tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post2219646560737628421..comments2023-12-21T06:43:44.756+00:00Comments on Elderwomanblog: The Man Who Was Not GreenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-9302410362541909752010-04-26T12:18:43.376+01:002010-04-26T12:18:43.376+01:00Its nice.Its nice.The Money Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225219545398180222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-43481356902914728542010-04-26T10:19:32.354+01:002010-04-26T10:19:32.354+01:00Wow. It is very good.Wow. It is very good.The Money Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225219545398180222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-14064425974361234712010-04-12T18:03:52.171+01:002010-04-12T18:03:52.171+01:00Ah, just a blustery day in Vegas...getting ready t...Ah, just a blustery day in Vegas...getting ready to make the trek to Phoenix and see the mighty Mayo Clinic doctors, thought I would check in on my favorite blog and be uplifted from the wisdom of the Elderwoman sage! Wishing you a wonderful day!PEACEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03408966166176683628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-86919774011846064892010-03-31T21:42:16.160+01:002010-03-31T21:42:16.160+01:00I never really knew why St. Patrick was so famous!...I never really knew why St. Patrick was so famous! My son is obsessed with snakes and the most amazing thing I've ever seen was his 10 foot albino boa constrictor laying 22 eggs last Easter morning!<br />Lindsey Petersen5 Kids With Disabilitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609530174946427058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-45835322633536974752010-03-24T13:46:06.622+00:002010-03-24T13:46:06.622+00:00So Marian, don't beat around the bush about St...So Marian, don't beat around the bush about St Patrick, say what you really think!! ;-)<br /><br />I agree, of course, and I found Juli's comment very interesting, I didn't know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-86992230170910240612010-03-20T23:25:02.759+00:002010-03-20T23:25:02.759+00:00Right on, Teren!!Right on, Teren!!Elderwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530790093497478269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-12899043285307608912010-03-20T23:06:22.964+00:002010-03-20T23:06:22.964+00:00Hmmm, Marian. I understand your reaction, but the...Hmmm, Marian. I understand your reaction, but the tale of St. Patrick and the snakes is one concocted by the church, probably centuries after his death. (In fact, it seems post-glacial Ireland had no snakes, to the wonder of scientists.) Maybe this is a fine point, in that Patrick did return to Ireland (after having been enslaved there) to bring Christianity to it. And Christianity as developedTerennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-4128313712952630472010-03-20T09:07:15.666+00:002010-03-20T09:07:15.666+00:00Thanks, Juli. Yes, you are so right about the impo...Thanks, Juli. Yes, you are so right about the importance of snake medicine. And yes, the poor snakes have had to carry some heavy human projections over all these millennia. It started with that stupid Eden story and it hasn't gotten much better for them. No wonder they mostly slither out of sight and try to keep a low profile!!Elderwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530790093497478269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-77708561862661727372010-03-20T06:59:25.940+00:002010-03-20T06:59:25.940+00:00I have never celebrated St Patrick's day, for ...I have never celebrated St Patrick's day, for a different but same reason. Some scholars believe that the snakes were not literal snakes but pagan people who believed differently. Either way, 2 legged or no legged, we all have a sacred right to live :)<br /><br />Snake medicine is very powerful stuff and something we all need in our lives. The ability to shed old ways and become new again.<Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317638499215072455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-54173085540430046032010-03-19T21:12:56.172+00:002010-03-19T21:12:56.172+00:00Carla I think fear of snakes is very common. As is...Carla I think fear of snakes is very common. As is fear of spiders (Vagabonde, if either my daughter or my sister saw that picture you took of the tarantula on Aneth's hand they would freak out). There are heaps of theories about why so many people fear these particular creatures but I am not sure I believe any of them. My only phobia is leeches. Luckily there are none round here.<br />Yes, IElderwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530790093497478269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-52637080066948058342010-03-19T20:30:31.917+00:002010-03-19T20:30:31.917+00:00I agree with you. I visited a wildlife refuge in ...I agree with you. I visited a wildlife refuge in Florida a month ago and saw some beautiful snakes. Actually they placed one around my neck – it felt heavy and cold (here if you like to see: http://avagabonde.blogspot.com/2010/02/visiting-wildlife-sanctuary-in-west.html.) I think that when people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, at least in the US, they don’t celebrate the saint, they just Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36832112.post-40659735032703682652010-03-18T16:46:26.003+00:002010-03-18T16:46:26.003+00:00Thanks for this post,Marian. The photo is exquisi...Thanks for this post,Marian. The photo is exquisite and your words comfort me. I have long been afraid of snakes but in recent years I have come to appreciate and even love them (from afar!). Yes, I love the message that we are to be mindful in each moment. Thank you!Carlahttp://www.carlaroyal.com/noreply@blogger.com