Comments on Who Cares What I Think?: Maryland's Eastern Shore - Why I Live Here - Respo...

Thanks, Pam. It's nice to know a neighbor occ...

2012-02-09T11:31:50.131-05:00

Thanks, Pam. It's nice to know a neighbor occasionally reads my blog. :) I love Marion Station too.

Thanks, for the nice words. They most certainly d...

2012-02-09T11:31:19.149-05:00

Thanks, for the nice words. They most certainly did come from the heart. <3

Linda, can't believe I never replied to any of...

2012-02-09T11:30:51.986-05:00

Linda, can't believe I never replied to any of these comments. Thanks so much for taking the time to read this and reply. It's nice to have friend that are native to the Shore.

Maryland fishing ... my husband loves you!!!

2012-02-09T11:30:15.231-05:00

Maryland fishing ... my husband loves you!!!

Thanks Patrick. We all learned a lot from Hal did...

2012-02-09T11:29:52.893-05:00

Thanks Patrick. We all learned a lot from Hal didn't we? I think he taught me to look for the "connectivity" of a place.

Thanks, Annette. There's room for everybody. ...

2012-02-09T11:29:09.648-05:00

Thanks, Annette. There's room for everybody. Lots of space here.

Thanks, so much Rosie. I love and miss you guys. ...

2012-02-09T11:28:38.782-05:00

Thanks, so much Rosie. I love and miss you guys. Blessings to all of you in your Indiana home this year.

very nicely put Mindie......also describes why I a...

2012-02-09T09:37:11.997-05:00

very nicely put Mindie......also describes why I also love living on the Eastern Shore but mostly Marion Station

I too am a "come here"...and I consider ...

2010-10-28T14:32:09.238-04:00

I too am a "come here"...and I consider my life on the Eastern Shore a daily blessing.

You put it ever so much more eloquently than I could, but I think you were writing from my heart.

Thank you.

Wow, that says it all. You have described the Eas...

2010-09-10T08:13:27.323-04:00

Wow, that says it all. You have described the Eastern Shore and I can totally relate.

Thank you for this post! It also reminds me of why...

2010-02-28T13:44:19.047-05:00

Thank you for this post! It also reminds me of why I live here!

Dear Mindie, How profound! Thank you for sharing ...

2010-02-27T13:51:02.902-05:00

Dear Mindie,

How profound! Thank you for sharing something so personal and beautiful. I was reminded of Howell McConnel's musings on the inherent connectiveness of the spiritual and material world. I look forward to reading more of your work.

Patrick

Absolutely beautiful. You shouldn't want peopl...

2010-02-27T10:09:53.165-05:00

Absolutely beautiful. You shouldn't want people to read this, they'll all move down and the place will fill with condos full of retired exurbanites. - Annette

Well I'm glad she asked! Mindie, I relate to t...

2010-02-27T10:06:25.203-05:00

Well I'm glad she asked! Mindie, I relate to this article so much now that we have moved to the country! At 45 yrs, born and raised in suburban Chicago, it has been such a change. However, I think this place, Middlebury, IN was calling Jon home! We discovered after doing some research that the Potawatomi tribes decided to settle here because it reminded them of the beautiful rolling hills in Middlebury, Vermont! Ironic isn't it? Jon's mom told him they could take the boy out of Vermont but they could not take Vermont out of the boy! LOL! When we moved here and returned for a couple of days to Chicago to tie up loose ends it pained me to leave. Would I ever be able to feel the calmness, serenity yet crazy happiness I felt? Then it hit me, I was not on vacation! This was now our home. That's when I knew this place was calling ME! Maybe not so much Middlebury but the country! It's been 5 months and every time I open the door and see the beauty of nature all around us all I have to do is take a deep breath and let it consume me and I feel as if I have been kissed by God, ready to start my day and continue to live my life as I was meant to live it! With a clear mind to handle and cherish the important moments in my life. The moments that will become special memories that will carry me for the rest of my life! This has been such a change from my life that has been so consumed with the hussle and bussle, the traffic, and the stress of city life! Not to mention neighbors just as stressed. I am so very happy to make the switch. I agree it took some getting use to and from time to time I still miss some of the luxuries of being so "close" to my family and everything else but we come to some crossroads in our lives and whether we decide to cross or not will continue to carve our existence! Jon still asks me if I am happy I made the move or if I miss Chicago! I'm sad to say I really do not regret it. We ALL got here stressed, cranky and a bit unhappy. We were all in need of a big "hug" and nature was only too happy to give us what we all needed! Nature surrounded us, embraced us and welcomed us to our new home! I am aware of the crossroads in my life that I have crossed and this move ranks as one of the most important ones that I have come to in my life! How appropriate that it would be made in little Indiana, named the "Crossroads of America". Thanks so much for your article Mindie! We need to visit! =)