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get a lifeWednesday, March 24, 2010
I have been blogging for about 3.5 years. In that time, I have received one comment that could possibly be considered ill spirited. You remember? And that one really made me giggle. Cause it simply stated the truth. My blog is full of headless photos and cookie shots.
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My guess is ms. get a life is a bit envious of yours!ReplyDelete
I love that you addressed it without getting petty, angry, and mean. So many other comments get just as mean when someone leaves something they don't like. You handled it with as much grace as you do your normal posts and you're a great example! We love your posts and that person can move along to other blogs they find more interesting.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/24/2010
It is amazing what people will take time to comment! The other day, someone decided to comment on a tutorial on my blog, "this doesn't really make sense; I thought I was a good sewer but I don't understand this at all" or something along those lines! All I could do was laugh! I know I'm not the best at explaining things, but I'm not selling a pattern! I agree with Mark Your Spot....envy!ReplyDelete
I don't know.... I think both the anonymous comments are funny.ReplyDelete
One for being true, the other for being mindless.
- marianne3/24/2010
I'm not sure if I've ever commented on your blog before, but I've been subscribed to it for some time now because of your beautiful photographs and the beautiful things you make. plus the name of your blog, a friend to knit with, just sounds so cozy and friendly. I knit while I'm at the computer, and it's always nice to see that I have something to read and look at from "a friend to knit with". anyway, I just had to reply to this. "get a life"? no, you have one, a beautiful and inspiring life that you have made/are making yourself. thank you for sharing some of it on this blog.ReplyDelete
i like your blog. it oozes life! thanks for sharing. my mama always taught me "if you cant say anything nice then dont say anything at all!". i guess the anonymous poster hasnt learned that.ReplyDelete
You lead a beautiful life which you document with your amazing photography. I can never get my camera to work, and I have "knitting ADD", so I never finish a sweater project. I can't really bake well either, so I have to live vicariously through your blog. And you seem like a very sweet and positive person. You, my dear, have an awesome life.ReplyDelete
keep smiling, Leslie :)ReplyDelete
I love your blog too, the name of it attracting me even more!ReplyDelete
I would suggest the cruel comments are from someone who does not enjoy their crafts so much and just don't "get it" when finding the right bits and pieces to finish a lovingly made article, are so important to us!?
Nicely Said :-) Ms doesn't know how lucky we are!ReplyDelete
Wow I just don't understand people. I LOVE reading my blogs, especially yours. I don't always comment but I savor my time to sit with my reader and catch up with the blogging community. You said it very well and I also think the commenter must be extremely jealous of your life! Ignore them because the people that love your posts FAR!! outweight any of the negative people.ReplyDelete
Obviously, they didn't get it. I feel sorry for them actually. Sometimes life is about buttons, sometimes life is about health care plans,sometimes it is about gardening, sometimes it is about death, sometimes it is about birth, sometimes politics and sometimes nothing. Taking each moment and savoring it for what it is sounds like having a life to me. I'm sorry that commenter doesn't understand that.ReplyDelete
Perfectly addressed with perfect words. Sometimes it's good to ignore and sometimes it's good to address. And your handling is fantastic. Most likely it was a self declaration put on someone else's blog! Keep doing what you do, you know I and so many others enjoy it every chance we get!ReplyDelete
you're a superstar, leslie.ReplyDelete
Well said, Leslie.ReplyDelete
I wish you would print her IP address so some of us can see what kind of "life" she has.
second comment...ReplyDelete
I just had to check who left the rude comment, but of course, it's anonymous - coward.
Keep doing what you're doing Leslie because it's the reason I LOVE your blog.
