tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post8651838212962675714..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Honoring the Past with Butterflies and FamilyMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73815529227051698302016-04-23T18:15:38.697-04:002016-04-23T18:15:38.697-04:00Thank you. It was a wonderful bonding outing with ...Thank you. It was a wonderful bonding outing with the three little ones. I saw two of them again today and I could tell there was a difference. I'm less of a stranger.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-63743429678326998292016-04-23T13:48:30.616-04:002016-04-23T13:48:30.616-04:00What a beautiful post! Loved every word and could...What a beautiful post! Loved every word and could just "see" you and your kin having a splendid day together. Butterflies are like magic to me -- and I love your idea that we are all just cocooning in this life only to be born into the great mystery beautiful and free, souls entwined.donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80727653013483267242016-04-19T11:33:43.938-04:002016-04-19T11:33:43.938-04:00How interesting that England has Monarchs, too. I ...How interesting that England has Monarchs, too. I get a lot of Cabbage White butterflies in my yard and Banded Woolly bear caterpillar moths and Monarchs. One year I planted flower seeds in my nature strip that are suppose to attract butterflies. Milkweed is a plant they encourage Michiganders to leave where ever it grows because of the butterflies. Butterflies are almost as much fun to look for Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-2787055719874690712016-04-19T11:30:57.803-04:002016-04-19T11:30:57.803-04:00I'll bet that was really something to see in P...I'll bet that was really something to see in Point Pelee. I read somewhere that for decades people in a certain place would see black strips across the sky and it wasn't until recently that it was learned that it was actually butterflies in mass.<br /><br />The fact that a Monarch butterfly landed on both your and your sister on the same day would make me a believer in signs! That's Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54433207571505396322016-04-19T11:12:15.037-04:002016-04-19T11:12:15.037-04:00Those bright blue butterflies are my favorites too...Those bright blue butterflies are my favorites too! My Mother's favorites were the Monarch and one fall, she made my Dad, load up his truck camper and take us all, my sister, my hubs and I and kids to Point Pelee, Canada to see the Monarchs gathering for their migration. So glad we went, she died a few months later. That summer, while I was outside gardening, a Monarch came and settled on Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16294649329368848272016-04-18T21:34:06.153-04:002016-04-18T21:34:06.153-04:00Thank you! If my nieces and nephew were my childre...Thank you! If my nieces and nephew were my children I'd be immensely proud of how they turned out.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69503639635152698672016-04-18T21:26:10.449-04:002016-04-18T21:26:10.449-04:00What a wise choice to take all these emotional ann...What a wise choice to take all these emotional anniversaries and roll them into a multi-generational celebration of life! Both the butterflies and your family sound delightful. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85297710507532621642016-04-18T15:58:00.670-04:002016-04-18T15:58:00.670-04:00Selective introverts, good description! Sometimes,...Selective introverts, good description! Sometimes, though, you can feel lonelier in a crowd than being alone.<br /><br />You sure live in the perfect place to be a beach lover. Glad you had fun yesterday. <br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32593354094995099302016-04-18T15:53:44.945-04:002016-04-18T15:53:44.945-04:00Doesn't surprise me. It's been a long time...Doesn't surprise me. It's been a long time ago since I wrote it. But you figured it out. Yeah!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86492262142592597972016-04-18T14:55:50.336-04:002016-04-18T14:55:50.336-04:00This is a great tradition! Wow. My thinking is a...This is a great tradition! Wow. My thinking is also reincarnation of sorts. We stay at one level of life until we are good at it (not perfect) then move up a level. I'd say we've done pretty well reaching to human stage in 2016 ... I think I started as a plankton.<br /><br />Isn't it interesting that so many of us have only computer human contact some days? Selective introverts!!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60557104624896469142016-04-18T12:09:15.436-04:002016-04-18T12:09:15.436-04:00Hi Jean, your tutorial needs a little update. The ...Hi Jean, your tutorial needs a little update. The comment box will say how many comments are there. lolBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16822039230903741043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-29642192511746539672016-04-17T21:38:35.917-04:002016-04-17T21:38:35.917-04:00I am with Deborah...that image of the soul and bod...I am with Deborah...that image of the soul and body is fabulous.<br />Years ago when my mother lived in south Florida and we used to visit, a trip to Butterfly World was always exciting. At the time, it was the largest enclosure for butterflies in the country. And it was delightful to observe the little kids. My husband and I have had monarchs and tortoiseshells (in England) go from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60833949736678377312016-04-17T19:48:57.230-04:002016-04-17T19:48:57.230-04:00Thank you. We have a place here in Michigan---Esca...Thank you. We have a place here in Michigan---Escanaba---where the Monarchs gather in late summer/early fall for their migration. It's such an amazing part of nature, that migration! Thanks for stopping by my blog!