tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.comments2023-04-10T05:23:04.052-04:00thoughts from along the broken road...~**Dawn**~http://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comBlogger12554125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-91430094889807309982020-12-26T15:12:53.659-05:002020-12-26T15:12:53.659-05:00Hahaha, get ready for some inspired BS as to how t...Hahaha, get ready for some inspired BS as to how the book I read fits into the category.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-56277421506009723012020-12-26T11:48:34.637-05:002020-12-26T11:48:34.637-05:00I'm in!!I'm in!!penuttpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617501217254235555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-8873367335945116422020-01-01T11:29:10.523-05:002020-01-01T11:29:10.523-05:00Happy New Year, Stacy! I'm going to put up my ...Happy New Year, Stacy! I'm going to put up my 2020 slightly modified version here soon. Feel free to borrow, tweak, or otherwise inspire yourself!~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-30245229305060180232020-01-01T09:05:24.157-05:002020-01-01T09:05:24.157-05:00I'm already late to getting this setup for 202...I'm already late to getting this setup for 2020, but I might want to "borrow" some of your ideas and create one for me, if that's ok Dawn! Happy New Year to you and Troy!!!Stacy at Exceedingly Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193142015462051142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-83658096841861576272019-01-18T21:18:26.397-05:002019-01-18T21:18:26.397-05:00Thanks! I still love a written list.....even with...Thanks! I still love a written list.....even with all the technology, apps and other things around I just love a written list!Gailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-74270885727662893592019-01-17T08:53:17.607-05:002019-01-17T08:53:17.607-05:00Gail, feel free to borrow, modify, or whatever to ...Gail, feel free to borrow, modify, or whatever to inspire yourself! That's why I shared it! I made a little spreadsheet for myself in Google Docs and I made a list of the topics in one column. In the next column, I have possible book ideas for each topic. Then in the very left column is my little checklist to mark off when I've completed one! Lists make me happy. =)~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-5368683195391364432019-01-16T20:05:36.971-05:002019-01-16T20:05:36.971-05:00I like this idea, that makes it interesting! I&...I like this idea, that makes it interesting! I'm doing the Goodreads challenge again this year but might make a list like this or use some of your ideas and keep a written list somewhere else!Gailhttp://www.hambones.org/blogs/gail/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-27855923977541705632016-08-16T16:39:26.924-04:002016-08-16T16:39:26.924-04:00I was so happy to see this post! I've missed ...I was so happy to see this post! I've missed your blog <3Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640641788189245106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-38946614846937291002016-08-06T17:38:47.945-04:002016-08-06T17:38:47.945-04:00Yay! You're blogging again! I can't wait f...Yay! You're blogging again! I can't wait for updates 😊<br />Ps. I thought about starting one again but I don't know if I could find time for it 😣penuttpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617501217254235555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-57791923987825728912016-06-29T11:20:35.619-04:002016-06-29T11:20:35.619-04:00I miss your updates. Just sayin.I miss your updates. Just sayin.penuttpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14617501217254235555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-29479787411137392242016-04-22T14:18:17.423-04:002016-04-22T14:18:17.423-04:00That was some good tv to discuss, wasn't it, S...That was some good tv to discuss, wasn't it, Stacy? I wonder if there will be a nanny hired for Baby Agnes, should Liz still be alive and maintain care of her child? I bet Mr Kaplan could set that up. ;-) Megan did have her baby this week -- also a little girl! Caroline, I believe. We should be watching last night's episode tonight, so I am curious what new twists and revelations will occur.<br /><br />I'm going to spread out the last season of Downton over the summer, since it's all on my DVR. Savor it, instead of racing through, since I don't have a library due date to live by. ;-) I am very much looking forward to it!~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-7829592157686869262016-04-22T13:19:42.472-04:002016-04-22T13:19:42.472-04:00Hands down, my favorite blog post I've read an...Hands down, my favorite blog post I've read anywhere, in weeks or probably MONTHS! Love Downton and love Blacklist, so this one was just for me :)<br /><br />Great recap of season5, can't wait for you to watch and comment on the final season. There's so much I could say but I just... can't! I do love that you are calling him Tom now, and not Branson. That was hard for me! I agree with you about Julian Fellowes and not liking Anna and Bates. Poor things, how many times can one go to jail? I could not get into the whole Prince Kuragin thing either, glad it wasn't just me. If you liked Edith in this season, wait till the last season!