tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5785760256763876554.post3547843298634251716..comments2023-08-29T05:36:39.218-04:00Comments on the accidental kitchen: poofHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13121694885082632435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5785760256763876554.post-27085443589054580552012-10-31T12:10:02.305-04:002012-10-31T12:10:02.305-04:00Thank you, sweet Tanvi! It makes me sad, how long ...Thank you, sweet Tanvi! It makes me sad, how long it has taken me to truly appreciate my grandparents. I'm sure it will only deepen as I get older. Thinking about all this also redoubles my desire to have as many conversations with my parents as possible, and not to take those for granted. <br /><br />I'm really enjoying your photo blog, by the way. You take gorgeous pictures.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121694885082632435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5785760256763876554.post-65253702447744254342012-10-23T15:17:48.079-04:002012-10-23T15:17:48.079-04:00I've never witnessed anyone pass away before, ...I've never witnessed anyone pass away before, but I have imagined it to be very violent - like having something taken away that is meant to be kept. <br /><br />I'm so sorry for the loss of your grandmother. I've lost all four of my grandparents and I miss them a lot. I wish I could sit on a porch with them and pick their brains about the secrets of the universe. I wish they could know the person I am today and I wish they told more stories. <br /><br />I really liked this post Heather - very warmly written. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />TanviTanvi Patelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08633556143862483305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5785760256763876554.post-39593377705120062452012-10-15T21:24:50.342-04:002012-10-15T21:24:50.342-04:00Thank you for your kind comments, my dear friend. ...Thank you for your kind comments, my dear friend. I wish I knew more about Burke -- I just know the thumbnail version -- but I love it that you mentioned his notion of the sublime. That's exactly the feeling <i>Melancholia</i> gave me.<br /><br />It's funny; I've ended up learning a lot this year from my parents, both about them, and about what I have to look forward to and prepare for in the next few years... Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13121694885082632435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5785760256763876554.post-20403525651765092512012-10-15T15:39:00.344-04:002012-10-15T15:39:00.344-04:00This hit home (as usual) in a number of ways, not ...This hit home (as usual) in a number of ways, not the least of which being that it seems we will soon be on a journey to be with one of our parents in the way you so beautifully describe being with your grandmother. <br /><br />I'm also prepping to teach an overview of the sublime tomorrow, and Burke seems to sum up some of what you were getting at here (though I choose your blog any day): "Infinity has a tendency to fill the mind with that sort of delightful horror, which is the most genuine effect, and truest test of the sublime." <br /><br />And, indeed, your blog IS sublime. (ba-dum-ching!)<br /><br />Love,<br />Scalgal03https://www.blogger.com/profile/03265686637497292772noreply@blogger.com