tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post1691133360021850372..comments2024-03-27T02:54:47.055-04:00Comments on Sparrow Tree Journal: Late Summer DaybookJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-84804277223925311312018-07-25T11:16:52.738-04:002018-07-25T11:16:52.738-04:00I hope you're very happy with the weight loss....I hope you're very happy with the weight loss. As you said, it's a significant amount and it will make a difference!<br /><br />It's weird that your clothesline clothes wind up smelling funny. I wonder why that is? We dry ours outdoors in London (in summer, anyway) and haven't had that problem. When I was a kid in Florida we didn't even own a dryer and we never missed it! (But granted, we lived in the country then.)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-58072094924133690902018-07-24T07:05:13.767-04:002018-07-24T07:05:13.767-04:00Congrats on the weight loss! That is a substantial...Congrats on the weight loss! That is a substantial amount, and the fact that you have been working on it steadily, for three months, is impressive. Long enough for it to become a habit.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-55926204425621849322018-07-23T11:47:52.255-04:002018-07-23T11:47:52.255-04:00You're right, I don't think many people ha...You're right, I don't think many people hang out laundry to dry anymore. My grandmother always did, and I remember others of her generation doing it, too. <br /><br />I would love to hang out our clothes to dry in the summer, it would help reduce our power bill. But they really do smell funny when dried outdoors, so we just do it with things like the dogs' bath towels or small throw rugs, not things we wear! Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-3359969405589862072018-07-23T11:43:57.784-04:002018-07-23T11:43:57.784-04:00Thank you, sir! Are you back home yet?Thank you, sir! Are you back home yet?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-28955712906181399262018-07-23T11:43:39.093-04:002018-07-23T11:43:39.093-04:00It's interesting to me to see what different p...It's interesting to me to see what different people comment on! Thank you for the kind words. I, too, think the Babbitt quote is lovely! :)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-90654774914601651892018-07-23T11:42:53.593-04:002018-07-23T11:42:53.593-04:00Thank you for the kind words. I'm now down 25 ...Thank you for the kind words. I'm now down 25 pounds, or 11.33 kg. I was thrilled when I weighed this morning and discovered three more pounds were gone! I've been working very hard at it. <br /><br />The birthday celebration with my parents will be fine. A cousin of mine is invited, as well as her daughter and son in law and grandkids, because my parents are very close to them. Dad will be happy, that's the main thing.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-53512418786131353932018-07-23T11:37:20.907-04:002018-07-23T11:37:20.907-04:00A roof window for stargazing in bed sounds lovely,...A roof window for stargazing in bed sounds lovely, Cro. I wonder how hard and/or expensive it would be to have one installed when we buy a house? I would really love to have one!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-91509759344667924402018-07-23T11:35:36.999-04:002018-07-23T11:35:36.999-04:00George makes all kinds of sounds like that when he...George makes all kinds of sounds like that when he sleeps, too. Ginger sleeps quietly...but then, she does everything more quietly than Hurricane George.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-58948026634931959132018-07-23T11:34:11.845-04:002018-07-23T11:34:11.845-04:00Thank you! This format works well for me. I rarely...Thank you! This format works well for me. I rarely have a single topic I want to write about, I'm all over the place! ;) So the prompts help me pull all the odds and ends in my brain together. <br /><br />We keep getting rain in our forecasts, but very little shows up. The thought of the chickens scrambling for shelter made me smile. I would love to have a few hens someday--I always love hearing about yours!<br />Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-56843503265153793412018-07-23T11:31:50.293-04:002018-07-23T11:31:50.293-04:00Please do borrow it! I borrowed it from other peop...Please do borrow it! I borrowed it from other people, myself! :)<br /><br />As of this morning, I'm down 25 pounds....when I stepped on the scale I was just thrilled! And of course, now that we're house hunting, nothing good seems to be popping up on the realtors' websites. I've been advised that spring is the best time for houses to be put on the market, but the fall is the second-best time. I'm hoping something that calls to my soul will show up very soon!<br /><br />And I just love Walt Whitman.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-45919848186427657512018-07-23T03:46:08.147-04:002018-07-23T03:46:08.147-04:00I enjoyed this varied post - peeping through the c...I enjoyed this varied post - peeping through the curtains into your life. <br />You have attempted to excuse your reliance upon an electric dryer to deal with your clothes but having visited America several times I observed that most homes appear to avoid drying their clothes on washing lines. Here in England, almost everybody with an outdoor space or garden will put their laundry on washing lines - only using dryers in wet or wintry weather. The difference between our domestic cultures is interesting.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-54491334715544658062018-07-22T10:06:33.048-04:002018-07-22T10:06:33.048-04:00What a beautiful post!What a beautiful post!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-17348417024337395502018-07-22T06:02:08.836-04:002018-07-22T06:02:08.836-04:00I don't know what to comment on first! The pro...I don't know what to comment on first! The prompt provides a splendid framework for your post. The Natalie Babbitt quote on August is just lovely. How wonderful to have the prospect of meteor showers and last, but not least, well done with the weight loss program. It requires discipline and patience but you'll get there.<br />AlphieAlphie Souphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041492283753978975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-15836899310994651982018-07-22T02:51:56.140-04:002018-07-22T02:51:56.140-04:00Wow, this was a long read! I didn't know what ...Wow, this was a long read! I didn't know what a Day Book is - translated literally, it would be "Tagebuch" in German, which is what we call a diary (not a calendar one, but something like a notebook which one fills with what one has done and felt each day).<br />Congratulations - 22 pounds is a LOT! I don't know how much that would be in kilogramm, but it is impressive. And of course you know your doctor is right about the "slower is better" approach; you're an intelligent, sensible woman, Jennifer :-)<br />I hope the birthday celebrations go well; I remember you have mentioned before that there is a certain tension between you and your parents sometimes.<br />Good look for the house selling and finding plans, too! Such an important step... and one that is always at the back of my mind regarding my own and O.K.'s situation.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-44962752934371405842018-07-22T00:11:59.486-04:002018-07-22T00:11:59.486-04:00We have a roof window (Velux) in the bedroom, and ...We have a roof window (Velux) in the bedroom, and as I lie awake at night, listening to the radio, I often see shooting stars. Quite a lot at the moment. We have a big telescope up at the barn, I must get it out and have a look around; I love looking at the stars.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-48801469895538427912018-07-21T22:47:57.341-04:002018-07-21T22:47:57.341-04:00Good news about any weight loss.
Purge now when it...Good news about any weight loss.<br />Purge now when it is hot and you do not want to go outside.<br />I love that you are listing to George snore. Winston make the best noises, deep sighs, grunts and moos it is just amazing.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-34671277995499208282018-07-21T13:41:59.930-04:002018-07-21T13:41:59.930-04:00What a beautiful post! I feel as if I entered your...What a beautiful post! I feel as if I entered your world for a little bit. <br />It is raining so hard here that it's like a sky-slamming. I was out in the garden and suddenly it got almost dark as night and the wind started tearing though the trees and I heard a branch crack and the chickens, who were also in the garden, suddenly tore off to run under shelter and more casually made my way to the house. <br />A storm! <br />Maybe you'll get one soon too. <br />Good for you on the knitting. And I hope that you find a house soon. Won't that be lovely?Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830720322970025712.post-3791087226819577122018-07-21T12:20:06.930-04:002018-07-21T12:20:06.930-04:00I like your daybook idea, I may borrow it. Congrat...I like your daybook idea, I may borrow it. Congratulations on losing 22 pounds and you are wise to purge possessions now, before your potential move. You are going to house hunt, how exciting. Now I will find a spear of grass to observe, per Walt Whitman.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com