tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post7736550760488116694..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Collecting SaugatuckRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-63795612577193913232010-03-31T07:27:19.887-04:002010-03-31T07:27:19.887-04:00Di, I know what you mean. Thank you very much for ...<b>Di</b>, I know what you mean. Thank you very much for coming back, I'm glad you enjoyed Saugatuck.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66909843708730441132010-03-27T08:06:24.890-04:002010-03-27T08:06:24.890-04:00This is a beautiful post, Ruth. I'm so glad I...This is a beautiful post, Ruth. I'm so glad I stopped by a second time and read it. Sometimes I get in a hurry when posts are long and just look at the pictures. This was worth the read.<br /><br />Di<br />The Blue Ridge GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-91626485285075545942010-03-25T06:05:10.564-04:002010-03-25T06:05:10.564-04:00Oliag, maybe try just lunch out alone somewhere, s...<b>Oliag</b>, maybe try just lunch out alone somewhere, sometime. Once you get past the seeming oddity of it and just get comfortable with being alone - reading, or journaling, or just sitting - then maybe you can spread into an afternoon or a day. I spent a week in Paris alone and loved it, though by about the 4th day I really wanted Don or someone there to talk about everything with. Thankfully I had my laptop and was able to chat with family and friends in my apt at night.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-44874550481749676862010-03-25T06:02:16.700-04:002010-03-25T06:02:16.700-04:00Boots, I don't know why there is difference in...<b>Boots</b>, I don't know why there is difference in how we see, but it's good, I think. Your attention to detail is remarkable, and so beautifully expressed. I need to strengthen that discipline, so, we can all strengthen something.<br /><br />I do <i>feel</i> the world more than I see it.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-34173810655356195632010-03-24T00:49:23.285-04:002010-03-24T00:49:23.285-04:00...I do hope that you and Don do get to spend that......I do hope that you and Don do get to spend that wonderful week together...but a day alone in a beautiful environment must be so restorative! I dream of doing somehthing like that sometime..but would I really dare to?...<br /><br />...Such beautiful foggy pictures too...and Cosmos at the bowling alley...Love it:)<br /><br />xoGailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-25991945046176681332010-03-23T04:04:48.477-04:002010-03-23T04:04:48.477-04:00What I love most about all of this, Ruth, is that ...What I love most about all of this, Ruth, is that I've been there and can picture it through your eyes. I've been pondering what it is that allows you to see things differently than I do...almost all the time. It's like a jolt. It's not that you have a better way of saying/describing it. You actually SEE it better...or differently. I have some ideas about why. I THINK about things. You FEEL them and EXPERIENCE them. The difference between a Gemini and a Leo? I want to get out of my head more and start experiencing things. It's still possible before it's too late...but it takes a lot of effort on my part. I have to slow down...and smell the coffee! :)Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-34809478821861325092010-03-22T09:35:55.168-04:002010-03-22T09:35:55.168-04:00Gemma, oh you would go nuts at the galleries! Well...<b>Gemma</b>, oh you would go nuts at the galleries! Well, you could show your work there.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-38391284435818371742010-03-22T09:30:03.411-04:002010-03-22T09:30:03.411-04:00Montag, bada-boom!
I am loving this book. I'...<b>Montag</b>, bada-boom! <br /><br />I am <i>loving</i> this book. I've only read his short stories <i>The Nose</i> and <i>The String</i>. His attention to detail with humorous genius is mind boggling.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-74065145115551792952010-03-22T09:22:59.256-04:002010-03-22T09:22:59.256-04:00Cathy! You were right in the heart of things there...<b>Cathy!</b> You were right in the heart of things there at the S & S by the water. The river's life really contributes to the sense of serenity, even when there are hordes of people. I think the people who visit are looking for that peace too, which must be part of it. (I think I must be getting old.)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-88284374780808729292010-03-22T09:18:59.332-04:002010-03-22T09:18:59.332-04:00Shari, thank you, the atmosphere is nourishing the...<b>Shari</b>, thank you, the atmosphere is nourishing there. I'm glad you feel it in the photos.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-80318180424286982462010-03-22T09:17:47.393-04:002010-03-22T09:17:47.393-04:00Terresa, if you can ever take one in Saugatuck, or...<b>Terresa</b>, if you can ever take one in Saugatuck, or a place like it, you will be filled up, I predict. There is so much to feed you.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-74909563698232835462010-03-22T09:10:44.593-04:002010-03-22T09:10:44.593-04:00Hi, California Girl. I have to say that yes, Frida...Hi, <b>California Girl</b>. I have to say that yes, Friday, was one very happy day for me. You can't necessarily plan that kind of happiness, even when you go to such a grand place.