tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post4338155637942034870..comments2024-02-10T01:34:08.753-06:00Comments on Okara Mountain • Okara recipes, vegetarian recipes: a taste of yellow / a memory of dad •toontzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08764737732196931150noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-50420378405811200432009-04-28T20:54:00.000-05:002009-04-28T20:54:00.000-05:00Beautiful post. He was lucky to have you and your ...Beautiful post. He was lucky to have you and your sister as a daughter. As for the others, I think they just weren't strong enough. And on some level your father knew that and didnt let it show.glamah16https://www.blogger.com/profile/16724763173861801914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-82061477337917131012008-05-14T10:56:00.000-05:002008-05-14T10:56:00.000-05:00Tartelette, Bron and Sam-Thank you for stopping by...Tartelette, Bron and Sam-<BR/>Thank you for stopping by and your kind words.toontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764737732196931150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-75515462154508504522008-05-13T22:58:00.000-05:002008-05-13T22:58:00.000-05:00so beautiful and sad. I quite understand your fath...so beautiful and sad. I quite understand your father wanting to die in his home. I think I would feel the same way. Thank you for sharing something so personal with the rest of us.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-30915716040793916672008-05-13T14:34:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:34:00.000-05:00Yes I'm crying too, what a beautifully moving post...Yes I'm crying too, what a beautifully moving post!Bronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995114554382104340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-50546888137396280562008-05-04T15:53:00.000-05:002008-05-04T15:53:00.000-05:00I can't stop crying....seriously. I am happy to re...I can't stop crying....seriously. I am happy to read that you got the chance to tell your dad you loved him, not that he did not know but you needed to say it outloud. I wish I had had the chane with my brother. Beautiful story.Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15119932841882891505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-64563086538197283972008-04-22T19:47:00.000-05:002008-04-22T19:47:00.000-05:00Susan, Grace, Dive, Elle, Cookie Baker Lynn, Bemel...Susan, Grace, Dive, Elle, Cookie Baker Lynn, Bemelodious, Barbara, Mrs.Ergul, Pixie and Lidian-<BR/><BR/>Thank you all for your thoughtful, kind words. I appreciate every one of them.toontzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08764737732196931150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-65786173406873301362008-04-21T13:21:00.000-05:002008-04-21T13:21:00.000-05:00What a beautiful and moving tribute to your dad.My...What a beautiful and moving tribute to your dad.<BR/><BR/>My mom passed away 8 years ago and just as you say, sometimes it seems forever and sometimes like yesterday.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for coming by my blog, and for puttingme on your blogroll - you are for sure going on mine!<BR/><BR/>I'll be back to visit again I know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-83394287361422696692008-04-21T02:22:00.000-05:002008-04-21T02:22:00.000-05:00Completely in tears as I type this. Beautifully w...Completely in tears as I type this. Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058251511173537700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-8600977052225564072008-04-20T22:52:00.000-05:002008-04-20T22:52:00.000-05:00This is a very warm post and a special introductio...This is a very warm post and a special introduction of you and you family to me, thinking that this is the first time i'm here at your blog. It's a very touching post, very real. thank you for sharing and the courage to share.Mrs Ergülhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680097565655390222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-16494718074518702642008-04-20T19:54:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:54:00.000-05:00Such a beautiful, beautiful post. Thanks you so mu...Such a beautiful, beautiful post. Thanks you so much for sharing his last weeks with us. He sounds like a very special man. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for supporting LiveSTRONG With A Taste Of Yellow.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351114738562545645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-5745167520856851962008-04-20T19:21:00.000-05:002008-04-20T19:21:00.000-05:00I clicked on your post from tastespotting, interes...I clicked on your post from tastespotting, interested readin the recipe for your Lemon Sweetheart Cookies. Then, when I read your post, I was more interested in your homage to your father than the cookie recipe. Thank you for sharing this touching story.bemelodioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18137868230647041919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-61211671417091419992008-04-20T16:56:00.000-05:002008-04-20T16:56:00.000-05:00Oh, that is beautiful. What a gift you gave your f...Oh, that is beautiful. What a gift you gave your father, to be able to stay in his home and pass on peacefully surrounded by his loved ones.Cookie baker Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069661176518230573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-37457118383001639392008-04-20T14:42:00.000-05:002008-04-20T14:42:00.000-05:00Very beautifully written. Thank you for sharing t...Very beautifully written. Thank you for sharing that with all of us.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222878867952273122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-33240227624672245262008-04-20T03:48:00.000-05:002008-04-20T03:48:00.000-05:00wow so pretty! as pretty as a cloudwow so pretty! as pretty as a cloudAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-11912602380303331192008-04-20T03:16:00.000-05:002008-04-20T03:16:00.000-05:00i wanted you to know that i literally have tears s...i wanted you to know that i literally have tears streaming down my face right now. thank you for sharing this lovely and touching homage.gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02368850949339758604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-359921539555223921.post-608478498032870232008-04-19T17:16:00.000-05:002008-04-19T17:16:00.000-05:00What a beautiful memorial to your dad. Thank you ...What a beautiful memorial to your dad. Thank you so much for sharing it.Susan Voisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706612777547235769noreply@blogger.com