tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post9097346342220209837..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): LimboMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-58729857957409777342015-08-14T22:51:05.075-04:002015-08-14T22:51:05.075-04:00Dear Marie
Love this post. Having recently moved...Dear Marie <br /><br />Love this post. Having recently moved, it resonates with me. Love your honesty about the things that you loved & things that you won't miss.<br /><br />You inspire me. Best of luck with the 'limbo'. <br />Yolandi <br />yolandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17270380277559549381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-73178512005320327232015-08-13T18:37:30.260-04:002015-08-13T18:37:30.260-04:00What a great post. You write so well and are such...What a great post. You write so well and are such a delight. I will be excited to read about your new place and what you create in your new yard. <br /><br />Wishing you and the Frenchman a safe move.<br /><br />Deborah, Tucson AZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-59815883712832758692015-08-13T14:31:12.886-04:002015-08-13T14:31:12.886-04:00Dear Marie,
These beautiful and sensitive comment...Dear Marie, <br />These beautiful and sensitive comments indeed do justice to this amazingly beautifully written and felt post. I hope you can take some strength from them -- what empathy and support! I look forward with great anticipation to following what you will do with A Real Yard in the Ground in your beloved Brooklyn. I, too, resented our many, many moves years ago and am so happy now to have been in my townhouse in SE Denver for 21 years. And Brava to you for this line: "Don't tell me change is good. Change is just change. Right on!<br />Best to you and hoping there will soon be a new cat for you both to treasure, spoil and<br />love. Best,<br />Diane in DenverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-6998867119019872062015-08-13T11:50:14.159-04:002015-08-13T11:50:14.159-04:00I’m remembering a line of poetry – I don’t have it...I’m remembering a line of poetry – I don’t have it in front of me but I think it is Marge Piercy – that says something to the effect of: “the body can grow used to a weight such that it must learn how to walk again without it.” I am always amazed by my ability to be attached to an experience that I hated. I suppose that is just another strange layer of the human experience, though my therapist would probably disagree. Either way, I think I understand how you are feeling. Those cicadas are a touchstone. Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856710809802056227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-78534468703864429102015-08-12T18:18:27.154-04:002015-08-12T18:18:27.154-04:00So many wonderful things to find and to share...an...So many wonderful things to find and to share...and your lens will certainly find them. :-) xxdinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80472847165704907012015-08-12T17:36:02.036-04:002015-08-12T17:36:02.036-04:00You have the heart and the pen of a poet. And you...You have the heart and the pen of a poet. And you are helping me gird myself for our forced move. Blue skies. Leslie in Oregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-46381208098878234402015-08-12T13:58:25.440-04:002015-08-12T13:58:25.440-04:00Holding thumbs for you that you new landlord will ...Holding thumbs for you that you new landlord will let you stay as long as you wish, and not raise your rent an unreasonable amount ever ever! And reasonable utility bills and a great stove! And maybe a new cat.Angel Simbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074602760368917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-37776270045087783322015-08-12T13:43:23.085-04:002015-08-12T13:43:23.085-04:00Good luck and Godspeed. Even though it is difficu...Good luck and Godspeed. Even though it is difficult to leave this environment, I am sure you will find happiness in the next one. And we will all enjoy your posts about the next place.WEA Terrace Gardinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820763158509065748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-29181416628090769392015-08-12T13:41:40.183-04:002015-08-12T13:41:40.183-04:00Yup, that is why I wrote now about the stuff we ha...Yup, that is why I wrote now about the stuff we hated :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-53412349614941486672015-08-12T13:40:23.508-04:002015-08-12T13:40:23.508-04:00:-):-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-91419191127362900472015-08-12T12:58:25.956-04:002015-08-12T12:58:25.956-04:00A really beautiful post today, written from your (...A really beautiful post today, written from your (breaking) heart. But you will make any place you go into a beautiful home and garden, I am sure.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534359736764299910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-41497548934405136452015-08-12T12:00:06.983-04:002015-08-12T12:00:06.983-04:00Such a beautiful post today. We close on a new hou...Such a beautiful post today. We close on a new house next week - a fixer upper - and I'm going through a lot of these same emotions about uprooting and starting over. I look forward to seeing you settle into the new place, becoming attached to it over time...Deb @ PaperTurtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957816023851249171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-36607746629993826042015-08-12T11:05:14.421-04:002015-08-12T11:05:14.421-04:00Beautiful and heartbreaking.Beautiful and heartbreaking.