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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
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Just sending smooches to all my brothers and sisters here at Pip. (  to Alicat, since I know he reads everything here)Love to all, and I wish I had more time to hang out, but I have to go back to the camp. For those who have been wondering, it's a private camp, and yes, it's a one room house with a kitchenette and bath, screened in porch. (The porch is serenity headquarters. I have a desk out there, box fan, tv and an air mattress. I don't bother the snakes as long as they don't bother me. Okay, so I petted one, but he was too cute to pass up...little baby garter snake.) I've lived in much worse, and we're all fine, but yeah, we work each other's nerves. It's very hard to sit and wait, knowing how much work is waiting for us. In the meantime, know you are all in my thoughts and prayers. I am gonna explode with gratitude one of these days.  I'll be around...  |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
 I'll bet there will be poetry. |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Yep, hope she has a paper and pencil! Sure is good to see you!!  |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Serenity~ I am glad to know that you all are okay~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Sounds like you're as well as we could hope... Now I hope you get back to your home in fairly quick order so that you can begin to recoup. I hear they're allowing some folks back into town now. This is an ordeal of a lifetime for sure. You're one strong lady, m'friend... |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
It's so good to see your face...we miss you, but you're not so far away when we can feel you in our hearts. Love, K |
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Kit McCallum
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Member Laureate
since 2000-04-30
Posts 14774Ontario, Canada |
I'm glad you're OK and getting a chance to say hello now and again, Karen. I hope you can get home soon. I've been thinking about ya. |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Hey, Karen... Good to see ya checkin' in... You know that you and yours have been in my thoughts and prayers... Love ya, lady... "When the power of love overcomes the love |
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vlraynes Member Rara Avis
since 2000-07-25
Posts 8229Somewhere... out there... |
Oh... and?... I'd have had to pet the snake too... *smile* |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Hi Karen !! So great to hear from you. My prayers for brighter days for you and yours continue. Stay strong & be safe. luv, Chrislane |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Hi Karen! Wow..it's so good to hear from you! You and the family have been on my mind almost constantly. Hang tough lady and hopefully you'll be back home soon. Love ya!  |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Opps, I think I hung up on ya by mistake, sorry. It's good to "see" you post lady, your presence is missed by us all. I know one thing, I sure wouldn't want to be your neighbour when you get home,  you tell him Mz. Serenity. |
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Janet Marie Member Laureate
since 2000-01-22
Posts 18554 |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Just explode with your brand of poetry...that's good enough to wait for! |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
It's good to see you here. You have an amazing spirit and will get through this - hopefully with your sense of humor intact! I think you're giving a hole new meaning to 'cabin fever' though and once you get back to your home and to a normal life, I bet you all hide in your separate rooms for a week just to have some 'space'. Take it one day at a time - keep your smile - and don't let it get to you. You've had a rocky couple of years emotionally but today is the first day of the rest of your life.... I miss you kiddo!  |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
Been thinking of you~~ hoping for the best M |
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SEA
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Member Seraphic
since 2000-01-18
Posts 22676with you |
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Susan Caldwell Member Rara Avis
since 2002-12-27
Posts 8348Florida |
of course you are... I never doubted it. love you muchly. "too bad ignorance isn't painful" |
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Cloud 9 Senior Member
since 2004-11-05
Posts 980Ca |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
What, no pet boas? no gators?  Cramped is still better than any group shelter. My daughter and I lived for over a year in a 9'x12' cabin in Alaska, with no running water, and a pathetic wood stove for heating and cooking. Now I enjoy my shower and modern conveniences, but some days the neighbors (I live in a small city in a duplex) are just way toooo close, and I find myself fondly remembering living in booneyville with four changes of clothes, a notepad, some books & a doodling sketchbook. Somehow, I believe you'll do far better than survive this adventure, and write that novel that's been hiding inside. |
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Dark Angel Member Patricius
since 1999-08-04
Posts 10095 |
You pet a snake? a baby one even? eek me scared Hey Gorgeous, sure is great to see you and i'm glad to know you are all ok, you've been on my mind everyday. Looking forward to your amazing poetry when you get back *smile* and keep up that great sense of humour ya got there m'lady. p.s i got your message, thank you. Missing you. mxx ~i want for myself your trembling~ |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
Serenity: Good to hear you are still the spirited gal we have come to love. Thanks for dropping in. And Yes, I am sure there is a long story or book in the making. best, martyjo |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
 Markman got me a corn snake! I have named him "Mr. Crowley", although I don't really know if he is a he--the snake guy said I'd have to stick a probe up its butt to find out.  And hugging you all, Dark Angel Maree, I need your snail mail addy too. And C? I just tried to write you, but yahoo is dragging today, but I wanted to tell you that just one week I did something you had warned me against--I publically announced I was "seriously" bored. I didn't know the meaning then. Thank you all for your generosity and kind prayers as well. I'm so homesick it ain't even funny. I'm just waiting on word from the EPA that it is safe to go back. Right now, we hear there are pockets of places with power on, but there are still military checkpoints, etc. As for future plans, I'm afraid we just don't know. But I'm looking around Crowley and Lafayette, and I'm liking what I'm seeing. It would be hard to give up New Orleans (cause no, I don't believe it is gone forever) but I thought about it, and the truth is, I never went out anyway. When I say I'm "homesick"--it's cause I miss Pip. This is home. I'll try to get copies of pics for you all soon. ta for now... |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
