tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post1545059234786199794..comments2024-01-17T04:27:59.064-08:00Comments on seventysomething: Time LapseSusie Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-13182119928560554172016-10-13T10:31:41.988-07:002016-10-13T10:31:41.988-07:00Dream along with me, dear Jinks. I agree that this...Dream along with me, dear Jinks. I agree that this piece went in all different directions. The mind continues to bubble.Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-32688836233798767602016-10-13T10:01:16.915-07:002016-10-13T10:01:16.915-07:00What an interesting melange in this reflection on ...What an interesting melange in this reflection on life, age-ism and yourself as a non-joiner, Susie. You have sentences in all your writing that make me fall to the ground in admiration and envy. Never mind your depth and spiritual perspective! Your writing is a dream...<br /><br />Love<br />JinksJinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155549722397717828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-72700295254950512482016-10-11T04:24:36.910-07:002016-10-11T04:24:36.910-07:00I also found myself taking the phrase "inscri...I also found myself taking the phrase "inscribe me in the book of life" more to heart this year. I am more accepting of the reality of death, but also much more grateful for the blessing of life.Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-80733684671606929402016-10-10T16:33:15.232-07:002016-10-10T16:33:15.232-07:00I too am more contemplative, appreciative, aware, ...I too am more contemplative, appreciative, aware, less socially needy, happy in my writing, and enjoying my family, garden, dogs, and friends. At this time, the week of the new year, I am more conscious of those who have passed and still hold a piece of my heart.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11014641911814679506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-18703977835654883962016-10-10T13:49:27.420-07:002016-10-10T13:49:27.420-07:00It's hard for me to separate out my generation...It's hard for me to separate out my generational perspective from any larger truth on this subject (and lots of other subjects). I tend to identify rare with precious. So....I have an audio tape of my father shortly before he died that's infinitely valuable to me. On the tape, I ask him if my grandmother, who had eleven children, had any paid help. He says, haltingly...yes, Hungarian girls off the boat. That's all. What could be more precious than that? Same with photographs. I'm thinking of you and your glass plate negatives with pleasure.Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-14940438227977002182016-10-10T12:10:19.212-07:002016-10-10T12:10:19.212-07:00I wonder if the photographs taken of a person'...I wonder if the photographs taken of a person's life, seemingly every minute from birth with an iphone, will be as precious and telling of those from a drawer held and pondered for memories and clues to identity. Is more less? This piece touched me deeply and will definitely share it with my 50+ "Advantages of Age" niece who is the life of the party wherever she goes.Peggy Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049699358968821389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-38605698830642470072016-10-10T10:08:07.013-07:002016-10-10T10:08:07.013-07:00Truthful and elegant is a killer combo. Thank you ...Truthful and elegant is a killer combo. Thank you for that, dear friend.Susie Kaufmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254634146650819158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8708056540969160359.post-18851293978570525352016-10-10T09:16:37.759-07:002016-10-10T09:16:37.759-07:00OK Susie, you have been politically incorrecto--th...OK Susie, you have been politically incorrecto--thank you for that and your usual truthful and elegant description of moving from then to now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429713278831880885noreply@blogger.com