tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post4731945491921916673..comments2023-10-28T05:14:04.796-07:00Comments on AN AERIAL ARMADILLO: Just an old fashioned girl.Tessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-17348132296398393952010-10-09T10:52:40.763-07:002010-10-09T10:52:40.763-07:00Dear Tessa,
Something led me to this post this aft...Dear Tessa,<br />Something led me to this post this afternoon. I woke (late...I'm still in pajamas at quarter to one)and was thinking of John Lennon and his birthday and the song 'Mr. Postman' started going through my head. I felt as if I was standing at the edge of two worlds. I will miss those times. Thanks for this wonderful post.<br />Wishing you a beautiful day,<br />Catherine xxceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-57979264830055510202010-10-08T11:35:19.681-07:002010-10-08T11:35:19.681-07:00Tessa,
will you please send me your address? I...Tessa,<br />will you please send me your address? I'd like to send you a letter (a swallow of sorts).<br /><br />beth.bonini@earthlink.netBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-79518620914913148822010-10-02T06:38:30.218-07:002010-10-02T06:38:30.218-07:00I'm very late here and a lot of lovely has bee...I'm very late here and a lot of lovely has been said.<br />I'm delighted to read that you are on the up and that you have a love of hand written letters.<br />I too love them as treasures.<br /><br />take care<br />love to you<br />robynxxxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600470311819511684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-44253993417009679572010-09-30T04:02:54.789-07:002010-09-30T04:02:54.789-07:00Great to see you back again, Tessa!
Real letters a...Great to see you back again, Tessa!<br />Real letters are wonderful, don't know when I last received one. Actually, I think it was a little handwritten note from my mum, tucked into a businesslike package sent out to me. Very heartwarming!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-55175530579854830682010-09-29T07:39:52.777-07:002010-09-29T07:39:52.777-07:00Ooops, forgot to say, I do love letters and, as a ...Ooops, forgot to say, I do love letters and, as a teacher I can see the downhill slope of the English language! It is criminal what these modern kids are being exposed to!soulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-73424906867258542142010-09-29T07:38:32.030-07:002010-09-29T07:38:32.030-07:00At last some news, and it seems good too. So relie...At last some news, and it seems good too. So relieved. I am not blogging at all right now, but kept coming along to check on you. Hope the beauty of autumn will soothe your soul and that this winter won't be too tough here.. Please e mail me your address as I have something small for you. lotsa big big hugs from me in London town.xxxsoulbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879115279499153124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-37878022701404171932010-09-28T05:29:39.609-07:002010-09-28T05:29:39.609-07:00Hello dearest Bonnie - lovely to see you too! Yes...Hello dearest Bonnie - lovely to see you too! Yes, you're so right - it is up to us to keep the pen, ink and paper letter writing up. It would be such an awful tragedy to lose it all. xx<br /><br />Big hugs across that sky we share, Vanessa. You are such a huge inspiration to so many of us…in so many ways. Bless you for being you, sisterfriend. I am feeling mucho better. Thank you for Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-48011240744169802662010-09-28T05:28:18.482-07:002010-09-28T05:28:18.482-07:00i used to love writing letters - reams and reams o...i used to love writing letters - reams and reams of them - and diaries. what happened to that? now we have all these super fast communication tools, and labour saving devices and have LESS TIME for handwriting. wierd. So so happy to have you back 'on the air' Tessa. missed you xxVValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-68278904131388573342010-09-28T03:47:14.356-07:002010-09-28T03:47:14.356-07:00Hi Tessa
Please visit my blog and pick up your You...Hi Tessa<br />Please visit my blog and pick up your You Inspire Me Award.<br />Love,<br />HerradHerradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13728207969811635579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-7602441686921733692010-09-28T02:58:42.832-07:002010-09-28T02:58:42.832-07:00Tessa - lovely to see you post again and such a wo...Tessa - lovely to see you post again and such a wonderful post. I too love letters, both writing and receiving them - but it's rare these days. I admit to guilt on this also, e-communication is so much easier! I do have a few friends with whom I continue to write to and receive letters but the spread between the letters get's longer and longer. I still have many of the letters from myMimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-22199174201028973002010-09-28T01:01:00.234-07:002010-09-28T01:01:00.234-07:00I should send you a postcard at least to comment o...I should send you a postcard at least to comment on this. An electronic response just doesn't seem right. Your ramblings and photos/paintings would certainly deserve to be out there in bookform. I've still not worked out how to do twitter and a blackberry is something I make jam with. :)Heikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17999245793961798308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-84200200563310661952010-09-27T09:30:34.437-07:002010-09-27T09:30:34.437-07:00Tessa, it's Robin...your new friend from San F...Tessa, it's Robin...your new friend from San Francisco. First, I must say how thrilled I am that your treatement is behind you and that you are feeling BETTER! Long walks on the beach with loved ones are now exactly what you need as you continue to heal.<br /><br />I love your painting....it is full of YOU....bright, passionate and strong!<br /><br />I, too, am a devoted letter writer.....Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247046205493711677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-52801307404235918892010-09-27T09:26:21.184-07:002010-09-27T09:26:21.184-07:00Dearest Tessa, I have written you numerous letters...Dearest Tessa, I have written you numerous letters in my head these last weeks and months. You got them, didn`t you? Now I am off to write you a real one! All my love and blessings to you!