tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325768748891153243.post341794467359226876..comments2023-11-03T05:46:06.038-07:00Comments on Michigoose's gander at quilts & life: SimplifyingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15140675211931598431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325768748891153243.post-39206068034470505882009-12-15T11:29:35.827-08:002009-12-15T11:29:35.827-08:00Viven: isn't that the truth! I have to keep o...Viven: isn't that the truth! I have to keep on saying the same to myself. I am very proud of the fact that yesterday, the quilt group was meeting at our quilt shop and I was fondling batiks and some other fabrics and was able to walk out of the shop without so much as purchasing a fat quarter. My stash of fabric is embarassing, even though some of it was purchased for failed schemes and in moments of weakness. I am hoping to to through that in the near future and sort it out!<br /><br />Jessica: I am profoundly touched! On the contrary, I've never been nominated for a blog award! I'm also saddened about your loss, but I certainly understand. In the year after I finished my chemo treatment I couldn't bring myself to decorate a tree, yet Megster was only 5. I sat there looking at the tree which we had cut and couldn't do it. Finally, some friends came over and we had a party. I still sort of watched them do it (limited participation) but it was done and Meg did have a Christmas afterall.<br /><br />If you go the Norfolk Island Pine route, please remember to water thoroughly when it needs watering, but don't over do it. Keep it from drafts. Don't let it go completely dry but don't sog it either. They are susceptible to spider mites if they get too try and will also lose their lower limbs. I've had several over the years and have raised them to 7 foot monsters which I would then have to give away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140675211931598431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325768748891153243.post-42871898856432880682009-12-15T11:05:46.242-08:002009-12-15T11:05:46.242-08:00Yep I feel you on this. I would love to simplify a...Yep I feel you on this. I would love to simplify and yet I keep resisting it. Unfortunately it took tragedy for me to tone down the holiday ornamentation. This year we probably wont even put up a tree. I told Dave maybe we could get one of those potted Norfolk pines instead.<br /><br />On a side note, I nominated you for an award on my blog but please do not feel obligated to do anything. You probably get a bunch of these MeMe's. I just wanted to give you some props. :)<br /><br />http://themagicalmundane.blogspot.com/2009/12/honest-scrap.html<br /><br />JessicaJessica - Magical Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16904593852245820885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325768748891153243.post-28081505196692744762009-12-14T15:24:47.236-08:002009-12-14T15:24:47.236-08:00You are not alone in your struggle! I admit I'...You are not alone in your struggle! I admit I'm embarrassed by the amount of stuff we've accumulated. I'm working hard at truly differentiating between wanting something and needing something. I'm trying to use that mantra as I sort through things. But, for now, I'm going to be happy with getting rid of the pile of papers on my kitchen island; that means I've gotten through at least one stack of tasks and/or thrown it out. <br /><br />P.S. My Christmas decorations aren't all up either.... and they're usually finished by the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Oh well. Sometimes, that's just not the way it goes.Vivien Zepfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110439402332926588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5325768748891153243.post-19620678539024057932009-12-14T07:03:31.046-08:002009-12-14T07:03:31.046-08:00Thanks for your comment on my blog regarding Lucia...Thanks for your comment on my blog regarding Lucia Day. Little by little we are leaving the old traditions behind--especially so when children marry into families with other traditions. I don't know that it's a bad thing, but I often feel a little wistful for those days and those traditions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com