Comments on: For Mushy – I Think We’re Wearing Her Down… http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/ The Les Becker Blog: Writer (fiction, non-fiction, story-telling, memories, screenplays, radioplays, lyrics, ghost-writing, magazine articles, tourism and event promotion) and amateur photographer from Northern Ontario. Looking to escape Northern Ontario. Rescue me. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:42:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Crazycath http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8171 Crazycath Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:25:53 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-8171 Lovely post. Great reminiscence. Came over from David's blog. Thanks. <em>Les Says: Thank you, Crazycath. David's been sending quite a few today (wish they'd ALL comment! Hint...* ;-) ). Hope you visit again!</em> Lovely post. Great reminiscence. Came over from David’s blog. Thanks.

Les Says: Thank you, Crazycath. David’s been sending quite a few today (wish they’d ALL comment! Hint…* ;-) ). Hope you visit again!

]]> By: Daryl E http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8165 Daryl E Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:00:50 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-8165 what a terrific post .. I really could 'see' it all .. david sent me! <em>Les Says: Well, thanks go to David! I'm glad you dropped in, Daryl - hope to see more of you!</em> what a terrific post .. I really could ’see’ it all ..

david sent me!

Les Says: Well, thanks go to David! I’m glad you dropped in, Daryl – hope to see more of you!

]]> By: david mcmahon http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8146 david mcmahon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:47:01 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-8146 Coming here is like being allowed to look into a magic box. Bravo, Les! <em>Les Says: Aw, David... you say such nice things!</em> Coming here is like being allowed to look into a magic box. Bravo, Les!

Les Says: Aw, David… you say such nice things!

]]> By: FHB http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-8061 FHB Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:47:30 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-8061 That was a wonderful read. fascinating to read about the POWs. They had german here in Temple in a camp up on the hill where the hospital is now. Your story about the baby almost dying reminded me of a story about my mom. I'll have to tell that one soon on the blog. give Ruby a squeeze for me, and yerself. <em>Les Says: Oh, Hairy - it's so nice to see you! I can't seem to get to your space lately (or anybody else's, either, for that matter) - Time has compacted into a squashed little box that allows me to vacuum and cook dinner, and that's about it. Sigh...* Thanks for coming by - you may have lit a fire that finally gets me moving. Fingers crossed...</em> That was a wonderful read. fascinating to read about the POWs. They had german here in Temple in a camp up on the hill where the hospital is now. Your story about the baby almost dying reminded me of a story about my mom. I’ll have to tell that one soon on the blog. give Ruby a squeeze for me, and yerself.

Les Says: Oh, Hairy – it’s so nice to see you! I can’t seem to get to your space lately (or anybody else’s, either, for that matter) – Time has compacted into a squashed little box that allows me to vacuum and cook dinner, and that’s about it. Sigh…*

Thanks for coming by – you may have lit a fire that finally gets me moving. Fingers crossed…

]]> By: Suzi http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7388 Suzi Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:11:34 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7388 Just checkin' on you, Les. The real world has be all distracted, too! What happened to our priorities?! <em>Les Says: LOL! I"m getting there - honest. I even plan on a "Why the hell haven't I been posting?!" post. Tonight, even! Maybe. :-D </em> Just checkin’ on you, Les. The real world has be all distracted, too! What happened to our priorities?!

Les Says: LOL! I”m getting there – honest. I even plan on a “Why the hell haven’t I been posting?!” post. Tonight, even! Maybe. :-D

]]> By: alexis http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7224 alexis Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:31:49 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7224 Back to check on any updates, I guess just like me you've been away for awhile. Anyway, I hope you're well and God Bless! Looking fwd to your next post! <em>Les Says: Augh! I tell you, Lex - I can't seem to get anything done "digitally" lately... everything is happening in the so-called Real World at the moment and I can't say I like it much. I'm adapting, I guess... :-) I'll be back where I belong ASAP. </em> Back to check on any updates, I guess just like me you’ve been away for awhile. Anyway, I hope you’re well and God Bless! Looking fwd to your next post!

Les Says: Augh! I tell you, Lex – I can’t seem to get anything done “digitally” lately… everything is happening in the so-called Real World at the moment and I can’t say I like it much. I’m adapting, I guess… :-) I’ll be back where I belong ASAP.

]]> By: Elle http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 Elle Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:34:37 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7070 Ruby, that devil, teasing poor Mushy with a girly pic! Great story as usual, glad that you're sharing her so she'll always be here with us Internet folk! <em>Les Says: Yeah, and if I could just get her to dig out more pics...!</em> Ruby, that devil, teasing poor Mushy with a girly pic! Great story as usual, glad that you’re sharing her so she’ll always be here with us Internet folk!

Les Says: Yeah, and if I could just get her to dig out more pics…!

]]> By: OldGuy http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7047 OldGuy Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:56:39 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7047 Great story Les, and yeah, I can see how those POW's would have thought camp was a better place than the great white northern wilderness. Must be why they put the camp where they did eh ? <em>Les Says: Around here, there wouldn't be anything but bush and snow anyway... but it would sure keep them from running off.</em> Great story Les, and yeah, I can see how those POW’s would have thought camp was a better place than the great white northern wilderness. Must be why they put the camp where they did eh ?

Les Says: Around here, there wouldn’t be anything but bush and snow anyway… but it would sure keep them from running off.

]]> By: Aimee http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7045 Aimee Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:12:13 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7045 Oh yes, she looks like she had a devilish streak in her! I love this story! <em>Les Says: I can just picture her planning devious things to do to Joycie.... just by the expression on her face.</em> Oh yes, she looks like she had a devilish streak in her! I love this story!

Les Says: I can just picture her planning devious things to do to Joycie…. just by the expression on her face.

]]> By: cardiogirl http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/comment-page-1/#comment-7044 cardiogirl Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:11:48 +0000 http://lesbecker.com/LesBlog/2008/02/25/for-mushy-i-think-were-wearing-her-down/#comment-7044 That's pretty scary about Rex and the shot and the asthma. Wooh, doggy. Is that his actual full given name Rex. Is it Rexford or just plain ole Rex on his birth certificate? People were so spartan back then. My mother and her siblings have no middle names because her mother said she was only going to ever call them by one name. Period. No middle names for them. Isn't that crazy? <em>Les Says: I change all the names for Ruby's clan, because she's so nervous about her privacy. Rex is the only one so far for whom I didn't come up with a pseudonym. I couldn't fathom a better name for him than "Rex", and then Ruby tells me that wasn't his name at all; it was "Alan". She doesn't know why they called him by Rex instead, but since it had been changed for me, I left it alone. </em> That’s pretty scary about Rex and the shot and the asthma. Wooh, doggy. Is that his actual full given name Rex. Is it Rexford or just plain ole Rex on his birth certificate? People were so spartan back then.

My mother and her siblings have no middle names because her mother said she was only going to ever call them by one name. Period. No middle names for them. Isn’t that crazy?

Les Says: I change all the names for Ruby’s clan, because she’s so nervous about her privacy. Rex is the only one so far for whom I didn’t come up with a pseudonym. I couldn’t fathom a better name for him than “Rex”, and then Ruby tells me that wasn’t his name at all; it was “Alan”. She doesn’t know why they called him by Rex instead, but since it had been changed for me, I left it alone.

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