tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post884254041475414879..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Between the Strawberry Patch and the FieldTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-12972998594596084592012-07-17T21:02:38.632-05:002012-07-17T21:02:38.632-05:00It's a good thing to contemplate, and remember...It's a good thing to contemplate, and remember. Thank you for commenting, Dee.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-23916631176280888812012-07-17T20:57:39.793-05:002012-07-17T20:57:39.793-05:00Dear Teresa, thank you for the Camus quotation. It...Dear Teresa, thank you for the Camus quotation. It took away my breath and made me immediately aware of what the first things were that opened my heart to the Oneness of All Creation. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-30060441933720541732012-07-17T06:22:41.733-05:002012-07-17T06:22:41.733-05:00There is much evidence to indicate that may be the...There is much evidence to indicate that may be the cause. I was so happy to see them. We live in a world of symbiotic relationships.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-8420086722212421042012-07-16T23:39:32.340-05:002012-07-16T23:39:32.340-05:00There are few things better tasting! I've seen...There are few things better tasting! I've seen lots of strawberry plants and blossoms but not a single berry yet this year. Makes me wonder if we're having a problem with the pollinators!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-70298487139832684522012-07-16T14:37:03.930-05:002012-07-16T14:37:03.930-05:00Thank you, Alan.Thank you, Alan.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-33497294551774356642012-07-16T13:43:17.171-05:002012-07-16T13:43:17.171-05:00The picture perfectly matches the words. Lovely.The picture perfectly matches the words. Lovely.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-30643888083579807622012-07-16T10:47:00.593-05:002012-07-16T10:47:00.593-05:00That doesn't sound like much fun at all. But t...That doesn't sound like much fun at all. But that apple/chicken pizza recipe you posted sure does. I have the ingredients and it's now going to happen.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-65778569921226690482012-07-16T09:59:02.981-05:002012-07-16T09:59:02.981-05:00My parents would send me out into the soybean fiel...My parents would send me out into the soybean fields to chop down volunteer corn. I hated it! Because it was such an overwhelming task. They probably didn't have high expectations either. Ha! I'm glad you might make that yummy pizza.Sharon Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01683868787160249441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-44342919280772729132012-07-16T08:10:31.273-05:002012-07-16T08:10:31.273-05:00That is an absolutely wonderful and unique story. ...That is an absolutely wonderful and unique story. Thank you for telling me/us about it. I could visualize it as I read. Very nice.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-24357252456769509552012-07-16T08:01:52.320-05:002012-07-16T08:01:52.320-05:00I could see you and Buddy there listening to the r...I could see you and Buddy there listening to the river and gathering the tiny sweet berries, it sounds just wonderful. Reminded me of my first encounter with wild strawberries, I didn't even know of them before visiting the market when I lived in Poland and seeing glistening mounds of the lovely jewels just heaped upon a piece of paper placed upon the stall. I was desperate to try them and didn't speak polish, the old lady selling them was grumpy when I indicated I wanted to buy some from her. Apparently I was supposed to have brought my own jam-jar to put them in. Eventually she fished one out from her bag and grudgingly filled it to the brim....I've never forgotten the sight of or the taste of them...'nectar of the Gods'!!<br /><br />:)))) Hugs JaneHalf-heard in the Stillnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840301617199033576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-11163711847395394302012-07-15T22:18:33.060-05:002012-07-15T22:18:33.060-05:00That's a lovely image, Galen. Thank you for th...That's a lovely image, Galen. Thank you for that.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-67226169890953199452012-07-15T21:58:54.094-05:002012-07-15T21:58:54.094-05:00I remember wild strawberries along the road in Mon...I remember wild strawberries along the road in Montana. I loved walking with the dogs and picking berries.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-71661563184713439722012-07-15T21:54:19.887-05:002012-07-15T21:54:19.887-05:00I hope you have an opportunity to find some wild s...I hope you have an opportunity to find some wild strawberries, Sissy. Or, perhaps another berry that brings with it an unmatched sweetness.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the kind words. They are very much appreciated.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-27324386127749964182012-07-15T21:44:46.364-05:002012-07-15T21:44:46.364-05:00Such a pleasant way to spend some time outdoors. M...Such a pleasant way to spend some time outdoors. My Choco loves strawberries but the harvest was quite skimpy this year - six berries only. I'd love to find some wild berries; haven't tasted one in over 50 years. Albert Camus' quote fits in perfectly with this post. I love it.<br />You write so very well, Teresa Evangeline. You please me every time I read your post. Thank you for sharing yourself.Caddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07575600935524610154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-42014556341313176272012-07-15T21:22:44.846-05:002012-07-15T21:22:44.846-05:00I don't read French and so I can't make a ...I don't read French and so I can't make a very valuable contribution here, but I do find many misquotes and misinterpretations, as well as loose translations everywhere on the internet. The internet is also an avalanche of opinions, created out of what I see as our individual perspectives. Personally, the idea of it going from one or two to two or three does not change it for me, and, speaking just for myself, art, love (I believe he may be referring to a higher concept of love than the personal), and passionate work are all the same, really. Certainly interchangeable on many levels. I can't possibly address the motive for adding these words, nor would I want to. I appreciate your taking the time to do some research. I believe the heart of the quote, the part I am responding to (I can't speak for others) remains the same.