Comments for Stories My Nana Tells http://storiesmynanatells.com Sun, 06 May 2012 09:40:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on San Diego – 26 & 27, May 2011 – Networking by Author http://storiesmynanatells.com/networking/san-diego/#comment-779 Author Sun, 06 May 2012 09:40:23 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=1465#comment-779 Thank you, Todd. I did have a great time at the San Diego zoo and also at the Dallas Aquarium. Because I am a great lover of dolphins, I never go to places like Sea World because I dislike seeing them held in captivity and made to do tricks. I will try and get to the Columbus Zoo, if I get the chance. I did not realise it was so well populated. Thank you, Todd. I did have a great time at the San Diego zoo and also at the Dallas Aquarium. Because I am a great lover of dolphins, I never go to places like Sea World because I dislike seeing them held in captivity and made to do tricks. I will try and get to the Columbus Zoo, if I get the chance. I did not realise it was so well populated.

]]> Comment on Octopus’s Garden by Author http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/octopuss-garden/#comment-778 Author Sun, 06 May 2012 09:33:18 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5849#comment-778 Hi Adalia and thank you for your comment. They really are the most amazing creatures and it's sad they don't live too long. I have to say I still eat calamari.:-) Hi Adalia and thank you for your comment. They really are the most amazing creatures and it’s sad they don’t live too long. I have to say I still eat calamari.:-)

]]> Comment on San Diego – 26 & 27, May 2011 – Networking by Todd http://storiesmynanatells.com/networking/san-diego/#comment-776 Todd Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:27:00 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=1465#comment-776 Well, we also love the zoo in our family. When I first had baebis a wise women told me to take my kids to the zoo because it is such a wonderful multi-sensory experience. You can see, smell, hear & touch plants & animals. It's a great learning place- for everyone from little baebis to really old baebis. That same wise lady usually gets our family a zoo pass, so we have been to several zoos in our travels. So, the only zoo that I know of that rivals San Diego (both in my opinion & in the polls) is the Columbus Zoo. It's a Jack Hanna Zoo with about 7000 animals. (San Diego has just over 4000.) You don't find more than that unless they are counting aquariums. Another great zoo is the National Zoo (DC). I also really like the Cleveland Zoo. It's actually amazing to me how much better the zoos are in the east. (More taxes, I guess.) However, I do think the Oakland Zoo & SF Zoo are pretty good now they they have make some improvements. Here are some other good zoos you should check out if you get the chance: Pittsburgh, Philly, Bronx, Phoenix, Cincinnati. (I also hear the Indy Zoo is good, never been there.) Another zoo that I want to go to is the one in Chicago (called by another name). There are also some great aquariums & zoo like places, like Sea World, that are amazing. Have Fun! Well, we also love the zoo in our family. When I first had baebis a wise women told me to take my kids to the zoo because it is such a wonderful multi-sensory experience. You can see, smell, hear & touch plants & animals. It’s a great learning place- for everyone from little baebis to really old baebis. That same wise lady usually gets our family a zoo pass, so we have been to several zoos in our travels. So, the only zoo that I know of that rivals San Diego (both in my opinion & in the polls) is the Columbus Zoo. It’s a Jack Hanna Zoo with about 7000 animals. (San Diego has just over 4000.) You don’t find more than that unless they are counting aquariums. Another great zoo is the National Zoo (DC). I also really like the Cleveland Zoo. It’s actually amazing to me how much better the zoos are in the east. (More taxes, I guess.) However, I do think the Oakland Zoo & SF Zoo are pretty good now they they have make some improvements. Here are some other good zoos you should check out if you get the chance: Pittsburgh, Philly, Bronx, Phoenix, Cincinnati. (I also hear the Indy Zoo is good, never been there.) Another zoo that I want to go to is the one in Chicago (called by another name). There are also some great aquariums & zoo like places, like Sea World, that are amazing. Have Fun!

]]> Comment on Octopus’s Garden by Adalia John http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/octopuss-garden/#comment-763 Adalia John Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:04:51 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5849#comment-763 WOW!! I was mesmerized by the intricate details of the octopus.s life. It was like a mini encyclopedia. I'm glad I don't eat octopus. I don't think I could have continued after reading this post. Thanks for sharing WOW!! I was mesmerized by the intricate details of the octopus.s life. It was like a mini encyclopedia. I’m glad I don’t eat octopus. I don’t think I could have continued after reading this post.

