tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.comments2012-12-02T16:47:47.151-05:00prone to wanderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger293125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-32576067494053528492012-12-02T16:47:47.151-05:002012-12-02T16:47:47.151-05:00We do! I think all of those things are from Cambod...We do! I think <i>all</i> of those things are from Cambodia! I should go back there soon :)LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-49060436528021427702012-12-02T16:39:55.737-05:002012-12-02T16:39:55.737-05:00Thanks, Mom! I've loved the hard prompts; I re...Thanks, Mom! I've loved the hard prompts; I realized the other day they're helping me see that literally everything is a gift, not just the fun obvious things.LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-18678708712255931732012-12-02T09:18:08.447-05:002012-12-02T09:18:08.447-05:00the red scarf you brought home from cambodia for m...the red scarf you brought home from cambodia for me; the table runner with red poinsettas you gave us a few years ago; the red pillows that now reside on "your" bed - another gift red from you. (we share our love of red!)<br />Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-24994276573897462772012-12-02T09:12:35.636-05:002012-12-02T09:12:35.636-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-1994003812342828492012-12-02T09:12:26.512-05:002012-12-02T09:12:26.512-05:00thanks for coming up with good things for this day...thanks for coming up with good things for this day - I tend to ignore the ones that aren't easy and list a few "generic" thank you's - you made me think a bit deeper...Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-17373083545032954562012-11-04T15:40:04.158-05:002012-11-04T15:40:04.158-05:00:) thanks for these, Mom! love you.:) thanks for these, Mom! love you.LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-51662420716366845782012-11-03T23:16:31.388-04:002012-11-03T23:16:31.388-04:001. "Nitwit" barking at us to join her u...1. "Nitwit" barking at us to join her upstairs at bedtime (according to Sophie, bedtime is around 7:30).<br /><br />2. Newly washed sheets (and my robe!), dried outside on the line - the aroma is heavenly.<br /><br />3. "nin-nay" and "nee-no" - the memories of the first two, so many years ago -<br /><br />for these gifts today, I am thankful. Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-55501623195723883352012-04-29T02:05:52.483-04:002012-04-29T02:05:52.483-04:00Yeah! It the way we see our life.. like you said &...Yeah! It the way we see our life.. like you said "the city is the broader, wider life, one you want to figure out how to make smaller (and less hectic" and that how we all look toward life as we find more city life wider, giving more opportunities and greater and better experiences!!!<br /><br />I have been actively thinking on similar lines and have started a blog to pen my thoughts.. its called 'sreerajdreams.blogspot.in'Sreerajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833594007447321849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-68355124338815366402012-04-25T21:31:39.209-04:002012-04-25T21:31:39.209-04:00Hi Raj,
Wow, thanks so much for your thoughts! It...Hi Raj,<br /><br />Wow, thanks so much for your thoughts! It was good to hear your experiences. And, it's interesting the way I hear you talking about a "small life" - if I'm hearing you correctly, it sounds like the life back home or wherever we grew up is the larger life - is that right? I've been feeling a bit lately like my life in the city is the broader, wider life, one I want to figure out how to make smaller (and less hectic), but I like the implication you're making, that the more individual (and still hectic) life in the city is actually the smaller one. Interesting. :)<br /><br />Keep taking those baby steps! And let me know how it goes and what conclusions you come to. :)LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-80279454486621544862012-04-25T01:52:30.706-04:002012-04-25T01:52:30.706-04:00Just when I have been thinking on the same lines.....Just when I have been thinking on the same lines... I see your blog.<br /> <br />Very often in our life, we are so busy in chasing our ambition, our big dreams and carrier in big cities. While we pursue our small life in cities, we always tend to forget that we leave many important things in life behind. It could be our family, our childhood friends, the community where we have grown up, the wonderful parks, hills, farms and lakes seeing which we have grown up. Well I feel it’s not our fault, as at this moment we feel getting good education, a good job, a successful career and a good life is most important. And most of the time these are only possible and available in cities even when we realise we miss those thing we have left behind back home. Which I too believe is right and there is nothing wrong to think that way. But Yes… later in our life we do get this question in our mind like you said “how can I be intentionally pursuing this small life here and now, in the midst of a hectic job and a regularly-changing community”.<br /> <br />I really don’t know which is right and which is wrong to pursue… is it the small hectic life in cities or one with family and community back home. I would like to share few things that came to my mind, while I was thinking on similar lines. My dad came from a very small town in Kerala with very limited opportunities to work and get decent money. He moved to Goa from Kerala which during his time was a huge step (Almost like travelling from earth to outer space) to pursue his career. After which he did have a great career and life and was able to raise his family both in Goa and his siblings in Kerala. He too felt at times that in pursue of his career he missed out on his social and family life in Kerala. But then he realised that if he hadn’t to take that step… he would have been able to raise both me and my older brother and give us the life and education we have today. Same comes to my mind too… as I did leave my family & home in Goa to pursue my education in US and then to