tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post8662171988105888556..comments2024-03-28T12:01:31.049-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Travels with Gary by Kait CarsonJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-39036189230541155642015-10-24T20:58:27.739-04:002015-10-24T20:58:27.739-04:00@Gloria - There is something lovely about continui...@Gloria - There is something lovely about continuity. People who have lived in the same house (I know a few) or in the same town, for generations and their families are close. What a wonderful legacy to have. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47974444900691812452015-10-24T18:48:08.954-04:002015-10-24T18:48:08.954-04:00Kait, I like to travel too. I think you're rig...Kait, I like to travel too. I think you're right that there is a connection.Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16417372538179191252015-10-24T15:32:25.394-04:002015-10-24T15:32:25.394-04:00Kait, I've only lived in six places - not coun...Kait, I've only lived in six places - not counting 2 weeks in our first apartment - and all those places are within 6 or 7 miles from the house I grew up in. I can't imagine packing up to move anymore. I have a huge collection of books including many that were my fathers. So the only way I'm leaving my home now for more than vacations or travel to mystery conferences or to visit my sister or my daughter,is on a stretcher or in a casket. All but one sibling lives within 50 miles of me and my son and one daughter live very close. I'd miss them as well as<br />other family members and friends who live close by.<br /><br /> However, I do have a sister in Washington state and my youngest daughter lives in California. She finally bought a house there after two or three years of traveling as a travel nurse. I enjoy visiting them.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-83629917169754475732015-10-24T13:07:31.132-04:002015-10-24T13:07:31.132-04:00Hi Kara, yes, I know Madison. It is striking how ...Hi Kara, yes, I know Madison. It is striking how small NJ is, but like the 7 degrees of Kevin Bacon, there are so many of us who have passed through and have touch points. Moving is like yeast, it perks new ideas in new settings. Do you love travel also? There seems to be a connection between the two. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-32162750998232582802015-10-24T12:22:51.920-04:002015-10-24T12:22:51.920-04:00My family moved often when I was growing up--about...My family moved often when I was growing up--about 13 times by the time I was 15 years old. So I get antsy when I have to stay in one place. However, my husband does not like to move. We've moved a few times since we've been married, but have lived in our current house what seems like forever to me. I keep advocating for a move. In anticipation of a possible relocation, I cull our things twice a year. As a result I only keep books that have been in the family for years, have personal meaning, or that I use for reference. <br /><br />I lived in Madison, NJ not too far from Rutherford. <br /><br />Best of luck with your move, Kait!Kara Cerisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16484336785514235707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61314908617499626012015-10-24T11:36:51.533-04:002015-10-24T11:36:51.533-04:00Oh, Susan, LOL!I admit to being one of those funny...Oh, Susan, LOL!I admit to being one of those funny ducks who likes change, which in my case is lucky! 14 or 15 is a lot of moves. The key, I think, is finding the one place (or two as Jim has done) place(s) that you belong. Once that happens, you'll know it's time to settle.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-70593561845181138072015-10-24T11:22:35.482-04:002015-10-24T11:22:35.482-04:00Holy cow! Kait, you and others have moved like you...Holy cow! Kait, you and others have moved like you're on roller skates! I've lived in a bunch of different places (I'm counting 14 or 15)(a friend once told me that his address book was "replete with" my changing address), although I spent the first 18 years of my life in the same house. I hate to move. It's disruptive and unbearably stressful. Most of my moves have been associated with one life crisis or another, so that may be why. I told my husband that this last move was absolutely the last. They'll be carrying me out in a box next time! Susan Schreyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902407971890082541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61067336784357176902015-10-24T10:53:14.766-04:002015-10-24T10:53:14.766-04:00Wow, Jim, quite a list and a lot of familiar names...Wow, Jim, quite a list and a lot of familiar names. I lived in Rutherford, NJ for a part of my childhood. Never heard of Purdy's Junction, but it sounds like a great place to set a murder!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10084093868633628622015-10-24T10:52:13.445-04:002015-10-24T10:52:13.445-04:00Margaret, what a wonderful way to handle the overl...Margaret, what a wonderful way to handle the overload. Doing it a bit at a time is an excellent solution. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29309126892465718522015-10-24T09:28:56.369-04:002015-10-24T09:28:56.369-04:00Jim's City List:
