Comments on: Wisdom from the dirt http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/ A journal of progressive Southern culture and politics Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:02:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: hala moddelmog http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11038 hala moddelmog Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:14:35 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11038 Makes me long for grandchildren and the wonder of it all... Makes me long for grandchildren and the wonder of it all…

]]> By: Del Olds http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11036 Del Olds Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:23:50 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11036 Creating memories to be told and retold and will get higher and longer with age........8-) Creating memories to be told and retold and will get higher and longer with age……..8-)

]]> By: Lee Leslie http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11029 Lee Leslie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:50:35 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11029 Fortunately, I've got two other playmates in the queue that I'm just waiting to come out and play. Fortunately, I’ve got two other playmates in the queue that I’m just waiting to come out and play.

]]> By: C J Smith http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11026 C J Smith Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:38:05 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11026 Lee this stuff is priceless but disappears before you know it. Enjoy it while you can. I did. Lee this stuff is priceless but disappears before you know it. Enjoy it while you can. I did.

]]> By: Pat Snyder http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11022 Pat Snyder Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:06:46 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11022 Oh, Lee! This is priceless and beautifully written! Oh, Lee! This is priceless and beautifully written!

]]> By: Meg Gerrish http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11019 Meg Gerrish Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:50:21 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11019 What struck me about this piece isn't that Gramps participated in a dangerous activity -- my husband Tom is King Of Knucklehead Ideas that involve grandchildren and extreme recklessness -- "Hey! Oompah! Let's jump from the balcony into the pool!" "Me first!" If the balcony hung over the pool, maybe, but it's a fair leap from the one to the other... No. What struck me with delight is that the kids were outside and playing and using their imaginations. You know. Childhood? That thing that kids used to do? To me, this is a delightfully hopeful story. Kids with imagination. Fabulous! What struck me about this piece isn’t that Gramps participated in a dangerous activity — my husband Tom is King Of Knucklehead Ideas that involve grandchildren and extreme recklessness –

“Hey! Oompah! Let’s jump from the balcony into the pool!”
“Me first!”

If the balcony hung over the pool, maybe, but it’s a fair leap from the one to the other…

No. What struck me with delight is that the kids were outside and playing and using their imaginations. You know. Childhood? That thing that kids used to do? To me, this is a delightfully hopeful story. Kids with imagination. Fabulous!

]]> By: austin http://likethedew.com/2010/03/14/wisdom-from-the-dirt/comment-page-1/#comment-11008 austin Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:16:44 +0000 http://likethedew.com/?p=8425#comment-11008 Delightful. ----------!------------- Delightful. ———-!————-

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