tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8749592864710873046..comments2024-03-29T06:00:12.823-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: The WeekendJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82922887045923973602019-03-23T23:04:17.377-04:002019-03-23T23:04:17.377-04:00At least I started when my daughter was older! I d...At least I started when my daughter was older! I don't know how teachers with young kids get it done. Maybe it's no coincidence that there are TWO Starbucks within 1/10th of a mile from our school:)<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058472608641005270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-51698872218882025632019-03-23T21:18:58.375-04:002019-03-23T21:18:58.375-04:00Julia, I'm tired all the time so welcome to th...Julia, I'm tired all the time so welcome to the club.<br /><br />Deborah, I grew up a sports nut. I started coaching when I was 14 and did it for 25 years. It was just a part of who I was.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85477453137859665072019-03-23T19:16:39.652-04:002019-03-23T19:16:39.652-04:00The trees turned out to be tiny sticks! It's g...The trees turned out to be tiny sticks! It's going to take awhile for these babies to do much. I just hope the deer leave them alone. <br /><br />Anyone can become a Master Gardener, because every state has an Extension Service that offers the program. It's usually administered over 15 weeks, after extensive background checks are done on the participants. That's because Master Gardeners are volunteers: they keep parks and other areas spruced up and planted year-round, they provide answers to queries at farmers' markets, garden shows and other events, and they teach classes to the public, including at schools. I've done all these, but I do not consider myself an expert, in any way. There is SO much to know. But I do know how to find stuff out. :-)Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32512449495106359842019-03-23T18:22:32.545-04:002019-03-23T18:22:32.545-04:00Me, too, Sally. I can't go to bed without a bo...Me, too, Sally. I can't go to bed without a book.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39117718135653186222019-03-23T18:13:35.426-04:002019-03-23T18:13:35.426-04:00Since I'm retired, I do most of my errands and...Since I'm retired, I do most of my errands and lunches with friends on weekdays. Some Saturdays I go to the library as I did today, and Sunday is church. Today was too windy but I may do some garden clean-up tomorrow afternoon. <br /><br />Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who can't Do It Yourself. Now that I can't see that well, things are even worse since most things are stuck in dark corners. <br /><br />Oh, and I read every day but I think I did that since I learned to read. LOLSally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6018576986045168442019-03-23T18:03:59.814-04:002019-03-23T18:03:59.814-04:00Enjoy Leipzig! That sounds wonderful!Enjoy Leipzig! That sounds wonderful!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27261872383817340972019-03-23T16:22:09.118-04:002019-03-23T16:22:09.118-04:00Tomorrow I am going to Leipzig for a visit of Germ...Tomorrow I am going to Leipzig for a visit of Germany's second big book Convent, besides Frankfurt which is more international. It will be kind of "bathing" in book for the whole day. I hope to meet a few authors especially from those who write really interesting books in the context of gay romance, some as a mixture between thriller and romance and quite some about the victims of hate crime for instance, how they try to live with what happened. I sometimes miss the view of the victims in nowadays novels ..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159685620569410279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27016208523893352132019-03-23T13:40:32.669-04:002019-03-23T13:40:32.669-04:00Definitely not. That counts as fun, even when you...Definitely not. That counts as fun, even when you shoot down all my absurd whimseys.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68047379935607180302019-03-23T13:24:59.796-04:002019-03-23T13:24:59.796-04:00Basketball goes back a long way in my family, Debs...Basketball goes back a long way in my family, Debs. My mother played on her high school team, in the 1920s! Then, brother played and I was a cheerleader, so we went to all the games at our high school, along with our parents attending. Fandom for the men's basketball team at University of Kentucky seemed to always be a part of our household, even before both my brother and I went to school there. I met my husband at UK, so we continued the fandom when we got married into our household, but for some reason, our kids didn't catch it. My daughter, who is married with her own family now, is somewhat interested when I talk about it, but she married someone from Indiana and lives there now. I blame her husband for her lack of participation. Hahaha! My son actually lives in Lexington and attended UK for two years before transferring to another university to finish his degree, but he doesn't seem to have much interest in the games either. Thank goodness they both enjoy reading, or I'd feel like a complete failure as a mother. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2836264438066078332019-03-23T13:20:14.929-04:002019-03-23T13:20:14.929-04:00Seven days a week writer, here. But I do a lot of ...Seven days a week writer, here. But I do a lot of entertaining stuff during the week - lunch with friends, working out at the gym, movies with the hooligans, date night with the Hub -- so I don't mind working every day. I find it helps me stay connected to the story. If I took off two days I might lose my momentum. Good luck on your edits!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9571676224298496392019-03-23T13:03:54.077-04:002019-03-23T13:03:54.077-04:00Shalom Reds and fans. Even being retired, my weekd...Shalom Reds and fans. Even being retired, my weekdays are filled with places to be and stuff to do. I keep track of where I have to be with Google calendar and a regular planner. The regular planner is new this year but frankly, I don’t know what I did without one. My weekend starts on Friday evening. Among some friends and acquaintances, we have a ritual of sharing a trip to a local pizza place. Usually, ten to fifteen people show up and they now reserve a table for us. They made a big fuss over me on my 64th birthday. Saturday is usually a down day for me. I can sleep in. Today I will watch a little college basketball on one of my tablets. I do have a load of laundry in the machine. I have a roommate and twice a month we go to a local Christian coffee house which has live music. Tonight, I have purchased online access to a video feed of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference that will run through Monday. Sunday is church. Some close friends pick me up every Sunday morning and we get home just after 11 am. I do need to do some food shopping after that. It’s still too cold to linger outside but when Spring truly warms us a bit, I look forward to taking my collapsible lawn chair and sitting reading a book, drinking some coffee or just enjoying the sun.David Squireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17144607647071920674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85972193348974617702019-03-23T12:34:18.702-04:002019-03-23T12:34:18.702-04:00I agree if you are "retired" or "st...I agree if you are "retired" or "stay at home worker" like I am you should shop during the week, especially if it involves going to a big-box store. I try to stay on course with the rest of the world, but holidays and weekends are just like most days, except Sunday we go to church. Today I am making a trip to the credit union, going to sign a petition, and spend the rest of the day watching movies - I'm in the middle of The Favourite right now...next up is the new Mary Queen of Scots. Mom will be watching Instant Family and a Hallmark movie about a dog at Christmas. It's an overcast day here in our part of Colorado so perfect movie watching weather!