tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post8196243697533032467..comments2024-03-28T16:20:57.446-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: a fresh startthe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-28958801160461691072011-06-27T16:21:39.852-07:002011-06-27T16:21:39.852-07:00i am so glad you are not shutting down The Gardern...i am so glad you are not shutting down The Garderner's Cottage.<br /><br />i don't check your blog everyday, b/c i know you're not an everyday kind of writer.<br /><br />i'll check in with you a couple of times a week, and it's such a delight to see a new post up.<br /><br />i read a lot of blogs...there are the flashies, the styleanistas, the decore experts, the lifestyle lovelies, the famous, the not famous--so many blogs.<br /><br />you & your blog are a serene place to just be..and enjoy...your blog really does make me take a deep breath and try to slow down. and enjoy. <br /><br />thank you!<br /><br />nanne in indiana by way of alabamanannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02929727558577488718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57611152611100600802011-06-27T11:21:28.899-07:002011-06-27T11:21:28.899-07:00Janet, I'm currently reading Onward (about the...Janet, I'm currently reading Onward (about the shift in Starbucks), and Howard Schultz made a good point about coffee. His desire was to make an every day, simple thing into something special. <br /><br />You are that wonderful cup of coffee (or tea) for your readers.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631687084204022574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-47850549324835159612011-06-26T17:20:47.726-07:002011-06-26T17:20:47.726-07:00Janet, What I love about your blog is that you som...Janet, What I love about your blog is that you somehow find the extraordinary in everyday life. I just love when you write about your garden and what is in bloom that very day. We should all find something to be excited about everyday! Your blog is just plain lovely! Life is a blessing and you are too. I hope you keep blogging along...I'll be right behind you.<br />LorieLoriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10119252993852453892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-47602453066747306762011-06-26T16:13:53.789-07:002011-06-26T16:13:53.789-07:00Hi J
am really glad you are sticking around cyber...Hi J<br /><br />am really glad you are sticking around cyber wise. <br /><br />You live with such elegance and simplicity. And you're funny and like gardening so what's not to love?<br /><br />xxxxxxxxxFaux Fuchsiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317677066408030053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9885300070437148032011-06-26T07:56:04.236-07:002011-06-26T07:56:04.236-07:00I'm so happy you've realized just how spec...I'm so happy you've realized just how special you and your blog are because everytime I've visited you I've been inspired...your 33 project is brilliant, your home is loveley, and your 'voice' is one to be listened to. <br />A favorite quote of mine and one I repeat to myself often is "Comparison is the death of true self contentment." It's so easy to forget how much *you* have to offer sometimes...but you do, and it matters greatly! Please don't be 'daunted'...it's all good!<br />Best,<br />xo Jessica24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-21472443879422406682011-06-25T09:07:01.943-07:002011-06-25T09:07:01.943-07:00Janet, I don't have anything to add to all the...Janet, I don't have anything to add to all the wonderful (and true!) things that have been said, but I did want to post just to thank you for the inspiration you give me. We have similar tastes, I think, but I haven't (yet) been able to pare down as much as I want... your elegant and lovely home and garden and wardrobe inspire me daily to rethink, refine, recycle! Yours is the one and only blog that I visit every single day ~ I don't want to miss a thing!<br />Love & light,<br />DianeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-16487751679132537802011-06-24T19:49:18.963-07:002011-06-24T19:49:18.963-07:00Oh I am so happy you are going to stick to THIS bl...Oh I am so happy you are going to stick to THIS blog. I am so drawn to your way of life - your house - your simple ways of doing things. So this is a true gift for me!<br /><br />Thank you so much! Can't wait for more (according to you) "boring" posts. Ha ha. To me the posts are to savor!<br /><br />xoxoxo JenniferJennifernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-21361132988926740392011-06-24T17:03:10.748-07:002011-06-24T17:03:10.748-07:00i'm late checking in... as always! ditto every...i'm late checking in... as always! ditto every single thing that's been said so eloquently by your many admirers!!! i'm one of them. i like the white curtains in the living room better too, but didn't know it til i saw the toile. altho, when i saw the toile in there i liked them too! hahahahaha.