tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post8522540737935352594..comments2024-03-28T16:52:31.923-04:00Comments on The Write Conversation: Take a Slow RideEdie Melsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03902312441667526147noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-7628940240283213542020-11-08T15:47:31.306-05:002020-11-08T15:47:31.306-05:00What a delightful trip back in time, when I, too, ...What a delightful trip back in time, when I, too, rode in the back of my dad's pickup truck. Sometimes when he drove into our lane I hopped onto the running board of his old truck (I'm aging myself here) and rode down to the barn. I have warm memories of holding conversations with my dad as he worked on his tractors. We both would sit on overturned five-gallon buckets, he to tinker with machinery and I to pick his brain and learn his philosophy of life. He instilled a lot of common sense into me during those casual conversations. Roberta Sarverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626329039562640732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-35915565597978432682020-11-08T14:09:17.685-05:002020-11-08T14:09:17.685-05:00Besides the good reminders in your story to slow d...Besides the good reminders in your story to slow down, this was an absolutely delightful read. You are a gifted writer!Crystal Bowmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982133859389383031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-20479929625633107322020-11-08T11:12:58.710-05:002020-11-08T11:12:58.710-05:00Wow! So reminded me of walking a mile to our 3-tra...Wow! So reminded me of walking a mile to our 3-traffic light town with Grandpaw and visiting all 4 barber shops. The long visits in each one. Then walking back home. But don't get caught at 6 a.m. in their house or you'd be milking or hoeing in the garden. They worked from dawn to dusk, every day, in the only house they ever owned. Except for Sunday (church day) and prayer meetings in their living room on Wednesday evening with the neighbors. Amazing role models in dramatically less hectic times. Thanks for your great post.<br />Jay in SCAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10379140810362137777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-86700450087020043242020-11-08T09:08:47.379-05:002020-11-08T09:08:47.379-05:00A great post this morning. I felt so good reading ...A great post this morning. I felt so good reading it - put me in a more slowed down feeling. Loved the story, and it brought back memories of those times years ago when life was on a slower pace. Made me feel good to go back in time.Diane T. Holmesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-17307738977599281032020-11-08T08:34:12.156-05:002020-11-08T08:34:12.156-05:00Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Riding in th...Thanks for the trip down memory lane! Riding in the back of the pick-up, was a highlight of summer days.Marjorie Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06921305674139662221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2907737240492304428.post-79580314619181544342020-11-08T07:53:16.378-05:002020-11-08T07:53:16.378-05:00This was beautiful to read. It is how I would lik...This was beautiful to read. It is how I would like to write. Thank you Martin Wiles. I'm going to print this out so I can re-read it a few more times in order to learn and grow in my own writing. I'm also going to check out your book, Whisper in the Woods. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Also thank you Edie Melson for posting this. I enjoy most stories you post.C. Franzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453778046917262494noreply@blogger.com