My home has always been the Pacific Northwest, with its forests, mountains, seas, and trees. Life has given me a love of nature, spirituality, “Gaia” (nurturing Mother Earth), chocolate, gardening, wildlife, song, dance – and it goes without saying, friends and family. And did I mention chocolate? I’ve loved writing poetry since childhood.
If you remember the 1960’s, you might relate to some of my “coming of age” poems in another blog, Summers of Love.
.You’re also invited to visit the blog of Gramma Krackers for some silliness. Child friendly.
.Thank you for visiting!
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P.S. Header photo was taken by my son, Jason Judd, along the Oregon coast.
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Seasonings 
Hi, Betty! Just here to tell you I’ve nominated you for another award (sigh!)–the “One Lovely Blog Award”. I know you’ll likely pass, and that’s fine–remember what I said before, that I must include my “sister of the sea”!
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Gosh, thank you, Caddo!! You know I appreciate it that you thought of me – and one of these days I might surprise you and follow through on an award.
And thanks for your email – I’ll try to write tomorrow. 🙂
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Betty, I LOVE the new pic!!!! Beautiful YOU, beautiful background–very tranquil and lovely. That’s my SOS!!
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I see you’re up and running then. 🙂
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Thanks to you, Ben! (It’s weird, on my other blog, the “about” came up automatically using what was on my gravatar.) Thank you again!!! 🙂
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Hello, Betty.
I have nominated you for the Genuine Blogger Award. Your poetry is always wonderful, Betty.
http://agapintheclouds.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/genuine-blogger-award/
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Thank you so very much, Martin!!! This was a nice surprise to receive today. 🙂
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The “About” page is normally a default component of any new e-log set up on WP. I don’t know what happened to yours.
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Seems to me it WAS there in the beginning – maybe I accidentally deleted it somehow (not knowing what I was doing, as usual. 🙂 )
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Hello! I just wanted to thank you for sharing your lovely poetry. The time I’ve spent viewing your work was very pleasant. I’ll stop by again to read more.
Love and Light,
Celeste
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Thanks for visiting my blog, Celeste! I will take a look at yours when I have a chance. It was so nice of you to read and comment on my poems – I appreciate it! 🙂
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Hello Betty, my daughter is a junior in high school and her English assignment this week is to analyze your “Curiosity”. I guess now you know you’ve made an impact on the world with having your work part of high school English class. But I am confused; when I asked her about you she didn’t know much. She said you were a jazz singer and black??? What’s up with that??? Guess she was trying to make it something of a racial thing in the 60’s. I hope life brings you joy for many years to come.
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Thank you for your comment on “Curiosity”. No, I’m neither black nor a jazz singer (??) This was just a poem about a home economics class back in the 60’s – nothing deep. But I appreciate your visiting my blog, and my best to you and your daughter.
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Thank you. WOW this is so neat getting to converse with a poet! I think it’s great that you do this. Best wishes to you and yours.
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I have nominated you for the 7×7 Award.
http://bennaga.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/7×7-award/
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Thank you kind sir!!!!! 🙂
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I feel so happy! I have discovered your beautiful poetry and site! Your writing is very special to me and I have joyously subscribed! Beautiful, All!
Linda
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Thank you, Linda – I have subscribed to your beautiful blog also!
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Great stuff, check out my sites maybe they can spark some ideas for you
ivhomeless.WordPress.com
onbothsidesofthefence.WordPress.com
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Hi Betty,
I’ve nominated you for the ABC Blogger Award, so please visit me for more info.
http://lscotthoughts.com/2012/02/02/the-abc-blogger-award
I know…just what you need! No pressure, my friend! Hugs!
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I was forced to tag you in something: http://t.co/r3veoQLy
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Hi Betty, I just nominated you for a Liebster Blog Award! That means “Beloved”, Yes you are! love, Linda here is the link http://wp.me/pGRsE-FP
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Thank you to Lauren and Linda for the recent award nominations, and to Jani, for the “tag” (which looks like fun).