Well said. You blog about what gives you life. It's your blog so you have that right! :) Hopefully that person can find what gives them life which will help them to see the joy in things. Do you ever wonder if those random comments are a joke from someone you know? I've wondered before only because my husband did that to me one time! Thanks for expressing yourself through your blog! I love it!ReplyDelete
Sounds like Get a life was on the wrong blog...should have been at facebook...so they can tell when they are going to the grocery store or writing a check for the house payment. Honestly, facebook is like reading someones diary. At least you show us what you are doing and teach us, inspire us. They need to move on!!!ReplyDelete
As for me I always love to check out what you are doing next. Keep up the good work.
It's funny, the internet, how when you talk about your life via the web it ceases to be real. If anything, you can get more of a glimpse into someone's life through their blog nowadays than anywhere else (unless you actually know the blogger personally). I think the person needs a cookie!ReplyDelete
- mary pat3/25/2010
I look forward to seeing what's new in your posts daily! You give my life a spark in the afternoon when I'm spent & need it. You've inspired me, helped me, touched me with your creativity and love of family. Thank you for finding beauty in everyday life. That's all we all can hope for because today, this moment, this life is only ours for such a brief time.ReplyDelete
your life is one full of beauty and talent and that person couldn't see that because as the saying goes it takes one to know one. :) I feel sorry for the person who couldn't recognise that :)ReplyDelete
Amazing response, Leslie. You nailed it.ReplyDelete
I love your blog! It's too bad one negative comment can have more impact than a hundred positive ones. Ms. get a life doesn't have to read your blog if she has so much to do, but I for one look forward to your new posts. I've made several of your cookie recipes and they were all big hits with my family. And as a novice knitter I have great admiration for your knitting. Keep blogging!ReplyDelete
Your life seems full and satisfying. I honestly am envious of you at times. You're very talented in both knitting and baking. People are pathetic and jealous. I am scared of knitting sweaters, I'll admit that. Ignore the comment.ReplyDelete
- Mary3/25/2010
Hi Leslie,ReplyDelete
I'm sure you read/hear this all the time, but it never hurts to to read it once more. Your blog is beautiful, and I'm so grateful that you choose to share parts of your life with us. It brings me joy to look at your pictures, projects, family, and friends, because you appear to approach all these things in your life with such care, love, generosity, and kindness. You and your blog are inspirations to me.
- Mrs.Platypus3/25/2010
What a buttonless life that person must lead. Life is all about finding the joy in the small things that make us the most happy. A friend's laugh, the smile of a stranger, the first spring tulip, and a warm cookie, to name a few. And your blog shares your happy things with other people who enjoy seeing your happy things. So keep on keeping on.ReplyDelete
- Mimi3/25/2010
Dear Leslie,ReplyDelete
I am a mother and grandmother of 54 and every day I read your blog, just because it is FULL of life. The real life, the kind of life Ms. didn't get, unfortunately.
If Ms. thinks it is all so stupid, why is he or she reading the blog, perhaps Ms. misses something in the life????
Dear Ms, feel free to go elsewhere.
And please, don't forget to live the real life. We only get one.
Dear Leslie, keep on with your life, you feel like a daughter to me.
Mimi Belgium
Delurking to say, I've been reading your blog for ages and you most certainly do have a life. A great one. Some people don't understand creativity or making and think it is all pointless ('you can just buy one', humpf) but they are the ones with no life in them!ReplyDelete
I'm sure you don't need my approval, but keep on, I love what you do. Thanks for sharing.
Leslie, your blog shares a slice of your life and it is something we all enjoy be it from cookies to knitting to celebrating your children to picking out buttons. It is a FULL life. I'm sorry someone doesn't get the need to find the right button - I have the same problem sometimes as one sweater had 3 different sets on it.ReplyDelete
Dude. I can't imagine what that reader thinks of MY life, cuz I wait around for you to live yours and tell me about it! I'm like that little trained mouse pushing the button for pellets, walking past my computer hitting refresh to see if you've posted yet. Well, actually, that IS pretty sad. I DO need a life. But not you, no way!ReplyDelete
Just some buttons, already. I want to see that sweater!!!
