tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post8801704306754912589..comments2024-03-01T03:58:21.808-05:00Comments on Marly Youmans / The Palace at 2:00 a.m. / poems, stories, novels: Postcards from IreneMarly Youmanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-49190379846751126182011-09-06T08:03:04.370-04:002011-09-06T08:03:04.370-04:00I'm such a dummy--evidently there was a big ho...I'm such a dummy--evidently there was a big hole in the garage and I didn't even see it! The neighbors sent a crew to fix it.<br /><br />I'm so excited about your book option--just saw it on a search but haven't been buy yet. Shall come get details.Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-39188609540767920972011-09-06T07:40:31.683-04:002011-09-06T07:40:31.683-04:00Hope you manage to fix it soon, Marly! I had the ...Hope you manage to fix it soon, Marly! I had the impression you were too far inland to be affected much by a hurricane - how wrong I was!Clare Dudmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197558842580794165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-43658557697126766022011-09-02T15:49:36.577-04:002011-09-02T15:49:36.577-04:00Keep practicing, zephyr!Keep practicing, zephyr!marly youmanshttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20332604249145771762011-09-02T15:32:38.265-04:002011-09-02T15:32:38.265-04:00Ha!Ha!
In my head i can, but my lips trip!!Ha!Ha!<br />In my head i can, but my lips trip!!zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-89785396600988197602011-09-02T11:36:52.653-04:002011-09-02T11:36:52.653-04:00zephyr zips lips
zephyr zips lips
zephyr zips lips...zephyr zips lips<br />zephyr zips lips<br />zephyr zips lips<br />zephyr zips lips<br />zephyr zips lips<br /><br />Say that five times, fast!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-37222193982614060392011-09-02T11:28:09.659-04:002011-09-02T11:28:09.659-04:00zephyr zips lips!zephyr zips lips!zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-3519162241986494722011-09-02T08:48:28.768-04:002011-09-02T08:48:28.768-04:00If I have a zephyr on my side in that department, ...If I have a zephyr on my side in that department, how can I go wrong? (Don't answer that one!)Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-32365479894046216092011-09-02T08:34:44.391-04:002011-09-02T08:34:44.391-04:00Oh, yes, Marly...wishing you smooth, gentle sailin...Oh, yes, Marly...wishing you smooth, gentle sailing for many moons to come!zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-9983510431626370652011-09-01T14:50:29.212-04:002011-09-01T14:50:29.212-04:00It is almost ludicrous, isn't it? Hope I skate...It is almost ludicrous, isn't it? Hope I skate to the end of the year with no more major events. Maybe next year will be more restrained in the liquid department and also more the province of "zephyrus, with . . . swete breeth"!Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-21547393180268216012011-09-01T14:32:28.198-04:002011-09-01T14:32:28.198-04:00You have certainly had one heck of a year for dome...You have certainly had one heck of a year for domestic calamities!! <br />It took me a long time to cope with the new view after a beloved tree fell in a storm, here.zephyrhttp://www.thegarden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-60709387434440445912011-09-01T11:56:29.742-04:002011-09-01T11:56:29.742-04:00Yes, we stayed nice and snug inside (well, snug ex...Yes, we stayed nice and snug inside (well, snug except for the rain that blew up under the rubber roof on the porch and came down inside!) Everything's fine, really. The cars may be ugly-bugly but drive, the power is back on and probably won't be off too many hours when fixed, and our new neighbors will restore the lovely little building, it seems. I just miss "my" tree. I keep marlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-50789812901090312152011-09-01T10:52:09.930-04:002011-09-01T10:52:09.930-04:00Devastation! This is horrible, and daunting, and c...Devastation! This is horrible, and daunting, and crushing in so many ways. But you're all safe, and that really is the most important thing. Peter and I send a big old duvet of love to wrap around you and keep you cosy. You sound relatively chipper. Try and stay that way. Everything will get repaired. Stuff like roofs and walls can be fixed with insurance pay-outs, but a blow to the head is Clive Hicks-Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573698513351018726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-29333724040638927342011-09-01T10:17:57.206-04:002011-09-01T10:17:57.206-04:00Robin,
Yes, I can see that we have lost and gaine...Robin,<br /><br />Yes, I can see that we have lost and gained. From the second floor rear, new views of the lake. From the first, a gaping hole where a now--slightly-utility pole stands.<br /><br />In my house in Greenville, I had the most splendid writing room with 22 lattice-paned windows looking out into the splendiferous lower canopy of an enormous post oak, more than a hundred years old. Themarlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-44793909633814215012011-09-01T10:12:06.592-04:002011-09-01T10:12:06.592-04:00Gary,
