tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post7458548019998519774..comments2023-12-31T03:16:49.841-05:00Comments on Splendor In A Plastic World: MosaicChantelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-34041833766013585932013-04-19T13:16:46.524-04:002013-04-19T13:16:46.524-04:00Thank you for being someone who understands what I...Thank you for being someone who understands what I'm trying to say. xoChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-36113889575701327192013-04-19T13:15:26.308-04:002013-04-19T13:15:26.308-04:00Oh Stephanie--I am so sorry I missed out on your q...Oh Stephanie--I am so sorry I missed out on your questions/award!! I went a little MIA for a bit, you know how that happens, but I was honored none the less! Thank you!Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-76198472852589995662013-04-19T13:14:29.055-04:002013-04-19T13:14:29.055-04:00Adore you so, sweet Jane, sometimes you say exactl...Adore you so, sweet Jane, sometimes you say exactly what I need to hear. :)Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-19553224747416696462013-04-19T13:13:44.108-04:002013-04-19T13:13:44.108-04:00Amen. And you would know--such beauty in your wor...Amen. And you would know--such beauty in your work!Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-91708927329932011802013-04-19T13:12:50.215-04:002013-04-19T13:12:50.215-04:00What a beautiful idea, please send pictures when y...What a beautiful idea, please send pictures when you do! I can only imagine the meals eaten, the conversations had...the lives lived alongside that china. xoChantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-64945927774052742362013-04-12T22:47:46.443-04:002013-04-12T22:47:46.443-04:00lovely prose as is your mind.
I adore your spiritu...lovely prose as is your mind.<br />I adore your spiritual nature and how you appreciate and respect<br />life.<br /><br />thank you for sharing your gift<br />of seeing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-65211129867362479282013-04-10T16:57:43.785-04:002013-04-10T16:57:43.785-04:00It looks so beautiful! I wish I was so talented li...It looks so beautiful! I wish I was so talented like you. And I can't wait for spring. It's much over-due. I need some sun on my skin!<br /><br />I've nominated you for the Liebster Award on my blog to show you my appreciation!Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787379336749043051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-84650172638993040872013-04-06T02:20:08.269-04:002013-04-06T02:20:08.269-04:00Nobody should ever stunt your heart when she write...Nobody should ever stunt your heart when she writes. That there is so much beauty inside you, and that you can find the words to express that beautiful joy - it should be celebrated. That others can find comfort and joy in your words should be a compliment - nothing less. Only an unfettered heart can sing. So sing lady!<br />-Stopping by to say "hola", and to remind you that this world needs your writing. ::eeheemmm:: ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-61737941143340050342013-04-02T22:13:31.350-04:002013-04-02T22:13:31.350-04:00Making a whole from the pieces is a splendid path ...Making a whole from the pieces is a splendid path to take. Stratozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148600260976577216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-7687995656420343412013-04-01T16:59:41.800-04:002013-04-01T16:59:41.800-04:00Yep, come what may I will have to take the broken ...Yep, come what may I will have to take the broken pieces of grandma's china that made it over the ocean, but in pieces, like me, and mosaic them together. Inspiration is now complete. Love you.Freckled Philologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249352979695529622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-13100407665096490522013-04-01T11:12:14.293-04:002013-04-01T11:12:14.293-04:00Stacy--thank you so much! And if you're ever ...Stacy--thank you so much! And if you're ever in the 'Burgh...<br /><br />Leah--I know, when I read your's I had to wonder how the Fates lead us down similar roads. :)<br /><br />Dee--amen, I'm getting more and more comfortable with my warts, thank goodness.<br /><br />Marie--you do glimmer so, my dear.<br /><br />David--thank you, I think it's some kind of cathartic therapy for me, breathing new life into things. Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-23402833420095013362013-03-31T18:24:57.361-04:002013-03-31T18:24:57.361-04:00What a wonderful picture. Taking something discard...What a wonderful picture. Taking something discarded and adding something broken to make something useful and beautiful out of it. Sure the rough edges remain, but they are a sign of the reforming process. I love that you restore things and then write something amazing about them Chantel. This is a beautful picture of our lives :)ND Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510971525209549921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-44087220109000173552013-03-29T13:27:41.760-04:002013-03-29T13:27:41.760-04:00This one had me teary. And I'm feeling more g...This one had me teary. And I'm feeling more glimmery than broken today which is unusual. Marie Loerzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11122641412197329551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-92044867514341753432013-03-28T11:48:59.138-04:002013-03-28T11:48:59.138-04:00Dear Chantel, yes, lovely indeed. This line speaks...Dear Chantel, yes, lovely indeed. This line speaks so strongly to me: "imperfection is its claim to beauty." I've come to believe that by embracing my whole self--warts and foibles and flaws--I find the deep place where Oneness dwells. I'm so happy you are in the space and place you are. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-77897655975458465862013-03-28T09:33:31.483-04:002013-03-28T09:33:31.483-04:00"Madness with razor sharp edges" indeed!..."Madness with razor sharp edges" indeed! Very beautifully written, and funny that the collective mind turned to the wonders of imperfection...<br /><br />xx LeahLeahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061893047279652658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-83164256923975490232013-03-27T12:14:41.085-04:002013-03-27T12:14:41.085-04:00Absolutely beautiful - all of it! :) And I second...Absolutely beautiful - all of it! :) And I second being ready to enjoy that porch. ;)<br /><br /><a href="http://stacysrandomthoughts.com/2013/03/easter-egg-decorating-fun-part-one/" rel="nofollow">Easter Egg Decorating Fun Part One</a>Stacy Uncorkedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10084619026794128825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-19781092834766971142013-03-27T07:12:35.064-04:002013-03-27T07:12:35.064-04:00Robbie--thank you kindly, sir.
