Comments for Under the Chinaberry Tree http://blog.chinaberry.com The Meeting Place for the Chinaberry Community Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Learning From Experience by Holly http://blog.chinaberry.com/2012/01/learning-from-experience/#comment-38913 Holly Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:11:44 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3978#comment-38913 Ha - I was like this as a kid... and still am, for the most part. My husband is, too, but maybe our son will surprise us and be better at time-management than we are. Don't worry about your son, though - he'll turn out fine. We both graduated college and got good jobs and I'm in grad school now. Procrastination didn't hurt us in the long run! Ha - I was like this as a kid… and still am, for the most part. My husband is, too, but maybe our son will surprise us and be better at time-management than we are. Don’t worry about your son, though - he’ll turn out fine. We both graduated college and got good jobs and I’m in grad school now. Procrastination didn’t hurt us in the long run!

]]> Comment on The Small Moments by Janet http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/12/the-small-moments/#comment-38175 Janet Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:39:59 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3949#comment-38175 Thank you for your kind and thoughtful note, Jenni! I think you speak for a lot of us. It's so hard not to be juggling too many things these days. One of my New Year's Resolutions this year is "Simplify, simplify!" Wishing you and your family a wonderful new year. Thank you for your kind and thoughtful note, Jenni! I think you speak for a lot of us. It’s so hard not to be juggling too many things these days. One of my New Year’s Resolutions this year is “Simplify, simplify!”
Wishing you and your family a wonderful new year.

]]> Comment on The Small Moments by Jenni http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/12/the-small-moments/#comment-36618 Jenni Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:48:20 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3949#comment-36618 Thank you for reminding us what is truly important about raising our children. I find myself juggling too many things at once and not taking the time to truly enjoy the simple mindedness of my 7 and 5 year old. Their little minds are so curious and eager to learn that I forget to stop and enjoy it..... I know it will not be long before they are not. Thank you for the reality check!! Thank you for reminding us what is truly important about raising our children. I find myself juggling too many things at once and not taking the time to truly enjoy the simple mindedness of my 7 and 5 year old. Their little minds are so curious and eager to learn that I forget to stop and enjoy it…..
I know it will not be long before they are not. Thank you for the reality check!!

]]> Comment on Containers of Connection & Love by Lucinda http://blog.chinaberry.com/2008/11/dear-friends-letter-november-2008/#comment-30548 Lucinda Thu, 15 Sep 2011 02:45:43 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=285#comment-30548 Dear Elizabeth, so good to hear from you after all this time. And so glad my review of your wonderful book is in Chinaberry again. Dear Papa died last Halloween/Samhain, and my book about my mother's death is on hold because I am involved with the first woman owned funeral home to offer after death vigils and wakes like in the old days - out in the Northwest/Seattle/Whidbey Island where I live. We had such a wake for Papa on the mountain in Alabama. We built his coffin ourselves from the land's cherry wood, and he lay in state in the dining room surrounded by his jars of honey and our many dogs. People came to the cabins like in the old days, and Joy, his dog slept under the coffin every night. When I drove Papa to the crematorium, Joy jumped up on the coffin and rode that way all the way to town. I think I haven't finished my book because there are new chapters now to add. But I will someday. Thanks for your blessings. They will help! Warmly, Lucinda Dear Elizabeth, so good to hear from you after all this time.
And so glad my review of your wonderful book is in Chinaberry again. Dear Papa died last Halloween/Samhain, and my book about my mother’s death is on hold because I am involved with the first woman owned funeral home to offer after death vigils and wakes like in the old days - out in the Northwest/Seattle/Whidbey Island where I live.

We had such a wake for Papa on the mountain in Alabama. We built his coffin ourselves from the land’s cherry wood, and he lay in state in the dining room surrounded by his jars of honey and our many dogs. People came to the cabins like in the old days, and Joy, his dog slept under the coffin every night. When I drove Papa to the crematorium, Joy jumped up on the coffin and rode that way all the way to town.

