tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post4074369534049174159..comments2024-02-10T03:47:12.772-06:00Comments on gather: Just Thinkingdonna bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-77279183855683591962017-05-04T15:21:36.821-05:002017-05-04T15:21:36.821-05:00Oh Sarah, you are a sweetheart. I can only imagin...Oh Sarah, you are a sweetheart. I can only imagine how beautiful your garden by the sea is.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-18844033890922357152017-05-04T13:25:07.948-05:002017-05-04T13:25:07.948-05:00I always retreat into the garden or by the sea whe...I always retreat into the garden or by the sea when things get to much. I'm glad you have had some better news from your family. Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-65879953531257957192017-05-04T10:03:57.658-05:002017-05-04T10:03:57.658-05:00Thank you Jeri. Yes, such a terrible time, but now...Thank you Jeri. Yes, such a terrible time, but now nearly over. So little we really know what goes on in our blog friends' lives. Hopefully mostly good.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-68010424550234329002017-05-04T08:53:24.685-05:002017-05-04T08:53:24.685-05:00Firstly, I am so THRILLED your daughter's sigh...Firstly, I am so THRILLED your daughter's sight has returned, this must have brought you a good deal of peace and thankfulness.<br /> Having followed blogs for several years, it is painful to watch as so many of my blogger friends have lost husbands, at least 4, and another lost a daughter to an accident.It awakens me to the fact that none of us have perfect lives, and sorrow comes knocking on our door with frequency.jerilandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07418564262425621746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-34318305074798121572017-05-03T09:13:26.079-05:002017-05-03T09:13:26.079-05:00Thank you Ellen. We are blessed.Thank you Ellen. We are blessed.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-76783996275232800862017-05-03T09:12:40.899-05:002017-05-03T09:12:40.899-05:00Yes and it can turn on a dime. Now I'm wonder...Yes and it can turn on a dime. Now I'm wondering if that's the old saying. That shot was taken quickly out of the car window. donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-53411188754965063482017-05-03T09:11:54.667-05:002017-05-03T09:11:54.667-05:00glad to hear your daughter's eyesight is impro...glad to hear your daughter's eyesight is improving. and yay for the new grandbaby.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-67056161959399914962017-05-03T07:36:55.980-05:002017-05-03T07:36:55.980-05:00Life can be so fragile. I have seen 3 Thinker cast...Life can be so fragile. I have seen 3 Thinker castings,including the one pictured.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-85811708592165375192017-05-02T21:40:39.041-05:002017-05-02T21:40:39.041-05:00Yes, I think this might be the last one. Alzheime...Yes, I think this might be the last one. Alzheimer's freaks me out. And you've known two friends with it. That is so sad. I put three antique whirligigs in my booth today and could not remember the name and had to write old wind garden ornaments!!!! Thanks Ry for your good wishes. Good health is really all that matters.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-28111155452507942362017-05-02T21:34:43.069-05:002017-05-02T21:34:43.069-05:00Oh, that made me smile. It is such a wonderful pl...Oh, that made me smile. It is such a wonderful place. I've been twice and doubt I'll ever return. Missed so much though. Needed much more time to do everything.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-61576882260915503062017-05-02T21:32:35.200-05:002017-05-02T21:32:35.200-05:00Eight weeks and they already think it will be anot...Eight weeks and they already think it will be another girl, because of the rapid heartbeat. It's a new day in babies. Daughter-in-law's mother already asked if they were going to name her Abbey Road to go with Penny Lane. It is exciting.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-5088008656277551282017-05-02T21:29:22.324-05:002017-05-02T21:29:22.324-05:00Helen, you are such a sweetheart. I have so much ...Helen, you are such a sweetheart. I have so much to do, I really don't have the time to overthink everything. Wondering if you are finished with your television shoot? Can't wait for that. Now that is exciting.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-80632344866141669172017-05-02T21:25:41.458-05:002017-05-02T21:25:41.458-05:00Oh thank you Parsnip. Now I am worried about you ...Oh thank you Parsnip. Now I am worried about you (and always Ham.) Some days, well, you know. They make the good ones that much sweeter.