tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post2142661911149695076..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: 8 Things MemeMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42781933917584562002007-06-03T13:20:00.000-04:002007-06-03T13:20:00.000-04:00Yes, Raymond, I love Gretel Ehrlich. Also Willa C...Yes, Raymond, I love Gretel Ehrlich. Also Willa Cather, Wallace Stegner, and Ian Frazier (GREAT PLAINS). <BR/><BR/>How about PLAIN SONGS by Kent Haruf? That could be my hometown, my home landscape, and the people I grew up with.Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-5907413369814190742007-06-03T12:01:00.000-04:002007-06-03T12:01:00.000-04:00"My favorite landscape in nature is the flat, arid..."My favorite landscape in nature is the flat, arid, emptiness of the western plains. That's where I grew up and it seems to have become a part of my psyche."<BR/><BR/><BR/>Mine too. Have you read "The Solace of Open Spaces", by Gretel Ehrlich?<BR/><BR/>She probably said what I'm going to say: somehow my mind feel freer and I can breathe and feel more relaxed when the landscape is open. <BR/><BR/>I have begun to experience mountains as barriers.<BR/><BR/>I love the drive between The Dalles Oregon and Spokane Washington because of the open spaces and the way my eye cannot often see the end of the horizon.raymond perthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016246118115516015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50745343415834300812007-06-03T11:05:00.000-04:002007-06-03T11:05:00.000-04:00Hi,I had done a similar one using seven which you ...Hi,<BR/>I had done a similar one using seven which you can find here:<BR/>http://gatheringaroundthetable.blogspot.com/2007/05/seven-random-factshabits-about-me.html<BR/>It is a fun meme! Loved your lists.Christy Woolumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748862572108653566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-75149710335303680242007-05-31T15:07:00.000-04:002007-05-31T15:07:00.000-04:00Thanks. I got your tag and have done my due dilige...Thanks. I got your tag and have done my due diligence :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28555569370160959112007-05-30T08:26:00.000-04:002007-05-30T08:26:00.000-04:00very fun, random lists. thanks for the tag -- you...very fun, random lists. thanks for the tag -- you're right, it is the <I> perfect </I> time waster (or perhaps refresher?) during this end of the year wrap up! :)Ruth Ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10667754809825404231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-13777634764933586942007-05-29T14:28:00.000-04:002007-05-29T14:28:00.000-04:00Love your lists!Love your lists!Vivian Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285339307161020541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70964190203105562872007-05-29T05:17:00.000-04:002007-05-29T05:17:00.000-04:00It was late. My eyes were crossing. Double tag h...It was late. My eyes were crossing. Double tag has been corrected...I hope!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for tagging us, Kelly! This was a fun one!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-45815073664624925322007-05-28T22:26:00.000-04:002007-05-28T22:26:00.000-04:00Yay! You guys found it before I even commented. ...Yay! You guys found it before I even commented. One thing...I already tagged Susan and Chicken Spaghetti.<BR/><BR/>I love your responses!! Mary Lee: Creme Brulee is my favorite too. Hmmm...And I love your favorite colors response.<BR/><BR/>Franki: You should be careful around treadmills, and that college music teacher! Sheesh!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com