tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post2083818244886971931..comments2024-03-19T18:14:11.757-04:00Comments on Pics & Pieces: View from the strip pits...Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-74395084420980216662011-08-27T11:40:54.676-04:002011-08-27T11:40:54.676-04:00I think the reason I don't decorate for each s...I think the reason I don't decorate for each season is sheer laziness. I hate to drag stuff out and have to put it back again and find storage for it when not in use. I use to do more of it, but now I just do Christmas mostly. I feel guilty about spending money, too. I don't think it is an unhealthy attitude. We waste so much money on things we don't need and then have to care for and store. I've gotten to where "stuff" just doesn't matter to me and I would like to get rid of stuff rather than get more. I used to spend the most on books...now it is fabric :-) I need to use more of the fabric I have.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16552777489399984385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-74181010152301524142011-08-22T08:55:44.323-04:002011-08-22T08:55:44.323-04:00Peaceful shot Rose. I used to feel guilty about s...Peaceful shot Rose. I used to feel guilty about spending money on myself...But, when I started working that all changed, now that I'm not working and we're trying to live more simply, I only buy what I really really want and that is fabric and yarn ;0Judy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07886053115520735923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-51592639803919554602011-08-21T19:30:35.164-04:002011-08-21T19:30:35.164-04:00I love the photos you take of your strip pit. You ...I love the photos you take of your strip pit. You often find wonderful wildlife there too.<br /><br />I'm naturally frugal. I don't feel guilty...I just don't like to spend money on things I don't really need.<br /><br />OH, but I NEED a camera ;) And a computer. :) So I DO spend money on some things!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-8655316568668762812011-08-21T10:47:46.437-04:002011-08-21T10:47:46.437-04:00The enlarged version of your strip pit shot does h...The enlarged version of your strip pit shot does have that peaceful look that harder to see in the small image. I like the lush grasses that surround the area too. Very nice shot. Your comment about clothes, decorations and guilt… must strike a familiar chord with many folk on here. You've obviously come a long way past much of that in the past. Good for you!donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11683101466651668784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-9400613776593671382011-08-21T07:18:13.144-04:002011-08-21T07:18:13.144-04:00you are so fortunate to live close to such a wonde...you are so fortunate to live close to such a wonderful area for wildlife.<br /><br />Gill in CanadaGill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-38783667871211565752011-08-20T23:52:34.507-04:002011-08-20T23:52:34.507-04:00Great picture, and a really nice post.Great picture, and a really nice post.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-24781195274628403982011-08-20T23:35:23.273-04:002011-08-20T23:35:23.273-04:00A wonderful peaceful picture! I love decorating th...A wonderful peaceful picture! I love decorating the inside of the house for the seasons. Especially Easter with the rabbits, eggs and baskets. I do feel guilty for spending money, because we don't have that much, but I love to shop. That has been cut way back lately though since I cannot walk much, so that is one good things from all this!Ginny Hartzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329131153403895625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-78835876877985474992011-08-20T23:23:57.281-04:002011-08-20T23:23:57.281-04:00It has a very serene feel to it Rose that suits th...It has a very serene feel to it Rose that suits that time of evening. It's one of my favorite times of day.<br />I used to buy all kinds of decorations and I love going to the store and looking but I've kept myself from buying them the last couple of years. I do like the homey feel though when it all changed up for the seasons.<br />Absolutely - jeans for me. <br />I have more purses than I'll ever need so I have to turn my eyes away when I'm in that section at the store. :)Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-86558575247198385832011-08-20T22:01:57.803-04:002011-08-20T22:01:57.803-04:00i do love that photo. so still and quiet.
i know...i do love that photo. so still and quiet.<br /><br />i know exactly where you're coming from on the spending money thing. even if we have lots, i have a hard time justifying something because it'll be fun or convenient when i can get by with what i have...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510099344729038541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-162042727452052782.post-79405313249174191892011-08-20T21:48:32.955-04:002011-08-20T21:48:32.955-04:00I think the guilt about buying things comes either...I think the guilt about buying things comes either from being instilled in us by our parents or by experiences of really scraping by during hard times. Either of those will make us evaluate carefully what we are buying and if it is more important to have the money instead. <br /><br />My parents went through the Great Depression so we got quite a lot of "instilling" from them about saving and only spending for things we really need. That sometimes makes it hard to buy something just for fun.<br /><br />Great post.Lois Evensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129343619065721588noreply@blogger.com