tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post5671165734209669295..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Lammas 2015DJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-91646620703622751652015-08-06T18:49:47.759-07:002015-08-06T18:49:47.759-07:00Although I am late reading and responding, I enjoy...Although I am late reading and responding, I enjoyed this post very much. I often take news breaks and seldom watch the network news shows. I like public TV for most everything these days and listen to BBC news at times to get a more balanced prospective. There is a saying that "if it bleeds, it leads" in journalism so we get only the worst news stories, hardly every any good news. I like our little local paper which has a page full of all the kids doings in our county. We have pictures of local people doing good works, winning awards in local organizations, and all those stories make me smile.It makes me realize that the same things are going on in small towns all over this great country all the time. When I stop and think, I realize that all that hoopla on the TV news is not my America, not the country I live in and admire. Sadly, too many people watch the TV news all day long. They become brain washed by whatever they see and soon believe that our whole country is going to hell in a hand basket. I haven't watched the news since Sunday morning and don't plan to watch it until next Sunday. Hope you have a great week.Glenda Beallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953170428175025248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-29927423998875819202015-08-03T19:54:33.716-07:002015-08-03T19:54:33.716-07:00Our local pagan group didn't do anything for M...Our local pagan group didn't do anything for Mid summer. But we just harvest our shallots out of the garden.<br />Still pretty hot and also smokey from all the Forrest fires but I front is coming in and we could use some rain.<br />I stop in form "Annie"<br /><br /> Coffee is on peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-32396835169882569352015-08-03T05:57:32.708-07:002015-08-03T05:57:32.708-07:00Hi DJan, Eye on the Edge has a special spot in my ...Hi DJan, Eye on the Edge has a special spot in my blogosphere. I always look forward to your weekly musing but sometimes I put off reading it as opposed to many of the other blogs I’m following. Why? Well, I enjoy your writing most when I have a quiet moment sometimes referred to as “quality time.” Often I’m rewarded with a sort of rebalancing by reading your reflections on life and comparing them to my own. This definitely happened today as I read your comments on the news and how it is mostly so negative. Several people have told me that I’m a typical “older person” because I like to watch the evening news on one of the major networks … usually ABC or CBS. Maybe, as you mentioned, I should fast for a few days. I’m certainly going to consider it seriously. Now, regarding the weather … I’ve lived in the Northwest for over three decades and this has been the worst summer by far for the uncomfortable heat. I’m right there with you on getting it over as soon as possible. I commend you, however, for finding a positive in it … a bumper crop of tomatoes. Home-grown tomatoes … oh, my … they are the BEST! Enjoy your crop and … it sounds like … you might have some lucky neighbors! :-) Have a fine week ahead and thank you for sharing. John's Islandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618219887687125402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-85384717651772922632015-08-02T20:33:31.840-07:002015-08-02T20:33:31.840-07:00It seems to me that the world generally is more po...It seems to me that the world generally is more polarized, with a widening disparity between rich and poor. But each of us can make a difference by living true to our ideals and beliefs. Great post, DJan.Trish and Rob MacGregorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02846270474176860924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-39251704742091133712015-08-02T18:06:23.604-07:002015-08-02T18:06:23.604-07:00Our heat and dry weather has ended, with so far ab...Our heat and dry weather has ended, with so far about 9 hours of rain today including some very heavy thunder storms. Nowhere as dry as you have it though. I can't stand the news, and now do a lot of blog reading instead of television watching, but I do follow Canadian politics. I just get so frustrated that I can't DO anything about it though!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-60516029925598478522015-08-02T16:58:23.403-07:002015-08-02T16:58:23.403-07:00The news has not been good lately. That is for su...The news has not been good lately. That is for sure. Thankfully, there is more to life than what we see, feel, and smell. There is hope. Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-21379920098190153662015-08-02T15:18:50.751-07:002015-08-02T15:18:50.751-07:00The garden party sounds fun! I see a lot of BLT&#...The garden party sounds fun! I see a lot of BLT's in your future!<br /><br />I'm very selective about the news I read/see. It can be very depressing, so I try to pick stories that are more uplifting.<br /><br />Have a great week, my friend!Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-90858182246013692202015-08-02T14:41:30.437-07:002015-08-02T14:41:30.437-07:00Love the community garden party.
