tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post894504416325378508..comments2024-03-16T10:37:09.839-04:00Comments on Life in Mathews: The Ancient MarinerChesapeake Bay Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-78578563545299216692009-01-28T14:48:00.000-05:002009-01-28T14:48:00.000-05:00I can confirm that both the subject and the author...I can confirm that both the subject and the author of this tribute are pretty terrific.<BR/><BR/>MMM's "other half"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-63885462809306783522009-01-28T04:46:00.000-05:002009-01-28T04:46:00.000-05:00noooo `I love your writing toooo - dont handover c...noooo `I love your writing toooo - dont handover completely!!!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-50078781041630359192009-01-27T21:13:00.000-05:002009-01-27T21:13:00.000-05:00Grandma J. - Salt water. There are certain places...Grandma J. - Salt water. There are certain places further away from the bay that turn fresh, such as the Piankatank River towards Dragon Run, but for the most part we're as salty as a blue Morton's canister.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-89319394154415549302009-01-27T19:23:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:23:00.000-05:00TJ - I't's always so good to hear from you, I hope...TJ - I't's always so good to hear from you, I hope you have July 16-19 penciled in on your calendar for a trip east. Kids are on the mend. One will definitely go to school tomorrow, the other, we'll see (where "we'll see = if that child doesn't go to school, CBW gets to stay home from work. CBW likes staying home from work.)<BR/><BR/>Yes, Karen D., the vocabulary and non-rambling style is a dead give away that a real writer did this one. Yet another reason for me to stick to the photography and encourage others to write.<BR/><BR/>I've received the first entry in the contest, and it's a good one. Not even from Mathews either, this one's all the way over on the West Coast. I'll definitely be sharing this one.<BR/><BR/>Sharpen your pencils and get to writing, y'all. You still have a week to enter.Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-84713297544602903752009-01-27T19:15:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:15:00.000-05:00There must be something in the water there in Math...There must be something in the water there in Mathews...it certainly produces some amazingly gifted writers. <BR/><BR/>MMM, what a beautifully detailed tribute. I almost feel as if I were to instantly recognize Poppa, even though I've never had the fortune of meeting him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-15437315579455652502009-01-27T19:00:00.000-05:002009-01-27T19:00:00.000-05:00WOW for a moment I thought you totally changed you...WOW for a moment I thought you totally changed your writing style and increased your vocabulary! Shades of Debbie in CA. Shazam!<BR/>nice picture!Karen Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103639142471595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-30844468823844435862009-01-27T17:48:00.000-05:002009-01-27T17:48:00.000-05:00...What a neat story! It's folks like that you wa......What a neat story! It's folks like that you wanna meet once, if not more, in your lifetime... :o)<BR/><BR/>...Poor CBKids - hope you both get to feeling better soon! Enjoy your 'puter time there Mom! ;o)<BR/><BR/>...And Miss Fool'ry, it's okay as long as it's music and not voices...lol<BR/><BR/>...Blessin's all... :o)tjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15595340637449976534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-88347950183982380542009-01-27T16:56:00.000-05:002009-01-27T16:56:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your kind remarks. I called ho...Thanks everyone for your kind remarks. I called home today and Poppa answered the phone (really) - he lives with my parents. When I said his name he responded, "I didn't do it." Which means he's doing fine.<BR/><BR/>Have a good evening. It's cold here, in the mountains. We had about 2 inches of snow today and are expecting ice tonight.<BR/><BR/>MMMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-55324094524716119632009-01-27T14:01:00.000-05:002009-01-27T14:01:00.000-05:00Exquisite. I heard music playing the whole time. I...Exquisite. I heard music playing the whole time. I think MMM is actually a songwriter, because that tripped the music in my head the way poetry can. And I know that makes sense only in my head, and I'm sorry, but the music in my head is quite loud and I'm distracted by visions of sea captains on their decks, tasting the wind and squinting at the horizon.