Evening, Thursday, 6:30pm EST. A lazy rain falls yet the sun shines still. Honey Bees have taken over the birdbath. A perfect time to Remember a Friend…
Evening, Thursday, 6:30pm EST. A lazy rain falls yet the sun shines still. Honey Bees have taken over the birdbath. A perfect time to Remember a Friend…
May 30, 2013 at 10:43 pm
Greetings from honeybee territory…Ms. Eve A.
May 30, 2013 at 11:00 pm
When there are no words, you figure some out anyway.
May 30, 2013 at 11:07 pm
Meg Tufano is that a good thing? You will laugh (hopefully) to know that for some reason suddenly I have no audio on my MacBook. None. Zip. Nada. Silencio. Honeybees are silent when they drink.
May 30, 2013 at 11:38 pm
Giselle Minoli You probably just pressed the mute key.
And of course it’s a good thing! That’s what poets DO!
May 30, 2013 at 11:39 pm
Wow….you are such an artist with your words…..never have really thought a lot about honeybees until now. Goodnight my friend. XO
May 30, 2013 at 11:43 pm
‘Night Kim Crawford and thank you for keeping me company today…and you, Meg Tufano for your continual company! Something for you to watch that I think you would appreciate: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/30/life-interrupted-going-public-with-cancer/#postcomment
May 31, 2013 at 1:42 am
Contact, significance, meaning. That is what everyone wants. Very powerful video.
May 31, 2013 at 1:46 am
I so wish I had your way with words to pay homage to the people in my life who have passed on, a beautiful tribute, thank you for sharing.
May 31, 2013 at 2:00 am
Honestly stuart richman I think you’ve done everything else in your life – artist, teacher, lighting designer, serving our country. Don’t you think you can let the rest of us do a little something. Besides…you need something to do in your next life… 😉
May 31, 2013 at 7:35 am
Beautifully written Giselle! A very touching tribute but also a window into your teenage years. As you would say, brava!
May 31, 2013 at 11:37 am
Giselle Minoli the fact that i have been lucky enough to travel several paths in my life is no reason i can not wish to pay homage to those who guided me along the way — i have had friends and mentors die from age, from disease and from violence and in each case i was left not knowing how to express my feelings for where my life has gone only because of their influences — i am all for letting other do their share in their own way and for leaving something to do for the next paths i may travel but other then planting trees in their memory i still wish i had your eloquence – not just from this post but from all of your posts – thanks for letting me vent 🙂
May 31, 2013 at 12:09 pm
stuart richman I was SO teasing you with my comment and am SO sorry I wrote it so badly that it didn’t come across as I meant it…which is to say that you are so talented and you do have the words to express whatever you want. I have read them! 🙁 that I hadn’t made that clear….
May 31, 2013 at 12:21 pm
+Giselle Minoli thank you got your kind words, that you should think I am talented means a lot to me — as for my way with words lets just say I have a way to go before I reach a level of expression I am satisfied with — as for the teasing comment no worries, I have a character flaw in that I do not know if I am being teased so no apology needed. 🙂
May 31, 2013 at 2:28 pm
Okay…well, see you have to have at least one fault, don’t you? Teasing….
May 31, 2013 at 2:30 pm
Giselle Minoli LOL for the record i have many faults 🙂
June 1, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Eve A I know. Whenever I think about the years in which I was not in touch with Jim, I feel I wasted a lot of time. Yesterday a friend emailed me about the story wondering if anyone would feel that way about him at the end of his life. I think it’s such a natural question. We all want to have an impact on someone – particularly teachers. The way in which he related to people was so natural and easy for him. It was simply the way he was as a human being. There were many qualities he had to aspire to – kindness, curiosity, generosity, patience…but he was also very opinionated and made it okay for a girl to be that way herself. Thanks so much for taking the time to read it.
June 1, 2013 at 12:10 pm
And thank you Anita Law and Sheri ONeill (I like your Profile photo!). I am certain Jim is in the Al Di La chatting away with Hemingway, Twain, D.H., Eldridge, J.D. It’s a veritable Moveable Feast! I wonder if there are written words in the Al Di La…
June 1, 2013 at 12:33 pm
+Giselle Minoli the more I think about your post the more I come to realize the one great feeling I have is a sadness that I never had or took the opportunity to say thank you to those who gave me guidance so if it is ok with you I will say thank you to you for making me remember the importance of those two little powerful words and for the memories they bring me.
(sent from my phone)
June 1, 2013 at 1:31 pm
stuart richman It is okay with me surely. I am learning about gratitude every day. There are many people in my life who have had a powerful and positive impact and I don’t feel I let them know either. Yes, it would be good if we were all to practice that while someone is alive, rather than In Memoriam…a poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson…
“Forgive these wild and wandering cries,
Confusions of a wasted youth;
Forgive them where they fail in truth,
And in thy wisdom make me wise.”
Thank you stuart richman for reminding me that there are many people to thank for the contributions they have made to my life.
June 1, 2013 at 1:39 pm
+Giselle Minoli. 🙂
June 5, 2013 at 3:21 am
A beautiful and moving tribute, Giselle Minoli ~ How very fortunate you were to have him in your life.
June 5, 2013 at 3:25 am
Thank you so much Mara Rose. I’m just getting ready to turn in and it was nice to hear from you. BTW…I love your new profile photo. And I’m so glad I’m not the only one who kept a “string” of five photos on their profile page. I like every single one of yours.
June 5, 2013 at 3:33 am
Good Evening Giselle Minoli ~ Thank you so much about the photo. You are more than kind :-). Just now catching up with your recent posts. Reading through comments yesterday, another great post!
June 13, 2013 at 2:30 pm
A beautiful remembrance and touching meditation on your friendship. Masterfully written, which strikes me as perhaps the best possible tribute to Jim. Thank you for sharing it.
June 14, 2013 at 1:09 am
Thank you Brian Titus. I appreciate those kind words. 😉
June 30, 2014 at 1:35 pm
Dear Giselle:
After two Culinary teachers having told me that I was to old to learn how to cook, I follow your advice, and I am learning how to be a Chef.
I am begining, but: 5 Distinguished and 14 Excelent!
thank you very much, Giselle!
June 30, 2014 at 2:03 pm
Hello Ana Cristina Simões Vilar What a delight to hear! But, I must say, with 14 Excellent ratings and 5 Distinguished I think you are way, way way beyond a beginner. You know, Ana, we all need to eat until the time comes for each of us to leave this world. Fixing dinner for friends and people who appreciate good food, and sharing the conversation that comes from that…this is a gift. I’m so glad you made the decision to pursue this. You will not regret it…only have occasion to rejoice in it again and again and again. As will those for whom you cook! Cheers to you, Ana!
June 30, 2014 at 6:17 pm
Giselle Minoli Cheers to you, too, Giselle!