tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post4909444144461102120..comments2024-03-17T05:26:49.590-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Dreams, Cottage Pie and Art ShowsMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80355401534567450692017-05-29T21:02:37.790-04:002017-05-29T21:02:37.790-04:00Back that long ago they didn't have dream dict...Back that long ago they didn't have dream dictionaries online to help you figure out dreams like that. Amazing that you've remembered it this long. With the exception of a repeating dream, I don't remember my dreams longer than a couple of weeks.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31525105055697297602017-05-29T19:45:57.186-04:002017-05-29T19:45:57.186-04:00I don't usually remember my dreams, but every ...I don't usually remember my dreams, but every so often I'll have one that's so intense, I spend days wandering around trying to figure out what my subconscious was trying to tell me. (Since I tend to be a bit dense about these things, my subconscious is usually about as subtle as a sledge hammer.) Once when I was in my mid-thirties, I dreamed that I was pregnant and that I was going Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78034481975522882142017-05-26T21:32:08.615-04:002017-05-26T21:32:08.615-04:00By the Forth of July you'll be all limbered up...By the Forth of July you'll be all limbered up by all your golfing. Wishing all your dreams are of the perfect, below par game.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67556931697884187782017-05-26T18:18:45.945-04:002017-05-26T18:18:45.945-04:00I'd better not let MaryLou red your blog. She ...I'd better not let MaryLou red your blog. She may have dreams just like you. Ha,ha,ha.I golfed today aaaand I'm very sore all over and I mean all over. I wonder what I'll be dreaming this evening? Have a wonderful evening Jean. See ya.<br /><br />Cruisin PaulCruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73771185433809757462017-05-26T08:19:16.312-04:002017-05-26T08:19:16.312-04:00It's such a slow process to find and build fri...It's such a slow process to find and build friendships! We're not 100% there yet but given enough time I think we'll get there.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-1490615401076128722017-05-25T23:19:31.282-04:002017-05-25T23:19:31.282-04:00Happy to read you've found good company to lau...Happy to read you've found good company to laugh with. And also good to read of tingling parts! Not TMI at all! ~ Libby<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-12461295139242545862017-05-24T19:45:25.958-04:002017-05-24T19:45:25.958-04:00I am totally fascinated by what we dream and and w...I am totally fascinated by what we dream and and what they mean. I had a dream this week about a candle burning in a crystal candle holder I haven't owned in decades. Nothing else in the dream. How strange is that! Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55241378535412462352017-05-24T19:30:36.379-04:002017-05-24T19:30:36.379-04:00Cute meme! i never have dreams about Fred, which ...Cute meme! i never have dreams about Fred, which I find kind of strange. I have dreams about the ex trying to slap me, which I also find strange. Why would I dream about the bad guy and not the good guy?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14313446729561911462017-05-24T17:17:51.126-04:002017-05-24T17:17:51.126-04:00There are enough theories about the meaning of tha...There are enough theories about the meaning of that kind of dream out there that we can pick the one the rings true for us.<br /><br />Cottage pie and Shepherd's pie are not something common on menus around here which is why it intrigued me plus the name itself just begged me. Two of us liked it, the other did not.<br /><br />I always hate it when people tell widows not to hold on to the pastMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-83812786942561380932017-05-24T16:36:03.338-04:002017-05-24T16:36:03.338-04:00I kind of like the idea that the dream could be hi...I kind of like the idea that the dream could be him giving you the OK to move on. I totally lost it at "If I let go of any more of my past I’ll have dementia!" Just brilliant. <br />I grew up on Shepard's pie and Cottage pie. I miss them both. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3583707889737029852017-05-24T15:30:50.119-04:002017-05-24T15:30:50.119-04:00Aren't they fun to make! The hardest part was ...Aren't they fun to make! The hardest part was figuring out what those photos with words over top are called so I could find the meme generator. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16244449029275728582017-05-24T12:54:11.467-04:002017-05-24T12:54:11.467-04:00And as your geeky friend, I'm more excited abo...And as your geeky friend, I'm more excited about making your own meme!!!! <br /><br />These dreams are getting more interesting ... and flirtatious men! OH MY!The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86694843808683471332017-05-24T12:25:51.373-04:002017-05-24T12:25:51.373-04:00Most dream interpretation sites and books I respec...Most dream interpretation sites and books I respect say that it's the actions that count more than the settings and people in our dreams, so your dream could very well be a sight that you were feeling empowered at the time. <br /><br />We need a new word for 'flirting' because the kind of flirting you and are talking about isn't the sexual kind. Maybe teasing would work better? I Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28688457476574191682017-05-24T11:49:46.417-04:002017-05-24T11:49:46.417-04:00I LOVE this post! I have gone through periods of ...I LOVE this post! I have gone through periods of 'cheating dreams' too and my hub is still alive and with me. So...insecurity, maybe? I dunno. Could be cuz in most I am at first devastated, and then I rise up and tell the bastard to hit the road and feel liberated and strong!!! So...hmmm...maybe should get back to the therapist's couch on that one.