tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post3243363557246884816..comments2024-03-18T22:19:41.486-05:00Comments on SoulComfort's Corner: New Year's Eve- 11amRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-42885924448212063552018-01-09T14:27:16.591-06:002018-01-09T14:27:16.591-06:00I forgot to add that many of my blogging friends h...I forgot to add that many of my blogging friends have cut way back on posting and I really miss them. The blogging world has changed - and then by chance I found your blog - a blog from the heart.<br />Hugs.<br />JoyJoy@aVintageGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788328980114729976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-81443390322339139302018-01-09T14:25:58.253-06:002018-01-09T14:25:58.253-06:00Hi Rita - I have read all of 2006 and 2007 and up ...Hi Rita - I have read all of 2006 and 2007 and up to Sept 6th of 2008 - what an amazing read - thank you for sharing your life through your blog. Your posts read like you are having a conversation - LOVE your posts. <br /><br />Hope you are feeling less pain.<br /><br />I am looking forward to reading the rest of 2008 today and maybe getting started on 2009.<br /><br />Hugs.<br />JoyJoy@aVintageGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788328980114729976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-45805430643407773162018-01-09T09:52:54.639-06:002018-01-09T09:52:54.639-06:00Wow that is a full post to start the year off Rita...Wow that is a full post to start the year off Rita. Fantastic photos of your visitors and how cute are the video clips of Ian and Liam is just a bundle of joy. It's images like these that you have to keep close and positive... it is worrying times, but hopefully we'll get through them.<br />I wish you nothing but the best and for all your wishes to come true in 2018! :DNeesiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629847485174945501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-23733747468637590212018-01-06T17:42:19.263-06:002018-01-06T17:42:19.263-06:00I remember your last comment was when I stopped bl...I remember your last comment was when I stopped blogging. I'm doing a test run with a new post just to see if anyone shows up. So many have stopped blogging.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-59183879653326542532018-01-06T14:39:36.063-06:002018-01-06T14:39:36.063-06:00Thank Heaven (and your Guardian Angel) for Joy! I ...Thank Heaven (and your Guardian Angel) for Joy! I know I am really late here but I would never not visit for a catch up on a)your health and your (mainly! lol!) positive attitude! Hope your eyes get better soon - no more migraines!! b)your lovely family - Loved seeing Ian in the snow and what a clever boy to be helping with the tree decoration too! c) the wildlife, especially now you have those intelligent rabbits! d) life with the old folk - as one who still gets thrashed at Scrabble regularly by a couple of over 95's and sees a whole range of characters too! We attended a party in our communal area just before Christmas and came home grateful to not have to attend social events - although I would hope that when the time comes the one who is left will know what to do!! e) updates on Annie - what a friend she is becoming! f)allowing you to rant if need be about politics - you with…well…we read a lot..especially lately about this book…and of course we are having Brexit to contend with - no idea what will happen here at all and whether it will affect our travels much! Your see Rita, in short - I love visiting here and yes, I too am siting here teary eyed! Sending you wishes for a much better year than last! Big Hugs, lovely lady, Chrisxxpearshapedcraftinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05744515186281908192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-77416212928082350042018-01-02T13:00:15.241-06:002018-01-02T13:00:15.241-06:00I've never been bored by anything you blogged ...I've never been bored by anything you blogged about - from the pens and ink and paper tests - to the cats Karma and now Annie, the flock of birds and jackrabbits, and of course the grands!<br /><br />I wish you improved health in 2018! I'm not too upbeat about the idiots in charge - but hopefully they will do their jobs and keep us safe (but I'm not counting on it).Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-31645629918481799252018-01-02T11:24:32.682-06:002018-01-02T11:24:32.682-06:00Oh my dear Rita!
