tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post360358878180522018..comments2024-03-10T10:05:51.113-07:00Comments on misswhistle: SnowMiss Whistlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-12222573153439057112017-12-16T03:06:11.670-08:002017-12-16T03:06:11.670-08:00Thank you, Katherine. Rather envious of your San F...Thank you, Katherine. Rather envious of your San Francisco winter just about now! You've inspired me to re-read Wind in the Willows! Much love xo<br /><br />Misty, than, you xo<br /><br />Tedsmum, he did! An epic journey on a train across Europe! xoMiss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-88369517169571979792017-12-12T11:00:24.445-08:002017-12-12T11:00:24.445-08:00This is lovely, Bumble. As I read it, the sun is s...This is lovely, Bumble. As I read it, the sun is shining outside my Northern California window's crisp 49°F morning. Through the branches of the tree that fills my window frame there are patches of bright blue sky. The tree is filled with leaves, now shifting from green to scarlet. There won't be bare branches until January. You note your country winter requires you let go of all but the essentials. As you know, we don't have that here, with our temperate seasons. My favorite childhood book is The Wind in the Willows. I love the winter kindness and hospitality of Badger, Mole, and Rat. What you wrote is beautiful, "Winter is about taking stock, about letting go of things, about appreciating the beauty of minimalism…Our job in winter is to keep warm, is basic sustenance, is thoughtfulness, is kindness." Even when I lived in Chicago, and heavy snowstorms came down along the lake shore, I was in a city, and the snowplows came and went before we had an opportunity to consider what it would mean to let go and take stock. One of my loveliest winter memories is staying at the Yorkville Four Seasons in Toronto with someone I loved, and having our time extended by a winter storm that snowed us in at the hotel. Time stopped, nothing and everything seemed possible, and I felt happiness in just being. Sending you love from a warmer climate. xo.Katherine C. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834591103511225376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-13497967222178083592017-12-12T02:28:57.039-08:002017-12-12T02:28:57.039-08:00Sums it up nicely.Sums it up nicely.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756412027663665418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8371572.post-11765659963615033362017-12-11T14:26:18.329-08:002017-12-11T14:26:18.329-08:00Hope Charlie got home safely! Thanks for another u...Hope Charlie got home safely! Thanks for another uplifting post xtedsmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08704900810375410770noreply@blogger.com