All boxes ticked
Tribute to very special grandparents15 total reviews
Comment from Carol Hillebrenner
What a wonderful recognition of your husband's parents (grandparents?)! She must have found learning to cook and care for a house more difficult than she ever admitted, if she grew up with servants. They sound like wonderful people. Best of luck in the Grandparents Contest.
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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What a wonderful recognition of your husband's parents (grandparents?)! She must have found learning to cook and care for a house more difficult than she ever admitted, if she grew up with servants. They sound like wonderful people. Best of luck in the Grandparents Contest.
Comment Written 10-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Yes, it was not an easy time when she first arrived, knowing very few people, and having to learn to do household chores as well as cooking. And her husband had a difficult time trying to find suitable work, as his line of work in India did not exist here. They were wonderful people, ablessing to everyone who knew them. Thank you for such a lovely review.
Comment from CrystieCookie999
I very much enjoyed reading this piece. It sounds like your grandmother had a gift for cooking. Favorite lines were: All grandparents tell stories. Ours told of exotic places, palaces, temples, wild animals, peacocks strolling in their grounds, and of colourful, noisy, crowded marketplaces, crazy traffic, buffalos walking down village streets. They told us of the moon rising over the Himalayas.
They courageously faced dangers and adventures. Grandpa nearly died from a scorpion bite. Once, while driving in a jeep they saw a tiger lying in the road, fast asleep. What could they do? Toot the horn, of course! The tiger got up slowly, stared at them, then turned and ambled away, back into the jungle.
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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I very much enjoyed reading this piece. It sounds like your grandmother had a gift for cooking. Favorite lines were: All grandparents tell stories. Ours told of exotic places, palaces, temples, wild animals, peacocks strolling in their grounds, and of colourful, noisy, crowded marketplaces, crazy traffic, buffalos walking down village streets. They told us of the moon rising over the Himalayas.
They courageously faced dangers and adventures. Grandpa nearly died from a scorpion bite. Once, while driving in a jeep they saw a tiger lying in the road, fast asleep. What could they do? Toot the horn, of course! The tiger got up slowly, stared at them, then turned and ambled away, back into the jungle.
Comment Written 10-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 11-Nov-2022
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Yes, she definitely had a gift for cooking - annd everything was made with love! Thank you very much for your lovely review - I am glad you enjoyed it.
Comment from GWHARGIS
Very cool story. I liked the set up of ticking the boxes. This was very unique. They sound very interesting and you were killing me with the talk of the food. Never had Indian cuisine but the smells are heavenly. Great response to the prompt. Gretchen
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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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Very cool story. I liked the set up of ticking the boxes. This was very unique. They sound very interesting and you were killing me with the talk of the food. Never had Indian cuisine but the smells are heavenly. Great response to the prompt. Gretchen
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Comment Written 10-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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Thank you so much Gretchen for a super review, and your encouraging words! If you have Indian food one day, start with very mild, and build up. It has a lot of flavour even when not much chilli is used.
Comment from Mariana Convery
This is so unique! I love the ticks, almost like a refrain in a poem. What an interesting heritage, Indian snd Scottish. I LOVE Indian food, especially curry, made me want some. I could smell your description. As a matter of fact, all my senses came alive throughout this piece.Exquisitely written. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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This is so unique! I love the ticks, almost like a refrain in a poem. What an interesting heritage, Indian snd Scottish. I LOVE Indian food, especially curry, made me want some. I could smell your description. As a matter of fact, all my senses came alive throughout this piece.Exquisitely written. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 10-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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Thank you for a super review. I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and thanks so much for the six stars. Very special, and greatly appreciated.
Comment from prettybluebirds
It sounds like your grandparents were lovely. I never knew either set of my grandparents, but I heard many stories about them. My grandparents on Dad's side came straight from Germany and couldn't speak English. Our original German name was Klute. The register in our county couldn't understand my grandfather and registered them as Kludy. The name stuck, so my maiden name was Kludy. The family name has never been changed back to Klute. Your story is lovely. Best of luck in the contest.
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reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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It sounds like your grandparents were lovely. I never knew either set of my grandparents, but I heard many stories about them. My grandparents on Dad's side came straight from Germany and couldn't speak English. Our original German name was Klute. The register in our county couldn't understand my grandfather and registered them as Kludy. The name stuck, so my maiden name was Kludy. The family name has never been changed back to Klute. Your story is lovely. Best of luck in the contest.
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Comment Written 10-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 10-Nov-2022
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Thank you so much for a lovely review, and for the good wishes - and for sharing your own interesting background.
