tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post4929035435482904035..comments2023-11-03T05:09:33.978-04:00Comments on Fragments of Grace: Late August: Morning WalkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-40416377336622951692012-08-29T22:40:36.126-04:002012-08-29T22:40:36.126-04:00Robin, my prayers are joined with the others this ...Robin, my prayers are joined with the others this week as you walk this difficult road. You are a woman of courage and I so appreciate your willingness to share your thoughts with us.Lyndanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-90968793907377479622012-08-29T20:33:41.336-04:002012-08-29T20:33:41.336-04:00Well, yes, of course we are. I don't know how...Well, yes, of course we are. I don't know how that came to be, but it's obviously an "of course."Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-11978981292187375982012-08-29T20:33:02.775-04:002012-08-29T20:33:02.775-04:00Thank you, MB. I so hope Ken is better tonight.
Thank you, MB. I so hope Ken is better tonight.<br />Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-9701103742658325462012-08-29T19:38:25.089-04:002012-08-29T19:38:25.089-04:00Wild Geese is one of my seminal, threshold, founda...Wild Geese is one of my seminal, threshold, foundational poems. <br /><br />With that poem Mary Oliver broke open the possibility of my survival.<br /><br />I read and re-read it like scripture.<br /><br />And, I had it prepared for the Closing Prayer when I showed up a week early for "Book Club" .... oh Robin, we are connected!Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05147416487171740144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-12432744305547037552012-08-29T14:16:42.031-04:002012-08-29T14:16:42.031-04:00Love and prayers for you, all these days.Love and prayers for you, all these days.Mary Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970052534402740820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-13150257501429764562012-08-29T13:51:43.574-04:002012-08-29T13:51:43.574-04:00Thank you, Rosa.Thank you, Rosa.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-39900259558577003322012-08-29T13:07:59.510-04:002012-08-29T13:07:59.510-04:00I have been lighting candles this week, every even...I have been lighting candles this week, every evening. I will keep doing that the rest of the week and into next. They are beautiful and mesmerizing and make me ache and feel joy at once. I wish I could serve your grief a cup of tea this week, and relieve you of some of the duties of being a hostess. Much love, Robin.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14318759796476070253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-42034385078413126162012-08-29T13:00:32.859-04:002012-08-29T13:00:32.859-04:00Yes, it did.
And now, unbelievably, a local mayor...Yes, it did.<br /><br />And now, unbelievably, a local mayor thinks it's a travesty that the Board of a failing golf club is considering a sale for conservation purposes instead of to a developer -- when a developer has already gotten hold of another failed country club nearby and: Welcome Supersize Walmart!<br /><br />The former is across the street from another mall I try to patronize as seldom as possible as my tiny private protest against the development of what was once a beautiful green space.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898073277524952683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3907440527168314545.post-91470528006968524672012-08-29T12:43:07.750-04:002012-08-29T12:43:07.750-04:00In Memphis, the same thing happened. I-40 was to g...In Memphis, the same thing happened. I-40 was to go through Overton Park and it was saved. The really sad thing is that parks and homes are saved only when the Interstate is to go through wealthy neighborhoods. The innerbelt destroyed neighborhoods in inner city Cleveland. <br /><br />Thinking of you in this season of sorrow.<br />MaggieMaggie Jnoreply@blogger.com