tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post4877148558862520622..comments2023-08-25T18:09:09.834-07:00Comments on Wrote By Rote: Margo's GiftArlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-48458365929410072272015-01-30T03:29:33.722-08:002015-01-30T03:29:33.722-08:00Nice story. So much is experienced in life yet so...Nice story. So much is experienced in life yet so much is forgotten. I'm glad you could hold on to this.Bushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578478269526006557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-83955843905957483102015-01-28T09:20:29.094-08:002015-01-28T09:20:29.094-08:00You got me thinking - I remember some of the parti...You got me thinking - I remember some of the parties I had as a kid and a few of the people, but none of the presents. How nice that you have this memory to keep.LD Mastersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01202135756299574972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-49293157646557355432015-01-27T15:24:54.969-08:002015-01-27T15:24:54.969-08:00I wouldn't be surprised to see the doll and ca...I wouldn't be surprised to see the doll and card pop up one day. Especially the card--I've got so much paper stuff and that's probably in one of my boxes.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-50979246367331180992015-01-27T14:57:19.206-08:002015-01-27T14:57:19.206-08:00Every gift is special, simply because it is given....Every gift is special, simply because it is given. Happy Birthday a couple days early, Lee. Dinner with your wife sounds like a wonderful way to celebrate. Your story about Margo is sweet. I'll bet you still have the doll hidden in a box with the card somewhere. Treasures like that have a way of hiding and reappearing when we least expect it.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-49609499769154617852015-01-26T14:51:28.846-08:002015-01-26T14:51:28.846-08:00I'm not sure Margo was so much giving of herse...I'm not sure Margo was so much giving of herself as she was just giving what she was able because her mother wouldn't go out and buy something. Margo seemed to have a difficult family life, but that is also based on hearsay since I didn't know much of anything about her family.<br /><br />I am working on a project, but I need to narrow it down. There is so much I want to say. This blog helps me.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-280510563552670662015-01-26T14:45:46.882-08:002015-01-26T14:45:46.882-08:00This is a very sweet and heartwarming memory. I ke...This is a very sweet and heartwarming memory. I keep telling you, IMO this is where your published work should come from. This is beautiful stuff.<br /><br />That said, I think homemade gifts are the best. I realize not everyone can produce a homemade gift that they want to give to someone, but for me a homemade gift is not only the object itself but the gift giver giving something of themselves.<br /><br />farawayeyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-76895051629183318822015-01-25T19:35:26.639-08:002015-01-25T19:35:26.639-08:00I sure Margo never knew about how I felt about the...I sure Margo never knew about how I felt about the gift and I think she might have been embarrassed or ashamed about it. Was "burnt icing" intentional or that just a name for something that's really good?<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-70021129797758059402015-01-25T19:23:17.231-08:002015-01-25T19:23:17.231-08:00What an ingenuous gift! Margo--I wonder where she...What an ingenuous gift! Margo--I wonder where she is now, and if she ever knew how her gift impacted you.<br /><br />No special b-day parties as a child, in fact no parties at all. In 6th grade, though, my mother had me bake cupcakes (from scratch) and make "burnt icing" (?). It turned out that there were for my class. I was embarrassed, but secretly very pleased.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-16608332950677433312015-01-25T18:58:28.039-08:002015-01-25T18:58:28.039-08:00Thank you kindly!
