tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post4783184638432301741..comments2023-11-05T03:56:08.325-08:00Comments on Murrmurrs: The Light Of FriendshipMurr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-65583298109893875312011-04-05T15:34:13.382-07:002011-04-05T15:34:13.382-07:00Actually really entertaining writing works pretty ...Actually really entertaining writing works pretty well too, but that's even more work. :-)Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86635329615202230342011-04-05T15:34:11.850-07:002011-04-05T15:34:11.850-07:00I love your neighborhood (and your philosophy on l...I love your neighborhood (and your philosophy on life). I should check with you before any future moves to see if anything is available next door...ya never know where this vagabond might end up. Enjoy that frog!That Rebel with a Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-28144843350536022002011-04-05T15:34:11.634-07:002011-04-05T15:34:11.634-07:00Ahh, the truly ensconced frog, settled securely wh...Ahh, the truly ensconced frog, settled securely where the fattest flies are sure to congregate.Rondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-86097464821306884762011-04-05T15:34:11.460-07:002011-04-05T15:34:11.460-07:00I used to have exactly that kind of neighborhood. ...I used to have exactly that kind of neighborhood. Missing it still.Barbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-70033282188750414202011-04-05T15:34:11.266-07:002011-04-05T15:34:11.266-07:00I suspect that wherever Murr goes, neighbors like ...I suspect that wherever Murr goes, neighbors like Gayle and Lam will follow...curious-do the radishes go into the deviled eggs or do they chaperone alongside..to serve as an aside or accompaniment...inquiring minds...Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17076192349778156440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-40627270989891472342011-04-05T15:34:11.024-07:002011-04-05T15:34:11.024-07:00We've got a vacancy across the street. Previo...We've got a vacancy across the street. Previous tenants were drug dealers, but we won't discriminate if you have another occupation.Murr Brewsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-89109375093865852192011-04-05T15:34:10.747-07:002011-04-05T15:34:10.747-07:00I had a perfectly good ossified freeze-dried frog ...I had a perfectly good ossified freeze-dried frog that I found under the White Pine that I put aside -- outside -- for just such an art project. Unfortunately, a raccoon decided it would make a better snack. Not even deviled eggs and lemon cucumbers could bring it back.Catbirdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08817359455864023690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-15465530872455179242010-04-23T20:40:22.115-07:002010-04-23T20:40:22.115-07:00I had a perfectly good ossified freeze-dried frog ...I had a perfectly good ossified freeze-dried frog that I found under the White Pine that I put aside -- outside -- for just such an art project. Unfortunately, a raccoon decided it would make a better snack. Not even deviled eggs and lemon cucumbers could bring it back.Catbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817359455864023690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-88244858020356700442010-04-22T20:53:51.417-07:002010-04-22T20:53:51.417-07:00What a wonderful neighborhood.
We've lived in...What a wonderful neighborhood.<br /><br />We've lived in a gated community for going on seven years, and I don't know one single person. Or frog.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-19789688778216246372010-04-22T16:41:07.064-07:002010-04-22T16:41:07.064-07:00We've got a vacancy across the street. Previo...We've got a vacancy across the street. Previous tenants were drug dealers, but we won't discriminate if you have another occupation.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17661914476544198712010-04-22T15:24:36.220-07:002010-04-22T15:24:36.220-07:00I want to move next to you. Will you accept me as ...I want to move next to you. Will you accept me as a neighbor.<br /><br />Regarding your comment on my blog -- yes, this blog format is best of all. It is straight forward, easy to read the words, pleasing to the eye, and you don't have to go through hoops to adorn it with weird stuff to make it attractive. Besides, if you are like me, you wouldn't know how to change it even if you wanted Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-41957525966436162742010-04-22T08:54:52.802-07:002010-04-22T08:54:52.802-07:00Actually really entertaining writing works pretty ...Actually really entertaining writing works pretty well too, but that's even more work. :-)Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523194846272870013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-83845644937422901172010-04-22T08:01:58.909-07:002010-04-22T08:01:58.909-07:00Anvil: well that would explain the word "ens...Anvil: well that would explain the word "ensconced." And why more things than light bulbs can be ensconced.<br />Dreamfarmgirl: Dave has a Salsa Garden! <br />Ronda: great point about the flies. What would suit a dead frog better than dead moths?<br />MikeWJ: All our neighbors have better cars and children than we do.