<br /><br />Blacklist is not Blacklist with Liz and Red. I just don't see how it will stay this way. It can't. And I'm skeptical as to how she can do her thing with Red with a tiny baby. Maybe Tom takes the baby to the spinoff?! Haha. I had not read about a spinoff before. Was very fond of Mr Kaplan in this episode. She really told Red and it's totally what he needed to hear. I'm on board with most of your theories. As soon as it ended, we decided it was a coma or something, they just never showed us anything to give it away. I really REALLY don't like Solomon. I would not be happy with him as a principle in another show, ugh. Oh, and I think Megan Boone had her baby in real life this week. She better accelerate that real life maternity leave and get back to shooting for episodes this fall. :)<br /><br />My favorite post in ages, until you do the final season of Downton, can't WAIT for that one! :)Stacy at Exceedingly Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193142015462051142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-5815485757400620452016-04-22T08:51:05.485-04:002016-04-22T08:51:05.485-04:00April, Matthew Goode also played a character on Th...April, Matthew Goode also played a character on The Good Wife for about a season and a half. Not too shabby in that either. ;-)~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-69080216487713250552016-04-22T08:08:59.467-04:002016-04-22T08:08:59.467-04:00I will never stop missing and loving Matthew, but ...I will never stop missing and loving Matthew, but mmmm, Henry Talbot. I watch/listen to Leap Year once or twice a week. I love that man.aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497610922396448733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-7380334027060184912016-04-21T21:14:31.616-04:002016-04-21T21:14:31.616-04:00I'm pretty sure Dembe, Mr Kaplan, and Liz are ...I'm pretty sure Dembe, Mr Kaplan, and Liz are the only people who get away with talking to Red like that. ;-) I think we'll be able to watch tomorrow, before the Sox play, since they start at 8pm instead of 7!~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-85323627302575369612016-04-21T21:03:16.567-04:002016-04-21T21:03:16.567-04:00I think you're exactly right on "all inte...I think you're exactly right on "all intents and purposes" means this is what we need you to think!<br />And that's a good point about her not ending up with Tom, that way both shows go forward....Red has maintained for a while to Liz that Tom isn't what she thinks.<br />I went back a few minutes ago and watched the end of last week again, I hadn't deleted yet! The dr. just said something like I had to call it, never really said she was dead. And when they took Red away from the van to a car, I could see the dr and Mr. Kaplan talking at the van....maybe he was filling Mr. Kaplan in on what they did in the van! Will find out soon enough I guess, not sure if we will get to watch tonight or not.<br /><br />Also....I really like Aram! <br />And Mr. Kaplan really talked back to Red last week! Or stood up to him and sorta told him off, during the labor/delivery....not many people do that :)Gailhttp://www.hambones.org/blogs/gailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-45338121068897914742016-04-21T20:51:32.206-04:002016-04-21T20:51:32.206-04:00Gail: "For all intents and purposes" to ...Gail: "For all intents and purposes" to me says "this is what we need you to think." ;-) I would say the spinoff with Tom doesn't necessarily mean she isn't coming back. It could mean she just doesn't end up with Tom after all! I won't buy it until there are no more feasible ways to "bring her back to life." This show is a master at making us only think we know what's going on!~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-68500419322309795852016-04-21T20:31:57.014-04:002016-04-21T20:31:57.014-04:00Your Downton season 5 recap is good, I had forgott...Your Downton season 5 recap is good, I had forgotten some of that! You'll love season 6!<br /><br />Ahhh, Blacklist! Did NOT see that coming! I knew she was pregnant in real life but just never envisioned them having a show without her. Your theories: 1. Don said the exact same thing after it was over, "they never showed everything that took place in the ambulance!" I think he thinks or is hoping she's still alive. I think she has to be on the show for it to be The Blacklist.<br />2. yes he has faked her death before. Maybe she just needs time after the baby before going back to work!<br />3. I wondered the same thing about her not being taken to morgue.<br />5. I didn't know about a spinoff when we watched last week but have looked up and read some stuff since then. A couple of things I read: Spader gave an interview where he said for all intents and purposes Liz is dead....but of course the article said he couldn't say anything else really! And that is still a vague statement. The spinoff focuses on Tom and one article I read said that was more of a clue that Liz wouldn't be coming back. If she was coming back she'd be on Blacklist and not a spinoff (their opinion) NBC hasn't commented on any of it but they really can't or it would give everything away I guess!