tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4552375739714556374..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: History and the Kindness of Strangers.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16495242215010911922013-02-11T07:57:11.028-08:002013-02-11T07:57:11.028-08:00Just been re-reading The Lord of the Rings and her...Just been re-reading The Lord of the Rings and here you are writing about "kindness where you least expect it". These are the things that make a trip really memorable.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25344417153457194732013-02-09T16:30:07.683-08:002013-02-09T16:30:07.683-08:00What a wonderful story - and I'm sure he never...What a wonderful story - and I'm sure he never thought his story would spread around the world. Just goes to show us how kindness is the best thing of all.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58474821444898060252013-02-09T03:43:15.023-08:002013-02-09T03:43:15.023-08:00Thanks for calling - do call again.Thanks for calling - do call again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89199139675659663202013-02-08T20:41:25.507-08:002013-02-08T20:41:25.507-08:00Travel's memories often fool as delight us! Fe...Travel's memories often fool as delight us! Felt I was there.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sending YOU Aloha <br />from Honolulu, <br /><a href="http://comfortspiral.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Comfort Spiral</a><br /> ~ > < } } ( ° ><br />Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22750075691271775562013-02-08T15:00:39.032-08:002013-02-08T15:00:39.032-08:00Well said, Blanche.Well said, Blanche.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85087711620443630412013-02-08T14:52:13.402-08:002013-02-08T14:52:13.402-08:00Any time I've found myself in an unfamiliar pl...Any time I've found myself in an unfamiliar place I seem to have the great fortune of finding a kind stranger willing to provide help. These sorts of interactions are often the better part of a travel experience and I try to do the same whenever I encounter someone visiting my area for the first time!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512006137833754014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84770780927406114132013-02-08T12:44:21.682-08:002013-02-08T12:44:21.682-08:00Funny or very interesting your posting on this tod...Funny or very interesting your posting on this today. <br />I just watched a program about Pizarro and how his conquest of Incas with a force of 130 men 40 cavalry and 2 small cannons... was helped by all the germs, disease the main one was smallpox, that they brought with them.<br />Also the Inca Empire was in a war of succession at that time.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80480864864748805492013-02-08T11:20:40.973-08:002013-02-08T11:20:40.973-08:00And rightly so!
Awaiting blizzard here!
What fun ...And rightly so!<br /><br />Awaiting blizzard here!<br />What fun we are having.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77825387849887346572013-02-08T10:51:16.058-08:002013-02-08T10:51:16.058-08:00How nice.
How nice.<br />Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48207387149484192192013-02-08T10:09:26.131-08:002013-02-08T10:09:26.131-08:00How kind of that Spaniard to come to your rescue a...How kind of that Spaniard to come to your rescue and how much more enjoyable even an excellent book can be when you have visited the places written about.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28535409869495757392013-02-08T09:00:46.797-08:002013-02-08T09:00:46.797-08:00It's amazing how often exactly the right perso...It's amazing how often exactly the right person suddenly turns up to offer much needed help or assistance at just the right time. A lovely story. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-23983907748605824122013-02-08T08:31:26.235-08:002013-02-08T08:31:26.235-08:00Fascinating history, and fascinating Spaniard. We...Fascinating history, and fascinating Spaniard. We had a similar kindness shown to us when we arrived in Lille in the middle of a Protest Demonstration and couldn't find an open road leading to our hotel which was visible across the square. Random acts of kindness, - unforgetable.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.com