tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3837549458289376184..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Things That Stop You ColdLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28344602103758649452009-08-13T11:28:47.973-04:002009-08-13T11:28:47.973-04:00This is an easy one for me: hugs
and kisses from a...This is an easy one for me: hugs<br />and kisses from any or all of my<br />sweet grandchildren! Big hugs &<br />kisses and an "I love you,<br />Grandma" really make my day!<br /><br />Pat CochranPat Cochranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997396930842831460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51375035017544199422009-08-13T05:37:11.774-04:002009-08-13T05:37:11.774-04:00Cassondra said...The sister climbed onto mom's...Cassondra said...The sister climbed onto mom's bed and looked into the bassinet and said, "Will you tell me about God? I'm starting to forget."<br /><b>oh wow! Doesn't that give you the shivers?</b>hrdwrkdmom aka Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520769151419586319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-52840324891608615862009-08-13T01:33:43.067-04:002009-08-13T01:33:43.067-04:00Joanie said:
I'M thankful for Cassondra!!!
...Joanie said:<br /><br /><i>I'M thankful for Cassondra!!!<br /></i><br /><br />Aw, thanks Joanie. *sniff*<br /><br />No, really. *sniff* Now I'm crying.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2616425612597869182009-08-13T00:15:10.841-04:002009-08-13T00:15:10.841-04:00Jeanne said:
Louisa, I love the bats too. I also ...Jeanne said:<br /><br /><i>Louisa, I love the bats too. I also love the nighthawks. You only seem to see them when it's really hot and they fly high, high up in the darkening sky. Gorgeous.<br /></i><br /><br />Oh, we get the nighthawks too! I LOVE those birds. Watching them in the evenings is as good as an airshow.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88023929379745014772009-08-13T00:13:30.273-04:002009-08-13T00:13:30.273-04:00Louisa said:
"What's that?"
"...Louisa said:<br /><br /><i>"What's that?"<br /><br />"Pest control."<br /><br />People tend to scream and run into the house less if you say that rather than "bats!"<br /></i><br /><br />Snork! okay. SNORK!<br /><br />Okay I am so LOL at this. Most of our friends would just have to suck it up and recognize that they are bats. (grin)Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-51629354906102695312009-08-12T23:53:30.723-04:002009-08-12T23:53:30.723-04:00Reminders that there are so many things, large and...<i> Reminders that there are so many things, large and small, to be thankful for.</i><br /><br />I'M thankful for Cassondra!!!Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79325018586768704542009-08-12T23:29:00.496-04:002009-08-12T23:29:00.496-04:00PJ, Cassy is beautiful!
Louisa, I love the bats t...PJ, Cassy is beautiful!<br /><br />Louisa, I love the bats too. I also love the nighthawks. You only seem to see them when it's really hot and they fly high, high up in the darkening sky. Gorgeous.<br /><br />Joanie, I'm getting bat boxes to put up in my high oaks. We have mosquitos the size of c-130's around here. Hate those darn things.<br /><br />Cassondra, both the post adn all the responses have been so delicious. Reminders that there are so many things, large and small, to be thankful for.Jeanne (AKA The Duchesse)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03492480881584553111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70309013817962329642009-08-12T23:28:08.271-04:002009-08-12T23:28:08.271-04:00Cassondra, I have bat houses on my property that&#...Cassondra, I have bat houses on my property that's why "my" bats hang around. They really are great pest control. That's what I tell anyone who is sitting on my porch late at night when they happen to fly over. <br /><br />"What's that?"<br /><br />"Pest control."<br /><br />People tend to scream and run into the house less if you say that rather than "bats!"Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-77768400872490119532009-08-12T22:48:54.419-04:002009-08-12T22:48:54.419-04:00PJ said:
Cassondra, Cassy is the dog in the avata...PJ said:<br /><br /><i>Cassondra, Cassy is the dog in the avatar. She's a Lab/German Shepherd mix but was the runt of her litter so not as big as you'd expect. She's 47 pounds of love and joy.<br /></i><br /><br />Aw, she's GORGEOUS. Mutts are the best kind of dog IMO. Smarter, more loving, less high-maintenance. Hey, I love a GSD as much as the next person, but mutts...they're winners. They just are. Heinz 57 dogs FTW!Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-48354319923483408172009-08-12T22:47:01.652-04:002009-08-12T22:47:01.652-04:00Joan said:
Hmmmm, bats huh?...I might have to con...Joan said:<br /><br /><i>Hmmmm, bats huh?...I might have to consider getting one for the mosquitoes here.... but nah....<br /><br />"They land in your hair and lay eggs and you go crazy" quote...Barney Fife, episode 122<br /></i><br /><br />Aw, Joanie, don't take the word of a guy who was only allowed to carry one bullet--in his POCKET for cryin out loud.<br /><br />Bats are cool! ;0)Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87275845570227615332009-08-12T22:45:39.738-04:002009-08-12T22:45:39.738-04:00Aw, thanks flchen.
