tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post116054000474504588..comments2024-02-15T23:41:36.425-08:00Comments on SIMPLY WAIT: "something to do with the blog"Patry Francishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160750359647564932006-10-13T07:39:00.000-07:002006-10-13T07:39:00.000-07:00mb: It was tricky.herhimnbryn: They were there for...mb: It was tricky.<BR/><BR/>herhimnbryn: They were there for a couple of days. Maybe the birds noticed...And I love your idea of growing herbs inside those shoes.<BR/><BR/>*********************************<BR/><BR/>It also seems I need to print my first comment retraction. My husband wanted you to know that the spectacular sunflower did NOT grow by luck. It was watered, fed, and talked to on a regular basis. I hate to say it, but that's what I call lucky.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160717699704125552006-10-12T22:34:00.000-07:002006-10-12T22:34:00.000-07:00Perfect peace. I wonder how long your old shoes we...Perfect peace. <BR/><BR/>I wonder how long your old shoes were hanging in the garden before anyone noticed them?<BR/><BR/>They would look great filled with earth and growing pansies or herbs:)<BR/><BR/>Your peace..... a microcosm of what we need everywhere.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160683965201574922006-10-12T13:12:00.000-07:002006-10-12T13:12:00.000-07:00I'm still trying to figure out how you did that!I'm still trying to figure out how you did that!MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160668206700839712006-10-12T08:50:00.000-07:002006-10-12T08:50:00.000-07:00ainelivia: Sharing our peace may be one of the bes...ainelivia: Sharing our peace may be one of the best things we bloggers can do. I'm still thinking of your candle.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160635124564169422006-10-11T23:38:00.000-07:002006-10-11T23:38:00.000-07:00what a lovely guided meditation p. I can feel the...what a lovely guided meditation p. I can feel the sunshine and the flowers and the cool sheets and the peaceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160618708878271722006-10-11T19:05:00.000-07:002006-10-11T19:05:00.000-07:00neil: You came back! tinker: Thank you. Your prese...neil: You came back! <BR/><BR/>tinker: Thank you. Your presence here adds much.<BR/><BR/>sky: So happy you made an appearance. I was just thinking of you this afternoon and hoping that all is well in your world.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160611591240276202006-10-11T17:06:00.000-07:002006-10-11T17:06:00.000-07:00so many happy days ahead lounging as you see fit, ...so many happy days ahead lounging as you see fit, lazily welcoming each morning into your home. :)<BR/><BR/>reading your account of one of life's moments left me smiling and wishing you could tell me the story over hot tea on a cool, autumn afternoon.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160596532248013052006-10-11T12:55:00.000-07:002006-10-11T12:55:00.000-07:00The waitressing season has ended! May you always a...The waitressing season has ended! May you always awake so peacefully. Thanks for sharing a piece of your peace with us (and the wise words at the end of this piece, too).<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160593106969652182006-10-11T11:58:00.000-07:002006-10-11T11:58:00.000-07:00robin andrea: It felt poignant to me, too--the bea...robin andrea: It felt poignant to me, too--the beauty of ordinary life, and how threatened it sometimes feels. <BR/><BR/>k: Thoroughly enjoyed your tribute to Buck, too!Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160580680582293672006-10-11T08:31:00.000-07:002006-10-11T08:31:00.000-07:00Wonderful scene, Patry! I love it. What a great pl...Wonderful scene, Patry! I love it. What a great place to hang the shoes up for good and for all to see. And thanks so much for mentioning the write-up on Buck O'Neil. I've added a post on that (and yes, another link back!) to my little corner of the blogosphere. K.Sustenance Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12980573661955592633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160578698435218632006-10-11T07:58:00.000-07:002006-10-11T07:58:00.000-07:00A lovely moment, those waitressing shoes in the ga...A lovely moment, those waitressing shoes in the garden and your loved ones wondering about them. The simplest of all things --that peace, so poignant and perfect. Wonderful photograph.<BR/><BR/>Yes about Buck O'Neil.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06386655587963143782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160578549309226132006-10-11T07:55:00.000-07:002006-10-11T07:55:00.000-07:00Thanks to all for sharing my morning peace, and fo...Thanks to all for sharing my morning peace, and for regularly posting your own versions of it, and for being the kind of people who care passionately that it doesn't exist everywhere.<BR/><BR/>Sara and Sharon--you nailed it. The photo and the shoes that may be hanging in the garden for quite some time are a little visual tribute to the end of my waitressing career.<BR/><BR/>This morning Ted told me to take them down because it might rain, and they are still good shoes. But the thing is, I don't think I ever want to wear them again. Let the rain come!<BR/><BR/>And Sara, as to the splendor of that sunflower, it has to be pure luck. OUrs is the most neglected garden in the state.<BR/><BR/>And p.s. to Curmudgeon: That one vote killed me, too.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160577775385687452006-10-11T07:42:00.000-07:002006-10-11T07:42:00.000-07:00Does that mean you've hung up the waittressing sho...Does that mean you've hung up the waittressing shoes for good this time?<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed this quiet glimpse into your life and moment of peace. Lovely!Sharon Hurlbuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04684319527146674878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160577674006382552006-10-11T07:41:00.000-07:002006-10-11T07:41:00.000-07:00Buck O'Neil -- a great man. And I hope the nincom...Buck O'Neil -- a great man. And I hope the nincompoops that denied him membership in the Hall of Fame last year (<I>by one vote!</I>) are happy.<BR/><BR/>Buck wasn't bitter, but I can still be angry, can't I?The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160577643878893812006-10-11T07:40:00.000-07:002006-10-11T07:40:00.000-07:00heh -- You hung 'em up. Mazeltov.(Of course, what...heh -- You hung 'em up. Mazeltov.<BR/><BR/>(Of course, what I really want to know is how you got your sunflower to grow so nice and huge without some critter coming along and gnawing the head off right before it bloomed, as ALWAYS happens to me when I try to grow them that size. <BR/><BR/>I'm not bitter (anymore). Just curious. Honest.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160572899886223012006-10-11T06:21:00.000-07:002006-10-11T06:21:00.000-07:00Yes, why?! A lovely entry, by the way. May all of ...Yes, why?! A lovely entry, by the way. May all of your days be this peaceful.Shannon Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724093833220026696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160567072937148082006-10-11T04:44:00.000-07:002006-10-11T04:44:00.000-07:00Nice!!Nice!!rdlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04062856086277201874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160560993803117972006-10-11T03:03:00.000-07:002006-10-11T03:03:00.000-07:00Peace, indeed.Peace, indeed.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11695927.post-1160544211327930612006-10-10T22:23:00.000-07:002006-10-10T22:23:00.000-07:00Oh, patry, I enjoyed being you in that bed and fee...Oh, patry, I enjoyed being you in that bed and feeling that peace! Thanks for transporting me there, and reminding me to take note of the same in my own life!<BR/><BR/>But why WERE your shoes in the garden???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com