tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post8633147014616652012..comments2024-03-27T20:39:04.792-04:00Comments on KILLER HOBBIES: Finding Joy Where You CanBetty Hechtmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-22623186681034284092012-04-07T09:32:25.284-04:002012-04-07T09:32:25.284-04:00When I was a kid we moved a lot. And in each new ...When I was a kid we moved a lot. And in each new place, I looked for a "secret garden," a place I thought was beautiful to look at. One place, in the Catskill mountains, was almost entirely beautiful, even just looking out the front windows. I was interested to learn it was my sister Dolores' favorite location, too, and for the same reason.Monica Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03722045113589668612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-28164078561461612592012-04-06T03:13:46.261-04:002012-04-06T03:13:46.261-04:00Nice about the bleeding hearts from Thomas Jeffers...Nice about the bleeding hearts from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. I had a friend who had lily pads growing in his backyard pond that he'd gotten from this old time actress, Heddy Lamar, when they cleared out her yard.<br /><br />My local getaway spot is walking in the Santa Monica Mountains at sunset. I can watch the lights twinkle on in the San Fernando Valley in one direction and see empty mountains in the other.Betty Hechtmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652848311122102223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-64595447727276621712012-04-05T19:10:45.301-04:002012-04-05T19:10:45.301-04:00Yes. I sometime wonder how other people do it--tho...Yes. I sometime wonder how other people do it--those that always live in reality. lol. ;-) Thanks for commenting Linda!Mollie Cox Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139688216224423830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7731159552335760887.post-29310936328658987192012-04-05T17:21:30.814-04:002012-04-05T17:21:30.814-04:00I love to look out my livingroom window at the vie...I love to look out my livingroom window at the view of the San Fernando Valley, Mollie. But I think the best place I can escape from reality is in front of the computer while I'm writing!Linda O. Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.com