The Turnip Winter
A winter filled with turnips!10 total reviews
Comment from Alexandra Trovato
This is an excellent story. You use good imagery and descriptions. Adding a photo image would enhance your post but is net necessary. My mother made turnips and since she's been gone I haven't had one. Thank you for sharing this.
Best wishes,
Alex
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2024
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This is an excellent story. You use good imagery and descriptions. Adding a photo image would enhance your post but is net necessary. My mother made turnips and since she's been gone I haven't had one. Thank you for sharing this.
Best wishes,
Alex
Comment Written 18-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 19-Feb-2024
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Thanks so much. I looked for a picture but I didn't have one and couldn't find one on Fan Art. I will add one if I find it.
Thanks so much for your kind review. I am sorry for your loss. Hard to lose a mother.
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Nicely written with only a couple tiny SPAGS.
apricots..and Then...turnips! - Maybe (apricots. And then... turnips!)
...turnips--now... - a dash (or double dash) will turn into an em dash in MSWord
Bacon DOES improve everything!
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Nicely written with only a couple tiny SPAGS.
apricots..and Then...turnips! - Maybe (apricots. And then... turnips!)
...turnips--now... - a dash (or double dash) will turn into an em dash in MSWord
Bacon DOES improve everything!
Comment Written 18-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks for your review. Thanks for the help in the editing.
Comment from Wendy G
Yes, I can understand - but now I too am wondering what she did with them all. Did she feed them to the animals or did she find a way of disguising them? Well written. Enjoyable reading.
Wendy
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Yes, I can understand - but now I too am wondering what she did with them all. Did she feed them to the animals or did she find a way of disguising them? Well written. Enjoyable reading.
Wendy
Comment Written 18-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks, Wendy. I don't know what she did with them!
Thank you for your kind review.
Comment from Lisasview
First read of yours and I found it to be so funny...and brought back memories...
One from only last year. Our wonderful housekeeper brought us a huge crate of what we thought were apples but they were not... They were mussy inside... The crate was kept covered in what is called our under built, here in Spain.. Sort of like a nice basement in the States... We did not want to offend her...so every few days we would take a few out (when she was around) and put them in one of our composts out in the far garden... took a long time but we finally got rid of them all...
Lisa
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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First read of yours and I found it to be so funny...and brought back memories...
One from only last year. Our wonderful housekeeper brought us a huge crate of what we thought were apples but they were not... They were mussy inside... The crate was kept covered in what is called our under built, here in Spain.. Sort of like a nice basement in the States... We did not want to offend her...so every few days we would take a few out (when she was around) and put them in one of our composts out in the far garden... took a long time but we finally got rid of them all...
Lisa
Comment Written 18-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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thanks, Lisa. I have laughed about those turnips for years and finally decided to make a story of them. I appreciate the review. You may like my story "Ain't Emmy" as well.
Comment from Tom Horonzy
Seventy-six and counting, one blessing, I think, is never to have tasted a turnip; in fact, the only threat of being near one was when mother said I am going to put you in a turnip basket if you don't behave. I've been angelic since.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Seventy-six and counting, one blessing, I think, is never to have tasted a turnip; in fact, the only threat of being near one was when mother said I am going to put you in a turnip basket if you don't behave. I've been angelic since.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks Tom. Nice to hear from you again. I appreciate the review.
Comment from LateBloomer
Hello Journaler, I enjoyed reading your story. Besides myself, only one of my sons like turnip. When Thanksgiving comes, if he is not here for dinner, I don't bother to make turnips--not even the frozen box of them. A fun story. Thank you for sharing your family memory. Of note:
My sister Frankie carefully counted the amount of turnips in the basket and announced at the next meal how many each of us would have to eat to finish them all.
(Oh my. I'm sure that there weren't many smiles around the dinner table on that night.)
Now turnip pie??? That sounds like an interesting challenge. It would have to have bacon in it too, but I don't know else...probably eggs and flour, cinnamon, nutmeg???
I don't know how your mother got rid of the turnips. Perhaps, she passed them on. Big-teeth smile. Margaret ~ LateBloomer
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Hello Journaler, I enjoyed reading your story. Besides myself, only one of my sons like turnip. When Thanksgiving comes, if he is not here for dinner, I don't bother to make turnips--not even the frozen box of them. A fun story. Thank you for sharing your family memory. Of note:
My sister Frankie carefully counted the amount of turnips in the basket and announced at the next meal how many each of us would have to eat to finish them all.
(Oh my. I'm sure that there weren't many smiles around the dinner table on that night.)
Now turnip pie??? That sounds like an interesting challenge. It would have to have bacon in it too, but I don't know else...probably eggs and flour, cinnamon, nutmeg???
I don't know how your mother got rid of the turnips. Perhaps, she passed them on. Big-teeth smile. Margaret ~ LateBloomer
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks, Margaret. glad you enjoyed my story. Thank you for your review and the score. I appreciate it.
Comment from kiwigirl2821
I'm not sure many people are enthralled with turnips, but I've had them a time or two. Mostly not by choice I might add. Enjoyed your short story. Well defined subject matter, entertaining and complete. Good luck.
xo Kiwi
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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I'm not sure many people are enthralled with turnips, but I've had them a time or two. Mostly not by choice I might add. Enjoyed your short story. Well defined subject matter, entertaining and complete. Good luck.
xo Kiwi
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks for your review. I appreciate it.
Comment from LJbutterfly
Your well-written story reminded me of my experiences with turnips as a child. My mother cooked them with turnip greens and bacon, or she just cooked the plain turnips with bacon. I enjoyed that meal.
I enjoyed your humorous list of possible turnip dishes, especially turnip ice cream. Yuck. Great story.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Your well-written story reminded me of my experiences with turnips as a child. My mother cooked them with turnip greens and bacon, or she just cooked the plain turnips with bacon. I enjoyed that meal.
I enjoyed your humorous list of possible turnip dishes, especially turnip ice cream. Yuck. Great story.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks. I had fun with that story, not so much with the turnips!
Comment from mermaids
We have had turnip festivals here on Cape Cod, so I guess some people do like them. How awesome that your family had quite the garden, sounds delicious all those veggies! Lovely tale from your childhood here.
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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We have had turnip festivals here on Cape Cod, so I guess some people do like them. How awesome that your family had quite the garden, sounds delicious all those veggies! Lovely tale from your childhood here.
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thank you for your kind review. I have never seen a turnip festival..have to check it out. Yes, we always had a garden and wonderful veggies.
Comment from royowen
What a treasure was your mother, a great ability, to make turnips vanish, she was obviously a magician, and practiced magic, heh heh, I loved this story, we've known pastors who had to make ends meet miraculously, beautifully written, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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What a treasure was your mother, a great ability, to make turnips vanish, she was obviously a magician, and practiced magic, heh heh, I loved this story, we've known pastors who had to make ends meet miraculously, beautifully written, blessings Roy
Comment Written 17-Feb-2024
reply by the author on 18-Feb-2024
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Thanks so much for your kind review and the score. I appreciate it.
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Well done
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