tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post8105534523343989431..comments2024-03-29T00:19:16.911-04:00Comments on Beyond LiteracyLink: It's Beginning To Look Like ChristmasCarol Varsalonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-83780214647365533502021-12-14T12:04:09.752-05:002021-12-14T12:04:09.752-05:00Thank you, Rose. I do love to decorate and do hand...Thank you, Rose. I do love to decorate and do handiwork while I am decorating the house. I wanted a pencil tree for my new home and I felt the corner in the foyer was just the right place. I am almost at the end of decorating so I will post more photos.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-55403677712484456272021-12-14T11:48:26.502-05:002021-12-14T11:48:26.502-05:00I am going to open my blog post with my next blog ...I am going to open my blog post with my next blog post with a sneak peek of my second phase of decorating, Bridget. It has been a slow going process since my husband has a fractured him.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-78436270546583572632021-12-14T11:46:40.307-05:002021-12-14T11:46:40.307-05:00I am almost at the last phase of decorating. The l...I am almost at the last phase of decorating. The lighting with timers have slowed down the process. I think I will add a blog post today with photos of what I have accomplished. Stay tuned. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-22910423835897696142021-12-14T11:45:14.358-05:002021-12-14T11:45:14.358-05:00Many thanks, Mary. I just read through several of ...Many thanks, Mary. I just read through several of your blog posts and could not find a link to comment. I left a comment on Twitter for you.<br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-81354138245479053612021-12-11T16:34:07.016-05:002021-12-11T16:34:07.016-05:00I think you have a flair not just for writing but ...I think you have a flair not just for writing but for decorating, too! Love the pencil tree tucked in the corner. It's as if it were built right into the room. And I very much enjoyed your clever cento.Rose Cappellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02021921189042554147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-28208351040296724962021-12-11T07:04:57.764-05:002021-12-11T07:04:57.764-05:00You are a holiday decorator extraordinaire, Carol!...You are a holiday decorator extraordinaire, Carol! And I feel even more festive because of your cento. Thank you. :)Bridget Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185985167366724404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-12268357862436598572021-12-11T06:54:37.249-05:002021-12-11T06:54:37.249-05:00What gorgeous decorations! And your cento is all k...What gorgeous decorations! And your cento is all kinds of perfect! I loved checking your sources to confirm the lines I recognized and explore the ones that were new to me. You stitched the lines together perfectly!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-65492658607966669422021-12-11T00:54:20.349-05:002021-12-11T00:54:20.349-05:00Cathy, I have been thinking a great deal about ret...Cathy, I have been thinking a great deal about retirement lately. Moving to Virginia has me working on the house and family needs full time. I often wonder how I accomplished daily living and my career before the move. I wonder how many of us educator retirees feel the same way.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-75232897155375582592021-12-11T00:51:29.035-05:002021-12-11T00:51:29.035-05:00Thank you, Ruth. Christmas joy is found in many ro...Thank you, Ruth. Christmas joy is found in many rooms in my house. I feel so delighted to have the spirit of Christmas and the joy of Christ as the reason for the season surrounding me. Have fun decorating.<br />Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-63685625904982498112021-12-11T00:49:44.409-05:002021-12-11T00:49:44.409-05:00Linda, I love the idea of tucking something Christ...Linda, I love the idea of tucking something Christmasy in every nook and cranny. My goal is to have a Christmas remembrance in every room on the first floor. My son wanted a Charlie Brown Christmas tree and that is upstairs in his great room in the loft.Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-53756634109132022962021-12-10T22:05:06.707-05:002021-12-10T22:05:06.707-05:00Thanks for opening your door and heart and invitin...Thanks for opening your door and heart and inviting us in, and for this lovely warmth-filled post today too Carol. Beautiful Cento poem, and I love your ending line, "Wonder upon wonder" by Emily Dickinson a poet hero of mine. I enjoyed reading from the poems that grew your poem also. And many thanks for Matt's book which I'm very much looking forward to!