tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post4867756025515452068..comments2024-02-25T03:40:27.643-05:00Comments on The Hook: A Soldier's Heart & Little ApplesLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17838472744477823574noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-37156344007199964322012-08-26T15:35:08.611-04:002012-08-26T15:35:08.611-04:00Yes, I agree. A lot has been lost since the onset ...Yes, I agree. A lot has been lost since the onset of texting and such. Sometimes I have to remind myself to spell out the words in full!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838472744477823574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-18895733788003610202012-08-25T21:58:58.483-04:002012-08-25T21:58:58.483-04:00The letter is so lyrical and very telling of the p...The letter is so lyrical and very telling of the period it was written. People don't write like this anymore, we abbreviate and invent acronyms for mose anything.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113033902410883148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-48486818951900785392012-08-25T19:44:52.348-04:002012-08-25T19:44:52.348-04:00Thanks, Jess! He's always had a way with words...Thanks, Jess! He's always had a way with words as well as an amazing outlook on life.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838472744477823574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-73559613400245096052012-08-25T15:50:08.084-04:002012-08-25T15:50:08.084-04:00Love the photo and what a great letter! Your dad ...Love the photo and what a great letter! Your dad is quite the writer. I love his attitude and outlook. We can all learn from him. :)<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-85007649800549086252012-08-25T10:10:36.879-04:002012-08-25T10:10:36.879-04:00Beautifully put, Liz! Thank you for taking the tim...Beautifully put, Liz! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. Miss you!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17838472744477823574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485436326220833334.post-75718673499350249802012-08-25T09:55:01.441-04:002012-08-25T09:55:01.441-04:00Amazing photo and letter--and you know how much I ...Amazing photo and letter--and you know how much I love old photos and letters--but all the more amazing because I know your parents! Your nieces have told me about your dad telling stories, and making up stories with them. I totally get the genetics, but as an adoptee, with a storyteller dad, I think, as well, they teach us to think like storytellers and writers just by listening to them and living with them and loving them.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00697673055622212852noreply@blogger.com