Comments on: Thanksgiving

By: Jill

Jill — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:39:50 +0000

This resonated with me because my grandma died a year and a half ago and every time I went to their house for Thanksgiving, the parade was on. I live in New York, so I was actually able to go on Thursday and I thought of her when I was there. I didn’t think much of the fact that I was named after her until she died, and then I was really happy that a piece of her was still moving forward through me.

By: SteveP

SteveP — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:04:57 +0000

Thanks Tracy. You teach me how to live a richer life by making connections I don’t otherwise make. Wonderful story.

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:47:52 +0000

Thank you everyone. I banged this out yesterday morning without thinking much about what I was doing, and I found myself teary all day, missing Grandma.

Hope everyone’s Thanksgiving was lovely.

By: Kathryn Lynard Soper

Kathryn Lynard Soper — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:02:20 +0000

Tracy, what a tender and gorgeous post. The image of scattering your grandmother’s ashes will stay with me for a long time to come. Thank you so much for sharing this piece of your story with us.

By: m&m

m&m — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:06:02 +0000

Beautiful. Thank you.

By: Ben Pratt

Ben Pratt — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:12:12 +0000

Hope is a persistent topic in your writing, Tracy. I love that.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 20:03:33 +0000

Thank you, Tracy, for allowing us to be part of your life. Decades from now, may your own grand-daughters write beautifully about their memories of you.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:46:12 +0000

Watching the Macy’s day parade was a tradition in my family, too (although now it has been replaced with all the boys playing football).

By: Sam MB

Sam MB — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:30:49 +0000

great reminiscence and great writing.

By: Ardis Parshall

Ardis Parshall — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:04:42 +0000

You’ve got some competition from other BCCers this morning, Tracy, especially from Sam, but this post pulls ahead by a whisker and demonstrates once again that you are absolutely the best writer in the Bloggernacle.

Happy Thanksgiving.