tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post6598062358683618697..comments2024-03-17T23:25:46.888-07:00Comments on Thoughts from a Bag Lady In Waiting: All of a sudden, they're goneLinda Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-78608028316223806272016-04-04T16:10:37.044-07:002016-04-04T16:10:37.044-07:00I love this time of year so much. I have discovere...I love this time of year so much. I have discovered (remembered) how much I loved playing golf. As the snowbirds leave the little country club we are joining will slow down a lot. I like a more leisurely pace. <br /><br />We have golfed three times a week, I started playing cards with the neighbor women once a week and we eat with friends on our porch as much as we can.<br /><br />Life is so good. But, Linda, as you know. We all want to go home when the time comes. <br /><br />Take such good care of yourself and Art. I think of you often.<br /><br />Barbara<br /><br />b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-18225145720670858072016-04-03T06:12:21.467-07:002016-04-03T06:12:21.467-07:00Camp for grownups closes up for another year. What...Camp for grownups closes up for another year. What a year this has been for you and Art. So glad I got to be a small part of it. It will be nice to have you closer again. :-)Deb Shuckahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439395710731341021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-41003948970619612482016-04-02T08:50:45.900-07:002016-04-02T08:50:45.900-07:00Like Meryl, I get tired just reading about all you...Like Meryl, I get tired just reading about all your activities. :) Though we do move around in our peripatetic retirement, we're not big joiners in outside activities other than my involvement with church and knitting groups. We're basically home-birds in different environments.;) Enjoy the rest of your stay and have a safe journey home.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-1578563184322624652016-03-30T21:24:37.584-07:002016-03-30T21:24:37.584-07:00The name of your blog is so very ironic now...you ...The name of your blog is so very ironic now...you are anything but a bag lady and you are no longer waiting. You have put your talents and energy into creating a wonderful double life, with two home bases. Enjoy the rest of your southern sojourn and your trip back to Washington. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-79090756366797912372016-03-30T07:41:56.210-07:002016-03-30T07:41:56.210-07:00... and so the snowbirds fly home. Sounds like a n...... and so the snowbirds fly home. Sounds like a nice way to live!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-61768272799407747152016-03-30T05:20:34.197-07:002016-03-30T05:20:34.197-07:00This, for me, is a very familiar tale. I am stayi...This, for me, is a very familiar tale. I am staying in Florida until May, but Easter always starts a significant migration of us "snowbirds." I really feel the tug of two different places around travel times.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-71411465677275662702016-03-29T21:39:26.888-07:002016-03-29T21:39:26.888-07:00This winter has just flown by, and we were just in...This winter has just flown by, and we were just in our year round home. We will try to be sunny here when you return to your PNW digs.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-15863026430832564932016-03-29T21:30:35.044-07:002016-03-29T21:30:35.044-07:00Your winter home sounds absolutely perfect! How te...Your winter home sounds absolutely perfect! How terrific that you found just the right place! I think that a community made up of part-timers who bond quickly and warmly is ideal. In my Arizona community, we're about 50-50: half winter residents and half full-timers. There are many fine people in both groups. But, to tell the truth, there is some resentment of the winter residents. The snowbirds tend, as a group, to be more affluent, to expect everything to be just right, and to flock together. There is talk among the full-timers about snowbirds being too entitled and among some, there is outright celebration when the winter residents depart. If I had it to do over again, I would either decide to be a part-timer and look for a community like yours where it appears that all are winter residents or one where everyone tends to be a full-timer. The 50-50 mix tends to make for cliques in both groups and a lack of effort on both sides in bothering to get to know each other.Dr. Kathy McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903015507894951725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-52385133326912210082016-03-29T08:25:55.200-07:002016-03-29T08:25:55.200-07:00As I read your post, I was reminded of the activit...As I read your post, I was reminded of the activities at work - planning for the next season's work, executing those plans, attending further education sessions, socializing at holidays, celebrating birthdays and other life events, attending weddings of co-workers, noon-hour potlucks, taking on community challenges as a team, participating in exercise programs, etc. And then it's all gone, with retirement and on to the next phase in life. Mona McGinnishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234038212082778117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-61188404975894032402016-03-29T07:55:06.211-07:002016-03-29T07:55:06.211-07:00You have found a wonderful community for your wint...You have found a wonderful community for your winter home. We are still searching for that. Where we stay is beautiful, right on the ocean, but most people living here are full time residents, so there is not a lot of interest in getting to know someone who is only around for 3 months. We will try something different next year. We will be staying at a condo complex that is smaller, and mostly consists of snowbirds. We have friends that winter there now, so at least we will have them to socialize with.<br /><br />Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237805282007404140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-408743739416480272016-03-29T07:44:26.376-07:002016-03-29T07:44:26.376-07:00I get exhausted just reading about all your activi...I get exhausted just reading about all your activities! Steve and I signed up for an 8 week Great Decisions foreign policy class, first class is tonight. Looking forward to it. Meryl Baerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482532818278685217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-25046774038878662352016-03-29T06:49:43.384-07:002016-03-29T06:49:43.384-07:00Like summer camp!
Enjoy your trip home--with a car...Like summer camp!<br />Enjoy your trip home--with a car loaded with memories.Janettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054888725603183006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8356815487392618550.post-79108043503781234012016-03-29T05:12:36.400-07:002016-03-29T05:12:36.400-07:00What a wonderful life you've created, in what ...What a wonderful life you've created, in what seems to me to be such a short time. And now it's the season of beauty and sunshine (mostly) here in the Pacific Northwest, your other life. And it will soon be just as bustling and filled with your inimitable style. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com