tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post8332538074208223440..comments2024-03-25T06:18:09.620-06:00Comments on Dear Ethel,: PowerBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15972291927652716856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-52559037881076649712007-07-30T19:44:00.000-06:002007-07-30T19:44:00.000-06:00You can plant a fabulous garden against the fence....You can plant a fabulous garden against the fence. I can’t think of what they are called – but there are bushes/shrubs that you trim so that they are flat against the fence and shaped like a menorah (sort of). Also brackets hanging off fence posts for hanging baskets. I had a book from the library on long skinny gardens that are built against walls and fences to make lemonade out of an eye sore and they were fabulous. Can you mandate that your side of the fence is the “right side” and that it not be built “inside out”? Or that it be a fence that looks the same on both sides? You could string Japanese lanterns (electric kind) along it also. Can you ask for them to put electric hookup when they build it? We have a long skinny back yard and have two large arch ways – one at each end – and a path of grass between the two long skinny beds – I would actually have liked a fence – or a brick wall – after reading the book from the library – long ago – no idea of title – but you’ll have a great time looking for ideas – I bet.Vickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452333714845476967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-67812193228519655352007-07-30T19:32:00.000-06:002007-07-30T19:32:00.000-06:00I deal with control, power and boundaries all the ...I deal with control, power and boundaries all the time. It's especially true this summer as I feel utterly out of control and out of my routines with everyone in my house and constant building/remodeling going on. It's almost enough to drive me to drugs -- oh yeah, I guess it WAS!<BR/><BR/>I can really relate to the Serenity Prayer, too. I need to learn when to walk away from a problem or a toxic situation when the only possible result of staying involved is going to be pain and stress.<BR/><BR/>And sometimes I have to learn to just accept things as they are, even if it means being powerless or out of control. That's pretty tough some days.Vashta Naradahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226872593870131074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-72587889662732499492007-07-30T15:17:00.000-06:002007-07-30T15:17:00.000-06:00Very thought-provoking for me...I never really tho...Very thought-provoking for me...I never really thought about it, but I think my need for control is about that powerless feeling too...and eating is somethiing I do have power over...either way.<BR/><BR/>Glad you have resolved to take deep breaths and learn to live with the fence...your new place sounds beautiful. :-)Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07856254838049366414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2668796948874901630.post-91958206747181909592007-07-30T12:29:00.000-06:002007-07-30T12:29:00.000-06:00Ahhh, a daily practical guide to leading a Christi...Ahhh, a daily practical guide to leading a Christian life. More practical than I have experienced in many a pew. I am very familiar with jousting at windmills, but loved the 'scaling molehills' comment. I am wondering right now how many molehills I have attempted to 'lay down' my life on that frankly didn't amount to the perverbial hill of beans. I buy practical cars because I profess to not wanting to be a power-sucking glutton, taking more than my share. Any when I think of the times I have 'used/abused the power' I had, each time the result was poor to say the least. All this power discussion and what we really want is to 'come home'. <BR/>Write on! I read daily to keep my link to you! KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com