<br />PLUS... we're waiting to see the little white cottage with the (cheery red welcome door?)!!!<br />love and hugs,<br />tammy jAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-90177365975660017522011-06-24T11:13:36.208-07:002011-06-24T11:13:36.208-07:00Hey - we are all just ordinary people! Our live...Hey - we are all just ordinary people! Our lives are different enough to be interesting to others, and similar enough to give us that warm, fuzzy feeling. I love your blogs and look forward to each and every one. It's so nice to share our day-to-day doings. It's all the little moments that make up a lifetime. Lana www.lifeatwildberrycottage.comLANAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946005009680968861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-43514275922512972292011-06-24T08:14:45.013-07:002011-06-24T08:14:45.013-07:00You must have clicked the heels of those ruby snea...You must have clicked the heels of those ruby sneakers, 'cause now you're home!!!!bowstreetflowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555313918922500190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-66618098663860549582011-06-24T07:26:35.642-07:002011-06-24T07:26:35.642-07:00I have not been a good blogger friend lately and h...I have not been a good blogger friend lately and have just now read this post and your last one. Actually, I'm glad I missed the last one until now. It looks like you are staying around...if I thought you were calling it quits with TGC I would not be happy...I look at a lot of blogs...but there are only a hand few that I always read...including you! I've said it before, I don't know why I've become so taken by this blog...we are so opposite...man/women, east/west, sometimes bitchy/ always nice...and on and on...<br /><br />I understand the need for change or regrouping...I'm suffering post idea block right now and have nothing of interest to say...Also, I'm thinking of retooling my blog over the summer, so I under how you were thinking...But again...glad you are staying around for us!A.J.Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649060799779978067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57253445109991000002011-06-24T05:58:27.699-07:002011-06-24T05:58:27.699-07:00I wonder if you would ever or have ever considered...I wonder if you would ever or have ever considered writing a book. I think you have a way with words and also with editing what is really important. Even at your lowest point, I feel you hope flickering.<br />Looking forward to your summer list.<br />pvepve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-90666790859657313182011-06-24T05:56:32.350-07:002011-06-24T05:56:32.350-07:00Thank you beautiful!!! Love the stool and red Ke...Thank you beautiful!!! Love the stool and red Keds!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9338213685502229002011-06-24T04:16:27.501-07:002011-06-24T04:16:27.501-07:00I only found your blog a few months ago but the si...I only found your blog a few months ago but the simplicity, style and grace won me over immediately. I have 5 blogs that I check every day and yours is one of them.<br /><br />The most important thing is to be true to yourself but I am so glad you have chosen to continue to share the ordinary things with your own perspective.<br /><br />Thank you.Fairy from Organised Castlehttp://organisedcastle.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-88287643365624122462011-06-23T23:20:05.078-07:002011-06-23T23:20:05.078-07:00Is this not the most heartwarming list of comments...Is this not the most heartwarming list of comments? We all have lives of differing experiences but share so much in common. We truly care about one another and I just love that!<br />xoxo<br />ChrisChris Hookerhttp://christinehooker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-4791928842253075272011-06-23T22:04:25.684-07:002011-06-23T22:04:25.684-07:00OOOOHHHH, so glad we still get to enjoy all your t...OOOOHHHH, so glad we still get to enjoy all your thoughts and pictures. I have laughed out loud so many times reading your good humor including the first time I saw your use of the word "mediocre." It reminded me of Meet the Parents and the way they talked of the other family's delight in being mediocre. They were plenty successful in their own way and so happy. That's how I take you when I read your blog, successful, happy, content. Happines is contagious, and I think that's what so many of us feel through your writing.<br /><br />Thank you again!<br /><br />Shelley RoseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-57882398170049245662011-06-23T20:53:20.165-07:002011-06-23T20:53:20.165-07:00I never have thought of your blog as "ordinar...I never have thought of your blog as "ordinary." Rather, I find it to be honest, sincere, and generously welcoming. That's why I always stop by. Yours is a personal invitation into your home and garden and thoughts. It's genuine. There, that's it. Genuine. Genuine is real. It's all that anything can be and, so, most refreshing. <br />Continuing gratitude.