Terlee--I think o...Robbie--thank you kindly, sir. <br /><br />Terlee--I think of who I was twenty years ago...yes, smoother is definitely better. :)<br /><br />Mary--I love the last line of your comment, so terribly and exquisitely true.<br /><br />Bliss--thank you, beauty is more...tactile? Deeper? Etched in broken lines...something like that. :)<br /><br />Mary--thank you!<br /><br />Big Mark--thank you, sometimes I feel it just cannot be as random as I first thought...can it?<br /><br />Shelly--exactly! lol I see each of us, broken and imperfect, but together....beautiful.<br /><br />Brian--yes, I find it astonishing what some throw away...with effort and vision, it can be amazing. The truth of life there, eh? <br /><br />BamaTrav--yes, but some of the glass in the moasic of each of us, are memories, hmmm? <br /><br />Prairie--so am I! lol Where the heck is Spring??<br /><br />Mel--me too. :) And thank you! Chantelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324845550553743658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-24373050965835381212013-03-27T02:40:25.589-04:002013-03-27T02:40:25.589-04:00Sigh. Beautiful.
I wrote a poem once about a rela...Sigh. Beautiful.<br /><br />I wrote a poem once about a relationship being like the rock tumbler that slowly wore away my rough and sharp edges. I definitely think I prefer being smooth...Melissa Marishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216312159880277204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-48803608192054189612013-03-26T11:13:34.487-04:002013-03-26T11:13:34.487-04:00i am ready to sit and enjoy that porchi am ready to sit and enjoy that porchOut on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-37342749538671719082013-03-26T08:24:07.041-04:002013-03-26T08:24:07.041-04:00I find my mind wandering to the days of old. Of fr...I find my mind wandering to the days of old. Of friends and life, that used to be a friend, now memories growing cold, of children that never were and stories never told. There I see you, it pushes my lips into a smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-8681247282488025362013-03-25T22:33:36.691-04:002013-03-25T22:33:36.691-04:00imperfection is its claim to beauty...smiles...i l...imperfection is its claim to beauty...smiles...i like that..it fits with most of us you know....and that you found the unwanted table as well on the curb...very cool...and too how each of us is put back together...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-44307760374199865352013-03-25T16:05:45.060-04:002013-03-25T16:05:45.060-04:00Our loveliness is in the imperfect uniqueness we s...Our loveliness is in the imperfect uniqueness we singly bear; each of us too small to hold the sum of the beauty of our Creator, but grouted together, we form the mosaic of His likeness.Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930262815304757150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-85337493354074870562013-03-25T15:20:33.954-04:002013-03-25T15:20:33.954-04:00This was a great metaphor... the imperfections of ...This was a great metaphor... the imperfections of our persons being shaped constantly by the creator (if you go for that sort of thing), vainly searching in randomness for that which is along the path of the subject's creation...Big Mark 243https://www.blogger.com/profile/10974573439218884164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-27037304070662730132013-03-25T13:50:38.540-04:002013-03-25T13:50:38.540-04:00Oh, Chantel, this is beautiful...and I am so glad ...Oh, Chantel, this is beautiful...and I am so glad to see that it is hopeful, too. Sometimes our beauty really comes out when we have been broken, or unexpectedly sculpted. Thanks for this!Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992417360714180348.post-64086393307280187152013-03-25T13:01:19.633-04:002013-03-25T13:01:19.633-04:00I feel that I can see you in my mind's eye man...I feel that I can see you in my mind's eye managing the progression of this task, with it alternately managing you. I think your eyes sparkled a little & your cheeks flushed. I am only a mere shade away from being involved because of the immediacy of the writing. What we tear apart to put ourselves back together. ~MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com