tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post8944646414125546323..comments2023-11-10T02:18:23.772-08:00Comments on Minnesota Matron: The Open HouseMinnesota Matronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16565431067927240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-13705615972594783112008-06-30T23:29:00.000-07:002008-06-30T23:29:00.000-07:00Completely weeping here over that photo of your da...Completely weeping here over that photo of your dad and Stryker. My son was 15 days old when my dad died, two states away. They never met.<BR/><BR/>But, um, what I meant to say was that I love your refuge. I don't think I have a physical equivalent in our house; my daily run seems to serve the purpose.Jocelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-22537216290460729242008-06-30T18:14:00.000-07:002008-06-30T18:14:00.000-07:00What a great room! I wish I had a sanctuary like t...What a great room! I wish I had a sanctuary like that in my home. No wonder your posts are always so inspirational. <BR/><BR/>Great story about your dad; how wonderful that you got to speak to him once last time. ::sniff::Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628744950564301288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-71363658781684388742008-06-28T16:25:00.000-07:002008-06-28T16:25:00.000-07:00Love the room and thank you for sharing the story ...Love the room and thank you for sharing the story about your father. I can feel how you miss him.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288134700542902198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-33380459451673402662008-06-28T14:17:00.000-07:002008-06-28T14:17:00.000-07:00The matron really has built a room of her own. And...The matron really has built a room of her own. And thefirecat congratulates her and thanks her for inviting her in for a peek. (thefirecat would have brewed tea if she'd known it was coming!)<BR/><BR/>Thefirecat is also looking forward to having a real home again one day, and a room of her own that is the heart's home, the home's heart. Right now she's lodging, a little precariously.thefirecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252139550073127683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-85350181484727133472008-06-28T04:52:00.000-07:002008-06-28T04:52:00.000-07:00I LOVE this open house! Thanks so much for sharin...I LOVE this open house! Thanks so much for sharing the rooms and artifacts that showcase both the bittersweet and the joyful.Manager Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648981937075813835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-33238422174864780152008-06-27T23:13:00.000-07:002008-06-27T23:13:00.000-07:00The story of your dad is heartbreaking but the roo...The story of your dad is heartbreaking but the room of your own? Restorative. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing; I'm inspired to transform our spare room upstairs...stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04257126641387033673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-81470033620661396212008-06-27T17:37:00.000-07:002008-06-27T17:37:00.000-07:00Your room is beautiful, filled with so many well-l...Your room is beautiful, filled with so many well-loved objects and fond memories. Thank you for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-40330402308288269772008-06-27T16:14:00.000-07:002008-06-27T16:14:00.000-07:00What an amazing room! Now I'm wondering how I can...What an amazing room! Now I'm wondering how I can get a room of my own. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-77838450414789784792008-06-27T13:10:00.000-07:002008-06-27T13:10:00.000-07:00Beautiful office and even more beautiful stories b...Beautiful office and even more beautiful stories behind some of the objects.oliver rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11917878629186316704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-26843036208578587572008-06-27T10:37:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:37:00.000-07:00Your room is wonderful. What a lovely place to re...Your room is wonderful. What a lovely place to retreat and recharge.smalltownmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10857871195417461235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-13840190851670850302008-06-27T10:34:00.000-07:002008-06-27T10:34:00.000-07:00I love your room - very cozy. I'm so sorry about ...I love your room - very cozy. I'm so sorry about your dad. My dad didn't live long enough to see any of my children and it breaks my heart for him and for them. And for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-433051064182234192008-06-27T09:50:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:50:00.000-07:00This room is absolutely gorgeous and oh so invitin...This room is absolutely gorgeous and oh so inviting. I'm always intimidated by rooms that are spotless without any "life" in them. Your room? You don't have to worry!!<BR/>and I forget just how BIG American beds are!! Yours looks wonderful...sitting there all fluffy and all under that ceiling fan!!!<BR/><BR/>I'm so sad reading about your father. Thanks for sharing with all of us!!dkuroiwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14702013452096435136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-71337848691216199222008-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:00That is a fabulous room - the history and stories ...That is a fabulous room - the history and stories behind the objects make it special. Thanks for the visit.Keethahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10391755322320140235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-60428796814946199052008-06-27T09:09:00.000-07:002008-06-27T09:09:00.000-07:00Trying hard not to be jealous that you have such a...Trying hard not to be jealous that you have such a wonderful space to call your own!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09021149519641295915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-83495314828941209112008-06-27T08:47:00.000-07:002008-06-27T08:47:00.000-07:00I'm quite jealous of your aerie - it's beautiful. ...I'm quite jealous of your aerie - it's beautiful. <BR/>What a blessing you got to speak to your dad that day and I bet you still get in a word or two with him from that room of yours. Thanks for letting us peek.Vallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561607383264490453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-80028661829210968882008-06-27T08:12:00.000-07:002008-06-27T08:12:00.000-07:00Nice prayer flags!Nice prayer flags!blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-3925369490201765932008-06-27T07:42:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:42:00.000-07:00I'm suffering from a severe case of bookcase envy....I'm suffering from a severe case of bookcase envy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-69553842803339164382008-06-27T06:29:00.000-07:002008-06-27T06:29:00.000-07:00what a room! It definitely screams that it belong...what a room! It definitely screams that it belongs to someone and is very much loved and full of love.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984115229811752666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-3010204822892836102008-06-27T02:57:00.000-07:002008-06-27T02:57:00.000-07:00I have recently become the owner of a whole apartm...I have recently become the owner of a whole apartment of my own. I am still pinching myself to make sure it is not a dream. A room on one's own indeed!Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-8904509597980505002008-06-27T01:07:00.000-07:002008-06-27T01:07:00.000-07:00Wow, you gorgeous American girlies all have such g...Wow, you gorgeous American girlies all have such great houses - fabulous windows...I'm sulking now in a very unattractive way....I want to have an American House....<BR/>.....small hitch - I don't live in America:-(<BR/><BR/>A very special story too.<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-13177723608987702332008-06-27T01:03:00.000-07:002008-06-27T01:03:00.000-07:00What a lovely room. I love that it's high in the t...What a lovely room. I love that it's high in the trees. <BR/><BR/>And that story about your father made me wipe my eyes, too. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your room.Jennifer Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239563357592230711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-17507643438188729872008-06-26T23:34:00.000-07:002008-06-26T23:34:00.000-07:00What an amazing room-I would love to come over for...What an amazing room-I would love to come over for a cup of tea and some chaos.<BR/><BR/>Your dad sounds swell.Mrs. G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01171997573144385692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-41932460335256061352008-06-26T21:51:00.000-07:002008-06-26T21:51:00.000-07:00You've taken Mrs. G's idea and really run with it!...You've taken Mrs. G's idea and really run with it! Beautiful - all of it. Thank you for sharing such a personal moment with us -about your father.JCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04582581376724478366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-67600122071423873512008-06-26T21:50:00.000-07:002008-06-26T21:50:00.000-07:00It's so clean! I am so jealous!Looks like Nirvana ...It's so clean! I am so jealous!<BR/><BR/>Looks like Nirvana to me.<BR/><BR/>I did not join in Mrs. G's project this week. My office needs a crisis counselor.<BR/><BR/>xoxoBonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647378550913763567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7381811875173852585.post-61166113692352532162008-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:00A beautiful room and a beautiful story.A beautiful room and a beautiful story.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.com