tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2168965704725378499..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Yankee Vagabond - ReduxOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-460318741655129772018-10-15T13:03:49.075-04:002018-10-15T13:03:49.075-04:00Three more days. Three more days. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15817238470413863522018-10-15T13:03:14.519-04:002018-10-15T13:03:14.519-04:00My Bro, you know we will have stories to tell. Wha...My Bro, you know we will have stories to tell. What a privilege for me!!!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-46130384649557651782018-10-15T04:04:23.351-04:002018-10-15T04:04:23.351-04:00So many people express alarm and surprise when the...So many people express alarm and surprise when they hear how many mountains I climb, and how much traveling I do, alone - and yet, if I waited, I would never see much of anything at all. All of which said . . . I'm over the moon that you're on your way and I cannot WAIT to see you!!<br />We are going to travel and travel and travel!! And I can even promise places with unusual names :)Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-72459984264111557682018-10-15T02:35:47.892-04:002018-10-15T02:35:47.892-04:00Can't wait to hear your first-person, in-perso...Can't wait to hear your first-person, in-person report on "Your travels with Susan."<br /><br />Have a great trip, Sis, and deliver hugs and kisses to Susan from Barbara and me.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60436673469804141882014-10-29T12:57:11.482-04:002014-10-29T12:57:11.482-04:00I am generally ok once I hit the airport, have che...I am generally ok once I hit the airport, have checked my bag and have settled in for a ceremonial pre-trip beer or glass of wine. :)Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29662894210540120762014-10-29T11:36:15.736-04:002014-10-29T11:36:15.736-04:00We are sisters under the skin, Lisa. I don't ...We are sisters under the skin, Lisa. I don't get anxious during the planning stages because I do it so far in advance. But before I left for Kenya--for about ten days--I had all sorts of psychosomatic symptoms. I powered through the terror that tried to overtake me. All signs of illness disappered two hours after takeoff from JFK.<br />The Patsy Cline version is also in my playlist!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-58703220695428856302014-10-29T11:32:23.661-04:002014-10-29T11:32:23.661-04:00Zoe, "Far" can mean such different thing...Zoe, "Far" can mean such different things to different people. Sometimes I think we define it by the space we need to feel free. In my young soul, that distance was 18 miles, the length of the road from my childhood home to New York City. Many of my relatives were completely flummoxed by my desire to escape even that far. I hope those two kids got away, even if it was only ten miles. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24683732898006720102014-10-29T02:37:45.579-04:002014-10-29T02:37:45.579-04:00(Patsy Cline also did an awesome version of that s...(Patsy Cline also did an awesome version of that song!)Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16211412279265309372014-10-29T02:32:39.460-04:002014-10-29T02:32:39.460-04:00What a wonderful post! And, my sentiments exactly....What a wonderful post! And, my sentiments exactly. Except that I am always fearful when I'm planning a trip and setting out. Always sure that something dreadful will happen. But I do it anyway. And once I've gotten to where I'm going, the fear falls away. <br /><br />And I love that Jo Stafford song! Other Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08079055348844157557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-48893375481006874612014-10-27T18:29:14.780-04:002014-10-27T18:29:14.780-04:00Or is it an insane form of recklessness?Or is it an insane form of recklessness?Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-30110943971076812332014-10-27T15:05:08.190-04:002014-10-27T15:05:08.190-04:00Nice blog, Annamaria. I'm rediscovering my wan...Nice blog, Annamaria. I'm rediscovering my wanderlust. In fact, the thought of committing myself to living in one place for the foreseeable future does not exactly fill me with glee.<br /><br />And your comment about your friends who rarely cross the Hudson reminds me of a story I heard about some friends of friends who were born on the Isle of Man, which has an area of only approximately 220sq miles. The daughter and her boyfriend decided to move out of one of the main towns, Douglas, further inland -- a distance of less than ten miles. Her parents warned, "None of your friends will ever come and see you if you move so far away ..."Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-1552992938523327652014-10-27T14:37:41.060-04:002014-10-27T14:37:41.060-04:00EvKa (a nickname, by the way, that calls to my mi...EvKa (a nickname, by the way, that calls to my mind the wise ruler of a sane society on a far away planet) I think people either have the wanderlust or they don't--like blue eyes or double-jointed thumbs. I embrace my rambling' nature, though some think it's a reckless form of insanity. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47237561774725388322014-10-27T14:30:54.076-04:002014-10-27T14:30:54.076-04:00Yup, Jeff. At least your kids are expressing conce...Yup, Jeff. At least your kids are expressing concern for you in the process. Apropos of my satiric blog about the ebola scare, I wonder if those who warned me off traveling ever jaywalk while talking on their phones. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64603450215335486682014-10-27T13:31:24.764-04:002014-10-27T13:31:24.764-04:00I've done enough traveling to know that I'...I've done enough traveling to know that I'm perfectly happy at home most of the time. I'm one of those who 'travel' in my mind, exploring vistas and ideas that are unreachable anywhere via physical travel. Physically traveling to other locals disrupts that ability, in much the same way that your passion would be disrupted if you were told that you could travel anywhere in the world that you want... but you have to be back home every evening before dark. :-) Or maybe it's not "in much the same way," maybe it's more of "in the inverse way?"Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-463964993412128502014-10-27T11:17:37.179-04:002014-10-27T11:17:37.179-04:00You're still cute as a button...with or withou...You're still cute as a button...with or without your pants properly tucked inside your boots.;)<br /><br />My children have often cautioned me about going out to work alone as I do in the woods. They worry If something happened to me the bears would get to me before the medics. <br /><br />"Hey, imagine the story you'll be able to tell my grandchildren," I say. "'Your grandpappy was eaten by a b'ar.'"Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-64468311154777660432014-10-27T08:42:50.170-04:002014-10-27T08:42:50.170-04:00Thank you, Michael. You and I would not want to d...Thank you, Michael. You and I would not want to do so, but we are birds of a feather. There seem to be a lot of people who behave as if they would prefer safety over all considerations. I have cousins who grew up with me in New Jersey, who never even come to New York. I have crossed the Atlantic more times than they have crossed the Hudson. I am sure they think me very odd, if not outright foolish for going the places I do.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4952052173073696902014-10-27T03:45:06.631-04:002014-10-27T03:45:06.631-04:00Lovely post, Annamaria. Few people would want to ...Lovely post, Annamaria. Few people would want to die thinking: "Well, at least I stayed absolutely safe!"<br />Michael.Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com