tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post9202637253244056546..comments2024-03-08T07:03:12.909-05:00Comments on Life at Willow Manor: Got Milk?Tess Kincaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-83177979006712090862012-03-07T11:59:53.743-05:002012-03-07T11:59:53.743-05:00Oh, those awkward check-out encounters....Oh, those awkward check-out encounters....Emilyhttp://emilygyoung.com/theessentialemilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-33355077639294898902012-03-04T10:18:35.676-05:002012-03-04T10:18:35.676-05:00Haaa! Love it. When I lived in the Shenandoah V...Haaa! Love it. When I lived in the Shenandoah Valley in VA, Tess, we were surrounded by Mennonites, and my friend Tom used to look at their little net caps on their heads and he'd whisper to me, "get them out of those sin-sifters and they'll do anything..."A Brush with Colorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-46343094072344630142012-03-03T18:05:17.598-05:002012-03-03T18:05:17.598-05:00So much to love here.So much to love here.susan m hinckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073318305866251569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-26438861864232185892012-03-03T12:34:15.404-05:002012-03-03T12:34:15.404-05:00The grocery store is the great equalizer...love wh...The grocery store is the great equalizer...love where you took us with this (or me, anyhow, could go several ways). What makes poetry delicious. Thank you.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-17270192720100036572012-03-01T19:21:20.887-05:002012-03-01T19:21:20.887-05:00Good read, love the situation set-up.Good read, love the situation set-up.Steve Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162341357622058518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-41570857860448546792012-02-29T12:27:46.183-05:002012-02-29T12:27:46.183-05:00T...that's a hellava lotta milk!T...that's a hellava lotta milk!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-89953838319474972422012-02-29T12:27:22.681-05:002012-02-29T12:27:22.681-05:00Rob...yoder toter! *giggle*Rob...yoder toter! *giggle*Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-80331571486051443852012-02-29T11:31:09.651-05:002012-02-29T11:31:09.651-05:00Only five gallons of milk? I have seven or eight ...Only five gallons of milk? I have seven or eight on my list today.~T~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17969562036638831748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-36262914839539372732012-02-29T04:59:47.034-05:002012-02-29T04:59:47.034-05:00...reminds me of the times when my wife Kathy and ......reminds me of the times when my wife Kathy and I travel back to visit her family in Mt. Vernon Ohio, and the Amish, packed in their "yoder toter", come rolling in to town to market...robkistnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08166835029205143266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-88225593814685041022012-02-29T00:46:47.121-05:002012-02-29T00:46:47.121-05:00Cool spin on the prompt...and cool prompt Tess, th...Cool spin on the prompt...and cool prompt Tess, thanks!<br /><br />I watched a documentry about Andy and his superstars, tripy!<br /><br />WanderWanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384347526625976847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-47838830827108563302012-02-28T23:59:59.637-05:002012-02-28T23:59:59.637-05:00That was really good Tess. There's room in thi...That was really good Tess. There's room in this country for all of us! That's one of the things I like so much about it.Pat Tilletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699973774273291205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-8691525839291696852012-02-28T11:07:34.328-05:002012-02-28T11:07:34.328-05:00I'm always fascinated by the completely random...I'm always fascinated by the completely random stuff some people buy ... I include myself ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-58253691449540977142012-02-28T10:40:09.465-05:002012-02-28T10:40:09.465-05:00Trell, absolutely...I would love to know what she ...Trell, absolutely...I would love to know what she was thinking about me...the checkout is people watching at its best...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-69190485179785711322012-02-28T10:24:01.325-05:002012-02-28T10:24:01.325-05:00But don't all strangers in a checkout queue wo...But don't all strangers in a checkout queue wonder about each other in the same way? I think they do...Trellissimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02283663872471564907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-69844763888572532672012-02-28T09:48:27.319-05:002012-02-28T09:48:27.319-05:00I love people watching. I guess it's only fair...I love people watching. I guess it's only fair that they watch me too!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-32306238754195430602012-02-27T23:19:03.801-05:002012-02-27T23:19:03.801-05:00A delightful piece of thoughful...A delightful piece of thoughful...Tumblewords:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04279038951489894119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-47272214318464414392012-02-27T22:19:12.768-05:002012-02-27T22:19:12.768-05:00well done Tess...thanks for sharingwell done Tess...thanks for sharingWayne Pitchkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376196523487344143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-40049863213479334272012-02-27T22:09:11.956-05:002012-02-27T22:09:11.956-05:00Is that Andy Warhol?
And I do love your poem -- I...Is that Andy Warhol?<br /><br />And I do love your poem -- I imagine AH would have as well.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-84258165152748139652012-02-27T21:43:59.176-05:002012-02-27T21:43:59.176-05:00I recall a piano playing blues man named the Rev. ...I recall a piano playing blues man named the Rev. Billy something...lots of snow up the nose, and great on the ivories...sang a song called Mennonite Surf Party. We live in close relation to lots of Mennonites, Amish, etc., here in our neck of the woods, Tess. Always interesting to observe the cultural differences. Sadness is relative...what do others think looking at us? Love your poem...very much grounded in the place we call home.Carolina Lintheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335905555994442416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-78366269330898881902012-02-27T21:16:10.781-05:002012-02-27T21:16:10.781-05:00So many different degrees of Mennonite, yet I know...So many different degrees of Mennonite, yet I know the type. Worked for a Mennonite once in Amish country. Love the poem.Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-24941401867147157182012-02-27T15:46:58.443-05:002012-02-27T15:46:58.443-05:00Beauty is through the eye of the cream of mushroom...Beauty is through the eye of the cream of mushroom soup.....love this Tess!! I am the same way....i love to take a look at other peoples grocery items....you can learn a lot about a person by what they buy. :-)Carrie Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11715648073882529202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-65660324130891407022012-02-27T14:50:55.223-05:002012-02-27T14:50:55.223-05:00Yeah, I'm always fascinated by what others hav...Yeah, I'm always fascinated by what others have in their carts...Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-14389342321024330122012-02-27T14:05:21.216-05:002012-02-27T14:05:21.216-05:00Other people's shopping is so much more intere...Other people's shopping is so much more interesting than one's own;-)jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-76764969107082760832012-02-27T11:25:03.604-05:002012-02-27T11:25:03.604-05:00You had me from the opening lines Tess; how I coul...You had me from the opening lines Tess; how I could I fail to read on? A bonnet doubling as a dinner napkin - wonderful idea!Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1636364949017025470.post-39415102065535396582012-02-27T10:49:20.348-05:002012-02-27T10:49:20.348-05:00On her apron, no doubt! Love it - really paints a ...On her apron, no doubt! Love it - really paints a picture.<br /><br />We live in Mennonite country too. This rings very true.Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.com