tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post5262548959826547201..comments2023-05-03T04:28:16.339-05:00Comments on <center>Jumping off cliffs</center>: TickingMary O. Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-76729847479325932362008-09-18T21:03:00.000-05:002008-09-18T21:03:00.000-05:00Hi PW. Yes, I do love the effect candle light prod...Hi PW. Yes, I do love the effect candle light produces in an otherwise unlighted house. It's like it forces everyone to sit closer or something.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-84156375789666116122008-09-17T12:55:00.000-05:002008-09-17T12:55:00.000-05:00Beautifully writen--and Hey! What's wrong with wr...Beautifully writen--and Hey! What's wrong with writing with a Pencil? Ha! One of my loves! (Okay, okay! On the computer is MUCH faser. Still, writing with a pencil on paper . . . it's way kewl. ;-}<BR/><BR/>In our family, we've cherished those days/evenings when the power was out and we changed gears and had fun together in spite of, or maybe because our focus was changed with the advent of no electricity! Candle light induces an intimacy that electricity often misses.Pencil Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09754663050624125557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-8076515174356312272008-09-17T01:39:00.000-05:002008-09-17T01:39:00.000-05:00Scotty--things here are back to whatever our norma...Scotty--things here are back to whatever our normal is. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Debby--I whine much better online than I do on paper.<BR/><BR/>Jeanie--I agree completely. <BR/><BR/>Ray--Yes it is both things.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-84883458937428962532008-09-16T21:20:00.000-05:002008-09-16T21:20:00.000-05:00It's sometimes a stunning and profound experience ...It's sometimes a stunning and profound experience to actually <I>notice</I> your children growing.<BR/><BR/>But mostly it's sad.Ray Veenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956279552298172157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-69490056449456174422008-09-16T20:30:00.000-05:002008-09-16T20:30:00.000-05:00It sounds like the day ended up wonderfully well -...It sounds like the day ended up wonderfully well - we should all BOOK such days for ourselves (well, without the wind and damage and stuff) and listen to the clocks.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-27741264177472837032008-09-16T17:44:00.001-05:002008-09-16T17:44:00.001-05:00Oh, Mary, what a nice day. You whine much more bea...Oh, Mary, what a nice day. You whine much more beautifully than I do. Take the crown...you deserve it.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-41324503245712991662008-09-16T14:56:00.000-05:002008-09-16T14:56:00.000-05:00Glad to hear that all is good, relatively speaking...Glad to hear that all is good, relatively speaking of course - here's hoping things return to normal soon although it sounds like there were moments in all this that normality doesn't often provide.<BR/><BR/>Take care.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532475769646281689noreply@blogger.com