tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post6906575953335438872..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Mercenaries and Toilet TissueMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50532013242811331922020-03-30T17:04:13.056-04:002020-03-30T17:04:13.056-04:00Ya, my book boyfriends can do anything, thanks to ...Ya, my book boyfriends can do anything, thanks to their magic pockets.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51376733585808606742020-03-30T16:00:34.220-04:002020-03-30T16:00:34.220-04:00I'm way, way far behind in reading your blog. ...I'm way, way far behind in reading your blog. But I loved this post. You crack me up with your Delta Force heroes. :)donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-71015395307237430012020-03-24T12:17:06.095-04:002020-03-24T12:17:06.095-04:00Wow, 18 inches of hair cut off and still at your s...Wow, 18 inches of hair cut off and still at your shoulders. You sound like my neighbor who keeps hers long for Medieval reenactments. I would love to grow mine out so this might be a good time to do it when everyone will look as shaggy as me.<br /><br />Computers are getting a work out for everyone, I think.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-87205098575433042232020-03-24T12:13:12.900-04:002020-03-24T12:13:12.900-04:00'Grim-faced'...the best word to use for th...'Grim-faced'...the best word to use for the shoppers and it was so crowded I felt less safe than when I go in the afternoon.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51871076153033757232020-03-24T11:38:03.971-04:002020-03-24T11:38:03.971-04:00I went to the store at 7:45 (I just couldn't m...I went to the store at 7:45 (I just couldn't motivate myself for 7AM...lol), and it was crazy. People looked grim and it was crowded. Ugh. I can't wait to read your take on it. Hope Springshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711100897900771363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47368245690551864452020-03-24T11:04:56.440-04:002020-03-24T11:04:56.440-04:00As always you have made me laugh. I love your post...As always you have made me laugh. I love your posts and the comments that follow are just the icing on the cake. That toilet paper cake is brilliant. I am making carrot cake cupcakes today and will freeze them for future treats. <br />I love it when I can escape the present reality for a few minutes. I find myself all over the internet trying to make sense of the mess currently happening and Penelopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869670673483172196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17514719737428054772020-03-24T09:38:37.542-04:002020-03-24T09:38:37.542-04:00Thanks for reading. I'll check out one of your...Thanks for reading. I'll check out one of your blogs later on. <br /><br />I just returned from my first senior shopping trip and I'll write about it for my Saturday blog. Let's just say I'm glad I'm back home. That was brutal!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48071284068096006082020-03-24T08:18:20.452-04:002020-03-24T08:18:20.452-04:00This post was great! I’ve never read a Navy Seal ...This post was great! I’ve never read a Navy Seal book, mostly mysteries and cozy’s. Maybe I should give it a try... as like you, I’m running out of things to read. But reading your post and comments was equally good this morning. I love country and western music, rub my eyes constantly (trying not to... but it’s hard to stop a life-long habit), and trying to decide if grocery shopping (even at Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-61138094644357314182020-03-22T20:48:30.574-04:002020-03-22T20:48:30.574-04:00You had me laughing at the image of me, at my age,...You had me laughing at the image of me, at my age, actually trying to be a Frog Hog. I'm happy with my 'book boyfriends' where I can be young again, but if I ever do lose my head I'll let you know. <br /><br />The funny thing is (at least to me) is I actually met a SEAL 2-3 years ago at his grandmother's funeral but I didn't know enough about the profession back then to beMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54485731302934452022020-03-22T20:17:41.236-04:002020-03-22T20:17:41.236-04:00I loved the picture of the cake. It reminded me of...I loved the picture of the cake. It reminded me of something we might see on the Great British Baking show that my husband and I are in the middle of binging. If you ever decide to become a Frog Hog, I hope you'll give me a heads up. The SEALS train not too far from us and I'm sure I could hook you up. Janis @ RetirementallyChallengedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337674760088612530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-40621828913342258292020-03-22T16:14:15.783-04:002020-03-22T16:14:15.783-04:00definitely a different mindset...I wrote about it ...definitely a different mindset...I wrote about it yesterday when I realised I was kind of "trapped" and actually some of my art supplies just felt like they are "suffocating me" - the list I made a week or so back, is actually a good starting point - but it's other feelings that have surfaced.