I had some tears in my eyes as I ...Oh my dear Rita!<br />I had some tears in my eyes as I read you have decided to stop blogging- but THANK YOU to blogger girl Joy - that she inspired you to continue! I would really miss your stories and the lovely Ian and Liam as well and cute Annie and the goose!<br />You are a wonderful blogger - just the right amount of personal story and arting . and not so much postings as other person often make and one can't keep pace with comments and reading... so please from far far away here in<br />Austria in Europe - Susi would be very sad about you stopping to write this blog!<br /><br />I love the little videos and films you offer and todays pictures with the little Rita's ark on her porch is just so lovely!<br /><br />DON'T STOP ---<br />and now you have more time for blogging as you got rid of Mary - well done - we should only have people around us who are good for us! ♥<br /><br />I wish you and us all in the universe the best for 2018- I am with you about the politics ♥<br />but all will turn to good with people like we are...<br />kind - kind - kind.<br />You will see!<br />Wish you less pain and more love and happiness and all the best for your lovely family as well!<br /><br />oxo Susi<br /><br /> froebelsternchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06501600240752195171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-18982624857066563012018-01-02T07:08:03.713-06:002018-01-02T07:08:03.713-06:00Wishing you joy and a kind year! Love your shots.....Wishing you joy and a kind year! Love your shots...Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-3328722147092639002018-01-02T00:19:27.744-06:002018-01-02T00:19:27.744-06:00Thank you Rita for your blogs and I too have found...Thank you Rita for your blogs and I too have found them very interesting and I am so pleased that you have decided to continue. Your GA is definitely looking after you. I can relate in many ways to you as well and it is good that people from all over the world can be a small part of each other's lives. Wishing you a healthier 2018, love & peace.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17450587465665147283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-38002475266923567212018-01-01T22:59:38.514-06:002018-01-01T22:59:38.514-06:00I can only hope that 2018 will be a kinder year - ...I can only hope that 2018 will be a kinder year - I've never seen such chaotic polarization and discord. The missile threats scare me the most.<br /><br />I'm so glad that you feed the critters - especially because it is so dangerously frigid in your neck of the woods. I've never seen grouse snow holes before - but I have seen hawk attacks here in the woods. It makes me nervous to let the cats outside (I always watch them carefully - - but hawks are extremely quick).<br /><br />I can certainly sympathize with you about migraines. I get the aura ones frequently and they really frighten me.<br /><br />As for blogging - I have always found writing to be a beneficial catharsis. I've considered abandoning my blog on MANY occasions, for many reasons - but I always return. I mostly write to satisfy myself - - and if anyone else finds it interesting, I'm delighted.<br />Keep writing and don't give up! And have a wonderful 2018!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-32270087834297246482018-01-01T22:06:35.105-06:002018-01-01T22:06:35.105-06:00Rita, I am really glad you are staying!!!! I would...Rita, I am really glad you are staying!!!! I would so miss you! I know it is rough though, I have been sad to see all the health struggles pile up this last year for you. I will not even go into politics but will keep praying for our country and hope that 2018 continues to push people to be better. Ugh, yes even thinking of it is s struggle right now, I am so frustrating with the net neutrality ruling as the latest fiasco and hoping that pulls through to what it has been or better. The whole media is just out of control in some aspects but then on other aspects is definitely needed to expose the corrupt. I wish our country would become less obsessed with Hollywood and actors, etc. I have digressed so let me recenter! Stay warm, it is super freaking cold here for us normally, especially since last year we had a very warm winter. We need it to kill all the sickness and bugs though for sure, but man I ma getting to old for this!!! :) Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608169845866942393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-82822558178912227242018-01-01T17:32:24.567-06:002018-01-01T17:32:24.567-06:00Dear Rita, I'm relieved that you received a si...Dear Rita, I'm relieved that you received a sign--a sign of Joy. I'd miss your posts, which frequently help me put my thoughts in perspective. Both of us have had ill health, but somehow, I think that this year is going to be better than 2016 or 2017. I just have an intuition that life is going to blossom into the kinder days we both enjoy. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-52489739090199197622018-01-01T16:19:28.001-06:002018-01-01T16:19:28.001-06:00I hope you continue to blog as I do enjoy reading ...I hope you continue to blog as I do enjoy reading you blog,I find you so creative and you have such adorable grandchildren who I am sure bring you so much fun and happiness. You write I will come and read. I hope 2018 is a great year for you will less pain and sadness in itJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-1769132165247328182018-01-01T15:08:12.469-06:002018-01-01T15:08:12.469-06:00Here's to a kinder, more positive 2018!