Wish I had more time to participate in these, but right now I can only express my gratitude. Thank you for thinking of me! 🙂
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I have nominated you and four others for the ABE (Awesome Blog Content) Award. Please feel free to pass it allong, and pot it to you blog, which I have found recently to contain Awesome content. There is no time or pressure to follow up, so take your time, and at the very least know your work is appreciated somewhere. For info about the award please see this link:
http://grandfathersky.wordpress.com/2012/02/19/abc-award/…
Thank you – grandfathersky
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I popped over to see this, after we talked. You are so thin and beautiful–not fair!! Love you, Caddo sister-of-the-sea
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That’s sweet of you to say, Caddo – thank you. (“Beautiful” – I wish!!! 🙂 )
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Hi Betty, I’ve nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award, Congratulations! – please visit my blog for more information ~ Julie 🙂
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Nice blog you have here! 🙂
Subhan Zein
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Hi Betty,
I’ve nominated you for the Hope Unites Globally (HUG) Award. If you choose to accept this award, here are the guidelines: http://ahopefortoday.com/2012/01/14/hope-unites-globally-hug-award-guidelines/ Thank you for making the world a better place with your writing. xx
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Thank you for the nomination, Lauren – I’m very grateful you thought of me! 🙂
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In reading through these comments, I see that I’m not the first to think of you when a blog award came my way. I hope you don’t mind that I linked the Very Inspiring Blogger Award and the Beautiful Blogger Award to your site!
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Thank you, Rae – I’m most honored!! 🙂
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As you will see from a click to http://bennaga.wordpress.com/2012/04/22/spring-cleaning/ you are included in my list of “recommended sites”. You are invited to accept any of the Awards offered here which you are not currently in receipt of. Should you have them all already I can only add to that fact by saying how much I enjoy your writings and honour their author.
– Ben
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Once again I have posted an acknowledgement, acceptance and appreciation of a fresh bunch of Awards that the “Ben Naga” site has been offered. To see details, go to http://bennaga.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/a-quartet-and-an-oxymoron/.
The reason I am informing you of this is that your site is included in the list of my nominees to continue the chain(s). My post contains details of what you need to do if you wish to participate.
I recognise that several folk may wish to say “Thanks, but no thanks”. If you are among them, let me repeat a slightly rephrased version of what I wrote there: –
“I know several people featured here don’t like to participate in the offering and receiving of awards. No blame; indeed I may join you one day. Meantime, if an unwanted invitation arrives at your site please ignore it, beyond knowing that it was sent to demonstrate the esteem in which I hold you and your site.”
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Betty, would you like to visit my new site and see if your interested, Harry
http://poetscornerblog.wordpress.com/about-poets-corner/
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Harry, I’ll try to do so soon! (I’m currently working on a project that’s taking up too much time, and am way behind in my blog reading – once again.) Thanks for letting me know about your new site!
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Thank you Betty, i need you username for the invite, when you get it, you can edit it out or post it in my blog.
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Harry, can I email it to you? Sorry I’m slow getting back to this – can’t sit at the computer for long because of a sore back so am barely keeping up with my own blog at the moment. Hopefully soon! Thanks for inviting me! 🙂
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Great to find your blog.
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Thank you, Bumba! Glad to have you visit. 🙂
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You figure among the six folk who “comment” most regularly on “Ben Naga”. Here’s a small thank you for taking the time to write to me there.
For any of you who like to take part in the exchanging of Awards, check out the post “Chits For Chatting” (https://bennaga.wordpress.com/2012/06/08/chits-for-chatting/).
For those who don’t, simply allow yourself to experience a momentary warm glow in the knowledge that your efforts in writing so many interesting comments were much appreciated.
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Thank you again, Ben. Not so sure my comments are “interesting” – probably more quantity than quality! 🙂
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Very good blog I am pleased that I found it .
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Thank you, Daoud – I’m pleased to have found your blog as well!
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I have seen your link around many sites for a while now but this is admittedly the first time I’ve checked out your blog…and after browsing have happily found some wonderful work…you are quite a fine poet and I look forward to checking out more…I’ll be back!
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Thank you for visiting! I’ve seen “Unsungpoet” on a few sites also, and it seems we have many poet friends in common. When I have a chance, I’ll do some browsing on your blog too! 🙂
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A blog that throbs with beauty
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i lived in oregon during early 1970… my wife was born there… the north atlantic has been nearby for decades and decades
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You no doubt relate to the love of being close to salt water then. 🙂 What part of Oregon did you live in the 70’s? Someday I’d love to visit the Atlantic ocean. (I’ve seen the sun set many times on the ocean, but have never gotten to see an ocean sunrise.)
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Hi Betty, I left you a fb message but not sure if you visit often so that’s the reason for this message.
