tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post4464363575576382319..comments2024-03-28T08:55:00.522-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Laundry Day and CowsMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-56084175353927524152020-03-31T21:10:42.729-04:002020-03-31T21:10:42.729-04:00Oh, my God! I've worried that we'd have a ...Oh, my God! I've worried that we'd have a natural disaster---hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake---on top of the Covid-19! Hope you don't have any big aftershocks. Stay vigilant and safe.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13474303849213914732020-03-31T20:44:29.499-04:002020-03-31T20:44:29.499-04:00We just had a BIG earthquake near here. It rolled ...We just had a BIG earthquake near here. It rolled and shook and then rolled again. They are saying 6.5, but it is much larger. Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12382862109067124942020-03-31T20:14:22.045-04:002020-03-31T20:14:22.045-04:00Don't worry, if you weren't a frequent com...Don't worry, if you weren't a frequent commenter I wouldn't have published your above comment. LOL He is lucky to be doing what he loves and is good at. I hope the tourist trade comes back out where he's at after this is all over with.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-76188721495909295472020-03-31T19:10:37.796-04:002020-03-31T19:10:37.796-04:00I don't want to hijack your blog, but just wan...I don't want to hijack your blog, but just wanted to mention that Don takes commissions and has an amazing ability to listen to your ideas and create an original from that. I am blessed to have many originals, two we collaborated on. One is two moose ice fishing with beer and bean cans scattered and fish ice skating behind. Caption "The fishing was better last year". Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-58948236904513963072020-03-31T18:14:18.139-04:002020-03-31T18:14:18.139-04:00I checked out his website. The first watercolor he...I checked out his website. The first watercolor he showed on the video of the moose in the bathtub my husband would have bought in a heartbeat. Loved his titles, too.<br /><br />I think the CCC will still get build but if, not I'll still be ready to look for a smaller place to move. The whole world will be in the same state of uncertainty so I'll have to roll with the punches as they comeMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-66375274965959424532020-03-31T18:06:29.362-04:002020-03-31T18:06:29.362-04:00Something about imagining ourselves with the sound...Something about imagining ourselves with the sounds and smells of the sand and seashore has a calming effect, doesn't it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-38944483675279452092020-03-31T16:54:26.201-04:002020-03-31T16:54:26.201-04:00I have a lot of beachy decor in my house because, ...I have a lot of beachy decor in my house because, like you, I wanted to feel like I was in beach cottage.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-27576768926069036632020-03-31T16:12:33.028-04:002020-03-31T16:12:33.028-04:00As always, you knock it out of the park with your ...As always, you knock it out of the park with your wonderful writing. <br />My son in law is Don Nisbett. His gallery just won the top prize for his area. He is a wonderful, kind and caring man who is a patient husband to my daughter and a great father. Due to the virus, He is shut down. The entire Port of Ilwaco is shut Dow. I urge you to look on facebook at his art and if you have any cash to Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61494447150800509822020-03-31T13:47:28.928-04:002020-03-31T13:47:28.928-04:00Ah, the postal zones shopping trick. But if you...Ah, the postal zones shopping trick. But if you're already in a middle class neighborhood and put in a lower class neighborhood it can work to your disadvantage because they build in a shoplifting loss to all their goods. Higher class areas going lower, does save you money. Back in the days before Costo my husband used need 12 cases of oil at a time and would go to the same chain all around Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43515247194795500252020-03-31T11:14:27.072-04:002020-03-31T11:14:27.072-04:00Ah the ole leave in the cart trick. LOTS of sites ...Ah the ole leave in the cart trick. LOTS of sites do this. I do it often. I also use a zip code of an area of where I do not live. I learned one time going to a target 15 minutes out of my way in a town that is a bit lower on the economic scale to only those who make these rules, it is far cheaper. My target in my city the patio table was 899. driving for 15 minutes the table was 599. Big deal. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-58698545315288417922020-03-31T09:25:21.969-04:002020-03-31T09:25:21.969-04:00Thanks for sharing that! I absolutely love your Co...Thanks for sharing that! I absolutely love your Cow Theory and I need to work on focusing on the things I have control over. Cows have always had the ability to make me feel at peace. I love watching. When I drive to the cottage (this in the family) I pull up to the fence before and watch them all come see what I'm doing. I've nearly cut all beef out of my diet over the years because I Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-42114615259076752902020-03-31T08:53:17.116-04:002020-03-31T08:53:17.116-04:00Cows and laundry. I'm reminded of my "cow...Cows and laundry. I'm reminded of my "cow theory." During a time of angst, I looked out at the cows grazing in the pasture thinking how lucky they were. All they had to do was eat, drink, rest, walk, poop. I realized that could be me, too. Now, when life gets out of control, I apply my cow theory. I focus on those things I have control over - diet, fluid intake, rest/sleep, exerciseMona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50968457767766078222020-03-30T17:02:49.655-04:002020-03-30T17:02:49.655-04:00It was fun shopping for them and it took up 3 days...It was fun shopping for them and it took up 3 days of my house arrest.