tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post2590577209380214315..comments2023-08-11T07:38:10.775-05:00Comments on Cindy Ellison: The House with Nobody in itCindy Ellisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03637906385592484767noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-53155045681257568572011-05-26T19:51:09.795-05:002011-05-26T19:51:09.795-05:00Cindy - You are absolutely right. It was jarring f...Cindy - You are absolutely right. It was jarring for me to walk through the Dell house and dance hall as an adult and notice how much smaller the dimensions are compared to the way I remembered them. The same thing happened when I returned many years later to the old house in which I was raised. Rooms that I remembered from childhood as going on forever were in reality much smaller.<br /><br />Cindy, I want to thank you for being such a good "listener." You take the time to read my posts and my comments and listen to my songs. Few people make the commitment that you do and it is deeply appreciated. After reading and listening you take even more time to ponder, evaluate and draw conclusions. You gather your thoughts and express them in the form of comments that are intelligent and rich in detail, an attribute that I'm sure is related to your art background. Getting specific the way you do gives me a sense of satisfaction and completion. It leaves me feeling like we made a connection and that's what this is all about for me, making a real connection and identifying common ground. Thank you for being such an exceptional blogger and friend, Cindy!Shady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-87395498732523478612011-05-26T16:13:50.423-05:002011-05-26T16:13:50.423-05:00Shady, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this...Shady, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this subject. I am not surprised that the Shady Dell seemed foreign after the passage of 13 years. I would also not be surprised if the place/building appeared much smaller than you remembered. I can't help but believe there are spirits in homes, hotels, buildings, etc. It's true we should strive to accept home wherever we are at the moment. As Abe Lincoln said, "most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be". Those are good lyrics in "It Don't Come Easy". Shady, thank you again for sharing your experiences on here!<br /><br />Kathy, I love your idea of planting seeds, what better way to give a gift that truly keeps on giving. I know you love nature by the display of your stunning nature photos. Soon I hope to have a blog up about lightning bugs. It has been on my mind now for a month. Kathy, thank you for reading my blog and your compliment! ~♥~Cindy Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637906385592484767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-5163152224596512032011-05-26T10:27:34.046-05:002011-05-26T10:27:34.046-05:00Thanks so much, Shady and Kathy! Just now I hope ...Thanks so much, Shady and Kathy! Just now I hope the comments problem has been solved, I have not been able to post comments on here to respond to your posts. Not even sure this will post but later today I hope to be able to respond ... heading out again today to look for furniture. Back to you later ... thanks!Cindy Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03637906385592484767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-60904679650963019282011-05-26T09:43:00.417-05:002011-05-26T09:43:00.417-05:00I think there are lots of ways we can look to the ...I think there are lots of ways we can look to the future. One of my ways is to plant seeds. I think that's always an optimistic thing to do, and it brings such joy to the future when the seeds have germinated and nature gives us flowers, or fruit, or vegetables.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this, Cindy. I love reading your blog.Kathy Farmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-44447092842731838392011-05-25T14:11:46.633-05:002011-05-25T14:11:46.633-05:00In 1984 I visited the Shady Dell after an absence ...In 1984 I visited the Shady Dell after an absence of 13 years. I don't know what I expected to find but it surely wasn't the place that I remembered so fondly. My old hangout seemed strange to me. As a man in his 30s walking in on a new batch of teenage Dell rats, I felt like an outsider, an intruder into their private domain. <br /><br />I have seen recent photos of my old house in York and felt violated somehow, knowing that a different family inhabits it now. Is my old house happy? Are they taking good care of it? Does it remember me? <br /><br />In 2001 I returned to York for my dad's funeral. I hardly recognized my hometown. I felt like a foreigner. I wasn't in a hurry to return to Florida either because Florida never felt like home to me. Ultimately "home" is wherever you are at the moment. We must all strive to accept that.<br /><br />I appreciate what Clint expressed in his comment. We can't afford to dwell on the past and wallow in sentimentality. Be here now. Live in the moment. Make the most of the present because time waits for no man and the future's on its way.<br /><br />Forget about the past, and all your sorrow<br />The future won't last<br />It will soon be your tomorrow<br /><br />"It Don't Come Easy"<br />- George Harrison/Ringo StarrShady Del Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839935472941264414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000465612593118470.post-91552822687201708042011-05-25T09:06:20.613-05:002011-05-25T09:06:20.613-05:00It is exciting to look forward, isn't it? So ...It is exciting to look forward, isn't it? So much more stimulating and challenging. We should cherish the past for making us what we are today, but press onward to fulfill our destinies.Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417401195683808500noreply@blogger.com