tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post3586551235670937059..comments2023-05-28T02:05:07.525-07:00Comments on The Wilder Coast: checking in from a flat countryMelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-8299365299598950972013-03-08T13:35:14.933-08:002013-03-08T13:35:14.933-08:00I knew it! (*score*) You better believe I'm se...I knew it! (*score*) You better believe I'm serious- sad salads should never be allowed to happen. Ever. :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905232092734897933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-35151981573171864342013-03-08T13:34:13.056-08:002013-03-08T13:34:13.056-08:00I knew it! (*score*) I'm more than serious- sa...I knew it! (*score*) I'm more than serious- sad salads should never happen. Ever. :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905232092734897933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-4065718016812702232013-03-08T08:25:47.085-08:002013-03-08T08:25:47.085-08:00Jillian, never too late. YES i was in Rockford. G...Jillian, never too late. YES i was in Rockford. Good call. I had business there for two days. I know no one in the area and ate a sad salad alone for lunch so hell yeah i'll let you know if I'm back in the area!Melinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-12245366625875803162013-03-08T07:20:35.761-08:002013-03-08T07:20:35.761-08:00I'm late commenting on this one so it's ok...I'm late commenting on this one so it's ok if you can't respond. BUT I was wondering- you weren't in Rockford, IL by chance, were you? The Johnny Pamcakes was a clue. :) I live near there and would have loved to grab some coffee with you. Let me know if you're ever coming back to the area! :)Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11905232092734897933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-33274890571702808142013-03-07T10:41:21.885-08:002013-03-07T10:41:21.885-08:00Hi! I stumbled upon your blog from Kelle Hampton&#...Hi! I stumbled upon your blog from Kelle Hampton's blog and really enjoyed your honesty. I hope that one day you are granted your beautiful children ~ I love how you described them and visualize them. I also hope your life works out in the best way possible romantically, spiritually, physically, and adventure-ly :)~ my grandmother loves nature and now has 8 children so she reminds me a little of you. She once climbed really far leaving her kids with the hubby and they had to get a search party to find her! I'm sure your life will be full of adventures even when you settle down! I'm a stay-at-home-mum/photographer at www.reemfaruqi.com ; would love to hear back from you!Reem Faruqihttp://www.reemfaruqi.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-3869607956430360872013-02-14T15:02:25.238-08:002013-02-14T15:02:25.238-08:00Hi Beth! sorry it's taken me this long to resp...Hi Beth! sorry it's taken me this long to respond. It's awesome to me that I have a reader in Australia (!) Congrats on your baby, that's a goal of mine (annnnd i just freaked out any boy reading these comments, but really, boy, why you reading the comments?) anyway, I like what you said about my alone time not lasting too long. i think you might be right....so, enjoying it now while I can.<br /><br />xo<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-42840633171053789822013-02-07T02:59:41.406-08:002013-02-07T02:59:41.406-08:00Hi Melina,
Your blog is great and your writing st...Hi Melina,<br /><br />Your blog is great and your writing style is appealing, honest and evocative. <br />I found 'The Wilder Coast' about a month ago and have spent my free time since then trawling through your stories. Your life is a world away from mine both figuratively and literally (well half a world) and I've enjoyed living vicariously through your experiences. <br />I'm in sunny Queensland, Australia and have just returned to work after having a baby last year. Enjoy your alone time - I have a feeling it won't last too long - and keep writing, I love reading it. <br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-12915155132514156062013-02-06T11:56:18.537-08:002013-02-06T11:56:18.537-08:00I grew up in Chewelah and learned to ski there at ...I grew up in Chewelah and learned to ski there at 49 degrees North. It is about an hour North of Spokane. So glad you checked out the blog :)<br />Hamilton Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449082411904629666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-30375830552925994752013-02-06T00:44:11.812-08:002013-02-06T00:44:11.812-08:00@Don? You call it "The Barrel"? Oh Don.
