tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post4693482638902098373..comments2024-03-29T08:56:58.623-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: A Little Journey Around LloydMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-40773379019972722152023-03-23T18:36:08.934-04:002023-03-23T18:36:08.934-04:00I SO agree with you about people and their stories...I SO agree with you about people and their stories! I’ve always said ‘everyone has a story’, and I really love to hear them… such an amazing world we live in! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16979800832684252612023-03-23T17:36:06.848-04:002023-03-23T17:36:06.848-04:00I do know one tiny bit of the history of that hous...I do know one tiny bit of the history of that house. I think I wrote about it- a man who lives quite near it now, whose name is Abe, told me that he and his wife lived in it when they were first married. He chuckled when he told me that. <br />No hints from me who I had that conversation with. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45139074422721479622023-03-23T17:34:56.379-04:002023-03-23T17:34:56.379-04:00Haha! I did buy Mr. Moon a chocolate covered cherr...Haha! I did buy Mr. Moon a chocolate covered cherry yesterday which I think he enjoyed. He's feeling better.<br />That story you told is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about. I surely hope that the granny got to the doctor and that all was well. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-697734438320238042023-03-23T17:33:02.731-04:002023-03-23T17:33:02.731-04:00I don't know, Steve. They probably feel like t...I don't know, Steve. They probably feel like they can't sell the old places unless they're "fixed up" and that is just so expensive. <br />You'd be surprised at how many people DON'T want to live in Lloyd. That particular house behind the tree is quite close to the cement plant AND the gas station. It's surrounded by trees and plants but it's not an ideal location. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66340328506524537302023-03-23T17:31:11.172-04:002023-03-23T17:31:11.172-04:00For at least a day and a half, he didn't even ...For at least a day and a half, he didn't even feel up to watching TV. <br />There are so many ants in Florida that trying to move them is sort of a fool's errand. They just move to another place close by. <br />I'm going to post a few more pictures today of how the croscomia is taking over my yard. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-80308595294423896312023-03-23T17:29:20.206-04:002023-03-23T17:29:20.206-04:00You are smart, Ellen! Throw that shit away! Burn i...You are smart, Ellen! Throw that shit away! Burn its ass. <br />I think the ants are coming back to the surface right now as winter has ended. That's probably a sure sign.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-1489551515842169592023-03-23T17:28:14.562-04:002023-03-23T17:28:14.562-04:00That sounds horrible! I know that Lily got into a ...That sounds horrible! I know that Lily got into a nest once and it was awful. It's probably happened to every Floridian at least once. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-77645802466765615282023-03-23T17:27:31.277-04:002023-03-23T17:27:31.277-04:00You're right. No one is writing down the histo...You're right. No one is writing down the history of the people who lived in these houses. Their stories are lost. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16580438514632317562023-03-23T17:26:45.306-04:002023-03-23T17:26:45.306-04:00Quiet lives do not mean boring lives, do they? And...Quiet lives do not mean boring lives, do they? And we never truly know what goes on with most people. We may think we do, but there is much that is hidden from sight, I think. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-75146485038152268082023-03-23T17:25:40.370-04:002023-03-23T17:25:40.370-04:00I should try the diatomaceous earth. They never st...I should try the diatomaceous earth. They never stay in one place for too long and I've found that unless they are actually killed, anything that discourages them from being in one place just causes them to move to another one close-by. <br />You're right about blog-reading allowing us to see that everyone's life is interesting. And think about the things we don't even write about- those are probably the MOST interesting things. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-60532746937855638602023-03-23T17:23:19.892-04:002023-03-23T17:23:19.892-04:00Well, I wouldn't mind re-wilding but these fuc...Well, I wouldn't mind re-wilding but these fuckers are not native and not wild. I mean, they've gone wild, but you know what I mean. I just read that they are part of the native grasslands of south Africa and that makes sense. <br />I'm with you on recovering from surgery or illness. Or broken ribs. Just rest. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-23968538159538283442023-03-23T17:20:57.243-04:002023-03-23T17:20:57.243-04:00He is NOT used to it. It drives him mad. He is NOT used to it. It drives him mad. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-12172115584007359082023-03-23T17:20:27.640-04:002023-03-23T17:20:27.640-04:00But I do walk on my knees from one end of a row to...But I do walk on my knees from one end of a row to another! It's easier than getting up and down over and over. <br />Being from Florida I am certain you've known your share of red ants. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-87900548473261978092023-03-23T17:19:21.613-04:002023-03-23T17:19:21.613-04:00I have mused many hours, thinking about the people...I have mused many hours, thinking about the people who might have lived in that house. <br />Damn ants. They are pests, aren't they? And yet, they are absolutely one of THE most important part of our ecosystem. <br />I can't use bleach in the garden. I don't imagine that would be too good for further plant growth. