PLEASE read first 4 paragraphs... Thank you.

I've "heard-tell" that some Dear Readers still don't understand what I have done here {No Comments}. Or why I have done it. Nor do they know the "why" of all my Blog Life Changes. They probably missed the post I made, about all of it.

So, I am mentioning it again. With above click-able link to that entry. And with the urging, to look to the right, at my Side Bar. And read my reason, at the top of my Side Bar.


As I said, I hope no one is offended by my changes. But I had to make them, for me. :-) I now have time to make cookies and etc. :-) Plus, it's now Apple Pie Time and my family really loves my Apple Pies. :-)

I really hope all and any who happen to stop by my blog and read here, will click on the click-able link above {in first paragraph here} and go and read my post, about it. And will look to the top of my SideBar, at the right, and read there too. Please and thank you....


One recent afternoon, I noticed a golden light being reflected from a North window, onto the upstairs hallway. North window ~ reflecting light inward ~ did not make sense. But, it was so. The sun was shining on a {now in Autumn} yellow leafed tree, across the street, which is to the North. And the tree itself, was reflecting light into my house!


I've noticed this effect before. It's as if trees, whose leaves turn a simple yellow in Autumn, seem to almost glow from inside. Even on a cloudy day. And this tree wasn't just glowing, on this sunny day. It was also reflecting this glow! And I finally found a scientific reason for this. Which I won't go into, now. ,-) 'Cause I don't think Dear Readers really want a scientific explanation, here. -giggles-

Personally, I like my previous idea better, though. :-) My idea was... That although these trees, whose leaves only turn a simple yellow... and aren't as flamboyent in Autumn, as those trees, whose leaves turn flaming orange or burnt-red or wine color... These simple yellow leafed trees get a plus, to make up for their lack of briliance. And it's the ability to seem to glow with an inner light, even on a cloudy day. Even when the more showy leaves have fallen. :-) I like that idea better. :-)


First home Football game last night. For our little school's 'Purple & Gold'. :-) Cool and crisp and a perfect night for it. Since I "follow the ball" on the field {even though I don't know much about the rules}, I did a lot of walking up and down the sidelines. Helping to keep warm and getting in the perfect kind of exercise. Which is exercise you want to do! :-) And I slept like a baby last night. Well, I don't have trouble sleeping, but sometimes have lots of weird dreams. Seems exercise is really good for me, all ways. {Just like my doctor has been saying for ages. -grin-}

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Thank you so much for stopping by...
Gentle hugs to you,
Miss Mari-Nanci

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree."
~~Emily Bronte

{all pics here, other than the tree and football, are from an old 'Victoria' magazine}

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Thank you, much...

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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Thank you to each and every one of you, who joined in the comment/chat on my last entry! And to all who might come upon that entry, in the future and leave a comment!

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It is a topic, dear to the hearts of we bloggers, isn't it? However we choose to deal with it, it has to be dealt with eventually.

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And I personally feel that everyone who posts a blog, on the World Wide Net, loves to get comments. It's human nature. If we put our words or our photos out there into Cyber, it has to be with some hope, that someone reads/sees them. And the added hope that some of those people, will comment. And thus let us know for sure, that someone saw them. :-) Otherwise, we would do our writing in a pen/ink private Journal. And put our photos in a private photo place.

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And some of us go through the whole gamut of possible reactions, to comments or lack of them. I know I did. I admit it. I've been everywhere, on the "comment-wanting-scale"! I admit it, even though I'm not proud of some of it. Yish.... -hangs head in shame-

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But now, I really, really, really want to be in the "hope for comments" camp. I want to keep writing and taking pics. And simply hope that someone will like something... Or have a differing opinion, on something... Or tell me something new, on a topic I brought up... Etc. Etc. Etc. ~*~ And leave some comments. ~*~ Letting this atmosphere, flow over into how I deal with the time to visit/comment in other's blogs, too.

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Everyone knows there are just so many hours in the day. Everyone {even a retired *slug* like me} ,-) has some sort of duties, in Real Life. Everyone has to triage their Net Life and their Real Life. It isn't like any of us, don't know this. So why do I fuss about it? Silly me. ~*~ Maybe I just like to fuss about something?!?!? I'd not put it past me! To think that a little drama here and there, adds spice to life. -sigh- More silly me. *Ding-dang* life itself, throws us plenty of added drama, without my looking for ways to add to it, for myself! Yish...