In the past I hav...Love the community garden party.<br />In the past I have made chutney when there have been toooooo many tomatoes for me to consume any other way. <br />News fast? Oh yes. I can (usually) read it, but I cannot watch or listen to it. I think I have most problem with it because there is so little I can do to make a positive difference.<br />Sadly, there was a good news newspaper started up many years ago - and it folded because no-one was interested enough to buy it. Which means that we have to accept some responsibility for our diet of doom and gloom.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-36146631536543323262015-08-02T13:59:21.933-07:002015-08-02T13:59:21.933-07:00I feel the need of a news fast also. My goodness, ...I feel the need of a news fast also. My goodness, is everyone cranky these days. So much anger and violence in the news but as you said, that sells more than the nice stories. Sad commentary. Sometimes I am glad I am old but then I feel badly for my young family members who have to stick around. <br />Hope you cool off soon. We were so excited this week as the temps dropped to low nineties with low humidity. Don't know how you PNW folks make it with out A/C. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50585297189289213372015-08-02T09:42:38.564-07:002015-08-02T09:42:38.564-07:00Your garden party sounds like fun! With the heat ...Your garden party sounds like fun! With the heat you are having your Tomatoes should be great, tomatoes like it warm! <br />I often take news breaks, I can only take bad news for so long and it depresses me. Those days I turn the channel to Little House or The Waltons...:)<br />I hope you cool off soon, we have cooled a bit here highs forecast in the 70's this week which is just perfect for me! I don't like hot and humid either. <br />I hope you have a good week, it is always nice to visit you here on Sundays:)<br />Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-25007982515351668692015-08-02T08:48:00.875-07:002015-08-02T08:48:00.875-07:00I wouldn't mind a frosty drink from your coole...I wouldn't mind a frosty drink from your cooler right now. That party must have been lots of fun.<br /><br />Actually, the heat isn't that bad when you have a/c. What a great invention.<br /><br />I also echo your words about good and evil. This dichotomy will never die.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-64146989843599914472015-08-02T08:13:32.780-07:002015-08-02T08:13:32.780-07:00I freeze excess tomatoes whole. Just pop them int...I freeze excess tomatoes whole. Just pop them into zip lock bags and stick them in the freezer. Then when you want some for soups or stew or sauce, take out however many you need, rinse them under hot water, or submerge them in a bowl of hot water, since we will need to conserve water now, and the skins slip off. Chunk them up and throw them into the soup pot. <br /><br />For attitude adjustments, I can lose myself in a book or a good TV show or put old rock music on my iPod and go for a brisk walk.<br /><br />I do feel like there has been a cloud over my head this summer, and I know it is weather related. With so little rain since way last spring, I have a constant worry hovering in the back of my brain about everything burning up, either figuratively or literally. As a gardener I wonder what the future holds for creating beauty and feeding the multitude. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-44944072136549326522015-08-02T07:30:18.356-07:002015-08-02T07:30:18.356-07:00DJan, I think a garden party to share the produce ...DJan, I think a garden party to share the produce from your garden is such a wonderful idea. I wonder if the gardens around here do that.<br /><br />As far as the heat goes, I'm not going to go there. Suffice to say it's hot.<br /><br />Your view of the world and where it's heading is similar to my own. Years ago we had so little input as to what was going on elsewhere... and now maybe too much? Or is it because we hear mostly bad news? I do think that how and where we are brought up forms us into the people we are (and what we consider right and wrong)... and I'm not sure that anyone is going to change that except possibly time and persistence. And I too worry about the image of America... but it can't be too bad since so many keep trying to get here.Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-68472033698853220352015-08-02T07:13:42.366-07:002015-08-02T07:13:42.366-07:00Hot tip: Tomatoes will keep for quite a while...a ...Hot tip: Tomatoes will keep for quite a while...a few weeks. Depending on how many tomatoes you may have, you might be able to eat all of them fresh. On Twitter I follow a number of alternate news sources and get a different perspective on some issues. Here , I follow Tyee, Rabble and one more. They have been responsible for bringing out some government dirt.<br />I do worry about climate change. I'm very black about it. I believe we're over the tipping point and the damage and road back may not be possible.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com