tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6236626078288806892..comments2024-03-29T09:55:28.798-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Life is Like a Fruit Cocktail. (?)Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3438850553653402342011-03-08T14:03:22.296-05:002011-03-08T14:03:22.296-05:00I have never read the end of the book first.
I adm...I have never read the end of the book first.<br />I admit to clothes in my closet with tags that I have not worn. I won't even go into the brand new pair of New Balance sneakers, in the box with tags that I just sent to the thrift store. Must have purchased on them sale ages ago and they were now two sizes too small.<br />The china and crystal I got for wedding gifts has been used for holiday and special events but none of my children wants them.<br />The lovely dessert goblets that came down from my Nana through her mother that I’ve always been afraid to use, still sit in the closet…unused.<br /><br />I’m getting better. I do use the perfume the kids purchase as gifts for every day. I wear those special clothes out to eat and tuck a napkin in the neckline. Doesn’t mean I they stay unspotted; I still get stains sometimes.<br />I do drink the wine, but probably not as often as I should, since I had to dust the bottles.<br /><br />And the cherries, definitely last…to savor the flavor.Pat Marinellinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42757317323017775162011-03-07T21:31:31.621-05:002011-03-07T21:31:31.621-05:00I can remember getting and loving a Lite-Brite whe...I can remember getting and loving a Lite-Brite when I was a kid. But after making a couple of pictures, I stopped using it to "save it" because it was sooo cool. I'm sure my mom figured that I didn't like it when she finally got rid of it on a move. I don't think I'm that extreme, but there are still signs that I like to save things for a special occasion.<br /><br />With books, sometimes I wait until reading a long-awaited title, mostly because I know it will be over so fast. I used to occasionally read the last page in a book, but switching to an e-reader cured me of that.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637716031877631216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18190727309533481282011-03-07T17:28:04.288-05:002011-03-07T17:28:04.288-05:00Cool stuff coming this week...make sure you come b...Cool stuff coming this week...make sure you come back.<br /><br />TOmorrow True Crime Tuesday, <br /><br />Wednesday an inside look at..well, its a surprise. <br /><br />Thursday, if you're writig a mystery, we have the scoop on a great opporutnity.<br /><br />Friday, one of the absolute icons of the mystery community--really, you'll be delighted.<br /><br />And Saturday, a special offer for Jungle Reds to one of our favorite conferences!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85539497258036217572011-03-07T16:20:36.154-05:002011-03-07T16:20:36.154-05:00Okay, I know this is probably really weird, but I ...Okay, I know this is probably really weird, but I don't LIKE the cherries! I not only took them out of fruit cocktails when I was a kid (and Shirley Temples. Anyone remember those?) but I still take them out of drinks.<br /><br />Other than that, I'm all for Everything All the Time. And I think anything Erma Bombeck said should go down as law. How sane we would all be!!!Deborah Crombiehttp://www.deborahcrombie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9444775011647771362011-03-07T13:53:55.926-05:002011-03-07T13:53:55.926-05:00Oh, REDS! PLease vote for your favorite sleuths --...Oh, REDS! PLease vote for your favorite sleuths --Charlie McNally? Paula Holliday? Many more...in the battle of the mysteries...March (Mystery) Madness!<br /><br />http://networkedblogs.com/f7SpbHank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-35914882753594834442011-03-07T13:46:14.546-05:002011-03-07T13:46:14.546-05:00Everything all the time, I like that motto.
I did...Everything all the time, I like that motto.<br /><br />I did have to look ahead in a recent book because a dog disappeared and I needed to know if he came back home...<br /><br />Usually though, if it's a great book, I slow down rather than leap ahead.Lucy Burdette aka Roberta Isleibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04660402177299546055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91836719580441423962011-03-07T12:06:47.634-05:002011-03-07T12:06:47.634-05:00I think The Eagles said it well: Everything, all t...I think The Eagles said it well: Everything, all the time.Jack Getzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516237388744739669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-688238575717473542011-03-07T11:55:32.129-05:002011-03-07T11:55:32.129-05:00Three thoughts...