And you're absolutely righ...Aw, thanks flchen.<br /><br />And you're absolutely right. It is a powerful thing to stop and consider all that we've been given in friends, lovers, and family, isn't it?Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-78920466022737609672009-08-12T22:13:31.782-04:002009-08-12T22:13:31.782-04:00AWWWWWW. Okay that just gave me the warm fuzzies l...<i>AWWWWWW. Okay that just gave me the warm fuzzies like you would not believe. That's so cool. What kind of dog is Cassy?</i><br /><br /><br />Cassondra, Cassy is the dog in the avatar. She's a Lab/German Shepherd mix but was the runt of her litter so not as big as you'd expect. She's 47 pounds of love and joy.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-41803425971681582252009-08-12T21:45:19.353-04:002009-08-12T21:45:19.353-04:00know the mosquitoes won't be bothering me that...<i>know the mosquitoes won't be bothering me that night.</i><br /><br />Hmmmm, bats huh?...I might have to consider getting one for the mosquitoes here.... but nah....<br /><br />"They land in your hair and lay eggs and you go crazy" quote...Barney Fife, episode 122<br /><br />:-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65051153979737173122009-08-12T21:44:16.864-04:002009-08-12T21:44:16.864-04:00Cassondra, that was beautiful, as always! Your po...Cassondra, that was beautiful, as always! Your posts never fail to move me.<br /><br />As for what stops me cold, when I stop to appreciate my family and friends, to laugh with my kids and enjoy knowing that I can call my sister up later and just chat and appreciate what a thoughtful guy my husband is... it's great to remember that we've got roses to smell!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-79554094854554220502009-08-12T21:23:18.606-04:002009-08-12T21:23:18.606-04:00PJ, is Cassy the dog in the avatar?PJ, is Cassy the dog in the avatar?Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-34805801472713210472009-08-12T21:22:20.482-04:002009-08-12T21:22:20.482-04:00Louisa said:
I spent more then a few minutes po...Louisa said:<br /><br /><i><br /><br />I spent more then a few minutes pondering a book that was almost 100 years old. It came from a library and I touched the cover and wondered how many other people had done so.</i><br /><br />OMG! THAT would stop me cold as well. Just think of the stories that book could tell...no pun intended here...the story that's within its cover, certainly, but the stories of all who have held it as well. Wow. Just. Wow.<br /><br /><i>The bats come out at night and dance and twist and turn in the moonlight. The thought of them doing all of that in the dark, more in the dark than we can ever know and they never miss.</i><br /><br />Oh, I forgot about the bats! I love those too. We've been wanting to build bat houses for years and have never gotten to it. I sit by the fire and watch them catching mosquitos nearby and skimming water from the pond out back. That IS a wow moment. And you know, they see better than we do in many ways. And maybe they don't see the ugliness in the world because their sight is different. That's silly, isn't it.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68883681826496965752009-08-12T21:16:55.903-04:002009-08-12T21:16:55.903-04:00PJ said:
Cassy licked his bare toes and Justin sq...PJ said:<br /><br /><i>Cassy licked his bare toes and Justin squealed and laughed and patted Cassy's head while they basked in each others adoration. My "grumpies" left me in an instant and my heart smiled at the sight. Life is good.<br /></i><br /><br />AWWWWWW. Okay that just gave me the warm fuzzies like you would not believe. That's so cool. What kind of dog is Cassy?Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-19434085834274740812009-08-12T20:22:33.912-04:002009-08-12T20:22:33.912-04:00Sorry I haven't been by in a few days. I have ...Sorry I haven't been by in a few days. I have spent every spare minute working on my WIP. If my CP catches me here I'm toast. SHHH! Don't tell her. Had to stop and say Cassondra this was an amazing post. I have become so focused on finishing this book and knowing I have revisions on the previous book that I PROMISED my agent would be done ASAP that I haven't spent a lot of time stopping cold. <br /><br />The other morning I had just locked the door and told the outside dogs I loved them and I was "off to make dog food money." (I tell them that every morning.) when I heard an odd noise above me. I looked up and the local flock of Canadian did a fly over just for me. They hang out at the neighbor's pond just up the road and I love it when they fly over and honk like mad. Stops my dogs cold too. They all look up and wag their tails like crazy. <br /><br />Books stop me cold too. I won an eBay auction for a first edition of England in the Nineteenth Century by Osman. It arrived