tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post3092952381999758561..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: the huntTess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-25991562257805145812010-04-08T21:24:10.522-04:002010-04-08T21:24:10.522-04:00boy oh boy...
this place is lookin' pretty dar...boy oh boy...<br />this place is lookin' pretty darn <br />slick.<br />love it.Renée Finberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05089653023972180206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7783823007561115152010-04-06T11:25:31.661-04:002010-04-06T11:25:31.661-04:00Hmmm - that marvellous battle imagery. What were ...Hmmm - that marvellous battle imagery. What were you kids going to do with those Easter eggs anyway?Jenniferhttp://www.jensrealia.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78770865869858965182010-04-06T06:27:56.148-04:002010-04-06T06:27:56.148-04:00Precious!
Hope you had a lovely Easter!Precious!<br /><br />Hope you had a lovely Easter!Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12163376146526795302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-47948908762823950032010-04-05T18:01:56.015-04:002010-04-05T18:01:56.015-04:00We used to roll ours down a hill at a golf course....We used to roll ours down a hill at a golf course. Never had a hunt, sadly. Love your poem.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-11043055585428666572010-04-05T14:01:11.672-04:002010-04-05T14:01:11.672-04:00"Ample for a regiment": ample for an end..."Ample for a regiment": ample for an ending. =)Greg O'Connell Poet in Schoolshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14758452879366685371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-91002782705809934432010-04-05T14:00:02.280-04:002010-04-05T14:00:02.280-04:00Pots and pans instead of baskets...I love that. I ...Pots and pans instead of baskets...I love that. I hope your Easter was as wonderful as your poem.Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882248671520480556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-7442968846691502022010-04-05T13:44:10.536-04:002010-04-05T13:44:10.536-04:00Thank you for this lovely journey back in time, Wi...Thank you for this lovely journey back in time, Willow. I think eggs are about the same. We just categorize them differently.Dr. Jeanne Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277286531162894465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-50015911386231947522010-04-05T12:58:49.057-04:002010-04-05T12:58:49.057-04:00OH, what a wonderful, wonderful poem. The imagery...OH, what a wonderful, wonderful poem. The imagery is perfect! I have written a little poem and now have to muster the courage to actually post it tomorrow!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58710729899083482302010-04-05T11:05:08.673-04:002010-04-05T11:05:08.673-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-66900074526340377512010-04-05T11:05:02.068-04:002010-04-05T11:05:02.068-04:00That is the funniest tale about Easter egg hunting...That is the funniest tale about Easter egg hunting ever! :-)<br /><br />Saucepans must have been smaller back then, I'd say. I watched hens when they were laying eggs back when I was a child, and I am sure they are still as crafty at producing them as they were back then! At least the ones that are allowed to run free and scratch for bugs. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32191430688838673852010-04-05T08:51:35.214-04:002010-04-05T08:51:35.214-04:00Willow, we were indeed like an army, heading out o...Willow, we were indeed like an army, heading out on the hunt! And we were tough (as in my Easter poem)--every year a fight broke out over the Prize Egg or the most eggs. <br /> This poem makes me smile!Kathryn Stripling Byerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17867152753841610044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41345228877106056312010-04-05T08:33:45.200-04:002010-04-05T08:33:45.200-04:00I feel the same way...the eggs are SHRINKING!
Lov...I feel the same way...the eggs are SHRINKING!<br /><br />Lovely poem.Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78786996208774649982010-04-05T08:11:07.031-04:002010-04-05T08:11:07.031-04:00Hello Willow,
Happy Easter Monday! I hope you'...Hello Willow,<br /><br />Happy Easter Monday! I hope you're not overcome by too much chocolate. The eggs definitely were bigger then, despite the fact that we were so much smaller. And, do you know, I've never been in an egg hunt. I had a deprived childhood!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39396820588838824682010-04-05T07:46:18.101-04:002010-04-05T07:46:18.101-04:00So nice, where your muse led you with this one!
...So nice, where your muse led you with this one! <br /><br />Hoping your Easter eggs this year were all the right size.Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-73821707293166743732010-04-05T05:45:44.798-04:002010-04-05T05:45:44.798-04:00Love this, Willow.Love this, Willow.Uma Gowrishankarhttp://umaathreya.blogsome.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-34241709556268342252010-04-05T05:45:38.274-04:002010-04-05T05:45:38.274-04:00Willow
Loved the use of three different stanza&#...Willow <br /><br />Loved the use of three different stanza's woven together -- and especially in that catchy middle verse "Baskets? Not in the 50s.<br />Those were for sissies. . ."<br /><br />Joannyjoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338150531816845279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32278202511934772010-04-05T05:40:19.029-04:002010-04-05T05:40:19.029-04:00Happy Easter Willow :)Happy Easter Willow :)Short Poemshttp://marinelareka.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4634189755762080552010-04-05T03:19:24.738-04:002010-04-05T03:19:24.738-04:00Pots and pans would be my container of choice too....Pots and pans would be my container of choice too.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-23784430265016609832010-04-05T02:42:08.008-04:002010-04-05T02:42:08.008-04:00Happy Easter.Happy Easter.spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-4001703204064007462010-04-05T02:41:51.650-04:002010-04-05T02:41:51.650-04:00Directly ready to be cooked? What hopes could have...Directly ready to be cooked? What hopes could have the hens for their stolen progeny?spacedlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12462723005560128474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-87893633623596274642010-04-05T00:24:36.102-04:002010-04-05T00:24:36.102-04:00I LOVE your header, your poetry--todo!I LOVE your header, your poetry--todo!Yolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068063513978782703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-62702951547095984852010-04-04T23:43:52.021-04:002010-04-04T23:43:52.021-04:00Happy Easter, Willow!
Love the poem. Thanks for ...Happy Easter, Willow! <br /><br />Love the poem. Thanks for that.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-92024574209885855182010-04-04T21:56:56.315-04:002010-04-04T21:56:56.315-04:00Chicco, the painted egg is one of the things WT br...Chicco, the painted egg is one of the things WT brought back from his many trips to Russia.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-63089103230456979082010-04-04T21:54:31.185-04:002010-04-04T21:54:31.185-04:00Ah, the taste of the hunt! A charming story!Ah, the taste of the hunt! A charming story!Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-57094389685720727502010-04-04T21:31:12.078-04:002010-04-04T21:31:12.078-04:00Who knew kids need a full metal jacket for hunting...Who knew kids need a full metal jacket for hunting chocolate eggs? It's a battle out there, these are chocolate eggs you're talking about! You must have brothers or, like me, defied description and climbed trees, etc. Glad you got into the strategy of the game. Sounds like you held your own Willow! Excellent piece; so much said in so few words takes fine art egg award! Do you have the hx on the Russian egg..so intriguing! Beguiling! Do tell!chiccorealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902834462795623856noreply@blogger.com