tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post83200491915446488..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Rain, Rain Go Away! Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69172014046957940522019-10-15T18:15:52.133-04:002019-10-15T18:15:52.133-04:00It would make a huge difference if you are reading...It would make a huge difference if you are reading the books to a child. Kids sure did love that series!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-14963060735994651472019-10-15T17:34:30.995-04:002019-10-15T17:34:30.995-04:00I read the Harry Potter books with my son as they ...I read the Harry Potter books with my son as they came out. We both loved them. But had I not been reading them with someone that age, as they came out, I don't think I would have liked them as much. My son was the same age as Harry, and the books were all the rage with kids that age.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787251044110758758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-50432935335257341252019-10-10T13:25:35.753-04:002019-10-10T13:25:35.753-04:00I don't like the idea of creating art installa...I don't like the idea of creating art installations that get taken apart afterward. I feel the same way about creating beautifully, plated food. I put that much effect into something I want it to last. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55788122161975571452019-10-10T11:00:16.633-04:002019-10-10T11:00:16.633-04:00I like accessible art too, but when I visit modern...I like accessible art too, but when I visit modern art museums or exhibits, I do enjoy scratching my head over what the artist was trying to convey. I move on rather quickly generally, but occasionally I find I'm delighted by the unexpected. That said, public installation art seems to me to have purpose in uniting and edifying and being accessible to all -- not to challenge and annoy. But donnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-19327271677107902742019-10-09T06:59:34.795-04:002019-10-09T06:59:34.795-04:00I'm looking forward to that aspect a lot. It&#...I'm looking forward to that aspect a lot. It's never really bothered me before but now it's just too time consuming.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45386131423174244852019-10-09T00:22:54.410-04:002019-10-09T00:22:54.410-04:00I'm so glad you will be free of home maintenan...I'm so glad you will be free of home maintenance in the hopefully not-too-distant future. We live in an apartment here in town. It's not fancy, but it's reasonably care free. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9045950828563454762019-10-08T09:02:25.349-04:002019-10-08T09:02:25.349-04:00Art Prize as we've a;; come to know it will on...Art Prize as we've a;; come to know it will only be every other year from now on. At least that is the plan. The alternating years will be five commissioned art installations like this year with no voting. It's on right now but it's not going over very good at all. I'm not sure why the change but I heard that it was getting too big and disruptive to the businesses downtown for so Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45286377511441468092019-10-08T08:18:33.981-04:002019-10-08T08:18:33.981-04:00I SO feel your concern about basements, water and ...I SO feel your concern about basements, water and sump pumps. Even with one that works, I dread it won't.<br /><br />Is Art Prize going on? You know, I have a love-hate relationship with it. It feels like a lottery to me -- you don't win any prize unless you have something that is a) really big and b) in a prime location. If you're showing a small but magnificent painting or whatever Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-47109490247879504332019-10-07T21:47:19.405-04:002019-10-07T21:47:19.405-04:00We don't have enough people going into the tra...We don't have enough people going into the trades, that's for sure. And finding someone for the small jobs is harder than the bigger projects. <br /><br />Up until my husband's stroke we never hired anyone to do anything including dry-walling, plumbing, etc. My husband even re-roofed our house. Hiring people is not easy...lots of pit falls involved.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-39932613320109973072019-10-07T20:29:17.082-04:002019-10-07T20:29:17.082-04:00Yes, I think for those of us aging alone, house ma...Yes, I think for those of us aging alone, house maintenance can be a big source of stress. My plan is to move to a retirement community where someone else is responsible for the maintenance when the maintenance hassles begin to outweigh the pleasures of living in my house. I've always been a bit mystified by people who say "just hire someone to do it" as though that were an easy Jean P.http://stepintofuture.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23286815098621784162019-10-07T16:03:06.794-04:002019-10-07T16:03:06.794-04:00All very valid points, Nance. There truly is somet...All very valid points, Nance. There truly is something for everyone.<br /><br />I had to laugh at no one could pay you to read Harry Potter. I actually tried reading one of the books, just to see what all the fuss was about and I got about 40 pages in when I gave up. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-82512573168955438492019-10-07T10:47:56.109-04:002019-10-07T10:47:56.109-04:00Well, art is very subjective. It's like other ...Well, art is very subjective. It's like other forms--literature, architecture, even landscaping and food and wine. There have to be some people who break the boundaries and challenge the norms. There have to be risk takers. And not everyone likes the same stuff. <br /><br />There's a lot of established art that I dislike and don't understand why it's Art: Piet Mondrian, Grandma Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-87968595088289321932019-10-06T22:37:51.277-04:002019-10-06T22:37:51.277-04:00We're not in the only century that had clashes...We're not in the only century that had clashes between the new art and the old school stuff. But it's hard to keep that in perspective sometimes. It wasn't all that long ago that I posted about a portrait that caused a scandal because the strap on the woman's arm was painted slid down on her arm. The "old foggies" were outraged. