tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post248692769573742332..comments2024-03-27T11:48:21.579-07:00Comments on InScribe Writers Online: My Mother's Gift - Tandy BalsonTracy Krausshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-82666463784096609492015-11-26T20:12:28.378-07:002015-11-26T20:12:28.378-07:00My mom's eyes would light up when she talked a...My mom's eyes would light up when she talked about The Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton Porter or Anne of Green Gables and the other Anne books by Lucy Maude Montgomery. She is the one who pointed these books out to me, and you really could "live" in these books. Mom enjoyed them again when I started reading them. Thanks for sharing this good reminder, Tandy.Sharon Espesethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13013272853384312117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-49207565448334544502015-11-25T20:03:08.913-07:002015-11-25T20:03:08.913-07:00Tandy--what a beautiful family history centred aro...Tandy--what a beautiful family history centred around books. I'm so glad you inherited your mom's books. Now you can continue the legacy.Connie Mae Inglishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12988103819012472275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-81608360620297696832015-11-24T10:56:32.976-07:002015-11-24T10:56:32.976-07:00Oh yes, I remember it too - loved it almost as muc...Oh yes, I remember it too - loved it almost as much as the Emily of New Moon book I was given that made me realize I could some day call myself a writer. I don't remember my mother reading to me (she was a working mom so likely didn't have the energy in the evenings). But I do remember many conversations about the books I read. Marcia Lee Laycockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109390369843987353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-48589321558362487972015-11-24T09:27:17.764-07:002015-11-24T09:27:17.764-07:00Thanks Tandy, my mother modelled a love of reading...Thanks Tandy, my mother modelled a love of reading, it may have been escapism, however, I see that she passed on the love of reading as well. Besides we often do need to escape. Jocelyn Fairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15767357831759356035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-15350749721892240872015-11-24T08:43:43.496-07:002015-11-24T08:43:43.496-07:00I believe a love of reading is one of the great gi...I believe a love of reading is one of the great gifts we can pass along to future generations and I've been blessed to see it in my daughter and her daughters. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02049461339603097638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-57246969404661207442015-11-24T07:50:05.803-07:002015-11-24T07:50:05.803-07:00I remember THE GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST! thanks for ...I remember THE GIRL OF THE LIMBERLOST! thanks for reminding me of it. I, too, inherited a love of reading from my mother and grandmother. What a legacy!Tracy Krausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066853243062725525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-79489842055192480822015-11-24T05:50:42.130-07:002015-11-24T05:50:42.130-07:00What a beautiful legacy and inheritance! I also li...What a beautiful legacy and inheritance! I also liked Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon but have not heard of Elnora books that were your hook to read. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258556.post-14948922096204213542015-11-24T05:16:08.595-07:002015-11-24T05:16:08.595-07:00My mom and I had a, well, not a great relationship...My mom and I had a, well, not a great relationship (understatement), but she did teach me a love of reading. Every night we sat on the couch and she read to me library books on whatever topic I was immersed in at the time. Thank you for reminding me of something good she gave me!Bobbi Juniorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16366421883424533929noreply@blogger.com