tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post113391572893105960..comments2024-03-21T03:35:20.539-04:00Comments on writing as jo(e): Deck the halls and dim the lightsjo(e)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1134181165566320392005-12-09T21:19:00.000-05:002005-12-09T21:19:00.000-05:00Jo(e),I am so with you on the dim lighting. Years ...Jo(e),<BR/><BR/>I am so with you on the dim lighting. Years ago when I had roommates, we had a New Year's party with a fire in the fireplace. But a guest "helped out" by putting a painted board on the fire. End of party.<BR/><BR/>Oddly, I hardly know anyone with long hair.Lauren D. McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09492156665800981450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1134035207346157742005-12-08T04:46:00.000-05:002005-12-08T04:46:00.000-05:00Thank you for a lovely picture, even though it doe...Thank you for a lovely picture, even though it does make me terribly homesick for our own house, which has a proper fireplace and lots of odd corners to place candles....<BR/>My wonderful honorary mother taught me very early that the cure to lack of dusting was candles in winter and lots of fresh flowers everywhere in spring...and a smell of fresh coffee or spices at all times. Clearly a kindred spirit.<BR/>Wish you were close enough to visit...but hugs anyway xKathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1134019650315974712005-12-08T00:27:00.000-05:002005-12-08T00:27:00.000-05:00Candlelight is very flattering :)Candlelight is very flattering :)Running2Kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115141360927156245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133997898742618642005-12-07T18:24:00.000-05:002005-12-07T18:24:00.000-05:00Mona: Yes, I do usually use the British spellings...Mona: Yes, I do usually use the British spellings. I always have. I think it's all the British literature I've read. <BR/><BR/>Cut-rate parasite: Hey, that's a good idea. We could hand out Christmas scrunchies as party favours. Not sure if I can get Shaggy Hair Boy and Skater Boy to wear them, though .... <BR/><BR/>Dr. K: You come some weekend, and I will take you skiing. Of course, you would have to be willing to follow my lead, and I know how you would hate that ....jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133991262528956072005-12-07T16:34:00.000-05:002005-12-07T16:34:00.000-05:00I need to get over my candle paranoia, because you...I need to get over my candle paranoia, because your description of a dimly lit celebrations sounds too perfect.halloweenloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226515861332754382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133989341522026792005-12-07T16:02:00.000-05:002005-12-07T16:02:00.000-05:00I'm with Bad Alice. If the living room you reveal...I'm with Bad Alice. If the living room you reveal in the previous post is too shameful to allow guests to see in the bright light of day, our house is one that should be condemned. There's paper on every flat surface, leaves by the door, piles of books, and towers of washed and unwashed clothes strewn about. Would that our only problems were a brown carpet and finger-smeared walls! <BR/><BR/>That said, I love the idea of a candle-filled room.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041247235612040796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133986781721503732005-12-07T15:19:00.000-05:002005-12-07T15:19:00.000-05:00I don't know which is more beautiful, the descript...I don't know which is more beautiful, the description of your home, or my sudden realization that you spell certain words with a British flavour (with the additional 'u')! <BR/><BR/>I've found cheap cinnamon-scented pinecones from the craft store do wonders for those pesky pet odors too. If I can get the cat to carry one around with her, I'm all set.Mona Buonanottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809435868294190789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133983267969326572005-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:002005-12-07T14:21:00.000-05:00Ok, now, the room in the photo on the last post lo...Ok, now, the room in the photo on the last post looks pretty nice and tidy and pleasant to me. If you want to see a housekeeping disaster, come to my house. The kids haven't started walking up the walls yet (and I leave no marks), but the cats have ripped up one of the seams in the living room carpet, and I started silly tacking up the kids art after all the framed prints fell off and cracked their glass. I think housecleaning is overrated. Much nicer to just read to the kids among all the mess.Bad Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540577363786819292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133976524694897232005-12-07T12:28:00.000-05:002005-12-07T12:28:00.000-05:00Those scuff marks and mud tracks are what makes yo...Those scuff marks and mud tracks are what makes your house a home. You should be proud of them.Coffee-Drinking Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11029304444311098520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133974453207286792005-12-07T11:54:00.000-05:002005-12-07T11:54:00.000-05:00we usually stop those fires before they spread far...<I>we <B>usually</B> stop those fires before they spread far</I><BR/><BR/>Emphasis mine. Nice. I love the sights and smells of the holidays. Sounds just wonderful.sheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603165051187312004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133971308259662692005-12-07T11:01:00.000-05:002005-12-07T11:01:00.000-05:00"smell of beeswax candles mixes nicely with the sc..."<I>smell of beeswax candles mixes nicely with the scent of freshly cut spruce, the spicey smell of veggie chili, and the sweet smell of cider mulling on the stove.</I>"<BR/><BR/>When can <B>I</B> move in?Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17131011667990422886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133964809448126852005-12-07T09:13:00.000-05:002005-12-07T09:13:00.000-05:00That is a wonderful idea! We have tons of windows ...That is a wonderful idea! We have tons of windows in our house, so now I will be lighting candles, not cleaning, and hoping that my cats stay out of the windows.ccwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319415763862282537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133930980282113712005-12-06T23:49:00.000-05:002005-12-06T23:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip. Cleaning this time of year, w...Thanks for the tip. Cleaning this time of year, with the mud and the wet, seems so pointless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133928577447316132005-12-06T23:09:00.000-05:002005-12-06T23:09:00.000-05:00How about putting some candles in those big hurric...How about putting some candles in those big hurricane vase thingies? That should certainly cut down on the amount of burning hair.Ianquihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03268223727887685830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133922236999508022005-12-06T21:23:00.000-05:002005-12-06T21:23:00.000-05:00Come on over. I'll put another log on the fire.Come on over. I'll put another log on the fire.jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133921982083319232005-12-06T21:19:00.000-05:002005-12-06T21:19:00.000-05:00That's it. I'm coming over. Your house looks and s...That's it. I'm coming over. Your house looks and sounds a lot cozier than mine right now. Especially since it's 9 flipping degrees here tonight!Jenevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052481060509174617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133920689522732572005-12-06T20:58:00.000-05:002005-12-06T20:58:00.000-05:00Hey, happy birthday PPB!Hey, happy birthday PPB!jo(e)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01488562158252331555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9799907.post-1133920170429785722005-12-06T20:49:00.000-05:002005-12-06T20:49:00.000-05:00dim lighting is the bombdim lighting is the bombAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com