tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post1671243290650334464..comments2024-03-29T04:38:14.302-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: Opposites AttractLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-31467693065647342452017-05-16T09:56:19.282-04:002017-05-16T09:56:19.282-04:00Great stories, Leigh!! Loved this look at your pa...Great stories, Leigh!! Loved this look at your parents--and yes, how could you NOT be a writer?<br /><br />John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-6898309144131302732017-05-14T23:40:04.963-04:002017-05-14T23:40:04.963-04:00Hey Melodie, thank you! I think I get some of my h...Hey Melodie, thank you! I think I get some of my humour from you. Your books make a good template!Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-81501202439645934832017-05-14T22:47:05.994-04:002017-05-14T22:47:05.994-04:00Late on here today! And I'm smiling - what a ...Late on here today! And I'm smiling - what a fun post! I think I can guess where you got that great sense of humour from :)Melodie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870938103759179132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-78985860647639029092017-05-14T22:10:37.598-04:002017-05-14T22:10:37.598-04:00Thanks, Liz. It sounds funny the way you put it, b...Thanks, Liz. It sounds funny the way you put it, but yes, I did think New Yorkers were a bit sexually repressed. Remember all the controversy about birth control. I believe there were actually arrests of people selling condoms.<br /><br />RT… I had one car with overdrive, a Nash. And Newton, Iowa… home of Maytag blue cheese. Love that Maytag.<br /><br />Thank you, Eve. I appreciate it.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-63468487617583694802017-05-14T17:59:55.625-04:002017-05-14T17:59:55.625-04:00What wonderful stories! Thank you so much.What wonderful stories! Thank you so much.Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38069591683429162892017-05-14T14:55:05.894-04:002017-05-14T14:55:05.894-04:00Leigh, a fascinating post about your family. Loved...Leigh, a fascinating post about your family. Loved the revised words to a great old song.<br /><br />Being an engineer, my dad loved Studebakers. We had several, one at a time. On at least one, he had to pull a throttle cable to go into overdrive. Annual family vacations from wherever back to paternal and maternal relatives in Newton, Iowa, had Mom and Dad in the front with us three kids and a coffee can (so dad didn't have to stop for potty breaks or anything but gas for the car) in the back.R.T. Lawtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15523486296396710227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-90733851656876995382017-05-14T14:34:26.130-04:002017-05-14T14:34:26.130-04:00Loved the story, Leigh, and I love hearing that as...Loved the story, Leigh, and I love hearing that as a new kid in town, you found New Yorkers repressed. Not the usual reaction!Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65797734459252579792017-05-14T11:59:32.288-04:002017-05-14T11:59:32.288-04:00Thanks, David. It was seldom dull. And if things d...Thanks, David. It was seldom dull. And if things did become slow, that’s when we learned to read.<br /><br />Janice, thank you. Albert fit right in. Some way it all worked.<br /><br />Steve, there were days I might have traded, but you would have loved the woods, the river, dashing around the countryside on bikes.<br /><br />Art, you’re welcome. My family had a way of making eccentric seem normal and that is fun.<br /><br />Thanks, Bonnie. It really was an adventure, one we managed to survive into what passes for adulthood.<br /><br />Barb, thank you. For the past three weeks, I’ve been wondering what to write about and, being so close to Mother’s Day, writing about my mother became an easy choice.<br /><br />For car fans and historians, Studebaker acquired and folded the Packard brand into their company, so Packard itself had become a part of the Studebaker conglomerate. I didn’t want that detail to confuse the story.<br />Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-80380764515709898572017-05-14T10:19:56.454-04:002017-05-14T10:19:56.454-04:00Lovely post!Lovely post!Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-83557961592923573292017-05-14T10:00:29.823-04:002017-05-14T10:00:29.823-04:00Wonderful stories, Leigh. Growing up with your par...Wonderful stories, Leigh. Growing up with your parents must have been quite an adventure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673578800047888317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-55823063281155809502017-05-14T09:22:49.841-04:002017-05-14T09:22:49.841-04:00Great stories here, Leigh! Your parents sound like...Great stories here, Leigh! Your parents sound like fascinating folks. Thanks for sharing stories about them. Art Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409008167752619352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-74343059848941653322017-05-14T09:11:01.782-04:002017-05-14T09:11:01.782-04:00Darn.
How come I couldn't have YOUR family?
...Darn.<br /><br />How come I couldn't have YOUR family? <br /><br />Great stories. I agree with Janice, but this isn't a memoir, it's a whole series.Steve Liskowhttp://www.steveliskow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-16328969374266166462017-05-14T08:30:07.000-04:002017-05-14T08:30:07.000-04:00this is charming and funny. You really should writ...this is charming and funny. You really should write a memoir – and don't forget the alligator if you do.janice lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-53617748065726313442017-05-14T08:27:30.256-04:002017-05-14T08:27:30.256-04:00Sounds like you had some fun growing up, Leigh! W...Sounds like you had some fun growing up, Leigh! Wonderful piece, funny and entertaining. Your folks sound like a great couple (and parents).David Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005457506363262838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-47247035966004002172017-05-14T07:44:11.950-04:002017-05-14T07:44:11.950-04:00Thanks, Fran. You would have loved my folks and th...Thanks, Fran. You would have loved my folks and they, you.Leigh Lundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-2870450540249559292017-05-14T07:09:58.548-04:002017-05-14T07:09:58.548-04:00Leigh, I would love to have known your parents! I...Leigh, I would love to have known your parents! I could hear Chuck singing your song. Have a great day!<br />Fran Rizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655783035179620991noreply@blogger.com