tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post9143325625731464369..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Lessons from Herons . . .materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73124792572269817032011-06-13T06:22:11.933-07:002011-06-13T06:22:11.933-07:00Duchesse: It's true -- there are compensations...Duchesse: It's true -- there are compensations!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-45142862928266121712011-06-12T16:28:48.405-07:002011-06-12T16:28:48.405-07:00Things are really ratcheting up for you, a real sh...Things are really ratcheting up for you, a real shift into impending work. Still, flambéed bananas after several hours of great company is a wonderful respite. I'd stand on one leg for that any time.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64378151945127814072011-06-11T07:29:59.242-07:002011-06-11T07:29:59.242-07:00Pseu: Actually, I ended up listening to the pre-ga...Pseu: Actually, I ended up listening to the pre-game talk, not good for calming down but it certainly helped pass the time! <br />K: I haven't noticed patience with yourself to be an outstanding virtue of yours, but you certainly have the heron's devotion to a task . . . hope the sewing and knitting go well.<br />NM: Despite the craziness they might bring to the household, I can see kittens being good for some de-stressing. So much cuteness you do tend to just get in the moment with them.<br />Terri: It's true that there are those other metaphoric possibilities with herons -- the way they suddenly spear that fish and then gulp it all down at once.<br /><br />Yes, one foot in front of the other is a good approach, as long as we can make it not feel too much like trudging. Tomorrow I'll practically be skipping with the fun!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-60055631509351670652011-06-10T17:43:58.090-07:002011-06-10T17:43:58.090-07:00The heron is a perfect example--until he captures ...The heron is a perfect example--until he captures a fish and swallows at one gulp.<br /><br />When my life gets like this, I try just to put one foot in front of the other. Sounds like you have immediate fun to look forward to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71134377791722649112011-06-10T17:12:25.791-07:002011-06-10T17:12:25.791-07:00Enjoy the party and your weekend....and remember t...Enjoy the party and your weekend....and remember to<br />B R E A T H E .......<br />My husband leaves on Sunday for a week of business in<br />Vancouver and wish I could join him...perhaps next trip.pavlovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809182203387660034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-26260070710174581122011-06-10T15:26:07.674-07:002011-06-10T15:26:07.674-07:00I seem to have been crazy busy at work and at home...I seem to have been crazy busy at work and at home lately too. This weekend I'm getting four six week old kittens. Their feral mother is being spayd and returned to the wilds of Toronto, so the kittens are all mine to look after and socialize.<br /><br />Go with the flow in the traffic and enjoy your party.Northmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597456926736581361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-16906358487241254042011-06-10T13:17:00.385-07:002011-06-10T13:17:00.385-07:00I don't need to enlarge to feel the calm-down!...I don't need to enlarge to feel the calm-down! What a beautiful photo. And have a terrific time with your daughter this weekend. I will be knitting and copying a T shirt to make a pattern for my husband (birthday coming up). I hope I can maintain the serenity of our bird friend.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58058888714202562392011-06-10T12:55:49.564-07:002011-06-10T12:55:49.564-07:00Have a wonderful time at the bachelorette party!
...Have a wonderful time at the bachelorette party!<br /><br />For behind-the-wheel decompressing in traffic, the local non-commercial classical music station works wonders. <br /><br />When I live on a moored sailboat in Central California, I spent *hours* just sitting up on deck with a mug of coffee in hand and watching the herons and other sea birds (and the occasional otter). It was so wonderfully restorative.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com