tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post2275242762327952014..comments2024-02-24T03:14:25.170-05:00Comments on A Half Baked Life: My Dad, and Chickpea SoupJustine Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14190295175501659469noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-37172625111638741722012-08-17T19:37:59.008-04:002012-08-17T19:37:59.008-04:00Amazing post, causing me to reminisce about my gra...Amazing post, causing me to reminisce about my grandfather, and his stories of Lithuania and Granada and civil war and finally immigrating here to the States. Like you, I miss him more than I used to, and I feel that even with all the things I do know, I never knew him.Aprilhttp://rsativus.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-54683184473775026852012-08-15T00:59:46.650-04:002012-08-15T00:59:46.650-04:00Oh, how I love the way you see your father. The wh...Oh, how I love the way you see your father. The whole yin and yang thing -- he a man of extremes and you a woman of balance and moderation (that's how I see you). What an interesting life he led. I'm sorry he didn't get to see you as a mom, to get to know his grandchildren.<br /><br />I can tell how special he was because I've witnessed how special you are.Lori Lavender Luzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394441222262940632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-64504184305215475632012-08-14T23:59:03.660-04:002012-08-14T23:59:03.660-04:00Beautiful, evocative writing here. Gorgeous.
I...Beautiful, evocative writing here. Gorgeous.<br /><br />I'm sorry I missed this the first time around.Jjiraffehttp://jjiraffe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-5273653301536907882012-08-14T23:27:05.852-04:002012-08-14T23:27:05.852-04:00Here from the future via Time Warp Tuesday. What a...Here from the future via Time Warp Tuesday. What a beautiful post about your dad and all that you learned from him.<br /><br />Another things we apparently have in common is that my dad did joined the seminary as a freshman in high school and didn't leave until 9 years later, as a first year grad student. He was one year shy of being ordained a priest. The story goes that the day he left he called my mom (whom he grew up with in a small town outside of Columbus, Ohio) to ask her out on a date.<br /><br />So I do appreciate what it is like to have been raised by a father who set out to serve the Lord and ended up marrying and having his own family.<br /><br />I am so sorry for the loss of your father. It must be so bittersweet to think about him and your life before and after he died. I am sad to know that your children never got to know their maternal grandpa. <br /><br />I feel very blessed and lucky to have known and had a good relationship with all four of my grandparents, though they didn't live locally (one set in Ohio and the other in South Carolina). I also am grateful that my children have grown up (so far) with all four of their grandparents in their lives and living locally.<br /><br />I also appreciate what you shared here about the things we try to do similarly and differently as parents based on how we were parented. There are definitely things I found frustrating that my parents did when I was a kid, that I totally do with my own children now. <br /><br />I do love that each generation has the privilege and opportunity to learn from the one that came before us and hopefully give our children the best of what we experienced and change the things we can that didn't work for us.<br /><br />Thank you for doing the Time Warp again! Heading back to the future to finish reading and comment on your new post. Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175833982955486083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-6303944613107701412011-05-14T17:55:58.826-04:002011-05-14T17:55:58.826-04:00It sounds like your father had a remarkable life. ...It sounds like your father had a remarkable life. Thanks for sharing his story with us!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-12209040312459516802011-05-14T13:43:54.015-04:002011-05-14T13:43:54.015-04:00Wow, your dad sounded like a very interesting pers...Wow, your dad sounded like a very interesting person. Soup is a wonderful thing to dedication his honor. And I no longer tell folks when I'm serving something Vegan or Vegetarian and most of the time they can't even tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-54408266975045522942011-05-11T13:07:38.228-04:002011-05-11T13:07:38.228-04:00That was a really nice dedication. The recipe look...That was a really nice dedication. The recipe looks amazing as always.Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248293979879390754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-30675802629977519282011-05-11T10:43:34.407-04:002011-05-11T10:43:34.407-04:00This is a lovely post, Justine. I kept thinking ab...This is a lovely post, Justine. I kept thinking about the final lines of "A River Runs Through It", when he talks about the people whom he loved but did not fully understand being gone. It's a hard thing, though sometimes I think that it's impossible to know all those things about another person. Especially a parent who is filled with contradictions (as we all are). <br /><br />I love chickpeas. There's just something so comforting and nourishing about them.Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06955659206478903815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-42353271830674560612011-05-11T08:02:58.901-04:002011-05-11T08:02:58.901-04:00what a beautiful post about your dad. he sounds li...what a beautiful post about your dad. he sounds like he was a fascinating man. <br /><br />oh, & the soup looks good too! ;)katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610970477653618206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-84164772606842861532011-05-10T23:14:31.670-04:002011-05-10T23:14:31.670-04:00I've been eating LOTS of chickpeas. My favour...I've been eating LOTS of chickpeas. My favourite thing lately is to make a chunky salad of roasted sweet potato, red onions capsicum plus chick peas, sultanas, cashews, and lots of garam masala and some salad green, served with just a bit of yogurt.<br /><br />It's pruning, and soil prep, and mulching, and planning, and green manure time in my garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-50627097464153630192011-05-10T21:21:07.675-04:002011-05-10T21:21:07.675-04:00Beautiful post about your father with some great i...Beautiful post about your father with some great imagery.RunningMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269598643448280554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-21028535328532122542011-05-10T18:19:24.786-04:002011-05-10T18:19:24.786-04:00your soup look delicious! I am amazed at the impa...your soup look delicious! I am amazed at the impact our parents have on our lives, especially the ones who have not tried in earnest to impact us. Your father sounds like he had many stories that he could have told. I suppose I'm blessed to have heard my father's stories, they have helped in understanding him at times. I'm looking forward to eating loads of veggies this summer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712553731274873122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5544913458028415917.post-78356730872011650172011-05-10T14:41:01.078-04:002011-05-10T14:41:01.078-04:00What a beautiful post (and a beautiful soup). Than...What a beautiful post (and a beautiful soup). Thank you for sharing your father with us. I feel honored to know about him. Parents are such strange and wonderful entities in our lives, even after they have left us.Esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12375150088333673843noreply@blogger.com