tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post3211539905182052777..comments2023-12-04T02:31:42.711-06:00Comments on MJ Schiller, Bestselling Romance Author: ~ REMINISCING IN THE DARK ~MJ Schillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08921672646433078203noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-10386381328713569382014-06-05T22:31:12.800-05:002014-06-05T22:31:12.800-05:00Thank you so much, Rose! Yes, I feel very fortunat...Thank you so much, Rose! Yes, I feel very fortunate to have had many good times with my siblings. We're still a pretty wild bunch when we get together. (Kind of revert back to our level of maturity when growing up together!) Thanks for joining us today!M.J. Schiller, Romance Authorhttp://www.mjschillerauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-207210480216352892014-06-05T11:09:44.978-05:002014-06-05T11:09:44.978-05:00You have some wonderful memories, M.J. Thanks for ...You have some wonderful memories, M.J. Thanks for sharing...love the pictures!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937328419133796333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-87794316500754773962014-06-05T09:07:17.714-05:002014-06-05T09:07:17.714-05:00Don't you just want to return to those days so...Don't you just want to return to those days sometimes? Even something as simple as a paper airplane could keep you entertained because there was no hurry, no pressure, just a day for you to enjoy. Vacations are the closest we get to that now. Thanks for joining us and sharing your thoughts, Susan! M.J. Schiller, Romance Authorhttp://www.mjschillerauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-59550469662217210772014-06-04T19:01:04.970-05:002014-06-04T19:01:04.970-05:00This is my second try to leave a comment. Loved yo...This is my second try to leave a comment. Loved your blog and it made me think of my hubby and me sitting on our porch in our rocking chairs (wine in hand, of course) reminiscing about our pastoral childhoods. My friend Janie and I loved to roam the fields. Once we were chased by a horse. Once saw a snake in the creek (eek!) and we climbed every tree in sight. Thanks for jogging the memory.Susan Coryellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700818086229953333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-68457496448629957622014-06-04T16:40:46.882-05:002014-06-04T16:40:46.882-05:00Thanks for stopping in, Pamela! We are very lucky ...Thanks for stopping in, Pamela! We are very lucky to have four couples on the block that have been here as long as we have. We go out together on rare occasions, have parties, but mostly we like to sit on the end of "Mr. Dave's" driveway in the evenings and have an adult beverage or two. (On a funny note, it is Mr. Dave's driveway, but Miss Dorene's house when we refer to them!) The people next door to us are newer in our neighborhood, but they've been here probably seven years or so, too, and they RARELY talk to anyone, so I do get what you're saying and feel blessed for having our other neighbors. Pictures, other than our bed, were supplied by Wikicommons.M.J. Schiller, Romance Authorhttp://www.mjschillerauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-16066212419148126522014-06-04T07:21:42.965-05:002014-06-04T07:21:42.965-05:00Wow what beautiful memories and the pics are great...Wow what beautiful memories and the pics are great too! I remember the good ole days when neighbors were ... well neighborly. Not so much anymore, sad to say. Great post!Pamela S Thibodeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951038997223264816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-51303332376506961302014-06-04T07:03:48.257-05:002014-06-04T07:03:48.257-05:00Alicia, thanks for sharing a bit of yourself with ...Alicia, thanks for sharing a bit of yourself with us! I love this! I can just imagine you making up stories as you played. Remembering good times is always enjoyable, whether it be college escapades, teen years with your wacky best friends, or your childhood days like these. And it really doesn't matter if we have a cool setting like a creek, or just a city street. We make do with what we have. I remember many times playing in the park and making up things. They used to have those pieces of equipment that were like swing sets, but instead of swings they had horses. I always loved those! You could be a princess escaping from a dragon or a jockey racing down the last stretch at the Kentucky Derby. So carefree! No need to watch the time or worry about tasks at home--just hours of play! Wish we could go back sometimes! <br /><br />I appreciate you stopping in!M.J. Schiller, Romance Authorhttp://www.mjschillerauthor.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5830995214457106033.post-58986365482907506822014-06-04T05:48:16.551-05:002014-06-04T05:48:16.551-05:00Hi MJ! Love this post...it certainly brought back ...Hi MJ! Love this post...it certainly brought back memories. Most of my childhood, we lived in a city neighborhood on a dead end that opened up into a park. We did a lot of trekking back and forth between the park and our house, but it wasn't all that far, and it was open space, so not much to explore. When we went to visit my grandma, we did a bit of exploring in the woods behind her house (not much, because Mom and Dad wouldn't let us wander far), but I remember making up adventures about encountering all sorts of evil in the woods and pretending like we heard sounds we didn't, saw things we didn't. Fun stuff! I do recall some of those odd tree thingies. I never knew what they were, but now I do...(I think). Thanks for the trip down memory lane!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.com