tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post6933085370298150037..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Blogging AND OTHER Obligationsmaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18748447132133524552009-02-12T19:09:00.000-08:002009-02-12T19:09:00.000-08:00Thanks for that reminder, Karen. Sometimes "nothin...Thanks for that reminder, Karen. Sometimes "nothing" can be everything, really, can't it!<BR/>Not sure there is going to be a "better" to this saga, but it's all part of life, I guess.<BR/>As for your last comment, which I'm guessing is very tongue in cheek, you've got smarts that go way beyond academic "letters"! I'm so inspired by your fashion and style sense.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63467897189359845602009-02-12T08:45:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:45:00.000-08:00Mater, remember, SEinfeld was a runaway hit, and i...Mater, remember, SEinfeld was a runaway hit, and it was the show about "nothing."<BR/><BR/>Hope you and your family are feeling better, especially Grandmater. <BR/><BR/>The dream, I don't dare to interpret. I've only got a B.A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-37391208214856677762009-02-02T21:41:00.000-08:002009-02-02T21:41:00.000-08:00Karen: your mad method has very good results!Jane:...Karen: your mad method has very good results!<BR/>Jane: Thanks!<BR/>Julianne: Yes, didn't finish my BA until I was over 40 -- the longest degree in history, I thought at the time! And I was over 50 before completing my PhD. I guess I'm lucky that I don't mind public speaking -- I know it's the number one fear for many.<BR/>Having been a stay-at-home mom for many years, I know how easy it is to feel as if we don't have anything important to say, nothing "out of the ordinary" -- but we do know how to appreciate the ordinary, don't we?! I think your blog and mine share this determination to marvel at the everyday, or at least, I try.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26567465167806475592009-02-02T19:20:00.000-08:002009-02-02T19:20:00.000-08:00It is a lovely photo. My mother had one taken wh...It is a lovely photo. My mother had one taken when I was very little with the four generations. Now there are only two :-(. Hopefully some day there will be a third.<BR/><BR/>I am amazed that you have the time to write as you do. I didn't know that you went back not too long ago for your PhD. I started to do that, then realized I was terrified, and I mean terrified to speak in front of others. Couldn't do it.<BR/><BR/> I do love your blogging without obligation motto. So what keeps my from blogging?????<BR/><BR/>Being constantly interrupted. My husband works from home and I have three pets.<BR/><BR/>Writing is difficult for me. It's getting better and the blogging is helping, but I think I do have some type of LD when it comes to writing what I am thinking. My minds races and I feel a lot of things, but getting them out in writing is totally different and difficult.<BR/><BR/>Feeling that I don't have much to say. Being a stay at home mom, there are days when nothing out of the ordinary occurs. But really I know that the ordinary days are just as special as the ones that arent. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing yourself with us, and for the beautiful photo today.Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804726854985912546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39983820952799951852009-02-01T14:35:00.000-08:002009-02-01T14:35:00.000-08:00hey "ma" (i like that) what a bevie of beauties yo...hey "ma" (i like that) what a bevie of beauties you have in your family .. a one and only photo .. lovely .. <BR/><BR/>how wonderfull for you to be off to the uk, doing something you love ..jane ..https://www.blogger.com/profile/15642217952016222634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48100485266355853262009-01-31T19:39:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:39:00.000-08:00I guess I'm sort of a bi-polar blogger...with a me...I guess I'm sort of a bi-polar blogger...with a method to the madness?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64021876677810649602009-01-31T09:42:00.000-08:002009-01-31T09:42:00.000-08:00Duchesse: Thanks! I love this photo as well, just ...Duchesse: Thanks! I love this photo as well, just wish I were in it -- I've got to make sure to get one soon with myself as one of the four generations.<BR/>LBR: No, I haven't seen the film, but will look for it. Not likely to write here about reading him, altho' it would be worth a post or seventeen, for sure -- time, time, time, I need to buy some!<BR/>Karen: Your away spells always seem to produce some great new inspirations -- your past few new posts have been great!<BR/>Pseu: I do believe my readers are patient and understanding -- now if I could only get my inner whip-cracker to be as kind . . .<BR/>Miss C: Yikes! That's a weekend's work, especially since you'll be doing it amid a busy household with three young ones. And I have noticed nothing dry at all about your blog lately -- on the contrary, lush and lively would be my description.<BR/>Mardel: If I write about Derrida at all (and see my response to LBR) it would be at my other blog -- and more about the phenomenon of reading and discussing than about the actual content. Again, it's more about time than lack of inclination . . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16571175261440818402009-01-30T19:07:00.000-08:002009-01-30T19:07:00.000-08:00And I am always amazed that you blog so much and d...And I am always amazed that you blog so much and do so much. My wells run dry far to frequently. I would love to hear more about the Derrida if you ever have time.<BR/><BR/>And the photo is just fabulously evocative. Gatherings and portraits of multiple generations of women always seem to tell such strong stories.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-42527519266626723092009-01-30T18:32:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:32:00.000-08:00Oh my. Am preparing four syllabi this weekend for...Oh my. Am preparing four syllabi this weekend for the new semester. So my blog is a tad dry at the moment.Miss Cavendishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461488799928956875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-82635343584693039142009-01-30T17:07:00.000-08:002009-01-30T17:07:00.000-08:00Love, love, love the photo!There are just some tim...Love, love, love the photo!<BR/><BR/>There are just some times when life takes precedence, and we'll be here ready to read when you're ready to blog!Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-50591686867800506242009-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:002009-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:00Mater, love the photo.My blogging is all or nothin...Mater, love the photo.<BR/><BR/>My blogging is all or nothing as you may have noticed! All my ideas come crashing down at once, and then I'm dry. Totally dry. <BR/><BR/>Getting out there and living and talking to people is great fodder for blog posts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32189977599140032342009-01-30T12:34:00.000-08:002009-01-30T12:34:00.000-08:00I find it amazing how much I blog considering how ...I find it amazing how much <BR/>I blog considering how little life I feel like I have lived in the last year. But lately life has gotten busier and it is feeling harder to keep up with daily(m-f) blogging, reading and commenting.<BR/><BR/>Please, would you post on Derrida. I loved him. Have you seen the film about him? Very interesting.<BR/><BR/>Like Duchesse, I really enjoyed the photo. Very poignant how your sister holds your mother who holds your granddaughter.La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-7069122234355702432009-01-30T09:09:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:09:00.000-08:00This is a lovely, evocative photo. Intergeneration...This is a lovely, evocative photo. Intergenerational photos (especially of women) always move me. I've always been amazed and admiring about how much you do! Even if you post sporadically, ma, or take a break that's fine- I appreciate what you post when you can. And congratulations on your UK gig!<BR/><BR/>PS My family loves graphic novels (bandes desinees), especially the French ones.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.com