tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post480314858394487551..comments2023-07-05T00:24:22.605-07:00Comments on The Long Way Home: Winston's Two Dollars, Missing the Bus and Getting Some Rhatid Licks!Andrea Downerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-75289507414572653092018-03-01T21:27:49.013-08:002018-03-01T21:27:49.013-08:00Thanks Kereka. I hope you are well. 💕Thanks Kereka. I hope you are well. 💕Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-29227108609180352712016-04-19T19:32:06.284-07:002016-04-19T19:32:06.284-07:00I am glued to you blog. Im tempted to read all the...I am glued to you blog. Im tempted to read all the pieces. Your writing skills are good. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073187793250916947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-5015500631953233352013-12-06T20:19:37.360-08:002013-12-06T20:19:37.360-08:00Great read..love your stories. Wish I could mend f...Great read..love your stories. Wish I could mend fences like you did with your dad but my dad and I are at odds a lot...and it's painful but I'm slowly working towards it... Great job!!Rockaway Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03612939725270897843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-10049858754632266592011-05-02T01:25:07.426-07:002011-05-02T01:25:07.426-07:00Thanks Keresa! No date yet for the book. But these...Thanks Keresa! No date yet for the book. But these blog posts are the book's blue print. Register to FOLLOW the blog and get notified of new posts via email. <br /><br />I hope your extended trip is going well. I am so happy for you! Make the MOST of it.Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-88755718786211921442011-04-30T09:22:38.012-07:002011-04-30T09:22:38.012-07:00Ummm...Andrea, when is the book? Like, seriously. ...Ummm...Andrea, when is the book? Like, seriously. I couldn't stop reading!! This is great! Keep em coming! I'm guessing that you'll have enough material for a book in no time! Love, love, love it!!Keresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09957513162586406237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-64798010846483816282011-04-12T17:15:12.841-07:002011-04-12T17:15:12.841-07:00LOL @Guyana Gyal... u shud b on Facebook!! lol cum...LOL @Guyana Gyal... u shud b on Facebook!! lol cummone! *Wish I could get that popo up comments box though, must be due to the kinda template ure using. Thanks anyhoo.Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-29185695752603415152011-04-08T13:43:20.515-07:002011-04-08T13:43:20.515-07:00Aww, Andrea, thank you :-)
You'd asked me abo...Aww, Andrea, thank you :-)<br /><br />You'd asked me about getting the pop-up comment-box...if I tell you, I have no idea! I'm one of those basic-bloggers, click and let the rest happen. I'm not even on Facebook.neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-37422891986539938292011-04-01T00:41:56.513-07:002011-04-01T00:41:56.513-07:00Awww! Lecia and Guyana Gyal... u all making me tea...Awww! Lecia and Guyana Gyal... u all making me teary eyed.. thanks. It takes GREAT courage to share myself like this, but it signals growth. I have journeyed long to get here.. the place where I can begin the journey back home where it all began.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the journey with me.<br /><br />@ Guyana gyal: I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR BLOG!! Girl, U can write!! I am in stitches when I read ure stuff! U are sooo EFFORTLESSLY funny! A great, great writer. I hope u publish in hard copy if you have yet done so.<br /><br />I will be adding yout blog to the list of blogs I recommend for reading. Write on sis. I and many others are reading and FULL-joying.Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-31451526782378499622011-03-31T15:00:21.237-07:002011-03-31T15:00:21.237-07:00Your blog has kept me glued to the computer from t...Your blog has kept me glued to the computer from the first line. You know just how to capture and hold your readers with all the graphic description of events. I dont think I can tell you enough of just how proud I am of you girl. I always knew there was something special about you because I am not too friendly with new people and you captured my heart the first few times we communicated. It breaks my heart to see all you had to go through but I am happy for the outcome, ultimately I am sure you have no regrets. As usual your blog leaves me home sick but it also leaves me with a renewed sense of purpose. Love you girl and keep on keeping on.