tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post2741818905649035382..comments2024-03-25T01:44:23.502-04:00Comments on Today's Little Ditty: DMC: "Down the Drain" by Karen EastlundMichelle Heidenrich Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-34878465164008350512020-05-13T12:59:32.265-04:002020-05-13T12:59:32.265-04:00I totally get this. I love the peacefulness of doi...I totally get this. I love the peacefulness of doing dishes.David McMullinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976625439508466025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-41639283453750963512020-05-13T11:01:38.351-04:002020-05-13T11:01:38.351-04:00Thanks for all your lovely words, and thanks to Mi...Thanks for all your lovely words, and thanks to Michelle for highlighting my poem. I have my dad to thank for this. He always said he enjoyed washing dishes for these reasons... and time to think.Karen Eastlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778112838401454642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-32163091987622077702020-05-13T10:22:12.377-04:002020-05-13T10:22:12.377-04:00Now I understand the good felt when I wash the dis...Now I understand the good felt when I wash the dishes, Karen. Lovely rhyming, being in that moment is a bestthing at the end of the day!Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-88754483547975066932020-05-12T19:14:07.879-04:002020-05-12T19:14:07.879-04:00Karen, I love how fun and calming you made the tas...Karen, I love how fun and calming you made the task of dishwashing. If you just let go and be with the moment, the task can be meditative. I've put pots with flowers outside my kitchen window to bring me joy. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-4683319769726756712020-05-12T16:23:27.878-04:002020-05-12T16:23:27.878-04:00Karen, I love your alliterative line and your rhym...Karen, I love your alliterative line and your rhymes. I look at the dirty dishes and think, ugh, but then, if I let myself live in those moments it takes on a whole new meaning which you capture so nicely in your poem. Being present, so important and we don't always manage it. Janet Clare F.skanny17https://www.blogger.com/profile/07488350213473016250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-54179070704101738272020-05-12T10:01:03.247-04:002020-05-12T10:01:03.247-04:00Yes, it's wonderful to read this mindful poem ...Yes, it's wonderful to read this mindful poem about something as mundane as washing dishes, Karen. I love that it's playful too. Funny how some chores become a comfort to us, especially when so much in the world seems out of our control. Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5740307479750463845.post-88464413740717336202020-05-12T09:44:57.986-04:002020-05-12T09:44:57.986-04:00love it! And, oddly...this puts me in a happy plac...love it! And, oddly...this puts me in a happy place. I've always volunteered to do the dishes. I love the warm water, scent of the soap.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.com