I once had a good friend yell at me for wasting my time blogging, knitting and taking pictures. She was really mean about it. "Do something else with your time." she said. I can only clean, volunteer, drive kids around, clean, cook, do laundry, clean, garden, clean (did i mention the cleaning part) before I go crazy. This is my life and the part I really enjoy. leslie-you provide an outlet to so many whose days can be pretty crappy. Thanks for being there for us!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing pieces of your sweet life with us.ReplyDelete
Oh dear. You just have to feel sorry for this person - they obviously don't understand what life is all about. Life is about finding pleasure in the smallest things - and if you can't do that you're going to find life pretty dull, always waiting for 'life' to happen. Ignore it. Move on. We love you!ReplyDelete
one of the things that i adore about you is that you have passions and interests that drive you. that makes for a very full life! and you are a wonderful friend, to boot. xo.ReplyDelete
You breathe "life" into my day with every new post. Obviously the person who made the rude comment is neither a knitter nor a mother. I spent several hours searching for the perfect button for my recently completed sweater. It was so much fun. Motherhood, as you share it and describe in your lovely posts, is what gives us the greatest joy of our life. Thank you for sharing and keep up the posts. I love them.ReplyDelete
- Claudia3/25/2010
I just wanted you to know that your blog is the first I read when I see that it's up. I find inspiration in your knitting, and we have similar tastes as well as 12 year old daughters. I have planned a camping trip with my kids this summer to Assateague Island because of your post. And, I am sure my kids would thank you for your cookie recipes, so hold your head high and proceed with pride because there are alot of us out here who enjoy!!!ReplyDelete
pish posh...she so doesn't know what she's saying...your blog is so inspirational. it ooozes life. thanks for taking the risk and sharing your snippets of life with all of us. your spirit and confidence are contagious! love you girl! and love your blog!ReplyDelete
Yours is the first of the top three I check everyday of the hundreds of blogs that I have favorited. I always have time to check many. It is because of the life you share that I keep coming back. Buttons can be difficult. I am still trying to decide on the "just so right" buttons for a sweater I finished....ummmm....a while ago. Part of the fun is the audition.ReplyDelete
Ms. Life is obviously envious -- from where I sit, it looks like you live a beautiful life. I love your blog and hope it never changes!ReplyDelete
Maybe it had something to do with the search for the perfect button...a search I have had on many occasions! I love all the little "unimportant" tasks that can make up a day, and a life. The perfect button or just the right mix of fabric, or really sweet little tomatoes at dinner all those things give me pleasure.ReplyDelete
I agree ms. "get a life" needs to maybe stop and smell the roses more often, and not return to your blog that she just doesn't "get".
I have been following your blog for quite some time now and although I do not typically comment, I thoroughly enjoy each and every one of your posts. I especially love seeing photographs of your lovely knitted projects. Every time you finish another gorgeous hand-made sweater, you inspire me to challenge myself to take on more difficult patterns. You have a very rich life so keep it up and don't let this person get you down!ReplyDelete
Ignore it. Sounds like spam.ReplyDelete
I think Ms get a life needs to read your blog until she gets what life is all about. You are a great model of what life should be about. Write on!!!ReplyDelete
- Wendy3/25/2010
Isn't that the way it goes, there are always those people in life that can find the negative in anything.ReplyDelete
I've been reading for as long as you have been blogging. I think caring for your family, creating a peaceful home, and capturing moments IS a great life! Your love for your family shines through in every photo! You have been an inspiration to me to pick up my camera more, and look for beauty in all places.
Thank you!
