tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post2053044128614459664..comments2024-02-05T11:32:25.407-05:00Comments on I'm just F.I.N.E.-- Recovery in Al-Anon: Country lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-37178552908318061632012-05-24T00:30:48.493-04:002012-05-24T00:30:48.493-04:00Beautiful photos! I felt like I was living this po...Beautiful photos! I felt like I was living this post... I could see the beautiful white clouds and taste that delicious pesto out of the garden. <br /><br />I also love to observe those around me... my old commute to work, there was an older gentleman that would "jog" along the busy road and raise his hand up to ever single car. I always waved and smiled back.Simply Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966845919690118072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-36161704194923582582012-05-23T02:23:51.235-04:002012-05-23T02:23:51.235-04:00I too have dealt with repeated
rages from my son, ...I too have dealt with repeated<br />rages from my son, triggered many times by his substance use. They<br />are very hurtful. For six months<br />when he was sober, he was calmer<br />and the rages disappeared. <br /> I am glad that you have<br />compassion for your neighbors'<br />predicament.<br /> HollyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-58562872340209254182012-05-23T01:04:52.856-04:002012-05-23T01:04:52.856-04:00That last picture is so striking.
I enjoyed the v...That last picture is so striking.<br /><br />I enjoyed the video. In one of our neighbouring provinces, a person who you would know as a "come yah" is called a "come from away".jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-86898003594162018952012-05-22T23:42:17.106-04:002012-05-22T23:42:17.106-04:00Hi Syd! Caterpillars are eating my basil. I'...Hi Syd! Caterpillars are eating my basil. I'm trying vinegar spray to get rid of them. Oregano came back on it's own from last year but is much bigger. Delicious. Your place certainly does sound special. How nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-20719394446995556942012-05-22T22:56:47.466-04:002012-05-22T22:56:47.466-04:00The beginning of the video is haunting to me. Just...The beginning of the video is haunting to me. Just the music and the production of it, I suppose. The woman's voice and her message. <br /><br />It's interesting, though, the history of your area. It makes me want to learn more about the history of the area I live in. From what I know, there used to be a lot of sawmills in the area, but I think there were also plantations and slavery, too.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805281199840274328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-67783587129717325792012-05-22T18:25:16.536-04:002012-05-22T18:25:16.536-04:00I feel for those parents also. Many, many people h...I feel for those parents also. Many, many people have adult children who cannot live on their own due to psychiatric problems. In our state all the mental hospitals were closed years ago, and the group homes that were supposed to replace them never materialized.<br />Parents are left with a choice--disturb your neighbors or have them wandering the streets pushing shopping baskets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-76070428731607761122012-05-22T17:30:25.535-04:002012-05-22T17:30:25.535-04:00Interesting stuff, Syd. I've always been fasc...Interesting stuff, Syd. I've always been fascinated how each life that I meet seems to have a drama attached ... some more dramatic than others.Ginniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12749133391349265563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-42549912156408868582012-05-22T12:46:27.313-04:002012-05-22T12:46:27.313-04:00Very interesting and beautiful, your photos exquis...Very interesting and beautiful, your photos exquisite, and the video educational to the culture and mindset of the low country. Thank you. I really enjoyed your blog today.Let Go, Let Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02734821434596510493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-86773377731249300562012-05-22T10:39:09.931-04:002012-05-22T10:39:09.931-04:00Annette, his parents are really nice, good people....Annette, his parents are really nice, good people. They are mortified. We have talked to both of them about the kid who has claimed that he is abused. We don't interfere but know that if a gun shot happens, we will call the sheriff.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-16768790664485893052012-05-22T10:15:26.697-04:002012-05-22T10:15:26.697-04:00Syd, I love this post. I'm curious what islan...Syd, I love this post. I'm curious what island you are on. I lived in Mount Pleasant for a few years in the 90's and miss it terribly!! I love the Low Country.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493069809824758228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-50086900505804204702012-05-22T09:59:08.353-04:002012-05-22T09:59:08.353-04:00Just remember that that family next door could be ...Just remember that that family next door could be any of us parents here who you read everyday. I can assure you my neighbors have heard an earful from my house on many occasions. The parents are mortified and worried and don't know what to do next I am sure.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326425173333184401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-50365391992564532052012-05-22T09:52:45.780-04:002012-05-22T09:52:45.780-04:00love your little captures of the people...i love m...love your little captures of the people...i love meeting people like this and they all have stories you know...even without pictures you honor them...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-10344711744102233382012-05-22T09:12:29.078-04:002012-05-22T09:12:29.078-04:00Greeter and Tripod had me laughing out loud. I wo...Greeter and Tripod had me laughing out loud. I would like to think that me and GCP are becoming part of the community color. Lord knows people see that dog coming halfway up the street. My house is now the place to stop and pet the dog. I know that because I sit on my couch and watch the people from my living room window. Its kind of sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-88945778108440652802012-05-22T08:30:12.547-04:002012-05-22T08:30:12.547-04:00It is much like that here, too, but the culture is...It is much like that here, too, but the culture is not as old, as deep.<br />We have our characters. We have our history. We have our water and our live oaks. <br />You touched on so much here, Syd. So much. There are so many layers to life in the south. It is a special place.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-75944367705415023412012-05-22T07:30:18.208-04:002012-05-22T07:30:18.208-04:00I love the names of the characters you've had ...I love the names of the characters you've had in your homeland. Enjoy the day, Syd. God is good.happygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16554653800961247808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-41253597797254042812012-05-22T07:20:27.847-04:002012-05-22T07:20:27.847-04:00You know Syd after reading this it really brought ...You know Syd after reading this it really brought home to me though were about a thousand miles apart our neighborhoods really aren't that much different. I bin yah for 23 years and bin yah 58 in the city, now empty cuz of all the left yah's and have seen all but three of the people who were here when we moved in move off. some dead, some foreclosed out and evicted, some just couldn't keep their marriages together. <br /><br />But the truth of it is as you described every neighbor has a story, some good some bad and most just want to live in peace. some crime, some watchers who prevent crime and never yet a murder withing a thousand feet of here.<br /><br />It ain't as pretty as the low country I know cuz I bin there but it is home and we are comfortable and unafraid of here.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904990175885851041.post-7496290901669708462012-05-22T04:11:51.397-04:002012-05-22T04:11:51.397-04:00Your countryside fascinates me Syd -- we may have ...Your countryside fascinates me Syd -- we may have less safety out here at the moment, but we have many of the same characters and a vanishing way of life. that slow idiosyncratic country living. Beautiful.Mary LAhttp://louisey.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com