tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.comments2023-07-06T06:35:18.876-04:00Gitana's CornerGitanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13870707643196456558noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-58766587452010904752011-10-12T04:30:40.477-04:002011-10-12T04:30:40.477-04:00The thought of you dancing again...the thought of ...The thought of you dancing again...the thought of you happy...reading those two items alone make almost too much joyous feeling for one post, Gitana. Wishing you this and more, always.<br /><br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-68053819908521988482011-01-07T23:58:05.814-05:002011-01-07T23:58:05.814-05:00I'm glad your mother's ankle finally got t...I'm glad your mother's ankle finally got taken care of, Gitana. And I hope the city learned its lesson and does better for you with today's snowfall.<br /><br />Ben<br />http://kissthecook-ben.blogspot.com/Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-84412522175079237232010-12-04T16:54:14.080-05:002010-12-04T16:54:14.080-05:00As long as they have Facebook, they'll never b...As long as they have Facebook, they'll never be completely away, Gitana.<br /><br />Ben<br />http://kissthecook-ben.blogspot.com/Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-63357103617788361652010-09-23T06:35:54.998-04:002010-09-23T06:35:54.998-04:00You are wonderful, dear. And, knowing you as it is...You are wonderful, dear. And, knowing you as it is my good fortune to, I simply will not believe something you made did not turn out to be fantastic.<br /><br />Ben<br />http://kissthecook-ben.blogspot.com/Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-44249160530579084922010-09-06T09:00:51.586-04:002010-09-06T09:00:51.586-04:00I've come to believe household stuff is kind o...I've come to believe household stuff is kind of like someone's weight; with few exceptions, we're just destined to be a certain shape and weight, and even when we "change" we eventually end up back exactly where we started, as if nothing was ever different. Just hang in there, dear.<br /><br />Ben<br />http://kissthecook-ben.blogspot.comBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-59315218094862129062010-08-12T21:08:49.150-04:002010-08-12T21:08:49.150-04:00It's hard to comment when you've said it a...It's hard to comment when you've said it all about as well as it can be said, Gitana. I'm saddened for your great loss but confident in your equally great strength. Now for what may be the hardest part of that important life-is-short lesson: remembering it.<br /><br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708314072246136972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-57300716046730279842010-08-11T14:17:38.366-04:002010-08-11T14:17:38.366-04:00Well this problem as been bugging me as well. I lo...Well this problem as been bugging me as well. I lost my wallet in the MTA received my claim number but i can never seem to get through that busy phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-34862260807112210032009-11-20T22:02:32.430-05:002009-11-20T22:02:32.430-05:00Hi ~ I did a Google search for ROBERTA SCHARF. Sh...Hi ~ I did a Google search for ROBERTA SCHARF. She was my English teacher at FDR HS, Brooklyn, NY. She was my teacher 1970-1971.<br />I am wondering if this is the same Ms. Scharf that you had the pleasure of knowing.<br />Do you have any information on her?<br />Thank you for any information you can provide.<br />Sue Kahle Scherdel / tymegoesby@optonline.net<br />(I am also on Facebook)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-57288782461755184902009-08-31T07:22:18.611-04:002009-08-31T07:22:18.611-04:00I would say that congratulations are in order on b...I would say that congratulations are in order on both counts. (Interesting blog, by the way. I shall definitely come again.)Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-6988040198651065682009-08-26T11:28:03.479-04:002009-08-26T11:28:03.479-04:00How wonderful for you that you listened to how you...How wonderful for you that you listened to how your body was responding and are making the effort to get back to a point of well being. I too am on a mission to get healthier for multiple reasons but I find it difficult and am not strict enough with myself....I need to work on my resolve!kc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-55025414665272661792009-02-16T15:59:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:59:00.000-05:00Let's just hope that when things are found by ...Let's just hope that when things are found by others they are returned. I know I recently lost my phone and the new person REFUSED to give it back!<BR/><BR/>I'd like a job in the Lost & Found room. Doesn't seem like they take the job serious. Just pile up the items and never look for that claim #.<BR/>correy's travel network<BR/>chc140@gmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-31744025787871573592009-01-30T09:08:00.000-05:002009-01-30T09:08:00.000-05:00I've just come across your blog and have to say th...I've just come across your blog and have to say that my laundry room is just like yours - a repository of everything I've no idea what to do with. I always say I'll tackle it and then I lose all motivation midway which generally means a bigger mess. You are far better then I am.