OH. MY. GOSH. I believe people who spend time making rude comments on other people's blogs need to "get a life." But of course, I am too polite to say so! ;) Leslie, huge thanks for your wonderful blog, with its fabulous pictures (headless and otherwise), thoughts and words; it is so inspiring! KimberleyReplyDelete
Wow is right. You keep doing what you are doing, Leslie. And thanks for letting us share in your life--I think you and your blog are simply wonderful!ReplyDelete
- Tracy Fuller3/25/2010
Dear Leslie,ReplyDelete
I first want to tell you that I have been quietly following your amazing blog for all of your 3.5 years, and until today, I have never posted a comment. That you received a "Get a life" comment, and subsequently described so eloquently the vivid, in-the-moment life you lead, which I must say, leaves most of us readers with our mouthes hanging open in awe of your very BEAUTIFUL life, finds me once again with my jaw open wide. Whoever it was that wrote that simply just doesn't GET it. This IS life, and yours is captured so beautifully by your photos and words. My sister, also named Lesli (no "e"), follow your blog in awe of all the creativity you possess. The speed in which you knit (holy cow!) such beautiful garments, your incredible artistic eye for photography, your love of your husband, children, parents, and sisters shines through to all who read "A Friend to Knit With". So please, keep writing about your beautiful life....because it is just that.
I love peeking in on your life! You make me remember to make cookies for my son and take more time with picking out buttons and really enjoy the little moments that make life worthwhile. Thank you for sharing what you do with us. I'm sorry for that person that she doesn't enjoy these things as well.ReplyDelete
For someone who is telling others how to live, s/he sures seems to be wasting time reading blogs s/he doesn't like!ReplyDelete
I LOVE this blog.
I have to agree with Julie!ReplyDelete
I love your blog...and what may be mundane to one, is a joy to many others! I look forward to "catching up" with you during my lunch hour. While I LOVE my job (and life's work), I also love yarn, knitting, fabric, buttons, etc. & wish I had more time for it.
Love your blog!
People are weird, aren't they? (and chicken, too, since these type of comments are so often posted anonymously)ReplyDelete
Well I personally really loved your blog, and enjoyed reading it. Get a life, well it looks like if you got any busier, you wouldn't have time to sleep. I really enjoyed your pictures the things you make and the atmosphere is just great. I will be back to visit to see what you are up to.ReplyDelete
REALLY?? I'm always amazed at the people who actually take the time to email a hateful comment. It's amazing!ReplyDelete
Somebody sent me a comment the other day about a granola bar recipe and said 'there's did not look like mine at all and would never make it again'. Ok...that's fine. Is it MY fault your granola bar didn't look JUST like my picture??? Not everybody loves the granola bar like me so be it. But why take the time to spread hateful stuff?
Love your blog!!!
Um, you aren't forcing her to read your blog.... She doesn't have to! Obviously she needs a life if she reads something she isn't interested in and then comments on it.....ReplyDelete
I get a lot of inspiration and just plain ole enjoyment out of checking your blog. I like seeing the results of your projects you share. I love your cookie recipes and my kids are pretty happy I try those out. =)ReplyDelete
I sincerely hope you don't stop posting anytime soon. It has been a pleasure to share in your view of crafts and life.
Thank you!
You know, I don't understand people who read a knitting/crafting/baking/sewing blog and then disparage the person/blog they are reading! What's up with that?! Go read something else...it is their life they are "wasting". The rest of us LOVE your blog and read it with enthusiasm :0) Thanks!!!ReplyDelete
Shanna in CA
It is shocking sometimes how rude some people can be. Your response is wonderfully put. Reading your blog makes me wish that I can have a life like yours someday, and I admire how you see the beauty in the little things that get us through each day. You got it right, Ms. Anonymous clearly does not.ReplyDelete
argh. you have a beautiful life, at least from what i see- even without heads.ReplyDelete
- Linda3/25/2010
Well said, Leslie!!!! Those of us who find pleasure in the domestic arts most definitely have a life--a huge, rich, full life with the same ups and downs as everyone else. I couldn't imagine my life without the knitting, sewing, and baking. Those are some of the things that make it so much fun! And, by the way, we are molding kind, compassionate, independent human beings amonst all the domesticities, right? You better believe it!ReplyDelete
I believe in the adage that if you cannot say something nice, say nothing at all. Of course, sometimes it isn't about saying something nice, but not knowing how to express a sentiment properly (usually condolenses, which I'm really bad with) that stops me from commenting. Either way, I would never try to hide my comments under an anonymous guise.ReplyDelete
Fret not my Friend.ReplyDelete
All about the life you "get" truly inspires mine.
