issue 12.1

Comments

[dori]

A great Nest this week. I love to discover things inside old books as well.
Imagine my joy and amazement when I randomly selected a book from a bookcase at my family farm and read two inscriptions:
To Walter, from his S.S. Teacher--Xmas 1902. Sam Topping
Then in Walter's (my grandfather} own handwriting: To My Dearest Dori, This is the first book I ever owned, and given to you this 7th of February, 1975. Pop--

I had never seen this book before, and was in the middle of explaining to my son as he mourned the loss of his grandmother, that we need to look around us and we will find signs or things to remind us that they are always with us. That's when I opened the book.
I enjoyed this piece very much, as well as the yummy potato recipe and of course the photographs. I was particularly touched by the "Funeral for a Horseman" photo. Amazing.
Thank you.

[Libby Maeder]

Beautiful writing, beautiful photos! I loved the bookmark story. I collect bookmarks, and even though I have an e-reader, I still keep them. You always have a need to mark a place in a paper page book, even if you are reading a novel (and playing Words With Friends!)on an e-reader. My favorites are ones given to me by my mom, Erik, and other people. Two faves: one from Erik that says "Home is where your story begins," and a Lemony Snicket one that says "It is an unfortunate thing to lose your place."

Your photos are really remarkable, and I remembered most of these and enjoyed looking at them again here. I love the one of Anna in the snow. But they are all great.

Thanks for sharing your nest with us!

[kateri]

@dori, I don't think you ever told me that story about your grandfather's gift to you. I love what you said to Spencer; isn't it the truth? Your farm is full of those kinds of special things. You are very lucky! I would love to see that book!

@Libby, Want to see your bookmark collection sometime. I was putting books away last night and in my 1952 edition of Anna Frank's "The Diary of a Young Girl" I found a bookmark I had forgotten about: an old valentine (so cute!) that says "I give my heart to my valentine. You are the one I love, so don't slam me." It also has a library card from the Buffalo Central Library, last checked out on May 1, 1969. I get such a thrill when I find these things. Maybe they will come up with a more fun way to mark pages on our eReaders, something with a little more personality!

[Dina Calucci]

Kateri: Your talents continue to inspire me. What a unique and novel way you have of interpreting life and simple objects to make us all see the beauty in them we might have otherwise missed. Carry on....

[kateri]

@DIna, Well, that made me smile and blush at the same time. Thank you, so much. I sure miss our writing class. Hope to see you in the next one? And, thank you. Really. :)

[Mama]

A little late, but finally I made it. Just in time to read your next issue of "unweaving the nest". I won't allow myself to look at the new issue until I have completely devoured the last one. Anyway....., I'm not sure I told you or not, but..., after my dear mother died, going through all her books in her library, we found a crisp new $5.00 bill in each book. I remember, it kept me from being sad, instead we just agreed that was just like mama. Let me tell you, my mother's library was anything but small. In my teenage years, she read a book a night. Always a murder mystery, she loved Ellery Queen and Agatha Christie. Imagine, celebrating a year of your wonderful e-magazine. Congratulations, and how grand for all of us lucky to read them.

[kateri]

@Mama, I'm glad you finish one before moving on. The issues are getting longer, lots more writing lately. I love that, and I hope others do, too. I think you did tell me that once about gramma's library. It didn't seem like a surprise ;) I sure wish you would let me read her diaries though! I think I received a lot of her spirit. I've always felt that we would have had a remarkable connection to one another if we could have known one another when I was older.