tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post2734602795660478172..comments2024-03-16T13:05:52.650-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Not Left AloneJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-85774521933456080492013-06-01T19:20:16.517-07:002013-06-01T19:20:16.517-07:00Jacqi, now I understand. I went back and read your...Jacqi, now I understand. I went back and read your earlier posts. You have been writing a eulogy, a memorial, a beautiful work of mourning. By tracing and understanding the past with such loving care, you have added dignity and weight to this whole generations-long unfolding tragedy. I really admire what you have done. By holding back what can't be expressed, you have expressed it more deeply than ever. In Tennyson's words, these are "thoughts that lie too deep for tears."Mariannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09543003593158696611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-79254218460902326132013-06-01T13:26:33.890-07:002013-06-01T13:26:33.890-07:00Far Side, you are quite simpatico. Yes, even after...Far Side, you are quite simpatico. Yes, even after all these years...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-31410072206849454502013-06-01T13:24:57.812-07:002013-06-01T13:24:57.812-07:00Wow, Wendy...I'm speechless...
Hopefully, at ...Wow, Wendy...I'm speechless...<br /><br />Hopefully, at some point, I'll get a chance to return to the Bay area and complete more research on Sam's school years in Berkeley, as well as his son's Ice Follies stories and his grandfather's years in Redwood City. And maybe even follow those roots back to Maine...<br /><br />Bit by bit, these stories get pieced together...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-47511176030569546302013-06-01T13:17:59.086-07:002013-06-01T13:17:59.086-07:00Linda, thank you for your kind words. I have to sm...Linda, thank you for your kind words. I have to smile when I remember that, if it weren't for coming to the Bay area to research Leon Bean, I wouldn't have had the chance to meet you for coffee--a most enjoyable time!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43776820818920321392013-06-01T13:13:36.485-07:002013-06-01T13:13:36.485-07:00Thank you, Iggy. It did take me by surprise, going...Thank you, Iggy. It did take me by surprise, going through this series. Sometimes, it is <i>much</i> easier, talking about things that are farther removed from us, than those things that are up close and so personal.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7891946577889582872013-06-01T08:58:06.385-07:002013-06-01T08:58:06.385-07:00You have come Full Circle now. The story is writte...You have come Full Circle now. The story is written..I can imagine a few tears flowed at those last words. "Even after all these years." <br />You did good! Told a story that needed to be told. I applaud you for telling it! :) Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-78082649489512463042013-05-31T16:31:23.128-07:002013-05-31T16:31:23.128-07:00I went back to read the first story again. I can&...I went back to read the first story again. I can't believe the story began in January! I feel as if my favorite tv series has shown the season finale and I'm waiting for the summer hiatus to end. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-277321646443644162013-05-31T07:24:57.035-07:002013-05-31T07:24:57.035-07:00Oh, Jacqi! You've paid tribute to your Bean f...Oh, Jacqi! You've paid tribute to your Bean family in such a loving and dignified way. I remember your first posts in this series in which you mentioned they had all been taken too soon by Marfan's and that there were no more left to carry on the family name. Thanks to your loving posts, the Beans will live on.<br /><br /> We've gotten to know them over the past five months, and we've been touched by their strength of spirit and passion for life. Their experiences and character have enriched us and made them unforgettable - an enviable achievement for any life, let alone so many. <br /><br />I feel deeply for your loss. You may have not joined the Beans by blood, but you have their spirit. Thank you for this brilliant series (and please forgive the lengthy post).Linda Huesca Tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677498238088821264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-49843239211067936052013-05-31T07:18:18.708-07:002013-05-31T07:18:18.708-07:00Hugs. I understand.
I also release you from the ...Hugs. I understand.<br /><br />I also release you from the promise you made me. It's okay.<br /><br />And even though you say, "it is too hard to put to words," this post is one of your top 5 as far as power and communicating.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com