tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post5339203517428887363..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: "My Name is Jones...George Jones" ? by Julia JonesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56454460476634168292017-04-05T15:52:07.778+01:002017-04-05T15:52:07.778+01:00Hi Julia, I've left a message with my email ad...Hi Julia, I've left a message with my email address with your niece, and have asked her to forward it to you ... All the best, Margaret<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154741855144117628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-69813909540674365572017-04-03T22:38:15.852+01:002017-04-03T22:38:15.852+01:00Only just read this. Margaret, and am not sure how...Only just read this. Margaret, and am not sure how to get in touch. I meet Michael quite often when in Woodbridge and he is as charming an as gentlemanly as ever. I have know him from a young child and as far as I'm concerned only the hair has faded slightly<br />julia joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773900100240758504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19492435827161125252017-02-05T17:09:59.186+00:002017-02-05T17:09:59.186+00:00Dear Julia, I remember your Dad well, and his twi...Dear Julia, I remember your Dad well, and his twinkly smile. My father sailed with him on trips from a young age, and worked with him later. My Dad's memory is fading now, but some things still burn bright, and yacht delivery trips, I presume with your father, are some of the brightest. I remember a similar trip made later, I think. I imagine he has photos too. I have ordered your book about your father's trip for him to read, and am quite sure he will be delighted by it arriving. One lovely coincidence is that George's grand-daughter and my daughter ended up being best friends at university, and sharing a house together. It was a while before they discovered just how small the world is! All best wishes for the success of the book, and the enjoyment your father's memories will give all the readers, Margaret Anderson (nee Beeton)MEAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854504509771477781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79644853711497190032017-01-09T14:38:25.776+00:002017-01-09T14:38:25.776+00:00How extraordinary to find such a treasure-trove in...How extraordinary to find such a treasure-trove in the attic! I'm fairly sure ours is just full of sad old junk. I can't wait to read your Dad's story! Intriguing. Great post.Sandra Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761260568729338471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-25261899834246807102017-01-09T12:54:17.396+00:002017-01-09T12:54:17.396+00:00Fascinating, and a lesson to us all - how hard it ...Fascinating, and a lesson to us all - how hard it is to get excited by our parents' stories while they are still alive. Don't know why. It must have something to do with the closeness of the relationship; distance (of time, too) is needed to put things in perspective. My mother wishes she'd asked her mother what it was like to be in Dublin during the Easter Rising and the troubles that followed - too late now. And I keep meaning to sit down with my mum and a pencil and paper... must do it. Thank you for this super post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-68294235309787682522017-01-09T11:29:17.577+00:002017-01-09T11:29:17.577+00:00Dennis, Jan, you won't be disappointed. I'...Dennis, Jan, you won't be disappointed. I've already reviewed it and, reading Julia's blog, am reminded of all the things I left out. The book's beautifully written, in direct, accessible prose with that lovely mix which Julia identifies of larking around and lyricism. But the lasting impression is of the juxtaposition of 'normal' everyday people doing 'normal' things with all the sinister evidence of preparations for war.<br /><br />Julia, I can only imagine how wonderful it was to rediscover your dad through those writings. His personality comes through very strongly. Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-41991318556467786712017-01-09T11:10:00.580+00:002017-01-09T11:10:00.580+00:00Fascinating stuff. I'm about to start it. If h...Fascinating stuff. I'm about to start it. If he writes half as well as his daughter, it'll be a delight.Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46581399494565084542017-01-09T00:29:55.877+00:002017-01-09T00:29:55.877+00:00What a wonderful, intriguing treasure trove, Julia...What a wonderful, intriguing treasure trove, Julia. I can't wait to read it.Dennis Hamleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781139870037634374noreply@blogger.com