tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post1532945612465342890..comments2024-03-27T05:39:41.122-07:00Comments on The Sabbatical Chef: Happy Birthday, Mama MildredThe Sabbatical Chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16672966159069489284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post-42776531957882144122013-11-26T12:49:08.030-08:002013-11-26T12:49:08.030-08:00Would that I were going to Paris in January. Alas...Would that I were going to Paris in January. Alas, my teaching position is so tenuous - I've been reduced to .4 this year and next year looks even more bleak. I was afraid to plan an ACIS trip so far in advance and then find out I had no job, leaving students having paid non-refundable deposits, so I did not plan an ACIS trip. I wish you Bon voyage and Joyeux Action de Grâce!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778925206542535920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post-69974421797072872252013-11-25T02:46:37.110-08:002013-11-25T02:46:37.110-08:00Thank you so much, Lynne! I read obituaries, too....Thank you so much, Lynne! I read obituaries, too. And I love biographies. I will look for the story you mentioned. Growing up on a farm in the mountains was interesting, that's for sure, even if I only did it part time. A part of America that has vanished. I will be back in Paris with ACIS soon. How about you? Are you traveling in 2014?The Sabbatical Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672966159069489284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post-25222022583962937832013-11-24T15:22:28.902-08:002013-11-24T15:22:28.902-08:00Teresa,
This is hands-down my favorite blog entry ...Teresa,<br />This is hands-down my favorite blog entry that you've written since we met as roomies in Paris in 2012 and I started following Sabbatical Chef. I LOVE personal histories, I am FASCINATED by people's life stories. I read almost exclusively biographies - I even read obituaries! Is that weird? Your family's story is charming and forthright and engaging. Thank you so much for sharing. I hope this all makes it into your book. The part about bathing in a tub in front of the cookstove reminded me of one of my family's favorite children's stories - When I was Young on the Mountain by Cynthia Rylant. Do you know it? I think you'd identify with a lot of it. Best regards to you, Teresa, and keep blogging! <br />Lynne MackoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12778925206542535920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post-7392593386729995632013-11-24T06:35:07.626-08:002013-11-24T06:35:07.626-08:00If only we could go back, Mary, just for a day... ...If only we could go back, Mary, just for a day... and swing really high on your swingset. And I would make you the best jelly sammich in the whole world. Much love to you!The Sabbatical Chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16672966159069489284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4482248790473272321.post-66002082126309365752013-11-23T23:28:53.685-08:002013-11-23T23:28:53.685-08:00Well, you can go read what I wrote on fb cause I&#...Well, you can go read what I wrote on fb cause I'm sniffling too hard now, but I would sure love to give your mama a hug, and I would give a lot to step/fall in that creek again (I always did too....mama would get so mad at me!), go sit by that big rhubarb plant that was halfway down your grandma!s back yard, and eat a jelly sammich with you :-)<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MILDRED!! You look AMAZING!<br />Love, Mary Blevins <3<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219785104989268895noreply@blogger.com