tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post3679481643059119655..comments2024-03-27T03:16:57.365-04:00Comments on Girlfriends Book Club: In Praise of the Unsung ArtistsWriter Wenchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16730769794553260336noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-39955953962585588332013-05-02T18:59:47.504-04:002013-05-02T18:59:47.504-04:00oops, I meant my email addy SheilaCurran@comcast.n...oops, I meant my email addy SheilaCurran@comcast.net ...<br />and I am so lucky to have so many generous friends...who are also so talented...Paul Shepherd, I miss you!S. M. Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115275038465521768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-33876241241990324082013-05-02T18:58:31.480-04:002013-05-02T18:58:31.480-04:00And the winners are PBarnwell Collins and Melissa ...And the winners are PBarnwell Collins and Melissa Clark! Please send me your mailing address at 1945 Chatsworth Way, Tallahassee, FL 32309S. M. Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115275038465521768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-80886805260732251662013-05-02T18:08:45.439-04:002013-05-02T18:08:45.439-04:00Just beautiful--the poems are tender and yet braci...Just beautiful--the poems are tender and yet bracing. And your praise of the unsung, Sheila, is just right. The whole post is encouraging and honest. Paul Shepherdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-43169924109705755122013-05-02T11:48:44.000-04:002013-05-02T11:48:44.000-04:00Terrific post, Sheila. Jane's work is such a r...Terrific post, Sheila. Jane's work is such a reflection of what I've felt so many times...Christa Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12620389675433700944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-46994679239920002262013-05-02T10:13:24.737-04:002013-05-02T10:13:24.737-04:00Jane, the words on the paper are worth more - to t...Jane, the words on the paper are worth more - to those of us who get to read them - than the laundry done. That will just have to be done again, and again. (It's probably selfish to encourage you to ignore it.)<br />Thanks Sheila.urmilla deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938938734547839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-18233695199572396762013-05-02T07:21:30.096-04:002013-05-02T07:21:30.096-04:00Great post, Sheila! And thank you for introducing ...Great post, Sheila! And thank you for introducing us to Jane's work!!Brenda Janowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341902606434073240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-52051132667193495612013-05-01T18:50:31.397-04:002013-05-01T18:50:31.397-04:00Thanks all of you for your comments. What fun to ...Thanks all of you for your comments. What fun to see people's responses to the lovely work of so many unsung heroes.S. M. Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115275038465521768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-3086095600425446332013-05-01T18:48:30.125-04:002013-05-01T18:48:30.125-04:00I might be biased because Sheila's my daughter...I might be biased because Sheila's my daughter, but I have gotten such pleasure from all her writing. Today's my 91st birthday. Sheila often writes about family on our special occasions, both happy and sad, and the words say so much of what the rest of us were thinking but didn't express. I loved reading Jane's poems, which expressed so much of the frustration I felt raising my ten children. None of them seemed to put things away, or notice the wet towels on the furniture. I stumbled over so many shoes I'm not sure why I'm lucky enough to be standing here today, spending the day with several of my kids. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-76922584524246675402013-05-01T15:07:13.856-04:002013-05-01T15:07:13.856-04:00I love this post. It so clearly articulates my da...I love this post. It so clearly articulates my day to day struggle as a wife, mother, writer, and professional. There is always so much to do and so little time in which to do it. Plus the burden of most assured imperfection on all fronts. I would, however not change this life. Even with the wreck of a house, the fleeting moments, the attempt to do too much with too little. I stretch and because of it I grow. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing the poetry. <br /><br />xoMaggieMaggie Marrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04423567809178142889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-47498281831057169962013-05-01T13:52:29.008-04:002013-05-01T13:52:29.008-04:00Oh Sheila, Thank you so much for posting Jane'...Oh Sheila, Thank you so much for posting Jane's poems. I'm sitting here, Kleenex in hand, reading her poems to my 89 y/o mother, frequently dabbing my eyes. Not that they are sad, but moving and wonderful and what many of us probably feel, but I for one, couldn't put in such beautifully descriptive words. If she is unable to get published, she must self publish- I must read more!!! I have your autographed book, so don't need to win, just to read more from you and Jane!!! PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-55194456193399834702013-05-01T13:41:48.611-04:002013-05-01T13:41:48.611-04:00Enjoyed your generosity as much as anything here.Enjoyed your generosity as much as anything here.PBarnwellCollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686287169312415260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-74390788468274291022013-05-01T13:13:33.806-04:002013-05-01T13:13:33.806-04:00Absolutely love this blog, especially the two poem...Absolutely love this blog, especially the two poems, Thank you, Jane, and the painting is one of my favorites (along with my rooster!). God bless ALL the artists who spend their days so we may enjoy the fruit of their labor ~Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733503516529906820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-76062269805580002062013-05-01T13:09:50.282-04:002013-05-01T13:09:50.282-04:00thanks all of you...and to the lovely disorder of ...thanks all of you...and to the lovely disorder of a life well lived, if not spokenS. M. Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115275038465521768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-3130844858051481132013-05-01T12:50:09.970-04:002013-05-01T12:50:09.970-04:00Disorder drips from my ceiling, and I am desperate...Disorder drips from my ceiling, and I am desperate to escape from this work that I also feel compelled to do. Our gated community loves paradoxes. Kudos to Tere, and Jane--and to you, of course.Jane McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243889709329531104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-25884116576325465912013-05-01T12:33:42.853-04:002013-05-01T12:33:42.853-04:00so glad you made the trip!
the painting is lush an...so glad you made the trip!<br />the painting is lush and beautiful and I love how both of these poems have what's hidden -- the hole in the wall, the scars. the unseen, not spoken of, being revealed. wonderful work.<br />thanks for sharing.<br />xo<br />j juliannahttp://www.juliannabaggott.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-25798485737107504292013-05-01T12:24:28.810-04:002013-05-01T12:24:28.810-04:00What a great blog! Enjoyed reading about your tri...What a great blog! Enjoyed reading about your trip, seeing Tere' painting and reading the poems! Your blog only gets better and better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2037419790609319671.post-27887492040720732932013-05-01T12:19:25.673-04:002013-05-01T12:19:25.673-04:00A gated ghetto? Lovely post! A gated ghetto? Lovely post! Melissa Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015632413658296141noreply@blogger.com