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-13853496864922995942021-12-10T20:53:42.629-05:002021-12-10T20:53:42.629-05:00How fun to peek into your house and the decoration...How fun to peek into your house and the decorations. You poem and last week, Mary Lee's inspired me to go down the cento rabbit hole.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-74979958802805988722021-12-10T15:38:57.029-05:002021-12-10T15:38:57.029-05:00Thank you for sharing your Christmas decorations h...Thank you for sharing your Christmas decorations here! I love Christmas time! We have kept up our tree year round which was fun. Now we're re-decorating it for the new year. We'll see how long it stays up. Tim Kulphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276932476139356951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-84407005984545166612021-12-10T15:19:26.180-05:002021-12-10T15:19:26.180-05:00Beautiful, Carol! Your cento, your house, the seas...Beautiful, Carol! Your cento, your house, the season... Thank you for sharing all this loveliness.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-33163236788454381832021-12-10T15:07:44.294-05:002021-12-10T15:07:44.294-05:00Your house looks so lovely! And what a beautiful c...Your house looks so lovely! And what a beautiful cento, too!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-68657850629223919942021-12-10T11:03:01.905-05:002021-12-10T11:03:01.905-05:00Thanks for the peek into your foyer and study! Is ...Thanks for the peek into your foyer and study! Is that a plaid teddy bear I see? Fun cento -- glad to see a Dylan line in the mix. jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-82406765519879736802021-12-10T10:04:22.814-05:002021-12-10T10:04:22.814-05:00I'm just putting up the Christmas joy all over...I'm just putting up the Christmas joy all over the house, too, Carol. I don't have as many rooms I think as you, but it is so much fun to tuck something Christmasy into every place. Your cento is a lovely one, so, so filled with music! Happy Christmas to you & yours!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-62824633808851311702021-12-10T09:49:39.311-05:002021-12-10T09:49:39.311-05:00I love your Cento Carol! What an intriguing form -...I love your Cento Carol! What an intriguing form - I'm going to add it to my list of forms to try. It was fun to read it and recognize some of the lines from memory. Have fun decorating for the holidays in your new home!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05051371332314735643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-53177720020660526262021-12-10T09:40:27.213-05:002021-12-10T09:40:27.213-05:00Carol, thanks for the peek into your festive decor...Carol, thanks for the peek into your festive decorations. Like you, I love this time of year. I'm finding that being retired gives me a much more leisurely pace in my preparations. Yet, there is still much to do. How did I ever work? Hahahaha.<br /><br />I love these two lines together:<br />"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"<br />A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices."<br /><br />Yes, hope. It's what the weary world can use right now. <br />Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-84376479532959505032021-12-10T08:44:09.223-05:002021-12-10T08:44:09.223-05:00You have inspired my Christmas spirit, Carol, and ...You have inspired my Christmas spirit, Carol, and your home looks lovely. Loved your cento including lines from the Byrds to Emily D! One of the things I like, too, about Poetry Friday is encouragement to try new forms. Janice Scullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913934779785635150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-21164365475437360112021-12-10T07:51:59.518-05:002021-12-10T07:51:59.518-05:00Dear Carol, your cento-Christmas-song is lovely! A...Dear Carol, your cento-Christmas-song is lovely! And I love that skinny tree tucked beside your staircase. xoIrene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-66949372595127012892021-12-10T05:50:26.858-05:002021-12-10T05:50:26.858-05:00You are full of holiday cheer and brightness, Caro...You are full of holiday cheer and brightness, Carol! Just what I needed.maryecroninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163358144893223781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4587706174618725555.post-18121608488509781902021-12-10T05:22:17.459-05:002021-12-10T05:22:17.459-05:00Oh, my goodness! I love this! How beautiful the ph...Oh, my goodness! I love this! How beautiful the photos of your decorated spaces and, how fun the cento of songs. My goodness, you put a big smile on my face and songs in my mind to hum today. Thank you!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com