<br />Linda in Burke, Virginia<br />(my google account is not cooperating, forcing me to sign in as anonymous.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-74902641611855775192011-06-23T20:39:16.177-07:002011-06-23T20:39:16.177-07:00Janet- I hope you do not give up blogging you do a...Janet- I hope you do not give up blogging you do add so much to the community and your home really blows me away- so much more than any other flashy designer home that might be splashed across the internet. If you do start a new blog I will follow that one too... have a wonderful weekend xxThe Daily Connoisseurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843902889491327636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-26640321060641838852011-06-23T20:21:58.108-07:002011-06-23T20:21:58.108-07:00I don't remember exactly when or from whom I l...I don't remember exactly when or from whom I learned this, but I have known this for many years--Talented people often never realize their genius--and the more dedicated they become with their calling, the more they can sometimes feel inadequate. Mediocre, you say? Far from it. The Gardener's Cottage is a top of the line blog! And while I do not have a blog, I would think that a great deal of vulnerability is attached to the act of blogging because it's sharing one's life, heart, and thoughts to a world of people both familiar and strange. I would also think that finding one's balance in this situation is a crucial and a constant pursuit. That, however, reflects life in general, doesn't it?<br />As social creatures, we are comparative at times, but in the end, we must remember our individuality as well; it's our gift to nurture and respect.<br />I will try not to use the word "inspiration" as much, but there aren't many synonyms out there for that word that I know of! I will say, instead, that your little blog is influential, charming, intelligent, compassionate, and delightful. :-)<br />And your little camper chair is adorable. <br />-Suzanne in IllinoisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-84381702917615532942011-06-23T19:53:39.457-07:002011-06-23T19:53:39.457-07:00I don't comment nearly as much as I should! :(...I don't comment nearly as much as I should! :( SORRY! But I do love your blog - and these images of your living room! GORGEOUS!!!! <br /><br />I took pics of my pergola all dressed up this afternoon (with the 2 hour lull in the rain), and I hope you'll stop by and take a peak! :) <br />xo,<br />Aniartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08328154164462941199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-14999173073477713532011-06-23T19:32:05.905-07:002011-06-23T19:32:05.905-07:00Janet,
Your blog was my initiation into the blogg...Janet,<br /><br />Your blog was my initiation into the blogging world and when I decided to start one of my own, you were my first follower! This is indeed a happy, happy day!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your life with me.<br /><br />Sue<br />xxxxxoooooA Whole Lotta Magichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15416878913961474994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-41009452689409580742011-06-23T18:41:51.899-07:002011-06-23T18:41:51.899-07:00I'm so glad you're going to continue blogg...I'm so glad you're going to continue blogging, at least for now. Can't quite put my finger on what it is that I love about your blog... the minimalism, the gardening, the fashion, the decorating, maybe all of the above. <br /><br />Just glad you're around!<br /><br />BarbaraGarden4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730233452426548177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-5022019859087200672011-06-23T18:25:24.321-07:002011-06-23T18:25:24.321-07:00I am a recent follower to your blog, having discov...I am a recent follower to your blog, having discovered it through Tabitha's Bourbon & Pearls blog. Your blog is truly wonderful - you have an extraordinary eye for style and beauty. I am glad to hear you are continuing with the blog and I'm looking forward to reading more!Louise @ INGREDIENTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09883303245642039938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-23199571802524811932011-06-23T17:37:54.209-07:002011-06-23T17:37:54.209-07:00That's a great camp stool. I can't wait t...That's a great camp stool. I can't wait to see your summer list. I'm glad your still blogging here. You're an inspiration.<br /><br />PaigeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-17081786605940214662011-06-23T16:55:34.868-07:002011-06-23T16:55:34.868-07:00The way you describe yourself here is exactly what...The way you describe yourself here is exactly what keeps me coming back to this blog. It's unpretentious and REAL - refreshing in blogland. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com