tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post3224892394098455098..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: A is for "Adieu"Mark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-38494348177451392982017-04-10T07:10:54.211-04:002017-04-10T07:10:54.211-04:00Dear Kirk,
Thank you so much for your comment! I ...Dear Kirk,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment! I wondered about your absence, especially as you never actually signed off, and even worried a little that something untoward might have happened! So it's good to know that you are back and that all is right with your world.<br /><br />As this posting says, I have moved on to other projects, including doing some writing. I will, however, add one or two postings if and when there are any changes or additions to the Pompeii Room, and I am actually expecting to add one of those updates pretty soon.<br /><br />It's so good to see your wonderful blog up and running again! Yours has always been one of my favorites.<br /><br />Best wishes to you and Mr. A.,<br /><br />Mark<br /><br />Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-31263354867344339502017-04-10T01:59:58.809-04:002017-04-10T01:59:58.809-04:00Dear Mark, after a false start some time back I ha...Dear Mark, after a false start some time back I have finally returned to the world of blogging, only to find that you have sallied forth! I hope that you will see this message because I wanted you to know that I enjoyed your blog such a lot. I wonder if you will come back one day as I have done? Bye for now, KirkAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642768891794895642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-82251395186037298872016-02-03T21:56:11.765-05:002016-02-03T21:56:11.765-05:00Thank you so much, Ann, for those nice words.Thank you so much, Ann, for those nice words.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-63487606950966227662016-02-03T15:31:22.415-05:002016-02-03T15:31:22.415-05:00Your blog is so missed. You brought insight and s...Your blog is so missed. You brought insight and style to every topic. I am richer for having followed you. My gratitude for your years of entertainment and education. AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-17184884711286385132015-12-08T17:05:37.605-05:002015-12-08T17:05:37.605-05:00:o):o)Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-11179633604263887312015-09-27T18:45:37.269-04:002015-09-27T18:45:37.269-04:00I am coming to the end of a three year commitment ...I am coming to the end of a three year commitment elsewhere and can now devote more time to my blog. Alas, we are ships passing in the night! Hoping to see you around and hope you enjoy your next journey.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-67135982178521733162015-09-27T18:01:22.633-04:002015-09-27T18:01:22.633-04:00Thank you, Theresa! You can be sure that I'll ...Thank you, Theresa! You can be sure that I'll still be visiting and leaving comments at your blog, and who knows, perhaps there will be another journey . . .Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-30362880421239566382015-09-27T17:48:09.727-04:002015-09-27T17:48:09.727-04:00Oh Mark, you will be sorely missed! I hope to touc...Oh Mark, you will be sorely missed! I hope to touch base with you from time to time . Stay creative and remember we will be here for another journey, if you want us.Theresa Cheekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429069123185290732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-56484211930886311092015-09-03T19:39:49.491-04:002015-09-03T19:39:49.491-04:00Dear Ann,
Thank you for your visits, the high com...Dear Ann,<br /><br />Thank you for your visits, the high compliment, and for the good wishes. May good luck attend you as well!<br /><br />Mark<br /><br />Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-21704834986963682612015-09-03T19:37:13.948-04:002015-09-03T19:37:13.948-04:00Dear Anyes,
Thank you for all the lovely comments...Dear Anyes,<br /><br />Thank you for all the lovely comments you've left over the years, and for sharing the beautiful (and thorough) renovation work to the Dusty Victorian. I have a recurring daydream that at some point I might make a grand circuit of visiting all my blogging friends, and the Dusty Victorian figures prominently in that vision. But as I've said in the comments above, I'll continue to visit my blogging friends . . .<br /><br />xoxo MarkMark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-57040409915936184412015-09-03T10:46:01.684-04:002015-09-03T10:46:01.684-04:00I will mis your keen mind and discriminating taste...I will mis your keen mind and discriminating taste. Best of luck in your new directions. AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-43299790648192079992015-09-03T09:44:14.882-04:002015-09-03T09:44:14.882-04:00Dearest Mark,
I expected this Adieu after your mas...Dearest Mark,<br />I expected this Adieu after your masterpiece, but then there was a few more posts and I thought, " mmm, maybe I'm wrong". Sadly I'm not, but what a wonderful five years you have given us. You are inspiring. Thank you, thank you, thank you for everything.<br />Au plaisir,<br />Anyes<br />xoxo<br />Anyes K. Busby - Studio Vignette Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00989650562190771548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-8294704737967782502015-08-29T13:56:06.422-04:002015-08-29T13:56:06.422-04:00Dear Loi,
I'll continue to visit Tone on Tone...Dear Loi,<br /><br />I'll continue to visit Tone on Tone, and I would love to visit your store in person someday. In the meantime, if you're ever looking for a grisaille panel to sell, you know where to come! Thanks for viewing, and cheers to Tom and you!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-10129289517049087972015-08-29T12:45:19.018-04:002015-08-29T12:45:19.018-04:00Dear Mark,
