tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.comments2023-09-01T04:29:11.256-04:00Suburban SoliloquyJaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4692125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-14051240870521147252014-09-18T23:10:58.406-04:002014-09-18T23:10:58.406-04:00Amanda- Thanks so much for visiting, as always. On...Amanda- Thanks so much for visiting, as always. Once I finish my graduate work, I hope to be a bit more active in the blogging community, and I'll be returning to some of my old haunts--especially to yours to find out how the book is going! Hope you're well. See you soon. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-58818747296914688082014-09-18T23:09:15.689-04:002014-09-18T23:09:15.689-04:00Dear Michael- thank you for your kind words. I hop...Dear Michael- thank you for your kind words. I hope you're doing well, and that the changes of which you speak are the good kind--the kind that you welcome. ;)<br /><br />It's been great reading you, and I'll surely stop by soon to see the newness over at your place. Take care! :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-79121481110561519012014-09-18T23:05:42.127-04:002014-09-18T23:05:42.127-04:00The first phrase? Oy.I look back at some of my stu...The first phrase? Oy.I look back at some of my stuff and I'm embarrassed. But that is the fascinating thing about writing isn't--the more we do it the better we get. (At least I hope so!) And I don't intend on giving up blogging entirely, as you can see. After all, I'm honored to be able to spoil you. <br /><br />And I WILL, be visiting you over at RAMH, as well. I know I've been a terrible friend in that regard… but well, you know what my schedule is like these days (right?). Ack. Four more months…!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-75373708111566143142014-09-18T22:59:22.044-04:002014-09-18T22:59:22.044-04:00My goodness I'm late in responding! Sabine, th...My goodness I'm late in responding! Sabine, thank you so much. I miss reading you and many others. I hope you're well, and I look forward to visiting you again. :)<br />Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-33203620751324415102014-09-14T07:38:26.830-04:002014-09-14T07:38:26.830-04:00Come back! Come back! Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498466805415882523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-88550448128164000162014-09-05T09:48:04.204-04:002014-09-05T09:48:04.204-04:00Well done. Good luck with your new blog. And don&#...Well done. Good luck with your new blog. And don't be surprised if you see me among the followers on your new blog >:)<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-18141415616867458052014-08-26T12:02:33.899-04:002014-08-26T12:02:33.899-04:00Jayne, I will miss your posts here, but agree that...Jayne, I will miss your posts here, but agree that change is good. Will look forward to following you over to the banks of noon. Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-74641679921991890882014-08-15T18:09:34.346-04:002014-08-15T18:09:34.346-04:00You are, of course, one of the most gifted writers...You are, of course, one of the most gifted writers I've had the pleasure of visiting on Blog. While I'm saddened that this is your final post, I too have been facing changes to my entire website subject to life and career developments. Whatever changes are afoot with you, take care of yourself and know how appreciated you are with your gifts and talents. You've touched me and many others with your writing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-91636354546829210192014-08-14T14:59:23.765-04:002014-08-14T14:59:23.765-04:00It was obvious from the first phrase -- the first ...It was obvious from the first phrase -- the first sentence -- of yours which I read that there would be no keeping you in place here: you were too good a writer, with too fine a mind and sensibility, for plain old blogging. <br /><br />But it was fun to pretend, for a few years, that the world was different than it is -- that it might not let you out for some capricious reason. Who knows what... "She's too much a L'il Rhody girl," or "She likes photography and good music too much," some such stupid thing or other. The gods know I never wanted, y'know, an editor to hurt your feelings so much that you'd run away from the world; nothing like that. But this has been a place for a reader to be spoiled. Nobody, once spoiled, ever wants it to stop.<br /><br />There's always FB, of course. But I'll tell you, woman, if the essays you've posted here are the last "collected works" we see from you, are gonna have at least one formerly spoiled and now just p!ssed off ex-reader on your hands. :)<br /><br />From the outside looking in, you know I'm honestly looking forward to the new ventures. Go, girl.JEShttp://johnesimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-72142452404384771402014-08-13T16:40:30.087-04:002014-08-13T16:40:30.087-04:00It's been a pleasure finding your blog and rea...It's been a pleasure finding your blog and reading here. All the best!Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-16005959954618547532014-07-18T09:37:41.613-04:002014-07-18T09:37:41.613-04:00Just now thought to check here for a follow-up...
...Just now thought to check here for a follow-up...<br /><br />My guess? YOU won't have to shoot for too long. I would <em>k,i,l,l</em> for your gifts.<br /><br />("Oh!" she said. "Tell me more...!" ;))JEShttp://johnesimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-2202335531312993772014-07-13T22:17:52.883-04:002014-07-13T22:17:52.883-04:00Congratulations on your publication! I think this ...Congratulations on your publication! I think this news is as wonderful as your writing! Hope summer is coming along well for you! Enjoy! ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-25619921358518085252014-07-12T09:19:07.842-04:002014-07-12T09:19:07.842-04:00Good to see that your blog has resurrected.
