tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post500998920141086960..comments2023-04-29T09:04:30.621-04:00Comments on Greetings from Nowhere: For FrancesBarbara O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-541013890482121052014-06-09T14:55:32.015-04:002014-06-09T14:55:32.015-04:00This is a lovely tribute to a lovely woman, one wh...This is a lovely tribute to a lovely woman, one who made as big an impact on children's literature as you have Barbara. So glad you had ten books together. I know she is eagerly awaiting your next book and will probably send a few messages from editorial heaven, especially about those ellipses.Kirby Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362445818834966589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-13733699189894040832014-06-09T12:04:43.036-04:002014-06-09T12:04:43.036-04:00Lovely tribute, Barbara. On Saturday, we lost my s...Lovely tribute, Barbara. On Saturday, we lost my sweet mother-in-law, who was a similar age. Sigh. Why can't the good ones last forever?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464703579778366389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-15765022676348598012014-06-08T21:45:48.974-04:002014-06-08T21:45:48.974-04:00No surprise, Gae. xoxoNo surprise, Gae. xoxoBarbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-46474077814454657732014-06-08T21:36:54.931-04:002014-06-08T21:36:54.931-04:00Just read that tribute at her apartment this after...Just read that tribute at her apartment this afternoon. She actually has a lovely book full of them from that night... the most common word that reoccurs in almost every note is the word grace. No surprise there, huh? <br /><br />Sending love to you, Barbara. gae polisnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491813685110351809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-67243041081584958702014-06-08T20:41:14.957-04:002014-06-08T20:41:14.957-04:00I am so very sorry, Barbara. I know how much you ...I am so very sorry, Barbara. I know how much you appreciated brilliant editing skills, and even more how much you appreciated her as a person. lucie1067https://www.blogger.com/profile/14352633496777417513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-11591056968869951122014-06-08T20:35:42.351-04:002014-06-08T20:35:42.351-04:00Valerie, I know! So elegant.Valerie, I know! So elegant.Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-53223342805615287852014-06-08T20:33:52.061-04:002014-06-08T20:33:52.061-04:00Wonderful photos. I'm all weepy again but that...Wonderful photos. I'm all weepy again but that's what kind of day this is. When I visited her at her office some years ago she had on that same Eileen Fisher jacket. I looked for one like that everywhere. She was so casually elegant, and so down to earth. What a woman. Valerie hobbshttp://www.valeriehobbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-9174591628612250122014-06-08T20:31:24.862-04:002014-06-08T20:31:24.862-04:00Robin, that's a great story!!! Thank you for s...Robin, that's a great story!!! Thank you for sharing that and for your kind words. Means a lot.Barbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-75575707196189959312014-06-08T20:30:08.278-04:002014-06-08T20:30:08.278-04:00I am sorry for your loss, Barbara. I remember Jack...I am sorry for your loss, Barbara. I remember Jack G. saying to me, "She just seems like a person who always wears cashmere. Even her pants." When I met her, I told her that, and she just laughed and laughed. She and Jeanne McD were always in love with your stories. That's how I first learned about your books. I am so very sorry. <br />Robin Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-81911563698192046432014-06-08T20:26:08.481-04:002014-06-08T20:26:08.481-04:00Hahaha. Elizabeth, Frances and I had a rather hyst...Hahaha. Elizabeth, Frances and I had a rather hysterical conversation about that. It had to do with whether you're walking away from someone or toward them. Very important stuff. LOLBarbara O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772206568826059623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5644877205641091430.post-46716693152941251632014-06-08T20:24:09.978-04:002014-06-08T20:24:09.978-04:00What a wonderful tribute! And what IS the differen...What a wonderful tribute! And what IS the difference between walking up the sidewalk and down the sidewalk?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624032612278567440noreply@blogger.com