tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post2840125475480539154..comments2023-08-07T03:46:24.163-04:00Comments on Confessions of A Hermit Crab: Lawn WarsJessica Brilliant Keenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05292649334006427891noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-18906173538264924902010-02-17T17:38:24.242-05:002010-02-17T17:38:24.242-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-7727884758738906932010-02-14T05:39:42.655-05:002010-02-14T05:39:42.655-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-77533560367117108182009-08-07T22:28:50.594-04:002009-08-07T22:28:50.594-04:00Hey, Patry. We do so often forget how the earth br...Hey, Patry. We do so often forget how the earth breathes all around us. Thanks for bringing that up, and for stopping by.<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-8288503016365277482009-08-07T22:13:35.131-04:002009-08-07T22:13:35.131-04:00I loved what you said about the garden tending to ...I loved what you said about the garden tending to your father as he tended for his flowers. We often forget that our relationship with the earth is always reciprocal--for good and for ill. <br /><br />This is a wonderful post on so many levels--as all of yours have been.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-1929118225450864162009-08-02T07:00:56.327-04:002009-08-02T07:00:56.327-04:00Hi, Kristina.
I'm laughing at what you said: h...Hi, Kristina.<br />I'm laughing at what you said: how the easy way out can work and drive the rest of us crazy. So so true! <br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-21560862491387363722009-08-01T23:57:50.544-04:002009-08-01T23:57:50.544-04:00Oh, how fascinating! I was reading this story like...Oh, how fascinating! I was reading this story like a kind of thriller, waiting to see what would happen to those shallow, lazy slackers. My dad is actually a lawn care guy by profession. Our grass is (mostly) gorgeous, but that's because we get our lawn care gratis. I do my best against our weeds in the garden, but my yard is bigger than my ambition.<br /><br />I wonder what would have Kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005060328496062807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-9123029013787511382009-07-31T17:27:40.341-04:002009-07-31T17:27:40.341-04:00Hi, Gail.
Great story about your father. I love se...Hi, Gail.<br />Great story about your father. I love seeing him sprawled out. What a luxury it must have been for him. Funny what you say about boys taking over the lawns and girls taking on flowers and gardens. In our house, my father did both, though my mother did step out every so often to snip a few roses for the dinner table.<br />Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-625434827874739352009-07-31T16:58:58.277-04:002009-07-31T16:58:58.277-04:00What a lovely story. My curiosity is aroused about...What a lovely story. My curiosity is aroused about the whole neighborhood, not just your family. Keep writing!<br /><br />One of my most enduring images of my father from my childhood is of him lying on the grass in his army fatigues (post-Korea) leisurely picking weeds out of his lawn. It was his way of relaxing. Funny how we mostly associate our dads with our lawns -- not our mothers. I Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16437142157050435950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-78737921817427199822009-07-29T20:57:25.064-04:002009-07-29T20:57:25.064-04:00Jon,
Ha!Funny. True. Not so funny.
But it will buy...Jon,<br />Ha!Funny. True. Not so funny.<br />But it will buy you a lawn!!! Glad you stopped by.<br /><br />JessicaJessica keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-88226416435598750442009-07-29T16:51:04.402-04:002009-07-29T16:51:04.402-04:00Money can't buy me love.Money can't buy me love.Jon Clinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804921666589980051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-83672845234304653072009-07-29T14:24:56.368-04:002009-07-29T14:24:56.368-04:00Debbie--yes about bringing out latent blessings! ...Debbie--yes about bringing out latent blessings! So true! Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-2816744562762472432009-07-29T14:19:23.277-04:002009-07-29T14:19:23.277-04:00Oh, I am still chuckling at that trucked in lawn s...Oh, I am still chuckling at that trucked in lawn slowly yellowing. <br />I can just see your Dad smiling and yes, tending gardens often brings things our in people they never knew they were blessed with...and certainly others never suspected they had in them. I know. Just lovely Jess!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08379760952480788086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-74087877801063739702009-07-29T14:10:35.587-04:002009-07-29T14:10:35.587-04:00Hi, Michelle.
So true about quick fixes!
Thank y...Hi, Michelle.<br />So true about quick fixes! <br />Thank you for your comment about the journey itself and for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed--<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-66894610412431355092009-07-29T13:09:57.245-04:002009-07-29T13:09:57.245-04:00I love this post, Jessica. It makes me think of a...I love this post, Jessica. It makes me think of a woman who doesn't bother to take care of herself for a number of years, and then tries to "fix" the results of all that neglect with the help of a plastic surgeon. It also reminds me that the journey itself is the important thing, not just where you end up. You're a lovely writer; thank you!!M. R. Shamasnehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16605563702334786852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-86541316140151021042009-07-29T12:52:35.747-04:002009-07-29T12:52:35.747-04:00Hi, Sumita. Funny that you should say this. I am ...Hi, Sumita. Funny that you should say this. I am also an apologetic gardener. I admire gardens but am spotty when it comes to growing one. Loved hearing about your dad. Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-71027240885178853012009-07-29T12:32:08.215-04:002009-07-29T12:32:08.215-04:00You know, I've always really admired people wh...You know, I've always really admired people who can work with plants. I'm absolutely useless: plants shrivel and die in my care (I managed to overwater a cactus and underwater a ficus in the same season once). My father hates working in yards but he loves gorgeous ones; the grass is an obsession; he also hates shortcuts, as I've been told many times, and would, I'm sure, enjoy Sumita Chakrabortyhttp://deliberately.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-39374189655894466882009-07-27T09:19:22.912-04:002009-07-27T09:19:22.912-04:00Billie,
Thank you. Your story is wonderful. Your ...Billie,<br />Thank you. Your story is wonderful. Your father is something else: giving and caring. What a crazy coincidence that you could move back into that house at a different time in your life. All good things converged there including an appreciative landlord. More than lucky.<br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-28091815298591233772009-07-27T08:56:20.724-04:002009-07-27T08:56:20.724-04:00I loved reading this. The landscaping of a home is...I loved reading this. The landscaping of a home is so much a part of it, for me. Your father planting the seed and tending the lawn had to do with putting down roots and nurturing them. I especially love that he was so aware of that as he did it.<br /><br />It's impossible to truck that in!<br /><br />I once rented a house that I loved. I lived there for 3 years and then moved away to billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-44885126610899801112009-07-27T08:24:53.424-04:002009-07-27T08:24:53.424-04:00Robin,
Thank you, and thank you for bringing your ...Robin,<br />Thank you, and thank you for bringing your perspective here. <br /><br />JessicaJessica Keenerhttp://confessionsofahermitcrab.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-719141244732470210.post-42911725353806388652009-07-27T07:56:04.363-04:002009-07-27T07:56:04.363-04:00This is such a beautiful story and all of the anal...This is such a beautiful story and all of the analogies to life in general that are subtly contained within took my breath away. In reading the past posts here I already see the chapters of a brilliant book.<br /><br />xoRobinSlickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12744792508763281122noreply@blogger.com