...@Don? You call it "The Barrel"? Oh Don.<br /><br />I think about you all the time, dude! Probably cause we were friends during a very influential time of my life. and cause you live in newton!!! And i lived in newton corners for some my yoooouth. <br /><br />I would sure love to see you, T and the girls again.<br />xox<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-91960775363263321872013-02-06T00:42:19.521-08:002013-02-06T00:42:19.521-08:00hi @cloves!! nice to make your acquaintance. I'...hi @cloves!! nice to make your acquaintance. I'm 27, almost 28, a SWF. <br /><br />I remember you introducing yourself before! hello again. <br /><br />I'll answer that question! I went to a private elementary school for two years in boston, there was really no other option. then a public school in vermont. then public middle school. one year of public high school. then i went off to the academy at adventure quest, a highly unusual outdoor high school full of secrets. i loved every minute of it. then i got frostbite and was in a wheel chair and had to go to public high school for a semester. that was okay, i had a nice time. then for my third year i went back to adventure quest, but then it disolved as a school and so they sent me packing to college, with only three years of high school under my belt. it worked out well, although i haven't done math in 12 years.<br /><br />i hope you come back and read again. xo<br />xoxox<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-42596318013259022442013-02-06T00:31:15.505-08:002013-02-06T00:31:15.505-08:00@daniegirl
my parents put education before everyth...@daniegirl<br />my parents put education before everything else, god knows what they did to put me through the weird outdoors highschool i went to, and it was the best, best, best, best thing they ever could have done for me. we all agree to that and discuss it frequently when i'm home. so I applaud you. when i'm drinking champagne out of a mason jar (tonight cough cough) in my shitty apartment, i'll raise a glass to people like you.<br />xox<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-54051923246882910062013-02-06T00:28:39.162-08:002013-02-06T00:28:39.162-08:00@carrie, yes I've checked out milehighhamilton...@carrie, yes I've checked out milehighhamiltons many times, ever since I saw some hits coming from there in my feed. (uh...that sounds like an egotistical way to come across somebody's blog but there you have it.) You have a beautiful family. One day, I'll have one too. I didn't know you were from WA!! What part??<br /><br />xo<br />lina<br />(in ballard)Melinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-3086742731974084952013-02-06T00:25:23.834-08:002013-02-06T00:25:23.834-08:00@amy
the tour was delicous and sweet.
i can'...@amy<br /><br />the tour was delicous and sweet.<br /><br />i can't spell delicious, apparently. <br /><br />the sofa was hard and cruel. the bed was expansive and bouncy. worth returning to.<br /><br />xo<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-33075793530894833352013-02-06T00:24:34.938-08:002013-02-06T00:24:34.938-08:00@Jess. Hmm. I'm sorry to hear that. Are you re...@Jess. Hmm. I'm sorry to hear that. Are you reading good stuff when you're in pain? we found that helps. I wish you luck, sister....and (okay, this may sound weird) but I had chronic pain for years. they finally diagnosed me with endometriosis. turns out, it was an incorrect diagnosis. I found a bodyworker.massuese.chranial/saccral therapist (i spelled those all wrong) and she helped me with the pain so much. i've since been experimenting with alternative healing just for fun and it's been an incredibly awesome journey. i'm betting you've done that yourself, but I just want to encourage you. steph had a healer for the entire time she was sick who kept saying, 'i just feel something in your heart....i keep coming back to your heart." and it turns out, it was a heart syndrome! crazy stuff out there. keep me updated. hope to hear from you again.<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-74362557065883133202013-02-06T00:21:19.864-08:002013-02-06T00:21:19.864-08:00@tonya I KNOW RIGHT???
