The black, behind the hammock, is the creek that borders our backyard. Behind my hammock are my four raised beds. When I swing here, I hear the water moving over the rocks. I feel the breeze, gentle as a kiss, moving over me. & if Hobbes, my cat, is outside, he jumps onto the hammock. Hobbes snuggles up close & it is the BEST. DAY. EVER.
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I grew up with a hammock in our summer house garden. Gone now, but suddenly I feel an urge to get a new one. 🙂
Lovely pictures you have in your blog!
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I so hope you have two trees in which to hang one! They are the best medications for stress out there. 🙂 ~amy
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Just hung up our hammock the other day–what a great thing to have in one’s life! Thx for sharing your story!
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Congratulations! May the breeze be cool & the sun, gentle. Rock on, Lori! ~amy
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That looks like a great happy place!
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Thank you, Yanic. It is paradise. 🙂 ~amy
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I like these happy places. We did have a hammock in Shanghai…
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Thank you, Rajiv. Everyone needs a happy place to get through all the sharp edges of life. ~amy
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Happiness found within the limits of your back yard, now that is great especially if you have a cute company like Hobbes and his purrrrring sound!!!
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I LOVE that he jumps up there with me. I’ve got to get a family member to take a picture of us together. Everyone needs a ‘happy place’. Good for the soul, even if you can’t be in it, you have someplace to think about during stressful times. I’ll bet your happy place is your illustration table. “) ~amy
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All i can say is BINGO, you got that right! Thanks!-Eva:)
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Every time I read your cat’s name, I can’t help but think of Calvin too. It was the best!
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Hobbes is definitely named from the cartoon series. I love Bill Watterson’s comics. We have all the books & it was mandatory that all my children read each & everyone book. Best life lessons are learning among those pages. I even have on as my coffee table book! I tucked them into the pockets of my backseat in the car. NO electronics while in the car…Too much info? Sorry, Robert. ~amy
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When it comes to Calvin and Hobbes, there is no such thing as too much info. 🙂 There are even tribute videos on Youtube, and I’ve probably watched them all. Seome are pretty good, some not so good.
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Tribute videos? I’ll have to look some up. I know there are a great many fans of the series out there. I read them when they were in the newspaper waaay back when I was about 16 or so. Love & still love that dry wit & the way Watterson comes around to a life lesson in just three boxes.A modern Aesop’s fable type moral. Gifted man. Thanks, Robert for telling me about the videos. ~amy
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Oh this looks amazing! How I wish I had a hammock beside a creek… one day 🙂
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I had to wait 25 years. It made it all the better when it happened. Thank you, Michael. ~amy
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It sounds heavenly.
Honey
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Thank you, Honey. It is. ~amy
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This sounds like a wonderful place to relax.
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Growing up in Vermont, I had a neighbor that had a hammock between two trees, I was so jealous. I also had a high school boyfriend who had a hammock, too. We spent hours swinging & talking. It just took 25 years to get my own. 🙂
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Sounds divine. I love the sound of a stream.
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It is so wonderful, I wish everyone could have a hammock for their happy place. Thank you, Pia. ~amy
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