tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post8739555287006585356..comments2024-02-21T09:02:10.761-05:00Comments on Two Bears Farm and the Three Cubs: Appalachian Blizzard Memories - The Red Dress Club PromptLisa @ Two Bears Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03464839163693785901noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-56991255326075661872011-01-29T00:45:33.608-05:002011-01-29T00:45:33.608-05:00This is just amazing, the way her mind drifts back...This is just amazing, the way her mind drifts back to things Granny said. So captivating!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10395153992892479101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-2699176105973696002011-01-28T22:54:32.418-05:002011-01-28T22:54:32.418-05:00I think you captured Sarah's voice and Granny&...I think you captured Sarah's voice and Granny's perfectly. It definitely made me think about surviving a blizzard without what we have today.<br /><br />Sarah's situation was haunting, thinking about a 13 year-old alone in a cabin..Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14025221975648580117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-66722446645376319912011-01-28T18:23:46.043-05:002011-01-28T18:23:46.043-05:00I felt her loneliness to my bones. Haunting.I felt her loneliness to my bones. Haunting.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10808570128612766810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-54197669401580942562011-01-28T16:56:24.197-05:002011-01-28T16:56:24.197-05:00I really felt the longing she had for a simpler ti...I really felt the longing she had for a simpler time when she had someone to care for her and teach her. Is this part of a longer work? (This is my first time on your blog. I'm visiting from TRDC.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-35163067462025170052011-01-28T16:22:17.379-05:002011-01-28T16:22:17.379-05:00You did such a great job of fleshing out Granny Ro...You did such a great job of fleshing out Granny Rose that I was hoping she wasn't actually dead. You did a great job of capturing that moment of: Ok, the blizzard was bad, but that's nirvana compared to what I'm feeling right now."Jenniferhttp://whispatory.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-46813191742688549652011-01-28T13:35:19.959-05:002011-01-28T13:35:19.959-05:00Wow! This is truly impressive. It is emotionally...Wow! This is truly impressive. It is emotionally provocative....I want to be hug Sarah and help her in some way.<br /><br />You really brought her character to life!Lindsey Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407924019039481161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-36865179957578253892011-01-28T12:09:53.581-05:002011-01-28T12:09:53.581-05:00As Nancy said, that first line, very powerful. But...As Nancy said, that first line, very powerful. But for me, this detail: <br /><br />"Her eyes too strained in the darkness" made me feel like I was right there with her. <br /><br />I really enjoyed it.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972798018825603047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-23191831643113970532011-01-28T06:52:44.998-05:002011-01-28T06:52:44.998-05:00"before Sarah sat trying to figure out how to..."before Sarah sat trying to figure out how to secretly bury her grandmother at the tender age of thirteen." <br /><br />Wow, that line really hooked me in! You capture her voice so profoundly, so perfectly. She is so real in my eyes.<br /><br />All those details about the weather and her wisdom about the signs of snow? Stunning. <br /><br />What a great read.Nancy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313721217543578257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-85523787721650107622011-01-27T18:28:10.105-05:002011-01-27T18:28:10.105-05:00I was waiting for you to write that Sarah got out ...I was waiting for you to write that Sarah got out her sewing box and started sewing peices of material together in making a quilt.<br />Oh my goodness ~ did you have to make Granny Rose die? Times were hard enough for the poor girl...Maybe Granny Rose was just sleeping soundly and Sarah thought she was dead.<br />Great writing~! now when is this book going to be published? <br />Have a tiggeriffic day~! ta ta for now from IowaTiggeriffichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02039721574395014625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-22610928328630860272011-01-27T16:02:29.095-05:002011-01-27T16:02:29.095-05:00Granny Rose died?...gosh this makes my bones hurt,...Granny Rose died?...gosh this makes my bones hurt, just thinking of being cold or freezing to death....good reading.(made me be thankful I live in this day and time and I don't have to rely on a wood stove to keep us warm, we are so blessed!<br />~JoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-17882670971105877002011-01-27T14:17:57.560-05:002011-01-27T14:17:57.560-05:00Wow! That was great! I could see it all in my mi...Wow! That was great! I could see it all in my mind. Kind of like watching John Boy. ~ I'm not saying that it sounded like an episode from John Boy because it wasn't. It just took me to the times of when the Walton's took place so to speak. Loved it!<br /><br />Have a Great Day!<br />AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-65462270869050161072011-01-27T14:07:40.548-05:002011-01-27T14:07:40.548-05:00Great job! You really captured Sarah's alonen...Great job! You really captured Sarah's aloneness and isolation-and having to take on a burden no young girl should have to. Well done!!Valerie Boersmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372768206512562126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-57858935989201421382011-01-27T12:42:44.021-05:002011-01-27T12:42:44.021-05:00I would love to read more...I would love to read more...laughwithusbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260691954753095445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-7760164257781631422011-01-27T10:43:48.063-05:002011-01-27T10:43:48.063-05:00And you're not entering this because?????And you're not entering this because?????jp@A Green Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217268829093983376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-57853781825286601252011-01-27T10:40:41.832-05:002011-01-27T10:40:41.832-05:00I feel her pain and sadness and her wishes to go b...I feel her pain and sadness and her wishes to go back to that time ...<br /><br />great job.<br /><br />sandieChatty Cronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232040517217024681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-54329783944653928352011-01-27T09:54:29.747-05:002011-01-27T09:54:29.747-05:00Very well done. I felt stranded and alone just re...Very well done. I felt stranded and alone just reading this.TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-7014587976280316272011-01-27T08:16:34.540-05:002011-01-27T08:16:34.540-05:00I often think about what blizzards were like witho...I often think about what blizzards were like without the comforts we are blessed with today. <br /><br />Very descriptive and moving. I got the shivers just imagining how cold it was!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116903234641971344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-80615679608396672552011-01-27T07:46:32.092-05:002011-01-27T07:46:32.092-05:00Wonderfully done! I feel so badly for her. She is ...Wonderfully done! I feel so badly for her. She is all alone in the world surrounded by snow.JDaniel4's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354900916937838719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356235511941477035.post-73785538804521009042011-01-27T07:22:36.938-05:002011-01-27T07:22:36.938-05:00i am impressed, hauntingly beautiful! love the way...i am impressed, hauntingly beautiful! love the way you write.Mamarazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053091142306052509noreply@blogger.com