tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post8672481182090797485..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: May the Fourth Be With You! --with Kathy DampPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54529447871788186712015-06-24T14:39:30.540-07:002015-06-24T14:39:30.540-07:00Hope you enjoy the book and glad you appreciate th...Hope you enjoy the book and glad you appreciate the freedoms we have.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413888215734148323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91687581534207858432015-06-24T07:36:55.351-07:002015-06-24T07:36:55.351-07:00Kathy, all these memories! Sigh. I get really chok...Kathy, all these memories! Sigh. I get really choked up around the 4th of July. I was just putting up my 4th decorations and with each bunting I hung and all the little flags in my red geranium filled pots, I feel that sense of pride in our independent nation and all those generations of men and women and children who fought for us to be free. I have a wood and metal "sculpture" on my Catherine Laniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09457540593573242387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-68060378569274526752015-06-22T19:50:34.570-07:002015-06-22T19:50:34.570-07:00What a testimonial!
What a testimonial!<br />Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-59138231953965358192015-06-22T11:50:35.496-07:002015-06-22T11:50:35.496-07:00There's something about fireworks, isn't t...There's something about fireworks, isn't there, Laurie?!Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-83314680221233839092015-06-22T11:50:09.427-07:002015-06-22T11:50:09.427-07:00Our current border collie (who the dog in Waiting ...Our current border collie (who the dog in Waiting for Sparks is modeled after) intensely dislikes fireworks. We put him in his Thundershirt at first pop.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36719368508288682622015-06-22T11:49:30.213-07:002015-06-22T11:49:30.213-07:00I sure hope there's a photo of that somewhere....I sure hope there's a photo of that somewhere...Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60355001920742279382015-06-22T11:49:05.633-07:002015-06-22T11:49:05.633-07:00Okay, Carol, so you made me search for piccolo pet...Okay, Carol, so you made me search for piccolo pete's fireworks. We had sparklers at our house and I remember writing my name in the air with them. We attended a nearby town fireworks display. The booms vibrating my lungs I will never forget. That and laying on the green army blanket and staring up at the color lit sky...great timesKathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-32922967849433376672015-06-22T11:47:12.438-07:002015-06-22T11:47:12.438-07:00I'm laughing, Patricia. Surely, that will end ...I'm laughing, Patricia. Surely, that will end up in a book some day...Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-3634126397143605582015-06-22T11:46:26.665-07:002015-06-22T11:46:26.665-07:00Being in a parade was a bigger-than-life thing for...Being in a parade was a bigger-than-life thing for me. For one thing, we were walking, marching, dancing up the middle of the street and that wasn't something allowed any other time. A big thumbs down to the cub master for cleaning the school yard. I mean, really.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91495773901278018742015-06-22T11:44:47.159-07:002015-06-22T11:44:47.159-07:00Since I'm from New York State, I can imagine t...Since I'm from New York State, I can imagine the villages and towns with their New England white houses. I always flinched for the 21-gun salute.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-69737129862467798452015-06-22T11:43:44.224-07:002015-06-22T11:43:44.224-07:00How amazing. I would love to read something like t...How amazing. I would love to read something like that in a scene from a book. We camped as a family when I was growing up and I recall many blazing campfires and lots of singing, s'mores, and shifting around the fire as the wind shifted the smoke. "Smoke follows beauty" was the catchphrase.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-20637367841810478622015-06-22T11:27:15.563-07:002015-06-22T11:27:15.563-07:00Growing up I remember watching the Macy's Day ...Growing up I remember watching the Macy's Day Parade on television. It is a big extravaganza. They probably still do it. I've enjoyed watching a fireworks show at Disney World, and went to a fireworks show in Chicago years back that was beautiful. Neither was on a holiday though, just a regular night-time show. It was very memorable though with all those colors bursting overhead. Love Laurie Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393553707193848649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-66530554869221298302015-06-22T11:12:59.099-07:002015-06-22T11:12:59.099-07:00Pets on parade! I love it. I'll bet they added...Pets on parade! I love it. I'll bet they added the Unknown Element for sure. Your post made me see a small town parade. In my mind, the weather is nice and cool. Not always the case when I was growing up.