I guess boredom is a relative thing, eh? It's amazing how a different perspective can change our attitudes... You're on the home stretch now...  |
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Greeneyes
since 2000-09-09
Posts 9903In Your Poetic Mind |
Karen..... so glad you are ok....I continue to pray for you and all those affected....it sounds like you have a cozy spot on the porch even with the snakes...  ~~**~~ |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Karen ... I'm glad you are okay and hanging in there with the best of 'em. This has been a tremendous ordeal for you and so many others. You all continue to remain in my thoughts and prayers. If there's anything I can do or get for you, please email me and I'll box it up and send it down. hugs, Marti Living simply here in the mountains! |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
Serenity, I am gald to know you are okay. There is just one thing I would like to know? Since when did snakes become cute? |
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Paul Wilson
since 2002-07-07
Posts 4711United States |
Karen...Glad you are doing okay. I spoke too my son a couple days ago and he was allowed to go back to his house in Harvey so maybe before long you will be back home and sharing with us some of your wonderful poetry...Paul ~~To share my poems with you is to share my heart with you~~ |
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Christopher
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-02
Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
shor'nuff. well, at least you have the reptiles to keep you company... and the snake too. hugs for being well (which is understood to be a whole different "well" than your average person...) |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Paulie! Ain't it awful? I can't watch the news much...it brings me down. But I am so happy to hear you are safe. We're still missing some folks too, but we try to maintain the attitude that they ARE alright. If you're in Crowley, just ask around town about the refugees at Mike's camp. They'll give you directions as to which dirt road you should take...laughing. (We're already almost famous.)  Sending love and hugs to you all. I have to go buy some mice. Shaking my head. First I had too many of 'em, now I have to go buy em. I love you all...and thank you. |
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Alicat Member Elite
since 1999-05-23
Posts 4094Coastal Texas |
Glad you're doing alright, and in a more private place than a very open spaced sports arena or convention center. Just think how bad it'd be if you needed ladybugs to feed some critter! |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Heya Karen! I haven't been in the lounge for a long time and low and behold I see you've been posting here. Makes my heart glad, lady! Y'all hang in there....sending lots of love.......jojo |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
We've got a jumpy eye on Rita now. We had planned on going back this week, but now, we think we may stay put--there's more options of highway here than there. *shaking my head* You ever get the feeling yer being followed?  Love to all...and yep, I'll be around. I sure am getting around. Looking at property in the Ozarks now. One house comes with a cave. The hubby thought I was joking. Um...no.  |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
A cave?!! Ooooh, how exciting!! A few throw rugs and some velvet pillows, a patchwork quilt...... poet's haven!!! Can't you just picture it? Poets Party at Karen's Cave!!! I'll bring the cheese twists!! Good to hear the smile in your words Serenity my witchyone. luv ya, Chrislane |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
A cave, ya say? In the Ozarks? Maybe a yeti could find kin in them parts. I miss m'witch |
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Nan
Administrator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
You could run for MAYOR from there... Karen the Ozark Cave Mayor... I'll send my vote!!.. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Ooooh, a cave!!! YES!! Best you stay there until Rita goes away. I miss you and I'm sorry for what you have been through Karen.. But, at the same time I'm grateful you all got the hell out in time! Love ya lady~ |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Sounds like the perfect place. I've just the bats for it. [Seriously!] Karen, I hear the humor... but I think we all need to see the smile! Hugging you from Kansas, sweetheart! |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
So let me get this straight you are trading in hurricanes for droughts and floods, and the odd tornado for good measure. (Don't ya remember Dorothy? You are looking to live in an Ozark house, that just happens to come with an extra cave as a perk? Hey wait that could be a good thing, our Yeti needs a cave! So, this is a good move, you could kill two birds with one stone and get both you and our Yeti accommodations.  However, now when I say, "Hey are you from Missouri or what? You can just simply say, "Yup and I party hardy at Ha Ha Tonka State Park too."Oh I love your sense of humor, but it is not helping me be just a tad worried up here again. Glad you are staying put - very glad. psst Shawn - that's what a Yeti looks like |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
It aint paranoid if somebody(thing) really is chasing you! And if it's a windbag named Rita -- no shame in running hard and far. It's not safe to go back anyway. A simple rainstorm could breach at this point. Gumbo is great when it's snowing outside |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
That's a Yeti?! Man, we all look like that in the winter here in Ontario !! |
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Cloud 9 Senior Member
since 2004-11-05
Posts 980Ca |
A what?? Cave!! That's funny. Just think of it this way.......if you have a big family get together, you can always stick the members you don't like in the cave. Just a thought.  |
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Mysteria
since 2001-03-07
Posts 18328British Columbia, Canada |
Hi Everyone, Karen called earlier and she asked that I tell you that she is no dummy! She is sure not going to New Orleans to be rescued from some rooftop! What she is doing, is buying more plastic containers at Wal-Mart today to keep what little they do have in, (just in case,) and staying put where they are until it looks like they have to leave. If that happens they will drive north and stay "somewhere" for a night or two until the coast is clear to go back to the hunting camp. She wondered if you could all just blow at the same time on Thursday and see if you can shift that damn hurricane away from Crowley She sounded really positive, and man do I admire that in her. She is one strong woman I tell you. Wish them luck folks for again, she and a lot of our other friends need it. All the folks in Florida, Texas, good grief! My lord I don't know about you but I can't take this much longer, and worry myself sick. |
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