tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post7903328608980427484..comments2024-03-29T02:08:55.370+00:00Comments on lizy-writes: ONLY A TREE - FF 100-word storyliz younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-88184232110725813812014-06-24T13:27:49.068+01:002014-06-24T13:27:49.068+01:00It's never just a tree. I'd never part wi...It's never just a tree. I'd never part with my one armed Cowboy figurine :-)Subrotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201941160294779130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-7897789269361521522014-06-24T11:47:59.305+01:002014-06-24T11:47:59.305+01:00It's not only alcoholics who throw away precio...It's not only alcoholics who throw away precious things! I had a collection of badges that my mum chucked out without asking me first.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-53327073073233889242014-06-24T11:46:18.906+01:002014-06-24T11:46:18.906+01:00Exactly. We had a hurricane in the south of Englan...Exactly. We had a hurricane in the south of England 20 years ago and I admit to beging more saddened by the thousands of trees ost than by the flattened cars!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-88097814463174650002014-06-24T11:42:45.125+01:002014-06-24T11:42:45.125+01:00Lizy, As I remember, the poem goes "only God ...Lizy, As I remember, the poem goes "only God can make a tree." It's a shame so many people are willing to cut them down, especially if the wood is worth money. It can be heartbreaking when parents throw things out. A friend's father was an alcoholic and threw out her photo album she'd kept since childhood. : ( Well written. :) ---Susan P.S. Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115966559427725610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-59663453555317585072014-06-23T19:42:18.016+01:002014-06-23T19:42:18.016+01:00A tree.. that's so much more for some.. not ju...A tree.. that's so much more for some.. not just a kid.. but for some with the right attitude...brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-67029501364770521822014-06-23T09:17:14.221+01:002014-06-23T09:17:14.221+01:00Thanks Dawn - I'm too soft-hearted even to wat...Thanks Dawn - I'm too soft-hearted even to watch a tree being felled!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-86369518265087960502014-06-23T09:16:13.162+01:002014-06-23T09:16:13.162+01:00Lily - I was talking to a friend about this only t...Lily - I was talking to a friend about this only the other day - her childhood home was demolished!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-24552164346481405392014-06-23T09:15:16.948+01:002014-06-23T09:15:16.948+01:00I posted a reply, Perry, but it slipped through as...I posted a reply, Perry, but it slipped through as a comment!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-512611523783443642014-06-23T01:15:54.000+01:002014-06-23T01:15:54.000+01:00Heartbreaking! By the end of your story, I loved t...Heartbreaking! By the end of your story, I loved that tree too. Great job!Dawn Q.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04835299309671091031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-85406945902539946762014-06-22T23:43:48.342+01:002014-06-22T23:43:48.342+01:00You can never go home again is what comes to mind....You can never go home again is what comes to mind. Things change when you leave home. When you come back, what is, is no more. <br /><br />LilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-59507244571569413342014-06-22T09:45:35.824+01:002014-06-22T09:45:35.824+01:00Heartless woman! My 4 kids - three of them in thei...Heartless woman! My 4 kids - three of them in their 40s - still have their favourites. I even had to make a new skin for John's bear to save it from being dumped by his OCD wife!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-63786170675652421282014-06-22T04:56:31.820+01:002014-06-22T04:56:31.820+01:00Some people become attached to things and others d...Some people become attached to things and others do not, and the folks who don't just don't get the importance of things. It's tough for me to ever throw out my kids' old toys and their Mom was ready to dump them the minute they stopped playing with them! Perry Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439590071776264237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-78993775428805637832014-06-21T21:49:35.000+01:002014-06-21T21:49:35.000+01:00Me too, Patsy - I've been there!Me too, Patsy - I've been there!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-3586259661710415332014-06-21T21:49:08.888+01:002014-06-21T21:49:08.888+01:00Ciouldn't agree more, Courtney.Ciouldn't agree more, Courtney.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-66473726489367315022014-06-21T21:48:30.076+01:002014-06-21T21:48:30.076+01:00It is, but not at that price.It is, but not at that price.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-43657062377051121922014-06-21T18:54:44.851+01:002014-06-21T18:54:44.851+01:00I can sympathise with him.I can sympathise with him.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-21921518734816677922014-06-21T18:47:52.617+01:002014-06-21T18:47:52.617+01:00It's NEVER just a tree! Loved your story! :-)It's NEVER just a tree! Loved your story! :-)Courtney Wrighthttp://blogmethisblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-15379247903508506972014-06-21T18:23:43.548+01:002014-06-21T18:23:43.548+01:00Made me smile - a porch is nice...Made me smile - a porch is nice...Helen Baggott https://www.blogger.com/profile/03672002857462638219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-47427655571769055192014-06-21T18:22:37.613+01:002014-06-21T18:22:37.613+01:00Too bad he didn't just go to the DIY store eit...Too bad he didn't just go to the DIY store either!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-16688246997284859502014-06-21T18:21:57.103+01:002014-06-21T18:21:57.103+01:00I expect I'm not the only one whose parents ha...I expect I'm not the only one whose parents have got rid of a favourite thing, whether a motheaten teddy or a tree.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-87684510630411438902014-06-21T18:20:51.147+01:002014-06-21T18:20:51.147+01:00Even though they must have been young once!Even though they must have been young once!liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-10946647856520038292014-06-21T17:48:08.617+01:002014-06-21T17:48:08.617+01:00Dear Lizy, Good story! Too bad Ma wanted a porch...Dear Lizy, Good story! Too bad Ma wanted a porch and Pa didn't see the initials carved in the tree. Really good job Lizy! Nan :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-56881170292102512122014-06-21T16:48:06.735+01:002014-06-21T16:48:06.735+01:00Only a tree!!!! This is evocative and sad. Alici...Only a tree!!!! This is evocative and sad. AliciaAliciahttp://lishwriter.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7872436458316103784.post-60725829989281748792014-06-21T16:13:32.515+01:002014-06-21T16:13:32.515+01:00Grown-ups never understand, do they?Grown-ups never understand, do they?Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.com