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484336744673299416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-54988295134373671332010-09-26T23:32:26.805-07:002010-09-26T23:32:26.805-07:00What a beautiful painting! And you are SO right a...What a beautiful painting! And you are SO right about letters. She must be writing something very juicy and wonderful. I can tell by the way she is talking with her hand, even as she writes.<br /><br />The letter from your brother in law is wonderful! Not very many men these days who will sit down to write a letter.<br /><br />I loved receiving letters in college. I squealed in delight Bella Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139728758198482234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-54982862676841165242010-09-26T17:59:35.406-07:002010-09-26T17:59:35.406-07:00When you moved I didn't get your new address, ...When you moved I didn't get your new address, but i wanted to write. I don't have f.b. or twitter, i guess there's only so much time in the day. A letter written by hand and sent with love is a joy indeed.<br /><br />I cannot imagine all you've gone through these last months, and i hope and pray you've seen the worst of it. <br /><br />This is a brilliant letter by your Lori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-54022296133775033222010-09-26T11:39:33.868-07:002010-09-26T11:39:33.868-07:00A very happy welcome back! I'm so glad to rea...A very happy welcome back! I'm so glad to read your post--both because you're simply posting again and because it's so very true! I vowed to bring back the handwritten note a few years ago, and it was a fabulous decision. I'm glad to see that you're doing the same. Now I think I'll brew a cup of tea and catch up on some correspondence! <br /><br />Glad to see you backCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16139934537625548823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-74540324194057574152010-09-26T11:23:32.424-07:002010-09-26T11:23:32.424-07:00Totally concur with your point of view about handw...Totally concur with your point of view about handwritten missives.<br /><br />Had it not been for those intense, invaluable letters to Theo, our understanding of Van Gogh - the sensitive soul behind the tormented artist, would have been a lot poorer. <br /><br />Letters are like first class tickets to a journey in our imagination. They are like blank cheques to dream and reflect in leisure. justdoodleithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615043802945661749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-35975914369055930682010-09-26T10:07:29.250-07:002010-09-26T10:07:29.250-07:00TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPM...TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!TSUPMWAH!<br /><br />i am so happy to see your painting, read your thoughts, and savor your comments. your response to lolo is my favorite--knowing that you are feeling well and seing shells. and please don't forget our sky tessa. i love sharing it with you.<br /><br /kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-3931243851909191002010-09-26T09:36:16.968-07:002010-09-26T09:36:16.968-07:00Not only are we losing letters to preserve our his...Not only are we losing letters to preserve our history, the handwriting gives a glimpse of the person. I am reminded of finding old letters in a trunk after my aunt died. They told us details of our family history we weren't aware of and we could hear the personality in the voice of the written words.<br /><br />I am glad to see you are back. I didn't know exactly what you were going Karina Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568846753356354197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-21335556396080261442010-09-26T09:16:31.015-07:002010-09-26T09:16:31.015-07:00Great post. I love your use of color, and I agree...Great post. I love your use of color, and I agree with you and everyone else about writing.Linda Hensleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929626735450807904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-55647494114987605932010-09-26T08:31:47.808-07:002010-09-26T08:31:47.808-07:00The Letter is lovely. I love it. It's still be...The Letter is lovely. I love it. It's still better then email on any given day!!! Wonderful Tessa. Oh How my heart just jumped and leaped inside my chest when I saw your comment. I have missed you and prayed for you as well. It is good to hear from you my darling! Oh how you made me smile big. What a fabulous birthday wish. Thanks so much. I send you healing hugs and best wishes. You are soVanessa Brantley Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103644990786273164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-54279051240466806442010-09-26T07:12:57.039-07:002010-09-26T07:12:57.039-07:00Kathleen, hello. Sage words indeed. I'm convi...Kathleen, hello. Sage words indeed. I'm convinced it's true that we get a burst of adreline or something when people respond to our comments and opinions via this medium. I for one, love the immediacy of it...very satisfying to know someone is 'taking note'! <br /><br />Moaromingboyles - so very many thanks for visiting and thank you, thank you for your kind wishes. I am mendingTessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-14423507359661230732010-09-26T07:07:41.239-07:002010-09-26T07:07:41.239-07:00Darling Rosaria! As always such an absolute pleas...Darling Rosaria! As always such an absolute pleasure to read your comments. Perhaps blogging has become the new letter writing, do you suppose?<br /><br />Hi there Carol - thank you so much for stopping by....it's been so long since I've had contact with all my special bloggy pals. And boy, did I miss you all! Keep writing to your nephews...I can just imagine how important it is for Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-39686990971113265982010-09-26T07:06:20.093-07:002010-09-26T07:06:20.093-07:00Hello K! Thank you so much for your visit. I'...Hello K! Thank you so much for your visit. I'm glad you like letter as I do - they are everything special. Memories, laughter, maybe tears, mental pictures, little bits of gossip. Wonderful!<br /><br />Ces, my dear supple oak - how good it is that you are out of hibernation! Yes, I have been Facebooking quite often lately...a lazy way, I suppose, of keeping up with friends all over the Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-52701592663428996962010-09-26T05:12:09.789-07:002010-09-26T05:12:09.789-07:00Wonderful to have you back Tessa. Your painting i...Wonderful to have you back Tessa. Your painting is simply lovely. And I so agree that letter writing is an art and one to be treasured. It's up to all of us to not let it become a lost art.<br />Hope you are feeling well.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.com