tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post116094734294040424..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: FIRST DATEPatry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1162412727554875502006-11-01T12:25:00.000-08:002006-11-01T12:25:00.000-08:00attractive girl Dating Direct-Which Site to Choose...<A HREF="http://www.topdatingsitesreviewed.com" REL="nofollow">attractive girl</A> Dating Direct-Which Site to Choose? Learn more. Please visit <A HREF="http://www.topdatingsitesreviewed.com" REL="nofollow">attractive girl</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161565354518127942006-10-22T18:02:00.000-07:002006-10-22T18:02:00.000-07:00Thanks, Alexandra! We did feel among the blessed w...Thanks, Alexandra! We did feel among the blessed when we returned to that spot.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161461660967546252006-10-21T13:14:00.000-07:002006-10-21T13:14:00.000-07:00How could i almost have missed this post? That is ...How could i almost have missed this post? That is just such a beautiful and inspiring post. You two are among the blessed. Twenty five years? wow!!! may you have another 25 and then another 25 more!Alex Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02109059018269508607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161104890536755292006-10-17T10:08:00.000-07:002006-10-17T10:08:00.000-07:00donna: You are so right. And congratulations to yo...donna: You are so right. And congratulations to you, too!<BR/><BR/>brenda: I was just thinking of you and one of your paintings last night. Do you think I drew you here with my thought patterns?Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161090115862737992006-10-17T06:01:00.000-07:002006-10-17T06:01:00.000-07:00Twenty-five years is fabulous in itself, and to co...Twenty-five years is fabulous in itself, and to commemorate your marriage, years together, at such a beautiful spot, the one where you first really connected, is even more fabulous... glad you found it, thank you for sharing. xoBrenda Clewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01400505552810078505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161062653974770822006-10-16T22:24:00.000-07:002006-10-16T22:24:00.000-07:00Heh. Twenty five years go by so quickly...Known my...Heh. Twenty five years go by so quickly...<BR/><BR/>Known my guy for nearly 28 years, been married for 22 of them. Unbelievable.donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762690167864156774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161055514605258112006-10-16T20:25:00.000-07:002006-10-16T20:25:00.000-07:00chiefbiscuit: Now I'm curious. Where did you think...chiefbiscuit: Now I'm curious. Where did you think I was?Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161052627097622702006-10-16T19:37:00.000-07:002006-10-16T19:37:00.000-07:00Many congratulations - and all of a a sudden you'r...Many congratulations - and all of a a sudden you're in the USA? I wondered if I had the right blog for a minute there ...Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161048438127942022006-10-16T18:27:00.000-07:002006-10-16T18:27:00.000-07:00curmudgeon: What a lovely comment. Thank you.r: Ne...curmudgeon: What a lovely comment. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>r: Next week we have the wedding anniv.--twenty-three years. That was when you were on the Vineyard, right?<BR/><BR/>sereeb: Thank you for your visit and for the poetry of your questions. Thanks, too, for introducing me to the concept of Nasib. <BR/><BR/>sara: Thank you. We're hoping for that, too.<BR/><BR/>swirly: Thanks for the kind words and for the link to an excellent post.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161041033157142332006-10-16T16:23:00.000-07:002006-10-16T16:23:00.000-07:00What a wonderful story - coming full circle in so ...What a wonderful story - coming full circle in so many ways. Congratulations on 25 years!!<BR/><BR/>Also, here is a post I love:<BR/><BR/>http://asweetlife.typepad.com/la_vie_en_rosea_sweet_lif/2006/09/wanting_to_be_w.htmlSwirlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657027738991952811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161039160897552822006-10-16T15:52:00.000-07:002006-10-16T15:52:00.000-07:00Oh, how sweet! Mazeltov!I hope you get to do it a...Oh, how sweet! Mazeltov!<BR/><BR/>I hope you get to do it again in 25 more years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161029147875892472006-10-16T13:05:00.000-07:002006-10-16T13:05:00.000-07:00Congrats and many happy return.We all love happy e...Congrats and many happy return.<BR/><BR/>We all love happy endings but<BR/><BR/>What changes uncertainty into sureness?<BR/><BR/>What converts doubt into certainty?<BR/><BR/>Is it fate? luck? Coincidence? Circumstance? Magic? Or, as we call in Arabic, Nasib? (what’s written up there for you)<BR/><BR/>I wonder!<BR/><BR/>Great blog. I can't wait to read your book.<BR/>SoadWritertobehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04064722881316124140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161025147571570992006-10-16T11:59:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:59:00.000-07:0025 years!!! so when is the big anniversary then??...25 years!!! so when is the big anniversary then?? i seem to have forgotten; when did i live on Martha's Vineyard. see i still need you to provide the details. :Drdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161022206408201492006-10-16T11:10:00.000-07:002006-10-16T11:10:00.000-07:00So you didn't remember the name of the park or the...So you didn't remember the name of the park or the exact location: <I>You remembered what was <B>important</I></B>. Congratulations.