tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post7342203624354782912..comments2023-10-17T03:42:29.578-04:00Comments on Maitri's Heart: One Woman's Journey To Find The "Earthly Paradise" ...maitrilibellulehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-9481857692904921102008-05-27T01:24:00.000-04:002008-05-27T01:24:00.000-04:00Ben, Thank you so much for your kind comments. I j...Ben, <BR/><BR/>Thank you so much for your kind comments. I just found your post unmoderated. I hadn't gotten a message. Sorry it took so long!<BR/><BR/>You are very dear and your cartoons are wonderful. Many blessings to you and thanks for stopping in.<BR/><BR/>Maitrimaitrilibellulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-38046900476153158282008-05-27T01:20:00.000-04:002008-05-27T01:20:00.000-04:00Shinade,Our stories are very much alike. You are t...Shinade,<BR/><BR/>Our stories are very much alike. You are truly a kindred spirit. Thank you so much for your wonderful notes and I wish you well, and send you prayers for peace, serenity, joy, and endless love all around you.<BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>Maitrimaitrilibellulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-41567428956448656592008-05-25T11:44:00.000-04:002008-05-25T11:44:00.000-04:00Oh my I have been so moved by this post relating t...Oh my I have been so moved by this post relating to our parents. Especially to my mother.<BR/><BR/>First of all, one of her favorite blooming shrubs/vines was the Wisteria. And, when we found our retirement home in Oklahoma there was a huge wisteria that climbs all along one side of the pond.<BR/><BR/>When it blooms it is simply beautiful. And, I always feel so close to my mother who passed away 13 yrs. ago.<BR/><BR/>My childhood was a very difficult one. Much of this was due to alcohol and quite a bit of abuse.<BR/><BR/>I wasted years being angry at both of my parents. Yet, I also always remained very close to my mother even with the anger. It is that way for many abused children. Somehow, sometimes we become even more attached than if raised in a non abusive home.<BR/><BR/>I am fortunate that before my mother passed I was gifted with much insight into why she was the way she had been toward me. <BR/><BR/>She too had come from a very abusive home. I fogave her years before she left us here on earth. And, she lived with us for the last two years of her life. I did not want her to be in a nursing home.<BR/><BR/>It was and remains today one of the greatest gifts tat I have received. The ability to see, know and understand her ways.<BR/><BR/>She will forever be one of the greatest loves and treasures ever in my life.<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>Jackie<BR/><BR/>P.S. Still oon the road and bouncing like crazy...LOLZ!!! Please forgive any typos.:-)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378896151545384221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-87133634159733402542008-05-23T11:55:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:55:00.000-04:00I love your cottage and garden design. An inspired...I love your cottage and garden design. An inspired genius at work!<BR/><BR/>Just wanted to share that while passing by via EC.<BR/><BR/>I'm this guy:<BR/>http://scratchinpost.synthasite.com/<BR/>http://redmenace.synthasite.com/<BR/><BR/>Have a great spring season.<BR/>BenBengohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02653883373974641753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-81457749384094647712008-05-23T11:42:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:42:00.000-04:00By the way, Jeff and anyone else who wonders, if y...By the way, Jeff and anyone else who wonders, if you scroll down through the garden entries you will see parts of my real cottage, coming up to the front door, the garden areas, etc. Just f.y.i. :o)<BR/><BR/>Maitrimaitrilibellulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-55195276443016012262008-05-23T11:17:00.001-04:002008-05-23T11:17:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.maitrilibellulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-88971284860262167312008-05-23T11:17:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:17:00.000-04:00Thank you so much Theresa and Shinade for your lov...Thank you so much Theresa and Shinade for your lovely comments. :o) And Jeff, I have written a couple of times and have had a note in the sidebar for some time when the new design went up, that no, that is not my cottage, alas, it is a dream cottage for me. I found the picture when I was making my dreambook for the cottage I will be moving into in the next couple of years. Sigh, they don't make them like that any more. Not here (NC) anyway!<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you all,<BR/><BR/>Maitrimaitrilibellulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209739470133507700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-19992064273284316152008-05-23T09:51:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:51:00.000-04:00I was wondering if the rendering of the cottage at...I was wondering if the rendering of the cottage at the top of the page is your actual home or something in your minds eye. It looks like a gorgeous Irish cottage and most of us would love to live in something like that..<BR/>Just curious..<BR/>Keep up the good work.<BR/>JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-57388863327243771882008-05-23T08:28:00.000-04:002008-05-23T08:28:00.000-04:00Oh my your cottage and garden sound just simply lo...Oh my your cottage and garden sound just simply lovely.<BR/><BR/>I too, being married to a long haul driver spend much time alone at our little lake house.<BR/><BR/>I so dearly love my roses and to sit out on the porch and watch and listen to all of nature's beautiful little creatures.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for this simply lovely and beautiful share.:-)Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378896151545384221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6567564540904111532.post-20302346399770889122008-05-23T02:29:00.000-04:002008-05-23T02:29:00.000-04:00I found a depth and beauty to your story. I shall...I found a depth and beauty to your story. I shall take myself off to sleep and be peaceful thinking of you finding joy. Thank you for sharing your tranquility.<BR/><BR/>"Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog!"<BR/>skdd.wordpress.comChaffee Street Cafe`https://www.blogger.com/profile/16272112149909229882noreply@blogger.com