Comments on Girl's Gone Child: Little Old Neighborhood

Hugs - there will be something that she remembers ...

2010-04-24T20:47:28.461-07:00

Hugs - there will be something that she remembers from there in years to come. Children surprise you - we have moved 4 times since our first posting where Amelia was born and we moved when she was 15 months old - there are things that she remembers but the most touching was this week at Kinder whe Amelia and a little girl where sitting holding hands. Her mother and I spoke and we worked out that we had both lived and attended the same plygroup (Amelia was 16 months through to 2) Somehow the girls had struck up there own little friendship at four - it is lovely.

Enjoy your new adventure and have fun finding all the new little spots.

This is so touching. I hope that if I ever become...

2010-04-23T13:05:27.896-07:00

This is so touching. I hope that if I ever become a parent, I will capture moments of time in my child's life the same way you do for Archer and Fable.

xo
Junket

she is just irresistible.

2010-04-23T10:30:31.349-07:00

she is just irresistible.

Oh, you do wistful so well, Bec.We moved when Pump...

2010-04-23T06:15:42.865-07:00

Oh, you do wistful so well, Bec.We moved when Pumpkinpie was only 3 months, so I know she would remember nothing, but our first house was a charmer, and we still point it out to her when we have occasion to drive by, trying to make it a tiny bit of our history and hers.

so cute. utterly adored the last three pictures.

2010-04-22T23:33:16.201-07:00

so cute. utterly adored the last three pictures.

I'm sure this is the least of your worries wit...

2010-04-22T12:27:38.149-07:00

I'm sure this is the least of your worries with the upcoming move and all, but I just wanted to let you know I posted a passage of one of your previous posts to my blog. I gave you full credit with a link back to your website. I don't feel it's proper to post some of your work to my blog without receiving your permission first. If this bothers you, please just let me know and I'll take it down without a second thought.

Damn it!! You made me cry at work. Again. I love t...

2010-04-22T12:11:45.445-07:00

Damn it!! You made me cry at work. Again. I love this post more than you will ever now.

My husband and I, our dog and 2 small children have outgrown our 2 bedroom condo.

We need to sell it and move but the market is crap so we're waiting.

I'm impatient and want to move into a house with a yard but reading this post reminds me to slow down. Enjoy this time of littleness both in size of children and size of home.

What special memories we have created here. sigh

you'll create new memories to weave into those...

2010-04-21T22:15:44.371-07:00

you'll create new memories to weave into those you already have in the patchwork of your lives. it'll be a grand quilt to envelope you all.

love it. What kind of camera do you use to take s...

2010-04-21T19:23:06.430-07:00

love it. What kind of camera do you use to take such magnificent photos?

Beautiful words. Moving is bittersweet and always...

2010-04-21T18:46:16.674-07:00

Beautiful words.

Moving is bittersweet and always makes me nostalgic. I'm so ready to move, but now that we're considering it I'm panicking. This is the house we demolished and rebuilt all on our own. It's where....(and so on).

Congrats on your move! You will have a great time making memories in your new home.

Your writing is really lovely...it inspires me to ...

2010-04-21T18:15:15.134-07:00

Your writing is really lovely...it inspires me to write. Thank you

I've said it before and I'll say it again:...

2010-04-21T18:01:19.593-07:00

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Fable is breathtakingly beautiful (Archer, too).

Enjoy.

the places that will never be again, outside of ou...

2010-04-21T17:17:46.676-07:00

the places that will never be again, outside of our own minds...simply because we are what those places are made of....

I'm glad you are going somewhere that you are in love with. Otherwise this would break my heart.

Midway really said it. Certain posts of yours rea...

2010-04-21T16:12:44.804-07:00

Midway really said it.

Certain posts of yours read like poetry, and each line carries so much weight & meaning. I love getting lost in those posts. It makes my day! It will be really incredible for your children to read these when they are older, it's such a tribute to their childhood - especially the parts they won't remember, like now for Fable. Good luck with your move!

The documentation of life is so important. Which i...

2010-04-21T15:59:52.521-07:00

The documentation of life is so important. Which is why I'm so glad that you have this blog for Archer & Fable. That and you're a MAGNIFICENT writer! You truly have a special gift. Fable will never forget her past, as long as you continue on writing, to help her remember it. <3 <3 <3

Hold onto these last days. Enjoy them. Hold onto the memories. And here's to a great move, without anything stressful occuring.

I feel ya. After months and months of trying to se...

2010-04-21T15:22:16.615-07:00

I feel ya. After months and months of trying to sell our condo and find a new place, I walked out the front door of our old place for the last time with the heaviest feeling in my chest. That's where my baby was a baby!

My dad always told me happiness was good health an...

2010-04-21T13:04:07.062-07:00

My dad always told me happiness was good health and a bad memory. I'd have to disagree....

Thanks a lot! We just moved from our 1st home tha...

2010-04-21T11:50:58.222-07:00

Thanks a lot! We just moved from our 1st home that started with my husband and I and ended with 2 kids, a dog and a cat into our big, beautiful forever home. I was so happy to finally shed what felt like an old, too small sweater and stretch our arms and legs. Now you have me feeling sad about leaving our 1st home and will they remember? *tear*

That was so lovely. Happy and sad at the same time...

2010-04-21T11:19:27.825-07:00

That was so lovely. Happy and sad at the same time as well.
Can I just say though how jealous I am that you live close enough to walk to Farmer's Market!

She will forget, but you won't. She will ask ...

2010-04-21T11:06:22.386-07:00

She will forget, but you won't. She will ask you many times, "tell me about when I was a baby", "where did we live?", just like my son. You will tell her, and she will love those stories from you and your blog ( :

Your ability to tell a story sends goosebumps down...

2010-04-21T09:55:12.276-07:00

Your ability to tell a story sends goosebumps down my skin. It's funny how we have to be their memory bank. The keeper of what came before, during, and sometimes after them. It's beautiful and sad all at once.

Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha

So beautiful! The post, the photos, the everything...

2010-04-21T09:27:33.391-07:00

So beautiful! The post, the photos, the everything.

In that red dress Fable looks like she stepped out...

2010-04-21T08:42:20.385-07:00

In that red dress Fable looks like she stepped out of The Handmaiden's Tale.

Beautiful; thanks for sharing. I can understand th...

2010-04-21T07:08:23.349-07:00

Beautiful; thanks for sharing. I can understand the mixed emotions that come with moving your family, your life, your memories. Good luck.

Boy, do I feel this post. My husband and I made th...

2010-04-21T07:03:21.963-07:00

Boy, do I feel this post. My husband and I made the jump to a house last year, and we bought a house with more bedrooms than he and I need for a very good reason: we intend to bring children into this house. We reminisce about our apartment-the first home we ever shared. I remember the last time I closed the door to the apartment after we checked out-I cried my eyes out the whole way to the new house. It makes me shudder a bit, to think about if we ever leave this house-when there are so many more memories kept in these walls. I think the grief is a sign that the last chapter of your life was well-written. I hope that every change will break your heart in this way-because it is a sign that you lived that last part down to the marrow. Good luck.