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-8081462499415915682010-03-22T09:06:18.707-04:002010-03-22T09:06:18.707-04:00Hi, Jeanie, I never knew about OxBow too, until I ...Hi, <b>Jeanie</b>, I never knew about OxBow too, until I picked up the tourism magazine in the motel this trip. They don't post any signs on the beach road, that's for sure. In fact signs keep saying NO VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT three or four times. But I just kept on going. I'm glad no one was there. :|Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-68801619763920974642010-03-22T08:52:50.995-04:002010-03-22T08:52:50.995-04:00Barry, this town has some strong commissioners who...<b>Barry</b>, this town has some <i>strong</i> commissioners who fight developers tooth and nail. Thankfully.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26921245586526499252010-03-22T08:44:51.457-04:002010-03-22T08:44:51.457-04:00Peter, I'm so happy to see you back. Your post...<b>Peter</b>, I'm so happy to see you back. Your posts from southern France took my breath away.<br /><br />You are remembering, perhaps, the time George Whitman asked if I had a pillow for the night, calling to me from the upstairs window at Shakespeare & Co. I almost regretted telling him that I did. What an experience it would be to sleep on the bed so many young writer-apprentices have slept, and get up and sweep up after last night's reading.<br /><br />That Paris Deconstructed post is here:<br /><br />http://paris-deconstructed.blogspot.com/2006/04/writing-in-paris-shakespeare-co.htmlRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-55377368458164994012010-03-22T07:48:59.014-04:002010-03-22T07:48:59.014-04:00Kanmuri, cool!
You must be getting so jittery and...<b>Kanmuri</b>, cool!<br /><br />You must be getting so jittery and excited to move.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-56818005945672038612010-03-22T07:44:04.746-04:002010-03-22T07:44:04.746-04:00Hi, Trudi, I'm glad you liked it. Better in pe...Hi, <b>Trudi</b>, I'm glad you liked it. Better in person!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-32518772286278968492010-03-22T07:38:35.217-04:002010-03-22T07:38:35.217-04:00Thank you, DS. If you and I went to the Singapore ...Thank <i>you</i>, <b>DS</b>. If you and I went to the Singapore Bank bookstore together, I might have to leave you to browse while I go get coffee. I'm guessing you might enjoy a couple of hours there. ;-)Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-31867590968807391332010-03-22T07:05:26.854-04:002010-03-22T07:05:26.854-04:00Vagabonde, yes, we went to Scotland in November fo...<b>Vagabonde</b>, yes, we went to Scotland in November for a conference, and then traveled for a vacation, and people asked us the same questions - "Why didn't you come when the heather is in bloom?"<br /><br />It's true Lake Michigan waterfront rooms are costly. I think it's those Chicago visitors who have the money.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10930302680666738412010-03-22T05:51:01.345-04:002010-03-22T05:51:01.345-04:00Dutchbaby, you have a keen eye. That painting is q...<b>Dutchbaby</b>, you have a keen eye. That painting is quite large, and the punch of colors blew me away. You are right, I can see it in a brightly lit wide hallway of a summer house.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-61463836550627500802010-03-22T05:40:55.530-04:002010-03-22T05:40:55.530-04:00Caroldiane, I love doing all these things with Don...<b>Caroldiane</b>, I love doing all these things with Don, but sometimes it's nice to do them alone. I had a really quiet and peaceful day. It's nice to ask myself what I want to do next, and just do that.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-66152709036149725702010-03-21T20:35:50.753-04:002010-03-21T20:35:50.753-04:00♥ Kathy, thank you so much. We all should do somet...<b>♥ Kathy</b>, thank you so much. We all should do something different from the routine every so often. I hope you can too sometime soon.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-60392394727722328062010-03-21T20:20:32.679-04:002010-03-21T20:20:32.679-04:00Do it, Kath. The quiet is quieter.Do it, <b>Kath</b>. The quiet is quieter.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-50572670016416742332010-03-21T20:09:51.266-04:002010-03-21T20:09:51.266-04:00Patricia, your weekend in DC looked beautiful. I t...<b>Patricia</b>, your weekend in DC looked beautiful. I think you would have a small town, artistic, best-of-the-Midwest kind of vacation in West Michigan, and I recommend keeping Saugatuck or Douglas as your launch pad. The bed and breakfasts are tremendous, and if Wickwood Inn is in your budget, you would be pampered.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26049347646198794242010-03-21T19:47:40.303-04:002010-03-21T19:47:40.303-04:00Loring, apparently it's against Saugie regulat...<b>Loring</b>, apparently it's against Saugie regulations <i>to</i> have them. My friend Ned at work lives in Saugatuck and has been part of the beach commission for years, keeping developers at bay. They wanted to turn the beach north of the river into Myrtle Beach. So far they are determined to avoid that, thank god.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com