tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post1111932977317973044..comments2024-03-28T13:51:43.814-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: November's Gratitude GiftsCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-43528711103905791732021-11-09T20:12:39.976-05:002021-11-09T20:12:39.976-05:00Such a lovely, positive post, Carol! You bring suc...Such a lovely, positive post, Carol! You bring such light into the world. Thanks for sharing!mbhmainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12368641525885104669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-42509960465179583322021-11-08T17:15:27.193-05:002021-11-08T17:15:27.193-05:00Wonderful! Thanks, Carol!Wonderful! Thanks, Carol!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-58596496411984988392021-11-07T15:16:03.386-05:002021-11-07T15:16:03.386-05:00I agree with Mary Lee: "cinnamon and brown su...I agree with Mary Lee: "cinnamon and brown sugar landscape" does need its own poem! That's a beautiful way of looking at November. Susan T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18089222122168879532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-87473571161532729612021-11-07T15:09:26.653-05:002021-11-07T15:09:26.653-05:00Carol, I always look forward to the creative ways ...Carol, I always look forward to the creative ways you share our seasons and the passage of time through the changes in the earth. I've been working on a gratitude journal of sorts. I am not the best artist but it is capturing a single observation I make each day during this month in a way other than writing. It's allowed me to have better focus. Thank you for gratitude reminder. CarolCarol J. Labuzzettahttps://theapplesinmyorchard.com/2021/11/05/poetry-friday-a-few-haiku/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-73447191486949978472021-11-07T11:57:42.160-05:002021-11-07T11:57:42.160-05:00It is wonderful having friends across the miles an...It is wonderful having friends across the miles and in your case, across the seas, Denise. I am so grateful for our meeting and our continued friendship.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-20665026355750357872021-11-07T11:56:06.675-05:002021-11-07T11:56:06.675-05:00Rose, thank you for stopping by. I was preparing f...Rose, thank you for stopping by. I was preparing for my granddaughter's visit yesterday so I never got to check my post. Have a great day.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-44696024412374090382021-11-07T11:54:59.083-05:002021-11-07T11:54:59.083-05:00Thanks you, Janet for joining me here. I appreciat...Thanks you, Janet for joining me here. I appreciate your comment. Have a great day.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-90663249030972362642021-11-06T15:16:30.312-04:002021-11-06T15:16:30.312-04:00There are so many beautiful words and phrases tuck...There are so many beautiful words and phrases tucked into this post, Carol. Today I am grateful that I stopped by to read them. Thank you so much for sending beauty into the world.Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-38757878867267467392021-11-06T10:13:57.260-04:002021-11-06T10:13:57.260-04:00Carol, as always, what a beautiful post you have c...Carol, as always, what a beautiful post you have created here. It is itself an artwork. I love the idea of the fallen leaves being "mulch for earth's bed." Such a beautiful line. And such a sweet gratiku for Linda, "sent across miles of friendship"Denise Krebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00583406241247334445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-64312285621869164482021-11-06T09:08:37.458-04:002021-11-06T09:08:37.458-04:00Thanks for the reminder, Carol (and others)--I hav...Thanks for the reminder, Carol (and others)--I have to work hard on gratitude at this time of year because I'm always downtrodden by the loss of light and green. #gratiku for you!Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-88790010683821778752021-11-06T07:20:29.513-04:002021-11-06T07:20:29.513-04:00Reading of crinkly crunchy fallen leaves means so ...Reading of crinkly crunchy fallen leaves means so much more now that I have experienced autumn and leaf fall, through visits to colder climates, like Melbourne, Adelaide and America! Our Autumn is nothing like this - but the memories are warm and wonderful.KatApel - katswhiskers.wordpress.