Throughout our days, we never know who we might inspire.
You don't know me, and my family does not know you. But, believe me, their lives are greatly enhanced by your life. I get tremendous ideas from reading your blog. From decorating to crafts to cookies. I love your "headless" shots. So much, in fact, I sent one of my own, modeling your hat pattern, to my sisters to view.
Do not take offense to small minds who interject where not needed.
Just keep us reading. I'm sure I am not the only one who passes along bits of your life to others lives. And we're all the better.
amen sister! and i bet it was a mystery person behind the comment, right? someone with no name, no identity. Someone who is so jealous they can not even see straight, i bet.ReplyDelete
Well, I am so glad you share your life with all of us. You are so inspiring, the one blog that really got me to pick up those knitting needles and get going.
Love you, and yoiur beautiful blog!
Well, I feel sorry for that person for being too closed minded to see that not everyone shares the same interests and the same joys. You *obviously* have a full and rich and rewarding life and it gives me great inspiration! It makes me sad when people feel the need to attack those who are different from them. Your response was *very* well put.ReplyDelete
I'm also baffled sometimes by the etiquette (or lack thereof) people choose to exhibit online. Once, a few years ago, I posted to an online forum looking for advice on where to find a Bible Study in San Francisco. One person responded with the name of a church. Dozens of others responded with rude/sarcastic/belittling comments. I had said nothing even remotely contentious or offensive, just one simple question. Yet people felt the need to go out of their way to be rude, when in real life they probably would have held those snarky remarks to themselves. (To be fair, it was somewhat naive of me to expect otherwise in San Francisco). And the person who commented on your last post...she could have easily kept her negative thoughts to herself. In fact, it took much more effort to express them. And if you were face to face, I'd bet she wouldn't have said anything. So why is it "ok" to be rude through your keyboard but not your voice? Sad.
Hmmm, I noticed that comment yesterday and was struck by it as well. Human nature makes us struggle with paying too much attention to one negative comment at the expense of 100's of kind words. I enjoy your blog. I remind myself daily that everyone is fighting a battle and it is not always evident what that battle is; at any rate, wouldn't you much rather be you than her? Thanks for sharing your days with us.ReplyDelete
- Tina3/25/2010
Sad to see so many judgmental and hurtful comments from the over 100 comments posted. Why is that?ReplyDelete
As someone else mentioned, nobody knows what that person is dealing with in her life (of course, that person then went on to slam her, but her point was made, in a passive-aggressive way).
I wonder if the commenter meant that your post was a bit mundane and dry. And yes!, that is the wonderful part of our everyday life- parts are mundane. I personally enjoy a glimpse into people's lives- that's why I read blogs. But if you are dealing with LIFE and LIFE is big- job loss, health issues, children issues, marriage issues, etc., etc., reading someone's post about buttons can actually BE that final straw.
I personally prefer to view someone's motives with empathy and understanding rather than with disdain and dismissal. And I don't like the gang mentality of all the girls rallying around the Queen Bee and dissing the girl who dared to express a different view.
We wouldn't want our daughters to act this way, would we?
Well, I must need to get a life too because I find your blog so much fun to read and I, too, would search for the perfect button in my collection at home before going out and buying one. So please keep up the knitting, the baking and all the rest of your life and letting us all know about it.ReplyDelete
Great way to handle the sarcasm, too, without getting nasty.
This is so sad from Ms "get a life". And it's even worse when we realize that this "Ms g.a.l" trolls are mainly everywhere. Today I've just read a post from a wonderful woman, who has a great blog. And she was kind of reacting exactly against someone who sent some message on a "get a life" style.ReplyDelete
Weird enough: the wonderful woman said she got a pretty scary number of "g.a.l" people sending bitter comments on her post about her anniversary - she and her husband completed 10 years together.
