tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post6454034655478074053..comments2023-05-16T01:55:32.822-07:00Comments on Crumbs From the Corner: Adventures in Woolgathering: Missing the BoatPhyllis Hunt McGowanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-68783552852907711002008-05-02T20:27:00.000-07:002008-05-02T20:27:00.000-07:00Kimy, I remember the bats.Austin is beautiful, tru...Kimy, I remember the bats.<BR/>Austin is beautiful, true. We had less than amiable neighbours, though, and people who patrolled our street anonymously and ensured we got notes if our front lawn grass grew more than an inch high. We once left Christmas lights hung on our outside balcony until mid January. They were colourless, and were not lit, and were up high.<BR/>We got a note asking us to Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-58123917650639731312008-05-02T19:58:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:58:00.000-07:00entertaining story...yes friend do make a day! aus...entertaining story...yes friend do make a day! <BR/><BR/>austin is a wonderful area - I lived in texas myself for 8 years (and married a boy from texas) and have many good friends that live in the austin area, always thought if I had to live in texas the austin area would be where I'd want to be....lovely hills, rivers, lakes, great music, and of course the famous bats of congress avenue! <BR/><mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-12965201818205810162008-05-02T15:19:00.000-07:002008-05-02T15:19:00.000-07:00Jaime, she couldn't really toss the phone because ...Jaime, she couldn't really toss the phone because she is always on call as a realtor and very busy. (When not canoeing, that is). Other than that, I'd do the same ;)<BR/>Everything seems to get faster and faster and there's so little time left for anything, it seems.<BR/><BR/>Barb, yes it was a small price to pay. And yes, she just dived in to get my shoe :) I never forgot it.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-73379015744939851862008-05-02T13:23:00.000-07:002008-05-02T13:23:00.000-07:00Friends are such a treasure ... the cell phone was...Friends are such a treasure ... the cell phone was a small price to pay. And what a selfless act on your friends part!!!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653940993739799006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-37697100217837167592008-05-02T11:53:00.000-07:002008-05-02T11:53:00.000-07:00A wonderful time with friends and nature is truly ...A wonderful time with friends and nature is truly worth more than a pair of shoes and cell phone...personally, I might have tossed the phone into the river voluntarily! (I am trying to stay anti-cell phone...it's getting harder in this busy world we live in.)Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04803308252202460126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-7972935730040707632008-05-02T06:47:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:47:00.000-07:00Pauline, thanks for your comments. I'll be back to...Pauline, thanks for your comments. I'll be back to read your blog too. I agree, life is all about finding a balance. It's not all one way or the other.<BR/><BR/>Julie, it's funny how you can be in the middle of something and all of a sudden a memory hits you, one from a long time ago. Where do they come from after all that time? I always like to read your thoughts on memory and perception.<BR/>Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-86310495573593526562008-05-02T06:10:00.000-07:002008-05-02T06:10:00.000-07:00...really excellent title to the post, by the way.......really excellent title to the post, by the way...julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-27181422359645887762008-05-02T05:26:00.000-07:002008-05-02T05:26:00.000-07:00Town Lake - A beautiful respite in the middle of a...Town Lake - A beautiful respite in the middle of an ever growing city. Austin has some real beauty downtown in spite of the steady influx of steel and concrete. I'm glad you had the chance to see it. My realtor from Austin showed up at my motel room door in Bermuda shorts and cowboy boots. He said, "I'm the worst d@#%&* realtor in Austin, but I know where to get the best steak in town, let's Pappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118854996343714131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-4631431424866494432008-05-02T02:45:00.000-07:002008-05-02T02:45:00.000-07:00I agree with jolochka, it's really interesting how...I agree with jolochka, it's really interesting how our brain synthesizes an experience down to a bundle of bound together memories and ties them up with a bow. Beautiful story.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604780070187163751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-63269281232236231112008-05-02T01:15:00.000-07:002008-05-02T01:15:00.000-07:00i'm always fascinated by memory and what our brain...i'm always fascinated by memory and what our brain chooses to hold onto and what it chooses to link together in memory.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-56582072602223849132008-05-01T17:35:00.000-07:002008-05-01T17:35:00.000-07:00Turn about is fair play - I am equally delighted t...Turn about is fair play - I am equally delighted to have been introduced to your blog! I am not going away permanently - just not posting as frequently as during the winter months. I still take time to read some before bedtime however, and am pleased to add you to my reading list.<BR/><BR/>I liked how you weighed the happier aspects of the trip with the cell phone/shoe incident and how you cannotPaulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-23182887424943423342008-05-01T15:26:00.000-07:002008-05-01T15:26:00.000-07:00Polona, thank you very much for your kind comment....Polona, thank you very much for your kind comment. <BR/>You only need a handful of good friends in life but it's rare to find even that. That's why it's wonderful when we do.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-34595411245386536812008-05-01T14:45:00.000-07:002008-05-01T14:45:00.000-07:00that was a lovely story. friends are necessary but...that was a lovely story. <BR/>friends are necessary but true friendship is not easy to find.polonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12631341810150848122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-76842872426547502232008-05-01T12:19:00.000-07:002008-05-01T12:19:00.000-07:00Steve, you summed up my feeling exactly. It would ...Steve, you summed up my feeling exactly. It would be a lonely life with not much to look forward to, without friends and someone to share it with. Thanks for your thoughts.Phyllis Hunt McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370730851612587650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1814799811633243210.post-38581047410496991562008-05-01T07:27:00.000-07:002008-05-01T07:27:00.000-07:00Your story reinforces the truism of friendship - w...Your story reinforces the truism of friendship - without good friends what would life be? Not much really.<BR/><BR/>SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com