Look...Good to see that your blog has resurrected. <br /><br />Looks like a cool book. Your writing skills and photography skills have always been superior, I think >:)<br /><br /> <a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a><br />CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-64787742708947391832014-07-10T20:53:27.206-04:002014-07-10T20:53:27.206-04:00JES- Thanks for shaking the golden slumbers from y...JES- Thanks for shaking the golden slumbers from your eyes. My first credit in a literary journal. :) Next, I'll shoot for an essay. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-17667515416651134812014-07-10T12:37:33.239-04:002014-07-10T12:37:33.239-04:00How dare you tease those of us who are still awake...How dare you tease those of us who are still awake with a blog post?!? You could've at least included some music or something. :)<br /><br />(Haven't read the anthology yet but it goes more or less without saying that I love the covers.) (Oh, damn, I just said it anyhow...)JEShttp://johnesimpson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-72543568429047932982013-10-21T16:38:34.532-04:002013-10-21T16:38:34.532-04:00i'm so sorry to hear you've had to endure ...i'm so sorry to hear you've had to endure this, jayne. but now you have the images, and more importantly, the story to tell....<br /><br />oh how sometimes we must pay for our creative impulses, eh? Amanda Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942636545948440422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-51387033077611621282013-10-20T14:16:00.339-04:002013-10-20T14:16:00.339-04:00Leah! I know--I can understand that--hard to belie...Leah! I know--I can understand that--hard to believe I made it here to post!<br />I'm healing slowly--off the pain killers at least--and determined to get myself to a gym when I'm able to leap again. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-29122411149261367652013-10-20T14:14:34.914-04:002013-10-20T14:14:34.914-04:00Thanks, Nessa. I've been very busy writing for...Thanks, Nessa. I've been very busy writing for school, and I miss being here. But you know the demands of school! I am almost at the half-way mark (hard to believe) in the program, though, and still loving it. Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-60375226990272218162013-10-20T14:11:19.736-04:002013-10-20T14:11:19.736-04:00Leonora - Oh my gosh-- 5 ribs?! Horrible. So glad ...Leonora - Oh my gosh-- 5 ribs?! Horrible. So glad your mom healed quickly and completely. Sounds like you're made from healthy stock, then! I'm not surprised. :)<br /><br />(I'm with you--the kids stay up much later than me these days.)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-49731141149389122522013-10-20T14:07:34.270-04:002013-10-20T14:07:34.270-04:00Ketil - I'm with you. Leave to the kids. There...Ketil - I'm with you. Leave to the kids. There is a time for everything--and I wish we could make more of it. <br />I'm on the mend, thank you!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-918073552610805422013-10-20T14:05:49.641-04:002013-10-20T14:05:49.641-04:00Great story, Michael. Age can be deceptive, all ri...Great story, Michael. Age can be deceptive, all right, but it often shouts the truth!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-75541718550073754422013-10-20T14:04:10.154-04:002013-10-20T14:04:10.154-04:00Thanks, Rubye. I wonder if anyone is immune to tha...Thanks, Rubye. I wonder if anyone is immune to that feeling, that desire, at times, to return to our youthful years. I think it's about warming the chill of death.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-49189643457846070552013-10-15T17:06:35.408-04:002013-10-15T17:06:35.408-04:00Oh Jayne! I didn't realize that this was a blo...Oh Jayne! I didn't realize that this was a blog post. Yay! Of course I'm sad that you've been injured, but ecstatic that you wrote about your experience...and I got to read those words. I've been missing your words for some time now. This post was brutally beautiful. Please get well—and write to us more often;) Leah Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424758000036417506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-44121370331144356432013-10-11T18:37:45.049-04:002013-10-11T18:37:45.049-04:00It's so wonderful to read anything you've ...It's so wonderful to read anything you've written. It's been so long. I'm sorry you had to go through the pain, but I love what you've turned it into.Nessa Lockehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10793613496258240147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-762878187346313358.post-6282413335149094832013-10-10T18:50:46.231-04:002013-10-10T18:50:46.231-04:00How our bodies betray us! Just when we once again ...How our bodies betray us! Just when we once again have four hours to kill, no little children to chase, time on our hands and this old body wants to be in bed by 9:00. Never mind jumping over fences. : ) Sheesh!<br />BTW, My mom broke 5 ribs at age 89 and recovered completely. That's the stuff we need to be made of.Leonorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701518822526054010noreply@blogger.com