Comments for A Canyon Cottage

Comment on At the End of the Day by Lorraine

Lorraine — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:49:11 +0000

I am thrilled to pieces that my #one kidlet (everyone calls her “Kitty” but she’s MY kid and I call her by her name which is Kathie). OK then. That’s settled.

I too started blogging at the end of 2001 or early 2002. I think we called it a weblog, webjournal, blah blah, then? Whatever. I lurched along for several years (with Blogger.com) and then Kathie set up WordPress for me and I was overwhelmed (“I’ll never learn this convoluted, really hard platform and conquer *WordPress*”.) But I did.

I was making good progress and I really loved it. Until the morning when I turned on the PC and was greeted with a huge black font snarling at me…….

“SERVER NOT FOUND”. Devastation, tears and “I will never blog again” self-pity.

I’m OK now, though. Found something else to celebrate my lonely meand-just-thecat pity parties. A trip to a hospital to get a brand new *knee* as that particular one was pretty well done for, with barely no cartilage remaining between the bones in the kneecap, et al, I sounded like the castenet section of a mariachi band when I lurched (walked?) along with Mr. Smoothie, my beloved walker….with his fine black leather seat for me to plunk my big arse on and rest.

Oh-Oh, here I go again. Blah Blah Blah. Blathering on and taking up too much space….again….as usual. I should get your e-mail address and compose this thesis on that, I think. Oy.

Anyway, I will save your URL right now, I have accumulated a fairly good list of my “old” blogger buddies and with Kathie’s fantastic aid (I would have gotten nowhere without her help), I have *stuff* lying all over cyberspace and in many folders, she even resurrected the archival blogpages from 2002 on up. Winter will fly by once I begin the task of getting WordPress back on its feet again. I’m kind of anxious to do it. Even though I have the impression that blogging isn’t as exciting to most of the “old-timers” as only a few years ago.

Now it’s FaceBook, which I am “ON” but have no clue why or what I am doing there. Twitter? Fuhgettabout it! Yuck.

So good to *see* one of the oldtimers again. This just might snap me out of my pitiful butt-dragging since common sense dictates that I am NOT as bad off as I make myself out to be, you know? But self-pity-parties do help now and then, I think. When that dark cloud of “Poor Ol’ Me” finally passes on, it feels so doggone good to feel good about one’s self again, doesn’t it?

I was even semi-heartbroken yesterday when my regular hairdresser said she couldn’t get me in for a haircut until next Wednesday afternoon……EEEEeeek. What a tragedy, now I won’t be able to leave my apartment without a bag over my head to conceal the horror sitting on top of my mess of grey hair. Terrible. LOL

I see you still have my old URL from the Blogger.com edition of meandthecat. I think I will mosey on over there and see what I have done there so far. Not much, as I recall. And when I go to WordPress, my “homepage” there, I don’t stay long, still kind of bummed out. *sigh* If you are interested in seeing the devastation from the Blogger.com blogpage, I *think* the word blog has to be added after meandthecat.com/blog ????

Comment on Bones by Anne Gibert

Anne Gibert — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:37:05 +0000

That’s a good ending. It’s good the house has closed.

It is difficult to remember departed loved ones, but the alternative, to forget them, is not an option. There are many I miss, but I need to keep them with me. As long as I am alive a little of each of them will still be here. I hope those bits of Natalie that you keep with you will comfort you. Lots of love, Anne

Comment on Bones by Mage B

Mage B — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:41:27 +0000

Glad that’s done and gone. Oh, hurrah. Now I do hope you will write a bit more often. I’ve missed you.

Comment on Bones by V-Lo

V-Lo — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:37:43 +0000

Glad it closed and that chapter has closed. Probably why others are on your mind.

Beautiful quote. Made me tear up and *remember*

Comment on Bones by Dennis the Vizsla

Dennis the Vizsla — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 05:26:42 +0000

Glad the escrow closed. I think selling a house is almost as stressful as buying one.

Comment on At the End of the Day by Rattie

Rattie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:40:27 +0000

From reading your blogs (since Meadow) I’ve always thought you were such a strong “old” soul I could learn so much from; hence, why I continue to read your blogs. We’ve never met but you’ve given so much…thank you.

Comment on At the End of the Day by Patty

Patty — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:39:31 +0000

You know, some of us envy your way of life. You can make your own plans, or break them, you have a lovely home (it makes me drool), you can choose not to have dinner without anyone thinking you must be sick. There are times when I’d love to come home from work and go to bed, but I can’t. Maybe the grass isn’t always greener, but isn’t it nice to get a glimps into someone else’ life and marvel how different it is?

Comment on R.I.P. by Rosalie

Rosalie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:50:25 +0000

Oh, sheesh.

I’m sorry.

Comment on At the End of the Day by Rosalie

Rosalie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:49:14 +0000

hey

i moved my site back to totallyrosalie.com

are you on facebook? i tried looking for you a month or so ago.

Comment on At the End of the Day by Mage B

Mage B — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:16:53 +0000

We so enjoy having you as part of our lives. I’m afraid I too feel lonely at times as my life used to be vastly busier than it is now. I did roommates before I found George, and my friend MarionB has two of them in her tall house. One of ours stuck with us for almost twelve years. Hugs,…..and glad you are here.