Bangalore where I live all by myself to pursue my career. Like my dad, I too had to move to a bigger city to pursue my career. So, I feel it’s a normal phenomenon in our life to move on to new places and take new challenges in pursue of better life and career. <br /><br />But, now days I feel I should spend more time with my family and give back something to my family and my community. Maybe, if there aren’t any opportunities there as of now, but I could start by creating something someday and maybe one day seeing my work, I might motivate others also to do the same. I’m not sure how and when I will be able to take this big step, but like you said I’ll be definitely thinking about it more in the days to come and will take baby steps toward them. <br /><br />I’m not sure if this was helpful!!!sreerajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521058546894408515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-4920672250911049272011-10-06T09:50:27.781-04:002011-10-06T09:50:27.781-04:00Love it! Thanks!~ MarieLove it! Thanks!~ MarieMarie Gasparhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426963324167766266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-3444378540715516082011-10-04T23:54:00.741-04:002011-10-04T23:54:00.741-04:00the guy you made it for liked it straight down...r...the guy you made it for liked it straight down...right down his tummy-tum-tum.Francisco Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126576971046725088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-18175466296103013092011-09-05T16:22:58.968-04:002011-09-05T16:22:58.968-04:00yeah it nailed the algebra thing! based on the le...yeah it nailed the algebra thing! based on the left brain summary, I imagine IT is probably a pretty good fit for you as well.Andrew L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13533314896992876893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-26172915690743326462011-09-04T17:21:43.098-04:002011-09-04T17:21:43.098-04:00Haha - nice! Did you hate algebra? :) The right br...Haha - nice! Did you hate algebra? :) The right brain analysis is pretty cool, too; your blog was a great case in point of that!LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-49334889909523530632011-09-03T11:19:05.527-04:002011-09-03T11:19:05.527-04:00Ha, didn't even see the exact reversal there. ...Ha, didn't even see the exact reversal there. nice! A couple of favorites. <br /><br />LB--"You have difficulty processing the information of symbols, and would rather see the real object in order to understand. You probably hated algebra" <br /><br />"Logical processing is not one of your strengths, so you may tend to rely on a "gut" feeling."<br /><br />RB--"You have the ability to use both creativity and reality to process the information you receive. This is a unique gift that allows you to both focus on rules and regulations but to also act with creativity."<br /><br />Sounds about right.Andrew L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13533314896992876893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-53251473166678648992011-09-01T20:56:05.563-04:002011-09-01T20:56:05.563-04:00Andrew, that's oddly familiar sounding! And Mo...Andrew, that's oddly familiar sounding! And Mom, no need to guess. It's pretty obvious. :)<br /><br />Did either of you have a favorite bit in the summary/explanation they gave for your results?LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-89893165132790331762011-09-01T19:41:52.106-04:002011-09-01T19:41:52.106-04:0064 and 36 - care to guess which is right and which...64 and 36 - care to guess which is right and which is left?Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-75197597474647721702011-09-01T10:43:31.953-04:002011-09-01T10:43:31.953-04:0058% right brain, 42% left brain- Cool link!58% right brain, 42% left brain- Cool link!Andrew L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13533314896992876893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-61812916634504072112011-08-31T06:43:12.039-04:002011-08-31T06:43:12.039-04:00spot on.spot on.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-20559456976871363032011-08-11T22:37:29.887-04:002011-08-11T22:37:29.887-04:00looks can be deceiving... :)
but it's not too...looks can be deceiving... :)<br /><br />but it's not too bad! It needs a little work - it's a little too oily and not quite cakey enough for my taste, but the frosting is super tasty. And it's carrot cake. :)LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-7512879672729685262011-08-11T19:32:40.570-04:002011-08-11T19:32:40.570-04:00this looks incredible.this looks incredible.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601330826341331407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-71753172812549426232011-07-11T22:06:53.582-04:002011-07-11T22:06:53.582-04:00let me know how it turns out for you! I'm mild...let me know how it turns out for you! I'm mildly interested in figuring out how the humidity affects the texture. :)<br /><br />I think the tortillas was it (I made a tortegga this morning with feta and arugula pesto - too salty, but still tasty!)...unless you wanted to share the quinoa olive oil lemon "cupcakes" you made; those were good! :)LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-28254973423401612902011-07-11T15:48:58.667-04:002011-07-11T15:48:58.667-04:00Oh, goodie, I'm excited to make this! Is there...Oh, goodie, I'm excited to make this! Is there a recipe I owe you? Aside from the tortillas?Rebekah Kukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148366358867524073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-81313932061835654362011-01-16T16:21:41.681-05:002011-01-16T16:21:41.681-05:00glad you concur :)glad you concur :)LynnaeEttahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611252678832380828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972618801092133317.post-21313764531545825592011-01-15T11:37:40.393-05:002011-01-15T11:37:40.393-05:00the balsamic ones were the BEST.the balsamic ones were the BEST.Alaynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11360088062271436871noreply@blogger.com