tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post3391934688623433903..comments2024-03-21T03:34:05.137-04:00Comments on Cotton Pickin Cute: Lots of Pictures - But Warning - It's Not All PrettyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08643279791342765171noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-56756847378197845182010-01-30T16:02:11.552-05:002010-01-30T16:02:11.552-05:00Hi Tracy,thank you so much for stopping by my blog...Hi Tracy,thank you so much for stopping by my blog,I can't remember where I saw your blog first but it would have been on some ones blog roll..I tend to check out blogs which have names that appeal to me and I just love your blog name!<br />I love all your lovely outdoors pictures,I unfortunately don't have much of a garden just a small yard with some plant pots in the summer so I always enjoy looking at other peoples gardens and hearing about what they are growing etc.<br />I only learnt to crochet last year and I've never had a hobby I love so much..I find it so theraputic to sit listening to an audiobook with my hook and wool!!<br />I am determined to visit the U.S. this year sometime,I have family in Illinois who I really want to visit as We haven't met up in over 30 years and also there just seems to be so much of interest in your country I can hardly wait to get out there.<br />Looking forward to some lovely flowery goodness reading your blog this year!!<br />Em xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-34471109831897001652010-01-30T09:35:48.076-05:002010-01-30T09:35:48.076-05:00Dear Sweet Tracy, I now know of you. You have alwa...Dear Sweet Tracy, I now know of you. You have always been someone who left the kindest comments on my blog, but your blog was about wonderful giveaways mostly. May I tell you that the ninth year of ten is always the most difficult. I promise with all of my heart that when the 50th year comes, much of this depression will leave. You began reading in my 49th year and have seen the changes for yourself. The reflections of childhood stories, the meltdown, and the happiness that now comes through my words. The 50th year is the time to prepare the way for yourself. I too had a yard filled with flowers. When depression follows you like a shadow; however, joy becomes work. Time to downsize to what you can easily manage. Menopause is called the "little death" for a reason. You will mourn a part of yourself. You are on a journey of discovering who you will now be. You were there for my journey, I will be here for yours! Love and Prayers, ElizabethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973995314752982177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-16047045838407840662010-01-29T15:08:24.872-05:002010-01-29T15:08:24.872-05:00Hi Tracy,
saw your comment, and am working on tryi...Hi Tracy,<br />saw your comment, and am working on trying to edit/delete it, but I have no clue as to how!!! I am so terrible at computers. It does make me laugh though, I thought I was the only person who did things like that!!! Have a great day, and really, please enjoy that walk for me. Soak up some sunshine, I do have sunshine, but it is bitter cold, and the wind cuts like a knife! What I wouldn't give to hear lovely birds singing about now!!!<br />KateAuntie Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360461982253858105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-41281151092314886322010-01-29T07:18:25.073-05:002010-01-29T07:18:25.073-05:00Tracy,
Popped over to say hello, and I am so glad ...Tracy,<br />Popped over to say hello, and I am so glad I did. I think we all get that way... And especially after a devastating blow like the one you have had. The nice thing about blogging is that you have all these people who are in the same boat, and then others to give wonderful support and help haul that boat to shore. <br /><br />You take some time to just be. Be whatever you need to be. <br /><br />Then go back and read all your lovely comments about how great you are. How friends are thinking about you, and praying for you to have a beautiful weekend.<br /><br />I hope you get to go out and take a lovely walk for me. I am buried under a think blanket of snow, and I love listening to it crunch under my feet as I walk. What sounds are you going to hear?<br /><br /><br />Take care, my friend. I know you are going to be surprised by a lovely weekend! I can feel it!!!<br />KateAuntie Cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360461982253858105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-27121944675315390162010-01-28T17:59:48.173-05:002010-01-28T17:59:48.173-05:00I hope it made you feel better to share with us..I...I hope it made you feel better to share with us..It is nice to know others go through things we do...I had an awakening last year...lost over 75 lbs. boy do I feel better...didn't realize I felt bad till it all came off...my poor yard has suffered....but I'm making it a simplier place...I used to spend all weekend working on it...and it just got to much....now I'm scaling back...I still have a lot to do to make it look good...I avoid eye contact with it when I pull in the driveway...but it will get better...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745604261113221887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-27339699937350920702010-01-27T21:57:37.574-05:002010-01-27T21:57:37.574-05:00Tracy, girlfriend, I just now finally got into men...Tracy, girlfriend, I just now finally got into menopause at 56! I am here to tell you that it gets so much better when you finally get there. I finally gave in and took some bioidentical hormones the last year before I finally stopped the menses and it helped tremendously. Everyone I know will tell you that I was miserable for two weeks out of every month for the last 10 years during perimenopause until I started taking those hormones. I couldn't stand myself and like you I lost the will to help myself by taking care of my body through eating right and exercising. I rationalized that I deserved some comfort for all of the misery that I experienced. You are on your way out of this mess--take my word. Growing in your realtionship with Christ definitely helps you love yourself and others in spite of your misery.Speaking the truth of where you are is healthy as well. We ARE here for you...tie a knot in that rope and hold on. XXXOOO'sKitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656468326879043257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-55999614992981623222010-01-27T21:13:03.757-05:002010-01-27T21:13:03.757-05:00It might not always be "pretty", but I&#...It might not always be "pretty", but I've discovered that this wonderful, blogging family is simply incredible when it comes to reaching out and being supportive.<br /><br />It all gets overwhelming at times, and that's when we just need to be allowed to unload and have someone listen and say "I care."<br /><br />I hear ya.<br />And I care.<br /><br />:-)<br />AnneAnne Loryshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06586805595011675799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-70491784595826185982010-01-27T20:49:06.036-05:002010-01-27T20:49:06.036-05:00Oh hunny...I'm in the same boat as you. YOu r...Oh hunny...I'm in the same boat as you. YOu row one side and I'll row the other. I actually got outside and walked today...and it felt good! YOu do what you can, but it's really har to stay away from chocolate. P.S. You added me to your blog list! Thanks heaps!xxxoooCindihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260963293998396631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5053654828170672638.post-61288200110052418582010-01-27T20:38:37.273-05:002010-01-27T20:38:37.273-05:00Tracy, the photos are gorgeous, sugar! No need to ...Tracy, the photos are gorgeous, sugar! No need to worry about that. I see what you mean about the grass though. I'd sit right down and cry, honey, if I wasted the money and time and this happened. Would the grass come back though? Ours does in Idaho. Dies out in the winter and comes back lush in the spring.<br /><br />I don't see any whining here, chick! ;-)<br /><br />xoxo,<br />ConnieConniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836857167023454619noreply@blogger.com