tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post1314689792918930457..comments2024-02-28T06:21:13.077-05:00Comments on The Redolent Mermaid: Best of 2017TheRedolentMermaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-87399649764908378242018-01-01T09:18:07.865-05:002018-01-01T09:18:07.865-05:00I agree with your succinct summary on The Golem an...I agree with your succinct summary on The Golem and the Jinni. The Casual Vacancy is a little dark and can be touchy but I would be interested to hear what you think about it. I have All the Light We Cannot See on my shelf to be read for this year's reading challenge. <3<br /><br />I love bird watching! It was definitely more of a passing fancy when we were on vacation in the mountains but now that I have managed to attract some to our own little backyard I am over the moon! If your dad has any tips for creating a welcoming backyard please share! <3 <br /><br />That is why I love that you started blogging and there are others out there too. There are so many vendors out there and everyone likes various aspects about wax. Some that just don't work for me are huge hits with others! <br /><br />I wish you the best 2018 can offer! Thank you for your inspiration as well and the quick wit and no-nonsense approach you bring to this little wax blogging world. <3 I look forward to growing our friendship. <br /><br />Cheers!TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-7471718687835988482018-01-01T09:00:49.731-05:002018-01-01T09:00:49.731-05:00Sounds like we both got a career shake up this yea...Sounds like we both got a career shake up this year! I am so happy to hear you are loving yours. I quite enjoy being back in the full time teaching saddle, myself, though I have had a bit of an adjustment. I fear my family's dinner time has suffered a little and I know the blog has but these things happen. I hope your health issues, and family's as well, abate. So happy to hear that Bee's Bliss was one of your favorite finds. That is high praise and now I am quite eager to open mine up and get to reviewing it. The chaos of the season had me setting it aside but I think I am ready now. 2017 was a great year for me as far as scent. I was thrilled to finally get those bottles. I figured I had better jump on the SL ones while I could still get them in the smaller older size. I love that we have similar scent preferences. And love of our kitties too. <3<br /><br />Happy New Year! May yours be full of soft furry snuggles! I am watching a bright red cardinal as I type this. Cheers!TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-87417927212639905252018-01-01T08:52:10.449-05:002018-01-01T08:52:10.449-05:00I think it was too. I do like your outlook though....I think it was too. I do like your outlook though. When caca hits the fan it does make on re-prioritize. I am normally a homebody and home and hearth hermit naturally. Creative pursuits really do help me manage my stressors though. This new job is keeping me away form my sewing machine more than I would like but there will always be the summer time. Hoping to get some quilting done then. What do you like to do for creative hobbies? <br /><br />Happy New Year Kate!! <3TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-31323621625773706572017-12-31T12:03:44.168-05:002017-12-31T12:03:44.168-05:00The Golem and the Jinni is so achingly beautiful, ...The Golem and the Jinni is so achingly beautiful, my favorite read as well; likely for many years. I'll be adding Casual Vacancy to my list too. <br />Lol, I love that you are now a bird-watcher and not just memes! My parents have a weird jungley mulch bed in their front yard filled with low branches and bird feeders seen through the picture window and I love catching glimpses. My dad is especially cute about it since retiring from his career (though he holds a part-time job).<br />2017 was the year potter no longer only meant Harry to me, and I thank you. I got a new mug to try out and am sure I'll find other handmade treasures this year. As for vendors, I'm surprised to read we don't have much crossover for favorites, but I had trouble either acquiring or receiving all of your top 5 except for Handmade in Florida, which has zoomed to the top of my list. I'll be skipping SMT's opening, is it next weekend? Mostly because I just received my last order a few weeks ago, but I'm sure I'll start compiling a summer list, it is fun! <br />I wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous new year, friend. Thank you for being an inspiration to bring more beauty into my life. One of my favorite parts of this year has been our bloggy friendship:) Jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849863681125100236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-26483509341815866022017-12-31T02:31:34.638-05:002017-12-31T02:31:34.638-05:00My 2017 wasn’t a bad year, I think. It was crazy b...My 2017 wasn’t a bad year, I think. It was crazy busy (but I like my current job so I shouldn’t complain); it brought some health issues both mine and other family members (but we’re dealing with them; and there were no losses this year - so I won’t complain). But if 2018 is at least not worse than this one, I won’t complain.<br />The most recent perfume “find” for me was Sonoma Scent Studio’s Bee’s Bliss. And I want to mention that I like and wear all three perfumes in your “Other Full Bottle” category (I have a decant, a full bottle and a mini bottle of them - in the listed order). <br />Happy New Year! Let it be as if you were bird watching all 365 days. <br />Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-62560057538055040622017-12-29T12:26:09.634-05:002017-12-29T12:26:09.634-05:00I think 2017 was a crazy year for so many people! ...I think 2017 was a crazy year for so many people! So many highs and lows and uncertainty, but in my case it helped put in focus the things I really care about, like family and friends and making time for creative pursuits. <br /><br />Have a safe and wonderful New Year! :) Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787848462710742004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-7642862319016217542017-12-29T09:29:13.165-05:002017-12-29T09:29:13.165-05:00It was a touch crazy wasn't it? I truly hope n...It was a touch crazy wasn't it? I truly hope no meltdowns occur for you. But if you feel one coming on... don't hesitate to get the help you need. <3 And I am always here to vent to. <br /><br />You did have one heck of a crafty year. Mine was mostly pottery like yours was crafts. I am eyeing some hanging planters now. I love that one I have. And bird paraphernalia. <br /><br />Yay!!! I cannot wait to see your Bucket List. I just love them. And I would love for you to join me in the reading challenge even if only for a few books. Pretty please with cardstock on top. <br /><br />Hear! Hear! Wishing us both a renewed and vibrant 2018! TheRedolentMermaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025330454820306972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2810618299009561680.post-69286084244554647872017-12-29T08:46:04.182-05:002017-12-29T08:46:04.182-05:002017 was a crazy year for me. There was a lot of ...2017 was a crazy year for me. There was a lot of drama with work and with all that crap related to Casey moving out, and then the family ties finally fraying here at the end of the year, but I still seem to have this almost numb, detached feeling about 2017 in general. Perhaps I'm heading for one heck of a meltdown in 2018?<br /><br />The vendors that got most of my business this year were not even wax vendors. Lawn Fawn and Newton's Nook stamps and dies are where my money went this year. In wax, I ordered very little but it was probably Sweet Fixations that I went to most.<br /><br />I've been working my little 2018 Bucket List. It will be my first time doing one! I probably won't officially participate in your Reading Challenge since just shooting for a certain number of books read is challenge enough for me. And even that goal is low compared to all you quick readers out there! Maybe I'll see if any of my 'goal of 10' books fall into any of your challenge categories though.<br /><br />Here's to a better 2018 for all of us!<br /><br />~DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658958620972494748noreply@blogger.com