tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post2267392757404046648..comments2024-02-22T00:39:20.015-06:00Comments on VISUAL SAINT PAUL: Hemingway Week #1 Entrance to HomeKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-22811224416500239602012-11-17T18:14:08.587-06:002012-11-17T18:14:08.587-06:00What a treat! I've been to his house in Key We...What a treat! I've been to his house in Key West. Didn't he very much live off of the wealth of his wives?Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-41844751509145469032012-11-17T05:07:11.729-06:002012-11-17T05:07:11.729-06:00Great shot. Hemingway loved "The Finca."...Great shot. Hemingway loved "The Finca."<br />(The shotgun was not the same weapon that his father used to kill himself, and Hemingway did not witness his father's suicide.)Nikonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271472315834976236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-2613678068028926372012-11-14T03:56:38.581-06:002012-11-14T03:56:38.581-06:00He certainly had a full life that's for sure. ...He certainly had a full life that's for sure. So interesting to actually see where he lived in Cuba, thanks Kate.PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-82381904257396396872012-11-11T20:30:48.875-06:002012-11-11T20:30:48.875-06:00I think it is possible to separate the human who w...I think it is possible to separate the human who was the writer from the literature he produced. Hemingway wrote some marvelous stuff.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-5120065323357781932012-11-11T17:54:01.129-06:002012-11-11T17:54:01.129-06:00It would be wonderful to lead his life of travel f...It would be wonderful to lead his life of travel for a year.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-46488469665767543262012-11-11T17:28:04.423-06:002012-11-11T17:28:04.423-06:00Hi Kate! Re Spanish Moss: It's awful stuff. ...Hi Kate! Re Spanish Moss: It's awful stuff. It's full of little bugs and it itches like crazy. They tell me it doesn't kill the trees, but I think it might 'cause there are a lot of dead or dying oak trees covered with the stuff. I used to get up on a ladder in our back yard and try to pull it off the outlying branches.<br /><br />There's a legendary story that when white settlers arrived in this area, the Seminoles told them Spanish Moss made great stuffing for mattresses and pillows. Of course, it drove the settlers wild. A little bit of Native American revenge!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-41898923233878800972012-11-11T15:44:14.019-06:002012-11-11T15:44:14.019-06:00It looks like you really got around Cuba, Kate! Th...It looks like you really got around Cuba, Kate! This looks like quite a beautiful haven. I'm looking forward to the continuation of this theme.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-709842215638974372012-11-11T15:20:16.204-06:002012-11-11T15:20:16.204-06:00I think it was his favorite, because it was Dad...I think it was his favorite, because it was Dad's weapon of 'choice'. I read that some place. I do believed he was looking through a window and witnessed his father doing the 'deed'. If so, even sadder I guess.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-58392401836741094962012-11-11T14:38:41.403-06:002012-11-11T14:38:41.403-06:00Yes, that was a sad end to Papa Hemingway. Suicid...Yes, that was a sad end to Papa Hemingway. Suicide was part of the family history, and his father did indeed commit suicide but I don't know that Ernest used that gun. I'd heard that he used his "favorite" gun to end his own life. Pretty tragic but he was in ill health, had some shock treatments at Mayo and had abused his body throughout his life with heavy drinking. Some of my "feminist"f friends jeered me when I confessed my love for his work, esp. the short stories, but I didn't let that deter me; I taught his work in my own English lit classroom. Not a lovable man despite his four marriages, but nothing much better than "A Clean Well-Lighted Place."Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-52491331546814075082012-11-11T14:18:11.972-06:002012-11-11T14:18:11.972-06:00I look forward to seeing more...I look forward to seeing more...hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00699940163033570021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-67046468483203971122012-11-11T13:44:48.963-06:002012-11-11T13:44:48.963-06:00i drank at his favorite bar in havana, back in 199...i drank at his favorite bar in havana, back in 1993....lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-90717594246511838262012-11-11T12:08:18.735-06:002012-11-11T12:08:18.735-06:00Cool. We've been to his Key West home. Saw t...Cool. We've been to his Key West home. Saw the 5 toed cats and everything. :)Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128442364616488882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-56740720772524868762012-11-11T11:07:08.076-06:002012-11-11T11:07:08.076-06:00This must have been an interesting and inspiring p...This must have been an interesting and inspiring place to visit. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-12836035230932767482012-11-11T09:00:51.814-06:002012-11-11T09:00:51.814-06:00This must have been so interesting to see in perso...This must have been so interesting to see in person. It is amazing to me that it is all just as he left it!Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469878511196407233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-88966825034149013432012-11-11T08:59:36.966-06:002012-11-11T08:59:36.966-06:00I would love to wander around his place. I would love to wander around his place. Jim Klenkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663882561325002445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-7688888157348543142012-11-11T08:50:25.126-06:002012-11-11T08:50:25.126-06:00Sad end to Papa. I read once, he killed himself w/...Sad end to Papa. I read once, he killed himself w/ same gun he saw his Dad kill himself with. Is this true, Kate. Like father, like son?Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-78161187618505549252012-11-11T08:10:43.539-06:002012-11-11T08:10:43.539-06:00What a nice side trip to your Cuban visit. Quite a...What a nice side trip to your Cuban visit. Quite a character was Hemingway!parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17201281917735686135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-2328838432842478012012-11-11T08:07:18.377-06:002012-11-11T08:07:18.377-06:00Kathy, the five toed cats are at his Key West, USA...Kathy, the five toed cats are at his Key West, USA, residence but not in Cuba.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-20739775317300144552012-11-11T07:55:59.800-06:002012-11-11T07:55:59.800-06:00I was hoping you got to go here. Will we be seein...I was hoping you got to go here. Will we be seeing the cats?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924547158802290714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-19325652297432638702012-11-11T07:10:32.128-06:002012-11-11T07:10:32.128-06:00Ernest really got around - Havanna, too! Looks lik...Ernest really got around - Havanna, too! Looks like a lovely place! Muchos gracias, Senora!Leif Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268045909244159357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-43199202108221153612012-11-11T07:06:16.252-06:002012-11-11T07:06:16.252-06:00don't you wonder what might have happened if h...don't you wonder what might have happened if he'd stayed.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-25726033316301315492012-11-11T06:14:53.086-06:002012-11-11T06:14:53.086-06:00I would have loved to have visited this home. I re...I would have loved to have visited this home. I recently read The Paris Wife, which is about he and his first wife Hadley.Janey and Co.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14263426600052174272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28981938.post-32548306337599929572012-11-11T05:06:37.209-06:002012-11-11T05:06:37.209-06:00Very interesting. I didn't know he had a home...Very interesting. I didn't know he had a home in Cuba although I knew he had lived there. I've seen his home in Key West. Lots of cats!Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.com