tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post3662828378510368257..comments2024-03-24T10:06:36.115-03:00Comments on Bloomingwriter: Gardening in Nova Scotia: De-Stressing and distressingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-50323559899477570232008-01-26T12:56:00.000-04:002008-01-26T12:56:00.000-04:00Interesting post! What you wrote about the sea is ...Interesting post! What you wrote about the sea is exactly what I feel too (though I grew up on a lake). But since childhood I regularly stayed at the sea (sometimes just a day, but at least I could hear and see and smell the sea!). It is in a sense "very calming", though I also saw storms and wild waves. But walking along a coastline is something very special and precious to me! Lucky you, that Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062381754017907653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-56915996802210744882008-01-23T00:13:00.000-04:002008-01-23T00:13:00.000-04:00Lovely, good advice, and the pics grand. Your usu...Lovely, good advice, and the pics grand. Your usual fare. Thanks for stopping by and commenting a while back, nice to know you check in. Thanks across the miles.<BR/><BR/>CindyCynthia Bostwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718703001360713965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-48601264038140765672008-01-22T05:18:00.000-04:002008-01-22T05:18:00.000-04:00That was quite a rude awakening you got Jodi. I'm ...That was quite a rude awakening you got Jodi. I'm glad your neighbour is fine and that he is insured too.<BR/><BR/>Gardening is great for de-stressing and walking along the coastline is too. Like you, I love the sea but I hate it too. It's a Dutch thing, we have a hate-love relationship with the sea. Most of my country is several meters under sealevel, so that explains a lot. ;-)<BR/><BR/>You Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-75405285181246048782008-01-21T21:42:00.000-04:002008-01-21T21:42:00.000-04:00Jodi,I've said it before and I'll say it again: yo...Jodi,<BR/>I've said it before and I'll say it again: you live in a beautiful area. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had way too much excitement for one day -- a neighbour's house up in flames and a blog renovation. Good thing you know how to keep your cool!Silly Goosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860742127753632649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-88254386322811766572008-01-21T17:17:00.000-04:002008-01-21T17:17:00.000-04:00Not nosy at all, Pam. I was born in a city (St. Jo...Not nosy at all, Pam. I was born in a city (St. John's, Newfoundland) and lived in it and one other (Moncton, New Brunswick) over the first fifteen years of my life. Otherwise, it's all been rural or small towns. <BR/>Scotts Bay is about 7 minutes from one town (Canning), 20 minutes from three others (Wolfville, New Minas and Kentville) and about 90 minutes drive to Halifax, capital of Nova Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-11279091890954567392008-01-21T16:59:00.000-04:002008-01-21T16:59:00.000-04:00That is one frightening way to start the day. Glad...That is one frightening way to start the day. Glad to hear your neighbor is alright and has insurance.<BR/>My hubby was also a volunteer firefighter as well as a rad op in the military. We were stationed in Debert N.S. for 5 years .. I so appreciate your pictures .. they remind me of how beautiful N.S. is.<BR/>Wonderful design with your blog Jodi. How on earth do you do it ?<BR/>Joy<BR/>P.S. I CanadianGardenJoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130452541076704075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-80025604573016093252008-01-21T16:56:00.000-04:002008-01-21T16:56:00.000-04:00What a great perspective! You live surrounded by ...What a great perspective! You live surrounded by such beauty that I'm sure it must calm the soul. Your neighbors are so lucky that no one was hurt. By the way, love the way your blog is looking!Catherine Holmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09177333835151082088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-62309165218690671392008-01-21T14:38:00.000-04:002008-01-21T14:38:00.000-04:00Thankfully your neighbour is okay, even if his hou...Thankfully your neighbour is okay, even if his house isn't. It sounds as if your blog redesign has been challenging. The results are beautiful as are your photographs of the ocean.kate smudgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10564410520744285676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-16523881304899802072008-01-21T13:31:00.000-04:002008-01-21T13:31:00.000-04:00How sad for your neighbor, to lose home & the memo...How sad for your neighbor, to lose home & the memories inside. Like you, I also handle major crises very well, supporting others in dealing with things. It's the small stuff I have problems with. (Broken china, ruined shrubs.) I'm still trying to find a way for myself to de-stress in winter. I'm trying to get everyone to tell me "Breathe!" I can't seem to think of it myself, & it really Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-32389664934000824272008-01-21T12:35:00.000-04:002008-01-21T12:35:00.000-04:00Jodi: Lifes' incidents really put things in persp...Jodi: Lifes' incidents really put things in perspective don't they? I'm glad to hear all is okay at the neighbors and I enjoyed seeing your beautiful bay view! I seem to climb trees in my mind when I am very stressed. I spent quite a bit of my childhood climbing trees and swaying in the green canopy with peaks and glimpses of the high views. Also, 'Serenity Now' always makes me laugh and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-81727228641910725722008-01-21T11:03:00.000-04:002008-01-21T11:03:00.000-04:00Wow. What a scary, scary thing.I love your pictur...Wow. What a scary, scary thing.<BR/><BR/>I love your pictures. You are so blessed to live where you do. I can't imagine that beautiful scenery so close every day.Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-2237520144131893742008-01-21T10:31:00.000-04:002008-01-21T10:31:00.000-04:00Glad your neighbor is OK and you found a way to ca...Glad your neighbor is OK and you found a way to calm your nerves.<BR/><BR/>I like the blog redesign, especially the floral wallpaper.Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-1999930177636860982008-01-21T09:23:00.000-04:002008-01-21T09:23:00.000-04:00What a morning. I'm glad your neighbor is alright...What a morning. I'm glad your neighbor is alright. That must have been terrifying (a housefire is one of my scarydoor fears). It's good for your neighbor that you knew just how to handle the situation and good for you that you know how to decompress (that's what I call it - it's like trying not to get the bends coming up for air). My latest mind mantra is "all will be well" thanks to Julian Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-29926476293371035832008-01-21T08:22:00.000-04:002008-01-21T08:22:00.000-04:00Jodi, I am so glad that your neighbor fared so wel...Jodi, I am so glad that your neighbor fared so well. I can imagine your panic. It is a good thing you had experience at such tragedies. You know how to destress. <BR/><BR/>That sunrise in itself is a glorious thing. Seeing this would definitely lift your spirits. <BR/><BR/>I can also imagine how the ocean could calm you, bring you back to your center. <BR/><BR/>I think all of us that blog Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-34866133847022718972008-01-21T00:49:00.000-04:002008-01-21T00:49:00.000-04:00Ahhhhhh... Jodi, you are a woman after my own hear...Ahhhhhh... Jodi, you are a woman after my own heart! Your ways of de-stressing are also mine. I can relate to all of them so well. This past week I've been fortunate to find a warm spot in the sun in our garden with the temperature hovering in the low 60's F. It's been heaven. Sure there aren't any leaves on the trees, but it's still out in the garden where, like you, I reconnect with myselfCindy Garber Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543940998038589239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20831949.post-20659106469567647842008-01-20T18:55:00.000-04:002008-01-20T18:55:00.000-04:00Wow, what a view you have! And my second impressio...Wow, what a view you have! And my second impression, or what I'm wondering is, how remote are you? From a city, that is. And have you always lived where you do? <BR/><BR/>Sorry if I seem nosy, but I've always lived in a town or city, and I can't quite imagine living very far away from one. It seems as if it would be ideal for writing, or is that just a romantic ideal?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I enjoyed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com