Comments on: Grandmother’s Hands

By: charrette

charrette — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:05:50 +0000

I loved this — took me right back to sitting next to my own wonderful grandma, fingers grasped in her lovely, liver-spotted hands. There is no sweeter bond than a child and a loving grandmother. I totally wanted to BE HER.

And look…you practically ARE.

Beautiful post.

By: suan

suan — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 17:39:47 +0000

i loved the post…. i remember those hands and really miss
mamaw and all her wisdom… when i look in the mirror and see the “liver spots” on my face but not my hands yet i always think of mamaw… and if i could only be a fraction of the woman she was then i will be pleased…thanks for sharing your memories… you always have a way of writing things so beautifully.

By: Anna at Hank and Willie

Anna at Hank and Willie — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 01:51:05 +0000

Thank you for such a beautiful, celebratory post. I loved it.

By: Heffalump

Heffalump — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:59:27 +0000

Thank you…I am thinking of my Grandmother now. Beautiful post…

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:33:29 +0000

Hi Karlene, I agree, Brillig’s eyes and brows are so gorgeous in person and she is just a blast.

This is a great post. I remember a discussion my mom and I had after I had graduated from high school. She was looking at my hands and wishing that her’s still looked as young and smooth. I was looking at mine the other day and realized that they looked just like her’s did on that day. But they got that way doing the same things- loving and taking care of a family.
Thanks for this post.

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:33:21 +0000

Can’t remember the last time I read such a beautiful post. Thank you.

By: Annette

Annette — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:34:50 +0000

So poignant. Thanks, Karlene. It made me wish my grandmother hadn’t been so old when I was little–that she’d lived long enough for me to get to know her like that. And it made me grateful that my kids have grandmothers who should be around for a long time. Both of them are wonderful women my kids are lucky to have as grandmothers.

By: Dedee

Dedee — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:21:23 +0000

That was beautiful! Thank youfor sharing.

By: Matti

Matti — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:55:31 +0000

I look from time to time here by and read the interesting and always well thought out and leich readable contributions to sight. Thank you and kind regards from Germany!

By: Jen in MI

Jen in MI — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:05:25 +0000

Absolutely lovely post. I’m reading The Namesake currently and there was a beautiful passage about the protagonist’s grandmother, so I’ve been thinking of my own, long gone, wonderful Grandma. Your hand piece hit me at just the right spot.