yesterday and once I sat on the couch and opened it I spent more then a few minutes pondering a book that was almost 100 years old. It came from a library and I touched the cover and wondered how many other people had done so. Things like that just make me stop and think. I love taking care of old books, reading them and knowing someone who has probably gone on enjoyed the book as much as I did. <br /><br />The honeysuckle and gardenias and hyacinths and roses that grow on my five acres always stop me cold. The sight and smell of them is just too amazing not to. <br /><br />The bats come out at night and dance and twist and turn in the moonlight. The thought of them doing all of that in the dark, more in the dark than we can ever know and they never miss. I love to see them because I know the mosquitoes won't be bothering me that night.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50631219739392160342009-08-12T19:52:53.062-04:002009-08-12T19:52:53.062-04:00Cassy and I just returned from our evening walk. ...Cassy and I just returned from our evening walk. It's hot and miserably humid out and I really didn't want to go but didn't want to be stuck with an under-exercised two-year old dog either so off I went...grudgingly. About halfway through our walk, Cassy started wiggling and whimpering excitedly. Up ahead, my neighbor was pushing her 11 month old son in his stroller and headed in our direction. I could hear him cooing and see him waving his arms. The closer we got the more excited Justin and Cassy got. By the time they were actually within touching distance I don't think there was an inch of either of their bodies that wasn't moving and they both had huge grins. You would have sworn they hadn't seen either other in weeks instead of just under 24 hours...when they both had the very same reaction. lol! Cassy licked his bare toes and Justin squealed and laughed and patted Cassy's head while they basked in each others adoration. My "grumpies" left me in an instant and my heart smiled at the sight. Life is good.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-68603085302523921682009-08-12T19:03:27.099-04:002009-08-12T19:03:27.099-04:00Beth said:
I'm often stopped in my tracks by ...Beth said:<br /><br /><i>I'm often stopped in my tracks by my kids especially when they're singing (my daughters) or playing guitar (son).<br /></i><br /><br />Ah, another mom getting to see her kids make music. I have no idea how that feels, but it must be amazing.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-83733249049749897452009-08-12T19:01:30.752-04:002009-08-12T19:01:30.752-04:00Karen Olson said:
Cassandra, my daughter is 12. S...Karen Olson said:<br /><br /><i>Cassandra, my daughter is 12. She sings with a group called the Elm City Girls Choir in New Haven, CT, and maybe it's the menopause, but whenever they start singing, I get all misty. She's been playing violin now since she was 7. She doesn't play sports but we have so much music!<br /><br /></i><br /><br />Aw, that's awesome! I bet that Choir is something else. I'd love to hear that.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64301537156351593802009-08-12T18:58:49.761-04:002009-08-12T18:58:49.761-04:00Great post, Cassondra! I'm also one of those w...Great post, Cassondra! I'm also one of those who are amazed by babies and children. Heck, I'll even stop to watch a group of preteens or teens just because they're so fascinating *g*<br /><br />I'm often stopped in my tracks by my kids especially when they're singing (my daughters) or playing guitar (son).<br /><br />I don't stop so much when the boy is playing drums though :-)Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2397987830287850752009-08-12T18:36:07.851-04:002009-08-12T18:36:07.851-04:00Cassandra, my daughter is 12. She sings with a gro...Cassandra, my daughter is 12. She sings with a group called the Elm City Girls Choir in New Haven, CT, and maybe it's the menopause, but whenever they start singing, I get all misty. She's been playing violin now since she was 7. She doesn't play sports but we have so much music!Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-16938903733246789822009-08-12T18:11:59.961-04:002009-08-12T18:11:59.961-04:00Cassondra wrote: And I can just imagine that naugh...Cassondra wrote: <i>And I can just imagine that naughty gleam that makes your heart flutter, since I've seen that gleam in YOUR eyes, chickipoo.</i><br /><br />You must be confusing me with someone else, C. I'm all innocence and light. Ha! But thanks for the compliment:)Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-7776040480278783052009-08-12T16:30:49.000-04:002009-08-12T16:30:49.000-04:00PJ, what a vivid picture!
I want to come visit no...PJ, what a vivid picture!<br /><br />I want to come visit now! ;0)Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.com