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09366501435774061809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-15593030645459451282011-03-29T06:23:40.010-07:002011-03-29T06:23:40.010-07:00This is such a good sentence: 'My mother had p...This is such a good sentence: 'My mother had plenty of us children to look after so sometimes she neither had the time nor energy to beat us...' It shows humour and pain at the same time. <br /><br />Both my brothers are very straight with the truth, though they've never hit me. They say what they think, gently sometimes. <br /><br />Winston was so right about mending fences.<br /><br />I'm glad I've found your blog!<br /><br />p.s. I love every part of J'ca, some days I miss it, but I'm still not too sure about Kingston [especially about Halfway Tree and Crossroads...ggggrrrroan].neena maiya (guyana gyal)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01358313821005038118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-78731226731084417532011-03-22T07:06:57.905-07:002011-03-22T07:06:57.905-07:00Thanks Deborah..Thanks Deborah..Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-29314199646556565792011-03-22T01:35:15.831-07:002011-03-22T01:35:15.831-07:00"...we learnt from our mother and made sure t..."...we learnt from our mother and made sure that one one coco or crayfish or mango or star apple or guava, fulled bellies!"<br /><br />"Well, by the time I hurried over Fletcher's hill, pass Miss Christie's house, tell Aunt Dor and Aunt Nenen morning and stopped to listen the words of encouragement from them, hurried through the pass to the train line, walked over the bridge and then back on to the road beside the church in front of Miss Gracie's house, pass Miss Doris and Uncle Hugh's house, pass Miss Daphne shop then down into the sink where the river ran under the road and up to Nasty Lane and finally reach the school yard, I was told that the bus had just left!"<br /><br />These are some great moments, Andrea. They stand out. There are some really sad moments, too. looking forward to the next read. GREAT JOB!!!Deborah P. Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13436191980247289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-84288275416825459292011-03-20T15:36:28.745-07:002011-03-20T15:36:28.745-07:00Cant say for sure Sam. A few chapters does not a b...Cant say for sure Sam. A few chapters does not a book make, but its well on its way. Thanks.Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-123693262822322572011-03-20T15:17:47.697-07:002011-03-20T15:17:47.697-07:00Another good one for sure. When will this book hap...Another good one for sure. When will this book happen?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144758733817812692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-36728386256511559052011-03-20T14:56:45.991-07:002011-03-20T14:56:45.991-07:00LOL @ Hensley.. I took it u passed Common Entrance...LOL @ Hensley.. I took it u passed Common Entrance and got some good grades? dwl.<br /><br />Give thanks Deborah.Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-37767214569008550622011-03-20T13:02:25.002-07:002011-03-20T13:02:25.002-07:00You make me feel like I'm there with you, walk...You make me feel like I'm there with you, walking the roads, sitting in school....WOWIE!<br />Respect my friend....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219504358188774603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-5477676243345088612011-03-20T12:56:43.794-07:002011-03-20T12:56:43.794-07:00My name was at the top of the page in the Star ......My name was at the top of the page in the Star ... man the community was so proud.LINKZ 876https://www.blogger.com/profile/08489902838716638210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-10472090364761668432011-03-20T12:07:23.932-07:002011-03-20T12:07:23.932-07:00LOL @ Sharon. I know that in those days, Passing C...LOL @ Sharon. I know that in those days, Passing Common Entrance was a Big deal! DWL. @Getting beatig >> *Hush!*Andrea Downerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00074371887148675149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320123413445217120.post-60210175138377518552011-03-20T11:56:50.381-07:002011-03-20T11:56:50.381-07:00ANOTHER AWESOME READ. WISH I CAN COME TO HAVING A ...ANOTHER AWESOME READ. WISH I CAN COME TO HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH MY REAL DAD BEFORE HE OR I DIES. GOD KNOWS I HAVE TRIED BUT HE HAS NOT BUDGE IN ANYWAY. WHEN I PASSED THE COMMON ENTRANCE EXAM I WAS CARRYING A BUNCH OF 9 HANDS BANANA ON MY HEAD BECAUSE WHEN IT WAS BANANA DAY WE HAD TO STOP FROM SCHOOL TO HELP WITH THE LOADING OF THE TRUCK. I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I HEARD THAT I STARTED JUMPING AND THE BANANA FELL OFF. ALTHOUGH I HAD PASSED THE EXAM THAT DID NOT HELP MY NOT GETTING A BEATING FOR ALLOWING THE BANANA TO FALL.Sharon Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381770855095662624noreply@blogger.com