tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4429619127221399503..comments2024-03-29T08:07:36.632-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: My Personal MadeleineJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21754847551555173202022-07-19T12:18:50.853-04:002022-07-19T12:18:50.853-04:00I blew a spelling bee deliberately. I had won the ...I blew a spelling bee deliberately. I had won the county bee in the 4th and 5th grades, so I knew from experience that a win meant weeks of tedious drilling in preparation for the regional bee. It was down to two contestants, so I took a breath and carefully misspelled CAMARA, a word I knew perfectly well. The feeling of relief I felt when my opponent corrected it stayed with me, along with my relief when (much later) I confessed to my Daddy, and he just laughed and said "I knew that."Emmy Ezzellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-24554250467559365722022-07-18T19:18:07.812-04:002022-07-18T19:18:07.812-04:00I read your post just after I'd eaten a cherry...I read your post just after I'd eaten a cherry plum. When I was very small, they grew on a tree in my grandparent's back yard. I hadn't tasted one in decades. Yesterday, I noticed them for sale at the grocer's and bought a few. My first taste took me back to those summer days long ago.Gay Yellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03563945979041377280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43381383674375398782022-07-18T18:19:17.952-04:002022-07-18T18:19:17.952-04:00Sea and Ski and Coppertone! Instant transport to t...Sea and Ski and Coppertone! Instant transport to the country club pool! Add smell of grilling burgers!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45253647801669600352022-07-18T16:21:58.423-04:002022-07-18T16:21:58.423-04:00I hear you, Julia. I didn't have a peripatecti...I hear you, Julia. I didn't have a peripatectic youth, but I've lived in MA now for forty years, and have been a member of Amesbury Friends Meeting for thirty-three of them. So much attachment and both community and spiritual life lived in that one, simple, light-filled historic building.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19817161046503000522022-07-18T15:30:08.638-04:002022-07-18T15:30:08.638-04:0020 or 30 minutes? A very confusing movie. Blonde t...20 or 30 minutes? A very confusing movie. Blonde to brunette, walking about like she was stoned. No idea as to the plot. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7314952372552252262022-07-18T14:32:14.706-04:002022-07-18T14:32:14.706-04:00That's so funny Pat--I'm wondering how far...That's so funny Pat--I'm wondering how far you got into the movie before the mom dragged you away??Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15530088801647920872022-07-18T14:31:03.133-04:002022-07-18T14:31:03.133-04:00That's wonderful Flora--so glad you decided to...That's wonderful Flora--so glad you decided to use them!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10031070686328289192022-07-18T14:30:18.214-04:002022-07-18T14:30:18.214-04:00Great memory DebRo--there can't be too many pe...Great memory DebRo--there can't be too many people who love the smell of fresh tar!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3545566604986408562022-07-18T13:25:46.949-04:002022-07-18T13:25:46.949-04:00Aww. I can't wait for the same end result, Kar...Aww. I can't wait for the same end result, Karen!Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31712792034190561472022-07-18T13:14:42.298-04:002022-07-18T13:14:42.298-04:00So many things trigger memories! Noxzema and Sea a...So many things trigger memories! Noxzema and Sea and Ski take me right back to junior high and high school in Houston. A carload of girls reeking of Noxzema at the drive-in. The mom deciding hastily that a Bridgett Bardot movie was not appropriate and driving us back home to the slumber party. Girl Scouts slathered in Sea and Ski getting ready to sail the Sunfish boats at the camp on Galveston Bay.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55185213854834449912022-07-18T12:44:50.479-04:002022-07-18T12:44:50.479-04:00Aw, love this one, Judy.Aw, love this one, Judy.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54205197439996392302022-07-18T12:42:30.084-04:002022-07-18T12:42:30.084-04:00Vitabath! I haven't smelled that in years! Is ...Vitabath! I haven't smelled that in years! Is it still around, I wonder?