tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post1705796164326824405..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Write ...Edit ...Publish ... + IWSG October 2019 : Horrible HarvestNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-22531941723229054242019-10-23T10:52:47.574+05:302019-10-23T10:52:47.574+05:30Thank you, glad you enjoyed reading. And happy Hal...Thank you, glad you enjoyed reading. And happy Halloween to you too!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-7719268328416754332019-10-22T23:56:14.858+05:302019-10-22T23:56:14.858+05:30Thank you Nilanjana. Such vivid memories. So excel...Thank you Nilanjana. Such vivid memories. So excellently described. I travelled back in time with you and across oceans. The twist at the end had me second guessing. Still haven’t figured out the answer. Will have to ponder over the last paragraphs some more.<br />Happy Halloween.Susan B.Rouchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08801283790969288263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-44858319140168999382019-10-22T11:09:53.007+05:302019-10-22T11:09:53.007+05:30Thanks Roland..I'm okay with most veggies now,...Thanks Roland..I'm okay with most veggies now, but never did develop a tolerance for the Indian bitter gourds. I like my bitterness only in chocolate :) Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-82749966122797099812019-10-22T01:18:42.259+05:302019-10-22T01:18:42.259+05:30Very evocative slice of your past. Veggies can be ...Very evocative slice of your past. Veggies can be a 'horrible harvest' as a child, I suspect. Your memory makes them sound terrible - I hated spinach as a child, but grew to love it. Did your taste change?<br /><br />And will we discover more of what sounds traumatic?Roland Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302133565980901397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-35997865227452853932019-10-21T00:01:18.578+05:302019-10-21T00:01:18.578+05:30I will resolve the ending in the Dec entry I promi...I will resolve the ending in the Dec entry I promise! :) Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-45107444218871927052019-10-20T19:43:17.539+05:302019-10-20T19:43:17.539+05:30So descriptive and vivid. I felt like I was there ...So descriptive and vivid. I felt like I was there living it with her! And the ending? I need more! Well done. Carrie Ann Goldenhttps://awriteradolescentmuse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-14281728350213444792019-10-20T17:00:58.841+05:302019-10-20T17:00:58.841+05:30Glad you enjoyed it Hilary, thanks.Glad you enjoyed it Hilary, thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-76737086155634961452019-10-20T15:27:22.383+05:302019-10-20T15:27:22.383+05:30Hi Nila - I certainly could see you in 'those ...Hi Nila - I certainly could see you in 'those lives' as your parents moved house etc ... and they gave me an image of the sort of thing my grandmother (married to my step-grandfather) would have experienced in Calcutta ... I never found out more - but story telling gives us a flavour - and here your Horrible Harvest - certainly did that.<br /><br />You do write so well ... evocatively - Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-79130571613314780052019-10-20T01:14:31.788+05:302019-10-20T01:14:31.788+05:30Yup, best not to touch them even with a bargepole...Yup, best not to touch them even with a bargepole! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60525747095751690312019-10-19T21:19:11.378+05:302019-10-19T21:19:11.378+05:30Very true indeed. Life and death can grow one up i...Very true indeed. Life and death can grow one up in many a way that isn't expected sometimes. Sounds like some harvests are best avoided too hahaPat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-39549569375906361332019-10-19T00:10:14.257+05:302019-10-19T00:10:14.257+05:30I've never managed to develop a taste for the ...I've never managed to develop a taste for the bitter gourds - even into adulthood. Those harvests scarred me for life! :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-92229805751045444922019-10-18T21:42:45.347+05:302019-10-18T21:42:45.347+05:30I share your feelings about the 'horrible vegg...I share your feelings about the 'horrible veggies'. Certainly didn't expect the cliff-hanger ending.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02702896194225013297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-47033824843333049222019-10-18T17:06:49.036+05:302019-10-18T17:06:49.036+05:30Glad it made you smile. Thanks.Glad it made you smile. Thanks.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-15619204209524664242019-10-18T15:35:43.932+05:302019-10-18T15:35:43.932+05:30A very evocative piece, I could 'see' you ...A very evocative piece, I could 'see' you as a child. The references to the horrible harvest i.e. veggies made me smile and then you leave us hanging. Great stuff. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-88853658677391449432019-10-18T13:51:45.780+05:302019-10-18T13:51:45.780+05:30Thank you, pleased you enjoyed it. I'll have t...Thank you, pleased you enjoyed it. I'll have to find a way to vault to Delhi for the next challenge if I want to resolve the cliffhanger :) a very different Delhi from the one in which Kelly is, of course.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-87520510993515255832019-10-18T13:23:28.069+05:302019-10-18T13:23:28.069+05:30I love reading these beautifully penned reminiscen...I love reading these beautifully penned reminiscences of yours. What a fabulous turn of phrase you have. "Lynx-eyed vigilance" and "As every parent knows, growth is a step function, it happens in spurts." Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-83776765050021559472019-10-18T12:55:53.621+05:302019-10-18T12:55:53.621+05:30Thank you! See you at the next Challenge!Thank you! See you at the next Challenge!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-19784995562344510142019-10-18T06:38:57.679+05:302019-10-18T06:38:57.679+05:30As a reading teacher we were taught to ask questio...As a reading teacher we were taught to ask questions of our students that would help them make predictions, and that would encourage them to want to read on. You have done a fabulous job of that... can't wait for the next challenge!Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-38673247404672741492019-10-17T23:51:25.594+05:302019-10-17T23:51:25.594+05:30Those veggies fit the bill for the 'horrible-e...Those veggies fit the bill for the 'horrible-est' of harvests for sure. :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-59270227786696497472019-10-17T18:33:18.940+05:302019-10-17T18:33:18.940+05:30Seriously Nila you must work on that memoir. You’v...Seriously Nila you must work on that memoir. You’ve got such interesting stories to tell. Those veggies fit the bill for the challenge if not for your stomach. We’d all like to read more in December. Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-1368253404672580762019-10-17T10:56:36.337+05:302019-10-17T10:56:36.337+05:30Thanks, Laura. Rather nice looking back and remini...Thanks, Laura. Rather nice looking back and reminiscing :)Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-26365906675219364702019-10-17T10:53:27.978+05:302019-10-17T10:53:27.978+05:30Glad you liked the essays, thanks. In a nutshell, ...Glad you liked the essays, thanks. In a nutshell, veggies from hell!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-33846100411071885182019-10-17T10:50:27.569+05:302019-10-17T10:50:27.569+05:30In one word - awful. They taste awful. But they...In one word - awful. They taste awful. But they're supposed to be seriously good for you. I'll try and clear up the ending in the Dec post ...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-47547883014668332642019-10-17T10:47:30.642+05:302019-10-17T10:47:30.642+05:30Thanks Olga. How wonderful to be cursed/blessed in...Thanks Olga. How wonderful to be cursed/blessed in that way!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-75523248305183725072019-10-17T10:46:08.117+05:302019-10-17T10:46:08.117+05:30I think it was Frank McCourt who wrote that a happ...I think it was Frank McCourt who wrote that a happy childhood doesn't make for a good memoir...this was a difficult write, as the vilest thing I've tasted was a vegetable...:) Thank you for your support.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.com