{"id":929,"date":"2007-05-12T16:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-05-12T16:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=929"},"modified":"2007-05-12T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-05-12T16:37:00","slug":"true-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2007\/05\/12\/true-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"true blue"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\">\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/488772911\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/223\/488772911_3f9958abb8.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\t<span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/488772911\/\">lobelia<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/pilgrimgirl\/\">pilgrimgirl<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\">\tPicture: closeup photo of a blue lobelia blossom.<\/p>\n<p>I just planted these little blue flowers in a border in a flower box on my back porch.  Every time I look at them they make me smile.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>On another note:  I&#8217;m sorry that my blogging has been so sparse lately.  I&#8217;ve been knee deep in some other projects&#8211;including my guestblogging stint at FMH and my regular postings for X2 and SSB.  As of late I&#8217;ve also had an extra amount of busy-ness in my role on the Garden Council and on the Sunstone Board.  In addition, I have a social life again (yay) and I&#8217;ve been super-eager to spend time with family, friends and garden.<\/p>\n<p>Having said that, let me also affirm how much I enjoy reading your blogs.  You people are so smart and cool.  When I grow up I want to be like you.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve also been reading a lot this week.  My fav book that I&#8217;ve finished is <i>84,Charing Cross Road<\/i> by Helene Hanff.  It&#8217;s a book that you can start and finish in an hour and is a doubly-good read if you are sitting on your back porch curled up in an easy chair sipping on a cup of tea as you read.  Helene&#8217;s correspondence with the staff of a London bookshop in the post-WW2 era is quite heartwarming.  In many ways it reminded me of the relationships that I&#8217;ve formed via blogging&#8211;I don&#8217;t &#8216;know&#8217; most of you except through our little conversations.  Yet this way of &#8216;knowing&#8217; may have significance that runs deeper than the superficiality of many of my in-person relationships.<\/p>\n<p>Back before the days of email, I used to write lot of letters.  It was not uncommon for me to crank out 5-10 letters each Sunday afternoon.  Now I rarely ever pull out my box of stationary.  But I still have the satisfaction of writing to each of you nearly every day.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>lobelia, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. Picture: closeup photo of a blue lobelia blossom. I just planted these little blue flowers in a border in a flower box on my back porch. Every time I look at them they make me smile. \ud83d\ude42 On another note: I&#8217;m sorry that my blogging has been so sparse lately. 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