tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post1532578388341178013..comments2024-03-29T06:02:51.878-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Small ThingsMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69058717316262627482015-02-25T09:55:05.889-05:002015-02-25T09:55:05.889-05:00I am definitely in the country. No stop lights. A...I am definitely in the country. No stop lights. A couple of juke joints and that's it. No gas stations or grocery stores. But I can drive 30 minutes and get to the city. The best of both worlds. Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-73860077535034017502015-02-17T07:19:49.574-05:002015-02-17T07:19:49.574-05:00We have that kind of library in our laundry room. ...We have that kind of library in our laundry room. People sit and read or take the books and leave others. I'm always impressed by the quality and the range of books; some real classics on those shelves. I love your little library idea. Imagine, too, how Owen and Gibson will remember it when they are grown.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-26349166280431335882015-02-16T18:27:45.936-05:002015-02-16T18:27:45.936-05:00Ellen Abbott- Around here the general wisdom is to...Ellen Abbott- Around here the general wisdom is to have peas and potatoes (and onions) in the ground by Valentine's Day. I believe this is the closest we've ever come. <br /><br />Camille- I will gladly let them stay as long as they like. Bless you for living in those conditions.<br /><br />NOLA- He's pretty busy building tree stands for hunting. I'll be lucky if I can get him to build ONE little library.<br /><br />Lisa- Yes. I feel compelled to do this with all of my heart!<br />And a bench! Oh my.<br /><br />Jill- Hotels often have those shelves or bookcases too. It's always so interesting to see what people leave behind for others to read. <br /><br />Jenny_o- Me too!<br /><br />Denise- I think books would go over better in Lloyd but I LOVE the idea of the take-a-poem, leave-a-poem box. <br /><br />Steve Reed- It is a wonderful thing, isn't it? And how exactly DO you define country? Cars up on blocks? A tractor in the yard? A yard ornament made from a bath tub or a painted semi-tire? Oh. That's just North Florida, maybe. <br />And isn't that a beautiful thing about books? <br /><br />Birdie- Yes!<br /><br />Elizabeth- You have GOT to be kidding me. If no one is making any money, how can there be an issue? <br />And you know, maybe I AM a hipster. How do I tell? My ironic overalls? Oh, wait. They're not ironic. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-16665376545662149882015-02-16T17:56:31.451-05:002015-02-16T17:56:31.451-05:00Those little libraries are under fire in Los Angel...Those little libraries are under fire in Los Angeles county -- for some reason they're being cited in tax evasion stuff. On the other hand, can we say we live in the country if we have chickens? I personally don't have any, but many people who live in Los Angeles, right in the middle of the city, do. We call them "hipsters," here.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-254046171331865862015-02-16T17:04:39.729-05:002015-02-16T17:04:39.729-05:00I love that wee bookcase! LOVE. I love that wee bookcase! LOVE. Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479872783727855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-84904479273077602232015-02-16T16:02:51.285-05:002015-02-16T16:02:51.285-05:00Well, the country is relative, I suppose! I think ...Well, the country is relative, I suppose! I think almost anyone with chickens and a vegetable garden can qualify to say they live in the country, though nowadays admittedly some very urban folks are doing those things...my brother has a chicken permit in Jacksonville, but he hasn't taken advantage of it yet.<br /><br />I do love the idea of those libraries. I think it's cool that books have become so ubiquitous they can be freely given away.<br /><br />Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-56412151691708156292015-02-16T15:38:57.181-05:002015-02-16T15:38:57.181-05:00Oh, yes. I love the little library! I've read...Oh, yes. I love the little library! I've read about ones like that and ones that just have poems on single sheets of paper. Oh, I hope you do it.<br />And the country store. Fabulous. I hope it's good.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-43734553593680980712015-02-16T15:30:50.136-05:002015-02-16T15:30:50.136-05:00I'm with Camille and Jill - to think the robin...I'm with Camille and Jill - to think the robins we love to see in April are just now enjoying your hospitality makes me smile. I will think of you when I see them, for sure.<br /><br />Love the idea of the little library. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-88958420862017096212015-02-16T15:17:34.480-05:002015-02-16T15:17:34.480-05:00Thinking that my Spring robins are spending some t...Thinking that my Spring robins are spending some time in your yard is very nice. Thank you for taking care of them. Tell them to plump up and hang tight for awhile. We have a long way to go before they want to be here!<br /><br />Love the library idea. We have a bookshelf like that at work. It is awesome.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-74009988229271820932015-02-16T14:39:41.188-05:002015-02-16T14:39:41.188-05:00YES to the little library. My son built one for my...YES to the little library. My son built one for my dad and mama for Christmas this last year ( how is it Feb already?). We put it in, they promptly provided the bench right next to it and it brings so much joy to them:). From one family of readers to another, you will truly love it.Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-30060375462525228062015-02-16T13:56:02.410-05:002015-02-16T13:56:02.410-05:00I plan to put in a free little library too ... so ...I plan to put in a free little library too ... so if Mr. Moon were to build an extra ... NOLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572754078356812922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-85142746270788666562015-02-16T13:01:50.677-05:002015-02-16T13:01:50.677-05:00You just made my heart twang and eyes puddle. To t...You just made my heart twang and eyes puddle. To think my Robins are safe and warm with you right now and plumping themselves up made my day. Spring seems so very far away right now. We currently have a midday wind chill temp of around 15 to 20 below zero. Tell my friends to sit tight - No need to rush back yet. XCamillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278577270209960567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-39017073307986963112015-02-16T12:54:22.115-05:002015-02-16T12:54:22.115-05:00I tell people I live in the country and to me it i...I tell people I live in the country and to me it is coming from the fourth largest city population-wise and 3rd I think in area, but really, I live just outside the town limits of a small town, about 9,800 people. I have neighbors too though it is a small neighborhood plonked down on the edge of agricultural fields (and my street is the one with the most houses on it) and I have a big 12 acre field behind me. I can't believe you are already planting and we haven't even built a single raised bed over at the shop yet. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com