tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post2489151602054692272..comments2023-10-14T10:14:51.072+02:00Comments on NOW CLOSED: Discovering Diamonds: A Story Inspired by a Song by Anna BelfrageHelen Hollickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-76251927833280585822018-12-14T11:58:24.774+01:002018-12-14T11:58:24.774+01:00Thanks!Thanks!Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-8841329440478404952018-12-12T15:51:39.672+01:002018-12-12T15:51:39.672+01:00A proper, real love story. How many couples must r...A proper, real love story. How many couples must relate this. Thanks for introducing Meatloaf as well. I've never bothered with Meatloaf because I didn't like the name (don't care for meatloaf, either, which may have something to do with it.) Great story, Anna & good music. J.G. Harlondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983203276374903009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-511022542541615782018-12-12T07:45:01.442+01:002018-12-12T07:45:01.442+01:00Lol. Want me to sens you a box? Lol. Want me to sens you a box? Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-90661548759027232202018-12-11T23:38:59.324+01:002018-12-11T23:38:59.324+01:00All the stories I received are fabulous (naturally...All the stories I received are fabulous (naturally, all the authors are fabulous writers!) but boy did I get through the tissues when reading some of them for the first time! Helen Hollickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04292983846350273039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-87978403572147162652018-12-11T19:03:57.229+01:002018-12-11T19:03:57.229+01:00Of course you did! There's as big a romantic i...Of course you did! There's as big a romantic in you as there is in me :)Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-37842846027517293872018-12-11T19:03:34.162+01:002018-12-11T19:03:34.162+01:00Thanks! Thanks! Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-35880425822620671512018-12-11T19:02:59.995+01:002018-12-11T19:02:59.995+01:00No, Meatloaf is something else. I know his songs b...No, Meatloaf is something else. I know his songs by heart even if my first serious boyfriend broke up with me by playing "two out of three " over and over again until the penny dropped...Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-86426251634567457742018-12-11T19:02:02.442+01:002018-12-11T19:02:02.442+01:00Thank you! Thank you! Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-19528717954496669752018-12-11T19:01:50.422+01:002018-12-11T19:01:50.422+01:00My own hubby is not exactly the silent type either...My own hubby is not exactly the silent type either. Except when something is really weighing on his mind... Glad you liked it.Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-28260139254336141032018-12-11T19:00:22.264+01:002018-12-11T19:00:22.264+01:00Thank you. And yes ma'am. I'll try to do s...Thank you. And yes ma'am. I'll try to do some more like this :)Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-13681609901606677522018-12-11T18:59:36.695+01:002018-12-11T18:59:36.695+01:00Agree re Jim Steinman. And this song...It has me ...Agree re Jim Steinman. And this song...It has me breaking out in goosebumps. Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-68020653592508093122018-12-11T18:58:57.947+01:002018-12-11T18:58:57.947+01:00Well, I had them out when he just drove off in the...Well, I had them out when he just drove off in the morning...Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-92220433177026838062018-12-11T18:42:06.595+01:002018-12-11T18:42:06.595+01:00Well done. I used the tissues. A lovely read (snif...Well done. I used the tissues. A lovely read (sniff).Katherine Pymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807278372998263951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-2528664255289379982018-12-11T16:08:52.303+01:002018-12-11T16:08:52.303+01:00Brilliant Anna! So gritty and raw. I love that lin...Brilliant Anna! So gritty and raw. I love that line, "he rolled over on his side and presented her with his back." I've been there and it's not fun. So emotionally real. Very well done!Angela MacRae Shanksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-86069615290002415542018-12-11T15:44:06.161+01:002018-12-11T15:44:06.161+01:00Phew. I thought she'd left it a day too late. ...Phew. I thought she'd left it a day too late. Fab story Anna, and of course, nothing like classic Meat Loaf for breakfast! Elizabeth St.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303791694870516981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-15847441274648122432018-12-11T15:12:32.632+01:002018-12-11T15:12:32.632+01:00Must stop reading these first thing in the morning...Must stop reading these first thing in the morning; so often eyes are getting puffy! While words are important, the effusive lover's easy proclamations are often shallow. Great writing, Anna. Inge H. Borghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00270121656148702404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-41633435066129464812018-12-11T14:46:43.619+01:002018-12-11T14:46:43.619+01:00Men, eh? I've never gone for the silent types,...Men, eh? I've never gone for the silent types, but one doesn't choose where you love. Great writing as ever, Anna, thank you!Little Angelic Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636466826438530446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-15575163152603873282018-12-11T14:10:42.241+01:002018-12-11T14:10:42.241+01:00This hits close to home... Well done!This hits close to home... Well done!Char Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02112085381384680954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-77490856677635177902018-12-11T13:18:38.994+01:002018-12-11T13:18:38.994+01:00Brilliant as usual!. You really dig down into the ...Brilliant as usual!. You really dig down into the emotion of this strong, silent and sensitive man. And I think many, many men are like this. All we need, though, is to know we are loved. Terrific match with the song. More like this, please.Alison Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638794898163576730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-79524867518914544702018-12-11T13:15:58.534+01:002018-12-11T13:15:58.534+01:00Wow! Ditto re the tissues!!! So emotional, so real...Wow! Ditto re the tissues!!! So emotional, so real in dialogue! Jim Steinman is the best lyricist/songwriter ever and Meatloaf the best person to sing them - combine the two of them with your story and, like I said: Wow, just Wow!!!Richard Tearlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593521217135620570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-52101617276617401472018-12-11T12:02:20.103+01:002018-12-11T12:02:20.103+01:00A masterful match of story to song - thank goodnes...A masterful match of story to song - thank goodness we didn't need the tissues.Catherine Kullmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783748269726699549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-30778689329699987082018-12-11T10:34:22.729+01:002018-12-11T10:34:22.729+01:00Don't take people for granted - that's the...Don't take people for granted - that's the moral. I think. Glad you enjoyed it!<br />Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-49593931551294295102018-12-11T10:33:36.619+01:002018-12-11T10:33:36.619+01:00Thank you. I have a thing about silent men with de...Thank you. I have a thing about silent men with deep wells of emotion contained within...Anna Belfragehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159728310623757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-32014830396300927862018-12-11T08:34:47.774+01:002018-12-11T08:34:47.774+01:00For a minute I thought I was going to have to get ...For a minute I thought I was going to have to get the tissues out!Then I was happy I could put them away. There's a moral to this story. Anna. Well done.Kathryn Gaucihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655797334744200978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804142297590807485.post-21188523166497475502018-12-11T05:16:38.099+01:002018-12-11T05:16:38.099+01:00Very clever, very interesting and very enjoyable. ...Very clever, very interesting and very enjoyable. Perfectly fits the song. Love it.<br />Barbara Gaskell Denvilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185088812031442186noreply@blogger.com