tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post4870855404067469706..comments2024-03-18T21:16:14.441-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Summer's Day Hath All Too Short a LeaseJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22597160407302712702011-08-14T18:12:56.038-04:002011-08-14T18:12:56.038-04:00Oh, I thought Jonathan had sent you that photo of ...Oh, I thought Jonathan had sent you that photo of me in our back yard... :-) <br /><br />But that is exactly what the floats look like, at least. Yay, Red Julia!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57812381483820355232011-08-14T18:06:58.536-04:002011-08-14T18:06:58.536-04:00I have to tell you, Hank, I Image Googled "Gu...I have to tell you, Hank, I Image Googled "Gumby floats" for a good twenty minutes trying to find a more, shall we say, accurate picture. You see some VERY strange things out there when you're looking for "Gumby floats<br /><br />I figured you would consider the elegant float in the infinity pool the next best thing :-)Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52224374978718168902011-08-14T16:11:32.590-04:002011-08-14T16:11:32.590-04:00Thanks, Mar! Lovely to see you here...and you stor...Thanks, Mar! Lovely to see you here...and you story about the cottage is heartwarming. Good for you. xoHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55998080164373716052011-08-14T16:09:27.376-04:002011-08-14T16:09:27.376-04:00You're so brilliant, Julia! How did you find a...You're so brilliant, Julia! How did you find a photo of the EXACT gumby floats?<br /><br />xooHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-67325431992519897432011-08-13T18:57:41.535-04:002011-08-13T18:57:41.535-04:00I am ready for fall !! Been a long hot summer, mos...I am ready for fall !! Been a long hot summer, most of the fruits/vegs are dried up for lack of rain and too much heat except Tomatoes - everyone has an abundence of those<br /><br />Did make it to NY to my sMoms cottage for a week, got to spend 2 Sundays with her which was great, it was strange being there without my Daddy though - something I've put off doing because I knew his ghost would be in the cottage - did fine and enjoyed picturing him here and there in the cottage.<br /><br />Rest of summer has been spent indoors a/c going<br /><br />Fall cannot come soon enough, I want to dig out my sweaters and sweatshirts and see the glorious fall leaves<br /><br />Rhys - very nice painting !! Wherever you were, I want to be there, what a breathtaking site !!<br /><br />Read a lot of great books, but I do that year round<br /><br />Only thing I didn't get done was to see friends who live a very long ways away.<br /><br />summing it up BRING ON FALL ! <br /><br />Mar<br /><br />PS JRW's I love your site and books - thanks Deb for the link to JRWRosie123https://www.blogger.com/profile/11528374618939863598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39989323345093030702011-08-13T16:32:14.065-04:002011-08-13T16:32:14.065-04:00Like Deborah, I'm a resident Texan and I can&#...Like Deborah, I'm a resident Texan and I can't wait for fall and a break from this. Blessedly welcome rain last night and today lowered the temperature--high in the upper 90s--but it settles over you like a wet blanket when you go outside. And it's been so long since rain, I'd forgotten the problems of mud and dogs--plus a soggy newspaper. Give me crisp, clean fall--quick!judyalterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13767466505891813090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21552877233869892512011-08-13T15:05:34.399-04:002011-08-13T15:05:34.399-04:00Hubby and I were just lementing that we hadn't...Hubby and I were just lementing that we hadn't spent as much time at the dock as we'd like this summer. It's been hot in Jersey this year(not as bad as Texas, but still hot for us). I made the pesto (25 meals in freezer), did the tomatoes as well as made 10 quarts of gazpacho (had to call the kids to come over and eat some of it).<br /><br />I'm nevre ready to give up summer. I still need to freeze more blueberries, and more cherries, if it not too late. All and all it's been a good summer so far.Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41555857276946458022011-08-13T12:15:31.239-04:002011-08-13T12:15:31.239-04:00School started this week here in Phoenix! But we ...School started this week here in Phoenix! But we face a few more weeks of 100+ weather. I'm planning our Labor Day cookout - haven't made potato salad all summer.Cindy Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-79485529443860746452011-08-13T09:19:26.622-04:002011-08-13T09:19:26.622-04:00I've done a bunch of summer things this year: ...I've done a bunch of summer things this year: been to the beach, swam in the ocean, tended a (now riotous) garden, made it to the Portland Farmer's Market most every week to buy what we don't grow or don't grow well. Oh, and eaten blueberries until my tongue is purple.<br /><br />Still on my to do list: make pesto, put up some of our tomato boodle, more beach reading (a visit to Grand Manan is coming up in a couple of weeks) and lying in the hammock at night with my honey to watch for shooting stars.<br /><br />BrendaBrenda Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161539130987122737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27310674672320043702011-08-13T07:43:25.251-04:002011-08-13T07:43:25.251-04:00I'm a fan of winter but I do like the fruit. I...I'm a fan of winter but I do like the fruit. I can practically live on white cherries. And I enjoy reading what some of my favorite writers have to say about just about anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25664967163063271632011-08-13T07:02:54.545-04:002011-08-13T07:02:54.545-04:00Today accomplishes two of summer's most import...Today accomplishes two of summer's most important events: I am heading out to pick several gallons of blueberries in an hour - can't get through a winter without bags of the little gems in the freezer. Then later we'll head to the beach with our favorite 2- and 5-year olds and stay until sunset. <br /><br />Haven't done Shakespeare outside yet. Can I join you in Maine, Julia? And the pesto - thanks for the reminder, Hank!<br /><br />EdithEdith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.com