tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916734370281777808.post5175325090062035567..comments2023-10-23T06:39:19.729-07:00Comments on Small Beginnings: Pied BeautyHM Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13158268004115445738noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6916734370281777808.post-82616634473304098462008-08-02T18:09:00.000-07:002008-08-02T18:09:00.000-07:00Hi Heath-I loved your "Pied Beauty" posting and th...Hi Heath-<BR/><BR/>I loved your "Pied Beauty" posting and the picture of the Koi(taken the day you and I visited Portland's Japanese Gardens :)) I also vividly recall reading you the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins when you were perhaps nine or ten. It's a memory that still brings a tear to my eye, especially when I see your appreciation of Hopkins, as well as the beauty of your own writing, today. You are a precious pearl in the making, Heather!<BR/><BR/>dadJoseph Anfusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826071948225063837noreply@blogger.com