Ian ...Here's to a kinder, more positive 2018! <br /><br />Ian is so cute in the videos...and little Liam is so adorable! <br /><br />How exciting to see a menagerie of furry and feathered visitors there at the same time! Clever jackrabbits eating from the feeder! haha Great close-ups! Yikes on the hawk attack! I share your sentiments...I know they have to eat and it is out in nature but I don't like to see it. I was sad the other day when I saw a butcher bird snatch a large skink/lizard from somewhere in my yard. I love watching the skinks sun themselves and there was one in particular that I would watch from my ensuite window. I said a quick prayer in hope it wasn't MY lizard in the butcher bird's beak. I haven't seen it of late. :(<br /><br />Freezing temps there while we melt in the heat here. Crazy! We've had sauna-like conditions all week. You know how much I hate the heat and humidity. <br /><br />You poor thing dealing with the ocular migraine. Don't stress about letters and cards...look after you, my friend. <br /><br />Too funny that Mary actually rang before visiting for a change and after you had opted out of the program — then to find out that she hadn't even checked a message from her supervisor. Goodness me, you have to wonder why Mary is even part of the program. <br /><br />I am SO glad you are not giving up on your blog! I look forward to reading your blog posts and I love getting your letters. Neither are ever boring! Both are like chatting with an old friend. Kindred spirits! <br /><br />I'm glad Joy commented when she did...a sure sign! A lovely and fitting name too.<br /><br />I hope 2018 is a better year for you health-wise. You rarely complain in your letters...you just share what you are going through and I do likewise with you. Even so, you can complain about anything to me. I'm here to listen and, as you know, I can definitely empathise when it comes to back pain. <br /><br />I LOVE that quote! <br /><br />Happy New Year to you, my friend. xoSerena Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17789734075055678964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-79383492911842239092018-01-01T13:51:21.406-06:002018-01-01T13:51:21.406-06:00On politics: Yes, we are being inundated by fear,...On politics: Yes, we are being inundated by fear, hate, and greed. What I am really hating is the ignorance. So many people are swallowing the lies and refusing to listen to the truth from any source.<br />On blogging: Write what you feel, about what you find interesting, when you have the time and energy to do it. It is not compulsory. On the other hand, writing may release pent-up psychic energy and ideas. If it feels good, do it. <br />Happy and healthy New Year to you and yours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365207280385036480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-71514670444677629212018-01-01T11:00:10.927-06:002018-01-01T11:00:10.927-06:00Dearest Rita, Please don’t stop sharing your wonde...Dearest Rita, Please don’t stop sharing your wonderful world with us! I would miss you so! Your “boring” life, as you call it, holds so much charm, so much magic for me. No, I don’t comment much (guess I’m more of a stalker!) but I read every word! Thank you so much for being here. The world needs more voices like yours.<br /><br />JulianaJulianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172269012016092980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-43976739433931153252018-01-01T10:41:38.242-06:002018-01-01T10:41:38.242-06:00So HAPPY that you have decided to continue bloggin...So HAPPY that you have decided to continue blogging , although I can understand the underlying health reason you feel it's too much effort. I've been missing a lot this past year . Hardly blogging and rarely responding to blogs. I have been reading most of them though. It's just some days the fog is too thick to try and string two words together much less spell them right and have them make sense. <br />I so enjoy seeing your wildlife, especially the snowbunnies ♥♥♥♥ <br />We don't have them here or grouse either. I enjoy my birds at the feeders and just deal with the squirrels. <br />Hoping the New Year is better for us all ♥<br />CarolCarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192378197271824011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-88828582232969212322018-01-01T10:15:09.624-06:002018-01-01T10:15:09.624-06:00I am SO glad you decided to keep on blogging! I e...I am SO glad you decided to keep on blogging! I enjoy each and every post, just like a real visit with you sharing what is going on with your life. NEVER boring. I'm always happy to see a post from you show up in my Inbox.Joyce Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17293337508638751474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-72555941013667024682018-01-01T00:13:25.207-06:002018-01-01T00:13:25.207-06:00You scared me; I thought you were going to stop bl...You scared me; I thought you were going to stop blogging!! Happy New Year to you & yours (including the birds & bunnies)!