tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post3604826652612529706..comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Comments on Suburban Soliloquy: Friday Night Frolic — AcornsJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-49901720092786480162012-10-17T22:34:06.351-04:002012-10-17T22:34:06.351-04:00So 4x is the charm, eh, Jerry? Brave soul, you are...So 4x is the charm, eh, Jerry? Brave soul, you are. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-167717037160890022012-10-17T19:03:40.015-04:002012-10-17T19:03:40.015-04:00"How is it one in every two marriages survive..."How is it one in every two marriages survive?"<br /><br />It took four tries for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-7105108406753569692012-10-11T17:56:42.902-04:002012-10-11T17:56:42.902-04:00Gary- Sometimes those nuts have to hit you hard on...Gary- Sometimes those nuts have to hit you hard on the head for you to notice--or bother to check 'em out! ;)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29884746472048034252012-10-11T17:55:00.001-04:002012-10-11T17:55:00.001-04:00Thanks, Loree. It's a good think to see the sc...Thanks, Loree. It's a good think to see the scale tip in favor of love. It outweighs all, doesn't it? :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-30814642403736984602012-10-11T17:52:54.310-04:002012-10-11T17:52:54.310-04:00Michael- Your support means a lot to me, thank you...Michael- Your support means a lot to me, thank you for that. 59 years--wow! That's a beautiful thing. Your mom is absolutely spot on. Give and take goes a loooong way--certainly w/your parents!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-49554407434178809312012-10-11T17:51:02.694-04:002012-10-11T17:51:02.694-04:00Dearest Maria - Oh but don't we all just want ...Dearest Maria - Oh but don't we all just want to discuss it!! So glad you stopped by to catch up. And you rascal--you've finished the book before me! (I've had too a long a pause and need to get back to it.) Glad you liked it--knowing your exquisite ease, all the more reason for me to get back to it. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-73464845896414590282012-10-11T17:48:45.973-04:002012-10-11T17:48:45.973-04:00Britta- Although that "eating crackers" ...Britta- Although that "eating crackers" part is a fairly common line, I couldn't help myself to it. A Room of One's Own. Yes, I'd like to than Virginia Woolf, for insisting upon this, yes! Here's to many more happy years together for you and yours! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-74628560004694606842012-10-09T15:31:08.192-04:002012-10-09T15:31:08.192-04:00"In your pocket you place two firm, sage-lacq..."In your pocket you place two firm, sage-lacquered<br />nuts, bring them home as a warm breeze carries<br />your back". While hiking this time of year I do come across many Acorn's (wonderful nut's / seeds) who are crying out to be picked up, to be examined, and begging for you to bring them home. But, I must admit, while raking the millions of leaves in my back yard, I have no desire at all to stop and examine one Acorn. It's all in the contaxt I suppose. Wonderful Story Jayne.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-83592835050470999452012-10-02T11:40:33.060-04:002012-10-02T11:40:33.060-04:00Happy Anniversary!!! Somehow I missed this post......Happy Anniversary!!! Somehow I missed this post...wonderful! Yeah, there are times we loath, but the love out weighs it by far! Congrats to you and yours.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-11306974452148757932012-10-02T00:29:51.454-04:002012-10-02T00:29:51.454-04:00Jayne: Happy Anniversary to you and your lucky hub...Jayne: Happy Anniversary to you and your lucky hubby! What a magnificent writer you are. I am reminded of so many classics that a tough English teacher in 7th grade made us read. Your writing is equal to these authors. As a single guy, I can say that my parents were happily married 59 years and one week when I lost my Dad. My Mom says it requires "give and take, and while you won't always agree, you love one another". A Toast to You Both! : )Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-65978866348993436122012-09-30T12:25:56.552-04:002012-09-30T12:25:56.552-04:00Quietly brave (not so easy to talk about loathing....Quietly brave (not so easy to talk about loathing...)--I love this, Jayne, and the way you have with layered, subtle surprises. I've had a great time catching up with you this morning. (Thanks, by the way, for mentioning Joe Blair. I got his book (just finished it)--it's excellent.) Maria M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-64311487772117700492012-09-30T10:41:21.205-04:002012-09-30T10:41:21.205-04:00Happy anniversary, dear Jayne!