<br />I live alone and right now the other unit in this ROW off our small street Catherine - Mixed Media Artist https://www.blogger.com/profile/00078469979235492814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-8381119704986245072020-03-22T12:02:28.656-04:002020-03-22T12:02:28.656-04:00The croup has run through my nieces family---one a...The croup has run through my nieces family---one at a time---starting before the coronavirus was a thing. She says she's feeling better but still has that nasty cough. When I first heard she/they had it my mind when right to a miss-diagnosis. How could you help being anxious. I hope you're wearing out your thermometer. <br /><br />I do have rubber gloves and plastic gloves, standard stockMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60869453679122946802020-03-22T11:54:49.030-04:002020-03-22T11:54:49.030-04:00That cake is GREAT! And yes, who would have ever t...That cake is GREAT! And yes, who would have ever thought it? I am sending all good wishes for your niece and her family. They must be very frightened and I'm glad she's not letting others in. Since my day-to-say life is like cv19 symptoms w/o fever, I am anxious always. I suspect having the croup (how ironic) is the same. <br /><br />Glad you get to shop soon. Read this good article aboutJeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23308806306105957222020-03-22T08:38:46.049-04:002020-03-22T08:38:46.049-04:00Forced solitude really is a different mindset than...Forced solitude really is a different mindset than when we do it by choice, isn't. The levels make sense.<br /><br />We're all going to be great craftsmen when this is over.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-31865277283523175932020-03-22T08:31:37.504-04:002020-03-22T08:31:37.504-04:00I love when that happens. I love when that happens. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79695421754275263952020-03-22T08:30:58.323-04:002020-03-22T08:30:58.323-04:00I think that theory of keeping the brain busy with...I think that theory of keeping the brain busy with something that normally would not appeal to us is true for me with the military books. Everything in them is new to me and I'm constantly looking up acronyms. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86539303836826478082020-03-22T08:25:07.433-04:002020-03-22T08:25:07.433-04:00I just heard the state is closing all the hair, na...I just heard the state is closing all the hair, nail and tanning salons! I am so glad I got mine yesterday!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60590948778111379422020-03-21T22:56:48.247-04:002020-03-21T22:56:48.247-04:00It's a different scenario in NZ which has &quo...It's a different scenario in NZ which has "levels" - I've just got into Level 2 yesterday and I should just stay at home - not mix with other folk unless it's a few and they are a few metres away. This after I had gone out locally in the morning. <br /><br />I'm okay with being at home usually - BUT this is different, I feel kind of trapped. The thought I can't just Catherine - Mixed Media Artist https://www.blogger.com/profile/00078469979235492814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-80283971478767170962020-03-21T22:50:22.797-04:002020-03-21T22:50:22.797-04:00that's absolutely awful...that's absolutely awful...Catherine - Mixed Media Artist https://www.blogger.com/profile/00078469979235492814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21318000076759421322020-03-21T22:22:20.078-04:002020-03-21T22:22:20.078-04:00Thanks for making me laughThanks for making me laughJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15360019482192014012020-03-21T22:14:17.139-04:002020-03-21T22:14:17.139-04:00The pollen is particularly bad down here right now...The pollen is particularly bad down here right now. I have really been coughing a lot with my allergies. I hope the pollen doesn't last much longer because I sound like the walking dead. I say keep reading whatever keeps your mind busy. Often it is something that would never appeal to us normally that will take a hold and keep the brain busy.<br />Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-30325169792995703032020-03-21T22:09:18.632-04:002020-03-21T22:09:18.632-04:00Thanks! I'm in the rationing stage of the toil...Thanks! I'm in the rationing stage of the toilet paper drama. I don't even want to think about the blog post I'll write if I actually do run out. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86403555333311356832020-03-21T22:05:33.407-04:002020-03-21T22:05:33.407-04:00I don't know why that cracks me up, but I do w...I don't know why that cracks me up, but I do worry that if I keep reading this sub-genre that word is going to creep out when I least expect or want it to.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-52361545384223156862020-03-21T21:36:36.240-04:002020-03-21T21:36:36.240-04:00Hope, I can just see the two of us going around th...Hope, I can just see the two of us going around the store asking other women, "Are you Hope Springs?" and "Are you the widow of Misadventures?" LOL Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-74817936451558984092020-03-21T21:21:22.452-04:002020-03-21T21:21:22.452-04:00In my off line life I don't like those tattoo&...In my off line life I don't like those tattoo'd muscled bodies either. Cover art has always been a bone of contention for me. Very few books have good cover art, in my opinion. <br /><br />I've tried the 'cosy thrillers' and liked some but I never stick to one genre for more than a couple of months before moving to something else. My favorite fall back is books rewritten in Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.com