By far, her post was on of the sweetest and most loving and kind love declaration I had ever read.
Me and some other friends of her were really happy and delighted with such tenderness of her words.
It's really sad that people cannot see happiness from other people and they fell they MUST to do something in order of spoiling the joy around.
Darling, your "virtual livingroom, garden" is a pure lightness, tenderness and joy! Remember that most of us here love you and your words!
Hug and kiss!!!
Well, that wasn't very nice. Anonymous must be having a bad day.ReplyDelete
- Susan G. from Ellicott City3/25/2010
You have a wonderful life, Leslie, and I'm so thankful that you want to share it with the world. The individual who left such a comment on your blog may not realize how well they are demonstrating that their own life must not be going so well. Your blog is darling and one of my very favorites! Keep it up! Now let's see that finished Heron!!!!ReplyDelete
I write a blog and while it's not very well written and the pictures aren't photographed by a professional, I love it. My mother reads it for goodness sakes. My husband at first didn't get why I started a blog but now sees how much joy it brings me and now he too has grown to love it. I'm sorry you were the recipient of an unkind comment. I for one enjoy the fact that your every day adventures in cooking, knitting, button collecting, etc. brings a little bit of joy into my world too. Keep it up.ReplyDelete
I have been reading and enjoying your blog for some time now. I think a lot of us will be spurred to leave a comment this time. Life is full of little and grand moments. But living in the moment is what allows us to fully appreciate all moments. Even the small task of choosing a button can have it's beauty. Continue to feel it and share it with us. I will be here to read it!ReplyDelete
Ah, the "interweb". What a wonderful place for anonymous people to say whatever rolls off their fingertips. Wait, did that just roll off mine?ReplyDelete
Your photos are beautiful, the cookies look delicious and inspire me to get in the kitchen more and the knitting is always of interest. Happy blogging and happy life!
i just love MadMad's comment - hilarious- she nailed my feelings exactly!ReplyDelete
luv u leslie :)
here's to life!!
some people have no manners.ReplyDelete
I love reading your blog, and find all your knitting projects very inspiring, not to mention the cookies...
What a strange person! Maybe they were having a bad day or maybe they are just naturally a mean person. I don't understand why people feel the need to leave rude comments. Its not like we are making them read our blogs. If they don't like them they should just stop reading. I personally love your blog and I think you have plenty of life! Keep up the fantastic blogging!ReplyDelete
- monique3/25/2010
I rarely comment but I woke up this morning still upset that someone would take the time to attempt to ruin your day. Please don't let that commenter effect your blog. It takes a lot of time and effort to produce a wonderful blog like yours and I visit yours for a smile and a "I should make cookies for my kids" or Ha! Leslie is also having button issues!" Life is truly about the little everyday things and you show us examples of how and when to stop and live those moments. That negative commenter is probably very unhappy and one has to feel sorry for him/her.ReplyDelete
Ms "get a life" must not have one and is jealous...in my opinion. Also, if one does not have something good to say, perhaps he/she should say nothing at all. Please know that I look to you for inspiration. I think you do so many wonderful things that capture the essence of life. Thank you! :-)ReplyDelete
- Helen3/25/2010
Oh Leslie, you have a wonderful life, full of warmth, colour, humour, love, texture and joy and for those of us who love your blog (and there's lots of us who do) I thank you for sharing it with us. When someone feels motivated to leave a comment like that, rather than just moving on if it's not their cup of tea, then it's rather sad for them and smacks of envy. So keep it coming, you are my greatest source of cookie inspiration (I've tried loads of the recipes you've made and my family love them) and I love seeing your knits, for me you really are a friend to knit with (even from the other side of the world).ReplyDelete
Best wishes
yeah, she's missing the point.ReplyDelete
keep on You! xx
I totally missed this, I'll sum it up for you Leslie, "what a jealous asshole, who needs a life." I'll be petty for you!ReplyDelete
Love you friend!