If you would like to send me your address I will forward you a copy of my poetry book which is now at the printers. It won’t be for a week or two yet but I am gathering the addresses of “special” friends I have met on here so I can send you all a copy. I would never have dared to do it without the encouragement you have all given me with my new venture in the world of poetry 🙂 xx
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Hi Christine! Thanks for letting me know, as I haven’t been on fb for weeks. I’ll check there for your message and send you my address. Congratulations on having your book published!!!! I’m very excited and happy for you. You inspire me so much! Thank you again. 🙂
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Thank you for your comments on my post, and I look forward to reading your poetry!
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Very nice and nature kissed blog, Betty! Thanks for following “Known is a drop, Unknown is an Ocean”. 🙂
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A belated reply to you, Ganesh – thank you for your very nice comment. 🙂 Happy New Year to you!
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Hi Betty,
I have nominated you for two awards – The Wonderful Team Member Readership Award and the Blog of the Year 2012 Award! Please check out the link provided for more details http://normamartiri.wordpress.com/2012/12/28/awards/.
Congratulations and blessings! Norma
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Hi Betty,
Happy New Year to you. May 2013 bring you more love, happiness, and success. 🙂
My subscription went messed up, so now I am resubscribing, looking forward to reading more of your poems! 🙂
Subhan Zein
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Happy New Year to you also, Subhan Zein! I’ve missed you, and am hoping to get caught up on reading blogs soon (yours and everyone else’s!) All the best to you. 🙂
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Thanks, Betty. Yeah, I was also preoccupied with my studies last year, but now it is better and I will have some more time devoted to blogging, so hopefully I’d be able to read and post regularly-though the latter may only be once a week or twice a week.
Take care, Betty, many blessings and much love to you.
Subhan Zein
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Hello Betty, I hope this message finds you well. I am doing a little networking today. I have (somewhat sadly) turned my From A Flower blog into a private blog and I would love it if you’d be a reader, but I need your email. If you’d like you can email me here: annamark121@gmail.com and then I will respond with an invitation to you to be a reader for my blog. Thanks for considering, Betty!
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Email sent to you just now, Anna – will look forward to your invitation. Thank you so much!
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Thank you for sharing and Greetings from Gede Prama 🙂
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Gede Prama, a belated thank you for your visit to my blog, and your nice comment!
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Pacific, poetry and chocolate… miss first and love them all! 🙂 glad to have come across your interesting blog… my very best, tons of inspiration and friendly thoughts from France, “old Europe”… cheers! 🙂 Mélanie
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Melanie, thank you so much for your kind comment! Wish I could speak French.
Best wishes to you, from far across the world! 🙂
Betty
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HI,
I’m Tokoni, a student and poet. Its nice to meet you. I’d like to invite you to my blog at http://www.insanitybeautiful.wordpress.com if you’re interested. Thanks.
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Hi Tokoni, please tell me more about your blog. (I clicked on your link but found that it’s a private blog.) Thank you for visiting!
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I’m not sure why that is. Its a poetry and inspiration blog
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You might check your settings to see if you’ve accidentally made it a “private” blog. It says I can send a request to you to allow me – which I’ll do. 🙂
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Oh, this time it let me in! A lovely blog – I’ll be back to read more from it. 🙂
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Fabulous. What a lovely surprise blog find in the new year. 🙂
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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You are most welcome. Have a relaxing weekend. 🙂
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Thank you so much for your like and follow – especially as it has led me to your writing! I am spending a simply delightful morning reading through your poems – rich with feelings and memories beyond time and space. So relate to ‘Spiral’! 🙂 Now for The Mayberries! Another treat in store methinks! Thank you for sharing all these beautiful parts of you!
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Rob, your kind words are greatly appreciated – thank you very much!
(Sorry to be so slow in responding to this – am just now catching up, and will be visiting your blog again soon! 🙂 )
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Only a pleasure Bettyhill! You write so well! Please – no apologies necessary for any delay – life happens which sometimes takes us away to other things! Fully understand! 🙂
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P.S. I’m especially pleased you could relate to “Spiral”.
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🙂 and it will only be a pleasure if you come back to visit! Thanks!
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Just came across your blog. It’s beautiful! Love the poems and pictures, they’re wonderfully written. I loved “yellow”. 🙂
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Thank you so much! I’ve been absent from WP for a few weeks but hoping to be active again soon. Will look forward to checking out YOUR blog. 🙂
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Thanks! Why were you absent for a while?
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Pleased to meet you Betty 😊
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Nice to meet you too, Nomzi. I’ll check out your blog soon as I have a chance.
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Marvelous. Have a good night.
