tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post4092134966132108376..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: a decision, mating rituals, cornellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19644814482317498242020-05-24T20:58:26.630-05:002020-05-24T20:58:26.630-05:00I'm with you on the hugs. Smiles and hugs and ...I'm with you on the hugs. Smiles and hugs and laughter are such an important part of how we express our humanity - they help make us human, actually. I'm all for being cautious, and I'm sure not going to head to the beach or the bars, but I honestly don't think a hug with a family member or friend is going to kill me, or them. Caution is one thing; abject fear is something else, and there are an awful lot of people whomping up fear.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1528408988112984922020-05-24T13:52:19.456-05:002020-05-24T13:52:19.456-05:00there's nothing wrong with the way things are ...there's nothing wrong with the way things are now, in fact I prefer it and wish things weren't so rigid when I was growing up. it was just an observation about how things have changed in my lifetime.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-49728061965340904262020-05-24T13:27:05.790-05:002020-05-24T13:27:05.790-05:00I went to my HS Prom with a boy mother picked. In...I went to my HS Prom with a boy mother picked. In the 1920's, mother graduated from the UM as an architectural engineer. A middle granddaughter went to her's with a girl. <br />What is wrong with that you are living in now?Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39812569134554599952020-05-23T20:21:34.085-05:002020-05-23T20:21:34.085-05:00I went to both of my proms with girlfriends - I ne...I went to both of my proms with girlfriends - I never dated in high school. But when I went to college I went to a few dances with guys & I was under impressed with the whole shebang. Except for dressing up - I liked that part. <br /><br />I think the home looks like a winner to me!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-36698259025212549232020-05-23T16:59:12.834-05:002020-05-23T16:59:12.834-05:00as rot...freudian slip? I meant " a sort of d...as rot...freudian slip? I meant " a sort of date...<br />Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65528593240057185822020-05-23T16:58:12.561-05:002020-05-23T16:58:12.561-05:00yes hanging out, is as rot of date, much improved...yes hanging out, is as rot of date, much improved over the time when we went on dates. I hated dating...I would much rather "hang out". Kids are smarted now and there are more opportunities for females. A lot more support - my Mother instilled in me that same "row your own boat" - "Sail single handed" advice, and it has served me very well. You sure are a busy bee, my life is flatter than a pancake , stretched out from morning till night, my dream life is good though...Still in stay at home mode here.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-16303895180971280162020-05-23T15:15:18.368-05:002020-05-23T15:15:18.368-05:00How excited your sister must be to be setting ever...How excited your sister must be to be setting everything up afresh, and so close to you. And I was fascinated by your reflections on how courtship has changed. My dad always insisted I should be able to row my own boat. He didn’t want me dependent on the fortunes of a partner. I give him a lot of credit for instilling that sense of independence. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-48415813261532891912020-05-23T14:28:10.557-05:002020-05-23T14:28:10.557-05:00Goodness yes, we fought those rituals. I walked up...Goodness yes, we fought those rituals. I walked up on the wooden stage to collect my (equivalent to a) high school diploma wearing a wrap-around cotton skirt and wooden clogs and my mother pretended she didn't know me after that for the rest of the ceremonials.<br />Nowadays, the school leavers here need three dresses (girls, one for the diploma thing, one for the official party and one for the disco afterwards) tux (boys) and if possible a limo.<br /><br />That house looks neat and spacious, what kind of roof?Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-17495873345983057012020-05-23T13:52:59.704-05:002020-05-23T13:52:59.704-05:00I gather you've never shopped for a manufactur...I gather you've never shopped for a manufactured home. Given our size and price restrictions, many of the homes we looked at had the closet off the bathroom in the master (though the other two contenders didn't and there is a door on the closet) and there are options to upgrade the master bath if you want a tub as well as a stand alone shower (which makes the closet that much smaller). personally I don't know any adults that regularly bathe instead of shower and if she wants a soak, she's got a tub/shower combo in the other bathroom. and the water heaters are always in a closet but they have to build these homes to fire and other safety regulations so (and my own water heater is in a closet) they are properly vented. and you'd be surprised how many very expensive homes I've been in throughout my career that have the closets off the master bathroom.while the closet off the master bath isn't ideal, this house had many other features that overrode that for my sister.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-88374637386385648682020-05-23T12:37:36.997-05:002020-05-23T12:37:36.997-05:00Whoever designed that floor plan was obviously a s...Whoever designed that floor plan was obviously a student. There are design flaws and fire hazards just waiting to happen.<br />Poor design flaw#1 : Never have a walk in closet open to the bathroom. The steam or moisture in the air will produce mold and mildew in the closet.<br />Poor design flaw#2: Never put a water heater or heating unit in a clothes closet. It's a dangerous potential for fire.<br />I also have a question. If that is the master bath then why is there no bath tub? All in all I wouldn't buy that floor plan and keep looking but that's just my opinion.<br />Leannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313664441343901006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-68431943376875670912020-05-23T11:49:58.225-05:002020-05-23T11:49:58.225-05:00Well, and thank GOODNESS dating rituals have chang...Well, and thank GOODNESS dating rituals have changed. I think it's great how young people are so much less restricted (and restrictive) in their definitions. Your sister's new house looks great! I can't imagine having to jump through all those hoops to get it installed, but I understand why it's necessary. Good luck!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87667533377611326662020-05-23T11:45:41.025-05:002020-05-23T11:45:41.025-05:00I really like the layout of your sister's new ...I really like the layout of your sister's new mobile home and a window over the kitchen sink...lovely. In my house I have a window over the kitchen sink but outside is my driveway, and then a narrow sidewalk that runs alongside of the driveway and along the side of my neighbor's house. We both keep our curtains over our kitchen sinks closed so as give each other some semblance of privacy.Suemnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578527883445802034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38527512727092659982020-05-23T08:14:44.613-05:002020-05-23T08:14:44.613-05:00I am so grateful to have hugs from my husband and ...I am so grateful to have hugs from my husband and dammit, I'm about to start hugging my grandchildren and children, too. I can't take much more of this although I hear that in the last two weeks another million people in the US (I think) became infected. <br />I think that will be a very nice home for your sister. My first husband and I lived in a 10 by 50 foot trailer once (they didn't call them mobile homes then) and we had first one child and then...another. Phew. I do think we had a window in the kitchen though! Although possibly not. It was an old one, even then, and had red carpeting. The best part though, was that it had a bathroom! We'd been living in an old shack without one. We were in high cotton when we moved into that funky old trailer. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-64424616398458472682020-05-22T22:17:07.606-05:002020-05-22T22:17:07.606-05:00I miss those hugs terribly. I miss those hugs terribly. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1531130365957147252020-05-22T21:00:48.980-05:002020-05-22T21:00:48.980-05:00Pam's layout is identical, except enough extra...Pam's layout is identical, except enough extra length for a third bedroom. I'm sure she will love it. My old next door neighbor is jealous of the layout of mine vs. the one she has/I had. Oh, and a kitchen window. I'd love one of those. <br />I was thinking recently about the absence of hugs. I can barely remember the last.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.com