Thanks for sharing

]]> Comment on Octopus’s Garden by Author http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/octopuss-garden/#comment-762 Author Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:52:15 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5849#comment-762 Thank you Alexis. I am very pleased you enjoyed it. It was an absolute pleasure to write and I have been reading it to young children - who are entranced by it. I appreciate your RT's on Twitter, too. Very much. Thank you for that. Thank you Alexis. I am very pleased you enjoyed it. It was an absolute pleasure to write and I have been reading it to young children – who are entranced by it. I appreciate your RT’s on Twitter, too. Very much. Thank you for that.

]]> Comment on Octopus’s Garden by Alexis Avila http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/octopuss-garden/#comment-761 Alexis Avila Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:01:20 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5849#comment-761 This story is entertaining and educational. I learned so much about the Octopus that I can't wait to teach my wife when she gets home tonight. Thank You. Alexis This story is entertaining and educational. I learned so much about the Octopus that I can’t wait to teach my wife when she gets home tonight. Thank You.

Alexis

]]> Comment on One Cup Of Top Of Milk by Author http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/one-cup-of-top-of-milk/#comment-757 Author Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:36:43 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5834#comment-757 Hello Jack and thank you for sharing your memories, too. You are right - we still had horse and carts in the early 50's - baker, milkman, iceman. It's a bit scary sometimes to think about how much the world has changed and not always for the better. What I loved was the way the horses knew their route, where to stop and when to move on. One day, I must write about getting your fresh hot bread from the baker. Oh, that used to get us into so much trouble. :-) Hello Jack and thank you for sharing your memories, too. You are right – we still had horse and carts in the early 50′s – baker, milkman, iceman. It’s a bit scary sometimes to think about how much the world has changed and not always for the better. What I loved was the way the horses knew their route, where to stop and when to move on. One day, I must write about getting your fresh hot bread from the baker. Oh, that used to get us into so much trouble. :-)

]]> Comment on One Cup Of Top Of Milk by Jack V Sage http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/one-cup-of-top-of-milk/#comment-756 Jack V Sage Sat, 21 Apr 2012 04:11:03 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5834#comment-756 I miss the carts that used to come through our neighborhood when I was growing up. There was a produce man who brought his wares around in a horse-drawn cart, and no, I'm not very old. We lived in a Greek/Italian/Hungarian neighborhood in Ohio, and there were still a few gypsies in the area as late as 1976 or so. My dad used to drive us all the way into Pennsylvania from Canton, Ohio to buy raw milk and fresh eggs. His lifelong wish was to have his own farm, a dream he had the privilege of fulfilling in a small way in the early 80's, when he rented a portion of the Gaybrick farm near Mineral City, Ohio. I miss the carts that used to come through our neighborhood when I was growing up. There was a produce man who brought his wares around in a horse-drawn cart, and no, I’m not very old. We lived in a Greek/Italian/Hungarian neighborhood in Ohio, and there were still a few gypsies in the area as late as 1976 or so.

My dad used to drive us all the way into Pennsylvania from Canton, Ohio to buy raw milk and fresh eggs. His lifelong wish was to have his own farm, a dream he had the privilege of fulfilling in a small way in the early 80′s, when he rented a portion of the Gaybrick farm near Mineral City, Ohio.

]]> Comment on One Cup Of Top Of Milk by Author http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/one-cup-of-top-of-milk/#comment-754 Author Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:41:03 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5834#comment-754 Thank you Shawn and nice to hear of your own farming life. Dairy cows certainly have lots of personality and know how to make their point, that's for sure. Thanks for the endorsement of our story telling too. I really appreciate that. :-) Thank you Shawn and nice to hear of your own farming life. Dairy cows certainly have lots of personality and know how to make their point, that’s for sure. Thanks for the endorsement of our story telling too. I really appreciate that. :-)

]]> Comment on One Cup Of Top Of Milk by Shawn http://storiesmynanatells.com/nanas-blog/one-cup-of-top-of-milk/#comment-753 Shawn Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:25:56 +0000 http://storiesmynanatells.com/?p=5834#comment-753 I love your story telling abilities! I grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana. We had milk cows and they were treated as the queens of the place. I enjoyed milking them all but one she just was mean and knew how to use her tail or feet and hoof to hurt. Anyways, thank you for bringing home some memories for me. I love your story telling abilities! I grew up on a cattle ranch in Montana. We had milk cows and they were treated as the queens of the place. I enjoyed milking them all but one she just was mean and knew how to use her tail or feet and hoof to hurt. Anyways, thank you for bringing home some memories for me.

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