<br />Pamela: the radishes are attractively arranged to the Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-45206731467646775102010-04-22T07:54:11.327-07:002010-04-22T07:54:11.327-07:00You're too informative by half. I didn't k...You're too informative by half. I didn't know what this sconce thing was until the end. I also learned from elsewhere that it can be a military fortification.Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-61660086117431738522010-04-22T06:06:33.817-07:002010-04-22T06:06:33.817-07:00I suspect that wherever Murr goes, neighbors like ...I suspect that wherever Murr goes, neighbors like Gayle and Lam will follow...curious-do the radishes go into the deviled eggs or do they chaperone alongside..to serve as an aside or accompaniment...inquiring minds...Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076192349778156440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38833348486776956692010-04-22T05:47:22.295-07:002010-04-22T05:47:22.295-07:00I used to have exactly that kind of neighborhood. ...I used to have exactly that kind of neighborhood. Missing it still.Barb Matijevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-66802738578295035152010-04-21T22:57:35.407-07:002010-04-21T22:57:35.407-07:00No, people don't do these things in gated comm...No, people don't do these things in gated communities. They just try to get better cars and wives and children than their neighbors and leave it at that. No deviled eggs, no frog lamps. Rarely even any conversation. It's a little sad, I think.MikeWJ at Too Many Morningshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05357719098554598893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-17672942076386026572010-04-21T20:46:16.184-07:002010-04-21T20:46:16.184-07:00Ahh, the truly ensconced frog, settled securely wh...Ahh, the truly ensconced frog, settled securely where the fattest flies are sure to congregate.Rondanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-74719527988381522112010-04-21T20:37:00.107-07:002010-04-21T20:37:00.107-07:00Love love it! One of the best parts about having a...Love love it! One of the best parts about having an unruly vegetable garden is giving away the harvest. I don't have as many neighbors to share mine with, but I do have a nice work community that every summer starts poking around about my squashes and tomatoes and peppers, and are we going to make salsa again this year? And another similarity: I live in Austin where we love our Mexican Dreamfarm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494214244290730058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-42340866729034378652010-04-21T20:02:10.774-07:002010-04-21T20:02:10.774-07:00Bruce: you probably have a velociraptor sconce. D...Bruce: you probably have a velociraptor sconce. Don't you.<br />Lisa: I endorse the drive-by cerebral hemorrhaging!<br />Robert: pop down the alley. You'll probably recognize our place.<br />Deb: FROG-GIGGING? Not the same thing at ALL!<br />Spot: a lot of what people want in country living is also here in NE Portland, I think. 'Cept the space.<br />Reb: we own the house next Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-37866895755460635072010-04-21T19:53:18.392-07:002010-04-21T19:53:18.392-07:00Now there is a frog who understands how easy it *i...Now there is a frog who understands how easy it *isn't*, being green...Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07712412874073377368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-78489051525862835582010-04-21T19:49:15.433-07:002010-04-21T19:49:15.433-07:00I love your neighborhood (and your philosophy on l...I love your neighborhood (and your philosophy on life). I should check with you before any future moves to see if anything is available next door...ya never know where this vagabond might end up. Enjoy that frog!Olivia J. Herrell, writing as O.J. Barréhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01107021392937169669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-60218343423740925672010-04-21T14:39:58.687-07:002010-04-21T14:39:58.687-07:00What a fabulous story. I wish I lived in such a ne...What a fabulous story. I wish I lived in such a neighborhood! I don't live in a neighborhood at all...just a wide expanse of coutry. I love the barter system though!<br /><br />♥Spot<br /><br />PS~ I also love that sconce!!Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761441168024967277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-4591186736982020852010-04-21T13:33:07.254-07:002010-04-21T13:33:07.254-07:00Charming story - neighbors getting along with and ...Charming story - neighbors getting along with and helping out neighbors. (Is that legal???) We do it here in the country, too! And once a year my son and friends go frog-gigging. Perhaps I'll go into the sconce bidness too! (Nah, probably not!) And, that Gayle does know her men - my husband would drool over radishes and deviled eggs too (who knew!!!)debwardarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225105239355671724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-468223150447785936.post-38292171054009924002010-04-21T12:08:20.529-07:002010-04-21T12:08:20.529-07:00Awesome! I love decorating with light. My daughter...Awesome! I love decorating with light. My daughter lives on NE 22nd off Alberta, we will DEFINITELY visit the gallery on our next trip up from Corvallis. I gotta see that gallery!!Robert the Skeptichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863488312604865183noreply@blogger.com