tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post9090116245057645228..comments2024-03-28T15:15:38.162-07:00Comments on hostess of the humble bungalow: Life is not perfect.hostess of the humble bungalowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-18975392693829875572014-03-23T22:33:50.889-07:002014-03-23T22:33:50.889-07:00Brilliant post. I love this and need to do the sam...Brilliant post. I love this and need to do the same. I get bogged down by things I really cannot control, but want to. I'm going to start my week with this in mind and appreciate all that is here and now. Loving the flowers now too. x kim at northerncalstyle.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12710545630442890027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-31871936467074917022014-03-23T10:53:02.984-07:002014-03-23T10:53:02.984-07:00I love how you are stopping and seeing the flowers...I love how you are stopping and seeing the flowers in your life. I often have to remind myself to look up at the view (even when I'm walking with friends in the hills I have my head down...)About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-40736555681883505562014-03-22T17:28:11.603-07:002014-03-22T17:28:11.603-07:00Hostess,
I am so thankful for your blog. I appreci...Hostess,<br />I am so thankful for your blog. I appreciate the beauty and serenity you share with us. It is a welcome respite in a stressful day. (I usually read your blog at work, home tends to be peaceful). Thank you, Marilyn Marilyn Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12666829350781897448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-27465022138825754152014-03-22T14:46:14.125-07:002014-03-22T14:46:14.125-07:00A perfect life would be a boring life!
I am very ...A perfect life would be a boring life! <br />I am very excited about your trip to Paris! Isn't it fun to have a trip to look forward to? <br />Adrienne Shubinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05826463555838820028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-53092313071150960792014-03-22T10:52:07.342-07:002014-03-22T10:52:07.342-07:00Oh, no! I am in Paris and I have to go shopping!!...Oh, no! I am in Paris and I have to go shopping!!! :)<br /><br />But, of course, I don't meant that. Good luck and I hope very much it is found!<br /><br />I can't imagine. Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924683160315795339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-14550013741243238862014-03-22T10:48:20.783-07:002014-03-22T10:48:20.783-07:00I like a book called "We Could Almost Eat Out...I like a book called "We Could Almost Eat Outside." It is more about small pleasures than beauty. The book was a best seller in France not so long ago. Maybe you would like it, too.<br /><br />Some of mine are: Opening champagne quietly. <br /> Cut flowers lasting<br /> Making someone smile <br /> Shereehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924683160315795339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-85835495686789403382014-03-22T10:48:05.065-07:002014-03-22T10:48:05.065-07:00Such a very lovely and touching post my dear host...Such a very lovely and touching post my dear hostess! I couldn't agree more with your sentiment!<br /><br />xoxo<br />TameraTamera Beardsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00855427513744644731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-41596950509844893292014-03-22T10:32:52.738-07:002014-03-22T10:32:52.738-07:00Many lives include outright tragedies and sometime...Many lives include outright tragedies and sometimes many are not even aware of this. Your blog is always a peaceful oasis. You are kind, wise, and entertaining! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756033682201519150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-47281572497196033692014-03-22T08:57:56.280-07:002014-03-22T08:57:56.280-07:00Oh Madame I do hope the airline finds and returns ...Oh Madame I do hope the airline finds and returns your luggage. Please let us know what happens. As you say you are safe and intact and clothes can always be replaced and well shopping in Paris might be quite exciting!<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-40686576214246091132014-03-22T00:24:57.970-07:002014-03-22T00:24:57.970-07:00Madame la Bas , oh that's awful it happened to...Madame la Bas , oh that's awful it happened to me once, and I l couldn't justify buying new clothes so I lived in the same clothes for 10 days - I wanted to burn them when I got home!<br />Hope yours appears today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-67531681186574464052014-03-22T00:23:15.336-07:002014-03-22T00:23:15.336-07:00Our lives are full of imperfections, woes and stre...Our lives are full of imperfections, woes and stress but I think that blogging is a simple way for us to turn the kaleidoscope for a few minutes each day and see a better picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-62330348363276452182014-03-21T23:22:31.899-07:002014-03-21T23:22:31.899-07:00There is both joy and sadness in our lives and we ...There is both joy and sadness in our lives and we cannot control either only our personal reactions to them. Yesterday, when I was flying to Paris from Edinburgh, my suitcase was lost.<br />It contains my studiously compiled travel wardrobe for 9 weeks in Europe. Yogic breathing necessary! Perspective….I am fortunate to be here and if my luggage is not found, I will have to buy new clothes. Beauty and peaceful relaxed mind are antidotes to stress.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-57789469061608198472014-03-21T23:09:50.779-07:002014-03-21T23:09:50.779-07:00Congratulations on achieving your gold key. Enjoy...Congratulations on achieving your gold key. Enjoy the new you in Paris. I have always wanted to read that book in the giveaway. I hope I win!LivingintheOKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03716334098330683742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-40382575057101389662014-03-21T19:12:45.516-07:002014-03-21T19:12:45.516-07:00How cute that your granddaughter gave you such a n...How cute that your granddaughter gave you such a nice gift...what is better than a rock chosen just by her for you. As far as perfect, oh dear...never something I will ever achieve, but what is fun is trying you best and as you said finding all of the wonderful things that life presents for us to enjoy.La Vie Quotidiennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348063467803160245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-27708850088925166542014-03-21T19:04:27.000-07:002014-03-21T19:04:27.000-07:00I agree with you life is not perfect. It would alm...I agree with you life is not perfect. It would almost be boring if it was. The pictures in your blog and this post are inspiring me to stop more often to take the time to admire the beauty around me. I will also start to take pictures of my surroundings so that I can look back on them when life is a bit more difficult. Thank you for the inspiration. heberubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460317890300476728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-20912929137758985182014-03-21T18:11:07.678-07:002014-03-21T18:11:07.678-07:00love you...love your blog~!love you...love your blog~!mamasuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085852508197199741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-24290994979896720672014-03-21T17:50:43.515-07:002014-03-21T17:50:43.515-07:00I love your attitude! And what a cutie your grand ...I love your attitude! And what a cutie your grand daughter is! Jen Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350176925586602027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-79587784151843208012014-03-21T17:35:38.745-07:002014-03-21T17:35:38.745-07:00Hostess, just wanted to say how much I look forwar...Hostess, just wanted to say how much I look forward reading your posts, especially the ongoing transition from work to retirement. I am just a year and a half away. You are a role model on how to get it right!Runcarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03462773245969982938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-80244401218429324072014-03-21T17:01:55.028-07:002014-03-21T17:01:55.028-07:00I have problems too, don't we all? There's...I have problems too, don't we all? There's so much bad news being reported all the time. That's part of why I started writing my blog, The Beautiful Matters, because it does! So good to focus on the blessings.Deborah Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04366855994841922862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-25367656641765532962014-03-21T15:49:32.086-07:002014-03-21T15:49:32.086-07:00I will delight in you taking me along! We all hav...I will delight in you taking me along! We all have struggles, all of us, but I prefer to focus on the positive too. Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-27763228697174141592014-03-21T14:03:54.404-07:002014-03-21T14:03:54.404-07:00You know life well and you speak volumes of wisdom...You know life well and you speak volumes of wisdom as you share the beauties of your days. We thank you.Swissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07401962870620859831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385735624350758337.post-17201008447602345252014-03-21T13:42:56.563-07:002014-03-21T13:42:56.563-07:00What lovely thoughts and images. I believe in seek...What lovely thoughts and images. I believe in seeking out the good rather than the perfect. There is much that's good if we look for it, and take time to notice.Susan Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005855250089328310noreply@blogger.com