tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6442687040654260949..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Lovely eveningThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-52380378672587379142023-01-25T05:54:10.232-08:002023-01-25T05:54:10.232-08:00What fun. Love my grands What fun. Love my grands Brendanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33230158016653215152023-01-25T05:44:56.943-08:002023-01-25T05:44:56.943-08:00Hilde - Dan fancied going to China and had a diplo...Hilde - Dan fancied going to China and had a diploma in teaching English as a second language (his various degrees are in maths!)<br />Love your story about the arrow Tom - I shall ask him.<br /><br />Thank you all so much for your cheery responses - it all adds to my happiness about the day.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15173166655032442272023-01-25T05:30:23.974-08:002023-01-25T05:30:23.974-08:00that is so lovely Pat...when my grandgirls come is...that is so lovely Pat...when my grandgirls come is also for me a wonderful time...xxGerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34031752639629828842023-01-25T03:56:12.196-08:002023-01-25T03:56:12.196-08:00Years ago we had our fornames and surname written ...Years ago we had our fornames and surname written out by a Chinese chap in York. The characters we had framed and I have often wondered if another Chinese reader would be able to say them !pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79999489212769562802023-01-24T21:52:05.211-08:002023-01-24T21:52:05.211-08:00Sadly it is those very long hours in the sky that ...Sadly it is those very long hours in the sky that has stopped me visiting a few places that I would loved to have seen.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-30445950950895567572023-01-24T20:43:47.622-08:002023-01-24T20:43:47.622-08:00How nice to see your grandson again after five yea...How nice to see your grandson again after five years! And it is so good to hear that he loves to live and work in China. Did he always want to go to China and therefore learnt the language or was it the other way round - the language just because it was interesting and then the decision to go to China ? <br />Hilde in GermanyHildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447112312199912513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22975986583237161192023-01-24T16:00:48.721-08:002023-01-24T16:00:48.721-08:00One of my cricket club-mates has spent a lot of ti...One of my cricket club-mates has spent a lot of time coaching football in China - C19 put a stop to that alasSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47466256092362930412023-01-24T14:32:50.510-08:002023-01-24T14:32:50.510-08:00It sounds like you had a great day with your grand...It sounds like you had a great day with your grandson. He must have many stories about his life and work in China. You state he lost his British accent. I suspect if he stayed in Britain for any length of time his accent would come back. I noticed this when my British husband spends time in England. Also, in the US, people usually guess he is from England, Scotland or Australia.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31106324702540223042023-01-24T13:51:06.314-08:002023-01-24T13:51:06.314-08:00Lovely. I remember being told that the ancient sym...Lovely. I remember being told that the ancient symbol 'to arrive' in early Chinese depicted an arrow stuck in the ground - an old method of choosing a campsite was to shoot an arrow in the air.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29700492887622832122023-01-24T13:18:00.542-08:002023-01-24T13:18:00.542-08:00Pat I read somewhere that although chinese charact...Pat I read somewhere that although chinese characters are complex they can be read and understood in the many different regions rather as numerals can be read and understood in England or France or Germany.<br />I hope that makes sense!Yellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68593575860583230032023-01-24T13:05:24.776-08:002023-01-24T13:05:24.776-08:00What a wonderful treat that must have been for you...What a wonderful treat that must have been for you. Five years is a long time not to see one's grandson. You must have enjoyed exchanging experiences with him about your own visit to China.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55391383808958520292023-01-24T12:19:53.805-08:002023-01-24T12:19:53.805-08:00Heartwarming story Pat. - Pam.