I'm catching up from being away. Wh...Dear Mark,<br />I'm catching up from being away. What an absolute shock! I will miss your interesting and educational posts. Hope you'll reconsider. And thank you for five fabulous years!!<br />Take care,<br />Loi Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-24001606606965779402015-08-26T21:25:37.092-04:002015-08-26T21:25:37.092-04:00Thank you for visiting, and especially for followi...Thank you for visiting, and especially for following.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-66313067324353504372015-08-26T21:23:01.784-04:002015-08-26T21:23:01.784-04:00Dear Jim,
I know from your own interests and from...Dear Jim,<br /><br />I know from your own interests and from your many thoughtful observations that you are a kindred spirit. I've very much enjoyed your collections, and I've learned a lot from you and the Road to Parnassus.<br /><br />Through the five years that I've been blogging, I've had a number of favorite blogs that suddenly stopped without a warning or explanation. I would always wonder what happened. Did they have a heart attack and die? Did they suddenly find themselves living on the street, with a few possessions in a plastic bag? Were they snatched away by aliens!? And so, when I thought that my own blogging had run its course, I wanted to inform the people whom I've always considered to be friends — so they wouldn't have those very same thoughts about me!<br /><br />Though I'll be focusing on other things, I intend to still visit and comment, so as this posting says, it's not a good-bye. I'll stay in touch.<br /><br />And thank you again, Jim, for all your supportive words.<br /><br />Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15314143965092270072015-08-26T17:51:45.180-04:002015-08-26T17:51:45.180-04:00Thanks Mr. Ruffner it was a pleasure to follow you...Thanks Mr. Ruffner it was a pleasure to follow your blog. <br />Stay well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-80683661961810092872015-08-26T12:49:06.978-04:002015-08-26T12:49:06.978-04:00Hello Mark, This sad shock comes like a bolt fro...Hello Mark, This sad shock comes like a bolt from the blue, especially unexpected after the triumphant Pompeii series. Yours was one of the few key blogs that made the whole blogging experience such a pleasure. To say that All Things Ruffnerian is irreplaceable is no understatement.<br /><br />As with Rosemary, you were the first one to comment on and subscribe to my blog, and your constant support has always been much appreciated. You have explored through your writing so many of your talents and interests that now these topics (graphic arts, lithographed tin, Pompeii, and so forth) I will always associate with you.<br /><br />May your next projects and endeavors bring you as much enjoyment and satisfaction as your current blog has brought to your devoted readers.<br /><br />Sincerely, JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-89785405837090765092015-08-23T11:22:57.716-04:002015-08-23T11:22:57.716-04:00And thank you for the comment — it's much appr...And thank you for the comment — it's much appreciated.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-26221969465989817872015-08-23T10:09:24.434-04:002015-08-23T10:09:24.434-04:00Mark,
Thank you for several years of well thought...Mark,<br /><br />Thank you for several years of well thought out posts.<br /><br />Be wellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-25169675137151893842015-08-22T18:34:09.081-04:002015-08-22T18:34:09.081-04:00Dear Columnist,
I'm glad our paths crossed as...Dear Columnist,<br /><br />I'm glad our paths crossed as well, and you can be sure that if I am ever in Thailand, I will make a point to look you up. And as you say, perhaps we shall meet through some other medium.<br /><br />I think blogging is still one of the best of social media; it allows for so much personal creative expression. I do indeed wish to turn my attention to new projects, but I also believe that I've shared so much of my life and interests (or passions) that further blogging might only dilute what has come before.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your comment, and for all the other good exchanges!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-27012719471995385332015-08-22T08:19:40.219-04:002015-08-22T08:19:40.219-04:00Goodness - and such sadness! I know how you feel h...Goodness - and such sadness! I know how you feel however, and have been less and less communicative myself, as you will have noticed. But columnist will chime in from time to time, and you're always welcome to comment.<br /><br />Maybe blogging has had its day? I need to Google "Instagram" and "Twitter", but alas I think they're not for me. <br /><br />I am glad our ships passed in the night of the blogosphere, and I hope they might again some day in another medium!columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-59034491045389806852015-08-21T08:32:10.642-04:002015-08-21T08:32:10.642-04:00Dear Mark, Gene and I look forward to the day when...Dear Mark, Gene and I look forward to the day when you and Sandy come for a visit. The guest cottage is ready, the garden always provides several meals and champagne is on ice. Artist brushes will be on standby. ox, Gina Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15770777985999101562015-08-20T22:33:49.021-04:002015-08-20T22:33:49.021-04:00Dear Yvette,
Of course I'll be staying in tou...Dear Yvette,<br /><br />Of course I'll be staying in touch. In So Many Words epitomizes everything that I've enjoyed about blogging, and I want to say to you especially how much I've enjoyed being introduced to so many artists, and how much I've enjoyed your incisive commentary on cinema. Thanks for your friendship, and for a comment deeply appreciated.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-18475331894584887302015-08-20T22:23:13.643-04:002015-08-20T22:23:13.643-04:00Hello, Denise,
Thank you for visiting and for lea...Hello, Denise,<br /><br />Thank you for visiting and for leaving a comment. I've found that blogging is indeed the place for meaningful content.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.com