<BR/><BR/>It's time for another big ugly cry, *sigh*.fooleryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437690389824744691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-71907326539541549102009-01-27T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:40:00.000-05:00Thanks to two kids being sick, I got to leave work...Thanks to two kids being sick, I got to leave work early and can now play on the computer the rest of the day. Oops. I mean tend to kids with sore throats....at home. While periodically enjoying a break in front of the computer.<BR/><BR/>I'll let Mathews Mountain Man respond to your wonderful comments, but I agree with all of you about how good a writer he is. We have many from Mathews (myself excluded, I can only produce rambling rantings). Must be the fact that there was nothing else to do around here growing up other than be introspective and reflective and contemplative and whatever other words you can come up with that sound better than "bored."<BR/><BR/>What a great story. Maybe I should let MMM do all the writing and I'll take the pictures. He says, however, that he can't provide any new material for another 8 weeks or so. I have one (or two?) more he's sent me that I will post over the next week or so.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps he could be pressured by his fans to produce something sooner. <BR/><BR/>MMM - Do you think you could crank out Chapter 2 to this story by next week?Chesapeake Bay Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187804072769932131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-75740733874430410092009-01-27T11:31:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:31:00.000-05:00Wow.Words fail me.That's an incredible tribute.AMN...Wow.<BR/><BR/>Words fail me.<BR/><BR/>That's an incredible tribute.<BR/><BR/>AMNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-87573914548816224292009-01-27T11:23:00.000-05:002009-01-27T11:23:00.000-05:00What a gem of a man. And a wonderful post. I thi...What a gem of a man. And a wonderful post. I think I need to read my Strunk and White before the blogfest....Mental P Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957544840704376193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-44690444956171016862009-01-27T10:48:00.000-05:002009-01-27T10:48:00.000-05:00What an amazing tribute! Well done. The only p...What an amazing tribute! Well done. The only problem? I want to know MORE:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-90341523915053338242009-01-27T10:07:00.000-05:002009-01-27T10:07:00.000-05:00Great story MMM - makes this reader want to read m...Great story MMM - makes this reader want to read more. Hope he makes it to 100.pjhammer_1965https://www.blogger.com/profile/15962675096911726601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-90867066165819482402009-01-27T09:36:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:36:00.000-05:00That should have come with a warning. Granny lived...That should have come with a warning. Granny lived to 103 and just passed away on the 9th. <BR/>She grew up on the island and I loved hearing her stories. They just don't make them like they used to. <BR/>Beautiful tribute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-28906827026934666492009-01-27T09:20:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:20:00.000-05:00It's amazing how he brings the past into the prese...It's amazing how he brings the past into the present. I loved that story...except eh murky green water part.<BR/><BR/>question. Is the water salt or fresh?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-81603260771829924972009-01-27T07:17:00.000-05:002009-01-27T07:17:00.000-05:00Must be something in the water, maybe adding speci...Must be something in the water, maybe adding special nutrients to Mathews diets, to generate such wonderful story telling. <BR/>rcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-977736209274160372009-01-27T06:41:00.000-05:002009-01-27T06:41:00.000-05:00MMM... can't talk... must get tissue... be back.MMM... can't talk... must get tissue... be back.Ann Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18106387742803005341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-50397718501703268052009-01-27T04:39:00.000-05:002009-01-27T04:39:00.000-05:00MMM, that was one great tribute. You are so lucky ...MMM, that was one great tribute. You are so lucky to have him around. It made forgotten memories of my own Grandfather come flooding back. He went to sea as a teenager. I can remember the two of them talking when I was younger. I wish I had listened more.Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725190072332432216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2240067140694289750.post-27327183824228820012009-01-27T01:47:00.000-05:002009-01-27T01:47:00.000-05:00what a talented bunch of writers you are - and i l...what a talented bunch of writers you are - and i love all these stories. When you put the book together please let me know!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060531713032236270noreply@blogger.com