tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post7357614173379093952..comments2023-10-28T13:30:22.233+05:00Comments on Sea, Sand and Shells: Corner View: Wisdom from an Elder.Karihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00520389870464970942noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-52540950020754303752010-04-02T18:05:27.940+05:002010-04-02T18:05:27.940+05:00lovely post! we speak German at home, my children ...lovely post! we speak German at home, my children speak English and Irish in school and I speak portuguese to my step-mum and my siblings! quite international!Eliane Zimmermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07485656064859160594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-57291700666961785922010-02-24T01:58:34.907+05:002010-02-24T01:58:34.907+05:00These pictures are gorgeous! The clouds are absol...These pictures are gorgeous! The clouds are absolutely stunning and I LOVE the silhouettes of the trees. WOW!<br /><br />Language is a great gift! I'm working consecutively on my 3rd and 4th right now...<br /><br />Also, I have a little something special for you on Sunday's post! (Happy 101)Jewelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14643797088502849942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-83691998849367546002010-02-22T12:52:24.144+05:002010-02-22T12:52:24.144+05:00nice story, nice corner view! and he was right ;-)...nice story, nice corner view! and he was right ;-)soisses-daslebenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062318170853247641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-26617700068943417882010-02-22T05:19:03.666+05:002010-02-22T05:19:03.666+05:00This is a great post! Your children are so lucky t...This is a great post! Your children are so lucky to have opportunites to learn different languages at their age.nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017457670623024179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-10927272099684831472010-02-18T16:45:10.779+05:002010-02-18T16:45:10.779+05:00Your children are lucky to gain the wisdom of both...Your children are lucky to gain the wisdom of both your father-in-law and you! For you are the one who is teaching them... beautiful photos to go with your lovely expression.<br />I would feel very lonely if my daughter couldn't speak the language of where I am from, so I compleetely understand the importance of this wisdom:) Best wishes,shayndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506811690843992800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-62257967434117843472010-02-18T09:27:36.441+05:002010-02-18T09:27:36.441+05:00What a beautiful post and message. I came over fro...What a beautiful post and message. I came over from Sammis blog, two thousand miles from here.I think <br />you are teaching a valuable lesson, your children are very fortunate.And what a lovely father in law. blessings.<br />♥ loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-10832686762811755242010-02-18T05:53:07.197+05:002010-02-18T05:53:07.197+05:00What a wonderful advice! Growing up billingual (or...What a wonderful advice! Growing up billingual (or trilingual, in this case :-) ) must be such an amazing gift.Ida/FarEastLogbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022806712750536945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-33195656255768687212010-02-18T02:12:42.440+05:002010-02-18T02:12:42.440+05:00amazing advice - it makes so much senseamazing advice - it makes so much sensekimmiehttp://wordsonpaperscraps.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-47559628506801764172010-02-18T00:28:50.023+05:002010-02-18T00:28:50.023+05:00this is such a beautiful message. Your beloved ste...this is such a beautiful message. Your beloved step-father is right. My father didn't spoke his mother tongue with us, he gave us the cooking, the culture and the knowledge of his country, but not the language. Sometime I'm mad at him for that...<br />take care!Lollipophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904011385731864929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-75556282065530147662010-02-18T00:20:38.206+05:002010-02-18T00:20:38.206+05:00Beautiful post all around.Beautiful post all around.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08071740989565033354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-81747473702759692212010-02-17T21:05:05.935+05:002010-02-17T21:05:05.935+05:00A very wise father in law. I wish I would have lea...A very wise father in law. I wish I would have learned my father's tongue while I was younger, but it was almost forbidden in those days. xoJoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809643560097517895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-41861109758135456942010-02-17T19:48:48.864+05:002010-02-17T19:48:48.864+05:00i agree. i always spoke to my kids in english and ...i agree. i always spoke to my kids in english and jorge in spanish:) your photos below are wonderful too! kisses!janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11848025993329729577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-64810674469513933362010-02-17T16:55:16.752+05:002010-02-17T16:55:16.752+05:00Good advice. We speak English at home with our ki...Good advice. We speak English at home with our kiddos. My son is fluent Dutch - we get by! We are so proud of him and although he has never lived in England, he knows that's where all his family are from and feels some connection there.<br />Great skies in your photos today.Victoria | Hibiscus Bloemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02937937184875769756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-71404660620159255022010-02-17T15:40:34.505+05:002010-02-17T15:40:34.505+05:00I think that's really cool! Your kids will kn...I think that's really cool! Your kids will know several languages. What a great heritage!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854291740934434874.post-31685494817443519652010-02-17T11:40:45.452+05:002010-02-17T11:40:45.452+05:00So you're a real multilingual family! We feel...So you're a real multilingual family! We feel the same about our own mother tongues in our family.Francescahttp://www.fuoriborgo.comnoreply@blogger.com