tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post5736850184260291499..comments2024-03-25T10:28:53.317-05:00Comments on Baking in a Tornado: Secret Subject Swap: Let Me Count the WaysKaren BakingInATornadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-85298272009322424222017-02-07T21:26:25.018-06:002017-02-07T21:26:25.018-06:00You're very thoughtful and intelligent, Jenniy...You're very thoughtful and intelligent, Jenniy. I'm so glad you join in the challenges. I know when you're ready, you'll write more on your own. Until then, we're here for you.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-88984038775950353242017-02-07T20:55:50.276-06:002017-02-07T20:55:50.276-06:00I think I'm in a slump, a down period, myself....I think I'm in a slump, a down period, myself. These challenges keep me going, but the last couple years for me have been really tough. I haven't written anything much on my own, and I wonder what the point of it is most days, but I can't give it up yet, and I am certainly glad I met you and all the challenge bloggers. It has really made a mark on my life. Jenniy Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902332589392779881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-65050420162784057192017-02-04T09:43:42.749-06:002017-02-04T09:43:42.749-06:00I know you'll find a way to keep going. You...I know you'll find a way to keep going. You're a talented and thoughtful writer, there's a lot in there still needing to come out.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-76120685597374660982017-02-04T09:40:45.578-06:002017-02-04T09:40:45.578-06:00And you (and your minions) brighten my day!And you (and your minions) brighten my day!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-79771380071339694962017-02-04T07:58:46.876-06:002017-02-04T07:58:46.876-06:00I have such a love/hate relationship going on with...I have such a love/hate relationship going on with my own blog right now. If you could bottle up the gumption that pushes you to keep going, I'd buy the whole lot of it right now. I'm so grateful we crossed paths because of blogging, as you are a very warm and loving friend to me just as that soup will be to my belly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-90355771098844325782017-02-04T05:44:14.439-06:002017-02-04T05:44:14.439-06:00Thank goodness you started blogging! Love your wr...Thank goodness you started blogging! Love your writing, recipes and take on life. Lord knows you keep me going with your words.Southern Belle Charmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03702427718177589292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-53730299405278710312017-02-03T17:42:25.784-06:002017-02-03T17:42:25.784-06:00Ha ha, I hear ya. In general I feel the same way, ...Ha ha, I hear ya. In general I feel the same way, happy I stuck around. But ask me again when I'm down . . .Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-43731554454490803752017-02-03T17:26:41.939-06:002017-02-03T17:26:41.939-06:00Well, thank YOU for sticking around! I've pin...Well, thank YOU for sticking around! I've pinned this amazing sounding soup. Isn't anything worth while worth struggling for? (ask me again when I'm down.) Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.combookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-48896834752712919662017-02-03T16:05:15.367-06:002017-02-03T16:05:15.367-06:00And without you all joining in I wouldn't have...And without you all joining in I wouldn't have these challenges either!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-88195563329633342302017-02-03T16:04:33.291-06:002017-02-03T16:04:33.291-06:00Yes, Jo-Anne, that makes perfect sense to me.Yes, Jo-Anne, that makes perfect sense to me.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-23877800035642402962017-02-03T15:42:05.159-06:002017-02-03T15:42:05.159-06:00so many positives and negatives of blogging and yo...so many positives and negatives of blogging and you've captured that. Though without you we wouldn't have all these amazing writing challenges. Enthusiastic Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12989385340994756602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-45277772949986007912017-02-03T15:18:35.722-06:002017-02-03T15:18:35.722-06:00I love blogging, I don't get how people don...I love blogging, I don't get how people don't love it, I love to share my life and opinions with people who in some ways are complete strangers but in other ways are friends does that make sense Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-71610212569284492802017-02-03T15:01:05.647-06:002017-02-03T15:01:05.647-06:00Yes, barley is a great addition to a hearty winter...Yes, barley is a great addition to a hearty winter soup.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-87729314495747659372017-02-03T14:53:32.057-06:002017-02-03T14:53:32.057-06:00I love barley in my soup and I've got a hanker...I love barley in my soup and I've got a hankering to make a big pot this weekend! Thanks for the suggestion!MamaRabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920088809395312943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-15813309597667944002017-02-03T14:37:52.435-06:002017-02-03T14:37:52.435-06:00I stepped way back. Turned out it became less of a...I stepped way back. Turned out it became less of a chore and reverted back to being more fun.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-50692806178229483152017-02-03T14:20:48.571-06:002017-02-03T14:20:48.571-06:00You speak for many of us who blog. All the feels h...You speak for many of us who blog. All the feels here. Sometimes I am so ready to quit, but then I think of how hard I've worked at it and all the wonderful things that have occurred because of it, and I just can't give it up. But I am stepping back a bit to breath. Blogging a little less these days. Great post, Karen. Right from the heart. menopausal mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058933838070665032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-13325532674457678312017-02-03T11:06:01.797-06:002017-02-03T11:06:01.797-06:00Yes, it's not when we start blogging, but that...Yes, it's not when we start blogging, but that we do take the plunge and do it.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-36198057529212661542017-02-03T10:45:09.429-06:002017-02-03T10:45:09.429-06:00I love this! Reminds me why I decided to do what I...I love this! Reminds me why I decided to do what I am doing at 50. Thanks for sharing and adding some humor in to the daily grind we call lifeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11291538720667663406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-17356629989102156622017-02-03T10:29:05.584-06:002017-02-03T10:29:05.584-06:00Well, can't really take credit for the basis o...Well, can't really take credit for the basis of that prose, but you can't say I didn't make it my own!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-3609228263378452902017-02-03T10:27:07.185-06:002017-02-03T10:27:07.185-06:00So truthful and poetic your prose about the blogg...So truthful and poetic your prose about the blogging gig!This recipe just looking at it warms me up.Haraleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03263065017109894464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-75543692535673972392017-02-03T10:17:46.496-06:002017-02-03T10:17:46.496-06:00I think I'm a lot more train wreck than creati...I think I'm a lot more train wreck than creative, but I sure do thank you for the compliment.Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-7926871884438582172017-02-03T10:13:28.792-06:002017-02-03T10:13:28.792-06:00This sounds like most creative people I know.This sounds like most creative people I know.Kimberly Yavorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10013081382987379501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-71793422268846372712017-02-03T10:03:03.178-06:002017-02-03T10:03:03.178-06:00That's pretty cool that it turned out that she...That's pretty cool that it turned out that she reads your blog. We reach more people than we think!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-3933461162632794902017-02-03T09:57:19.247-06:002017-02-03T09:57:19.247-06:00Isn't it amazing how a blog becomes part of ou...Isn't it amazing how a blog becomes part of our identity?<br /><br />Not too long ago I started to tell a friend about something we experienced. She went "I know". I haden't seen her in a couple of months so she couldn't possibly know?! "I happen to read your blog, silly!" <br /><br />I^m glad I met you in the blogosphere! ♥Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945984135731336978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4199397575911294318.post-62780761321778931162017-02-03T09:49:00.112-06:002017-02-03T09:49:00.112-06:00If I were to give it up, we'd stay in touch. Y...If I were to give it up, we'd stay in touch. You're not getting rid of me that easily!Karen BakingInATornadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04908944310611937600noreply@blogger.com