Comments on: barking up the wrong tree

By: Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:13:41 +0000

Glad to hear you are home safe and sound after your adventures. It was fun reading some of your entries. I haven’t gotten through all of them yet. You are a great photographer and I am sure your shows with the Route 66 images will do well.

By: sandi

sandi — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 21:26:00 +0000

Jane: great insight, thank you for that. You’re right, of course.

TSB: Thanks for the lovely holiday wishes! I hope your “wet ass” Christmas in Detroit was equally lovely. Nice song too!

Caroline: I finally saw Cars! Hope you had a ball in Florida! Hope to see you soon.

Dominique: so glad your father liked the photo. You make a good point about the tree. The one I placed the shoes on already had some fallen boughs… so yeah: maybe the other one will collapse next!

Happy New Year, everyone! I am diligently working on the time lapse sequences from the trip… almost done the first iteration. I think they’re going to be kinda cool!

By: Dominique

Dominique — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:08:46 +0000

We saw a shoe tree about a half dozen years ago near Eureka Springs, AR. Unfortunately, we didn’t have a worn-out pair of shoes to leave, but the list I found shows that particular tree was a replacement for the original shoe tree in the area (which got knocked down by a storm) –and that a property owner near the replacement tree cut a bunch of the branches off of that second tree to discourage shoe throwers from stopping to donate to the collection.
So…maybe you donated to the correct tree after all. You never know what will happen to any given tree, and that second tree (and your shoes) may end up being around longer than if you’d deposited them on the bigger tree to begin with

My dad enjoyed the photo, BTW!

By: TSB

TSB — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:22:11 +0000

Merry Christmas Sandi

I hope you are having a Merry Merry Maritime Christmas. The weather provided a “wet ass” Christmas in the Detroit area, but it is Christmas. I hope Santa was good to you.

As for the hate mail, unless it out weighs the cordial mail you shouldn’t even give it a thought. I’m sure you have better things to occupy your mind…like if a new pair of Rockports would be under the tree.

I want to wish you and your family of supporters the best during this Christmas holiday and a safe and Happy New Year.

I’ll leave you with this song…it’s not Rock’n'Roll but it captures the holiday sentiment:

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

“Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light
From now on,
our troubles will be out of sight

Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Make the Yule-tide gay,
From now on,
our troubles will be miles away.

Here we are as in olden days,
Happy golden days of yore.
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more.

Through the years
We all will be together,
If the Fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest bough.
And have yourself A merry little Christmas now.”

Words & Music: Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin 1944

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:33:35 +0000

You’re barking up the RIGHT tree. You should keep chasing pavements. You’re a part of our family “Festivus” celebrations this year. Taking the wee man to Disney tomorrow and showing him your real Tow Mater from your pics. My family all laughed at your hanging bra at Elbow Inn.

Can’t wait to see you in 2010. I’ll bring our copy of “Cars.” I’m sure if you’ve seen it you’ll watch it again! xoxo

By: Jane Anne Jeffries

Jane Anne Jeffries — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:30 +0000

‘I’ should be ‘It.’ Sorry for the typo. Haste makes waste!

By: Jane Anne Jeffries

Jane Anne Jeffries — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:03:05 +0000

Merry Christmas, Everyone! I learned very early in life that people who are negative to others have their own problems to deal with. Their way of dealing is to attempt to give their pain away. I doesn’t help them to buy into their pain, so it’s best to let Nature deal with it. ‘Delete’ is a great word! It can be a very positive action. I hope everybody who needs to ‘deletes’ today.

By: sandi

sandi — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:55:51 +0000

Hey gang, nice to hear from you all!!

I think it’s a human design flaw that we (well, I – and others I’ve spoken to) seem to let negative comments get in a lot easier than positive ones. So dumb… but hearing comments like Denver’s and Jane’s definitely helps the sting. Thank you!

Peggy: I think it’s a little off the main road, on someone’s land – but it is accessible. You may want to check it out.

James: nice work! I love your night stuff.

Deb: no probs, I’ll hook you up. Hope your package arrived safely!

Mom: I actually got the shoes at the Rockport outlet in Windsor – so, they shouldn’t be knockoffs… rejects, maybe – but not knockoffs. :0) (…this is weird, I’m responding to your comment and you’re sitting right beside me…)

By: Jane Anne Jeffries

Jane Anne Jeffries — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:34:57 +0000

Hi, Sandi, and All!

Loved the shoe tree story. Regarding ‘hate mail,’ I agree with Denver Bruner. Just ‘delete.’ Not everybody is capable of creating an interesting life he or she is willing to share with others. What this world needs now is lots of kindness and good communicating. That’s you, Sandi. Thanks.

By: Denver Bruner

Denver Bruner — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:03:37 +0000

Hate mail! Don’t know or care who you pissed off, but hit the delete button and don’t worry about them. I and many others will never get to meet you but you have really made the fall of 09 a lot happier by following your trip.
PS A bra tree? Sounds like something I need to start.