I like especially:...Happy anniversary, dear Jayne! <br />I like especially: <br />"(And you thought, you really thought, that you wouldn't mind if he ate crackers in your bed)" - I like the other great verses too, but this is hilarious. I think one needs humour, patience, love, tolerance - and, if possible, "A Room of one's Own" - for a long-lasting marriage (and I know what I am talking of - my parents had to give their written permission to my marriage, because I was not of age then). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-37484572277606530592012-09-28T14:00:37.657-04:002012-09-28T14:00:37.657-04:00Twenty-two years is even better, Cold! Freedom, fa...Twenty-two years is even better, Cold! Freedom, faith, balance, respect... Yep, all of that sure helps. Still not an easy ride, but as long as we're refueling w/the right stuff, we ought to be Ok. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-77622793773088170152012-09-28T13:58:32.477-04:002012-09-28T13:58:32.477-04:00Oh, just a bit, Bill! Scraping the surface of thos...Oh, just a bit, Bill! Scraping the surface of those nuts! Ha. No--I'm good with that... I can wait 'til next summer. I think. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-56179681882488585792012-09-28T13:57:00.367-04:002012-09-28T13:57:00.367-04:00Well Hello to you, Antares! And thank you... Glad ...Well <em>Hello</em> to you, Antares! And thank you... Glad to see you back in Blogland. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-14846160606966983472012-09-28T13:55:58.745-04:002012-09-28T13:55:58.745-04:00Oh I'm glad you listened to The Acorn, JES. (N...Oh I'm glad you listened to The Acorn, JES. (NPR featured them way back in 2008 when they first released Glory Hope Mountain. And well, ya, I couldn't pass up that quoted material. Too perfect. <br /><br />Your last paragraph makes me laugh--sometimes I feel like I <em>should</em>attribute my work to someone else! Like I must have subconsciously stolen it. Not that it's a masterwork of any sort, but, ya know, yes, you know me: the FRAUD syndrome! No matter how I feel about it, though (and I'll tinker w/it in my poetry class which starts this Wednesday), I'm glad that it resonated with you and others. And regardless of its poetic merit (or lack thereof), that, alone, makes me feel like it was a minor success. ;)<br /><br />And your wedding story sounds ideal to me. Going to Alaska on board a ship--that's pretty darn romantic, whether or not there you've taken with you the sparkly stars of young lovers. I don't know if we store away those stars. I think, maybe, they eventually (gratefully) burn out, and are replaced by more mature, wiser stars. Stars that still twinkle but don't lie! Brutally honest stars.<br /> Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-22928713406076245312012-09-28T13:35:06.232-04:002012-09-28T13:35:06.232-04:00Storm is right, M! So long as the calm eventually ...Storm is right, M! So long as the calm eventually rolls in, though, we can ride it out, right? (Who am I trying to convince here?!) My walks are often the source for my stories. <br /><br />I can tell you that I often daydream right through them and arrive back home not remembering my thoughts, the underlying stimuli, or how I got back home. Eventually, things surface. If I only quick wrote it all down!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-58598284795391571022012-09-28T13:16:12.140-04:002012-09-28T13:16:12.140-04:00David- Ha! Got a chuckle out of this. Hung, drawn ...David- Ha! Got a chuckle out of this. Hung, drawn and quartered--yikes! I wonder if my husband often feels this way? Hmmm. Dare I ask him? No way. He's a big boy. He can deal! ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-60962152012691336092012-09-28T13:14:33.002-04:002012-09-28T13:14:33.002-04:00Thank you, Leah! Side by side, yes. (Even if somet...Thank you, Leah! Side by side, yes. (Even if sometimes you want to give him a good shove! It is hard to imagine any other way. <br /><br />Hope you're visit it going well. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-87064164871357996662012-09-28T13:12:56.527-04:002012-09-28T13:12:56.527-04:00"No Joke Too Easy in FL" !!! Yep, nuts, ..."No Joke Too Easy in FL" !!! Yep, nuts, that's kinda how I felt writing this ditty. ;)<br />I will see further down this thread... ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-46410348269869395612012-09-28T13:11:50.443-04:002012-09-28T13:11:50.443-04:00Sometimes cold comfort, Ru? It is an arduous journ...Sometimes cold comfort, Ru? It is an arduous journey--staying together. I think for many people it does not come so naturally. I may be one of those, even if I come from a pretty stable family, raised to believe in the institution of marriage--that institution is a delicate beast. For many, it means compromising too much. Key is the balance. Without it we topple. Which may be well and fine for some of us. If the <em>for the better</em> part of the vows outweighs the <em>worse</em>, it may be worth all the tricky calibrating!<br /><br />Thanks for the wishes, Ru. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-28617797697310562252012-09-28T12:24:20.849-04:002012-09-28T12:24:20.849-04:00Oh but doesn't it feel good to loathe, Nessa?!...Oh but doesn't it feel good to loathe, Nessa?! When I'm in the thick of that kind of seething, <em>knowing</em> I am <em>in the right</em>, totally justified in my belief, how righteous I feel! Haha! Thank goodness I eventually get real. ;) Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-24707828599660203512012-09-28T12:19:59.341-04:002012-09-28T12:19:59.341-04:00I know you will, Suze. And thank you! I know you will, Suze. And thank you! Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-17629039702788049592012-09-28T12:17:42.002-04:002012-09-28T12:17:42.002-04:00Dan- All professional like! Oh, thank you, yep, st...Dan- All professional like! Oh, thank you, yep, straight from the ticker at a bright moment in time. Now had I not emerged from that storm... oh the things I might tell! Heh. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-67747002717913926552012-09-28T12:15:32.436-04:002012-09-28T12:15:32.436-04:00Isn't it funny, EG? I know there are plenty of...Isn't it funny, EG? I know there are plenty of things about me that drive my hubby crazy. But I'll bet there are plenty more that he's not going to reveal. Long walks are my marriage therapy. The hum and synchronicity of nature inspires. Seasons turn and all things change and eventually brighten. Sometimes, perhaps, we know it is not worth lingering in the long, dark interval. And it's a good thing to recognize this. But many of us instinctively sense when it's worth the wait. Grrr. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.com