Just think 3 years ago I didn't know you but here you are in my life, we live in the same town, have the same aged children & meet for great conversation & wonderful knitting time! Your blog may seem stupid to some but because of it I have a great friend like you!
your blog is one of the most loveliest ones i've ever read. xoReplyDelete
Wow- it never ceases to amaze me how people respond at times. And how one comment, like this one you are blogging about, can carry such a negative energy with it and pack such power.ReplyDelete
I love your response and whole-heartedly agree with it. I have enjoyed your blog for a year now (though rarely comment) and also think it is quite full of life :)
- Jennifer in North Pole, AK3/26/2010
Your blog is beautiful, enlightening and full of life! There is always going to be the one bad seed, and thankfully they are just a dud that won't see any growth until they let the sunshine of this blog and others like it shine on their life! Best of wishes to you and your family.ReplyDelete
I'm always behind - but holy cow! You handled that better than I ever could have Ms Friend! I'm sure I speak for everyone else when I say that we are so grateful that you share your lovely life with all of us. Oy.ReplyDelete
I totally agree with you :)ReplyDelete
I read your blog often, and I enjoy it! It truly is a befitting title, and your sharing brings others joy! Keep up your good work, and your sweater is beautiful!ReplyDelete
I've been lurking in your blog for some time, maybe the last two years without commenting in any post. But this "get a life" put me on my nerves.. I can't believe it!! I really like your blog, I check it on daily basis and I find it really nice and full of ideas... But I think your actitude was the best don't take into account those stupid comments and, please continue to share with us your LIFE. Thanks for it.
Oh my goodness me. I'm so glad I stopped over here. It's interesting that the comment was made anonymously. We could speak about what drives people to negativity and to hide behind their emotions by aggressive behavior. However, I choose LIFE as I know you do! And it bears repeating...it is in the very simple tasks of the every day that we know an extraordinary presence here on this great Mother Earth. You've long had my admiration and respect for the love and creativity you share. But you've demonstrated even more and that is a humble and modest spirit. You've got soul and this is a good place, time after time.ReplyDelete
Peace out! xoxo...Ana
Amen!! Well said, Leslie I discovered your blog a little while ago and have been "haunting" you...you inspire me to knit more, to create more, to bake cookies more...and to love my family well. Hope you are able to shrug off that comment as one person's insanity and keep living your full life with joy.ReplyDelete
your response was nothing more than gracious, kind, and lady like. I would expect nothing less. YOU and your blog have inspired countless women (and probably some men too) to look to everyday life for inspiration and love. appreciating what we have, exercising our creative muscles, stepping out and sharing ourselves...I could go on and on. you're one friend i would want to knit with.ReplyDelete
Beautiful picture - full of life ;o)
regards from Iceland
Your head and your heart are light and content. You have so much good in you and have shared it with us. Thank you, Leslie.ReplyDelete
p.s. I understand the headless shots. I got my share of dings for it. Privacy or at least the last vestige of Internet privacy. I never gave it a second thought.
You 'get' life and share it with the rest of us who either get it too or are trying everyday. I really enjoy your blog and getting little glimpses into your life :DReplyDelete
Obviously whoever wrote "get a life" just doesn't "get it".... or see the beauty in simple things like buttons. I'm thinking her or his mother never had a button box or tin that they sifted through looking at all the colors and sparkle. Thanks Leslie for being you and sharing your thoughts and inspirations with the rest of us. :)ReplyDelete
I really enjoy reading your blog, admirinig your beautiful photography, knitting projects, and how you bring everything together for very artistic posts. You didn't miss a beat when you addressed "ms. get a life" succintly and candidly. Enough said. And now on with the button choices!!ReplyDelete
I've only just found your blog but it is fantastic.ReplyDelete
Last year I had to close my blog and start again after I had threats and vile comments - to the point that the police got involved.