Erma Bombeck wrote a great pie...Three thoughts... <br /><br />Erma Bombeck wrote a great piece not long before she died about things she wished she'd done differently. One was she wished she'd used that "special" candle instead of waiting and letting it melt in the sun. <br /><br />My grandmother passed away recently and we found most of the carefully selected Christmas gifts family members had given her in recent years still in their gift boxes in her closet. Never used.<br /><br />With fruit cocktail and ice cream sundaes I save the cherry for last - because I like the cherry aftertaste.Linda Leszczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15117080878321152684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71147826524688307382011-03-07T11:15:49.318-05:002011-03-07T11:15:49.318-05:00Yes, Tammy, very wise! Clothing amortization. Yes,...Yes, Tammy, very wise! Clothing amortization. Yes, that makes sense...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-72091184204992738452011-03-07T10:58:54.998-05:002011-03-07T10:58:54.998-05:00I'm typically a "save it for the right ti...I'm typically a "save it for the right time" type person. But two items recently have me changing my ways ... somewhat. First, I bought some really expensive clothes as part of a new look, and I feel less guilty about the cost if I wear them more, and get the cost-per-wear down to something reasonable. Second, a dear family friend gave me an unbelievably generous gift of an antique watch. And since I'm sure if I "saved it for special occasions" I would never put it on, I wear it. Every day. And I think of her every day with love. <br /><br />I guess I'm becoming a "use it and appreciate it" person.Tammy Kaehlerhttp://www.tammykaehler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54051785033938437802011-03-07T10:38:12.292-05:002011-03-07T10:38:12.292-05:00Sandra - Here's the thing about the silver tha...Sandra - Here's the thing about the silver that my mother figured out a long time ago.<br /><br />If you USE it all the time, you wash it, keeping the tarnish at bay. So that unless you really, really want to spiff it up -- you don't have to polish it. <br /><br />Melissa - I'm a cherries first person. Actually, in the case of that canned fruit cocktail -- which I remember so well - I was a cherry only girl. I pushed the rest away.Jan Broganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11323983086318138814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50414120815872802082011-03-07T10:34:25.453-05:002011-03-07T10:34:25.453-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83360351024469323002011-03-07T10:10:10.844-05:002011-03-07T10:10:10.844-05:00My mother in law gave me a full set of hideous pin...My mother in law gave me a full set of hideous pink china, which I dutifully kept and brought out only when she was a guest. After she passed away, I gave the set to my long-time senior neighbour. <br /><br />Now they have the love they deserve.<br /><br />I'm still pondering what to do with the silver plate goblets, wrapped up in the dining room sideboard.<br /><br />I save the cherries for last, just so the flavour can linger for a while.<br /><br />I wear "too good for everyday" suit jackets with jeans, just so they get some use.<br /><br />...and I never look forward to the end of a great book.Sandra Cormierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00231342310371529022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61638792553297028402011-03-07T09:24:48.163-05:002011-03-07T09:24:48.163-05:00I would love to wear nice clothes everyday, but I ...I would love to wear nice clothes everyday, but I have four small children who like peanut butter and still spit up on me. <br /><br />Fruit cocktail? Always, always eat the cherries first, then the grapes. The pears are always eaten last.Melissa Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660227475140255088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45180723828756328552011-03-07T07:31:38.506-05:002011-03-07T07:31:38.506-05:00I know Edith..it's so strange. Psychologists m...I know Edith..it's so strange. Psychologists must have a word for it..or maybe it;s just fear of lss. But not-having the red plate is worse than not-using.<br /><br />Maybe we shold just think of them as decorations, not as plates. Becaue now not only are we not using them, we feel GUILTY about not using them.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4101502157058197682011-03-07T06:47:26.672-05:002011-03-07T06:47:26.672-05:00I just don't know how to get around the fear o...I just don't know how to get around the fear of breaking one of those beautiful red glasses or the plate with the gold around the rim. I'm pleased that I have two glass-doored cabinets to put the precious items in so I can at least gaze at them every day.<br />Champagne is not an issue - let's open it and drink it all! Fruit cocktail? The anticipation of eating it all and saving the cherry for last was huge. The cherry was like a reward for waiting.<br /><br />Edith<br />http://edithmaxwell.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com