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-68784720467083249912017-12-31T22:55:56.450-06:002017-12-31T22:55:56.450-06:00You never know who your blogging might reach. I a...You never know who your blogging might reach. I am an animal lover, and I love all of your pictures of birds and rabbits! :)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335822447056360488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-59460526056884871172017-12-31T22:00:43.897-06:002017-12-31T22:00:43.897-06:00Well Rita, you are my newest best blogging friend....Well Rita, you are my newest best blogging friend. What a wonderful treat to read that you ARE going to continue blogging. I would miss hearing how things are going for you and what the birds (and now rabbits) are up to. I still have MANY posts to read as I catch up with the last (12 years !!!) of your posts. I have enjoyed reading about your close by family and how you take care of each other. You are like my late mother in law who told it like it was for her. I miss hearing how things are as we grow older and deal with the changes we often could have NEVER dreamed up. Hugs and I will be back to visit again. Happy New Year Rita.<br />JoyJoy@aVintageGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788328980114729976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-19264622074195086472017-12-31T20:42:09.699-06:002017-12-31T20:42:09.699-06:00I am thrilled that you will continue to blog, Rita...I am thrilled that you will continue to blog, Rita. I feel like you are a true kindred spirit, and that without having a connection here in the blogosphere, my life would be missing an essential ingredient. You have NEVER been boring to me, and if I don't feel like watching the videos, I don't feel you would mind. But not to have you around at all, that's scary! I love that picture of Annie's little ears sticking up. I have loved you and Karma and now Annie for way too many years to give you up now! :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-16897152946386457042017-12-31T19:57:05.470-06:002017-12-31T19:57:05.470-06:00I'm so happy that you decided to continue blog...I'm so happy that you decided to continue blogging. I enjoy reading each of your entries - seeing your creativity, the wildlife that you have in your neck of the woods, and ideas for organizing. Following your challenges and joys - as well as those of Dagan, Leah, Ian, and Liam - is what keeps me coming back...of it. Your visits to my blog encourage me to keep going. It makes me feel like I have something worthwhile to say and share - kind of like what you feel. Hope you have a nice New Year's Eve and Day...and try to stay warm during this cold spell. <br /><br />It's brutal out there. Just had our pipes freeze - so no water to our home. Just what we need on a frigidly-cold day. Thankfully, we have electricity and heat. <br /><br />Anyway, Happy New Year's Eve, Rita!! Harvest Moon by Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18026575111937500816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-14706508874770700552017-12-31T16:44:27.506-06:002017-12-31T16:44:27.506-06:00You have never bored me. I love the photos of the ...You have never bored me. I love the photos of the boys and the grouse and the rabbits and whatever else catches your eye. I know you don't feel well, but things will get better. While you're waiting, blogging is a good outlet and connection with people.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29503764.post-12940905939333786872017-12-31T16:34:11.411-06:002017-12-31T16:34:11.411-06:00Please keep blogging, Rita. It truly has been suc...Please keep blogging, Rita. It truly has been such a comfort to me to read your blog. I relate to you in so many ways and find your words, photos, and interests are an inspiration to me. I haven't had an online presence & so haven't commented on blogs although I have wanted to. Wishing you much happiness in the new year and all the best for you & your family.<br />Hugs, EmMarilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15031151685202416090noreply@blogger.com