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63987413134873361152022-07-18T12:28:59.695-04:002022-07-18T12:28:59.695-04:00I went to dinner with some friends last night, and...I went to dinner with some friends last night, and as I drove through Portland, I realized something that's struck me more than once - after living for 35 years (!!) in this part of the world, there are memories almost everywhere I go. Here's where we got ice cream and the Sailor spilled his entire cone. Here's where the petting zoo used to be. Here's where we bought my desk chair. Here's where we used to park for the Casco Bay ferry. <br /><br />This probably isn't a revelation to most people, but the mental tracks of my very peripatetic childhood and youth run deep, so the effects of living in one place for, well, a lifetime still surprise me.Julia Spencer-Fleminghttps://www.facebook.com/juliaspencerflemingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78645979027771848982022-07-18T12:14:14.682-04:002022-07-18T12:14:14.682-04:00So many memory triggers--scents and sounds and vis...So many memory triggers--scents and sounds and visual and tactile. I rediscovered, in the bottom of a drawer, two pillowcases my mom had embroidered for me--never used. I decided to use them and now at night, if my hand touches the raised embroidery, I can see my mom holding her embroidery hoop. I touch the stitches she made--like touching her.Flora Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13289148096894506235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75536960390020726322022-07-18T12:07:50.220-04:002022-07-18T12:07:50.220-04:00For me, it’s smells. During the first week of my f...For me, it’s smells. During the first week of my freshman year in college, we freshmen were the only students there. We had a week of orientation to our “new life” as college students. The city was putting new tar on the road outside of my dormitory. To this day, I get a thrill of excitement when I smell freshly laid tar. It’s the smell of new life, new friends, new school, new possibilities, etc. And I love it!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71314503989881622232022-07-18T11:56:13.778-04:002022-07-18T11:56:13.778-04:00I’m an oldie but goodie Lucy Roberta. I’m an oldie but goodie Lucy Roberta. Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65847558123127387082022-07-18T11:36:54.516-04:002022-07-18T11:36:54.516-04:00Oh, Chantilly! Yes, I remember that...and the song...Oh, Chantilly! Yes, I remember that...and the song, too.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53367575537594813982022-07-18T11:36:10.143-04:002022-07-18T11:36:10.143-04:00the ball game sounds so perfect!the ball game sounds so perfect!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82190599854625836862022-07-18T11:35:41.302-04:002022-07-18T11:35:41.302-04:00See that Judi, the win was wasted on that kid!See that Judi, the win was wasted on that kid!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39406218240894181982022-07-18T11:34:49.893-04:002022-07-18T11:34:49.893-04:00oh boy wrong pronunciation could really make a dif...oh boy wrong pronunciation could really make a difference!Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54857090429865143602022-07-18T11:34:03.304-04:002022-07-18T11:34:03.304-04:00The card suits are so cool! I wish we had saved my...The card suits are so cool! I wish we had saved my mother's cookie press. I did finally buy one last Christmas, but it isn't the same.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4333196950784101312022-07-18T11:20:36.960-04:002022-07-18T11:20:36.960-04:00Same here: memories of a favourite summer dress th...Same here: memories of a favourite summer dress that had peaches appliqued on it somehow. Amanda Le Rougetelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224867941931236302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72789201412424077702022-07-18T11:04:30.036-04:002022-07-18T11:04:30.036-04:00The fragrance of Chantilly can bring my darling gr...The fragrance of Chantilly can bring my darling grandmother back, clear as a bell. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33930602940279949212022-07-18T11:00:27.037-04:002022-07-18T11:00:27.037-04:00Music evokes the strongest memories for me. _Take...Music evokes the strongest memories for me. _Take Me Out to the Ballgame_ will always send me back to a sunny day with friends at County Stadium in Milwaukee where I tasted bratwurst and Pabst Blue Ribbon beer and watched Paul Molitor hit a home run in a winning effort for the Brewers. An all-around good day. <br /><br />On the other hand, I have blocked my memory of a losing spelling bee. Seems it was traumatic.c d moultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17899545521206329219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69483582247327366562022-07-18T10:48:59.889-04:002022-07-18T10:48:59.889-04:00The scent of Chantilly always reminds me of my mot...The scent of Chantilly always reminds me of my mother because she liked it so much. In her later years she never wore it and I don't know why. Maybe she didn't have any anymore.<br /><br />But spelling bees! I'm still furious with myself for missing FERTILE; I knew how to spell ORCHRSTRA when so many 'smart' kids didn't. It came down to only 2 of us and I got all befuddled. Of course I knew how to spell it, but when it counted, I didn't. I was doubly annoyed with myself because my mother had always reminded us she was county champion, from my same school. She even showed us the picture and pin she got. Last summer at a high school reunion, I talked about our sixth grade bee to Peter, the boy who had bested me. He had no memory of it at all, even winning.Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06777683026890358953noreply@blogger.com