Comments on: A wish comes true…..snow! http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:55:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kari of Writing Up A Storm http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1858 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:53:51 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1858 Yes, I have thought that exact comparison, that Austin is the Berkeley of Texas! I was born in the small town of Freeport, Illinois in 1943. My father moved us to Dallas when I was two, but I got to spend several summers in Freeport with my grandmother in her storybook two-story house. The first time I saw Austin, when I was in my teens, it reminded me of Freeport. It felt like home immediately. I went to UT at Austin, then spent ten years “on the road,” and when I finally settled down, I returned to Austin which had been home to me in my mind for so long. I had a similar “home” feeling about both Eugene, Oregon, and Boulder, Colorado. I suspect I would love Portland, too!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1838 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:22:22 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1838 Yes, what a narrow world we live in, as we all seem interconnected in many ways. Now I am wondering how you came to live in Texas. They (my husband’s family) say that Austin is the Berkeley of Texas. I wonder if you think this is true as well. I think you would like Portland very much. Lots of creative spirit here and the people are great. We are a very green city as well. My little house behind the main house in Mendocino is what I miss most when we are away. Maybe you can visit someday!

]]> By: Kari of Writing Up A Storm http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1831 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:22:40 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1831 Navasota? That is just a handful of stones away from Austin! I am always amazed at how interconnected we all really are, for I lived in Mendocino when I was in my twenties, and once in Elk, and once in Caspar, and two years in Berkeley, and I love your part of the world. I took a long trip in a VW camper up Highway 101 to Eureka, and then half up the coast of Oregon, and once I almost lived in Eugene, but I never made it as far as Portland. I love love love the little house behind a house that you have in Mendocino!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1814 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:41:05 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1814 Oh thank you! He is such a sweet, loving boy kitty. I love him so much it hurts. I am sure you can relate to that!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1813 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:40:01 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1813 Austin? My husband was born and raised in Navasota, Texas, and he had five nieces that went to the University of Texas. I have not been to Austin, but from everything I hear it sounds like a great place to live.

Yes the angel was actually holding out some snow. I need to figure out how to get my photos to magnify. Snow does make everything very magical. I spent many hours sewing yesterday so I made up for my lost snow day. It was worth it!

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1812 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:32:54 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1812 It is cloudy here too. Very rainy all day. The snow is gone replaced by lots of rain. No blue moon.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1810 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:27:41 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1810 True. How could you not love the snow? Glad you have developed this love in your children as well.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1809 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:26:15 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1809 Looking out the window can be good too. I am a walker so I find a walk takes me to the places and feelings I like to visit. When I return, I feel so invigorated.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1808 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:23:59 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1808 Your welcome, Heather. Life sometimes can feel a little harsh. I will have to go to a map and see where you live.

]]> By: mendofleur http://mendofleur.com/2009/12/30/a-wish-comes-true-snow/#comment-1807 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:22:16 +0000 http://mendofleur.com/?p=1622#comment-1807 I did not think of Dickens, but it certainly is reminiscent of that. I love old iron gates. These reservoirs do take a person back in time.

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