, Susan. I had a similar childhood, righ...Great post, Susan. I had a similar childhood, right down to growing up around a drive-in theater and enjoying a beautiful library. Our library was patterned after the Jefferson Memorial. Thankfully it still exists. It had a museum that fascinated me. I would spend hours in there looking at the arrowheads and stuffed birds on display. Congratulations on the new book. Ang Pompanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466790904206627068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28772509188490106312019-07-11T17:30:43.618-04:002019-07-11T17:30:43.618-04:00Well, maybe go to Amazon and type in "Carnegi...Well, maybe go to Amazon and type in "Carnegie Libraries." That's an awfully long chain of letters to type in!!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72035616303735469192019-07-11T17:30:03.799-04:002019-07-11T17:30:03.799-04:00It appears that there is such a book. I just saw i...It appears that there is such a book. I just saw it on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Carnegie-Libraries-Across-America-Preservation/dp/0471144223/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Carnegie+Libraries&qid=1562880529&s=gateway&sr=8-1 <br /><br />Sounds like just what you are talking about.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27348019155453922542019-07-11T17:28:03.669-04:002019-07-11T17:28:03.669-04:00What a lovely treat to pass on to your children an...What a lovely treat to pass on to your children and made by your dad. Isn't it amazing that so many people who read/or write books have wonderful memories of their towns' libraries. Libraries are truly the glue that keeps childhood in memory. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2410406806934431502019-07-11T17:26:11.410-04:002019-07-11T17:26:11.410-04:00Oh, I used to love those mushroom planet books. I ...Oh, I used to love those mushroom planet books. I got one from a children's Book of the Month Club, and then I had to read all the rest. So glad your son is enjoying them too!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14319748637552392722019-07-11T17:25:19.677-04:002019-07-11T17:25:19.677-04:00Thanks so much for stopping by, Kait!Thanks so much for stopping by, Kait!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69532936533188170112019-07-11T17:10:16.749-04:002019-07-11T17:10:16.749-04:00A very lovely story made even more memorable by th...A very lovely story made even more memorable by the loss of the original building.Carl Vonderauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01018083094166667490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48224205113889427332019-07-11T15:09:46.894-04:002019-07-11T15:09:46.894-04:00What a moving story Susan! Thank you for sharing i...What a moving story Susan! Thank you for sharing it. Do you know if anyone has chronicled the history of Carnegie Libraries across the country, where they were, how many still stand, and the richness of the unique tales they contained? What fabulous reading that would be! Your new mystery sounds quite intriguing, looking forward to reading it.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07205438757823915023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26598845199351703102019-07-11T14:51:23.944-04:002019-07-11T14:51:23.944-04:00Hank, go for it! LOLHank, go for it! LOLLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51767753889773022762019-07-11T14:20:51.369-04:002019-07-11T14:20:51.369-04:00What a lovely story! I can relate, too, not becaus...What a lovely story! I can relate, too, not because of the fire but because I grew up in another small town with a beautiful library (stained glass dome, and marble lions in front!)...and it had some dollhouses. They are still there. Cherished memories. I don't think i had a real dollhouse as a child, and would have loved one -loved Rumer Godden's doll stories - but my daughters did and now my grandkids play with it. My dad made it to be more or less a replica of our own house. An even more cherished memory, as he is much missed. Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83756872455112304392019-07-11T13:08:40.882-04:002019-07-11T13:08:40.882-04:00Moments of grace. I'm sure there have been man...Moments of grace. I'm sure there have been many over the years but I'm scratching my head, trying to remember. How about a moment of delight? When I was a child in the 50s I happened upon the Mushroom Planet books. Adored them. Fast forward 30 years or so. My son brought home a Mushroom Planet book he'd checked out from the school library. Great minds think alike? I look forward to reading your latest, Susan!Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60489304505295374912019-07-11T11:45:46.264-04:002019-07-11T11:45:46.264-04:00What a beautiful blog! Thank you for sharing.What a beautiful blog! Thank you for sharing.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33313675268240807892019-07-11T11:42:17.924-04:002019-07-11T11:42:17.924-04:00Thank goodness for redwood! Isn't it amazing h...Thank goodness for redwood! Isn't it amazing how all the details of your story fit together so beautifully to explain the respect everyone had for your church and its beautiful window. Even the firemen were careful about the sacred items that made up your community. A moment of grace, indeed!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69321603868845988812019-07-11T11:39:31.316-04:002019-07-11T11:39:31.316-04:00What a wonderful remembrance, and how wise of you ...What a wonderful remembrance, and how wise of you to think back and consider what those literary friends meant to you. I often meet people who don't read books, and I have a hard time even imagining that. In your case, they were your world!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14080938779828043023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25816825901091032422019-07-11T11:08:47.772-04:002019-07-11T11:08:47.772-04:00In the January 1973 our church caught fire. Choir ...In the January 1973 our church caught fire. Choir rehearsal was happening in the choir room, which was located in the far corner of the Parish Hall. A member was in the right angle and happened to look up as a fireman ran last the door, needless to say the choir director lost all control of the rehearsal that night. The church was attached to the rectory back then, sharing a common porch for the sacristy door and the front door of the rectory but priest and his wife didn't know the church was on fire, a neighbor called it in. Once the location of the fire, up in the high peck over the altar, was established firefighters allowed the choir to pull the vestments out of the vesting room into the Parish Hall, while others pulled everything out of the sacristy into the rectory. They covered the altar after removing the brass cross.<br />But before that, when firemen got into the church, they saw the fire at the top of the peck and a small flicker about half way down the wall. Aiming the hose at the lower flicker, they were suddenly stopped. They were aiming at the Presence Candle next to the huge stained glass window, not the fire. The fireman shopping them had grown up attending our church and knew what that lower flicker was and what was between the reredos and actual fire. All hoses were trained up and from the sides so the hugh window was not blasted out by the high pressure water from the hoses. Same thing from the outside, only this time it was an extension ladder that was about to be propped against the window. The window and church survived though we were out of it for 8 months for restoration. We were told we were extremely lucky. If it had not been raining so heavily, for such a long time prior before the fire, the church would have had much more damage, possibly a total loss. The church is made completely our of redwood and the shingles covering the building had been soaking up all that rain water. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.com