tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post1490544680918450671..comments2024-03-29T03:53:25.372-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Pure And Clear, Muddled And ConfusedMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-29130769104362227202018-10-29T00:07:51.867-04:002018-10-29T00:07:51.867-04:00Nobody is called Barbara anymore. Thank god. I hav...Nobody is called Barbara anymore. Thank god. I have told my kids they can use my middle name May to do the named-after-grandma thing but not Barbara. Barbara is and always will be an old person name. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20390788453197477992018-10-28T17:41:22.624-04:002018-10-28T17:41:22.624-04:00You are so right. The man obviously has no experie...You are so right. The man obviously has no experience with love. None. I shudder to think what he's like with his own grandchildren. Someone probably has to pay them to spend any time with him. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-28610002427599709062018-10-28T17:39:53.217-04:002018-10-28T17:39:53.217-04:00Yes! Ten baby chicks! Dearie hatched them under th...Yes! Ten baby chicks! Dearie hatched them under the pump house and then brought them out, all perfect and beautiful. And that's been the sweet thing that has helped me lately. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11184001345186483602018-10-28T17:39:08.845-04:002018-10-28T17:39:08.845-04:00Yep. Time for new flooring for sure. Of course, it...Yep. Time for new flooring for sure. Of course, it was time for new flooring before the hurricane. And yeah, we'll probably have to replace all that stuff. I guess. I think the washer may have been broken already. <br />Dog Island. Magical pain in the damn ass. <br />Thanks for saying that August is adorable. I think he is too. And those chicks ARE growing. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-25070562956767534012018-10-28T17:37:42.011-04:002018-10-28T17:37:42.011-04:00Especially those we want to slap the shit out of. ...Especially those we want to slap the shit out of. <br />Much love to you, too. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-67158984235563484982018-10-28T17:37:13.850-04:002018-10-28T17:37:13.850-04:00You're exactly right, Ellen.You're exactly right, Ellen. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-88572601883446370782018-10-28T17:36:56.338-04:002018-10-28T17:36:56.338-04:00Ain't that the truth? And it seems to me that ...Ain't that the truth? And it seems to me that if someone doesn't get that love as a child, they spend their entire lives trying to find substitutes for it. And of course, if you aren't loved, it's hard to know how to give love. <br />Chicks are GOOD! And so are the others. Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-56855339970602396422018-10-28T17:35:37.620-04:002018-10-28T17:35:37.620-04:00Yeah. Trump surely didn't get a lot of what he...Yeah. Trump surely didn't get a lot of what he needed as a child. I never hear anything about his mother. Wonder what she was like. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-82300872875112661702018-10-28T17:34:51.015-04:002018-10-28T17:34:51.015-04:00I believe that. I really do. When it's the har...I believe that. I really do. When it's the hardest to love, it's probably the most important time to do it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-46209553132582923222018-10-28T17:33:04.266-04:002018-10-28T17:33:04.266-04:00He IS a good sidekick as long as you don't min...He IS a good sidekick as long as you don't mind answering the question "why?" all of the time. Which I mostly don't. I often answer, "Because that's the way it is," though, to be honest. <br /><br />Wearing us down, wearing us out. Making us weary. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51540287579008213642018-10-28T17:31:57.685-04:002018-10-28T17:31:57.685-04:00I would have cried my eyes out too. Oh my goodness...I would have cried my eyes out too. Oh my goodness. <br />I've read that theory on Trump and it's as possible as anything else that we have found to be true about him. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14094337588702042532018-10-28T17:30:59.509-04:002018-10-28T17:30:59.509-04:00Good suggestions about the hurricane names. First ...Good suggestions about the hurricane names. First hurricane I remember was Donna. No one is named Donna anymore. That would be a cool chicken name. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-90914599319349657542018-10-28T17:30:14.737-04:002018-10-28T17:30:14.737-04:00Oh! I love that! Their fingernails! They do have s...Oh! I love that! Their fingernails! They do have scratchy little fingernails. Isn't it funny what we remember that they said?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37901552642435327272018-10-28T17:29:13.721-04:002018-10-28T17:29:13.721-04:00I would too, to be honest. I would too, to be honest. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85996667291051994162018-10-28T14:37:25.676-04:002018-10-28T14:37:25.676-04:00Honey-If Donald had had a pair of grans who made h...Honey-If Donald had had a pair of grans who made him waffles with syrup and bathed him and tucked him in after story time with beloved stuffies that belonged to other beloved family members and then he got to hold a baby chick so tenderly and with reverence, well....he would not be the clueless, harmful, hate-filled, sorry excuse for a human that he is. <br /><br />Bless all of you forever.<br /><br />Bethbeth coyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671290135595711572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-44672676225007378632018-10-28T13:34:37.517-04:002018-10-28T13:34:37.517-04:00Gosh, I go away for a few days and look what happe...Gosh, I go away for a few days and look what happens, baby chickens! I have got some catching up to do. <br /><br />I can not yet handle the grief that is this country- deflecting as I go...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16283107160639976602018-10-28T13:14:45.095-04:002018-10-28T13:14:45.095-04:00I'm glad to hear the Dog Island house is still...I'm glad to hear the Dog Island house is still standing, albeit a bit damaged. I guess now is the time for new flooring! Do you have to replace washing machines and whatnot in the laundry room? And that's a drag about the pump, too. I hope all of that isn't too expensive, but it sounds like it could be.<br /><br />August is adorable! And the chicks are too! They look like they've grown quite a bit just since your last photos.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-13201738789820402302018-10-28T11:03:04.269-04:002018-10-28T11:03:04.269-04:00Amen. I love Birdies idea of naming the chicks aft...Amen. I love Birdies idea of naming the chicks after hurricanes, brilliant! Every morning I have to sit and remind myself to be kind and compassionate to all, even those that I really want to slap the shit out of. Much love .<br />Xoxo <br />Barbara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22315062407251005572018-10-28T10:48:06.803-04:002018-10-28T10:48:06.803-04:00love is the only weapon we have until we get some ...love is the only weapon we have until we get some politicians that actually care. Trump's reaction to the bombs was 'they aren't talking about me'. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20015646360154846472018-10-28T08:37:02.907-04:002018-10-28T08:37:02.907-04:00tRump is still a small child inside of a grown man...tRump is still a small child inside of a grown man's body, desperate for love and attention and affection, with no idea that what you give, you get back. I'm glad you had such a wonderful visit with August. And glad your chickens are all thriving.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-54837744085464058142018-10-28T03:44:46.212-04:002018-10-28T03:44:46.212-04:00I know what you're saying, and you're so v...I know what you're saying, and you're so very right. <br /><br />Wondrous August and reprehensible Trump are as spiritually and intellectually as far away from each other as they could possibly be. His poor children. Poor Trump. I suppose. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08988685736635515808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-79038267693448243842018-10-27T23:49:08.763-04:002018-10-27T23:49:08.763-04:00I watched a documentary on Netflix yesterday, Femi...I watched a documentary on Netflix yesterday, Feminists - What Were They Thinking. You reminded me of one thing someone said about what good is art when the world is falling apart - they said everything positive is like a stone in water, rippling the positive out and touching others. That is paraphrasing big time, but you get the gist. The same goes for love. If we do good things, if we love, it does matter. Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-15101903448527691112018-10-27T23:40:35.472-04:002018-10-27T23:40:35.472-04:00August is such a fine sidekick for Saturday advent...August is such a fine sidekick for Saturday adventures. Such a darling boy. As for the rest I think I need to focus elsewhere for a bit. It’s wearing me down. Love. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91153604464098633282018-10-27T23:22:39.358-04:002018-10-27T23:22:39.358-04:00The book my grands were raised on is 'Sleep Ti...The book my grands were raised on is 'Sleep Tight Elmo,' and the characters all have distinctive voices. Our youngest just turned 15, but she sat in the 'kids' room' while visiting today and read it. Our oldest, 21 years old, sat on a bunk bed with her seven-month-old son a week ago and read it to him. GMaw (that's me) cried shamelessly. As for Trump, I read somewhere that he calling himself a nationalist was some kind of code to his cult to unleash the violence. I'm hoping it's one more conspiracy theory, but I know it's a possibility.Catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408495829569772826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85332864787518547332018-10-27T20:45:58.151-04:002018-10-27T20:45:58.151-04:00I was thinking about your baby chicks yesterday an...I was thinking about your baby chicks yesterday and thought you could name them after hurricanes. <br /><br />I am so glad you have all your awesome grandchildren and that you share them with us. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.com