tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post116204261955112213..comments2023-10-08T07:07:36.538-04:00Comments on Search the Sea: BaffledGannet Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162227320593328612006-10-30T11:55:00.000-05:002006-10-30T11:55:00.000-05:00You write so often (and so well) about places and ...You write so often (and so well) about places and birds and others that it is a rare treat to have you write about yourself a little bit.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566267303671253480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162216580888705012006-10-30T08:56:00.000-05:002006-10-30T08:56:00.000-05:00Your home sounds lovely, Robin. A library AND a fi...Your home sounds lovely, Robin. A library AND a fireplace in it! Oh my. I don't think I would want to give that up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162155778241514502006-10-29T16:02:00.000-05:002006-10-29T16:02:00.000-05:00Really beautiful writing, Robin. I don't know wha...Really beautiful writing, Robin. I don't know what to tell you about the house, but I hope you continue to write like this. My husband and I bought our first house in 1999. When we lived in NC we owned an old trailer, but that doesn't count. Once we moved to Ohio, we rented for years. So by the time we got our house, our children were practically grown. Only the youngest lived with us for more than a year. Ours is a 100 year old farmhouse; but it's not one of those American Gothic styled homes; it's more of a cabin in a used-to-be-wilderness. A very odd house with a musty cellar and bunches of little rooms. It's home and it feels right to us. I come you come to peace about a decision soon.Theresa Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103717736011804799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162126671972949742006-10-29T07:57:00.000-05:002006-10-29T07:57:00.000-05:00I can totally identify with you about not being th...I can totally identify with you about not being the home-decorating type. Imagining it is fun, but actually <I>doing</I> it? Blech.<BR/><BR/>But still, I would count on the new generation of little ones visiting ... and if you want it to look nicer, make a conscious effort over the next couple of years to do so, like you said. It's only a couple of years, and who knows, you might manage to have some fun here and there.Waterfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02560933499700939011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162092398873692642006-10-28T23:26:00.000-04:002006-10-28T23:26:00.000-04:00You just described my home (1908 model) almost to ...You just described my home (1908 model) almost to a "T". We too comtemplate a change. But now, the children are returning with the 3rd. generation of blue-eyed blondes. I long for something smaller even as I look forward to filling all these rooms at holiday times.<BR/><BR/>LeenoraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162079339741345552006-10-28T19:48:00.000-04:002006-10-28T19:48:00.000-04:00That very last line is very telling... Throughout...That very last line is very telling... Throughout this essay, I was tempted to say, "Well, if the house is too much for you, downsize." But you obviously still can find reasons to stay...and you love it. So fix it up. Or don't. But it's obvious you love it, no matter what...Lisa :-]https://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162074768762031962006-10-28T18:32:00.000-04:002006-10-28T18:32:00.000-04:00Once again, you've got such a wonderful attitude. ...Once again, you've got such a wonderful attitude. The thinking about wallpaper was considered mandatory in my childhood, but I lack the talent. I hear it can be fun, and I hope it turns out that way for you.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11641264346663533706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162069402775718072006-10-28T17:03:00.000-04:002006-10-28T17:03:00.000-04:00"What we really need to do is rethink our lives." ..."What we really need to do is rethink our lives." I really identify with that statement, being in much the same place in life that you are. Recently my husband and I have been talking about this--and the need to break the patterns that made sense when we had children to attend to and we were younger. <BR/><BR/>We have a few ideas--but will keep our now too big house for the time being.Jody Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08031378214797420014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162067963961519432006-10-28T16:39:00.000-04:002006-10-28T16:39:00.000-04:00As you know, I share your pain. I can't imagine ...As you know, I share your pain. I can't imagine either of us living in different types of neighborhoods or different types of houses so I have no answer. <BR/><BR/>I too love to fill it up with people when entertaining or when family visits from out of town. Sometimes I feel like maintaining it is sucking the life out of me both physically and economically.<BR/><BR/>Hmmmmm... My parents added on to their house when we finished college and started bringing partners and grandchildren home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13080538.post-1162047443173907522006-10-28T10:57:00.000-04:002006-10-28T10:57:00.000-04:00Does the house feel too big in the summertime, too...Does the house feel too big in the summertime, too? <BR/>And I believe those children will return....tradition holds that chances are at least one of them will move back in with you for a bit after graduateion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com