tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post3053097272448150554..comments2024-03-19T05:26:04.770-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: Poetry Friday -- My New HeroMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-35725615205091076042014-10-20T13:36:32.600-04:002014-10-20T13:36:32.600-04:00You are not alone in your sweet disorder...let'...You are not alone in your sweet disorder...let's all embrace the wilde civility.Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1570856659156818252014-10-20T09:46:12.776-04:002014-10-20T09:46:12.776-04:00I love your thought, and I raise you one--that wil...I love your thought, and I raise you one--that wildeness extends to our yard, too. We do the bare minimum, because life is too short for a bunch of housework and yardwork (unless you love it, of course). Poems also benefit from wilde civility--mine tend to be too careful...laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-7191097056524177472014-10-19T17:59:15.046-04:002014-10-19T17:59:15.046-04:00I'm with you!I'm with you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63742562242655577932014-10-18T19:29:56.109-04:002014-10-18T19:29:56.109-04:00I wish I could enjoy some wilde civility, but I mu...I wish I could enjoy some wilde civility, but I must admit that I am obsessive about housecleaning. I've tried to break out of the "neat freak" personality, but so far it hasn't worked. Maybe someday... : )<br />Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-60598474894656069262014-10-18T16:12:09.337-04:002014-10-18T16:12:09.337-04:00Somehow it comforts me to know other people have t...Somehow it comforts me to know other people have trouble keeping up with housework. I'm looking around my house in complete dismay today, and planning for ways to escape outside to the red orange yellow of fall. Thank you!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-38834671541158300642014-10-18T09:08:03.113-04:002014-10-18T09:08:03.113-04:00I'm with you. I'd much rather attend to o...I'm with you. I'd much rather attend to other arts than housekeeping. Thanks for the delightful Old English verse. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-68959415092496356682014-10-17T23:56:11.063-04:002014-10-17T23:56:11.063-04:00I need to take your advice and try it a bit. I te...I need to take your advice and try it a bit. I tend to be a bit fitful at how fast the dog hair times two can fill up my new vacuum canister. Bags are better if you a vacuum shopping, you can't see inside the bags! Love the shout out to Mr. Mary Lee!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-63638988287846117532014-10-17T19:13:15.432-04:002014-10-17T19:13:15.432-04:00Well said, Mr. Herrick and Mary Lee.
(All the wh...Well said, Mr. Herrick and Mary Lee. <br /><br />(All the while I'm reading, I'm thinking what a heart attack you must have given your spell-checker as you typed the poem in all its olde English spelling glorie. )Violet N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16586574800230604652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-34448567357333129782014-10-17T17:33:08.111-04:002014-10-17T17:33:08.111-04:00True that, Mary Lee! Herrick is speaking to me and...True that, Mary Lee! Herrick is speaking to me and my cluttered house. = )Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-42695796384895689422014-10-17T14:31:38.359-04:002014-10-17T14:31:38.359-04:00Hallelujah and amen.Hallelujah and amen.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-61038979371365219082014-10-17T11:18:20.985-04:002014-10-17T11:18:20.985-04:00Yes, here's to wilde civility! And who was it ...Yes, here's to wilde civility! And who was it that said never trust a person with a neat desk?jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-9336943819313746232014-10-17T10:28:12.433-04:002014-10-17T10:28:12.433-04:00Lovely. And one of the best guests from my mom was...Lovely. And one of the best guests from my mom was a tradition of poor housekeeping, a standard my husband's mom happily passed on to him, too. Five minutes with a vacuum now and then seems just about enough. Jeannine Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886966069866356470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-8652458679277902962014-10-17T10:26:42.701-04:002014-10-17T10:26:42.701-04:00Wilde Disorder: When one has not yet read any of O...Wilde Disorder: When one has not yet read any of Oscar Wilde's masterworks. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-49872904558821767612014-10-17T08:48:13.623-04:002014-10-17T08:48:13.623-04:00Love this, Mary Lee, especially Herrick's term...Love this, Mary Lee, especially Herrick's term, "a sweet disorder." Maybe that is how I should describe my house when all is not orderly, instead of "messy!"Becky Shillingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185515854304384764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15122776439837478282014-10-17T08:01:46.022-04:002014-10-17T08:01:46.022-04:00Mary Lee, I love the phrase "wilde civiility....Mary Lee, I love the phrase "wilde civiility." Clutter is problematic but have to live with it until I can weed out each "retirement" box one at a time while I am in "unretirement" mode. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-16455229209425450412014-10-17T07:00:41.665-04:002014-10-17T07:00:41.665-04:00Amen to that! Amen to that! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-70245142052408973282014-10-17T05:58:03.344-04:002014-10-17T05:58:03.344-04:00This is great, Mary Lee! I'm so glad to know I...This is great, Mary Lee! I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one whose home is one of "wilde civility!" Thanks for sharing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com