2012-02-22T23:38:39Z http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/comments/atom.aspx Quick Blogcast tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-20:15583800 Barbara Forte Abate 2012-01-20T14:09:48Z 2012-01-20T14:09:48Z Hey April, thanks so much for coming by! I most sincerely appreciate your thoughtful comments about my book <img src="http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" /> <div><br /> </div> <div>Yes, yes, yes...I so agree. This brittle, straight to the bones, painful cold all on it's own is just cruel. But once you add some snow--enormous blowing drifts--then it's all good!</div> tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-20:15583628 April Plummer http://aprilplummer81.blogspot.com 2012-01-20T13:11:16Z 2012-01-20T13:11:16Z First of all, your book is lovely, and I'm adding it to my wish list. The cover is stunning, and the story sounds wonderful. <br /> <br /> Second of all, there's nothing worse, I think, than it being so darn cold outside but not snowing! I hate cold weather! If it's going to be cold, I want 10 feet of snow to bury me inside my house for the week! tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-13:15421629 doglover6 2012-01-14T03:16:37Z 2012-01-14T03:16:37Z Crazy,crippled,lol seriously though,it takes some soul searching to come up with 100 ways to say "Hey;this is me"!!! Thanks for your kind words and inspiring me to try this challenge, now if only my ADD would stop for a few minutes so I could concentrate.... tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-10:15200501 Barbara Forte Abate 2012-01-11T02:50:14Z 2012-01-11T02:50:14Z So glad you came by LL! That's the funny thing about this exercise, it's full of surprises, especially for the person looking inside their own head for tidbits. How about some of your ingredients?&nbsp; <div>Here, I'll get you started: <div>Dependable, priceless friend, honest, fun, fashion, bold, genuine, old stuff, yard sales, creative, adventurous, dogs, big ideas, spirited, antlers, nature...</div> </div> tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-10:15197923 doglover6 2012-01-11T02:06:29Z 2012-01-11T02:06:29Z Only you could come up with such diverse and descriptive words that reflect your life,thanks for sharing!!!! PS, I learned soooo much about you from these words and am very blessed to be able to share in some small part of your amazing life! Luv and miss ya!!! tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-05:14965031 Barbara Forte Abate 2012-01-05T15:15:40Z 2012-01-05T15:15:40Z Sadly, unlike January 2011, which was lovely and white (very deep white!) we haven't had any "pretty" winter days here yet. It feels so unfair to pass the days wrapped in four layers of clothing with nary a white flake in sight. Thus no photos as I continue to stuff wood into the fireplace 24/7 and wait not so patiently for a fine winter storm. <div> <br /> </div> <div>How's the landscape out there by you? Would love to have a look at your corner of the world <img alt="" src="http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/emoticons/smile.png" style="border-width: 0px;border-style: solid;" /> </div> tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-04:14914969 Rebekah 2012-01-05T01:05:05Z 2012-01-05T01:05:05Z Do you have any winter pics? Would love to see what it looks like out there! tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-04:14913997 Barbara Forte Abate 2012-01-05T00:42:05Z 2012-01-05T00:42:05Z What a perfectly wonderful and wintry image you've created here, Rebekah! The barefoot in winter thing&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;marks you as a California girl. &nbsp;My bare soles won't touch the floor until April at the earliest<img src="http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" /> I just wish our big fat cat would be so&nbsp;accommodating&nbsp;as your pup, since he only shares the warmth if it's to his advantage. I adore the thought of your odd symphony! Beautiful. Thanks for stopping by <img src="http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" /> tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2012-01-04:14897604 Rebekah 2012-01-04T16:27:35Z 2012-01-04T16:27:35Z Loved it!<br /> <br /> I was born in warmer climates so I've spent the majority of my life bemoaning the winter dreariness. However, as I read "Hubby returns to full-day work weeks, children are back to school" and think about the pictures I've taken lately of iced-over weeping willow trees, I had to agree with your conception of beauty. I even quit complaining about my beagle whose insecurity keeps her in a perpetual state of shadowing me wherever I go, especially during winter. <br /> <br /> I continue to go barefoot despite that it's January. It's a held-over habit from my California childhood days but now that insecure pup is sleeping under my desk. She sleeps so hard that she doesn't mind that I've shoved my cold toes under her tummy. Her loud snoring is consistent but out of beat with the intermittent furnace blowing off and on. It's an odd symphony that I'll miss when summer temps leave me feeling limp. <br /> <br /> So thanks, Barb, for loving January. Maybe we can all see it a little better....through your eyes! tag:blog.barbaraforteabate.com,2011-11-13:12864104 Barbara Forte Abate 2011-11-13T13:22:16Z 2011-11-13T13:22:16Z Thank you for spreading the word, Kat! &nbsp;This is the first time that The Secret of Lies has been part of a giveaway, so I'm fully looking forward to sending my book off on a potentially grand and exciting journey <img src="http://blog.barbaraforteabate.com/emoticons/smile.png" border="0" />