<br />And really, Agnes?? I mean they could have come up with something else :)Gailhttp://www.hambones.org/blogs/gailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-34356137392280247002016-03-25T10:19:04.413-04:002016-03-25T10:19:04.413-04:00Next update should be coming this weekend, Stacy! ...Next update should be coming this weekend, Stacy! I finished season five in quick order. I'm going to wait on season six for a bit though. I need to get some other shows more current, since I've been so heavily Downton for a while now. At least with six, I can savor it and slow the pace, with them all being on my DVR.<br /><br />You're right. A couple of characters did grow on my more after completing season five. One of them was NOT Miss Bunting. =P~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-49565055116513720682016-03-25T10:15:27.837-04:002016-03-25T10:15:27.837-04:00Stacy: It's kind of the "off season"...Stacy: It's kind of the "off season" for good skies down here. It's the one and only redeeming value of humidity: the more clouds it produces, the more dramatic the sky gets! ~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-9947847043705175902016-03-22T17:27:07.768-04:002016-03-22T17:27:07.768-04:00I so love these posts, and reading your thoughts o...I so love these posts, and reading your thoughts on this show that I loved so much. But, on the flip side of that coin, it's very hard for me to comment. I'm always afraid I'm going to give something away! :)<br /><br />I think Anna and Bates is one of the best love stories of Downton. And I totally agree with you about the friendship between Tom and Mary (are you ok with him being Tom now and not Branson?! LOL! ) I'm not a fan of Miss Bunting either. <br /><br />Some characters will continue to grow on you, but I can't comment on any of that!<br /><br />Looking forward to the next update!Stacy at Exceedingly Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193142015462051142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-59451137462440282872016-03-22T17:16:59.718-04:002016-03-22T17:16:59.718-04:00I think if I ate at Disney for one of their fests,...I think if I ate at Disney for one of their fests, I would probably have to abstain from food for at least 24 hours :) <br /><br />Oh no, putting T on a plane and four days of being on your own? Hope you enjoy the time and don't miss (or past tense now probably?) him too much. All of the food looks and sounds good.<br /><br />And the sky pictures are gorgeous! I'm not getting any good sky pictures lately, I need to work on that :)Stacy at Exceedingly Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10193142015462051142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-76348799611055503192016-03-15T10:54:49.863-04:002016-03-15T10:54:49.863-04:00Stacy: They don't come selling at my door, but...Stacy: They don't come selling at my door, but they do stand outside my Publix with a table. It's the one and only time I'm not irritated to be accosted by children waiting there. Probably because they are actually selling something rather than standing there with a helmet, looking for cash handouts. I'd grow broke if I put money in every sports helmet that gets thrust at me as I leave the grocery store...but that's a rant for another day. ;-) I typically buy a box each of my favorites the first time I encounter them. Then just a single box on any following weeks. I keep them tucked into corners of the freezer, so they're easy to forget about. In fact, just a few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a box of Taglongs in there from last spring! Oops! (They were still delicious.)<br /><br />As for fireworks, this set is actually taken with my iPhone of all things! It's a little more tricky with my big camera. I have to play with settings a bit when I do fireworks or a moon with it. And usually I have much better luck (someplace like WDW where it's an actual show -- not just random fireworks set off in the surrounding neighborhoods on July 4) if I do a longer exposure time (6 to 8 seconds), my lowest ISO, an aperture of around f/11, using my tripod and a timer delay (or a remote if you have one) to avoid the inevitable shake of physically clicking the shutter. I also take a ton of photos, because it increases the likelihood I'll get 3 or 4 I like, and toss about 60 of them. =P~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-2209771646559503472016-03-15T10:39:46.128-04:002016-03-15T10:39:46.128-04:00Stacy: I'm still not sure what chayote tastes ...Stacy: I'm still not sure what chayote tastes like and I've eaten it now. LOL! There was actually a ton of flavor in the taco, it just seemed like more of an autumn/winter recipe, rather than spring, which is the feel of the whole Flower and Garden Fest. Tasty, but missed its mark for me, in that regard. Everything really was super tasty! Looking forward to more, probably after Easter. ;-)~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9792137.post-73400152075284516322016-03-15T10:37:27.673-04:002016-03-15T10:37:27.673-04:00April: I've always felt that the flowers get b...April: I've always felt that the flowers get better toward the middle of the Fest when they've had some time to reach full growth and bloom, but haven't been beaten down by the heat yet, like they are toward the end.~**Dawn**~https://www.blogger.com/profile/06179560051128719637noreply@blogger.com