tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post3015532092748904271..comments2024-03-13T04:00:21.690-05:00Comments on Life 101 : Telling StoriesRick Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-53120207003930471542021-02-18T16:53:46.898-06:002021-02-18T16:53:46.898-06:00I was related to Grace Knox I was in awe of her as...I was related to Grace Knox I was in awe of her as a little girl. I have so many fun stories of her a few years of her passing I had one over to her home and she and I talked for hours!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794292096133920031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-5929402678543930792018-05-22T19:34:22.179-05:002018-05-22T19:34:22.179-05:00Hi Rick, you're on to something good. Story te...Hi Rick, you're on to something good. Story telling is really Life 101. I agrees 1005, everyone has a story.<br /> Good luck with this new twist in your blogging. <br />Hugs, JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03423754263165266554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-26893739827086077032018-05-22T17:02:16.571-05:002018-05-22T17:02:16.571-05:00We didn't have any storytellers in our family....We didn't have any storytellers in our family. I've tried to fill that gap with my kids.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-71937700196467816702018-05-22T14:26:51.286-05:002018-05-22T14:26:51.286-05:00Everyone has a story ... but few know how to liste...Everyone has a story ... but few know how to listen. Yours is a remarkable gift. Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-20420005595580364472018-05-22T13:05:23.845-05:002018-05-22T13:05:23.845-05:00I was young when my granfathers passed away but I ...I was young when my granfathers passed away but I would have loved to hear some old stories. I was never alone with either one of them as my siblings were always around. My husbands dad had some pretty good stroris about his dad who came over from Italy. Nick can remember some of them and I love listening. <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-44970024512699310802018-05-22T11:56:29.061-05:002018-05-22T11:56:29.061-05:00Listening to family stories is what I did as a chi...Listening to family stories is what I did as a child too. They are so important. Too many people have no idea who their ancestors are much less the things they did. It all goes into who we are.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-36409458150399977312018-05-22T09:36:24.008-05:002018-05-22T09:36:24.008-05:00You are so right, every person has a story to tell...You are so right, every person has a story to tell and some people have quite amazing lives. Both my parents led quite interesting lives. My dad was born in Barry’s Bay a bit north of Algonquin Park in 1913 who lost his mom when he was 6 and had to grow up quick. His first job was April 27, 1927, well, a job that paid. He was taken out of school at grade 4 to help his dad sell Rolly’s Good Health Products. He hopped the rails in the 30s during the Great Depression and has many stories involving bears and wolves. My dad was a great storyteller and told many stories about ghosts. He fought in WW2 and was wounded near the end of the war. There are more stories but I a, stopp8ng there. My mom....you know some of her stories who grew up during the Hitler Regime and endured the bombings of Hamburg and Dresden. She met Hitler who shook her hand, along with many other girls, she lost 2 brothers during the war, was taken out of her home to get programmed only to start a hunger strike. She also was part of the resistance and planted bombs under the bridges because she was small enough. After the war, the Russians came, rape, destruction and almost disappearing to Siberia. She escaped from the Eas5 to the West, ughhh...too much to write here. How I miss herBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-35996609562461525102018-05-22T08:46:52.845-05:002018-05-22T08:46:52.845-05:00Every one of us has a story to tell, so very true....Every one of us has a story to tell, so very true. You are a good story teller for sure. Sounds like you also have some good stories lined up to share too. This new job sounds perfect for you.I'm mostly known as 'MA'https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107548726472541669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-83675348062023298502018-05-22T02:52:54.424-05:002018-05-22T02:52:54.424-05:00Dear Rick, I'm reading your 4th book (e-book) ...Dear Rick, I'm reading your 4th book (e-book) and enjoying the stories in it. And I've always enjoyed the stories you tell on your blog. But I think that hearing the stories you're going to be doing now will be a real instruction in living. So I'm wondering if there a URL for the newspaper so we can read the stories. Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-80870593091132363402018-05-22T00:38:33.780-05:002018-05-22T00:38:33.780-05:00I'd love to see some of those stories!!I'd love to see some of those stories!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-40649232581761776012018-05-21T23:58:07.799-05:002018-05-21T23:58:07.799-05:00Stories are hugely important. Which too many peop...Stories are hugely important. Which too many people forget. Inspirational, educational ways to connect.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-27599692765393084742018-05-21T23:08:16.487-05:002018-05-21T23:08:16.487-05:00Grace Knox, proprietor of Knox Tavern Metuchen NJ
...Grace Knox, proprietor of Knox Tavern Metuchen NJ<br /><br />https://books.google.com/books?id=J6TxcT7N9RgC&pg=PA143&lpg=PA143&dq=Pink+Lady+metuchen+NJ&source=bl&ots=tweR8nRSOn&sig=BlPhIyFtD_0Vb16ByoSd_QgNTKs&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjn6NeKuJjbAhUpzlkKHaBeBDwQ6AEIOTAC#v=onepage&q=Pink%20Lady%20metuchen%20NJ&f=falsejoehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-75832399252535927382018-05-21T23:03:30.917-05:002018-05-21T23:03:30.917-05:00We had a 90+ YO lady called the Pink Lady. She al...We had a 90+ YO lady called the Pink Lady. She always wore pink, drove pink cars and had a pink house. She ran a local family bar and dressed up to the nines once a month and partied with friends in the city. She never missed the NYE party with Guy Lombardo. When she got older, the local cops would escort her home as she could barely drive and had the nights receipts that they were afraid would get stolen. She must have had a million stories.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19517251.post-76585935971451642012018-05-21T20:44:32.141-05:002018-05-21T20:44:32.141-05:00First I must tell you again that I can't show ...First I must tell you again that I can't show Jack your previous post..he will be too jealous of those berries! Ours are doing better so there's hope to get that many frozen! I agree that everyone has a story. My family has thanked me for keeping my blog because it's a journal of our lives. No, I've never written a book, sailed the 7 seas or saved anyone..wait, I did save 3 of my siblings from our burning home when I was 10..yep, everyone has a story. I'm going to email you about an amazing 97 yr young super cool Southern gal in our Church who wrote a book at age 95...she has many stories!yayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047536332780197024noreply@blogger.com