tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post9140702886553089921..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Summer's End? Not Quite, Labour Day, Not Quite. . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5114488119461705932017-09-06T16:17:55.436-07:002017-09-06T16:17:55.436-07:00I suspect that living as we now do in the city, in...I suspect that living as we now do in the city, in much closer proximity to our neighbours than ever before, complete victory will elude us. I rarely had a problem at previous homes, although once we had our first city apartment, Paul would bring them home in his case, I'm sure. I tried to get garments out of the closet and into the sun (which the moths hate!) as often as I can remember -- I think part of the problem has been simply having too much to care for properly, and I'm working on that. . . . What you say about Labour Day, so very true. So far, my kids (now moving, if you can believe it -- and don't tell them! -- steadily into their middle years) are decently employed, but I look at the spread of precarity and worry for my grandkids. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45762163226636200772017-09-05T15:38:10.558-07:002017-09-05T15:38:10.558-07:00It's a pleasure to come back to your blog even...It's a pleasure to come back to your blog even if I had to face the moths... I have beaten them back to only a few in a 4-6 week window, but what will it take to vanquish them? On a more serious note, Labour Day alway reminds me that I am grateful to have had work- and mostly fairly paid, and in safe conditions, since I was 16, a situation that is far more precarious for our children.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71574623883563090472017-09-05T08:03:22.305-07:002017-09-05T08:03:22.305-07:00Here too, I'd say, although perhaps not so hot...Here too, I'd say, although perhaps not so hotly. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21885532787249153732017-09-05T08:01:57.826-07:002017-09-05T08:01:57.826-07:00It's just a wee project, but something to feed...It's just a wee project, but something to feed that Fall habit, which I miss now after a lifetime's adherence to the school calendar.<br />No, I suspect that poor little visitor was doomed from the moment he left the cage....materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-57660318158111519582017-09-05T07:41:10.717-07:002017-09-05T07:41:10.717-07:00"May workers everywhere have their labour hon..."May workers everywhere have their labour honoured and may we make choices that ensure progress toward fair compensation for all that labour." Thank you for this. I'd even add, may we make progress towards a more shared definition of what "fair" means. In the US that is hotly debated. LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20409713750942867002017-09-05T04:33:32.928-07:002017-09-05T04:33:32.928-07:00How fun that you have a new project and new cool s...How fun that you have a new project and new cool supplies to "start the school year"! I'm a little behind the curve on that aspect of fall since planning some trips in the next several weeks is preoccupying a bit, but I think I should try to add something along these lines just to be seasonable.<br /><br />I wonder if you are continuing to see your finch visitor? <br />ceciAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com