I think I haven’t finished my book because there are new chapters now to add. But I will someday. Thanks for your blessings. They will help!
Warmly, Lucinda

]]> Comment on Containers of Connection & Love by elizabeth crook http://blog.chinaberry.com/2008/11/dear-friends-letter-november-2008/#comment-30542 elizabeth crook Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:53:19 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=285#comment-30542 Lucinda, the chinaberry catalog just landed on my mail table, and looking through it I found, to my surprise, your lovely review of my novel The Night Journal in it once again. Thank you so much again for your very warm words. They reminded me of our correspondence, so I looked to see if you were still with Chinaberry, and I found this blog. These are beautiful entries! I remember you were going to write about your mother's death. Blessings in that endeavor. Take care, Elizabeth Crook Lucinda, the chinaberry catalog just landed on my mail table, and looking through it I found, to my surprise, your lovely review of my novel The Night Journal in it once again. Thank you so much again for your very warm words. They reminded me of our correspondence, so I looked to see if you were still with Chinaberry, and I found this blog. These are beautiful entries! I remember you were going to write about your mother’s death. Blessings in that endeavor. Take care,
Elizabeth Crook

]]> Comment on One-Day Tuesday Mystery Item - August 2 by admin http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/08/one-day-tuesday-mystery-item-august-2/#comment-29408 admin Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:37:23 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3778#comment-29408 Hi Jamie! Were you having trouble with a customer service email link on our blog? If so we are sorry, and please let us know the specifics so that we can look into it. We are, however, happy that you found our blog. We wish that we had kept more than a few copies of each of our past catalogs. Unfortunately we didn't. Hindsight is certainly 20/20. -Ali at Chinaberry Hi Jamie!

Were you having trouble with a customer service email link on our blog? If so we are sorry, and please let us know the specifics so that we can look into it. We are, however, happy that you found our blog.

We wish that we had kept more than a few copies of each of our past catalogs. Unfortunately we didn’t. Hindsight is certainly 20/20.

-Ali at Chinaberry

]]> Comment on One-Day Tuesday Mystery Item - August 2 by Jamie B. http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/08/one-day-tuesday-mystery-item-august-2/#comment-28932 Jamie B. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:29:51 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3778#comment-28932 This is a totally unrelated question, but I couldn't get your e-mail to work. Is it at all possible to get old copies of the Chinaberry catalog? I'm talking 1986-1995. Thanks! This is a totally unrelated question, but I couldn’t get your e-mail to work. Is it at all possible to get old copies of the Chinaberry catalog? I’m talking 1986-1995. Thanks!

]]> Comment on Louise’s Gallery by Ali at Chinaberry http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/06/louises-gallery/#comment-28663 Ali at Chinaberry Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:12:59 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3651#comment-28663 Hi frugalscholar! Louise is still happily involved in the art world, living in the Chicago area. Hi frugalscholar! Louise is still happily involved in the art world, living in the Chicago area.

]]> Comment on Louise’s Gallery by frugalscholar http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/06/louises-gallery/#comment-28601 frugalscholar Sat, 30 Jul 2011 22:40:45 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3651#comment-28601 I remember many of these. What happened to Louise Popoff? I remember many of these. What happened to Louise Popoff?

]]> Comment on Top 3 Staff Picks: Favorite Chinaberry Children’s Books - Mary by Good Books For Young Souls http://blog.chinaberry.com/2011/07/top-3-staff-picks-favorite-chinaberry-childrens-books-mary/#comment-28233 Good Books For Young Souls Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:02:09 +0000 http://blog.chinaberry.com/?p=3740#comment-28233 I love your picks!!!! All three are pure enjoyment for reading aloud - they're definitely in my top 10 all-time favorite picture books! I love your picks!!!! All three are pure enjoyment for reading aloud - they’re definitely in my top 10 all-time favorite picture books!

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