tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post8897304159508631866..comments2023-10-29T03:58:05.452-04:00Comments on Casting Off: Grand Rapids, MichiganMelissa Jenkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05671992975667465476noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-25354920405624281112011-05-13T17:07:43.285-04:002011-05-13T17:07:43.285-04:00I love these stories, and we do idolize women like...I love these stories, and we do idolize women like that... It's difficult, too, because I also wish my grandma had stood up for herself a bit more often.Melissa Jenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671992975667465476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-28989636237732362582011-05-12T14:26:28.425-04:002011-05-12T14:26:28.425-04:00I love these stories, and we do idolize women like...I love these stories, and we do idolize women like that... It's difficult, too, because I wish my grandma had stood up for herself a bit more often.Melissa Jenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671992975667465476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-71662673884834740092011-05-10T23:07:19.729-04:002011-05-10T23:07:19.729-04:00This one is so perfect. My grandmother took up Fri...This one is so perfect. My grandmother took up Fritos in her 90's after my granddad died. She said she would not buy them prior, because he didn't like them. I love reading about the complexities of your grandma and your dad in relation to cake! the dialogue is brilliant!Red Soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857683868234285586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-62861596460790348812011-05-07T01:46:54.080-04:002011-05-07T01:46:54.080-04:00Thanks for your condolences. I love telling their...Thanks for your condolences. I love telling their stories--I'm not sure why I haven't told them before...Melissa Jenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671992975667465476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-83807298102488199062011-05-06T17:49:26.939-04:002011-05-06T17:49:26.939-04:00I am so sorry to hear about the death of your gran...I am so sorry to hear about the death of your grandparents. You and your afmily are in my thoughts. Thanks you for sharing their stories, though. I enjoyed hearing about them.<br />---A Little BirdyA LIttle Birdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113271964780362551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-22330103061370156552011-05-05T00:44:15.017-04:002011-05-05T00:44:15.017-04:00Thank you so much, Miss Daisy J and ATK!! I think...Thank you so much, Miss Daisy J and ATK!! I think of you often, and was following your blog for a long while, before I ended up with dial-up internet. I am jealous of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail... The coastal Maine canoe trail has been a desire of mine for a long time. Do you come through Bridgewater? You'll have to stop in for burgers and a shower!Melissa Jenkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05671992975667465476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34713524.post-36565648551814787512011-05-03T08:10:49.845-04:002011-05-03T08:10:49.845-04:00Our hearts are with you, in sadness and in joy. We...Our hearts are with you, in sadness and in joy. We think of you so often.Please e-mail us at jjjtmk@yahoo.com we are leaving in 30 days to paddle the Northern Forest Canoe Trail (.org) goggle it sometime....we end in Ft Kent Maine,We will think of you and your incredible Gramma and Grampa as we set off on another epic adventure (((((HUGS))))) Love Miss Daisy (Justine) and ATK (TOM,TK)Moxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204534562071074410noreply@blogger.com