tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post4899646660005552634..comments2024-02-12T09:22:58.084-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Grandma: FallingOlgahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-46995130873785263272012-09-01T08:41:24.792-04:002012-09-01T08:41:24.792-04:00You said:
"It used to be that I was thrown i...You said:<br /><br />"It used to be that I was thrown into a depressive episode at a sight like this in mid-August. I actually like the fall, but that first hint of it would always feel like a knife impinging on my soul."<br /><br />I feel the same thing. Much of it is left over from hating back to school as a child. Invariably I would feel a cool breeze blow across my Soul when Sextanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02869179401767968180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-55021512581765290622012-08-26T13:03:32.429-04:002012-08-26T13:03:32.429-04:00I love the Queen Ann's Lace. Such a nice varie...I love the Queen Ann's Lace. Such a nice variety! I can see some trees starting to turn here in the Northeast and it's early! It seems every season came early this year.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391790144332383648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-10358371191382109782012-08-25T10:20:42.486-04:002012-08-25T10:20:42.486-04:00Until I moved to Istanbul I had always lived in th...Until I moved to Istanbul I had always lived in the LA area, where we don't have seasons.... well, minor changes but nothing to get excited about. So I was totally awed by experiencing the seasonal changes in a place where summer is beautiful but oh, so humid, fall is beautiful and produces a really strong nesting impulse, winter is drippy, icy and sooty, --- and then SPRING!!! It's Bobby Dobbins Titlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013007755829808676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-78242018832871512852012-08-24T10:40:53.847-04:002012-08-24T10:40:53.847-04:00I apologize for my pea-size brain... =( But, I...I apologize for my pea-size brain... =( But, I'm a wee beeet confuze-ed. <br /><br />You live in Vermont, right? So, were you visiting Florida? or?<br /><br />I LUV the pacific northwest's weather. I have a feeling that I would LUV Vermont's too. I live in Utah, not saying it isn't a nice place to live. But, it does get hot. My blood turns too thick syrup when it gets over rubyslipperz1052https://www.blogger.com/profile/09051674684950416256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-22589704392199530572012-08-23T20:53:30.752-04:002012-08-23T20:53:30.752-04:00My little sister lives in Michigan and suffers fro...My little sister lives in Michigan and suffers from SAD -- I wonder if she would do better if she lived some place like Florida -- or better yet southern California!Grandma Kchhttp://amaraland.com/memories/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-3157255706797643802012-08-22T23:54:51.606-04:002012-08-22T23:54:51.606-04:00We are equally northerly here in the Seattle area,...We are equally northerly here in the Seattle area, so we get the daylight hour fluctuations too. The darkest of winter is hard to take, but the rest of it I like, especially the long twilight in summer.<br />Due to the Pacific marine influence we will not see cold temps for a while yet. Our color will come in October.<br />I intent to enjoy another month of summer.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-6729269058326909022012-08-22T21:50:42.344-04:002012-08-22T21:50:42.344-04:00Oh, come on, we still have a month of summer left!...Oh, come on, we still have a month of summer left! But . . . I did notice a bit of a chill in the air tonight when I went out to walk the dog.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-86219978446349881082012-08-22T20:07:56.311-04:002012-08-22T20:07:56.311-04:00So different from here where the summer heat reall...So different from here where the summer heat really just started a few weeks ago. It will be crazy hot until the middle of October at the earliest.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08668487489667818687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-52762834388867622142012-08-22T19:52:53.890-04:002012-08-22T19:52:53.890-04:00Your flowers are lovely. I SO SO SO wish I could j...Your flowers are lovely. I SO SO SO wish I could join you in not mourning the loss of the daylight. It must make a difference when you can go out midday and aren't limited to before and after work. In the DARK. <br /><br />I'm glad you're on the right side of that virus! Husband got a sudden attack of chills last evening, right out of the blue. Wonder if that was all he will have of Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-19068384607991820142012-08-22T15:30:02.472-04:002012-08-22T15:30:02.472-04:00Gosh 40 degrees sounds like heaven. We are still ...Gosh 40 degrees sounds like heaven. We are still having 100+ temps but I'm hopeful that it will soon be over. I can only imagine how beautiful the fall is in Vermont.oklhdanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371904174197202740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-13785763015835262152012-08-22T13:40:35.237-04:002012-08-22T13:40:35.237-04:00I just saw red leaves on the sumac. According to ...I just saw red leaves on the sumac. According to a friend, six weeks after the sumac begin to turn, we will have our first frost. I wonder will that be true. I am feeling fall in the air. Like you, I need the color of those things that bring color this time of year. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-48908318713797785322012-08-22T11:54:58.100-04:002012-08-22T11:54:58.100-04:00We've been promised an earlier fall color chan...We've been promised an earlier fall color change here in the midlantic, but I'm still in summer mode. In September, I'll start thinking Autumn. Despite the heat, I still love June, July, and August!<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-52368574942566056492012-08-22T11:14:25.594-04:002012-08-22T11:14:25.594-04:00I like seeing what's growing now in VT, Olga. ...I like seeing what's growing now in VT, Olga. You have plenty ofcolor to take you into fall. It's inching toward freezing here in the mts of Co and the Aspens are already turning slightly. Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389866155730491552.post-66583744198909768292012-08-22T10:55:03.957-04:002012-08-22T10:55:03.957-04:00Yes, yes, bring it on. I leap in the air & cl...Yes, yes, bring it on. I leap in the air & click my heels together at the first hint of fall in the air.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.com