Comments on: My funny valentine

By: tea_austen

tea_austen — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:51:48 +0000

I always come by here on Valentine’s Day and read this sweet post again. Thinking of you today. xox

By: Tartelette

Tartelette — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:19:25 +0000

I was just thinking about you and your dad and this post as I was writing mine. When I asked for one donut at Kripsy Kreme, I also asked them for a coffee cup half full of sprinkles!!

By: Married …with dinner » Blog Archive » DOTW: Widow’s Kiss

Married …with dinner » Blog Archive » DOTW: Widow’s Kiss — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:59:38 +0000

[...] Dia de Los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, is a bit of a misnomer, especially in Mexico where the festivities are often spread out over two or more days. Like most Latino holidays of a spiritual sort, this fiesta integrates indigenous traditions alongside Catholic feasts, blending traditional pre-Hispanic ancestor worship with the Europeans’ All Saints Day and All Souls Day. Children and other innocents are remembered on November 1, and those who died as adults are honored the next day and night. As someone for whom death is a relatively fresh memory, setting aside a few days to remember those we have lost seems eminently wise, a useful way of mourning together and acknowledging individual loss as part of a universal experience. [...]

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:00:36 +0000

I read this article on Salon a couple of days back, and it really struck a chord for me. I really appreciated the letter-writer's comment about how he never realized how comforting expressions of condolences -- which sound so hollow when you're offering them -- actually can be. So thanks again -- it means a lot to me, in ways I never could explain, just to have you say "we're here, and we're sorry."

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:30:43 +0000

Thank you. Believe it or not, it’s a special holiday Krispy Kreme. Dad always did love doughnuts…

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:29:15 +0000

this is so beautiful — the post AND the pastry!

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:19:37 +0000

Thank you for sharing this post, which charmed me and I’m sure all your readers. I’ve been thinking of you–and your dad. What a wonderful guy.

By: Anita

Anita — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:11:10 +0000

Thank you all for your sweet notes. Just knowing that there are people out there who are thinking of me/us is very comforting. When I wrote this post about Dad, I had a very strong memory of Ilva's posts about her father's passing, and Tami writing about her mother. As I worried that none of our readers would want to read something so personal and sad, I remembered I was so touched those posts. It helped me be brave enough to share it. I knew I couldn't cope with people writing to ask why we weren't posting, so I felt I had to write -something-, and since I had to write it, it might as well be a rememberance. In hindsight, I'm so glad that I did. And thank you all for indulging me, and comforting me.

By: kitchenMage

kitchenMage — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 05:55:47 +0000

I think that ice cream may taste a bit sweeter with that memory to accompany it. Your tribute is sweeter still. hugs from another newcomer to your site.

~km

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:58:21 +0000

What a beautiful tribute to the first man in your life. My thoughts and condolences go out to you and your family.