tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post8684597220151590531..comments2023-12-24T18:38:29.947-08:00Comments on Writing Down the Words: The Summer of Being AwayPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-17508878502543537412010-08-03T17:52:46.531-07:002010-08-03T17:52:46.531-07:00Sounds like a perfectly full summer to me.. sure l...Sounds like a perfectly full summer to me.. sure looks that way too. I don't consider summer to be over until Labour Day.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-31145694799554668172010-08-03T03:52:14.972-07:002010-08-03T03:52:14.972-07:00steven - lucky yes indeed :)
Star - thanks for co...steven - lucky yes indeed :)<br /><br />Star - thanks for coming by. I still love that old house and would go back to it in a heartbeat<br /><br />Dick - the longest trip I took was a four hour jaunt to Vermont but the farthest I went was back to my childhood a mere three miles away.<br /><br />WBB! Thanks for coming by - it HAS been a beautiful summer!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-25237614371313638152010-08-02T19:55:18.269-07:002010-08-02T19:55:18.269-07:00Oh, Pauline, what a beautiful summer you've ha...Oh, Pauline, what a beautiful summer you've had! I am envious!Susan Lucentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05945264948413483441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-63676609307964427802010-08-02T15:23:52.852-07:002010-08-02T15:23:52.852-07:00A striking characteristic of your summer so far is...A striking characteristic of your summer so far is the mighty distances you are able to travel from one sojourn to the other. Here in the UK our single week in Cornwall eight hours drive away seems like some sort of Odyssey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-37095361244565872022010-08-02T08:39:26.540-07:002010-08-02T08:39:26.540-07:00I love the nostalgic memories of a time long past,...I love the nostalgic memories of a time long past, reflected in the sunshine on the walls of an old house! I know those feelings. The smell of the flowers and shadows in the lane on a homeward journey are enough to make you cry with pleasure. Summers should always be like that, full of old memories and new ones forming. I enjoyed hearing about your adventures this summer.<br />Blessings, StarStella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-26979629759898886692010-08-02T06:40:51.575-07:002010-08-02T06:40:51.575-07:00pauline what a gorgeous post. lucky you to have su...pauline what a gorgeous post. lucky you to have such a rich place to visit - rich with the present and the past. i did much the same as you when school ended. one day off and then away for a ten day bike ride. then back for a few days and off to canada's east coast. august will be about reclaiming the garden and the house. then of course the prep for school. lucky me!!! lucky us. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-57171195401361352962010-08-01T17:38:43.058-07:002010-08-01T17:38:43.058-07:00Barbara, my garden is producing plenty of fresh ve...Barbara, my garden is producing plenty of fresh vegetables despite my lack of care. I planted raised beds this year and mulched them well to discourage weeds. I tended the beds before and after each stint away from home and am being rewarded now :)Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-84960169243290470392010-08-01T16:10:31.882-07:002010-08-01T16:10:31.882-07:00That's exactly the way summer should. I'm...That's exactly the way summer should. I'm glad you were able to relive scenes from your childhood. Is your garden managing to grow itself in all your absence? :)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-1834087637270951422010-08-01T14:45:06.988-07:002010-08-01T14:45:06.988-07:00Thanks, Marion, I'm sure I will!
Brian- next ...Thanks, Marion, I'm sure I will!<br /><br />Brian- next summer I will have the same two house sits but no big trips - a more relaxing summer, I think.<br /><br />You should Ruth, and I might, too!<br /><br />Tabor - I peel, slice, lightly salt, and bake them on a well oiled tray with a little minced garlic for about 10 minutes (400 degree oven). When they're cooled, I put the slices in a Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-77104808301297626622010-08-01T13:02:19.005-07:002010-08-01T13:02:19.005-07:00I was distractedly reading enjoying your vacation ...I was distractedly reading enjoying your vacation summer when I read eggplant. HOw to you preserve eggplant?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-68714483292931317112010-08-01T08:44:25.807-07:002010-08-01T08:44:25.807-07:00Time flies, but I think it slowed for you a bit wh...Time flies, but I think it slowed for you a bit when you were at your brothers. A nice interlude. We have cukes up the wazoo and my husband is pickling them... so now we have pickles up the wazoo! I think I should blog about that. :>)Ruth L.~https://www.blogger.com/profile/01008932486010118709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-36088851082620708912010-08-01T06:26:37.382-07:002010-08-01T06:26:37.382-07:00you have had quite the summer...seems jus the othe...you have had quite the summer...seems jus the other day our boys were getting out of school and in just a few short weeks they will be heading back...where did the time go?Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11542365.post-60763823602615839582010-08-01T06:04:09.241-07:002010-08-01T06:04:09.241-07:00Wow, your Summer sounds amazing, so filled with ac...Wow, your Summer sounds amazing, so filled with activities! I envy the fact that you've got pickles to prepare...I will have to wait for mine until August, and the same with the tomatoes.<br /><br />Your photo of the Joe Pye Weed makes me nostalgic for one of my former gardens, where I had large patches of this wonderful plant.<br /><br />Super photos, Pauline...enjoy the rest of your time Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.com