tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post1549713034863486985..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: CDLXII - Old HavanaJ Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36145161012200134372013-02-24T02:03:30.780+11:002013-02-24T02:03:30.780+11:00..am catching up on last week's Cohen posts........am catching up on last week's Cohen posts...I haven't been to Havana but other Latin American countries and I can imagine the music, walking in the parks in the evening, the sense of slow time and..Hemingway...nice;)Kathy Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326495504453579091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-39074266207410410772013-02-20T10:53:23.388+11:002013-02-20T10:53:23.388+11:00You took us there. How lovely! You took us there. How lovely! Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-77702245397605799022013-02-20T09:48:06.759+11:002013-02-20T09:48:06.759+11:00Enchanting...I so want to go!
Thanks for taking me...Enchanting...I so want to go!<br />Thanks for taking me there, even if for a few minutes ;D<br />Well done!Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-37080055845457224462013-02-20T05:28:57.309+11:002013-02-20T05:28:57.309+11:00The ghost of Hemmingway
Sits ever at the bar
Cert...The ghost of Hemmingway<br />Sits ever at the bar<br /><br />Certainly, you need this if it is about Old Havana. Nicely done.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-43844429372850659062013-02-19T16:56:03.881+11:002013-02-19T16:56:03.881+11:00You just presented the whole place...
Loved it.You just presented the whole place... <br /><br />Loved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-18835085932975597292013-02-19T15:51:26.917+11:002013-02-19T15:51:26.917+11:00Ever since seeing footage with the old musicians o...Ever since seeing footage with the old musicians of Havana, I've wanted to drink in the heritage, the melody, the sadness. All of it. Cos, one part hit me as especially true: Bragging about a car. It's SO much a part of the machismo in Latin circles. (one thing, sorry, it's "Hemingway" with one m, small point)<br /><br />Just loved this. And no mention of Castro, even better! Amy<br />http://sharplittlepencil.com/2013/02/18/599-wheres-my-pencil/Sharp Little Pencilhttp://sharplittlepencil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53652281346368556422013-02-19T15:45:28.677+11:002013-02-19T15:45:28.677+11:00sounds of an interesting place, one place I have a...sounds of an interesting place, one place I have always dreamed to visit.ScottlBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09147326078011352857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32538308458048679252013-02-19T10:26:14.890+11:002013-02-19T10:26:14.890+11:00Damn it...now I want to spend the weekend there......Damn it...now I want to spend the weekend there...sounds like my kind of place. Love the description. Great writing.Herotomosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486093602914824276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-79945531033745049302013-02-19T08:12:25.725+11:002013-02-19T08:12:25.725+11:00I would love to go to Havana and walk with the gho...I would love to go to Havana and walk with the ghost of Hemmingway. Lovely piece!Susie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239990133754328967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-52343636975546392242013-02-19T05:38:10.206+11:002013-02-19T05:38:10.206+11:00So glad I journey here today ... I visited Havana ...So glad I journey here today ... I visited Havana in July 1959, before everything changed. It was a place of magic, just as you described.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-34271018961785394262013-02-19T03:46:20.616+11:002013-02-19T03:46:20.616+11:00such a lovely and enticing picture your words pain...such a lovely and enticing picture your words paint. I love the idea of music flowing from every brick. ahh—and the ending is quite perfect.RMPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054771419356465116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-22660616718690271012013-02-18T23:53:44.635+11:002013-02-18T23:53:44.635+11:00Ohh..that is so serene and peaceful. Even the hust...Ohh..that is so serene and peaceful. Even the hustle and bustle of people showing off..and then the comparison to a peaceful courtyard! That's how our memory about a place is stored !! :)GoddessChhavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154853993554108461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-84517566181740184212013-02-18T23:06:02.365+11:002013-02-18T23:06:02.365+11:00Atmospheric scene and poem...Atmospheric scene and poem...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-50523525081229455452013-02-18T22:59:20.991+11:002013-02-18T22:59:20.991+11:00I enjoy the scene you have set up. I can see the p...I enjoy the scene you have set up. I can see the people milling about. A universal scene i guess with added props to make it uniquely Havana. Judy Roneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05439992575221937268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-54101593670772676422013-02-18T19:44:05.059+11:002013-02-18T19:44:05.059+11:00Nice job developing a sense of place. Nice job developing a sense of place. Madeleine Begun Kanehttp://www.madkane.com/humor_blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-31807244875782351562013-02-18T06:07:55.945+11:002013-02-18T06:07:55.945+11:0020102010J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-20708973184102637862013-02-18T05:26:39.679+11:002013-02-18T05:26:39.679+11:00Thanks, JC. So I assume then you WERE fortunate e...Thanks, JC. So I assume then you WERE fortunate enough to really be there at one point.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-77180651858162821532013-02-18T00:48:14.212+11:002013-02-18T00:48:14.212+11:00Lovely - I'd like to visit Cuba!Lovely - I'd like to visit Cuba!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-29720702384612242522013-02-18T00:17:17.629+11:002013-02-18T00:17:17.629+11:00This makes me feel like I've been transported,...This makes me feel like I've been transported, J Cosmo.TALONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205633556998220372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-625873337480032092013-02-17T23:02:23.134+11:002013-02-17T23:02:23.134+11:00You painted a perfect scene !!!You painted a perfect scene !!!Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-70010912909486268622013-02-17T18:28:00.951+11:002013-02-17T18:28:00.951+11:00Lovely, as a film playing in my head. Lovely, as a film playing in my head. brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-68550471823852870072013-02-17T16:12:08.031+11:002013-02-17T16:12:08.031+11:00i would like to see this =)i would like to see this =)lucychilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519163424062626658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-25858255732699909592013-02-17T13:58:37.589+11:002013-02-17T13:58:37.589+11:00I would need to research it, to make sure that not...I would need to research it, to make sure that nothing had changed.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32819685352419898302013-02-17T13:54:32.870+11:002013-02-17T13:54:32.870+11:00This place sounds like a dream :)This place sounds like a dream :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13646917707699645492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-32726140815261617492013-02-17T13:22:58.377+11:002013-02-17T13:22:58.377+11:002010 - island hopping: Galapagos > Cuba > Ir...2010 - island hopping: Galapagos > Cuba > Ireland.J Cosmo Newberyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.com