tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984978.post115449236828089555..comments2011-05-26T04:07:06.706-07:00Comments on pacyforest: quality not quantityGrace Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18129288262225671104noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984978.post-1154961266808533122006-08-07T07:34:00.000-07:002006-08-07T07:34:00.000-07:00Thank you, ladies for your lovely comments. I look...Thank you, ladies for your lovely comments. I look forward to enlarging our circle of friends!<BR/><BR/>Linda- good luck with your own writing; and if you liked my family bios on my website and would like to try one of my books (please do!) I suggest YEAR OF THE DOG as my whole family is featured in it.Grace Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129288262225671104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984978.post-1154882058787639092006-08-06T09:34:00.000-07:002006-08-06T09:34:00.000-07:00To my oldest friend:I always speak of our friendsh...To my oldest friend:<BR/>I always speak of our friendship when I give talks at conferences,because it has been such an influence on my life and also on my career.But I've also realized at this conference that the warmth of the community around us has also played a huge role.So here's to a few close friends to hold dear, and a huge entourage of known and unknown friends surrounding us!alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984978.post-1154778332555293982006-08-05T04:45:00.000-07:002006-08-05T04:45:00.000-07:00This post really moved me -- and not just because ...This post really moved me -- and not just because I was the lucky Libby of the cupcakes. Friendship IS a gift, always, and I feel blessed to have been given such good friends at this point in my life. I did have a lot of friends as a child, and in my early twenties, but later I often isolated myself -- sometimes because I was trying to write (but sometimes, I admit, because of boyfriends!). Now I am writing AND have (a few) good friends, people I admire, trust, and just plain enjoy -- and a few is all I need. We talk seriously but we also have lighthearted fun together and some adventures are in store, too. Our friendship is a blessing and a gift. Thank you Grace for being my friend - and for writing so openly about the girls and what we/they mean to you. I feel the same way. And thank you for the cupcakes!Libby Koponenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508041827996196293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26984978.post-1154708363751095342006-08-04T09:19:00.000-07:002006-08-04T09:19:00.000-07:00I just wanted to say hello since I discovered your...I just wanted to say hello since I discovered your blog last night which led to reading your website which led me to reading your friend's blogs and websites. Then this morning I went to check out Verla's board,which has become an all too frequent habit, and there you were!<BR/><BR/>I just started a blog here to try to help with my writing. This is my first chance to post a comment.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed the bios of your family members. It was great fun to read. I guess I missed any hoopla of why you stopped writing one blog and then started another but I did enjoy what I read. You seem so creative and multitalented that it was fun to read about all you do. Some of the postings about your husband were so emotional but I think I actually responded most to your post about your friends and the cupcakes. I wish I had a friend who would make cupcakes for my birthday and vice-versa! I think your really lucky. I made cupcakes for my mother's 60th birthday party with silly frosted "likeness" of her. That's as far as my cupcake exchange has ever gotten.<BR/>Anyway, I've enjoyed reading your stuff. I guess its time to try one of your books! <BR/>Maybe I'll see you around Verla's.<BR/><BR/>LindaLinda Salzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.com