damn good looking and eith...@tonya I KNOW RIGHT???<br /><br />damn good looking and either taken or friend zoned! it's a fucking tragedy!!<br /><br />I'm so glad you found photos of steph happy and healthy. i'm trying to convince her to be in a follow up post. she's so much better now.<br /><br />xoxoxo<br />linaMelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983479473967228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-87891984095227956912013-02-05T20:59:08.332-08:002013-02-05T20:59:08.332-08:00Damn. I guess I first introduced myself when you ...Damn. I guess I first introduced myself when you *weren't* traveling. So...I noticed you when you first started commenting on Dig, who I'd been reading since before Ruby was born. I've checked you out here and there and keep coming back. Now, you're in my reader. You seem to come from a family of incredible talent...this may seem like an odd question but it happens to be on my mind: homeschooled or public schooled? (Or private, I guess that's an option too.) Me? I hail from western Wyoming, the mother of two small daughters. 37 years old. 5'6" (well, probs 5'5" these days). White. Married. cloves cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599776877128438403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-59711060316790052392013-02-05T20:19:29.143-08:002013-02-05T20:19:29.143-08:00Okay...I'm a terrible friend and this is the f...Okay...I'm a terrible friend and this is the first time I've read your blog. Little did I know THIS would be the entry I learn you've deprived yourself of Cracker Barrel your entire life until last weekend. Being from the south, the Barrel has been a fixture in my life for many a year.<br />You are an incredibly interesting person, Lina, and I am happy to have known you for the short time we teamed up against the rest of the ultimate world. And my daughter was lucky enough to have had you as a babysitter a time or two...<br />Take care of yourself, Melina, and I hope our paths cross again...although yours is the infinitely more interesting one. Safe travels!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03014793827650665042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-17518691738753044552013-02-05T19:43:03.230-08:002013-02-05T19:43:03.230-08:00So glad to hear that Stephanie's story ended h...So glad to hear that Stephanie's story ended happily. As someone who is only 31 and was formally active but is now wracked with rheumatoid arthritis and pain, I really felt like I needed to know it would be ok for her, you know? Because this laying down all the time business is some shit. But onward and upward! Thanks for the response!Jess Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019635687693875685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-32471980732682876862013-02-05T19:13:59.215-08:002013-02-05T19:13:59.215-08:00Hello Hello,
I have to say reading your post abo...Hello Hello, <br /><br />I have to say reading your post about living in a shitty apt made me feel a lot better about my shitty apt. <br /><br />I was starting to feel a bit like a failure for having three kids in this little place. <br /><br />But after hearing you say you are focusing on other things I realized I am too - being a teacher and making sure my kiddos go to a good school (which requires living in this expensive ass neighborhood that I can't afford - hence the apt). Oh, and putting my husband through school. <br /><br />Apparently school is super important to us?!?! <br /><br />Your life is a joy to read about. Have fun jumping on the beds. <br /><br />:D<br /><br />Daniegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18435159960179178256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-49786346252967509472013-02-05T09:34:48.939-08:002013-02-05T09:34:48.939-08:00Very happy for the update on Stephanie. That story...Very happy for the update on Stephanie. That story had me on the edge of my seat.<br /><br />I'm reading your words and I like them, so thanks for sharing.<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681499654404171185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-84121954926013949192013-02-05T09:32:50.976-08:002013-02-05T09:32:50.976-08:00So happy to hear the update on Stephanie.
I'm...So happy to hear the update on Stephanie.<br /><br />I'm reading the words you write, and I like them very much.<br /><br />KarenKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11681499654404171185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-35044003413128483732013-02-05T07:50:00.089-08:002013-02-05T07:50:00.089-08:00I am so so glad to hear that Stephanie is ok! I s...I am so so glad to hear that Stephanie is ok! I spent the first day I found your blog reading her story and searched until I found a post with her in it, looking healthy and happy! I had assumed that they fixed her, but am very happy to find out for sure! You have such awesome friends and what is it with all of your guy friends being so damn good looking?! Seriously!!!Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08110277749380524804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-28825630412695697882013-02-05T07:03:08.527-08:002013-02-05T07:03:08.527-08:00Hello!!!! I discovered your blog through Kelle Ha...Hello!!!! I discovered your blog through Kelle Hampton and I have enjoyed reading it. I am from WA so I enjoy your stories of places that remind me of home, as well as places that are new to me. Plus, I'm a blogger as well. www.milehighhamiltons.blogspot.com. Enjoy your travels! I look forward to your next post.Hamilton Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449082411904629666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-43185691616170799152013-02-05T06:59:25.800-08:002013-02-05T06:59:25.800-08:00Hello!!!! I came across your blog through Kelle H...Hello!!!! I came across your blog through Kelle Hampton and I have enjoyed reading it. I am from WA and I enjoy your posts from parts of the country that remind me of home, as well as parts that I've never been to. Plus, I enjoy blogging as well. FUN! Happy Travels!!<br />Carrie www.milehighhamiltons.blogspot.comHamilton Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14449082411904629666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2593256949311598537.post-84003043958681161522013-02-04T22:45:47.715-08:002013-02-04T22:45:47.715-08:00You better believe I would have said yes to that t...You better believe I would have said yes to that tour as well. <br />Super pumped to hear how the bouncing on every sofa goes. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06026918060182327792noreply@blogger.com