tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post4208562363115189385..comments2023-12-21T18:43:25.430+00:00Comments on Finding Simplicity: All Feet To The PoleSharon Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-20750734159689724772008-07-14T08:55:00.000+01:002008-07-14T08:55:00.000+01:00@ Sara. I hear you on the connections and definite...@ Sara. I hear you on the connections and definitely agree.<BR/><BR/>@ Catz. Happy to be of service :)Sharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-50469782425715790832008-07-13T23:55:00.000+01:002008-07-13T23:55:00.000+01:00We used to take our kids camping and they both hav...We used to take our kids camping and they both have fond memories and love the smell of canvas as a result. They always made friends, often enough for a game of cricket or rounders and they too would collapse into their sleeping bags totally shattered.<BR/><BR/>I miss camping too, I hope you get to go again, in fact I am now inspired - you are very inspirational you know - maybe one day I too Catzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520965195624109859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-32004272484951020272008-07-13T21:23:00.000+01:002008-07-13T21:23:00.000+01:00I definitely don't think you did your kids any kin...I definitely don't think you did your kids any kind of disservice by camping instead of traveling farther. I just recently started camping and I love it! It's a great chance to connect with yourself and your loved ones. You learn how to do without and still be happy, which is one of the most important lessons of all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-4743823806555511362008-07-13T14:50:00.000+01:002008-07-13T14:50:00.000+01:00You're so right about England. We have some very u...You're so right about England. We have some very unique places here and I've known Americans to be absolutely amazed to be able to sit in pubs that are older than the United States. So much culture, so much history... there's definitely lots to be explored. <BR/><BR/>As for people never leaving the complex, my 'almost' daughter went abroad quite a bit as a girl but knowns nothing about any of theSharon Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09050104785278502068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355169292089791281.post-4088061998398476332008-07-13T10:32:00.000+01:002008-07-13T10:32:00.000+01:00So true.I love exploring different cultures and ex...So true.<BR/>I love exploring different cultures and experiences, but most people who take their children abroad sit in resorts and never leave. I was watching Holiday Showdown and a couple who thought they were "posh" and sat in a Maldives hotel for 2 weeks a year never leaving the hotel complex, complained, cried, felt it was "beneath them" to have a walking holiday on the North Cornwall Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com