tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post7580982352540304395..comments2024-03-29T03:53:25.372-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: Life In Lloyd, Part Ten ThousandMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66894364096904004042021-07-20T17:23:40.568-04:002021-07-20T17:23:40.568-04:00Glen kept saying, "She knows you!"
He i...Glen kept saying, "She knows you!" <br />He is right. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-6494429538745133372021-07-20T17:23:22.110-04:002021-07-20T17:23:22.110-04:00I agree with you but it is also quite apparent to ...I agree with you but it is also quite apparent to me that if I died tomorrow, the number of jars of produce and pickles in my pantry would not matter in the least. I think it's important to keep perspective and try to create a balance. Every day IS important for sure although some appear to be more wonderful than others! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-59414852406951621092021-07-20T17:22:03.942-04:002021-07-20T17:22:03.942-04:00Okay. I might have to try a few peshtemal towels. ...Okay. I might have to try a few peshtemal towels. I had never even heard of such a thing! <br />Good sheets are one of my main priorities. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20766616716911777002021-07-20T17:20:18.991-04:002021-07-20T17:20:18.991-04:00Yeah- have you ever once cleaned toilets and had s...Yeah- have you ever once cleaned toilets and had someone say, "Wow! The toilets are so clean! Thank you, honey!"<br />Yeah. Probably not. <br />I kept telling Glen not to plant so much but he didn't listen and of course he made Lily a huge garden too. When he does something, he throws himself wholeheartedly into it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91251887801195232332021-07-20T17:19:07.946-04:002021-07-20T17:19:07.946-04:00Our neighbors who watched the chickens for us did ...Our neighbors who watched the chickens for us did indeed pick the garden but I'm sure they couldn't use all of it. And we are giving vegetables away. <br />Trying to stay cool and healthy. Calm? I do my best!Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-20735473287921035012021-07-20T17:18:14.998-04:002021-07-20T17:18:14.998-04:00Raining here again right now.
I think you are tor...Raining here again right now. <br />I think you are torn as to whether or not to grow vegetables. I think your idea about throwing seeds in the compost pile is an excellent one. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-78991521379849778602021-07-20T17:16:55.044-04:002021-07-20T17:16:55.044-04:00I feel like I received two new daughters in the ma...I feel like I received two new daughters in the mail! Plus so many other beautiful things. Just unbelievable generosity. <br />The veg harvest is a serious harvest. Slowly I shall work my way through it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-70212600775054163892021-07-20T17:12:12.145-04:002021-07-20T17:12:12.145-04:00Yes. A sort of disorientation. I suppose we all ex...Yes. A sort of disorientation. I suppose we all experience that when we return home from being away for awhile. <br />I think there were other factors concerning Darla's decision but everything is cleared up now and she seems happy to be at home. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-14765989022579952782021-07-20T17:11:04.868-04:002021-07-20T17:11:04.868-04:00We usually eat our okra either cooked with tomatoe...We usually eat our okra either cooked with tomatoes and onions or else fried (often in the oven). Tonight we're having it in gumbo. The plant does have really pretty flowers, doesn't it? Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-12069516291963091882021-07-20T17:10:16.183-04:002021-07-20T17:10:16.183-04:00Yep- another common saying that originated in chic...Yep- another common saying that originated in chicken-tending. I think in my case, the accepting of gifts is an acknowledgement that I deserve gifts which I never really feel as if I do. It's so weird. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-51496514796175079322021-07-20T17:09:15.868-04:002021-07-20T17:09:15.868-04:00Oh, Maggie! Don't worry! All is well. Thank yo...Oh, Maggie! Don't worry! All is well. Thank you for checking in. I appreciate it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45842151672896556842021-07-20T17:08:47.231-04:002021-07-20T17:08:47.231-04:00We don't have swallows here as far as I know. ...We don't have swallows here as far as I know. They have them in Cozumel, I am sure. It's called "The Island of Swallows". What we probably out to do is build a bat house. Of course, since we live on the edge of a swamp, I think we just have to deal with the reality. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-68657539442790092072021-07-20T17:07:20.591-04:002021-07-20T17:07:20.591-04:00Oh, we have many real feasts! Oh, we have many real feasts! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-12422068058260778602021-07-20T15:16:09.614-04:002021-07-20T15:16:09.614-04:00Those gifts are just lovely. I guess somebody know...Those gifts are just lovely. I guess somebody knows your taste!Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-19524045420497652272021-07-20T14:47:07.502-04:002021-07-20T14:47:07.502-04:00You said... I'm trying to remember that life i...You said... I'm trying to remember that life is not about accomplishment so much as it about just living. The pure living of it.