tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post9002096391360406936..comments2024-02-25T02:50:53.858-08:00Comments on HoseMaster of Wine™: KarenRon Washam, HMWhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-25442905101046171192011-06-27T13:26:18.546-07:002011-06-27T13:26:18.546-07:00Thanks, Ann,
As you know, Karen's birthday ju...Thanks, Ann,<br /><br />As you know, Karen's birthday just passed. I was thinking about her, about how much I miss her. So your note on this old post made me glad to know I wasn't grieving her alone.<br /><br />Of course I wasn't--she was much beloved by so many.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to comment.<br /><br />RonRon Washam, HMWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238869156614617705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-63792658650535058142011-06-26T15:10:01.471-07:002011-06-26T15:10:01.471-07:00Ron - you took my breath away with this tribute. ...Ron - you took my breath away with this tribute. <br /><br />I've heard your name so many times from Karen - but we've never met. You captured her beautifully. And you made me laugh.<br /><br />You were right about that dude that broke her heart. And you were right about Karen. Thanks so much-<br /><br />Ann JonesAnn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01103813656826786004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-12004378842410708212010-08-01T08:29:43.755-07:002010-08-01T08:29:43.755-07:00Ron,
So sorry for your loss and pain, please know...Ron,<br /><br />So sorry for your loss and pain, please know that sharing it here will serve to make us all a little more caring and thoughtful.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-36016733768035233442010-07-28T13:25:29.674-07:002010-07-28T13:25:29.674-07:00Ron,
Sorry I am late to the wake. Your portrait o...Ron,<br /><br />Sorry I am late to the wake. Your portrait of Karen is so ineffable poignant, mixing sweetness and sadness. I am sorry for your loss, and bouyed by the gifts you received from your incredible friend.<br /><br />JohnJohn Cesanohttp://JohnOnWine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-2299840323115207822010-07-27T18:07:26.649-07:002010-07-27T18:07:26.649-07:00What a beautiful friendship and an honorable tribu...What a beautiful friendship and an honorable tribute. I'm sure you were both there for each other in ways you are still yet to discover. Cheers to her memory and to you for sharing her story.Sip with Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/01396446937839484772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-80967982354145805702010-07-25T20:40:08.116-07:002010-07-25T20:40:08.116-07:00May your sting of loss
be soothed by the salve
of ...May your sting of loss<br />be soothed by the salve<br />of Karen's lingering love.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226982775472622065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-74271325885544906372010-07-25T10:38:00.012-07:002010-07-25T10:38:00.012-07:00That was so sad...That was so sad...Vinogirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145696108646897751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-8826080057667317532010-07-25T00:10:10.771-07:002010-07-25T00:10:10.771-07:00Tears. Thank you.Tears. Thank you.Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77772762681861598602010-07-24T10:15:43.159-07:002010-07-24T10:15:43.159-07:00Ron - Your writing is one of the reasons why you a...Ron - Your writing is one of the reasons why you are on my short list. Thank you for so eloquently sharing Karen with us. - El JefeMy Last Name is not an Italian Verbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-83037500814833220182010-07-24T09:44:12.828-07:002010-07-24T09:44:12.828-07:00Thanks for the tribute- a touching story. I lost ...Thanks for the tribute- a touching story. I lost my sister a year and a half ago to breast cancer... she was 44.Matt Mauldin https://www.blogger.com/profile/08730509895080535690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-17294149160178919542010-07-23T16:14:34.441-07:002010-07-23T16:14:34.441-07:00Oh...man...condolences, really. So not fair. (Yeah...Oh...man...condolences, really. So not fair. (Yeah, life doesn't really work that way, but...) Karen sounds like a cool chick. Sorely missed obviously. What a great tribute! ....Marcia Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07237764449953259939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-77498181248906790302010-07-23T14:20:42.572-07:002010-07-23T14:20:42.572-07:00I am always impressed the way really good writers ...I am always impressed the way really good writers can share their hurts publicly. A moving tribute that some of us hacks simply would not try.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us.CharlieOlkenhttp://www.cgcw.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-32496309802533920752010-07-23T13:12:59.500-07:002010-07-23T13:12:59.500-07:00Ron,
Nothing truly fills a void like the one you ...Ron,<br /><br />Nothing truly fills a void like the one you have experienced--but you have the memories with Karen. Remembering the times spent with her won't fill the void either, but over time, memories will vaporize it.<br /><br />Love and friendship in your time of loss,<br /><br />ThomasThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07322028233207741737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-9210717577669196062010-07-23T13:12:53.180-07:002010-07-23T13:12:53.180-07:00Ron
Thank you for sharing Karen with us.
AmyRon<br />Thank you for sharing Karen with us.<br /><br />Amywinebookgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01108898075062843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-55365378453322885382010-07-23T11:42:24.474-07:002010-07-23T11:42:24.474-07:00Hosemaster, Sir! Karen's life surely left num...Hosemaster, Sir! Karen's life surely left numerous imprints on the lives of others and a major one in your heart. Sorry for the loss of your friend and thanks for sharing so many touching thoughts.<br /><br />The loss of someone so dear surely puts the wacky world of wine into perspective, don't it?<br /><br />ANONYMOUS IANONYMOUS 1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-32566466939887680522010-07-23T09:13:42.355-07:002010-07-23T09:13:42.355-07:00Ron, a kind and loving tribute, the best any write...Ron, a kind and loving tribute, the best any writer can offer in the time of such loss. Sadly, these words ring especially true: "I know how much she would have liked to have found "the one," to have had children of her own, no matter how much she loved her nieces and nephews, to have shared her life with one special man. That this never happened for her is yet further proof of what cowards and fools men can be." <br /><br />Cowards and fools we are, but you at least show us how to occasionally rise above our own stupidity and pettiness. Sincere condolences for your loss.PaulGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409346656762573929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-43667180213346840492010-07-23T09:08:59.814-07:002010-07-23T09:08:59.814-07:00You were lucky to have known her. And - dare I say...You were lucky to have known her. And - dare I say? - she, you. Condolences.John M. Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343670865804216103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-59870406627983689662010-07-23T08:57:40.086-07:002010-07-23T08:57:40.086-07:00Beautiful
Karen
This tribute
You...
I love you and...Beautiful<br />Karen<br />This tribute<br />You...<br />I love you and thank you for sharing her with us Ron.Samantha Duganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214278596698698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6745003136564123305.post-57756178179328357612010-07-23T08:48:02.278-07:002010-07-23T08:48:02.278-07:00For all your usual snark, Ron, I sometimes feel th...For all your usual snark, Ron, I sometimes feel that your actual gift for writing gets lost. You had me damn near tears, over a woman I did not know existed at all minutes ago. A moving tribute, and whether or not the praise would embarrass her, it seems to me like she'd be proud of you, if nothing else.<br /><br />Thanks for this.Stevehttp://notesfromthecellar.comnoreply@blogger.com