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Just came upon your site while visiting Gayle’s. You are a gifted writer and I have enjoyed the read thus far. I, too, live in the Northwest but wasn’t born here but did raise my children here. I am now a great grandmother and retired and writing full time and of course listening to lots of rain.
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Nice to meet you, Renee. Thank you for the visit and the kind words. It’s especially fun to find someone else on wp who lives in the same (rainy) area. (I’ve been here all of my 70 years. Ack!) Looking forward to taking a look at your blog!
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Thank you, Betty, for visiting my blog.
Nice about statement you’ve got here.
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Thank you for the return visit, Elaine. I’ve been trying to do some catching up here and am rediscovering some favorite blogs from awhile back – including yours. Now hoping to STAY caught up! 😃
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Thank you for the follow, Betty. Look forward to hearing more from you.
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Thank you too!
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thanks for the follow, looking forward to more of your wonderful poetry
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Thank you in turn for your follow. Will be watching for your posts!
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A great greetings blog from Poland
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Greetings back to you. 🙂 Thank you for visiting my blog!
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very nice
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Thank you, Willow. 💕💕💕
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wonderful!
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Thank you, Wilson!
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You’re welcome!
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Oh Mercy! There’s the old pic…when I was still relatively young and flying high. Things change, some things for the better and some just different. Please don’t feel any rush or pressure whatsoever; I just thought it would be easier to ask/answer some things in private.
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Oh, there it is! I should’ve read this first. Will try to delete from this app. Thank you!
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You’re welcome.
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Okay, email deleted, but I left most of the comment. Will try to email you soon. 🙂
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Thanks, Betty–no worries, no rush 🙂
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I have been playing around with words a lot lately (locked inside these 4 walls) and thought of you and Gramma Krackers. Here it is: Traveling from island to island, sometimes 5 in 1 day, really took atoll on us. 🙂
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Lol! Cracked me up. 😆 Whenever I’m able to post something new on GK’s site I’ll use this – with credit to you of course. (I’ve not even logged in there for awhile.) Thanks for your humorous “submission”.
And I need to get to your own blog soon. (Hopefully you aren’t literally “inside these 4 walls” – are you in quarantine? Take good care!)
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Self-quarantined with significant other – writing, playing music, cooking, spring-cleaning, contemplating life and its meaning… —CC
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Do stay well then, both of you! 🙂
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Health, Peace, Love —CC
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Hi Betty, I’ve missed you around the old blogging hole. I’m not posting much on my blog either. We’re fine here. though very worried about everything. I hope all is well at your end, that you’re healthy, and that all is well with your family and friends.
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Hi Sharon, it’s good to hear from you! I too have been having a hard time writing, and can’t keep up with reading. (Hard to concentrate during this stressful time.) But I do miss the interactions with you and others.
I’ve thought of you, wondering how things are in your area. Like you, I’m worried about everyone. So far so good with us too, but we’re afraid to go out. It feels like we’re taking a chance going to the grocery store. Can’t imagine several more months of this, but thankfully we can video chat with family. And we do have the internet.
I hope both of us can get back to blogging again soon. My best to you and yours. Take good care, and thanks again for checking in!
❤️
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How are you and family doing during this crazy year? —CC
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We’re doing okay so far, thanks for asking! Feeling some anxiety about having a pandemic in an election year. What timing – ’tis indeed crazy!
Still having trouble keeping up with blogging.
I hope you and yours are holding up too…? Take good care. 🙂
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There are far better days ahead of us. Stay strong. Release the anxiety – it is of your own making when all is said and done. All the best. —CC
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You’re so right – thanks for reminding me about the source of anxiety. (Regular meditation really helps.) May we all stay strong and optimistic. Take good care. ☮️🌞
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Betty, where are you these days? Hoping that all is well as can be for you and loved ones. Best wishes for You in this springtime, this season of rebirth and hope. —Michael (aka Carlos)
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Thank you for checking on me, Carlos! You are very kind. I’m sorry to be so far behind on WP. (The usual chronic pain makes it difficult.) Will hopefully be back to reading soon, though not much new to post. (Have ventured back onto Facebook a little to contact some old friends – are you active there?)
You remain one of my favorite poets.
Thank you again for your message! (Should I address you as Michael from now on? 🙂) Wishing you and yours a lovely and blessed spring time. 🌷
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Dear Betty – the heck with WP and catching up and all that! I reach out as a friend, albeit a virtual one. I enjoy your writing from the 60s and 70s, the hope and the innocence that I find there. I miss those days very much, and there are fewer around who understand what that all meant. Indeed, Carlos is a pseudonym. I am Michael to those who know me better. All the best. Till we meet again.