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85659682792226600882019-03-23T12:23:54.189-04:002019-03-23T12:23:54.189-04:00I have no routine since I've been "retire...I have no routine since I've been "retired." I do try to do any shopping during the week since it's much less hassle. It is cloudy here but warm; we should have a nice week ahead. We picked up our granddaughter from the airport last night. She's visiting on her springbreak per usual. She said it was snowing (NE Ohio) when she left. We'll see what she wants to do. Sunday, one of the major streets in our neighborhood will shut to vehicles for four hours to encourage people to walk, bike, skate, whatever. The merchants will have their stores open and there will probably be bands here and there. We may go check it out. The art museum has the Van Gogh exhibit going right now and I do want to see that. I'll have to see if that interests Granddaughter or save it for Son and me to do. We are scheduled for a campus tour of a culinary institute next week. GD is super excited about that; her mom is flying in to check it out too. I think she's chosen cooking over music (plays the cello) so I hope it all works out for her.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-64927081625844015332019-03-23T12:09:39.788-04:002019-03-23T12:09:39.788-04:00We are supposed to go mattress shopping today! Exc...We are supposed to go mattress shopping today! Exciting, right? In general...there is no weekend "in general" to describe. Often, there are family events because that is when kids and grandkids are free; when husband, not retired, has time; or socializing with friends who are not nearby (brunch in the burbs tomorrow). But sometimes the weeks go upside down and weekdays are filled up with time-eating dr appts or out-of-town visitors or house repairs, and writing must get done on a weekend. Some will get done today no matter what.Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25469150684272525842019-03-23T11:52:16.391-04:002019-03-23T11:52:16.391-04:00 Running in, running in! Coming to you from seat 1... Running in, running in! Coming to you from seat 11 D on the flight from Detroit to Boston! So that’s what I’m doing today :-) love you all Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53625164980470751212019-03-23T11:25:11.115-04:002019-03-23T11:25:11.115-04:00I'm not really complaining about having to cop...I'm not really complaining about having to copy edit--I actually like the process. My copy editor is wonderful and it's always fun to see her little tweaks. And the dumb things I missed... But I had hoped to be finished with it by this weekend, however, I have been working in fits and starts. The fan is going out in my computer and I have to quit whenever it starts to over heat or everything crashes. Ah, technology. But I wouldn't go back to a typewriter.<br /><br />And my new laptop arrives on Monday!!!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82680013420106074862019-03-23T11:20:51.235-04:002019-03-23T11:20:51.235-04:00Jay, thanks for the little March Madness lesson! N...Jay, thanks for the little March Madness lesson! No one in my family ever played or watched basketball, and my college was focused on academics rather than sports, so basketball in general is Greek to me.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61901296216140125972019-03-23T11:18:06.646-04:002019-03-23T11:18:06.646-04:00Karen, so impressed that you are a Master Gardener...Karen, so impressed that you are a Master Gardener. I hope one of these days you'll share your new landscape with us.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26278585513720208922019-03-23T11:16:49.101-04:002019-03-23T11:16:49.101-04:00Ah, Margaret, you inspire me. That Sunday afternoo...Ah, Margaret, you inspire me. That Sunday afternoon writing planning is what I always INTEND to do. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70743363322537758472019-03-23T11:15:41.366-04:002019-03-23T11:15:41.366-04:00If I got it all done, Lyda, I would tell you! I tr...If I got it all done, Lyda, I would tell you! I try to clean out the fridge, do meal planning and shopping on Saturday, plus errands, then stay home on Sunday and get the laundry all done. Somehow it never seems to happen quite like that. This week, I think the same laundry has been sitting in the dryer since...Tuesday?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23534766666952946832019-03-23T11:12:52.705-04:002019-03-23T11:12:52.705-04:00Sounds great to me! However, retirement is not som...Sounds great to me! However, retirement is not something I ever contemplate, so just one day to read all day is a real treat for me.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85169945394948014952019-03-23T11:11:56.971-04:002019-03-23T11:11:56.971-04:00Like you and Julia, I usually stay off the Interne...Like you and Julia, I usually stay off the Internet on Sunday, except for the blog. It's not a hard and fast rule, I just usually give myself permission not to check in. It feels very restful and liberating. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13351783514472941402019-03-23T11:10:39.979-04:002019-03-23T11:10:39.979-04:00Karen, I want free trees from my library, darn it!...Karen, I want free trees from my library, darn it! Although I suppose with all the maple saplings I have to dig up every year, I should be the one giving them away.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30254361822175464302019-03-23T11:08:41.075-04:002019-03-23T11:08:41.075-04:00Jay, I'm tired just thinking about your weeken...Jay, I'm tired just thinking about your weekend!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-68475874338157041412019-03-23T11:08:33.169-04:002019-03-23T11:08:33.169-04:00Ouch, Gigi. Rehearsal weekends are always hard.
...Ouch, Gigi. Rehearsal weekends are always hard. <br /><br />I say I don't like to work on weekends, but one of my very favorite things is our Saturday or Sunday afternoons when we get to brainstorm our books over a pot of tea or a glass of wine. That doesn't count as work!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com