tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post3605133692233853646..comments2024-03-08T04:04:45.132-08:00Comments on Of Shoes and Ships and Sealing Wax and Cabbages and Kings: Fire, Fire. Nature is not kind.loverofwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-12898172527884607102013-06-19T16:49:00.413-07:002013-06-19T16:49:00.413-07:00Yes, but I live in New Zealand.Yes, but I live in New Zealand.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-16443315108142113062013-06-19T10:29:13.542-07:002013-06-19T10:29:13.542-07:00Thanks, Lynn, as always.Thanks, Lynn, as always.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-33112084868908278312013-06-19T10:28:46.048-07:002013-06-19T10:28:46.048-07:00Hi Wendy. Weren't there terrible fires in Aust...Hi Wendy. Weren't there terrible fires in Australia last year? I seem to remember reading about them.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-7285632019976920902013-06-19T10:27:37.721-07:002013-06-19T10:27:37.721-07:00Thanks, Tina. We have a whole summer ahead to be ...Thanks, Tina. We have a whole summer ahead to be wary. But now the smoke is not in the air and the fire is 85% contained, with 509 homes destroyed. It is suspected that the fire was human caused.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-79077384041470450922013-06-18T07:57:34.425-07:002013-06-18T07:57:34.425-07:00sending prayers---<3sending prayers---<3Lynn Proctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349867270815243053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-83578553831589545562013-06-16T15:12:22.185-07:002013-06-16T15:12:22.185-07:00I had no idea. How absolutely terrible. Having nev...I had no idea. How absolutely terrible. Having never been in a situation such as that, I can only imagine the horror for all concerned. Humans and animals alike.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-75713328503657867652013-06-16T14:53:52.509-07:002013-06-16T14:53:52.509-07:00We can't see the smoke here, but it sure has a...We can't see the smoke here, but it sure has affected the asthmatics on our family quite severely. I'm so glad for you that your home survived. I grieve with those who have lost everything, and for those who have lost loved ones. You did a lovely job sharing our state's tragedies so that other can commiserate.<br /><br />Tina @ <a href="http://kmdlifeisgood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life is Good</a>Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08925730745204736744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-83858961748829177802013-06-15T08:24:58.408-07:002013-06-15T08:24:58.408-07:00Hi Jo: How is the weather where you live now? Fr...Hi Jo: How is the weather where you live now? Frightening to live through extreme weather. You feel so helpless.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-2159823876267289442013-06-14T12:33:36.681-07:002013-06-14T12:33:36.681-07:00We lived in NC for a number of years and got a few...We lived in NC for a number of years and got a few bad fires there too, as well as a few hurricanes to go along with them. Don't think we ever got both at the same time, God forbid.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-77065919345056591812013-06-14T08:31:56.374-07:002013-06-14T08:31:56.374-07:00From all of us, CQ.From all of us, CQ.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-37299075535690051432013-06-14T08:31:27.105-07:002013-06-14T08:31:27.105-07:00Prayers to your son and his family. Today is a co...Prayers to your son and his family. Today is a cooler day, less wind. Hope your son does not have to evacuate.loverofwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763349886822924646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-8964659292382381202013-06-13T21:36:36.926-07:002013-06-13T21:36:36.926-07:00Thoughts and prayers are with all those affected b...Thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this. cquinn819https://www.blogger.com/profile/13848102393654731655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9000213818076940390.post-63361025361847340612013-06-13T20:20:08.944-07:002013-06-13T20:20:08.944-07:00This post touches close to home for me. My son and...This post touches close to home for me. My son and his family live nearby and can see the fire from their deck, although they've not had to evacuate. The Black Forest is such a beautiful area. Very sad, and especially for those who have lost so much. Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com