<br />Never more true when we are faced with our (or other's) mortality.<br />But I think the best life - a richly fulfilled one - has both achievement and immediacy.<br />In many ways life is wonderful every day, no matter how 'everyday' it may appear. The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-63855424630535402322021-07-20T14:02:10.318-04:002021-07-20T14:02:10.318-04:00I love the image of you standing in a room, wonder...I love the image of you standing in a room, wondering, "Why am I here?"; I do that 2-3 times a day. <br />As for you appreciation for fine leather goods, I feel similarly about nice linens. Lovely crisp cotton percale sheets and a couple of years I discovered peshtemal towels and they changed my life. <br />JennyBeverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12162098403885628942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37399213030841395562021-07-20T12:59:43.568-04:002021-07-20T12:59:43.568-04:00I'm glad you found your chickens. I'm off...I'm glad you found your chickens. I'm off for a week and having a hard time settling down to do one thing. Nobody really cares, do they, if I clean my bathrooms. Just me. Even the big guy doesn't care.<br /><br />Just a suggestions, but maybe plant fewer veg next year:)<br /><br />It's nice to hear about life in Lloyd again.Pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01313413260127376288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-91610185944361522662021-07-20T11:17:32.875-04:002021-07-20T11:17:32.875-04:00Always lots to do back home after a trip. You will...Always lots to do back home after a trip. You will catch up when you catch up so don't worry about it. My brother lets us pick from his garden while he is gone on vacation and there is a LOT so that is a treat for me! Maybe you could do that with your friends and neighbors - a "come help yourself" day!<br />Stay cool and calm and healthy!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-69862427169931143602021-07-20T10:07:09.894-04:002021-07-20T10:07:09.894-04:00glad you found Darla and bebes. we had more rain y...glad you found Darla and bebes. we had more rain yesterday evening and during the night. hard rain. no standing water this time but there was a surprising amount in the ditch. and what great unexpected presents from we know who. I was determined earlier this year to start food gardening again this fall but have not made on iota of effort towards it so I guess not. apparently all I need do is just throw seeds in the compost pile.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-76487167969446426892021-07-20T09:35:32.396-04:002021-07-20T09:35:32.396-04:00It's always fun to get unexpected presents in ...It's always fun to get unexpected presents in the mail! I recognize your sender, for sure. :)<br /><br />Bravo for the veg harvest. And I'm so glad Darla and her bebes showed up. I wonder what made her move next door? Maybe you and Mr. Moon being gone freaked her out.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-45409351399828509602021-07-20T07:57:01.092-04:002021-07-20T07:57:01.092-04:00Recognize the walk from room to room and the "...Recognize the walk from room to room and the "but, first..." line. A little discombobulation is entirely normal given all that happened over the previous eight days. <br /><br />Good to hear Darla and the chicks are back. Guess she decide if y'all could take a vacation, so could she and her brood.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11126307110342491682021-07-19T23:32:47.841-04:002021-07-19T23:32:47.841-04:00Don't pickle all of that beautiful okra. Just ...Don't pickle all of that beautiful okra. Just saute it in some butter and I would love to help you eat it. I can't grow enough for us and none of the farmers up here will grow it. In addition to being our very favorite vegetable it has the most beautiful flowers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11415971722155311372021-07-19T23:08:55.558-04:002021-07-19T23:08:55.558-04:00Very glad the chickens have come home to roost! Li...Very glad the chickens have come home to roost! Literally. And I love your remembering that's life not all about accomplishing, living it is important. <br />What a great postal haul. The dolls!<br />Yes on having trouble accepting gifts, I get that. I think it's about wanting to be the giver. Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-2438581336479651862021-07-19T22:34:59.237-04:002021-07-19T22:34:59.237-04:00Don't comment often. Please forgive. I read an...Don't comment often. Please forgive. I read and love but life a struggle. But had to say l missed your words and worried a bit. So glad you are home chick's safe abundance waiting Drat the muzzles brain of my life. You are amazing. Love Maggi from the far too hot UK. xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160863391741384541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-92184856206592514442021-07-19T21:40:05.569-04:002021-07-19T21:40:05.569-04:00My friend in Wisconsin says the swallows are so pr...My friend in Wisconsin says the swallows are so prolific this year that they are nesting on her porch as well as her barn. They are so good at mosquito patrol that she has not had a bite this year. It does snow there, even worse than in Ohio.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com