tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post6598929638267387651..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: My Treasures by Marion EkholmPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-58422752840884861792016-09-13T22:36:52.163-07:002016-09-13T22:36:52.163-07:00Marion, I final found your fatal flaw.
I'm sor...Marion, I final found your fatal flaw.<br />I'm sorry. Pea soup is not for any age! <br />I wouldn't have eaten it either.<br />Love that coin story.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-41155683818148444152016-09-13T19:54:15.410-07:002016-09-13T19:54:15.410-07:00Thank you. I have a whole trunk full.Thank you. I have a whole trunk full.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54010995670350251712016-09-13T17:22:44.683-07:002016-09-13T17:22:44.683-07:00So cool, Marion! I love all the stories that go wi...So cool, Marion! I love all the stories that go with your favorite things! Amy Vastinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370234907973582544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-11839641672594692652016-09-13T17:22:27.740-07:002016-09-13T17:22:27.740-07:00My friend started reading "The Godfather"...My friend started reading "The Godfather" and expected it to deal with religion. What a shock for her. I have a few books I treasure including my mother's "One Hundred and One Poems" that she had when she was in school.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-78194865079599648252016-09-13T17:18:00.763-07:002016-09-13T17:18:00.763-07:00Someday it will. On that particular trip, my son l...Someday it will. On that particular trip, my son looked like a pirate with a patch on one eye for real. He had an infection at the time and we had to keep it covered. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-55753404619761327622016-09-13T15:48:04.016-07:002016-09-13T15:48:04.016-07:00Hi Marion, What great treasures. I love the story...Hi Marion, What great treasures. I love the story about the pirate coins. That should go in a book. smileSandra Leesmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13911169281960710923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-27577190139807339302016-09-13T15:41:16.717-07:002016-09-13T15:41:16.717-07:00I have so many treasures. Among them are all the p...I have so many treasures. Among them are all the paperbacks my grandmother passed on to me to read. Novels like "Joy in the Morning," "The Godfather," and "Never Love a Stranger." They're falling apart and are held together with rubber bands, but no way can I part with them.Angela Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06102308492358084929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-71259982489862176562016-09-13T14:59:50.616-07:002016-09-13T14:59:50.616-07:00On occasion when I've tried to "clean&quo...On occasion when I've tried to "clean" I made the mistake of tossing some things that were important to me. Always a regret. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-62764592563669392202016-09-13T14:53:46.353-07:002016-09-13T14:53:46.353-07:00I actually wore that a few times, on the back of m...I actually wore that a few times, on the back of my shoulder to see if anyone would scream and try to knock it off. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-68571004428697661612016-09-13T14:52:46.281-07:002016-09-13T14:52:46.281-07:00I had a hard time choosing through my treasures so...I had a hard time choosing through my treasures so I'm sure I can find enough for another blog one day. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-27553371589832408702016-09-13T14:51:10.738-07:002016-09-13T14:51:10.738-07:00When I moved to the Bronx we had cats and left foo...When I moved to the Bronx we had cats and left food out for them. At times, I'd swear the floor looked like it was moving.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89907938803888560252016-09-13T10:37:47.920-07:002016-09-13T10:37:47.920-07:00Ah, those roaches. Nobody seems to have forgotten ...Ah, those roaches. Nobody seems to have forgotten them, including me. Your so excellent post made me remember some of my own treasures: the Christmas ornaments my boys made that still hang on the tree every year; a velvet photo album with sepia pictures of my grandfather's relatives, none of them named but with great faces; the green plastic sewing basket my husband gave me when we were firstLeigh Rikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614965296068207696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7881233028005499362016-09-13T10:08:23.033-07:002016-09-13T10:08:23.033-07:00Lovely treasures, even the cockroach pin. I have t...Lovely treasures, even the cockroach pin. I have to admit that I don't miss N.Y.'s roaches. Yuck!! I have a few treasures. My grandmother's bible, a bag full of my daughter's baby shoes from infant to toddler, and a book my father used to love and read to me. I can't part with those things. Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-1758199752402832882016-09-13T09:19:31.337-07:002016-09-13T09:19:31.337-07:00Such sweet memories, Marion. Thanks for sharing. ...Such sweet memories, Marion. Thanks for sharing. I have several treasures that I cherish, too. They bring back happy memories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15369602814024856132016-09-13T08:57:32.851-07:002016-09-13T08:57:32.851-07:00I LOVE your treasures, Marion! Thank you for shari...I LOVE your treasures, Marion! Thank you for sharing them with us. The cockroach might be my favorite...he's a cute little thing! :)Anna J Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147693615384740106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-35403601393978962202016-09-13T08:40:31.271-07:002016-09-13T08:40:31.271-07:00My children wouldn't touch the pea soup when I...My children wouldn't touch the pea soup when I made it and I haven't found any child who can stand it. But back then, the cafeteria was a new thing and the adults were cooking things they liked. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-58605379075676473432016-09-13T08:38:30.208-07:002016-09-13T08:38:30.208-07:00I agree. Those warm memories can really help if I&...I agree. Those warm memories can really help if I'm down.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-14925671214829709302016-09-13T08:37:41.235-07:002016-09-13T08:37:41.235-07:00I had those! I agree, at terrific invention.I had those! I agree, at terrific invention.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-31384961480811643432016-09-13T08:34:18.650-07:002016-09-13T08:34:18.650-07:00I have a bulletin board with all the pictures my t...I have a bulletin board with all the pictures my talented granddaughters have made for me. Several times they've asked me why I still have birthday cards there that they made years ago. I love them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-13587107558620775452016-09-13T08:31:30.432-07:002016-09-13T08:31:30.432-07:00Even though it's broken, we still hold onto th...Even though it's broken, we still hold onto those things that have happy memories. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-50051499740599724192016-09-13T08:31:10.296-07:002016-09-13T08:31:10.296-07:00Wonderful memories attached to your treasures. I l...Wonderful memories attached to your treasures. I love them all. I can just picture you sitting in front of the cold soup, arms folded, bottom lip protruding. I hated split pea soup as a child, too, but grew to like it. Good thing, because it's one of my husband's favorites.Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-64054869286679781142016-09-13T08:29:30.862-07:002016-09-13T08:29:30.862-07:00I love this post and can so relate to treasures th...I love this post and can so relate to treasures that have little monetary value. I have rocks and teddy bears and a popsicle frame a student made me. Sometimes just seeing those things makes me feel better.Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-7610368884982173642016-09-13T08:28:36.215-07:002016-09-13T08:28:36.215-07:00Marion, I love this post. The money holder is my f...Marion, I love this post. The money holder is my favorite. That would have come in so handy for carting my lunch money to school. I was always so scared I would lose my lunch money! When I was a little girl, my grandma crocheted me a pair of those mittens attached by a long string that you can put through the sleeves of your jacket. That way I could take a mitten off when I was playing outside Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-87784801732829769852016-09-13T08:12:17.480-07:002016-09-13T08:12:17.480-07:00Marion, I love your treasures. I suppose we all ha...Marion, I love your treasures. I suppose we all have things that mean a lot to us, but really aren't worth money. I have some glassware that belonged to my mom, and a broach she always wore on her winter coats. The stones are probably glass, before Svwarski crystal. And of course I have fun things my kids and grands have made for me. My daughters have real craft ability and I love some of therozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54566740723544948302016-09-13T07:56:42.666-07:002016-09-13T07:56:42.666-07:00I love your treasures. Thank you for sharing them ...I love your treasures. Thank you for sharing them with us. The cocroach pin is my favorite. Who can forget the NY flying beasts. My favorite treasure is a hello kitty pencil sharpener that my dad brought me back from Japan when he was there for 6 months. I was 5-6 years old and the broken thing is the only item I have from my childhood (we moved around a lot). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813011012122814594noreply@blogger.com