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85474350308861646642020-03-30T16:09:38.226-04:002020-03-30T16:09:38.226-04:00Love both of those prints! Nice choices. :)Love both of those prints! Nice choices. :)donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37894477774142829292020-03-30T11:42:59.669-04:002020-03-30T11:42:59.669-04:00We've bought a lot of art directly from the ar...We've bought a lot of art directly from the artists so I know exactly how you feel about your Italian laundry artwork.<br /><br />I've wondered if you'd gotten into your new house, or not or sold your current house. You've got a good attitude about it since there is really nothing anyone can do about the situation. My moving plans are in the same twilight zone---my next blog post. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21404243995754230312020-03-30T11:36:03.002-04:002020-03-30T11:36:03.002-04:00They have a wonderful sense of humor and loved the...They have a wonderful sense of humor and loved their 'secret'.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-33665395077190625832020-03-30T10:18:50.699-04:002020-03-30T10:18:50.699-04:00OMG, what a stitch that your friends hung their ar...OMG, what a stitch that your friends hung their art sideways. LOL.Hope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49551391775076046312020-03-30T10:18:20.084-04:002020-03-30T10:18:20.084-04:00I love all your art choices. The Dali is really lo...I love all your art choices. The Dali is really lovely, and I wouldn't have thought of putting a window over the sink in a print. I do understand your concern about mounting it and it's weight though. None of us need tile coming down...life has enough problems. :) <br /><br />The laundry print really caught my eye. One of the things I loved during our trip to Italy a couple years ago was Hope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43020690840036514622020-03-30T08:42:20.907-04:002020-03-30T08:42:20.907-04:00I loved looking for and collecting clothes pins. I...I loved looking for and collecting clothes pins. It was like collecting Cracker Jack toys and wooden nickels in that they were cheap and not terribly hard to find, but hard enough that it made antiquing fun. I'm quite sure there are far more than 100 different styles of clothes pins, that was my limit.<br /><br />Keeping my sanity is going to be full time job the longer this goes on. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-6637031570716476242020-03-30T01:48:25.881-04:002020-03-30T01:48:25.881-04:00I never knew there were so many different clothesp...I never knew there were so many different clothespins. I’ve only seen two kinds which I still have some of though I no longer use them. They fall into my better keep those as you might want to use them someday and probably cant find any in the stores anymore syndrome. I really like the girl in the window. Appreciate your rationale for cows you chose. Do hope you keep your sanity in these Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-77253346726006396712020-03-29T19:56:24.679-04:002020-03-29T19:56:24.679-04:00Online shopping sure does feed my soul right now. ...Online shopping sure does feed my soul right now. Not much buying, just looking mostly. Can't wait to see what you bought. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17470289810975759262020-03-29T19:51:23.402-04:002020-03-29T19:51:23.402-04:00Me too. I'm hoping after I move in to find a p...Me too. I'm hoping after I move in to find a place to fit her in.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54300107947059286532020-03-29T19:15:25.171-04:002020-03-29T19:15:25.171-04:00P.S. I ADORE that Girl At The Window piece! I fee...P.S. I ADORE that Girl At The Window piece! I feel rather like her I think right now...Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36553953104927008502020-03-29T19:13:39.569-04:002020-03-29T19:13:39.569-04:00I'm Glad you bought the Art, so as to Feed you...I'm Glad you bought the Art, so as to Feed your Soul right now! I too bought an Art Print, it hasn't arrived yet, should get here from Great Britain by about April 4th is the projection, it's already been shipped and they send you tracking by e-mail. The Man will think I've lost my ever lovin' Mind buying Art Online during a Pandemic, but he's not likely to say anything,Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-56519707852961978812020-03-29T17:50:06.546-04:002020-03-29T17:50:06.546-04:00Sometimes I'm glad I'm a long range planne...Sometimes I'm glad I'm a long range planner. It made me good at my job when I was in the work force and it's comforting to have a plan to lessen any unpleasant surprises. On the other hand, sometimes I really admire people who are spontaneous and fly by the seat of their pants with all their decisions. <br /><br />I can't stand it when I see people hanging art that doesn't fitMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com