tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post5211688950564304768..comments2024-03-27T16:19:53.023+00:00Comments on Friko's World: A Family Reunion - All Saints’ Day - Part IFrikohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-44620871179344876092014-11-11T18:08:55.502+00:002014-11-11T18:08:55.502+00:00Once, and only once, I had the opportunity to trav...Once, and only once, I had the opportunity to travel by steam-powered train. I remember the cinders blowing in the open windows, and the horsehair seats. The walls of our car were covered with a flocked fabric that would have reminded me of a bordello, had I known at that age (about ten?) what a bordello was.<br /><br />Such a wonderful beginning! I'm so glad I can go straight on to the next.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37549979674668793402014-11-07T17:05:29.941+00:002014-11-07T17:05:29.941+00:00Such wonderfully evocative writing. I'm glad I...Such wonderfully evocative writing. I'm glad I'm playing catch-up and can go straight to the next instalment.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-59516139958385179752014-11-01T17:04:20.099+00:002014-11-01T17:04:20.099+00:00The descriptions here are so rich that I am there ...The descriptions here are so rich that I am there with you--and quite ready for whatever action is coming in the next parts of this story.<br /><br />In particular here, I like how well the opening paragraph captures November (ooh, do I struggle with November!). Also, the moment when people alight from the train and take a moment to "settle" themselves before walking away from it...thatJocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29581991063674487142014-10-30T09:26:21.371+00:002014-10-30T09:26:21.371+00:00Hi Friko - lovely story telling of those days long...Hi Friko - lovely story telling of those days long gone - and weren't the mists swirling ghouls, and that bitter wind so biting ... when I lived in Surrey the cold of those 50s and 60s seemed monstrous, but we had to get through ... now I look at the Urals and understand the sweep of cold fronts with banks of snow in them unremittingly sweeping across your homeland ... wonderful writing - Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-27444943491864882972014-10-30T02:00:54.625+00:002014-10-30T02:00:54.625+00:00You are an absolutely first class story teller, F...You are an absolutely first class story teller, Friko. You paint a scene which is quite foreign to me but still I feel familiar with it.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-54733582784715057852014-10-29T20:33:46.166+00:002014-10-29T20:33:46.166+00:00Yes , you've captured the grey chill of '...Yes , you've captured the grey chill of '40s and early '50s Northern Europe beautifully . SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-65979930581827128062014-10-29T19:46:13.809+00:002014-10-29T19:46:13.809+00:00It's remarkable to me how much telling detail ...It's remarkable to me how much telling detail are able to bring to these reminiscences. I look forward to the next installment.Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-79287184958303080072014-10-29T19:30:54.521+00:002014-10-29T19:30:54.521+00:00Once again you have created a fabulous place in ti...Once again you have created a fabulous place in time and have us all wondering what happens next.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-83678563134707848542014-10-29T18:01:37.193+00:002014-10-29T18:01:37.193+00:00Oh gosh! You are taking us right along with you i...Oh gosh! You are taking us right along with you in your memories. wow! You are definitely a word painter. :)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-16814337810022029772014-10-29T17:10:56.353+00:002014-10-29T17:10:56.353+00:00I can only echo what has been written before. This...I can only echo what has been written before. This is absolutely wonderful. I am looking forward to part 2.Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-58358910308926779852014-10-29T15:40:33.432+00:002014-10-29T15:40:33.432+00:00"Grey days lean heavily on the bony backs of ..."Grey days lean heavily on the bony backs of black and white cows." With that single line I can feel the cold and the dullness of the day. What a talent you have for painting pictures with words. I so much enjoy reading your tales of the past. Looking forward to the next installment - with a warming cup of tea beside me to ward off the chills.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-57516048321498568952014-10-29T14:46:55.761+00:002014-10-29T14:46:55.761+00:00Dear Friko, with this first entry into your story ...Dear Friko, with this first entry into your story of a family reunion many years ago, you have painted with words both a place and a time. This essay is proof positive of your ability to tell/write your memoir. And if that were to be about your growing up in Germany then I think you'd have a strong manuscript for publication because you capture, as I said, both the time in which this happenedDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-41482052053168431072014-10-29T13:28:23.408+00:002014-10-29T13:28:23.408+00:00If a picture is worth a thousand words, you have p...If a picture is worth a thousand words, you have painted it here.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-47880111505505660182014-10-29T12:40:49.823+00:002014-10-29T12:40:49.823+00:00To be continued? Drat! I was there with you, wipin...To be continued? Drat! I was there with you, wiping my face with my sleeve. Tomorrow, I hope. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-76260553483833026372014-10-29T12:34:18.766+00:002014-10-29T12:34:18.766+00:00This is a beautifully written post.
I can't wa...This is a beautifully written post.<br />I can't wait to read the next part.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-56569880164091052012014-10-29T12:22:57.197+00:002014-10-29T12:22:57.197+00:00... www.youtube.com/embed/oSjeQ7Ia4U4?rel=0&co...... www.youtube.com/embed/oSjeQ7Ia4U4?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 ... Love, cat.^.^https://www.blogger.com/profile/17422876955246850636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-70732507614329009242014-10-29T11:54:52.873+00:002014-10-29T11:54:52.873+00:00Scenes from a movie! And a good one at that. Or, b...Scenes from a movie! And a good one at that. Or, better, a fairy tale.<br />The sensual impressions are so strong. I can feel the damp and cold and smell the mold and the steam.<br />Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37012544176273187132014-10-29T11:54:06.049+00:002014-10-29T11:54:06.049+00:00Beautifully descriptive and I am looking forward t...Beautifully descriptive and I am looking forward to reading the next chapter.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-50211333041971837012014-10-29T11:44:40.487+00:002014-10-29T11:44:40.487+00:00Ah, but you have me onboard, Friko, and I look for...Ah, but you have me onboard, Friko, and I look forward to the next chapter. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-46931898550463318142014-10-29T08:48:06.486+00:002014-10-29T08:48:06.486+00:00As usual, I am in awe of your command of the langu...As usual, I am in awe of your command of the language and your ability to convey the spirit of time and place. Excellent stuff, Friko!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-14937987072942890352014-10-29T07:35:46.257+00:002014-10-29T07:35:46.257+00:00What a beautiful piece of writing Friko. I look fo...What a beautiful piece of writing Friko. I look forward to the next instalment!Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542985048406828693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-24190446746060596352014-10-29T05:46:09.251+00:002014-10-29T05:46:09.251+00:00Very evocative, Friko. Like the others who have co...Very evocative, Friko. Like the others who have commented before me, I feel the atmosphere of that early morning November chill and in the stuffy carriage. I bet people on the train - if they talked at all - spoke to each other in low, subdued voices.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-7057860299502434782014-10-29T04:49:58.182+00:002014-10-29T04:49:58.182+00:00What talent you have for taking your readers with ...What talent you have for taking your readers with you! I only remember riding a steam train once here in TX. Your description certainly brings back a clear memory of the experience. Also, there were some mighty cold winters during my childhood here. I look forward to Part II of your story. And thank you for sharing this. RunNRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610154229648677906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-29156129194567399452014-10-29T03:23:37.450+00:002014-10-29T03:23:37.450+00:00Wonderful and imaginative....look forward to more....Wonderful and imaginative....look forward to more.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1294026230680025155.post-37283684112128496952014-10-29T03:02:08.562+00:002014-10-29T03:02:08.562+00:00I'm imagining this as you write, Friko. It mak...I'm imagining this as you write, Friko. It makes me feel the chill both physically and emotionally. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.com