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64832449857866811102023-03-23T17:16:42.067-04:002023-03-23T17:16:42.067-04:00There is no way that house could be rebuilt. At be...There is no way that house could be rebuilt. At best, a board or two might be saved to use in something new. It has lived its life. <br />I love that Japanese maple. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11841412195977238372023-03-23T16:40:12.715-04:002023-03-23T16:40:12.715-04:00hoping Mr Moon is going to feel better soon! Not ...hoping Mr Moon is going to feel better soon! Not easy for someone so active and busy, to be *quiet*. You have never found any history of the story of the fally-down house? No one in Lloyd knows? And I'm SO curious as to the person you had the encounter with today....... I'm thinking it might be the woman you have met at No Man Lord's..... ?????<br />Susan MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-67875087748581223942023-03-23T14:50:03.859-04:002023-03-23T14:50:03.859-04:00I hope your man will feel more himself soon. I fin...I hope your man will feel more himself soon. I find pampering a not too well adult male can be harder than looking after a sick toddler. I suppose he is past cartoons and sweets as bribes.<br />I loved the way you wrote about the way women share private details and it reminded me of a small farmhouse bed&breakfast place somewhere in the country where we had stopped on our way to somewhere else. I was down early for breakfast and watched and eventually helped the elderly woman who was setting up the place - the granny it turned out - and soon enough, she was leaning her head on my shoulder sobbing because she had discovered a lump in her breast that morning and did not know how to tell her family. It was so sad but then the other guests arrived and she vanished into the kitchen.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-4964619090497843902023-03-23T10:42:15.849-04:002023-03-23T10:42:15.849-04:00Sorry Mr. Moon is feeling the aftereffects. I don&...Sorry Mr. Moon is feeling the aftereffects. I don't understand people who "don't know what to do with" a house. Sell it, maybe? Why just let it collapse? And yet we see it over and over. It makes sense in inner-city Baltimore or Flint where there's no market for houses, but not in Florida -- even in rural Florida.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-22991432666974342282023-03-23T09:39:34.853-04:002023-03-23T09:39:34.853-04:00Hope Mr. Moon is up and out of that chair soon and...Hope Mr. Moon is up and out of that chair soon and feeling like himself again. I'd be reading and binge-watching some TV show!<br />You need to listen to Debby's advice about those red ants!<br />Old places always get one's imagination going! <br />Too bad you don't like those plants near your gate - I think they look pretty!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-10969281371350705642023-03-23T08:55:37.798-04:002023-03-23T08:55:37.798-04:00my daughter brought me a bag of bulbs with foliage...my daughter brought me a bag of bulbs with foliage attached from a co-worker trying to give them away. I looked at them suspiciously, did she show you a picture of the flower? Sarah sent me the picture, yep, crocosmia. I know just where to put them...the burn pile, which I did. I get more blooms but they lay on the ground. also ants. they are everywhere, not just the big mounds you can see but small ones hidden in the grass/growth that you don't see until you step in them. I did that three times yesterday. what the fuck!ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-28404062629427631942023-03-23T04:41:32.071-04:002023-03-23T04:41:32.071-04:00I still remember falling into a red ants' nest...I still remember falling into a red ants' nest as a child......those little buggers sure can sting! I have always hated ants since then.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14228260450611085772023-03-23T04:17:57.698-04:002023-03-23T04:17:57.698-04:00While I love to visit stately homes and castles, I...While I love to visit stately homes and castles, I agree with you, I'd be so much more interested to learn about the lives of the people in the fally down house! Shame we'll most likely never know though eh!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-38133563502371568402023-03-23T00:44:50.048-04:002023-03-23T00:44:50.048-04:00I find the quiet lives far more fascinating. I wis...I find the quiet lives far more fascinating. I wish we could know more about the life and times of people who live in these old falling down houses.<br />I wish Mr Moon a speedy recovery. It is always hard on a person who is used to being busy and now can't - even if it's only for a short time.sparklingmerlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12600695778999486566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78481006949477189612023-03-22T23:10:05.402-04:002023-03-22T23:10:05.402-04:00"More time on my knees than a nun with questi..."More time on my knees than a nun with questions." That's awesome. <br /><br />Diatomaceous earth for the ants! It works. I swear to you. <br /><br />There is nothing worse than watching someone you love struggle...unless it is getting bit by ants. I've never understood why quiet people's lives are any less compelling than the lives of those folks with big names. The more blog reading that I do, the more sure of it I am. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-79522257318826636372023-03-22T22:38:46.852-04:002023-03-22T22:38:46.852-04:00I suppose that if you were to "re-wild" ...I suppose that if you were to "re-wild" your yard it would eat all of you including your house. But that seems to be the trend these days, "re-wilding". It does make sense especially if one does not want to cultivate roses or other demanding flora. Surgery is never any fun, takes the wind out of your sails and when not used to that can be very upsetting. I look at it as an opportunity , to do nothing but concentrate on healing well and properly. Everything else on hold.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.com