tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post2713581696497242327..comments2023-12-08T19:02:30.668-06:00Comments on Walk2Write in Florida: Waste (a Crisis) Not, Want Notwalk2writehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-78687800915162000412009-03-30T20:33:00.000-05:002009-03-30T20:33:00.000-05:00Thank you, Troutbirder. History never really inter...Thank you, Troutbirder. History never really interested me until I got into my early 30s. I was homeschooling our two kids and realized I had a lot of catching up to do. Still do.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-50887728092344482992009-03-30T08:08:00.000-05:002009-03-30T08:08:00.000-05:00I love the way you work a good history lesson into...I love the way you work a good history lesson into you travels!!!troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-24944699827078641722009-03-29T13:51:00.000-05:002009-03-29T13:51:00.000-05:00Mr. S., it sounds like your father was quite a cha...Mr. S., it sounds like your father was quite a character. I'm still chuckling about your post regarding the golf ball caper. Watching the blacksmith was a special treat. I could have watched him for hours, but there were people constantly streaming in and out of the place, and I didn't want to be a pig. I was hoping you might have a theory for the change in the bay's boundaries. Is it the result of human interference with the watershed or just a natural phenomenon?<BR/><BR/>Kanak, thanks. I guess I haven't given up completely on my dream of completing the M. Ed. in Workforce Ed. Ideas for the thesis keep simmering in my brain and leak out every now and then into posts like this one. Now then, (if you still have an appetite) when you get to visit the States you'll have a place to stay--right here--and sample some homemade pie.<BR/><BR/>TC, we probably have the perfect pH already, but we added some pine straw for mulch just in case. I'm going to rake up some live oak leaves and put them on the row too. The babysitting is probably what brought on this week's bout with the flu (Micah was too sick for daycare), but we were glad to help out. A little sickness is a small price to pay for time with him. Enjoy your visit and have a safe journey!<BR/><BR/>Rose, I've always enjoyed cooking, so I guess my writing tends to follow a culinary protocol: Start out with fresh ingredients, blend them carefully, and add something to give the dish a little "kick." Like Kanak said somewhere in one of her posts, a bit of bitter herb helps the digestion. Kind of the reverse of Mary Poppins' advice. I thought about adding a link to the Frost poem but figured everyone knew which one I was referring to. It's one of my favorites too. Stay warm! Spring (warmth) is almost there for you.walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-9047166935195376122009-03-29T08:53:00.000-05:002009-03-29T08:53:00.000-05:00Good luck with all your blueberries--you're going ...Good luck with all your blueberries--you're going to be very healthy with all that fruit! It's good that you thought ahead to consider their mature size and check with your neighbor before planting. I would think he wouldn't mind this kind of "wall." <BR/>Interesting photos, but I especially like the looks of that inviting beach this morning--it's snowing here today.<BR/><BR/>As always, you've managed to give us some food for thought, W2W. I don't remember reading the rest of this famous Paine quote--certainly appropriate for today. The Frost poem, though, is another favorite--a 7th grade teacher read it to us, and made me a Frost fan for life.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-35951260444347443782009-03-28T22:33:00.000-05:002009-03-28T22:33:00.000-05:00Blueberry bushes like acidic soil, but I'm sure yo...Blueberry bushes like acidic soil, but I'm sure you already checked that. And how lucky you are to get to babysit your grandson! But I'll be seein my granddaughter soon; Easter weekend! (We're headin to KY then.)TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-80789237146449003912009-03-28T21:52:00.000-05:002009-03-28T21:52:00.000-05:00Slices of history, literature and those wonderful ...Slices of history, literature and those wonderful photos! W2W, I hope those bushes really take off! Loved the shot of the relics too. <BR/>The pies sound so inviting!<BR/><BR/>Have a lovely Sunday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09000965361716090014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-11934314889388090982009-03-28T19:52:00.000-05:002009-03-28T19:52:00.000-05:00I like the smell of places like that, inside the b...I like the smell of places like that, inside the brick walls with the smell of hot iron (and the clanging). Quite a mission to get that fence line, and yes, fences are metaphorical as much as they are material. Good work to prep the neighbors on it. I remember my father putting one up out of the blue, which shocked the neighbors to an extent they never quite seemed to recover. But that was my father ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989947946488835186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-8960768735211734202009-03-28T12:18:00.000-05:002009-03-28T12:18:00.000-05:00Michelle, I think blacksmithing must be one of the...Michelle, I think blacksmithing must be one of the most physically demanding but satisfying arts. And like you said, one of the best ways to recycle metals. Too bad we humans aren't more malleable. If we were, job loss at midlife would be no big deal. You might be surprised to know how much age discrimination there is in the job market these days. Why pay someone who has consistently averaged more than 50,000 a year over the last 20years when you can find a recent grad willing to work for 25,000 or less in hopes of working his way up over the next 20 years? Experience in most jobs counts for very little anymore.<BR/><BR/>Tina, if you and the family get to visit, pie is on the menu. And I make my pastry and fillings from scratch!walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-54056017280345803792009-03-28T08:24:00.000-05:002009-03-28T08:24:00.000-05:00Sure, I'd love some!Sure, I'd love some!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-60604725327839473602009-03-27T22:25:00.000-05:002009-03-27T22:25:00.000-05:00My husband and I went to watch a former student wh...My husband and I went to watch a former student who makes art using a forge. He took some broken blades from my husband's fencing school and made them into candle holders. It was really interesting....MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-17348836928512390512009-03-27T20:43:00.000-05:002009-03-27T20:43:00.000-05:00Chandramouli, I hope the berries are edible. Other...Chandramouli, I hope the berries are edible. Otherwise, I'll really feel like I've been duped (suckered)! I'm glad you're not a fatalistic kind of guy. Gardeners usually aren't.<BR/><BR/>Tina, the bushes look healthy, and the seller (farmer?) told us he gets gallons of berries from his mature plants. So with 30 bushes we should be pretty well set for berries in a few years. Pie, anyone?walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-50312994632031020742009-03-27T20:08:00.000-05:002009-03-27T20:08:00.000-05:00Those blueberries are going to be so good! Great y...Those blueberries are going to be so good! Great you checked with your neighbors before planting them.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999389688482604348.post-78086906428537570422009-03-27T19:12:00.000-05:002009-03-27T19:12:00.000-05:00I wish you luck with those suckers. Are these berr...I wish you luck with those suckers. Are these berries edible?<BR/>It was interesting reading through your little insight into history. I love that anchor too.<BR/>Crises - I'm tired of hearing that word that everyone uses these days to escape reality. To me, it's not intimidating, a bit scary, yes, but not so intimidating that I forget everything and keep brooding in a corner! I believe in the saying, "This'll come to pass.'Chandramouli Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06532146969497878220noreply@blogger.com