tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post839134952388233565..comments2023-06-14T04:13:03.470-07:00Comments on Deb Gould: WAITING...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-71849623666963908732016-12-08T08:15:50.883-08:002016-12-08T08:15:50.883-08:00Thank you, Barbara, for such a nice response! I ca...Thank you, Barbara, for such a nice response! I can definitely get one more post out of this calendar!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-16753236144165756272016-12-08T00:25:56.298-08:002016-12-08T00:25:56.298-08:00A life well lived is full of memories.A life well lived is full of memories.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-9229362282234122232016-12-07T02:39:36.356-08:002016-12-07T02:39:36.356-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-11553325003548882722016-12-06T15:01:11.523-08:002016-12-06T15:01:11.523-08:00Oh goodie, there will be more of this calendar to ...Oh goodie, there will be more of this calendar to come! I also am glad to have weekly prompts back on SS. Much easier for me somehow. Thanks for this sweet post.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-70202996987718409642016-12-06T08:34:13.124-08:002016-12-06T08:34:13.124-08:00I'm finding that same nostalgia now that I'...I'm finding that same nostalgia now that I've hit 70 years; things change...and we can't stop that change. We can, though, remember...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-78626531885206595012016-12-06T08:33:16.603-08:002016-12-06T08:33:16.603-08:00Me, too...spooning in my cereal, looking for the l...Me, too...spooning in my cereal, looking for the little numbers! And never knowing what would be behind the little door...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-48346213550065443472016-12-06T08:31:58.731-08:002016-12-06T08:31:58.731-08:00It's different, isn't it, for children? Th...It's different, isn't it, for children? That magic is fresh, new--and that magic is exactly what I miss so terribly. Thank you, Patty, for your comments...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-4164047267063192912016-12-05T10:15:38.383-08:002016-12-05T10:15:38.383-08:00I wish I'd started collecting these a long tim...I wish I'd started collecting these a long time ago. They are magical. And I understand the search for the past in little moments. I sat and watched an Andy Williams Christmas special and got depressed. Not because Andy ended up an ***hole, but because the moments of watching those musical numbers with my family so long ago are just that...so long ago.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-48947680322504286762016-12-05T08:32:10.556-08:002016-12-05T08:32:10.556-08:00Yes, I remember the excitement of waking up each m...Yes, I remember the excitement of waking up each morning, ready to do that search for the date and open that window, knowing the images so well.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-11082347795241821682016-12-05T08:07:11.673-08:002016-12-05T08:07:11.673-08:00Wow, what a great post.
"Still, there are sh...Wow, what a great post. <br />"Still, there are shreds of my childhood that come soaring back to me at this time of year, and I’ve learned to hold them dear..."<br />Likewise. I find myself at this time of year trying to capture that elusive feeling ... the anticipation, the thrill, the contentment. I often wish I could look at the world through a child's eyes again.<br />Sorry. Heavy stuff for a Sepia Saturday post. Love your advent calendar and the little watchful, waiting, hopeful corner.PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-14316459202624508072016-12-05T06:44:43.395-08:002016-12-05T06:44:43.395-08:00Thank you, Alan! I've thought of posting more ...Thank you, Alan! I've thought of posting more of this calendar every Saturday through December...and can actually follow the prompts, I think!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-45511042712328805162016-12-05T04:32:42.429-08:002016-12-05T04:32:42.429-08:00A lovely post, and a great example of that amazing...A lovely post, and a great example of that amazing capacity images have of being able to be dissected so that even the smallest part still contains a mass of interest and detail.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-30904124045139171192016-12-04T05:05:59.374-08:002016-12-04T05:05:59.374-08:00Thanks, Jo -- I so prefer the weekly prompts! And,...Thanks, Jo -- I so prefer the weekly prompts! And, since I lived some time on a dairy farm, that calendar IS idyllic to me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-24561173447155688932016-12-04T05:05:06.646-08:002016-12-04T05:05:06.646-08:00You're right, Lorraine...maybe I'll post a...You're right, Lorraine...maybe I'll post a photo of another part of this scene later on -- you'll see proof of that humor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-89800342530017259642016-12-04T05:04:03.723-08:002016-12-04T05:04:03.723-08:00I still hold the belief that farms can grow anythi...I still hold the belief that farms can grow anything, Mike -- even candy canes!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-49976553767737807312016-12-04T01:49:08.554-08:002016-12-04T01:49:08.554-08:00Good to hear that you feel like posting again. The...Good to hear that you feel like posting again. The scene on your Advent Calendar sounds idyllic. Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-28883589103535801652016-12-04T00:24:35.094-08:002016-12-04T00:24:35.094-08:00A skillful artist, one with a sense of humour I th...A skillful artist, one with a sense of humour I think.Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-76198262702547482842016-12-03T20:05:24.961-08:002016-12-03T20:05:24.961-08:00As a child, most of what I knew about rural life c...As a child, most of what I knew about rural life came from illustrations like this. Later in life I was disappointed to learn that farms did not grow fields of candy canes.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-72332859079900794032016-12-03T16:24:41.453-08:002016-12-03T16:24:41.453-08:00That's so true, Gail...so true!That's so true, Gail...so true!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-41924301722149067862016-12-03T15:31:42.921-08:002016-12-03T15:31:42.921-08:00I love that last image of the empty manger and all...I love that last image of the empty manger and all the animals looking off in one direction. A picture is truly worth a thousand words.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-34258045581009493712016-12-03T14:49:29.651-08:002016-12-03T14:49:29.651-08:00All the more important in these tumultuous times.....All the more important in these tumultuous times...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-42557556742844869492016-12-03T14:49:00.492-08:002016-12-03T14:49:00.492-08:00Nice to be back!! A couple of interesting medical ...Nice to be back!! A couple of interesting medical adventures, but things on the upswing. I've missed all the Sepians, truly!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-67941991006814626882016-12-03T12:50:03.309-08:002016-12-03T12:50:03.309-08:00A beautifully written evocative post which conveye...A beautifully written evocative post which conveyed the sense of anticipation and the simple pleasures from simple things. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3743429387466266100.post-68717455704192844422016-12-03T08:52:58.112-08:002016-12-03T08:52:58.112-08:00A lovely Advent Calendar - much nicer than those l...A lovely Advent Calendar - much nicer than those loaded with chocolate. We’ve all been waiting too, very patiently, and now your’e back!! Hurrah!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.com