<BR/><BR/>Dianne (aka LaFlacad - www.laflacad.com)LaFlacaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369192085654532531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-2792638723921656922009-01-28T16:06:00.000-05:002009-01-28T16:06:00.000-05:00Ahh I think this is a sign we are yearning for spr...Ahh I think this is a sign we are yearning for spring :) A time of purging and renewing. I am also asking myself "do I really need this any more has it a useful purpose to me or is it better off with someone else" about everything in our closets...why do we need so much stuff? LOLkc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-65332320989576957782009-01-12T12:29:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:29:00.000-05:00I am so glad you had a wonderful day! It is amazi...I am so glad you had a wonderful day! It is amazing to hae everyone together and celebrating - I know I love when our family is able to do that! I would be delighted if you would share your recipe too - I dont' get tostones often unless we are out at a small restaurant...would be fun to try my hand at them myself!kc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-14026821701582142412008-11-20T14:05:00.000-05:002008-11-20T14:05:00.000-05:00I just happened on your blog and called one of the...I just happened on your blog and called one of the numbers you gave for the MTA Lost and Found. It answered right away and I spoke with a very polite man named Anthony who took all of the information as to which train I might have lost my gloves on. He also took their complete description and told me that if they are found and handed in, it would take a week to get them into the system. He also gave me a claim number and said that a friend could claim them for me since I am leaving to go back to California in four days. It was a thoroughly pleasant experience. Whether or not I see my gloves again remains to be seen, "Dear St. Anthony..."Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13867916519144814037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-52865634038621381382008-11-04T06:55:00.000-05:002008-11-04T06:55:00.000-05:00oh and Happy Anniversary or rather happy day of f...oh and Happy Anniversary or rather happy day of focusing on what you have :)kc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-571206441415515832008-11-04T06:54:00.000-05:002008-11-04T06:54:00.000-05:00Gitana we are so similar yet so different it amaze...Gitana we are so similar yet so different it amazes me to hear you write about things I won't dare but yet am going through :) You are not the only one in a rough marriage and as you say had it not been for the kids...well...I hope that focusing on the person and looking for the good works for you and that you are able to find happiness in the moment!kc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-7777818267014393322008-10-18T09:25:00.000-04:002008-10-18T09:25:00.000-04:00"Communications of all kinds tend to go awry: emai..."Communications of all kinds tend to go awry: emails get lost or misdirected, telephone lines go down, computers malfunction, people have trouble expressing themselves, making decisions or understanding what others are trying to say..."<BR/><BR/>In other words, a normal day on AOL.<BR/><BR/>Great post as always. From the mind and soul, as always. Now that the e-dust has settled on the journal relocations, I'm hoping to do a better job of keeping up with your wonderful work.<BR/><BR/>Ben<BR/>http://ben-better_left_unsaid.blogspot.com/Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00397990356075164027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-50504920731064241952008-10-13T18:55:00.000-04:002008-10-13T18:55:00.000-04:00I so enjoy reading your blog and your insights int...I so enjoy reading your blog and your insights into life . . . I have learned many a thing from you already my friend and I am glad you have somehow wandered into my life.kc_frogladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530403205084543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-60214744148641726242008-07-28T22:59:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:59:00.000-04:00I'm afraid it didn't go well at all. The lost and ...I'm afraid it didn't go well at all. The lost and found office is a no-man's-land where I got little in the way of real help. I hope your experience is better than mine was. Good luck.<BR/><BR/>- Gitana, the Creative DivaGitanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13870707643196456558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-86784898783758080052008-07-16T22:38:00.000-04:002008-07-16T22:38:00.000-04:00i came across this page when i was google-ing for ...i came across this page when i was google-ing for the address of the lost and found office. i know this post is a year old, but how did it go?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-13651735163879689232007-09-19T02:50:00.000-04:002007-09-19T02:50:00.000-04:00Morning Gitana,I followed your comments and found ...Morning Gitana,<BR/>I followed your comments and found your blog.<BR/>As usual, you awake echoes in my life. I remember my dad's "organic" garden. The vegetables crawled with insects and it was not uncommon to find freshly boiled catapillars in the cabbage.<BR/>Re your son at college, you reminded me of an article about how our children stop ageing in our mind's eye. A woman phoned the university to demand to know what the hell they were doing offering a place to her little boy. It was only after she had vented to the admin staff that she suddenly remembered he was 18 and not the 13 she assumed.<BR/>Have a great day, as if you knew any other kind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5050690548501147243.post-71237029253253724892007-04-08T17:14:00.000-04:002007-04-08T17:14:00.000-04:00Gitana, I was really lucky to have found your post...Gitana, <BR/>I was really lucky to have found your post of freecycle, as I told you you are the best thing I've gotten from there. Yes everything else has been good but not so special. <BR/>It's a good thing tha tpeople like you & I don't have the same mondser as our spouses, I know mine was worried about my having a stranger come into my home to stamp. I've often told him fellow crafters aren't strangers, maybe just a little strange but thats what makes us unique. <BR/>Toby & I talked about you and your daughter for hours after you left. Your crafting mind goes in so many directions and so fast it was wonderful. I know that we'll be playing often. <BR/><BR/>FranAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06633573433022959779noreply@blogger.com