tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post3996646350900229750..comments2024-03-27T00:13:45.857-07:00Comments on Tote Bags 'n' Blogs: Joanne Rock: I (Heart) Small Town SeriesLeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14583249444580245924noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-64109486650463148472014-09-24T08:01:17.796-07:002014-09-24T08:01:17.796-07:00Winner!!! Congratulations to Christy, winner of th...Winner!!! Congratulations to Christy, winner of the thread prize! All I need is mailing addy at jrock008@gmail.com I'm so grateful to everyone for visiting this week and I look forward to another stop at Tote Bags n Blogs in October. Until then... Happy Fall, my friends!Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-48166642955915800822014-09-22T16:14:01.806-07:002014-09-22T16:14:01.806-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-75417658134051859252014-09-19T07:30:07.024-07:002014-09-19T07:30:07.024-07:00Hi Christy! Thank you for stopping by the blog :-)...Hi Christy! Thank you for stopping by the blog :-). It is nice to get somewhere bigger when you need an outing. We used to live in rural upstate NY, but if you cross the border to Canada... voila! Big city. Agree that balance is a good thing!Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-25073182308990563132014-09-19T07:27:18.897-07:002014-09-19T07:27:18.897-07:00I'll bet you could fill in the blank-- every s...I'll bet you could fill in the blank-- every small town should have _______. I vote for an excellent antique store and pizza shop.Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29039094719628098222014-09-19T07:25:11.754-07:002014-09-19T07:25:11.754-07:00Mayberry!! Good one, Erin :-).Mayberry!! Good one, Erin :-).Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-69793613641139271232014-09-19T07:22:23.064-07:002014-09-19T07:22:23.064-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-20094232190610229832014-09-19T07:21:52.641-07:002014-09-19T07:21:52.641-07:00Thanks Holly!! I'm having to use book 1 as my ...Thanks Holly!! I'm having to use book 1 as my town continuity bible... Should have made more notes as I was writing, but at the time, I wasn't sure if I would make a series of it. But it's been so fun...Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-74815406627274602382014-09-18T11:34:57.613-07:002014-09-18T11:34:57.613-07:00I live in a bit of a bigger small town (about 30,0...I live in a bit of a bigger small town (about 30,000 people). It's not quite as rural as what you describe, and there are some bigger cities within a few hours drive time. It's the perfect balance for us. It's a great size for raising kids--plenty to do without the headaches of fighting big city traffic all the time. I'd love to read about Heartache. Thanks for the giveaway!!Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04372135783126559906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-55390470572333997262014-09-18T00:14:37.093-07:002014-09-18T00:14:37.093-07:00My parents seemed to move from one small town to t...My parents seemed to move from one small town to the next all my life. So it was not the place that drew me, but the people. The family was the constant, but not the locale.Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-85898302466691776972014-09-17T13:51:10.399-07:002014-09-17T13:51:10.399-07:00Ok... I remember watching reruns of the Andy Griff...Ok... I remember watching reruns of the Andy Griffith Show and I always thought that Mayberry would be fun to visit ;) Congrats on the upcoming release!!!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10905574606129534214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-8528058803306291672014-09-17T12:17:21.559-07:002014-09-17T12:17:21.559-07:00Hey Laney! There's a friendly face... nice to ...Hey Laney! There's a friendly face... nice to see you too! I love that comment about the dishes. When the grocery store had the good deals, EVERYONE got that pattern! It's sure nice for the people who still use the classic-- makes it easy to replace the chipped pieces when their neighbors put them out for sale for pennies. I bought a girlfriend's set of dishes when she moved recentlyJoanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-36704928112201718932014-09-17T12:16:56.125-07:002014-09-17T12:16:56.125-07:00Joanne, I do love reading small town stories!! Ca...Joanne, I do love reading small town stories!! Can't wait for this one! Love the cover!!HollyJacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976828070256110899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-42369848565518068152014-09-17T12:14:55.697-07:002014-09-17T12:14:55.697-07:00Hi Katy! I know my hometown has grown since I live...Hi Katy! I know my hometown has grown since I lived there, but it was sure sleepy when I was growing up. I rode my bike everywhere and have the scars on my knees to prove it :-).Joanne Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05097757043575720154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-29625279673431873452014-09-17T10:31:52.579-07:002014-09-17T10:31:52.579-07:00Nice to see you here, Joanne!
Still often visit my...Nice to see you here, Joanne!<br />Still often visit my hometown 30 mins away. Whether at friends' homes or their charming stores, I know more about what's going on there than most of their residents! (It doesn't hurt to "follow" online news websites too, hehe.) I must say that I can usually find my mom's plates at her local yard sales, as their grocery store sold Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36709846.post-7995493137186671642014-09-17T09:59:21.016-07:002014-09-17T09:59:21.016-07:00Sounds like you've been to my town. You huff ...Sounds like you've been to my town. You huff if you have to stop at one of the two lights in town. The closest walmart is 20 - 30 minutes away. The school was a comprehensive and K - 12 were in the same building, just different wings. I can almost put my class in alphabetical order since the majority of us were together the whole 12 years.Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00690014603608539457noreply@blogger.com