Albany, NY
Teneck, NJ
Ridgef...Jim's City List:<br /><br />Albany, NY<br />Teneck, NJ<br />Ridgefield Park, NJ<br />Harrington Park, NJ<br />Ft. Lee, NJ.<br />Waltham, MA<br />Littleton Common, MA<br />New York, NY<br />North Salem (Purdy's Junction), NY<br />Tewkesbury (Oldwick), NJ<br />Cincinnati, OH<br />Erlanger, KY<br />Amasa, MI<br />Savannah, GAJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-55562345629924831882015-10-24T09:19:26.249-04:002015-10-24T09:19:26.249-04:00I've started purging, with a long way to go. I...I've started purging, with a long way to go. I try not to get overwhelmed and taking photos of items before pitching helps. My children turn up once a year, and we always take a tour of the basement, filled with scrapbooks, photo albums, sports uniforms, and trophies. They don't want the stuff, and are finally realizing that fact.<br /><br />Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88508923170519874472015-10-24T09:18:25.318-04:002015-10-24T09:18:25.318-04:00Oh Warren, thank you so much. I think I am having ...Oh Warren, thank you so much. I think I am having my hair done that day :). Good luck with the move. Portland is a great city I've heard. How exciting.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-53467358953801965182015-10-24T09:17:05.942-04:002015-10-24T09:17:05.942-04:00Thanks EB. You are so right about non-fiction and ...Thanks EB. You are so right about non-fiction and paper pages. Gary is an engineer, when I tried to get him to go kindle he handed me a book with pages of schematics and asked how those would look. The big kindle was out at the time -- don't know if they still make that -- not even that was sufficient so, I gave up. He reads fiction in paper too, he annotates margins. I'm glad that there are so many worthwhile outlets for donated books. When we left Maine a new library was opening in St. Agatha. They were thrilled to accept boxes of gently read books for their shelves. That was a win/win situation. And, although I wouldn't admit it outside this group, I think the books were happy too!Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-35403613172513226942015-10-24T09:13:08.243-04:002015-10-24T09:13:08.243-04:00Thanks, Jim. 14 cities, that would probably give a...Thanks, Jim. 14 cities, that would probably give a military family a run for the money--maybe not the military member, but the family...could might as they say in the South! You've got to share your list, and your reasons. Books are so hard to part with. They are the family members we select in some ways. It took a while to stop pulling books back from the donate box to the keep box! Two houses is the perfect solution.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-76324501352023648452015-10-24T08:46:55.087-04:002015-10-24T08:46:55.087-04:00I am going to move to Portland, OR. At the moment ...I am going to move to Portland, OR. At the moment I am in the house-on-the-market time. Few things are packed. Many are hidden. We've been giving away or tossing thing for the last few years. Packing will come later. Would you like to come and help?Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-52493824536172955002015-10-24T07:54:02.369-04:002015-10-24T07:54:02.369-04:00Although I'm a big Kindle reader, I have to ad...Although I'm a big Kindle reader, I have to admit reading nonfiction books electronically doesn't appeal to me. Perhaps I can get lost in a story, but reading textbooks doesn't thrill me. I also need to use my highlighter, which you can do on Kindle, but it isn't the same as being able to page back and forth like you can in a paper book. So, I understand taking those books with you. I keep mine in a separate place from my fiction paper books. Culling is hard, but you can only cull so much. Pack them up without apology, Kait. So many of us are hitting the road! E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79990915976718814152015-10-24T05:37:48.667-04:002015-10-24T05:37:48.667-04:00At my 45th high school reunion they gave out a pri...At my 45th high school reunion they gave out a prize for the person who had lived in the most places since leaving home, which I won hands down. (No one must have been long-term military because my 14 different cities would not have won, I'm sure.)<br /><br />We still have two homes, so have not pared down much. A few moves ago we did tell the kids that their stuff stored in our attic either went to them or out, but we weren't moving it again.<br /><br />Having had a believe my personal library might someday become the last bastion of the printed word, I had been unwilling to give away any books, but three moves ago I gave away all my professional books, and more recently we have been giving away more nonsigned books to church and library sales to avoid the necessity of building a third house to store the thousands remaining.<br /><br />Best of luck with the whole process, Kait.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com