tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post5465763643131914997..comments2023-04-03T09:34:37.841-04:00Comments on Romantoes: Summer doldrumsRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-5106250429562065292011-07-25T10:10:41.419-04:002011-07-25T10:10:41.419-04:00Rosemary - My mom, the nurse, would tell you never...Rosemary - My mom, the nurse, would tell you never to do work with tools with exposed toes. Glad yours all survived!<br /><br />I need you to come to my house. My house list is really long - broken garage door, bulging plaster, stained glass pulling away from solder, repainting. Oh, I think I am going to cry. I can't even figure out when to call contractors and have them come over. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08629099562256154869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-26209061055175087602011-07-17T19:03:12.611-04:002011-07-17T19:03:12.611-04:00@Jane, I don't think it is ever to late to tak...@Jane, I don't think it is ever to late to take life less seriously. <br /><br />Maybe on your pegboard you can draw a "fun" shape to remind you that life isn't all work (although I love power tools, they can be very fun).<br /><br />@Rosemary, I'm not planning on it, but I will be driving up to Michigan with my Mom at the end of August, maybe on the way back to NC?Bethhttp://bdoylephotos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-24863125211943224622011-07-17T13:56:43.496-04:002011-07-17T13:56:43.496-04:00"Get on bikes" is fun? You *are* desper..."Get on bikes" is fun? You *are* desperate.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05577274295584935366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-91612771391162014732011-07-16T07:45:11.605-04:002011-07-16T07:45:11.605-04:00@Beth, that's great that your mom said, "...@Beth, that's great that your mom said, "do one thing.. then go play." It's like a guide to life in one sentence. Wish I'd internalized that when I was a kid. Is it too late?<br /><br />@Rosemary, you're inspiring me! The day I read this, I had just look in our tool closet with dread and shame. Not sure I'll tackle it this summer, because the piles in the basement Jane Kokernakhttp://leafstitchword.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-9232706489341272832011-07-13T21:53:54.169-04:002011-07-13T21:53:54.169-04:00I'm proud to say, Christy, that I did the whol...I'm proud to say, Christy, that I did the whole project in that dress--and the flip-flops. Should've had an action shot with me wielding the power drill in that getup. Ah well...probably won't be the last opportunity. :^)<br /><br />Kudos to John for introducing you to the joys of pegboard.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-39762597681606112622011-07-13T21:45:09.334-04:002011-07-13T21:45:09.334-04:00Ok, you're too adorable for words. The pegboar...Ok, you're too adorable for words. The pegboard and the lovely dress are a combo I won't soon forget!<br /><br />Kudos to you for a job well done. John introduced pegboard into my life, and I can't imagine how I ever lived without it.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14762814181349108405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-24506256159158777622011-07-10T21:54:08.252-04:002011-07-10T21:54:08.252-04:00Thanks, both of you. This was my first pegboard e...Thanks, both of you. This was my first pegboard experience, Beth, but I can see how it could become addictive! (But I have an OCD soul, too...as did Dad...and Terry, to a lesser degree.)<br /><br />Clippers, yes! Or Mudhens, or Indians...I'm up for baseball. Beth, are you going to be traveling through C-bus anytime this summer?Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223441754197927551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-21853200898011011002011-07-10T18:48:46.997-04:002011-07-10T18:48:46.997-04:00Dad always he outlined and painted the tools so he...Dad always he outlined and painted the tools so he would know what was missing and start asking "the kids" who took whatever was missing. Terry had a pegboard over his workbench in our basement but I'm afraid it's become completely unorganized in his absence. makes me start wondering if I was the usual culprit with the unreturned tools on Dad's pegboard. (Terry always loved Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-604990465653925540.post-81634054790665906012011-07-10T06:36:22.164-04:002011-07-10T06:36:22.164-04:00Congrats on getting this project done! I love peg ...Congrats on getting this project done! I love peg boards There's something about the potential to bring order from chaos that feeds my cluttered but OCD-filled soul.<br /><br />I agree, too, that the FUN! list needs to be longer, and more of a priority. I keep saying that to myself, too, but home ownership and jobs take so much space and energy (and priority, yes?).<br /><br />My mom would Bethhttp://bdoylephotos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com