tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post7975338200280680672..comments2024-03-20T16:46:13.343-04:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: A story, a prize, a summerMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-75837674512975746122007-09-16T21:38:00.000-04:002007-09-16T21:38:00.000-04:00Heh. I like your overstuffed plum pudding...Yes, i...Heh. I like your overstuffed plum pudding...<BR/><BR/>Yes, it was summermania this year. N has such a dire need to be constantly busy that I am always hopping, even before I think about anybody else.<BR/><BR/>We were just doing homework, and I was thinking how miraculous it is that we have just the right tilt to earth. Four seasons are a great gift, even though I get too much of one of them.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-64764156482472487022007-09-16T14:48:00.000-04:002007-09-16T14:48:00.000-04:00Yes, I agree about metaphors - sometimes there is ...Yes, I agree about metaphors - sometimes there is a danger in being too rich - like a pudding with too much cream, a picture with too many colours, an orchestra with too many instruments...:-) <BR/><BR/>Sounds like a pretty hectic summer in your household but glad you had a week to do bookish things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-45650712920090315122007-09-13T09:05:00.000-04:002007-09-13T09:05:00.000-04:00Meaty.JuicyI feel like a resident of Burgerdom!, f...<I>Meaty.<BR/><BR/>Juicy</I><BR/><BR/>I feel like a resident of Burgerdom!, fresh from the grill!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-47955737366885982152007-09-13T03:10:00.000-04:002007-09-13T03:10:00.000-04:00Wonderful to see your nice juicy blog again MArly!...Wonderful to see your nice juicy blog again MArly!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-45850194466591590942007-09-12T23:23:00.000-04:002007-09-12T23:23:00.000-04:00this a nice meaty post. It probably will take me a...this a nice meaty post. It probably will take me a couple reads to mull it over. niceSusannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419802372495554966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-33475861023864086402007-09-12T22:50:00.000-04:002007-09-12T22:50:00.000-04:00Jarvenpa,Whatever was it that Darcy said to Elizab...Jarvenpa,<BR/><BR/>Whatever was it that Darcy said to Elizabeth--something about that no one, seeing her, could think that she had spent her time ill?Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-4326531340323308822007-09-12T15:35:00.000-04:002007-09-12T15:35:00.000-04:00Ah Marly, if I could only have limited myself whil...Ah Marly, if I could only have limited myself whilst young to two things.<BR/>But then possibly life would not have been quite so interesting.<BR/>I love the glass botanicals, and yes, if some very wealthy person wanted to bring me one I wouldn't mind at all; they are marvels.<BR/>And to catch 6 good poems in a day at the beach is wonderful.<BR/>I don't think you can warn anyone. That's the thingjarvenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04709417058741577802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-71169430854094663512007-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:002007-09-12T10:08:00.000-04:00zephyr, Those flowers are (still, I think--will ha...zephyr, <BR/><BR/>Those flowers are (still, I think--will have to check) on loan to the Corning Museum of Glass. I have a membership there and may just mosey down and see them if I ever get a weekend that's "free." I had such a good time wandering around the museum and fooling with glass in the workshop. We all came home with something--a glass bead or a flower or a Christmas ornament.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-89798358758777587282007-09-11T22:57:00.000-04:002007-09-11T22:57:00.000-04:00You're back posting! And oy, I'm under workload pr...You're back posting! And oy, I'm under workload pressure and can't do much else for a few days.<BR/><BR/>But thanks for all the lovely bits to read about here. It will help me counterbalance the working whirl'd.Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-27594741858526875552007-09-11T21:03:00.000-04:002007-09-11T21:03:00.000-04:00yes, Marly...only i wish i could have "bounced bac...yes, Marly...only i wish i could have "bounced back" rather than been as overly cautious as i've been...but i suppose "slow and steady wins the race" still applies?<BR/><BR/>In regards to the first part of your post...those floating orbs are a marvel. Have you ever seen the totally amazing glass flowers on display in Harvard's Natural History museum?<BR/><BR/>as always, after reading what you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25395012937194150192007-09-11T14:44:00.000-04:002007-09-11T14:44:00.000-04:00Ah, I don't suppose one can scare that kind, Annie...Ah, I don't suppose one can scare that kind, Annie. I tend to be the encouraging sort, even if the prospect ahead is only dimly lit. <BR/><BR/>"Greedy giants": strange monolithic powers at work! I don't imagine they have the key to your garden, zephyr.<BR/><BR/>I think it is a genuine gift to be able to let attacks and wounds slide away, as if they had never happened. For most, it's best simply Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-84243472579069286712007-09-11T11:45:00.000-04:002007-09-11T11:45:00.000-04:00As always, the queen has laid out a feast for her ...As always, the queen has laid out a feast for her visitors...so many delicious morsels!! i suppose i will begin with the last, as it hits so directly home with this<BR/>writer and photographer who lives for and in the garden...and relies on others who care about words, images and gardens.<BR/><BR/>i'm fairly certain that reading is about as "dead" as gardening is in the U.S. In others words: it'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-28784910417619237862007-09-11T11:40:00.000-04:002007-09-11T11:40:00.000-04:00don't warn them (us) too much, or you may scare of...don't warn them (us) too much, or you may scare off the ones who have the chops to break through the thickets as long as they don't see the peril before they land.<BR/><BR/>If you know the water's that cold, you may not jump. If you don't know the water's that cold, once you're in you'll just keep swimming. ;)anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324828987699178581noreply@blogger.com