<br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-89776797575633667342016-04-17T19:09:47.501-04:002016-04-17T19:09:47.501-04:00Delightful account interspersed with the day's...Delightful account interspersed with the day's reality and the memories triggered by the experience. I recall the pleasure of visiting the butterfly enclosure years ago at the San Diego Zoo where they flitted about, often landing on us. I've always wanted to drive up the Coast to an area where the Monarch butterflies migrate once a year. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3636528570216665702016-04-17T13:35:40.211-04:002016-04-17T13:35:40.211-04:00Rings true for me too, Deborah. Jean, this is a ke...Rings true for me too, Deborah. Jean, this is a keeper! GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73080292922008471312016-04-17T12:38:59.276-04:002016-04-17T12:38:59.276-04:00I'd like to believe in reincarnation so my ide...I'd like to believe in reincarnation so my idea that our souls use our bodies in a metamorphosis process seems a natural step. And our souls could be thought of as an energy force, too. Decades ago I used to read a lot of Far Eastern Philosophy and I've always been intrigued by the thought that a part of us does live on in a meaningful way (in addition to in memories we leave behind with Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78277094053266454992016-04-17T12:01:56.274-04:002016-04-17T12:01:56.274-04:00I am in love with this image: "... I do wonde...I am in love with this image: "... I do wonder if a human soul goes through a metamorphosis and while housed inside our bodies on earth maybe that's their caterpillar stage and when our souls mature and our bodies die our souls soar like invisible butterflies"? What a glorious thought. I have never even thought of our lives here in time and space quite like that, however, it rings Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195623810400107239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-34554070772671319982016-04-17T10:12:29.494-04:002016-04-17T10:12:29.494-04:00Thank you! My in-laws are taking me out to lunch t...Thank you! My in-laws are taking me out to lunch this week so my birthday celebration continues.....<br /><br />You should take your inner kid somewhere special. This summer I'm taking mine on a picnic.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15702724763006786242016-04-17T10:07:25.376-04:002016-04-17T10:07:25.376-04:00Sometimes my blog is my only "human" con...Sometimes my blog is my only "human" contact, too. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33062521583014279892016-04-17T09:58:18.936-04:002016-04-17T09:58:18.936-04:00Happy Birthday! Lots of delight and good medicine...Happy Birthday! Lots of delight and good medicine, including family wide-eyed at the fluttering butterflies and waterfalls and sculptures. When I get to brooding, like how I'd like to share this spring with a BFF, I realize that to my inner kid this IS the first spring she's seen. So I'd better hop on board to enjoy today's wonder, instead of being her wet blanket. Hooray! YouGowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23759545889079335692016-04-17T09:20:04.038-04:002016-04-17T09:20:04.038-04:00I don't have the discipline to start a blog, n...I don't have the discipline to start a blog, nor any real desire. Prefer to be a bystander and comment. But really appreciate bloggers like you who take the time to respond to individual comments. Some days its my only communication with a human. ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-5464166308784848772016-04-17T09:11:44.222-04:002016-04-17T09:11:44.222-04:00I moved the photo down the column so others might ...I moved the photo down the column so others might not think it's part of my blog roll. It's just a photo of me---no hyperlink. I suppose I need to find another caption than just "flying solo" which was inspired by seeing the butterflies this week. That picture was taken that day.<br /><br />I love the Margaret/Helen blog and wish they'd blog more often. Have you ever thoughtMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76468712694852504542016-04-17T05:07:03.520-04:002016-04-17T05:07:03.520-04:00(Just noticed, you have a new title "2016 Fly...(Just noticed, you have a new title "2016 Flying Solo" in your blog roll - excellent title!, and pic - but no hyperlinked text. Also thank you for your blog roll - I have dipped in some of those blogs and found them all good. The Margaret/Helen blog explained to me - at last - why women were being exhorted to vote for Hillary, when I think gender shouldn't come into the picture and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59940548033071641482016-04-16T17:35:21.766-04:002016-04-16T17:35:21.766-04:00It's hard not to feel good when such lovely cr...It's hard not to feel good when such lovely creatures are flying about. This is the first time I've gone with someone other than myself and on a day when all the schools have their field trips. I would rather go without all the school kids but even they added an element of excitement to the day. I hope we can all do it again next year.<br /><br />There is a little pond in the conservatoryMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13625728307472375812016-04-16T17:15:11.401-04:002016-04-16T17:15:11.401-04:00I really enjoyed the paragraph about the Common Mo...I really enjoyed the paragraph about the Common Morpho. I knew nothing about them, but I know it would be joyful to see something that is brilliant blue with a five-six inch wing spread. I love your description: flashes of blue light. I can see how they would remind you of your connection to Don. We were in the kids' room yesterday when a butterfly flew by. Spring is coming no matter what theBella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com