tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post6086557849659321425..comments2024-03-27T13:00:33.582-04:00Comments on Leaves & Branches: Sepia Saturday - BooksColleen G. Brown Pasqualehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-59222228013009401912012-02-12T02:38:30.257-05:002012-02-12T02:38:30.257-05:00Astrology and fortune telling must have been a ver...Astrology and fortune telling must have been a very popular subject for the few books most families owned 70 or 80 years ago. Your post has reminded me of one of my parents with a monochrome photographic plate of the various lines on a hand.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-22110557941141071442012-02-11T18:18:36.210-05:002012-02-11T18:18:36.210-05:00A book is a wonderful gift, but more so knowing it...A book is a wonderful gift, but more so knowing it was a treasured book of your grandmothers. I like the book's cover art.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-35247664918273874932012-02-11T11:43:28.902-05:002012-02-11T11:43:28.902-05:00There's something precious about holding a boo...There's something precious about holding a book that once belonged to an ancestor, knowing that her hands once touched the corners of those pages to turn them the way yours turn them now, and that the words on those pages moved through her eyes into her mind, where they may have made her think similar thoughts to those you're thinking as you read them. It creates a unique connection between the two of you.Linda@VShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499621332375290781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-33822196655465335242012-02-11T11:27:07.867-05:002012-02-11T11:27:07.867-05:00Thanks for all the comments. My Nana was always gr...Thanks for all the comments. My Nana was always great fun & an individual and taught us children to be individuals.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-87770032660066827452012-02-11T11:10:47.541-05:002012-02-11T11:10:47.541-05:00What a wonderful treasure your book is, I think yo...What a wonderful treasure your book is, I think your Nana would have been great fun to sit and talk with.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09868602300924756450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-74953892942478288072012-02-11T10:37:35.485-05:002012-02-11T10:37:35.485-05:00Quite interesting. Those are subjects and words I ...Quite interesting. Those are subjects and words I have never heard of. I had forgotten about all my books about Reike, Healing Touch and Massage from my training in wholistic medicine. I know my children and grands find them whimsical. As an RN I used them in Pain Management. Like Bob I learned two new words today. <br />QMMAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721708092323894355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-1947840504508999362012-02-11T00:29:00.406-05:002012-02-11T00:29:00.406-05:00That must be an interesting book to peruse. I have...That must be an interesting book to peruse. I have to admit, my grandmother didn't have any books that were nearly that interesting.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-29647108161746679892012-02-10T21:51:37.164-05:002012-02-10T21:51:37.164-05:00Your grandmother must of been an interesting lady ...Your grandmother must of been an interesting lady to talk with about her interests.Life Goes Onhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777055726019503326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-31525790154754090882012-02-10T08:31:16.358-05:002012-02-10T08:31:16.358-05:00You've taught me two new words today thanks to...You've taught me two new words today thanks to your grandmother - cheirognomy.cheiromancy. I have to hand it to you both.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203921263391858427.post-89584587864057210852012-02-10T07:29:04.801-05:002012-02-10T07:29:04.801-05:00Even though there is no photo of your grandmother ...Even though there is no photo of your grandmother holding this book, the book itself is a wonderful story that tells a lot about her.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com