Comments on: Welcome! Let’s talk about TABLES http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/ Stories and how we tell them, through words, pictures, spaces... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:36:23 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Mariangela http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Mariangela Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:08:45 +0000 http://turtlehaus.com/?p=1#comment-8 Vi penso tanto! Sentiamoci nei prossimi giorni. Baci Vi penso tanto! Sentiamoci nei prossimi giorni. Baci

]]> By: Mario Kluser http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Mario Kluser Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:49:30 +0000 http://turtlehaus.com/?p=1#comment-7 Hi Turtle, I am so curious how it will be to sit and eat on this table next week. I am very excited! C U soon! Mario Hi Turtle,

I am so curious how it will be to sit and eat on this table next week. I am very excited!

C U soon!
Mario

]]> By: Kloe http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Kloe Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:52:54 +0000 http://turtlehaus.com/?p=1#comment-5 Hi Turtle, Congrats on your new blog! Am excited to see how it develops. And wow, Denise and I have almost the same story, if not the same table... I wrote the story on my blog: http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2008/10/tableturtlehaus.html Cliffnotes: Table was promised to me by my gram when she died, but wasn't written in the will. So I thought I'd lost it, until a post-it note was found under it with my name on it. There are possessions, and then there are stories. many kisses, Kloe Hi Turtle,
Congrats on your new blog! Am excited to see how it develops.
And wow, Denise and I have almost the same story, if not the same table…
I wrote the story on my blog:
http://kloeamongtheturks.blogspot.com/2008/10/tableturtlehaus.html
Cliffnotes: Table was promised to me by my gram when she died, but wasn’t written in the will. So I thought I’d lost it, until a post-it note was found under it with my name on it.
There are possessions, and then there are stories.
many kisses,
Kloe

]]> By: Swimturtle http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Swimturtle Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:29:38 +0000 http://turtlehaus.com/?p=1#comment-4 What a great comment! Thanks and I'm glad you enjoyed the story. Send me a picture of the table in all its glory at the next family gathering, like Thanksgiving, and I will post it as a follow-up. What a great comment! Thanks and I’m glad you enjoyed the story. Send me a picture of the table in all its glory at the next family gathering, like Thanksgiving, and I will post it as a follow-up.

]]> By: Denise http://turtlehaus.com/2008/10/06/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Denise Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:27:15 +0000 http://turtlehaus.com/?p=1#comment-3 Great story. I think you have got to serve up a homestyle meal real soon. Risoto sounds good. My dining room table, a beautiful old oak table with 4 leaves has a story too. It was a gift from from my in-laws about 25 years ago. It used to be theirs, but when they had it it was WHITE. They offered it to us after they had it stripped (they know that white was not our style), but I declined since we already had a nice table that I liked alot. It was a beautiful mahogany table that had pop up leaves at both ends. It had been a great deal because of a major scratch on the top. My in-laws gave the oak table to someone else. My husband was disappointed I think. But then the more recent giftees decided it wasn't their style so we got a second chance. We took it, put the other one in the basement (where it dwelt for many years til we sold it) and moved the massive oak table to a spot in our brownstone bay window where it has served us well for many years. Thanksgivings for 20; birthday parties galore, family dinners, meetings, homework, art projects, and all the rest. When fully opened, which is a bit of an endeavor because the base splits and separates to support the huge length, it completely fills this space. I like it best when freshly polished and holding fresh flowers in the center. Great story. I think you have got to serve up a homestyle meal real soon. Risoto sounds good.
My dining room table, a beautiful old oak table with 4 leaves has a story too. It was a gift from from my in-laws about 25 years ago. It used to be theirs, but when they had it it was WHITE. They offered it to us after they had it stripped (they know that white was not our style), but I declined since we already had a nice table that I liked alot. It was a beautiful mahogany table that had pop up leaves at both ends. It had been a great deal because of a major scratch on the top. My in-laws gave the oak table to someone else. My husband was disappointed I think. But then the more recent giftees decided it wasn’t their style so we got a second chance. We took it, put the other one in the basement (where it dwelt for many years til we sold it) and moved the massive oak table to a spot in our brownstone bay window where it has served us well for many years. Thanksgivings for 20; birthday parties galore, family dinners, meetings, homework, art projects, and all the rest.
When fully opened, which is a bit of an endeavor because the base splits and separates to support the huge length, it completely fills this space. I like it best when freshly polished and holding fresh flowers in the center.

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