Heartwarming story Pat. - Pam.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50909047574816068332023-01-24T09:20:04.076-08:002023-01-24T09:20:04.076-08:00What a good day you had, almost worth the five yea...What a good day you had, almost worth the five year wait. Jennyffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08133651986287619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-5275033514156171062023-01-24T09:16:39.565-08:002023-01-24T09:16:39.565-08:00Lovely visit, I can feel your happiness from here!...Lovely visit, I can feel your happiness from here!<br /><br />Ceci<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73526361237966132432023-01-24T08:28:58.130-08:002023-01-24T08:28:58.130-08:00What a happy time. Grandchildren are a blessing ar...What a happy time. Grandchildren are a blessing aren't they? It's been a long lock down for China!VChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326477975870777023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53779132574356965182023-01-24T08:09:26.653-08:002023-01-24T08:09:26.653-08:00How wonderful to see your grandson after five year...How wonderful to see your grandson after five years!Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-34057750342434740772023-01-24T07:39:56.300-08:002023-01-24T07:39:56.300-08:00I am pleased that your grandson's China experi...I am pleased that your grandson's China experience as a foreigner is a good one. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31563455532138253422023-01-24T06:43:21.642-08:002023-01-24T06:43:21.642-08:00Nice one pat Nice one pat John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14058531108019237402023-01-24T06:41:48.786-08:002023-01-24T06:41:48.786-08:00Pat, I am so happy you had a visit from your grand...Pat, I am so happy you had a visit from your grandson as it had been long enough since the last visit! Isn't it good to be assured he's happy to live in China, in teaching, and with his life? I imagine the hugs when you saw him and before he left will warm your heart as you remember his visit.<br /><br />Hugs!Barbara Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56426446032005824352023-01-24T06:14:43.150-08:002023-01-24T06:14:43.150-08:00When my middle son married his Chinese wife, we ha...When my middle son married his Chinese wife, we had a wonderful time in China for their wedding. We visited Nanjing (her home), Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian (where we saw the terra cotta warriors). It was all amazing and often people would want to pose with our group of American visitors. <br />Now this couple lives here in the US with their 2 children. My 7 year old grandson speaks Chinese and often translates between his Chinese grandma and me.Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8035921564231201632023-01-24T06:03:42.987-08:002023-01-24T06:03:42.987-08:00What a life he has made for himself? Fascinating. ...What a life he has made for himself? Fascinating. I sometimes marvel at how the English, who are often thought of as such homebody, are actually scattered all over the world. Even my own family: my mother came to America at 17. Her sister to Canada, and her nephew to Australia for a while. His daughter still lives there. Then there is a cousin in Spain, and I think one in Finland, and one who lived in the Philippines for a while. We Americans get around too, but that seems to be more expected if us! But then, the British colonized so many parts of the world, didn't they, so they have always been a traveling people.<br />Interesting about your grandson's accent. My mother never lost her Cambridgeshire accent, even after 60 years, but those from her home I imagine would have detected a change.Granny Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74725720120321506642023-01-24T05:53:23.104-08:002023-01-24T05:53:23.104-08:00What a lovely visit you had. It was comforting to ...What a lovely visit you had. It was comforting to hear how much you enjoyed hearing your grandson's stories of living and working in China. I must keep that in mind because I'm a little worried about my own son's oversea travel adventures which begin in 6 days. Part of me knows he'll return with greater confidence, new knowledge and perspective about the world, and a load of wonderful memories. The other part of me just worries. Melinda from Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019426158896831594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-59638584648086645042023-01-24T04:41:17.645-08:002023-01-24T04:41:17.645-08:00I am glad I was right in assuming that you'd b...I am glad I was right in assuming that you'd be sleeping much better after a sleepless night and the exciting visit!<br />I am also glad that you and your grandson had the chance to see each other. It is good to know that he loves everything about his life in China - it would be awful to think of him, homesick and unhappy, wouldn't it! But I imagine he does miss his parents, and his grandmother, from time to time. I know I would, but then again I have never lived further away than a half-hour walk from my parents and my (maternal) grandparents, and because I have never felt the need to live elsewhere, I still live in the town where I was born and can hardly imagine what it must be like to up sticks and go to live in a country where people point you out to their children because you don't look like them (it would make me feel VERY uneasy, and I would never point out anyone to a child because they look different).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-4477121382300111912023-01-24T03:50:19.201-08:002023-01-24T03:50:19.201-08:00What a beautiful visit! And a wonderful story.What a beautiful visit! And a wonderful story.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750119018720696852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75940217296275221042023-01-24T03:10:20.550-08:002023-01-24T03:10:20.550-08:00What an amazing life he has. You sound, quite rig...What an amazing life he has. You sound, quite rightly, very proud of him.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com