tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post6597961729059457874..comments2024-03-27T07:54:49.283-04:00Comments on DEAR PAPERLICIOUS: HUGS and The Summer of 1969Joan Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-80655832111743179432019-08-02T18:30:29.546-04:002019-08-02T18:30:29.546-04:00well hell I came to see a card and you got me cryi...well hell I came to see a card and you got me crying over here... thank you for sharing the story it definitely is what I needed to read. Lacie Roothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951248175810700851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-8743721712530708672018-04-08T18:05:10.490-04:002018-04-08T18:05:10.490-04:00I adore you. I adore you. Libby Hicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851793714109618715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-38783956655013262782018-04-06T07:57:29.380-04:002018-04-06T07:57:29.380-04:00thank you for this wonderful card and post. thank you for this wonderful card and post. Susan Raihalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-25476999517502357932018-04-05T22:35:19.168-04:002018-04-05T22:35:19.168-04:00Wow. This 1969 story took me back, too. It was a...Wow. This 1969 story took me back, too. It was a coming of age time for me, hyper-aware of the changes taking place and how painfully they were coming about. Vietnam, Woodstock, the moon landing, Chappaquiddick, civil rights, Charles Manson. It was hugely crazy changing times and it sure made an impact on me. Now... your mom was a complex woman, full of surprises. It moves me that she funded your trip and redecorated your room while you were gone. She was coming to grips with the young woman you were growing into and trying to accept those changes. Funny, I had grown up with a pink room, but when I got to junior high age my room changed to yellow. I still love yellow and I adore your card with all those big yellow hugs. What a way to send some happiness! Yes, it needs to go in the mail. I bought three sheets of stamps today, not realizing postage went up in January. $10 for a sheet of stamps now, but it won't stop me mailing my cards.Leslie Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242569371751832426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-87268729665476517852018-04-05T15:09:39.678-04:002018-04-05T15:09:39.678-04:00thanks Merry! it was an amazing time. I'm gla...thanks Merry! it was an amazing time. I'm glad your mom exposed you to some of it!Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-60093217504437451222018-04-05T15:08:59.530-04:002018-04-05T15:08:59.530-04:00Yes it is stressful. I worry but I keep hope alive...Yes it is stressful. I worry but I keep hope alive!! Thanks so much for your kind words.Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-3256867238335518212018-04-05T15:08:23.903-04:002018-04-05T15:08:23.903-04:00I cannot believe you remember that room!! My mom ...I cannot believe you remember that room!! My mom made me a doll too and I still have it. It's so funny that you still have yours. Mine doesn't have my name on it though!! Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-47260441555193476582018-04-05T15:07:37.583-04:002018-04-05T15:07:37.583-04:00thanks!!thanks!!Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-13515306921970425002018-04-05T15:07:24.616-04:002018-04-05T15:07:24.616-04:00thank youthank youJoan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-56466992415805863712018-04-05T15:07:12.533-04:002018-04-05T15:07:12.533-04:00thank you!!thank you!!Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-18669467052638517272018-04-05T15:06:58.200-04:002018-04-05T15:06:58.200-04:00thanks. Keep hope alive!!thanks. Keep hope alive!!Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-61821536925595964612018-04-05T15:06:42.478-04:002018-04-05T15:06:42.478-04:00thank you so muchthank you so muchJoan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-17321101482620476282018-04-05T15:06:26.956-04:002018-04-05T15:06:26.956-04:00thanks for those very kind words. I've watched...thanks for those very kind words. I've watched my own opinions change over the decades so it is possible!Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-87878214855320294312018-04-05T15:05:23.678-04:002018-04-05T15:05:23.678-04:00I get it at Ellen Hutson. Love it.I get it at Ellen Hutson. Love it.Joan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-36570122683364663332018-04-05T15:05:07.042-04:002018-04-05T15:05:07.042-04:00you are so sweet. thank youyou are so sweet. thank youJoan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377295989258923610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-39175842779246712532018-04-05T14:14:31.341-04:002018-04-05T14:14:31.341-04:00Joan, I could listen to your stories for days. You...Joan, I could listen to your stories for days. Your trip sounds dreamy. Your mom sounds amazing - I love that she decorated your room while you were away. Thank you so much for sharing.Meg M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-64637714627331087542018-04-05T12:52:08.567-04:002018-04-05T12:52:08.567-04:00Love your card and your post. And didn't think...Love your card and your post. And didn't think I needed that distress oxide color until now! Also wondering where you get that white linen cardstock from. I always love reading your posts :)Elaine Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217957078811861336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-16324258568312706392018-04-05T10:53:34.445-04:002018-04-05T10:53:34.445-04:00Every part of your post was perfection. The card ...Every part of your post was perfection. The card says it all. Like JanetB, I feel so fortunate to have come upon your blog & receive your reflections that mirror some of my lifetime also. It sounds like you were "cut from a different cloth" than your mom and dad. And yes, our country has gone through some extremely tough times & we will get through these current rough waters. I especially loved the postscript about your mom's voting evolution! My 98 year-old very Catholic dad voted for Obama and welcomes my gay brother and his partner (who is African-American) into his home. People can change! Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808027199770729876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-63922555153004176522018-04-05T09:59:36.752-04:002018-04-05T09:59:36.752-04:00Love the card. Love that Lemonade Distress Oxide. ...Love the card. Love that Lemonade Distress Oxide. Love the memories it evoked. Sigh.Diana Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679055447041475703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-63840224503393758442018-04-05T09:49:44.472-04:002018-04-05T09:49:44.472-04:00Loved your post. Love your card. Perhaps we can ...Loved your post. Love your card. Perhaps we can come through this current situation after all.vdoyle8https://www.blogger.com/profile/08702074167178288533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-77801900963191798652018-04-05T09:47:31.271-04:002018-04-05T09:47:31.271-04:00Thanks for adding your flashback to 1969. Sometim...Thanks for adding your flashback to 1969. Sometimes we all need to think back on where we were to realize where we REALLY are now. Oh, and I love your CAS card, too. :DJanet https://www.blogger.com/profile/09552814690583251432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-13167073655323194862018-04-05T09:23:03.750-04:002018-04-05T09:23:03.750-04:00Thank you for the lovely "HUGS" card and...Thank you for the lovely "HUGS" card and the encouragement for these stressful times! Every post you write I feel we must have known each other, we've had so many similar experiences and (I'm guessing) we are close to the same age. However, you were on the east coast, I was on the west. I'm so glad to get to know you, a little bit at a time, now.JanetBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240967295663248780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-87891080959750562082018-04-05T07:39:35.104-04:002018-04-05T07:39:35.104-04:00I absolutely love this entire post!!! From your fa...I absolutely love this entire post!!! From your fabulous bright yellow card to the wonderful story about your summer trip and the room makeover. :)Jennifer Scullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863776708503451968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-22367302074067909992018-04-04T23:23:23.988-04:002018-04-04T23:23:23.988-04:00Ahhh Europe.
Ahhh your Mom.
And thanks for the e...Ahhh Europe. <br />Ahhh your Mom. <br />And thanks for the ear worm. maria f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08185589886852752119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2799276623638360369.post-171257245186703052018-04-04T20:18:38.639-04:002018-04-04T20:18:38.639-04:00The first thing that came to mind when I saw this ...The first thing that came to mind when I saw this card was that I remembered that those were the colors that your mother decorated your room in...in fact every time I see this color combination I think of your bedroom! I was always so impressed with any project your mother took on...I still have the Raggedy Ann type doll that she made for me...it has my name sewn on the smock/apron...I don't let anybody touch it, I cherish it way too much!Margaret Dalynoreply@blogger.com