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291223943168030684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-66146747052391645552015-08-12T10:17:44.197-04:002015-08-12T10:17:44.197-04:00I love your eloquence. I send you best wishes as y...I love your eloquence. I send you best wishes as you navigate this next chapter. Take care along the way. Karen L Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984916879007662549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-33147404557876270302015-08-12T10:13:05.097-04:002015-08-12T10:13:05.097-04:00Beautiful words and beautiful photos, as always. I...Beautiful words and beautiful photos, as always. I'm looking forward to what's next, for both of us. xojenblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12963703342455001278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-16040534798325250702015-08-12T10:03:03.593-04:002015-08-12T10:03:03.593-04:00Beautifully written from your heart. It hasn'...Beautifully written from your heart. It hasn't been that long, tho, since you were not so attached to that Harlem space ... look back at your posts in sept. 2013, or december.<br /><br />New challenges await and new adventures, as well as returning to a neighborhood you've loved for years. Cant wait to follow along. Enjoy!!<br /> webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-20392697670043124812015-08-12T09:47:29.019-04:002015-08-12T09:47:29.019-04:00Yes, you did not have time to learn your Harlem ho...Yes, you did not have time to learn your Harlem home. And when leaving a place is not by choice, it is always wrenching. Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355058095178542768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-48380695920620615712015-08-12T09:22:15.635-04:002015-08-12T09:22:15.635-04:00Lovely post (as always).
Change stinks, and I neve...Lovely post (as always).<br />Change stinks, and I never liked it. However, I can't wait for you to find some new eggs and new neighbors!<br />I am looking forward to the Brooklyn Backyard! (as long as it's YOURS, and not MINE!). <br />xoStacey Snackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957289962927855954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-62173462089874855612015-08-12T09:17:54.411-04:002015-08-12T09:17:54.411-04:00So beautifully written, Marie. This is why I love ...So beautifully written, Marie. This is why I love your book--it's not just a lifestyle (hate that word) book. It's filled with intelligent, thoughtful writing, along with the lovely pictures and recipes. Moving is difficult. I'm sorry you have to go through this. I look forward to the new world you create and share with us. I have many fond memories of Carroll Gardens. I lived on Warren St. between Court and Smith, in the 80's when Smith St was scary at night, and certainly not cool. Loved walking to Carroll Gardens and seeing the men playing Bocci ball, the women tending their front gardens (which are a Christmas fiesta).Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11774484903569370169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-45355626976450499182015-08-12T08:15:06.641-04:002015-08-12T08:15:06.641-04:00Marie,
Moving sucks quail eggs. Brooklyn awaits....Marie, <br /><br />Moving sucks quail eggs. Brooklyn awaits.<br /><br />FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554893883207752597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-36071221276002071502015-08-12T08:04:18.312-04:002015-08-12T08:04:18.312-04:00New birds, new smells, new overheard arguments and...New birds, new smells, new overheard arguments and I bet you've already plotted out the bit of earth beyond the slab! I'll miss Harlem stories. Before you moved there, I knew nothing much about it. <br /><br />I'm in awe of how quickly you've managed this change. You're amazing.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954245955512283932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-55977042166181583562015-08-12T06:29:48.435-04:002015-08-12T06:29:48.435-04:00Beautifully written. I enjoyed it all.
Beautifully written. I enjoyed it all.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05019469655451664239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-10943620300670136942015-08-12T00:50:49.643-04:002015-08-12T00:50:49.643-04:00Leaving is always hard. You made friends, a garde...Leaving is always hard. You made friends, a garden and memories in this place and now you have to leave. It's hard to envision the new friends, the new garden and the new memories, but I know you'll have them all. Be well.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433116418603812108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-90017406982064077652015-08-12T00:36:22.873-04:002015-08-12T00:36:22.873-04:00Ugh. Put like that, it sounds awful.
I feel like ...Ugh. Put like that, it sounds awful. <br />I feel like you do about places. I want to be settled, to know my surroundings. I hope the garden apt is a good one for you.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290074875245955998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-72646633416224972942015-08-12T00:22:54.982-04:002015-08-12T00:22:54.982-04:00Thank you for sharing this post, Marie. I don'...Thank you for sharing this post, Marie. I don't know if it will make you feel any better to know that you have brought such beauty and humanity in the form of your beautifully written words and photos to me and how much it filled me up tonight. You see, I have been going through such a trying time right now and you have made such a difference in my life. I feel like I am moving out of Harlem with you and am wishing you and Vince only the best. -BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com