You are better than the people who have to go anon to make comments. They are envious and bitter and it's obvious.
Hold your head high and let them get their own life.
Hey Doll! I don't really try to show it but I am one of THEE most judgmental people EVAR! And my judgmental opinion is that your blog OOOOZES. Funny how people can't just move on if they don't like headless people wearing sweaters, isn't it? I wouldn't be surprised if that person doesn't even own a sweater. And I'm certain no one ever hand knit them one. Nor will anyone ever. You just keep being the fabulous mother and knitter we all would love to be.ReplyDelete
I saw that comment and and my heart hurt....it was so unkind on soooo many different levels. I commend you for addressing ms. get a life.....and loooove that we are all living ours to the very fullest! Thank you so very much for taking the time to share yours with us.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/30/2010
Leslie, I have been reading your blog and enjoying all the photos and recipes for cookies probably since you started. I bought wooden plates like you. I knit but not the awesome sweaters that you knit your children or for yourself. You inspire me to be a better knitter. Your blog is inspiring with birthdays and beach trips. Sounds like " get a life" would not know one if they saw it....ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4/09/2010
pls don't stop putting pictures of your cookies in! it's where i get my cookie-inspiration because i am just too overwhelmed to browse all those recipe sites ... and i love you knitted stuff, too. found your blog via "house on hill road" last winter ... greetings from germany, corrieReplyDelete
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The hearing held by the regional transportation planning agency's transportation committee was held to gather input on the transit project's draft environmental document.
More than a dozen speakers testified at the hearing, including District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, who represents La Jolla.
"There is strong support in our communities for this project," Lightner said. "However, they will be directly impacted by construction and operations as the project is in close proximity to residential and commercial [zones]. We must not forget — or ignore — their concerns."
Noting University City and the Golden Triangle are "a major economic engine for San Diego that must be respected," Lightner said, "We must also ensure that we protect wildlife and our open spaces."
Lightner said her office will submit a full written report on the project's environmental documents by the July 17 comment deadline.
Debra Knight, who represents Friends of Rose Canyon, thanked SANDAG for not pursuing a previous alternative for the trolley extension that would have taken it directly through Rose Canyon, impacting open space. Knight argued the project's environmental studies have so far not been exhaustive enough.
"There is no discussion of a noise wall or sound berms to protect our urban open-space areas," Knight said. "Smart growth should be all about protecting the habitats in our urban canyons, which is a challenge. I hope there is a way SANDAG will be able to do that."
Dan Allen, a La Jolla community planner who has long been involved in transportation issues, questioned the scope of the Mid-Coast trolley extension, given its high cost.
"The total project is an estimated $2 billion," he said, adding there should be consideration given to downsizing the project.
"Instead of a route crossing Interstate 5 twice and eating up most of that $2 billion, there should be a low-cost alternative considered that would go up to UTC and tie in with the 'Super Loop' bus system that is already in place," Allen said.
During the public hearing, several representatives from Armstrong Garden Centers testified against a proposed new trolley station on Tecolote Road, contending a trolley stop there would threaten the existence of one of their nearby stores.
Several veterans and affiliates of veterans' organizations also thanked the SANDAG committee for including an additional trolley station at the VA Medical Center in La Jolla in the plans.
The trolley extension route, known as the locally preferred alternative (LPA), was approved by SANDAG's governing board in July 2010. The route would begin just north of the Old Town Transit Center and would travel north in an existing railroad right-of-way and alongside Interstate 5 to reach UCSD and University City.
Eight new trolley stations are planned at Tecolote Road, Clairemont Drive, Balboa Avenue, Nobel Drive, Pepper Canyon (to serve the UCSD west campus), Voigt Drive (to serve the UCSD east campus), Executive Drive and Westfield UTC transit center.
Environmental documents for the Mid-Coast Corridor Transit Project are available online at www.sandag.org/midcoast, or at the SANDAG offices at 401 B St., Suite 800, San Diego, 92101.