<br /><br />One thing I miss a donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68118504486907954502017-05-24T11:04:30.551-04:002017-05-24T11:04:30.551-04:00Good! We need to find things to laugh about these ...Good! We need to find things to laugh about these days. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28257771740416312552017-05-24T10:56:29.009-04:002017-05-24T10:56:29.009-04:00You made me laugh when I read your blog this morni...You made me laugh when I read your blog this morning ;-)<br />Love the way you write.<br />Met groetjes van LianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43919296842778036052017-05-24T10:05:42.609-04:002017-05-24T10:05:42.609-04:00Jimmy, you reminded me of a time I had a dream abo...Jimmy, you reminded me of a time I had a dream about Don cheating while he was still alive. I was SO mad all day long. As you said, he had "hell to pay" for something he didn't even do. LOL<br /><br />I'll be over soon.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68663557306157055082017-05-24T10:01:19.443-04:002017-05-24T10:01:19.443-04:00Looking for friends really does bring out the inse...Looking for friends really does bring out the insecurities, doesn't it, so maybe that really is what our dreams are about. Maybe to remind us that even the good friends we had in the past had their ups and downs? Finding friends is hard work! You have to be proactive and that doesn't come natural for most of us. Glad you're making progress too.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44515268791631007132017-05-24T09:54:18.743-04:002017-05-24T09:54:18.743-04:00Lots of dessert lovers will get on this bandwagon,...Lots of dessert lovers will get on this bandwagon, I suspect. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48724674141671625512017-05-24T09:22:52.337-04:002017-05-24T09:22:52.337-04:00Bella, I had just taken a mouth full of coffee whe...Bella, I had just taken a mouth full of coffee when I got to the part about you flirting with the idea of having an affair in your dream. I almost spit in on my keyboard. At least with my dreams I don't try to get out of bed and hurt myself the way you do but I do wonder why Levi gets up and moves to the living room during the middle of the night.<br /><br />I hadn't thought of Popeye in Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9559471251079143102017-05-24T09:15:10.488-04:002017-05-24T09:15:10.488-04:00Glad to have your comment, BL! Now you know why I ...Glad to have your comment, BL! Now you know why I had trouble deciding between the cottage pie and the lasagna. My toffee cookie didn't make it to Sunday, either.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-7869784427327568322017-05-24T09:02:12.532-04:002017-05-24T09:02:12.532-04:00Good morning Jean, I'm no expert here but in m...Good morning Jean, I'm no expert here but in my opinion dreaming of Don cheating is more about you getting out there and enjoying yourself than about him ever cheating, he probably knew better as I do here I have only cheated in Cindys dreams once that I recall, and I had hell to pay the next week it seemed, with that reaction I sure wouldn't want to cheat in real life.<br /><br />SoundsJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00079471254681821763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-13671168819233914262017-05-24T08:59:43.143-04:002017-05-24T08:59:43.143-04:00I've had similar dreams..more that we are youn...I've had similar dreams..more that we are younger again and he is with someone else as if we were not married and he chose someone else. For me it is insecurities. Our marriage was good, but we hit some trouble spots after he retired and his health began to fade. He became a frustrated man with no sense of purpose and not being able to do the things he could before. He had heart issues, but Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987527540895782339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80542686376570173672017-05-24T08:54:42.391-04:002017-05-24T08:54:42.391-04:00No, it's not how I thought it was going to end...No, it's not how I thought it was going to end. :-) <br />LOVE the meme!! My sentiments exactly. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04247428494327269983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68940929201487032262017-05-24T08:41:46.779-04:002017-05-24T08:41:46.779-04:00I have a passion for ciabatta bread. I haven't...I have a passion for ciabatta bread. I haven't had it in ages. <br />Popeye was on par with all the great philosophers when he said, "I am who I am." We should all listen to that.<br />Nothing like a day with a flirtatious guy in it. You guys are going to have so much fun this summer. <br />You and I are on opposite tracks in our dream lives these days. I dreamed that I was flirtingBella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com