tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post1934594824876833280..comments2023-05-12T05:10:30.674-06:00Comments on Hamguin's Hide-not: The Holidays? ACK! (My Sacred Life, Sunday)Rick Hamrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-63871033765786227482008-10-22T05:06:00.000-06:002008-10-22T05:06:00.000-06:00John--what a great observation! Having four daught...John--what a great observation! Having four daughters, it reminds me of the times as each of them reached the tender age when they first became concerned with their appearance. I loved to watch them do exactly what you describe seeing as little kids get their costumes adjusted to fit their own image of the character. My daughters would often stop at the mirror in the front hall as they were about to walk out of the house, and they would check their hair and the way their clothes were hanging. They were, in a way, checking their costumes, their masks of beauty which protected them from the world. And, hid the uncertainties they might have been feeling at the time.Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-49860821232558006422008-10-21T21:47:00.000-06:002008-10-21T21:47:00.000-06:00You know what I like the most about Halloween? Ki...You know what I like the most about Halloween? Kids adjusting their masks. Little kids, little fingers; fingertips making tiny, inscrutable changes to the position of the mask so that they really DO look like Spongebob. Now. This delicate movement always seems so spectacularly so full-of-hope to me. Consumed by the enterprise, strengthened, beyond themselves, they go into the night.Asheville Public Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13389018142897680115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-86573718178960298792008-10-18T05:34:00.000-06:002008-10-18T05:34:00.000-06:00Jules--I'm with you. The only good news about Dec ...Jules--I'm with you. The only good news about Dec 26th is that we are already a few days into lengthening the amount of sunlight each day. I'm all for the end of the short days, and returning to the long ones.<BR/><BR/>I know there are people who totally eat up the holiday consumer-fest nonsense, including all the plastic Santas and Rudolphs with ANIMATION AND GLOWING NOSE!! but it ain't me.<BR/><BR/>Not sure if I like you more as Barney or as Road Runner. Tweety, maybe?? [grin]Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-75406983480273467672008-10-18T04:17:00.000-06:002008-10-18T04:17:00.000-06:00I love fall, but somewhere right around Christmas ...I love fall, but somewhere right around Christmas I start to tire of all of the man-made fake crap. Not a big fan of the turkey and the stress of travel either. Gah. I'm scrooge!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01307762555108511788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-41364960753424948632008-10-15T15:17:00.000-06:002008-10-15T15:17:00.000-06:00Angela--my one little detail I'm not crazy about i...Angela--my one little detail I'm not crazy about is scraping the windsheild in the mornings.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure with you on the other features of this season!Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-51661189171676002032008-10-14T06:53:00.000-06:002008-10-14T06:53:00.000-06:00This is my favorite season of the year, but not be...This is my favorite season of the year, but not because of the holidays. I just love the crispness in the air, the goldening of the trees and the shorter days.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153878171712341666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-67808764563521950852008-10-13T10:49:00.000-06:002008-10-13T10:49:00.000-06:00I agree with you, thailandchani, that this time of...I agree with you, thailandchani, that this time of year is easy to love! In Denver, we often get as warm as 70, but the nights are brisk and the snow is almost certain to visit before St Nick does.<BR/><BR/>We just had our first hard freeze last night, so we had weeks to enjoy our garden that we usually don't get. It was a great surprise to return in late September from our long vacation trip to find our garden still in peak shape. I'm betting it won't be when I get home tonight!Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-7047376266008804402008-10-13T10:42:00.000-06:002008-10-13T10:42:00.000-06:00I don't buy into the holidays.. but it's my favori...I don't buy into the holidays.. but it's my favorite season. :) I love the cool days, the frost, the clouds, the rain... all of it!<BR/><BR/><BR/>~*thailandchanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171731740204067889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-81316465462484138782008-10-13T07:09:00.000-06:002008-10-13T07:09:00.000-06:00Syl--I had no idea it was Thanksgiving in Canada! ...Syl--I had no idea it was Thanksgiving in Canada! Sometimes the right posts come at the right time without being consciously planned.Rick Hamrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621981388013851089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7263788220250087491.post-26763285906894099542008-10-12T16:29:00.000-06:002008-10-12T16:29:00.000-06:00Funny you should mention. This weekend is Canadian...Funny you should mention. This weekend is Canadian Thanksgiving. I've already been reminded why I hate holidays. Please pass the turkey, with a giant helping of guilt on the side.Sylvainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548448387498875213noreply@blogger.com