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161018464071891492006-10-16T10:07:00.000-07:002006-10-16T10:07:00.000-07:00bloglily: Oh, so true about the kids. And thank yo...bloglily: Oh, so true about the kids. And thank you for writing something that made me recall that Superman lunchbox.<BR/><BR/>sharon: Unfortunately, some of the gorgeous farmland in the area has been subdivided and converted to "McMansion" developments, but most of it remained the same. I wish I had stopped to take photographs of the fields of pumpkins we saw. Anyway, love your story about the Dodge Dart, and the Chaco Canyon and your line about the country: "It's easier to know what you're seeing out there. Oh, yes.<BR/><BR/>Sky: We were surprised it took us so long, too. But then again, we were also surprised that twenty-five years had passed so quickly! Thank you for your kind wishes--<BR/><BR/>gerry: That is the exact spot. It seems you and I have been walking similar ground for years...<BR/><BR/>left-handed: "Finding our way back" was almost as much of an adventure in serendipity as finding our way forward has been, and continues to be. <BR/><BR/>robin andrea: In all these years, I've never before thought about what a great first date it was: climbing a mountain, and communing with the "October earth." <BR/><BR/>To all those who are still in the exciting stage of life known as "dating," I recommend it! <BR/><BR/>mb: Thank you for your lovely wish (she says, smiling.)Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161010934047193342006-10-16T08:02:00.000-07:002006-10-16T08:02:00.000-07:00How wonderful that you found your way back to that...How wonderful that you found your way back to that special spot with a view. But even more wonderful that you were able to do it together after twenty-five years. Happy anniversary!MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161009590175773382006-10-16T07:39:00.000-07:002006-10-16T07:39:00.000-07:00Very romantic, taking that walk back to the mounta...Very romantic, taking that walk back to the mountain where it all began. The October earth is a beautiful scene when you're having a first date, and and even more so when you're recapturing the moment 25 years later. Lovely.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161005360694149402006-10-16T06:29:00.000-07:002006-10-16T06:29:00.000-07:00Congratulations! Finding your way back to where i...Congratulations! Finding your way back to where it all started is such a sweet and powerful thing...I'm glad you got to have your day. Reading things like this makes me grateful for all that I am lucky enough to have as well in my marriage.Left-handed Trees...https://www.blogger.com/profile/06057727021295729384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1161003126514317672006-10-16T05:52:00.000-07:002006-10-16T05:52:00.000-07:00Is that view in the picture from the rather bold m...Is that view in the picture from the rather bold mountain which rises up more or less across the river from Northampton, Mass.? I sat up there one day reading a book and just enjoying the view. Even if it's not the same place, it's beautiful.gerry rosserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095232815291651669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160991383695237362006-10-16T02:36:00.000-07:002006-10-16T02:36:00.000-07:00glad you guys found your spot. i am surprised it ...glad you guys found your spot. i am surprised it took you so long to wander back to the beginning of this long connection! i am a hard-core romantic myself. :)<BR/><BR/>congratulations to you both on the wondrous future you found that day!Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160982405565308892006-10-16T00:06:00.000-07:002006-10-16T00:06:00.000-07:00Happy Anniversary, Patry! What a gorgeous place (a...Happy Anniversary, Patry! What a gorgeous place (and how wonderful that it hasn't been subdivided and developed, too) to sit and get to know someone special. I met my husband at archaeological field school, and I do think there's something about being out in the country that lends itself to a clarity of vision. It's easier to know what you're seeing out there. Oh, and he drove a 1965 Dodge Dart convertible that took us all the way to Chaco Canyon and back with the top down, despite the lack of paved roads. Congratulations on 25 years!Sharon Hurlbuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04684319527146674878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160976489848246812006-10-15T22:28:00.000-07:002006-10-15T22:28:00.000-07:00How lovely that you found the place again! That i...How lovely that you found the place again! That image of the superman lunchboxes crossing the street was quite moving -- it's odd how you wish your children would grow up just a little and then they go ahead and do just that and it's utterly heartbreaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160966030528266912006-10-15T19:33:00.000-07:002006-10-15T19:33:00.000-07:00Thanks Marja-leena, and I'm sure you have a simila...Thanks Marja-leena, and I'm sure you have a similar tale to tell.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160965759174633762006-10-15T19:29:00.000-07:002006-10-15T19:29:00.000-07:00Congratulations! Such a sweet story...Congratulations! Such a sweet story...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160965669526579262006-10-15T19:27:00.000-07:002006-10-15T19:27:00.000-07:00Matt: Thanks for visiting and sharing such a great...Matt: Thanks for visiting and sharing such a great story. It gave me a wonderful sense of your marriage and your family's closeness. Congratulations to you as well and many more.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.com