tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post6595335854390526272..comments2023-10-31T15:39:09.651+01:00Comments on box elder: Storms, slippers, a dog and her coat, and a question responded to at last.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-91122112943743031322010-03-08T22:10:49.046+01:002010-03-08T22:10:49.046+01:00Hi Lucy ! I like Molly's new jacket. Tré Chic...Hi Lucy ! I like Molly's new jacket. Tré Chic. And the slippers look comfy.<br /><br />I find your poem to be beautiful and comforting rather than bleak.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03135504248135513560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-27586601763520947132010-03-07T06:09:06.126+01:002010-03-07T06:09:06.126+01:00I want to kidnap your dog... and I mean that in th...I want to kidnap your dog... and I mean that in the most non-creepy way possible.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11499646554046075974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-34146950250829296352010-03-04T03:39:47.082+01:002010-03-04T03:39:47.082+01:00Those are possibly the cutest slippers I have ever...Those are possibly the cutest slippers I have ever seen...well done!Nwbadgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724828098317260949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-49802518584648648572010-03-03T22:43:49.641+01:002010-03-03T22:43:49.641+01:00I love Molly's coat! It's tailored and fu...I love Molly's coat! It's tailored and functional, and she wears it with a certain gratefulness, I think.<br /><br />Your slippers are cute, too -- much more fanciful, though. I wouldn't have guessed that you had a penchant for pom poms.<br /><br />It's funny about The Archers. My husband is DEVOTED to it, although that devotion does not really align with any other aspect of his character.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-37148765891852015342010-03-03T22:35:16.041+01:002010-03-03T22:35:16.041+01:00Slippersocks - fab and cosy-looking. Molly's c...Slippersocks - fab and cosy-looking. Molly's coat - smart and practical. She doesn't seem to mind it...<br /><br />I shed a tear at that point too - The good ol' Archers has is moments as well as its (many) longeurs!Fire Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518190677399410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-7420298876944151222010-03-03T22:33:46.348+01:002010-03-03T22:33:46.348+01:00Slippersocks - fab and cosy-looking. Molly's c...Slippersocks - fab and cosy-looking. Molly's coat - smart and practical. She doesn't seem to mind it...Fire Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518190677399410354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-804976832039262402010-03-03T21:10:56.413+01:002010-03-03T21:10:56.413+01:00What a happy dog, in her impermeable, barking at t...What a happy dog, in her impermeable, barking at the camera.<br /><br />Your pompoms are extremely symmetrical and matching. I like your finished product. I would feel very self sufficient if I was wearing my own handmade slippers.Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-62810527819653554012010-03-03T16:22:41.558+01:002010-03-03T16:22:41.558+01:00Hi there! Im Robin and I live in Metropolis, Illin...Hi there! Im Robin and I live in Metropolis, Illinois originally from Louisville,KY where the famous Kentucky Derby interests many people from abroad.<br />Your puppy is quite cute in his,her coat.<br />I have two dogs one of which is a short legged dachshund who will not go outside during rainy whether. But with her short legs her raincoat sometimes drags her down, I need to learn how to make her a coat for short people.rambolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09708729341494461513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-53403256882206521132010-03-03T13:53:15.182+01:002010-03-03T13:53:15.182+01:00Ach, the wagging tail blur is proof that Mol appro...Ach, the wagging tail blur is proof that Mol approves of the blue! How beautiful she is!<br />Glad to hear the storm didn't cause you any headaches.Rouchswalwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393987883437907945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-20323056196183570852010-03-03T12:10:48.667+01:002010-03-03T12:10:48.667+01:00Thanks.
