tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post456232451000919944..comments2023-07-13T02:20:08.472-07:00Comments on . . svensto . .: life in Alrumsvenstohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06565466733067255410noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-89656959066645629652010-02-25T11:04:08.356-08:002010-02-25T11:04:08.356-08:00Dearest Svensto,
I haven't been reading your b...Dearest Svensto,<br />I haven't been reading your blog for the last several months. What a wonderful treat it was this morning to see that you have been very busy. <br />Your comments about Ray Carver intrigued me and now I want to read the book about him by Carol Sklenicka.<br />I am constantly in awe of the fascinating people you’ve met during your life and I love reading about your remembrances of them.<br />A (belated) HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you. Reading about the party plans is almost as fun as actually being there ~ and a lot less work. All I have to do is sit here and read. Lol<br />My heart goes out to you, dear Svensto, for the loss of your precious Cap. I am so very sorry.<br />I’m glad now to read about your mother’s story. My relationship with my own mother wasn’t the best. For her 80th birthday I arranged for a two part scrapbook for her. The second book consisted of pages contributed by each of her 6 children and 5 step-children, each of their children, her brother, and her own step-mother. The first book, made by me, was her history in pictures, starting with her great-grandparents. As I copied and enlarged and placed the pictures of her as a child and young woman I began to love her in a way I never had before. I felt an empathy and understanding of her. It was so healing for me. I’m hoping that your writing about your mother will help you in this same way.<br />AnneAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271240795493541548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-1359405321543040482010-01-30T13:12:56.481-08:002010-01-30T13:12:56.481-08:00I find it very interesting to read about people in...I find it very interesting to read about people in this period in Swedish history so please keep writing. <br />A side not about the side not: If you want to look at these socks/stockings just look for Pippi Longstocking, in the books and the Swedish film she is wearing something very similar to what you are describing. The name longstocking is probably related to this but I don’t know if it is the correct name for them as Astrid Lindgren has a very playful language.pernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-80608729255769936872010-01-29T18:42:01.014-08:002010-01-29T18:42:01.014-08:00I am only just now discovering your blog and your ...I am only just now discovering your blog and your stories. I agree - the side stories add color and richness. I love the details! I need to back up and see where we are...Barbarahttp://barbarashallue.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-61791699339736950602010-01-29T08:14:53.500-08:002010-01-29T08:14:53.500-08:00It's the 'diversions' that add so much...It's the 'diversions' that add so much color and realism to your story. The itchy wool stockings got me to remembering a hated wool sweater that I felt so guilty for finally tossing! Now that I've been reading about how to produce felt from old wool sweaters I just wish I'd had the Internet back then.<br /><br />Keep writing Ms. Svensto; you bring so much education to so many.musingegrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000667855500413032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-46090646566448078472010-01-29T08:14:27.394-08:002010-01-29T08:14:27.394-08:00I love hearing stories from the past! I am really ...I love hearing stories from the past! I am really into genealogy. I use rootsweb.com and ancestry.com for help on my searches. I also have some relatives on both sides of my family that have dug deep down into our roots. My maternal side branches out to 1800 in one direction and the other goes to abt. 1650. My paternal side, one side goes to abt. 1750 and the other well....goes way down...I guess I could say I'm related to most of Europe, because it was before the Black Plague. <br />Oh and the stories are what really makes it! So this is why I love your stories about your family. :Ddeadened-glowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02402535456439251542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-22031335808380125732010-01-29T07:00:51.919-08:002010-01-29T07:00:51.919-08:00It is very interesting to read about the past. I l...It is very interesting to read about the past. I lived in Stockholm until I was 12, then moved to Canada. I remember wearing "livstycke" with the elastic and "knapp" when I was very young and I am almost 30 years younger.<br />A belated Happy Birthday to you.<br /><br />Marie-LouiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-25491020944690959762010-01-29T05:31:35.147-08:002010-01-29T05:31:35.147-08:00Don't worry about the little side stories (lik...Don't worry about the little side stories (like how you held your stockings up). They help make a glimpse into your life all the more exciting! So please, keep up with your diversions!!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing the stories of your life and those of your families, I look forward to your blog everyday!<br />DanielleDaniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008824470956131466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5618393660102651883.post-77509356043829821282010-01-28T21:10:55.356-08:002010-01-28T21:10:55.356-08:00Really looking forward to this new story. So glad ...Really looking forward to this new story. So glad you have found something so interesting that makes you want to write. Have missed you. And a Belated Happy Birthday too!<br />KeithaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com