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-28032586785172854152017-05-02T20:17:20.992-05:002017-05-02T20:17:20.992-05:00Another sweet baby to love - lucky you!! Glad you...Another sweet baby to love - lucky you!! Glad your daughter's eyesight continues to improve. I spent last week saying goodbye to a friend who is in the last stage of Alzheimer's. Only 67 years old - once a vivacious artist. Now in Hospice - it is a matter of days before she leaves this world. Another dear friend, even younger recently diagnosed. So difficult to understand and watch them slip away. My friend held tightly to my hand while I was with her - I think she knew I was there. Getting old sucks:(Ry @ Sotto Il Monte Vineyardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03963652024916167506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-56354888408514901302017-05-02T17:30:30.806-05:002017-05-02T17:30:30.806-05:00I remember it well as I was herding a group of Min...I remember it well as I was herding a group of Minnesota high schoolers down the sidewalk across the street. There beyond the low hedge...the Thinker. We had many such surprises during our wonderful days in the City of Light. That was some twenty years ago now...:)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-39045853116246252362017-05-02T17:10:44.088-05:002017-05-02T17:10:44.088-05:00It certainly has been a tumultuous time for you. S...It certainly has been a tumultuous time for you. So happy to hear of the wee one on its way, they light up our lives.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-56714425152917476262017-05-02T16:20:35.828-05:002017-05-02T16:20:35.828-05:00Hello Donna,
Sorry you are going through so much r...Hello Donna,<br />Sorry you are going through so much right now. I am delighted to hear the positive news concerning your daughter. I pray that she regains full vision. <br /><br />I loved reading about all the wonderful animals who are depending upon you. <br /><br />Helen xxhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-47596166417762522482017-05-02T15:21:01.624-05:002017-05-02T15:21:01.624-05:00The photo is fabulous. I would have a small one on...The photo is fabulous. I would have a small one on my desk to calm the rocky days.<br />There is so much turmoil in my life right now much of it of my own making. I am really out of control. Off to the doctor #1 right now and next one looming. So confusing.<br />But...<br />So happy your daughter's, eyesight has/is returned. and their will be a new little one to brighten up all our days through your blog.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-91549615752247872112017-05-02T14:46:20.912-05:002017-05-02T14:46:20.912-05:00All the animals were waiting for me to get home an...All the animals were waiting for me to get home and feed them. The geese brought their babies and the squirrel family waited for their nuts (I'm terrible), the ducks that want to bathe in my pond and live in my garden, peeked around the tree as I filled the bird feeders. Even the fish and turtles come when I feed the waterfowl. All are fearless of me; they even look through the windows.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-26355116214417928312017-05-02T14:41:18.181-05:002017-05-02T14:41:18.181-05:00Someone posted on her site, that after a 3 month c...Someone posted on her site, that after a 3 month cancer diagnosis, she had passed away. Just like that. She just wanted us to know. It is a struggle sometimes in life. I want to remember all the good stuff only, but the painful times are trying.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-90023313669423087312017-05-02T14:40:52.216-05:002017-05-02T14:40:52.216-05:00Life can be a complicated and confusing mixture ca...Life can be a complicated and confusing mixture can't it? Love your positives. I too turn to the garden (and the birds) and books when it all gets too much for me. And I spend a lot of time with all three.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-67759949641818334662017-05-02T14:36:52.224-05:002017-05-02T14:36:52.224-05:00Yes to all and May!Yes to all and May!donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-7947876743140340742017-05-02T14:35:20.724-05:002017-05-02T14:35:20.724-05:00Yes, Monique, before I knew what it was, I called ...Yes, Monique, before I knew what it was, I called it being prepared for all eventualities. I guess as we age we see more, learn more. To see my son so happy and be the best father I've ever known, it does make me joyful. You need many more babies - no grand mere better than you. I hope I didn't just call you a big sea.;)donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-10836804468497758032017-05-02T13:46:45.002-05:002017-05-02T13:46:45.002-05:00It is all too much input for me so I lose myself i...It is all too much input for me so I lose myself in books and the garden. Oh I keep up but try to tip the scales toward the positive as much as possible. I watched my Mom live a very negative life and I know I'm prone so I fight it. I worry about all the blog friends who have disappeared over the years and wonder at times how I will walk away one day. Fade out or announce?oldgreymareprimitiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070774314265663535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5974379645841145390.post-88031923220863504822017-05-02T12:51:55.965-05:002017-05-02T12:51:55.965-05:00So glad to hear all of the good news! Congratulati...So glad to hear all of the good news! Congratulations on a new wee one. I'm going to state the obvious that life is a big mix. My heart goes out to the ones suffering losses today. I have gone way more micro in recent months. Trying to appreciate more each day up close and personal. You have to keep the antennas tuned to events, but a tighter focus on the immediate joys is helping. And now it's May! Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01043224721237700695noreply@blogger.com