Lee
Thank you kindly!<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-31282027248370067532015-01-25T18:58:10.253-08:002015-01-25T18:58:10.253-08:00I'm sure Margo will remain a mystery. I would...I'm sure Margo will remain a mystery. I would like to know what happened to the "Little Man". And the card. Maybe I still have them somewhere.<br />Happy Birthday to your son as well!<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-54748099970402181922015-01-25T18:51:22.488-08:002015-01-25T18:51:22.488-08:00Well, happy birthday!Well, happy birthday!shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09596621767297173021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-60635005314959169822015-01-25T15:19:03.066-08:002015-01-25T15:19:03.066-08:00What a fantastic story! I think you're right t...What a fantastic story! I think you're right to not search Margo out. Part of the wonder of the story, (for us the story, for you the memory) is not knowing anything for sure about her beyond your birthday party. At least that's how I see it. Some things are better left where they are. Thanks for sharing this great memory with us Lee, and by the way, you have the same birthday as my middle son! Happy birthday!E. M. Prokophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12395951217528199963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-75303063069946017792015-01-25T07:03:09.650-08:002015-01-25T07:03:09.650-08:00My mother did the same for my father before they g...My mother did the same for my father before they got married. She'd only been smoking for a few years though. I stopped smoking after I started dating my current wife and we were getting serous about relationship. She didn't ask, but I did it because I felt like I no longer needed to smoke.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-54667284488459934792015-01-25T00:55:29.217-08:002015-01-25T00:55:29.217-08:00Lovely story, Arlee! There are a couple of people ...Lovely story, Arlee! There are a couple of people from my high school days that I'd like to re-connect with. However, as they are women, it is most likely they have married and adopted their husband's name.<br />The best gift I gave my husband of 10 years was to give up smoking. He was a high school classmate, but we lost contact since we left school in 1965. We met again at my father's 36 years later - that was almost 15 years ago. He was willing to take me on even though he hated smoking, so, on the way to him from interstate (Australia), I just stopped smoking after more than 30 years of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-56653025399830809132015-01-24T22:15:07.579-08:002015-01-24T22:15:07.579-08:00A whole lot of people pass through most of our liv...A whole lot of people pass through most of our lives and we get to know few of them. Good that you didn't let money stop you from going to the gift exchange.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-86737247212426061772015-01-24T22:13:14.095-08:002015-01-24T22:13:14.095-08:00And she's probably a whole lot smarter. Thank...And she's probably a whole lot smarter. Thanks!<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-20392926691090735442015-01-24T19:58:31.310-08:002015-01-24T19:58:31.310-08:00Arlee, what a wonderful story and memory!
I hope...Arlee, what a wonderful story and memory! <br /><br />I hope you have a great birthday with your wife. Enjoy your dinner... and tell your wife she's cuter than Margo. ;)<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158165871114032127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-10273705889688176932015-01-24T11:34:20.749-08:002015-01-24T11:34:20.749-08:00Most memorable gift: for my birthday after we wer...Most memorable gift: for my birthday after we were married, Pete had the wheels and tires I'd wanted on my Mustang that the men had told me couldn't be put on, put on it. Just took a set of special shocks to do it. <br /><br />Yes, I've known several people over the years I'd have liked the opportunity to know better. <br /><br />And one year I took a bouquet of Buford Holly to a women's Christmas gift exchange, because I had no money to buy one and really wanted to go.Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-54804453581680512692015-01-24T10:43:58.613-08:002015-01-24T10:43:58.613-08:00I don't know her last name or anything else ab...I don't know her last name or anything else about her other than her step-sister's name. Probably no reason to find out about her anyway. But it would be interesting to know what happened to her.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-71491251259870106142015-01-24T09:51:44.450-08:002015-01-24T09:51:44.450-08:00Did you ever google her name or try on Facebook?Did you ever google her name or try on Facebook?JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-50539237245036149292015-01-24T06:01:15.049-08:002015-01-24T06:01:15.049-08:00That devotion of your husband after all those year...That devotion of your husband after all those years is pretty sweet. It's weird how a lot of people look down on homemade gifts and think the giver is being cheap or something negative about it, and I guess it does depend on what the gift is, but I think it's much more meaningful than something they've just picked up without too much thought or even re-gifted from a stockpile of things they didn't want. I'd like to know whatever happened to Margo--she seemed like a sad girl or that her family life was not so good.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5889973587380183147.post-69524914242800792502015-01-24T05:29:14.242-08:002015-01-24T05:29:14.242-08:00That story brought tears to my eyes. I wonder if ...That story brought tears to my eyes. I wonder if Margo is still making dolls? I think it's a sweet gift. I've been given a lot of gifts that were meaningful...too many to list really. I hope the people I give homemade gifts to like them; they seem to anyway. As for your other question, I'd have to say no for me....but it worked out swimmingly well for my husband who loved & carried a torch for me since he was 16 and then tracked me down 30 years later on Facebook 4 years ago.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com