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Dear friend Michael, thank you again! You’re right, there are fewer and fewer of us who remember that era – the 60’s and 70’s. It’s still fresh to me. The summer of ’67 was especially formative – for me at least. I’m glad to know you were “there”. 🙂✌️
And I do plan on being active on WP again – if nothing more than to read. Let us keep in touch!
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Hi Betty, Reneé here. I have finally after a year of changes posted something on my own site and then got to thinking about you!?! Where has Betty been. I’ve always enjoyed your posts so I am hoping you are well and that nothing has happened untoward. Among many changes I have moved into an older mobile (not sure how I feel about it yet) and was sick with the virus the day I moved in. Two months later I am still trying to pull up. I was exhausted from moving over a period of a month and so when I got sick it hit me hard. I do hope you have not been ill and hope your husband is well also. Take good care.
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Hi Renee, It’s so good to hear from you! I’m really sorry to hear you’ve been suffering from the virus and its after effects. Hopefully you aren’t ending up with long covid (which is what I’ve had going on for 2+ years). Having to move is exhausting enough without being sick on top of that. I hope you can enjoy your new place once you get rested up. Are you still in the same area?
I’ve been taking a long break from WP as I haven’t the energy to keep up (because of the fibro and CFS — and covid, which just made everything worse). Finally became semi active on FB again after a long absence there – but it’s difficult keeping up there too! Are you on FB?
I hope you start feeling better soon, Renee. Glad you’re writing poetry still, and that you’ve returned to WP. (I would love to return – just need to get energized.) Please take good care – and let us try to stay in touch.
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Betty, I was concerned you had been ill with the virus. Normally, I would not have been hit so hard with it but I was exhausted trying to get moved over the course of a month. I had stuff at my friend’s house, stuff in storage and even my car had stuff stored in it. I had to coordinate with those I felt could help me out and none of those but one younger couple were in good health. My oldest daughter helped me find the mobile and with her auto immune disorder of Lupus is never well. My friend, Dave, who I lived with most of the last year is disabled…basically, but he helped as much as he could. Ironic as it may seem, he actually contacted the virus from a friend and then unknowingly gave it to me. Because I was already exhausted I was down for the count the last day of my move. I’ve never lived in a mobile so had no idea…especially in the older ones…how difficult it is to maintain a good temperature. It was during our last really bad heat wave and there were nothing but blinds on the windows, no curtains, no way to cool anything except with fans. As soon as I felt I even could manage anything I ordered an A/C unit and started to hang curtains. But, yes energy level was at an all time low. You might remember I am on blood thinners for an artificial heart valve. I’ve always been a fatigued person but blood thinners causes that to be worse. I am house sitting presently at my oldest daughter’s new place on Harstine Island, which is just passed Shelton. I good getaway for me but I lost weight and still have to gain it back…very slow going. My place is on the edge of Centralia behind the Great Wolf Lodge. A small park of 20 mobiles and I am still getting used to it. At 18 it would have been an adventure but at 70…not so much. I don’t often go to FB and only to see my grandchildren’s photos…and my kids. I have five adult children but am really not close to any of them but my daughter’s. Yes, I would like to stay in touch. If FB is your preference I could do that for you. I have no energy for anything, Betty, but just shear will and determination as I am now living alone with my dog. Life always takes a twist and turn on my path and I have to just move along with it. I do hope you get better soon. It’s been two months since I first became ill and six weeks since I tested negative. Do take good care and I do hope you post again. Small steps, my friend, and you will get there. Here at my daughter’s place I’ve finally been able to walk outside a bit…short walks…but every step takes me to where I want to be.
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P.S. Really good that you’ve been able to be outside some at your daughter’s place. That’s therapeutic in so many ways – for both of us.
Thank you for your encouraging words. I send the same back to you. It does help to share these things (low energy, pain, etc.) with someone who understands!
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Oh! Betty, you might remember I, too, have Fibromyalgia. Yes, life is complicated.
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I do remember that, Renee. Seems we have so much in common, healthwise. (Except I don’t have an artificial heart valve. I’d forgotten about that with you.)
I just found your email address in my contacts and sent a test message to you – not knowing if it’s still current. Thought it might be the best way to communicate. Let me know if you get it please, and I’ll try to write more tomorrow. It’s good to be in touch with you again!
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