tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post7417951744816817009..comments2023-10-16T06:34:20.957-04:00Comments on La Belle Dame de Merci: Word Count Blogathon Day 23: Love of the LandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12165335580241212248noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-5720406883634129952011-05-24T19:08:15.878-04:002011-05-24T19:08:15.878-04:00@Bach: How cool re: your sister. How did you esca...@Bach: How cool re: your sister. How did you escape being named Melanie? ;)<br /><br />@Melissa: Yay! Where are you from in the South? There is always time to host your own 75th Anniversary of GWTW!<br /><br />@Jennifer: Ahhh ~ I could never move that far from VA! I'm only an hour away from where I grew up and that's bad enough! I hope you get back more often this year!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165335580241212248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-45934704687552496132011-05-23T20:47:34.118-04:002011-05-23T20:47:34.118-04:00Thanks for this. I'm a transplanted Southerner...Thanks for this. I'm a transplanted Southerner myself -- Richmond, VA, is my hometown, but I've been out in Oregon for seven years now. <br /><br />While I dearly love my new home, there is so much that I long for from the land of my childhood and young adulthood. Maymont Park. Real, honest-to-goodness thunderstorms with sky-rending thunderclaps that rattle the roof. Being able to find grits on any supermarket shelf. Monument Avenue. Lightning bugs. Fried pickles and sweet tea.<br /><br />I do get back for a visit now and again, but it's just not the same. I have no plans to leave Oregon, but I'll always be a Virginian. :)Jennifer Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707144415239103793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-20745393654309293362011-05-23T19:13:24.687-04:002011-05-23T19:13:24.687-04:00I love Gone With the Wind and I am southerner so t...I love Gone With the Wind and I am southerner so the food sounds delicious and just like home. What a fun party. I wish I'd known about the anniversary, this would be so much fun to attend.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02516007107983191206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18500634.post-20719706315662489562011-05-23T19:02:21.251-04:002011-05-23T19:02:21.251-04:00I love this post and have forwarded it to my mom w...I love this post and have forwarded it to my mom who loves Gone with the Wind (yes, my sister is named Tara). Since it was forced on me when I was younger, I didn't appreciate Scarlett like I do now.Tia Bachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336780518125138789noreply@blogger.com