tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post2852552884773226200..comments2023-10-22T11:36:46.760-04:00Comments on Keeping Knit Simple: Autumn bluesritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-65684390951266821832008-10-01T10:02:00.000-04:002008-10-01T10:02:00.000-04:00Thank you, sweetie!Thank you, sweetie!ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-24027327393690369162008-09-28T18:58:00.000-04:002008-09-28T18:58:00.000-04:00Well I'm very sorry to hear about the depression a...Well I'm very sorry to hear about the depression and weather thing. It's completely understandable and you are certainly not alone. <BR/>I find I have issues after the holidays, when things quite down.<BR/><BR/>We are here for you girlie!Jenny Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04077659644092707107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-320116900912799532008-09-24T14:34:00.000-04:002008-09-24T14:34:00.000-04:00Elisa, you're right, you're lucky! That's exactly...Elisa, you're right, you're lucky! That's exactly my idea of winter. And yes, we'll probably come back to CA for a couple of weeks next summer (gotta use up those free flights!)<BR/><BR/>I wonder if it's genetic, Joan, or the result of hearing Dad rail against winter every year? That and going to Florida for two weeks every summer. But the depression part is alllll ours.<BR/><BR/>ej, I'm glad you're here. The cold temps just make it worse for me, but I'm sure it's the shortened days that's the biggest part. I'm glad you came here for the contest, and I hope you'll stick around. (Another one will be coming up shortly.)<BR/><BR/>Sometimes, if I let too much time go by, the idea of blogging is overwhelming. There's too much to tell and not enough time to get it all in, so sometimes I just don't. I try to keep going, though. <BR/><BR/>And Georgi--try living in WV in our 8 months of winter!<BR/><BR/>I guess we all have different perpectives. Maybe if I'd lived in Florida for years I'd want out, as my grandmother, aunt, and uncle did 18 years ago. I could not understand why they'd move so far north after being in Miami for 35 years!ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-53476544683196472482008-09-24T13:57:00.000-04:002008-09-24T13:57:00.000-04:00Georgi--yes. I've spent a lot of time if Florida,...Georgi--yes. I've spent a lot of time if Florida, and I know about the "palmetto bugs" that are as big as crop dusters and the freaking humidity. I'll trade it in a second for the ice and cold we have here.ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-15711373811180262112008-09-24T00:49:00.000-04:002008-09-24T00:49:00.000-04:00Depression is so very tough. I really understand. ...Depression is so very tough. I really understand. For me it's far more an issue of the day length than the temperature. That's why I've entered some contests to give me something to look forward to - but it's also introduced me to a bunch of new blogs, like yours.<BR/><BR/>Personally the idea of blogging is just overwhelmingUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688503466581287123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-53673701184450702542008-09-23T23:28:00.000-04:002008-09-23T23:28:00.000-04:00Joan, your sister, says..It's got to be hereditary...Joan, your sister, says..<BR/>It's got to be hereditary. Since becoming an adult I've wanted to hibernate at the first sign of winter until spring rolls in and stays. The darkness of winter, the lack of sunlight..is depressing, makes me sluggish. There are good times, but you have to make them happen. I have to force myself to see the beauty of autumn--the pleasant weather, the gorgeous colors...sleeping with the windows open. Snow is beautiful, as long as I don't have to mess with it. You'd think after all this time I'd get over it, but it sneaks in and manages to get me every time. I'll try to be positive. I'll try to go to Florida.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-60725213567608488752008-09-23T18:03:00.000-04:002008-09-23T18:03:00.000-04:00I can really empathize with your post, Rita. I kno...I can really empathize with your post, Rita. <BR/><BR/>I know that I am lucky that I am married to someone who thinks it's spiffy that "winter" means the high 50s during the day and ends in mid-February.<BR/><BR/>But I can tell you that even though I do miss fall in New England, I also know that I can visit it and then come home, put my short sleeve shirt back on, and never once have to think about getting my winter coat ready.<BR/><BR/>So, I hear ya', and keep hanging in there. You'll be a FL resident soon enough. And until then, you can always come back to California for a visit. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-1774114198415919772008-09-23T16:03:00.000-04:002008-09-23T16:03:00.000-04:00Do you know how freaking hot and huid it is in Flo...Do you know how freaking hot and huid it is in Florida? It is the most miserable place in the world for 6 months out of the year and the bugs are huge. No way will I live in FL ever again! (Do you think my story will change after a winter in CO?)Georgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01019991448147686889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-4956725692653419102008-09-23T14:52:00.000-04:002008-09-23T14:52:00.000-04:00Well you said it all just about perfectly FOR me! ...Well you said it all just about perfectly FOR me! If it weren't for my knitting I think I'd go crazy in winter. I dread it now the older I get. I do Try and Try to find beauty in it. I am generally okay with it all, but when march and april come around I cannot stand it anymoe! I may have to get in a car and go somewhere warm in the spring with the rest of this chicago town. I put so much stock in that though, that I get crazy worrying it will rain the whole time or someone will be sick so it will be a waste of money. Maybe I'll just sleep until spring too.kathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-54658737934944700832008-09-23T13:52:00.000-04:002008-09-23T13:52:00.000-04:00Oh my gosh, yes! California HAS to be nicer than ...Oh my gosh, yes! California HAS to be nicer than Idaho, any time of year! I've never been to Idaho, and I'm sure it's lovely, but it's nowhere near a beach!<BR/><BR/>We're thinking about heading back to your coast next summer, starting in Washington state and ending in Monterey. Maybe we can meet again!ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-86064000594817934352008-09-23T11:55:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:55:00.000-04:00Awwww...I totally understand! I just hope I can ta...Awwww...I totally understand! I just hope I can talk Scooter into not having us retire back in Idaho, but to stay here in Northern California. We get cold, but nothing like the places that get ice/snowstorms. I'm going to remind him how much he dislikes snow too!Debbie Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557738570724752411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-7738163899514346862008-09-23T11:25:00.000-04:002008-09-23T11:25:00.000-04:00You left HAWAII??? Voluntarily? The only reason ...You left HAWAII??? Voluntarily? The only reason I wouldn't want to live there (besides the expense) is that it would be so expensive to fly back to visit relatives or have them come visit.<BR/><BR/>So you're in Georgia now, or Seattle?ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670685934653870752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12730936.post-79584901971623907092008-09-23T10:42:00.000-04:002008-09-23T10:42:00.000-04:00lol, i can sympathize! anything under 70 and i get...lol, i can sympathize! anything under 70 and i get cold! i finally turtned the heat on in the house to at least keep it to 68. I'm a new englander but after 13 years in hawaii...the blood thinned. My poor mo hasn't got us to visit and thaw any longer as we are just as cold as her area now!Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851819627750022788noreply@blogger.com