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-311102432830749542015-06-22T11:11:44.179-07:002015-06-22T11:11:44.179-07:00Thanks, Loree. I've been delighted with the co...Thanks, Loree. I've been delighted with the cover. Reviews are starting to come in. "Belly laughs amid the secrets" one reader wrote.Kathy Damp/Kathleen Damp Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758791666744575408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-14547028108174039572015-06-22T10:18:22.492-07:002015-06-22T10:18:22.492-07:00Love the Fourth (except the fireworks which scare ...Love the Fourth (except the fireworks which scare my doggie.) God bless America! Dana Mentinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366110757864439082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-55214981254827731002015-06-22T09:57:39.074-07:002015-06-22T09:57:39.074-07:00Thank you for sharing your Fourth of July memories...Thank you for sharing your Fourth of July memories, Kathy! Best wishes with your new release. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478912840797103106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-89287708684292152162015-06-22T08:49:58.690-07:002015-06-22T08:49:58.690-07:00Your book sounds wonderful! I love the Fourth of J...Your book sounds wonderful! I love the Fourth of July. When I was in high school, I wore a "Statue of Liberty" costume on the parade float. I was supposed to look dignified and solemn, but I've always had a hard time with that.Amie Denmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11013787086281546987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-86709112398683660992015-06-22T08:49:49.643-07:002015-06-22T08:49:49.643-07:00Love that photo. (I was a bicycling fiend as a kid...Love that photo. (I was a bicycling fiend as a kid.) I always wanted to be in a parade. When I was a kid we were usually visiting family on the fourth of July--family that lived in the middle of nowhere. We would get the boxed set of fireworks from the fireworks stand. We'd all gather around while our older brother set off the roman candles, pinwheels, and piccolo pete's. Good memories!Carol Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360417299528882416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-15262973597596674912015-06-22T08:05:43.114-07:002015-06-22T08:05:43.114-07:00Love your cover! My memories of the 4th included b...Love your cover! My memories of the 4th included being jealous of my sister. It was her birthday, you see and I thought everyone was celebrating her birthday...no one ever even remembered mine--too close to Christmas. About the 2nd year this happened, my mother jerked a knot in me and wanted to know what was wrong with me. I know she had a hard time not laughing when I told her. Personally, I Patricia Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382033674042021556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-49716460364262016502015-06-22T07:32:43.551-07:002015-06-22T07:32:43.551-07:00Sounds like great fun. I've never been in a p...Sounds like great fun. I've never been in a parade. As a child, I think maybe I attended one. I've taken my son :) He almost got to walk in one, but his cub master decided to participate in "Clean the School Yard" instead. Not sure why. Wouldn't have been my choice. I mean, you can clean the school yard the following week; you can't change the day of a parade. Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-91215002721207439962015-06-22T06:59:59.569-07:002015-06-22T06:59:59.569-07:00Back in Connecticut, I lived next to a cemetery an...Back in Connecticut, I lived next to a cemetery and every Memorial Day and Fourth of July, I’d wake to gunfire 50 feet from my bedroom followed by taps. In New Jersey, my family participated in all the parades. Wonderful memories. I look forward to reliving those memories in your book. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09144857256396400731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-17526129227453046552015-06-22T06:32:23.198-07:002015-06-22T06:32:23.198-07:00Kathy, you brought back so many memories! And you...Kathy, you brought back so many memories! And your memories evoke a beautiful picture of that time and place. I grew up in New Bedford, MA., 50 miles south of Boston, so our heroic heritage was deeply ingrained in us, too. I remember the parade and men in uniform. In the afternoon we had clambakes on the beach and sang together way past sunset, all snuggled up in our towels and blankets. WowMuriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-53227013289116065002015-06-22T06:32:15.281-07:002015-06-22T06:32:15.281-07:00Kathy, looking forward to your book. I do remember...Kathy, looking forward to your book. I do remember those small town parades we had when I lived in Oregon and again for my kids when they grew up in Washington state. I decorated my bike, and we also attached wagons where our pets got dressed up and we pulled them. Once in a while one would hop out and stopped the whole parade. Some kids rode horses. We always had a barbecue in the city park rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-847376825760565752015-06-22T06:27:52.333-07:002015-06-22T06:27:52.333-07:00LOVE your new Heartwarming cover, Kathy, and LOVE ...LOVE your new Heartwarming cover, Kathy, and LOVE your memories of the 4th! Can't wait to read the book! Wishing you and yours a happy, safe, and healthy celebration! :-) (Signed, Loree, who claims to hate exclamation points!) LOL<br />Loree Loughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16301137461076730218noreply@blogger.com