Shall look if I can find your link again. I...Gary,<br /><br />Shall look if I can find your link again. I did look, but you had just started.<br /><br />It's hard to beat me this year. On the home destruction front, we had:<br /><br />1. exploding cast-iron radiator on the second floor with waterfall into the first;<br />2. oil tank rupture and giant oil pool in the cellar;<br />3. toilet back up for no particular reason, flooding partmarlyhttp://www.thepalaceat2.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-47713526824645270312011-09-01T10:02:37.280-04:002011-09-01T10:02:37.280-04:00Concerning the poor Kentucky Coffee... When Jonath...Concerning the poor Kentucky Coffee... When Jonathan and I first moved to South Carolina to the little farmhouse, there was a wall of humongous pines along the back of the land. Behind the wall was a small forest with a soft, brown carpet of needles. I loved that space--somehow always quiet in there. Then one winter, an ice storm came. Lots of limbs fell. The landlord decided the forest wasn'Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08726479896006514225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-64806152419548767952011-09-01T09:37:01.808-04:002011-09-01T09:37:01.808-04:00Dearest Marly and family,
I am distraught that yo...Dearest Marly and family,<br /><br />I am distraught that you chose to engage in a home destruction competition with me -- and have the audacity to come out on top! (Not unlike the trees on your cars and home.) The "New Basement Flood" incident at my place a while ago pales in comparison to your situation. I am humbled.<br /><br />I hope that power, repairs, and warmth (or coolness) Gary Dietzhttp://www.6by7reports.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-32489659791575778632011-09-01T00:36:20.296-04:002011-09-01T00:36:20.296-04:00Hi Robbi--
The wall is right on our line, so it b...Hi Robbi--<br /><br />The wall is right on our line, so it belongs to our new neighbors--they hadn't even moved in yet. The property is one of the Cooper family houses, and has a grand mansion and is known for its massive . . . trees! It has a lot of rare or foreign trees and was planted up when the house was built. About a decade ago another Kentucky Coffee Tree toppled and fell on our Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-8154441778486256292011-09-01T00:26:38.744-04:002011-09-01T00:26:38.744-04:00Is that little building on your property? Will you...Is that little building on your property? Will you reconstruct it or tear it down?Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-20938208423926142972011-08-30T22:39:17.147-04:002011-08-30T22:39:17.147-04:00Thanks! I imagine it will be weeks before we'r...Thanks! I imagine it will be weeks before we're properly wired. But we have the juice, so I don't mind.marlyhttp://www.marlyyoumans.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-23263715291680981862011-08-30T21:20:25.930-04:002011-08-30T21:20:25.930-04:00Good luck with the plumber and may you soon be bac...Good luck with the plumber and may you soon be back to normal.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-25219617664430597462011-08-30T13:40:06.104-04:002011-08-30T13:40:06.104-04:00A couple of hours ago NYSEG workers jerry-rigged e...A couple of hours ago NYSEG workers jerry-rigged electricity to our house, bless their little hearts. Earlier today the NYSEG office told us that we weren't even on the schedule and that it would be one to two weeks until we were set right, so I figured we would lose a ton of caribou and elk and mountain sheep in the freezer.<br /><br />Nate and I ran around town in the dark last night and Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-50665473092682271582011-08-30T10:49:25.838-04:002011-08-30T10:49:25.838-04:00Oh, and revising poems by candlelight sounds like ...Oh, and revising poems by candlelight sounds like a poem itself.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-74556865485192307752011-08-30T10:48:41.447-04:002011-08-30T10:48:41.447-04:00Marly,
At least the cars still run, kids are safe,...Marly,<br />At least the cars still run, kids are safe, husband safe. You wrote a poem for that tree... turned out an elegy. <br />I hope things are back to normal soon. Thinking of you.Robbi N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04881145195435485238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-82746020509058012332011-08-30T08:33:00.281-04:002011-08-30T08:33:00.281-04:00Hi, Marly. Leah Lax here. Greetings from Houston h...Hi, Marly. Leah Lax here. Greetings from Houston hurricane land, and glad you're okay. I'm sure you're going to have some interesting observations on living with no power. We did it for two weeks after the last storm that hit here. I found: elusive neighbors emerged and connected. Grilled food tastes great by candlelight. It's neat to go to bed early and get up at dawn. The storm Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11539948.post-70134785861697454902011-08-29T20:48:54.023-04:002011-08-29T20:48:54.023-04:00Update: there were 533 houses in the village witho...Update: there were 533 houses in the village without power. Now there are 13, including mine.<br /><br />Revising poems by candlelight...Marly Youmanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02377938366750387442noreply@blogger.com