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01297639228969549518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-23632519537223188322021-11-06T05:12:32.543-04:002021-11-06T05:12:32.543-04:00Your posts are always all kinds of goodness, Carol...Your posts are always all kinds of goodness, Carol. I'm going to do my best to participate in your "Bedecked in Autumn" celebration. I love the idea of being so mindful that one can "turn routine jobs into joy" - yes! :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-75293720952716946942021-11-06T02:26:11.851-04:002021-11-06T02:26:11.851-04:00Celebrating the beauty in these days through words...Celebrating the beauty in these days through words and pictures delivers such positivity Carol. It gives rise to the spirit and the Gregory Lenz question provides a most fitting launching pad -'Will the cinnamon and brown sugar landscape turn into gifts of gratitude?'Alan j Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-74586229408571126942021-11-05T20:47:16.916-04:002021-11-05T20:47:16.916-04:00Tanita, I do love our connection and the Poetry Si...Tanita, I do love our connection and the Poetry Sisters' monthly challenge. I do have your Lady Libra poem in my collection of Bedecked In Autumn Gallery. Do you have a piece of artwork to pair with the poem? That thought about mulching comes from conversation with my gardener on Long Island before we moved this year. He always provided my beds with chocolate mulch. Since I do not see chocolate mulch here in northern VA I did some research. Voila, the idea of the leaves as mulch evolved. Happy November!<br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-19939354092167163852021-11-05T20:42:52.583-04:002021-11-05T20:42:52.583-04:00I just looked on your list of contributors to PF t...I just looked on your list of contributors to PF this week and realized that I worked so late on my post that I must have forgotten to add it to your linkup. LOL!Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-2341429841846742072021-11-05T20:41:58.032-04:002021-11-05T20:41:58.032-04:00Janice, I read your post before I saw the above co...Janice, I read your post before I saw the above comment. I captured your trio of haikus with the image in a screenshot. If you would like to offer another image poem, I would love to accept it. Happy fall weekend. Be sure to tell me when it starts snowing in Syracuse. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-79930181889116583032021-11-05T17:56:32.317-04:002021-11-05T17:56:32.317-04:00Mulching Earth's bed such a nice way to refer ...Mulching Earth's bed such a nice way to refer to the blanketing leaves I should really rake! Have a lovely weekend with your family!tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-41599330690320598292021-11-05T13:14:11.370-04:002021-11-05T13:14:11.370-04:00Gratitude helps the heart so much and I love your ...Gratitude helps the heart so much and I love your ideas and oodles of #gratiku and other inspiring quotes and art. Thank you, Carol. Sometimes we forget. And we shouldn't.<br />Janet Clare F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-83316472741623422052021-11-05T11:54:03.662-04:002021-11-05T11:54:03.662-04:00
Linda, that line moved from kitchen to outdoors. ...<br />Linda, that line moved from kitchen to outdoors. Autumn is a treasure indeed. Have fun with the grandgirls. Our temp went below freezing but today is glorious. I love sweater weather!Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-32779992619791526092021-11-05T11:50:41.814-04:002021-11-05T11:50:41.814-04:00I will consider that line for a new poem, Mary Lee...I will consider that line for a new poem, Mary Lee. Glad you liked it. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-33770465301995745152021-11-05T11:25:28.552-04:002021-11-05T11:25:28.552-04:00Mary Lee shared my favorite line, too, Carol. It s...Mary Lee shared my favorite line, too, Carol. It says what so many of us are glorying in, autumn treasures. I love your pic & Aurora. My grand girls & I kicked a few leaves this week, just because! I was happy to send your gifts, a most fun way to celebrate my birthday. Happy November #gratiku to you and yours!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-72633033195078768102021-11-05T10:43:51.942-04:002021-11-05T10:43:51.942-04:00I LOVELOVELOVE this line! It needs its own poem: &...I LOVELOVELOVE this line! It needs its own poem: "cinnamon and brown sugar landscape"Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-39016380773313157322021-11-05T10:19:53.103-04:002021-11-05T10:19:53.103-04:00Thank you, Carol, for your generosity and eye for ...Thank you, Carol, for your generosity and eye for beauty in everything. Love your photo of Aurora and pumpkin! I will try to send you something. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-36842672459571929852021-11-05T10:01:55.323-04:002021-11-05T10:01:55.323-04:00Irene, thank you for your return #gratiku. I find ...Irene, thank you for your return #gratiku. I find nature to be such a great uplifter and my grandgirls energy and inspiration stimulators. Have a beautiful November weekend. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-56175249401519397362021-11-05T07:35:29.812-04:002021-11-05T07:35:29.812-04:00#gratiku for you, dear Carol, for all the beauty y...#gratiku for you, dear Carol, for all the beauty you bring! Thank you, and love your grandgirl with the pumpkin. :) xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.com