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So, I again thank all who commented/chatted about this topic. {and any who will possibly do so, in the future} I wish for each of you, your own personal decision on it. And I wish the same, for myself.

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Parler du fait de remarquer

I wrote the Title in French, because I thought, if I used English, everyone might run away. >,-) This way, I might tweak some people's curiosity enough, that they'll read a bit. And maybe even read all. So, to come clean ~ the Title means 'To speak of commenting.' And if you got this far, hopefully you won't bolt now. Hopefully, you stick around. See if I came up with anything new and different on the topic, for a change. :-)

The Dictionary calls commenting..."A written note intended as an explanation, illustration, or criticism of a passage in a book or other writing; an annotation." We in Blog Land call it ~ {maybe} the life blood of blogging. {Maybe} the most troublesome thing, about blogging. {Maybe} many things. But never, never, never do we say, it's a simple topic.

I have so much trouble with it, that I keep links to Net sites, which discuss it. So I suppose I can just give you links to these, and let it go at that. But, you *know* I *can't* just do that! ,-) Gotta' say something myself. :-) But first, the links...

Do you hope or do you...

On feeling obligated to...

Choosing between...

How not to...

Maybe the one which catches my eye the most is the "Do you hope or do you expect..." one. That one seems to "hit the nail on the head," so to speak. The $64,000 Question, as they say. Getting comments ~ do you expect your readers to comment on your blog? Or do you hope your readers will comment on your blog? When I fully figure that one out, it may solve all my blogging questions/issues. Especially the *biggie* of ~ feeling very, very obligated to comment in the blog, of each and everyone person, who comments in mine.

Maybe, if I figure out "My Personal Philosophy" about how I really feel about comments... Then that may spill over onto how I do comments. If I can finally feel super-comfy with my own views, about comments I get, then why not deal with everyone else, in the same way? This really seems the logical way to do it.

If I decide that I have to have lots of comments... If I decide that I am totally focused on the number of comments I get... If I feel my blogging life is worthless, without lots and lots of comments... Then I'd better figure everyone else feels the same. And act thus. Otherwise, I want one standard for me, and a different standard, for everyone else. Which seems kind of un-fair, from the "get-go."


What is my ideal? What would I like to decide, is my over-all commenting philosophy? What do I really, really want to zero in on?



Well, since I always seem to be trying to find simplicity ~ at least I'm always reading about it! :-) ~ Then simplicity should guide me. So, what's the simplest way {for me} to deal with the total issue of commenting?



To hope to get comments. Not to expect them, for any reason. Not to need them. Not to gauge my personal value/worth, or the value/worth of my blogging, on the number of them. Wow, but that sounds wonderful and freeing and super-duper, to me!!!! Wow! -happy sigh-


So logic says, to hope everyone else, feels the same way. And to not worry, if they don't. Because the only one I am in charge of, is me. And the only one I have any power over, is me. And the only one I should concern myself about, is me. In Blog Land, that is! Blog Land isn't family or duty or necessary or life threatening, or etc. 'Tis totally discretionary. So everyone in Blog Land has to handle their own self, in regard to what's important to them, and how they doooooooo Blog Land.

But this is one of those freeing views, which are so, so, so hard to come by. Funny how many freeing things, are so hard to make part of us, hu? Really funny. Do humans want to make life difficult, for some reason? Do we want to give ourselves as many problems as is possible? Weird. But ~ that is a topic for another day. :-)

Soooooooo ~ I rattled on, about my thoughts and my {hopeful} decision, on this blogging issue of comments. Which issue/comments seems dear to a lot of our hearts. :-) Now it's your turn to chime in. I am one voice. I am one blogger. Doing my own thing. I'd love to hear everyone's voice, on this. Agree. Disagree. Shocked. Hopeful. Turned off by my view. Maybe like part of my view. Everyone's personal views, on blogging. Blogging can be this...a kind of a 'brain storming' of ideas. I say my *something,* in an entry. And then you say your *something,* in a comment. Does that sound great?

We are individuals! We each are free to come to our own conclusions. To me, this is true on everything. But even if you don't agree, that far.... Seems that what each of us does, in Blogging, simply has to be our own decision. I will admit... I hope for lots of chiming in, on this entry. :-))))

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