Isabelle - I am not a great sewer, though...Thanks.<br /><br />Isabelle - I am not a great sewer, though I've always done it, my sisters are extremely gifted and have earned their living by it one way and another, I am clumsy and cut corners, and things come out funny shapes! But sometimes I get an urge to make something.<br /><br />HHB - digital radio is a wonderful thing - to think of you over there listening to The Archers! Actually it wasn't so much the funeral that jerked my tears as Jill afterwards saying that people kept coming through the door all week but not the one person she wanted to. Did you listen to Desert Island Discs too?<br /><br />Z - evolution has, in the case of Molly and dogs like her, been sadly tampered with! When I lived in the land of fitted carpets and central heating, slippers seemed un unnecessary bother, and too hot. Here, however, they are an essential item.<br /><br />Dale - ;~)<br /><br />ML - nice to see you, thanks for reading the poem.<br /><br />CGP - the slippers are rather in the manner of crafty greenness, i hope!<br /><br />BB - oh, but blue is very much her colour. It does slide down on one side rather, but she seems not to mind it, and generally likes anything that his for her and involves a bit of fuss.<br /><br />Dave - always nice to see you, thanks.<br /><br />Zephyr - thanks for your concern. I do like the word 'spiffy'.<br /><br />Spiral - you certainly may, I should be proud. The sun sets behind our house so the view out on the valley is rather the other side of sunset, lovely shades but darker than the sunset itself, or else the sky just after sunset, still colourful but less vivid.<br /><br />Julia - yikes, broken windows sound dramatic, glad you're OK.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-42873881744762407032010-03-03T09:12:37.753+01:002010-03-03T09:12:37.753+01:00Super to hear you're ok, I worried about the s...Super to hear you're ok, I worried about the silence! The last of the winds reached us Sunday night, smashing windows and throwing tiles around, but luckily it was the middle of the night so no one was harmed.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381204473168533313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-65832636783380045372010-03-03T07:24:43.634+01:002010-03-03T07:24:43.634+01:00"The other side of sunset" would make a ..."The other side of sunset" would make a fabulous story title. May I steal it, lovely lady?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781237143187343971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-1389880082552731642010-03-02T17:48:30.232+01:002010-03-02T17:48:30.232+01:00So glad to hear you're safe and sound.
Love th...So glad to hear you're safe and sound.<br />Love the slippers--and the pom-poms.<br />Mol looks spiffy and very cheery in her foul weather gear!vicki johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05564450760405974595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-1805005480970665752010-03-02T15:36:27.118+01:002010-03-02T15:36:27.118+01:00Good to know you've come to no harm - and maki...Good to know you've come to no harm - and making up for lost time with an excellent post.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-52828267077617562822010-03-02T12:38:08.284+01:002010-03-02T12:38:08.284+01:00Mol is saying: This garment is self-evidently util...Mol is saying: This garment is self-evidently utilitarian; I demand something chic.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-2941596359723164502010-03-02T12:18:54.394+01:002010-03-02T12:18:54.394+01:00glad you're okay after the storm. The slippers...glad you're okay after the storm. The slippers are wonderful and Molly looks very smart and warm in her new coatCrafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-74395327378843217442010-03-02T02:47:13.170+01:002010-03-02T02:47:13.170+01:00Glad to hear you are all okay after the storm. Lov...Glad to hear you are all okay after the storm. Love the slippers, such a nice colour and pattern to the cloth. And Molly looks quite proud in her new raincoat!<br /><br />And the poem is marvelous! Not bleak to me, though when I reread it with your literary references, I can see why you say that. I'm not familiar with them, you see. The question at the end is a good one, I look forward to Joe's response.marja-leenahttp://www.marja-leena-rathje.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-33609522652489908692010-03-01T23:58:23.411+01:002010-03-01T23:58:23.411+01:00:-):-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-31614729936472599232010-03-01T23:18:53.247+01:002010-03-01T23:18:53.247+01:00A Very Nice Coat for Mol. Evolution just can'...A Very Nice Coat for Mol. Evolution just can't keep up, sometimes. <br /><br />I wish I liked slippers, they seem so cozy, but my feet always get too hot.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-29704487788396246732010-03-01T23:05:11.045+01:002010-03-01T23:05:11.045+01:00Glad you are ok. Love the slippers, they will keep...Glad you are ok. Love the slippers, they will keep you toasty.<br />It would seem we were both reared on The Archers. I too listen to the omnibus edition, usually when doing housework. The 'funeral' was touching wasn't it?<br /><br />Message to Molly from Bryn,<br /><br />Nice jacket girl. You rock!herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37070024.post-15778414879317628642010-03-01T22:15:38.054+01:002010-03-01T22:15:38.054+01:00I think Molly looks adorable in her coat!
And I w...I think Molly looks adorable in her coat!<br /><br />And I was going to say something else but M's adorableness has distracted me...<br /><br />Oh yes. I didn't know you sewed things. Hmm, is there no end to your talents?Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.com