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-55640750347916019172012-07-15T20:53:32.030-05:002012-07-15T20:53:32.030-05:00When I come across a quotation that has been trans...When I come across a quotation that has been translated from a language I can read, I sometimes look up the original to see what work it came from and how it compares to the translation. In the case of the Camus quotation, I found it attributed to the preface of "L'Envers et l'endroit", a collection of essays whose title has been translated as “The Wrong Side and the Right Side”. Here's the French text (assuming it's quoted correctly on the Internet):<br /><br />"...une oeuvre d'homme n'est rien d'autre que ce long cheminement pour retrouver par les détours de l'art les deux ou trois images simples et grandes sur lesquelles le coeur, une première fois, s'est ouvert."<br /><br />Unless Camus wrote an alternate version somewhere else, the English is off in several respects from the French, which we could translate straightforwardly as:<br /><br />"...one task for man is nothing other than the long journeying to rediscover, via the detours of art, the two or three simple and great images upon which the heart opened up for the first time."<br /><br />Isn't it curious that the "two or three images" of the original French became "one or two" in English? Worse, whoever created the English version gratuitously added "love" and "passionate work".<br /><br />I have to wonder why someone would change the original so much. Any thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-28693905635749727802012-07-15T20:40:21.157-05:002012-07-15T20:40:21.157-05:00Several years ago, my then husband and I found an ...Several years ago, my then husband and I found an almost astonishing number of dewberries, something I had never experienced before or have since, but we made jam out of them, along with some syrup. It tasted somewhat like blueberries, I thought. It was soooo good and all the more so because of the experience surrounding it, and the discovery of them in the wild. Your sauce sounds delicious, and you're so right. There is much out there for us. We just have to be willing to learn and look. Thank you, Steven.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-5783870376983736332012-07-15T20:35:38.938-05:002012-07-15T20:35:38.938-05:00What a good memory to have, Rita. There is somethi...What a good memory to have, Rita. There is something about the experience itself that adds to the sweetness, the idea that something grows wild and is there for our picking - that the earth itself is providing this wonderful little treat - makes it magical, and yet firmly grounded in this world. Quite a nice combo. :) Yes, there is something special about the wild ones.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-743025459389933902012-07-15T20:26:02.340-05:002012-07-15T20:26:02.340-05:00If I can transpose your fruit to a different key, ...If I can transpose your fruit to a different key, I'll report that when I was out photographing a few months ago I came across a good patch of ripe southern dewberries (Rubus trivialis). I went back a few days later with my wife and after about half an hour we'd picked five pounds of dewberries. Some of them we ended up eating raw, but Eve cooked most of the berries down into a sweet sauce that served as a topping on various other things, including ice cream. Why more people don't take advantage of the free food that's out there for the picking, I don't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-13734431286353987622012-07-15T20:22:53.770-05:002012-07-15T20:22:53.770-05:00This brought back a memory for me, too. When I wa...This brought back a memory for me, too. When I was around 8 or 9 we were visiting a family who lived on a farm in Upper Michigan. The mom sent all us kids (her two and our three) off to a secret hilly meadow to pick wild strawberries. They were everywhere! Small, red, tangy, sweet, and juicy! All five of us ate them till we could eat no more and still we brought home a small pail full! That night we had strawberries and fresh cream from their cows for dessert after supper. I remember how delicious they were--and yet I normally am not fond of strawberries. How strange. <br /><br />I can picture you and Buddy sitting there with the wild strawberries. There's something special about the wild ones. ;)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-4956294177678540072012-07-15T19:48:51.579-05:002012-07-15T19:48:51.579-05:00Savor each little berry.Savor each little berry.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-87176347762741643812012-07-15T19:48:02.419-05:002012-07-15T19:48:02.419-05:00One of your recent posts dovetails nicely with thi...One of your recent posts dovetails nicely with this: "My heart is your heart." Such a beautiful thought. Thank you, Will.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-18780574952670874922012-07-15T19:46:46.866-05:002012-07-15T19:46:46.866-05:00And what an excellent idea that is.And what an excellent idea that is.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-88600466159009718322012-07-15T19:38:56.728-05:002012-07-15T19:38:56.728-05:00Blackberry cobbler sounds delicious. Double yummy....Blackberry cobbler sounds delicious. Double yummy.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49764967943503254512012-07-15T19:38:21.752-05:002012-07-15T19:38:21.752-05:00He certainly had a wonderful way of writing about ...He certainly had a wonderful way of writing about the beauty in this human experience.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.com