tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post5597702992044115517..comments2023-03-25T08:15:27.666-04:00Comments on Tales from the Park Side: Perfect DaysPaigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749239295532187876noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-83447166966865776432008-01-02T19:35:00.000-05:002008-01-02T19:35:00.000-05:00Reading poetry, like Adrienne Rich, or the sonnets...Reading poetry, like Adrienne Rich, or the sonnets, in the tub with candles, lavender sea salts, and a glass of two buck chuck.Froggymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051203832854456063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-33329488235574142242008-01-02T13:46:00.000-05:002008-01-02T13:46:00.000-05:00That Garrison Keillor, he's like a straight shot o...That Garrison Keillor, he's like a straight shot of dark chocolate to the brain, isn't he?<BR/><BR/>Let's add great carefree sex to the list somewhere. I mean, since we're going for broke here. And an hours-long talk with a good friend where you sit on the couch with your feet tucked under each other's butts and laugh and laugh and laugh. Remember that???rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00714733610486469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-7485157419557659962008-01-02T00:44:00.000-05:002008-01-02T00:44:00.000-05:00A perfect day would lack drama, fighting, and whin...A perfect day would lack drama, fighting, and whining. A perfect day would include solace, the beach, and a good book. I've set my expectations low, can you tell?Alto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04383871934188791511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-30182685002007428742008-01-01T22:29:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:29:00.000-05:00Also, there's a great book Maine Farm, that also r...Also, there's a great book Maine Farm, that also reminds me of your lives..it's a book, mostly, of photgraphs marking the seasons at this farm. This couple established a famous organic farm in maine. I forget their names but they are quite well known and have very cool ideas. Except they go clogging a lot. Don't go clogging. The idea of John contra dancing is just too much to bear. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-89451206975288456872008-01-01T22:26:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:26:00.000-05:00What a beautiful picture, matched by equally snowy...What a beautiful picture, matched by equally snowy prose-crisp but ethereal all the same.Clean and bracing.. You gave us a lot to think about. Hmm. I think the perfect day for me would address, as does yours, all slices of the proverbial pie-family and home/work/personal body and soul...I'm so glad you included making food on the list. I'd have to say that wouldn't be on mine, but thankfully, eating a wonderful meal is! <BR/><BR/>ps, have you read that Anne Baxter memoir about quitting her film career and moving with her husband to the australian outback? It reminds me of your experience, a bit...and there's also a wonderful memoir by the woman who wrote that ubiquitous short story The Lottery (the one with the rocks and the black card and the firendly townsfolk stone some hapless victim at the end-standard eighth grade homework assignment)-Anyway, I think her name is Shirley Jackson, and i think the title is Life Among the Savages. It describes her life in Vermont with her kids and her husband, when they decide to leave Manhattan and find the perfect place to write..and raise chickens...anyway, it' s quite amusing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-82941565980207380252008-01-01T22:10:00.000-05:002008-01-01T22:10:00.000-05:00great photoinvites one into the journey with yougreat photo<BR/>invites one into the journey with youKelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18425317942978557478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-87317300070975476832008-01-01T15:56:00.000-05:002008-01-01T15:56:00.000-05:00I agree with your list. I would add that I need s...I agree with your list. I would add that I need some sort of sensual fulfillment -- to smell or see something beautiful; to be inspired by colours, textures or taste; to experience the coldness or warmth of the day, and revel in it...<BR/><BR/>Funny, you bringing up ironing, but lately I have found myself yearning for one of these http://www.laurastar.com/tab2/system/?4b7bfd981389fb3e29bea5811d7d7d74<BR/><BR/>(no mere irons for the Swiss -- you would be amazed at how popular these things are here!)goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589996899696462121noreply@blogger.com