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85375598123795172302019-10-06T22:20:36.610-04:002019-10-06T22:20:36.610-04:00We have art installations on the boulevard by my h...We have art installations on the boulevard by my house. I have to say there are some I don't even bother to photograph because, like you, they are just not my idea of art. Others are more old school or less avant garde and I enjoy seeing them when I walk the dog. It is probably true the majority of us will not appreciate the "new things" that interest our children and Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16894294588507668479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-75940943564098848242019-10-05T21:19:04.641-04:002019-10-05T21:19:04.641-04:00She could get away with being "less political...She could get away with being "less politically correct" because she was a survivor (not a caregiver) and therefore was more easily forgiven when she stepped over the line or ticked off someone. I think we probably made a good tag-team because she could be so hot-headed and I was always measured and well-thought out with my advice. We were kind of like a good cop/bad cop in that regard.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-86589926222747060262019-10-05T20:47:37.687-04:002019-10-05T20:47:37.687-04:00no jean I have no idea what caused her death,I jus...no jean I have no idea what caused her death,I just saw her obituary & was shocked, it took me at-least few days to connect the dots. you both were my lifesavers though pam used to be less politically correct than you & rough in around edges but did straighten me out through my grief. I agree 55 is so young.<br />Asha<br /><br />Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563728163276982316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-36799084871780029152019-10-05T16:35:00.071-04:002019-10-05T16:35:00.071-04:00Jean, I live day by day but I like to think about ...Jean, I live day by day but I like to think about what's ahead. I could die today but at least I was able to think of what was lying ahead for me. See ya tomorrow, maybe.<br /><br />Cruisin PaulCruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-43664811384301767672019-10-05T15:19:39.279-04:002019-10-05T15:19:39.279-04:00I'm just the opposite. Numbers can be hard for...I'm just the opposite. Numbers can be hard for me. Making a living at art, like with music, is a real crap shoot and mixture of talent+being in the right place at the right time to be noticed.<br /><br />Thank you so much for letting me know about Pam! It would have been a month of Sundays before I would have seen her obituary if you hadn't. We sure spent a lot of time together in the Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21413351588275093982019-10-05T15:04:21.798-04:002019-10-05T15:04:21.798-04:00I'll be leaving a lot of maintenance issues be...I'll be leaving a lot of maintenance issues behind, that's for sure. Just got to get through the next year first. <br /><br />I think one of the reasons why artists are going into the art installation 'business' is because they are getting paid really big commissions for that crap/temporary art. Think Betsy DeVos when you think of that roof. Her son runs the art scene in town.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-8012232696344201392019-10-05T15:00:12.627-04:002019-10-05T15:00:12.627-04:00I really miss the old telephone books for finding ...I really miss the old telephone books for finding services. At least you knew they had a brick and mortar business longer than a year to get in there. The internet advisers style websites don't cut it with me. My pruning will get done on Thursday if all goes well but I have to cancel a lecture that I wanted to hear.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-54508004976440835752019-10-05T14:57:22.454-04:002019-10-05T14:57:22.454-04:00The only time I've ever had a problem was duri...The only time I've ever had a problem was during that 100 year flood but it sure puts the fear in you. <br /><br />Don't wish your life away, Paul. The holidays are a long way off!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-3360490179592815462019-10-05T13:50:07.666-04:002019-10-05T13:50:07.666-04:00Jean:
I have hrd time understanding this modern ...Jean: <br /><br />I have hrd time understanding this modern art, being left brain dominant & engineer I always wondered how can any artist make a living in this world. For me math & numbers come easy then understanding art. congratulations in getting good deal on ebay, seems like there is market for everything in the world if you know how to sell it right.<br /><br />hope your sump works Ashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17563728163276982316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21424159069769856482019-10-05T13:33:25.818-04:002019-10-05T13:33:25.818-04:00Yeh, I don't "get" some art and I pr...Yeh, I don't "get" some art and I prefer to just think about my own ideas. Our little town has a huge amount of art installation. We have fun making stories up about what we think of it. It's a very big line item on our budget!<br /><br />This summer, on two different nights, two pieces of art were vandalized. The City is creeping out to the burbs. We have a few homeless The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-42977273023867693482019-10-05T10:25:35.139-04:002019-10-05T10:25:35.139-04:00Too bad they didn't make the "Art" u...Too bad they didn't make the "Art" usable as maybe an eye catching tourist information office. Oh that wouldn't be artistic I guess. <br />Understand your frustration at having to hire work you use to do. I'm looking for a pruner also. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-41978659579359014392019-10-05T10:23:37.666-04:002019-10-05T10:23:37.666-04:00Since My basement in my first home was flooded wit...Since My basement in my first home was flooded with storms over night and my sump pump couldn't handle the water, my second home has a double sump pump and I haven't experienced any problem. I guess our warm weather has gone. We still get sun ( once in awhile )but the temperature it has decided to fly way. Oh well, Halloween is near then Thanksgiving, the Christmas and finally my cruise. Cruisin Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13137904435537645207noreply@blogger.com