tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post4631405100446556462..comments2024-03-15T10:40:20.085-04:00Comments on LAWN TEA: ONE WITH THE WINDRachelDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11204947567574886675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-89473150498084618612017-11-17T15:25:02.228-05:002017-11-17T15:25:02.228-05:00Lovely, evocative pictures and words. There is so...Lovely, evocative pictures and words. There is something so sad about a deserted church.Kim S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06609086775319252934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-40213827541432442362017-07-26T07:55:43.373-04:002017-07-26T07:55:43.373-04:00I hate the thought of deserted churches. I think ...I hate the thought of deserted churches. I think of how it must once have been full of life. Of music and worship. How many prayers must have been said there. How many lives changed. How many laughs passed the lips of the attenders. Smiles. Handshakes. So sad. I feel the same way about deserted houses. I just don't understand how people can leave a once loved place. I know they must have their reasons. Thank you for this.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05673288414533354350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-55920622574107379432017-07-23T15:11:11.912-04:002017-07-23T15:11:11.912-04:00I have been thru some of those same highways &...I have been thru some of those same highways & byways of rural Mississippi and know whence you beautifully write. Similar scenes I've seen in the Midwest but evoke less sense of loss...always feel blessed to read from your hymn sheet.<br /><br />GSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903412564467078538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-74651555306922104432017-07-21T16:09:59.675-04:002017-07-21T16:09:59.675-04:00My dear Rachel,
What an evocative piece of writin...My dear Rachel,<br /><br />What an evocative piece of writing. You've always been a passionate writer about history, landscape, buildings, and every street is haunted by memories of illustrious visitors (I love your description of the churchgoers: "You can practically hear the notes of "What a friend . . ." ringing across the pews as the Sunday suits and the bright hats nod their way out.")<br /><br />A couple of years ago, I stumbled across an old Presbyterian Church in the middle of the countryside and there was no one there except the birds that were the only signs of life. I wrote about the serenity I felt while I went into the church.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your lovely message. I've missed your charming visits. I hope you have a splendid time with your Sweetpea. There is nothing better than spending time with one's beloved and eating some wholesome homemade dishes. It is a busy holiday time and I am so grateful that you took time to drop me a line. Have a great weekend and take good care.<br /><br />With best wishes, ASD A Super Dilettantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640893790909916004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-38553607499493271462017-07-20T08:43:12.480-04:002017-07-20T08:43:12.480-04:00A sad testament to the affairs of our religious be...A sad testament to the affairs of our religious being... falling by the wayside. Latane Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01745676377589651275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574003980721581984.post-36973194139479538642017-07-18T14:31:33.140-04:002017-07-18T14:31:33.140-04:00Such a sorry state of affairs to see these buildin...Such a sorry state of affairs to see these buildings and their contents abandoned and lost to time and the elements. It all reminds me of the photographs of the Chernobyl disaster where entire schools, hospitals, villages etc. have been deserted as people flee disaster. At least in those images, one can rightly understand it all.<br /><br />The haunting photography of Ms. Kittrell is only enhanced by your powerfully evokative language, beautiful! Chronica Domushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732224119040843337noreply@blogger.com