tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post3674632132008639720..comments2024-03-19T03:19:25.887-06:00Comments on Gumbo Lily: The moon, Little Women, and twinkle lights...Gumbo Lilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-40699541606019667362012-12-02T18:55:14.451-07:002012-12-02T18:55:14.451-07:00I love that you tell us about the moon/moons! I wi...I love that you tell us about the moon/moons! I will have to start a new Pinterest board to save some of this wonderful stuff.GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-37367808932194921612012-12-02T01:08:16.429-07:002012-12-02T01:08:16.429-07:00I think I'm 'Jo' - always have been a ...I think I'm 'Jo' - always have been a tomboy. Yet deep inside I always wished I were more like Beth - sweet, kind and calm. It's taken me a while to come to the conclusion that God has created each of us different and we need to live as the person we're meant to be instead of pining over NOT being the person we're not. I still do catch myself wishing I were more patient, more calm, less feverish in my endeavours in life - I still have so much more to learn at the feet of our Saviour.Flepandcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03829255811468297928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-89491806638854370442012-11-30T12:35:34.126-07:002012-11-30T12:35:34.126-07:00When I was a girl I identified mostly with Jo, tho...When I was a girl I identified mostly with Jo, though I could sit still for long periods of time with no problem whatsoever!<br /><br />I'm on the second half of the book now, realizing that when I was a child reading Little Women I skipped over great swaths of pages, though I loved when Jo was in the boarding house where she met the wonderful Mr. Baer. Now I'm at the part where Jo has to let Laurie down for good ... so sad!<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-10307338667896016342012-11-29T21:08:44.664-07:002012-11-29T21:08:44.664-07:00This evening I called Becca to come see the moon.....This evening I called Becca to come see the moon...and we shared the moment. She thought she saw Orion but it was not showing up...I now think she saw the Pleides. Isn't it like the Littles to reproach us for not getting our lights up, lol :) They don't understand that sometimes other really important things are getting done, too! So glad to think of your star shining bright, in more ways than one. - RuthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-30489726570277558282012-11-29T18:34:33.244-07:002012-11-29T18:34:33.244-07:00I agree the moon has been breathtaking. I too don...I agree the moon has been breathtaking. I too don't have our Christmas lights up. We are at the end of a deadend road and nobody ever sees them but us. Still there is nothing better than coming down our road and seeing the cabin all lit up. Glad you are enjoying your book.Bonnie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052974547161586063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-5301894562078854902012-11-29T13:12:17.046-07:002012-11-29T13:12:17.046-07:00So lovely, Jody! I miss the clear, bright winter s...So lovely, Jody! I miss the clear, bright winter skies I used to enjoy every day. But rain has a different kind of feeling--a cosiness, I suppose. I love your Christmas light (porch!) story and all that you share from your heart! Sweet.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06469299112021260475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-83219797925368739072012-11-29T09:52:25.183-07:002012-11-29T09:52:25.183-07:00I bought my star. Now all I need to do is wrap lig...I bought my star. Now all I need to do is wrap lights around it and have Dear dangerously dangle out the top window of the shop/barn and hang it half way down!! Have fun with your preparations!ellen b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14531430948905935301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-87507777537566373912012-11-29T09:01:07.709-07:002012-11-29T09:01:07.709-07:00Yes, since you mentioned it I have been reading a ...Yes, since you mentioned it I have been reading a bit every night. It is just lovely and I have always been like Jo. I can't sit for very long either. I have to jump up and go do something. It was a beautiful moon this November. I am glad I know it's name. <br />I always wished I could be like Meg or Marmee even Beth. I always came back to the fact I am just like Jo. <br />I still to this day wonder why Jo never married Laurie and as much as I liked Professor Baher I think she would have been happier married to Laurie. What do you think? Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-20403897380471419772012-11-29T02:34:41.885-07:002012-11-29T02:34:41.885-07:00I have noticed in my lovely book, The Illuminated ...I have noticed in my lovely book, The Illuminated Book of Days, illustrated with Kate Greenaway pictures that Louisa May Alcott was born on the 29th November,1832. Thank you for your lovely post. I'm sure the children and folk passing by your barn will love to see the shining star. We don't decorate our home until the week before Christmas except for making the Advent wreath and lighting the Advent Candle each Sunday, and we also light other candles in these dark evenings. Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-35828365799461989492012-11-29T00:48:23.253-07:002012-11-29T00:48:23.253-07:00We've got a full moon right now too. Isn'...We've got a full moon right now too. Isn't it amazing, that although we are so far apart from each other, we are gazing at the same moon? :) xxxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-30177677934377206512012-11-28T22:05:30.707-07:002012-11-28T22:05:30.707-07:00I love Little Women. I don't think I'm li...I love Little Women. I don't think I'm like any of the girls, but I like them all. I think I'd like to be Marmie or their helper (is it Hannah?)<br />I put some sparkly ornaments on my fake tree at school. It's one of those silk fiscus trees. The kids haven't noticed yet, but I'm sure they will.<br />I may play around with lights and bows this weekend. <br />I love thinking about the star on the barn, Jody.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6095103946834851624.post-5031641570278375012012-11-28T21:01:56.898-07:002012-11-28T21:01:56.898-07:00Beautiful moon picture, Jody. Mike and I noticed i...Beautiful moon picture, Jody. Mike and I noticed it on the way home from dinner tonight and that bright shining planet. The sky is so clear, too, and full of stars. I'm very thankful to live out far enough to see them, at least in part. We have twinkle lights up outside, but no inside decorations.......yet. :) Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.com