Comments on: Arkansas Pines and Family Roots

By: Jim Martin

Jim Martin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:59 +0000

Greg– It is amazing how powerful such memories are. It sounds as if these very powerful memories of your grandmother’s kitchen continue to bring you joy even though it has been forty years since you experience this in the flesh. Wow! Thanks so much.

By: Jim Martin

Jim Martin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:55:29 +0000

Karin, thank you very much. Yes, it was a good thing to be able to accompany my mom to the funeral. It was an opportunity to spend some good time with her. She is 85 and I wondered how many more trips that she will take back to her home.

By: Greg England

Greg England — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:11 +0000

I still “visit” my grandmother’s kitchen almost on a daily basis even though she’s been dead almost 4 decades. She and I loved boiled / salted peanuts. I can “hear” her radio blaring at noon every day to catch Paul Harvey … always slightly off channel, so there is a static to every word. They are good memories. I hope my children and grandchildren will have as wonderful memories as I have. On the other hand, there are memories from the other side of the family that are good … but mostly I seldom give them a thought.

By: Karin

Karin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:43:14 +0000

My sympathies in the loss of your uncle. Glad you accompanied your mom to the funeral. It’s a special treasure when a son is attentive to his mother. Sounds like you have wonderful and meaningful memories of your childhood. I’ve sometimes yearned to have an opportunity to live in the old country – although we did visit there in the ’80s. I only got to live there 10 years and those distant memories are good. It just feels good to still have and treasure all those memories – especially since I work with folks who have lost theirs or can no longer articulate them!