http://annhandley.disqus.com/NoneenThu, 15 Aug 2013 18:55:10 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-1004444977<p>Last however, not least, do not let carpet stains ruin your party mood.<br>Your carpet might not be the most eye-catching feature in your home, nevertheless it can make a subtle difference whether <br>it is clean and fresh or dirty and drab. One in the largest <br>investments you are making inside your home 's what you choose to your flooring.</p>carpet cleaning services 62040Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:55:10 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-57649288<p>I LOVE IT!!!!!!</p>Patrick_deshaiesSat, 19 Jun 2010 12:37:17 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-20263540<p>This short movie is a parable... the journey of more steps goes farther than the journey of few! hahahaha!! Precious puppy. Reminds me of my own beloved mutt. I do, however, relish the way they are 'in the moment' with things. Kudos!</p>Judy RodmanSat, 17 Oct 2009 10:44:51 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-18286557<p>OK, you've hit the bull's eye on my soft spot. Nice job using your writing skills for good. Please remember to keep it that way. And keep writing! </p>NameFri, 02 Oct 2009 09:50:51 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17935403<p>Oh I just love this and the video--perfect!! </p>KatybethThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:50:35 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17901232<p>I know.. I had a feeling you'd be initiating legal action of some sort...</p><p>But for the record, Gigi is a Rescue dog, and she arrived on my doorstep with that name. She came running in my direction whenever I called her by it, and I didn't have the heart to change it on her. Poor girl was confused enough as it was.. loosing her home, her family, her sense of stability and security, her warm bed by the hearth... (is the jury tearing up yet..?) :)</p>Ann HandleyWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:49:26 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17900823<p>Wait a minute. You have a dog named Gigi? Love the video and the post, but my lawyer will be contacting you. Just kidding</p>GiGiWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:35:03 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17768453<p>Poor Gigi. Being the sap that I am for pups, I'd probably just pick up my (future) dog and set him/her right next to the tomato to have at it.</p><p>But that would just defeat the purpose of fighting hard and working your way to your goals, whether it be a tomato or something grander in our lives :)</p><p>Funny how a story about an under ripe tomato, a dog and an open wooden fence can make you think about life!</p>Sonny GillTue, 29 Sep 2009 09:12:40 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17737698<p>I was so unprepared for and delighted by the panoramic conclusion...It reminds me so much the times I've persisted in choosing the hard way, when if I had just looked around and changed my strategy a bit, I might have seen a simpler solution...As for Gigi, her predicament just breaks my heart--what a cutie!!! </p>pegmulliganMon, 28 Sep 2009 15:51:57 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17733637<p>:-) Loved your story, as usual. One day Gigi will be wiser, but till then her antics will be our entertainment...</p>Farayi KambaramiMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:37:03 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17726795<p>Excellent post Ann! You know how I love and adore the CKCS! And this post made my morning. My dog gets sudden obsessions and I often think, 'ah, she'll sleep it off and forget about it...' Never happens! I fear that poor Gigi will be looking for the green tomato long after it's gone and for that I feel for her! ;-)</p><p>(Amazing how you capture all of this in photos too...)</p><p>"[...] in the end — the shortest path isn’t always the most successful, to what your heart seeks most."</p><p>That is the line that did me in! Well said. </p>bethharteMon, 28 Sep 2009 13:23:48 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17722471<p>Sometimes I can truly empathize with Gigi - trapped in my own web. This is a brilliant post. Well-done.</p>lynnelleMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:38:53 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17721390<p>"Still, the shortest distance between two points IS a straight line and she is quite the mathematician." LOL!! YES!</p>Ann HandleyMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:09:16 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17721358<p>So to those who are wondering... Gigi eventually DID land her prize.. and she ate the whole thing, like an apple.</p><p>Whether it met her expectations or not is hard to say... but much as she relished eating that green tomato right there in the garden, I have to believe she felt a twinge of disappointment. So often the things you think you think want most turn out to be not quite what you anticipated anyway -- you know? Don't psychologist have a word for that?</p>Ann HandleyMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:08:33 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17721006<p>Yes! Gigi was definitely channeling Maggie! They are two peas in the same pod. </p>Ann HandleyMon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:16 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17720791<p>"Green tomato...forbidden fruit...brass ring...pipe dream...." I pretty much love that, Paul. That's a result of leading with your heart, I guess, without engaging your head.</p>Ann HandleyMon, 28 Sep 2009 10:54:30 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17712488<p>Poor Gigi! Who among us cannot relate to unrequited love and the barriers that separate, lol. Sadly I can also relate trying to squeeze through the narrow opening when a short walk would have delivered me much easier!</p>KarenSwimMon, 28 Sep 2009 09:27:47 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17711600<p>Absolutely adorable, Ann. Love that last line...!! - Jo<br></p>GuestMon, 28 Sep 2009 08:56:18 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17709735<p>I kept waiting for the part where Gigi finally captured her prize -- only to find that a green tomato is not necessarily the heavenly taste sensation she anticipated.</p>Kirk PetersenMon, 28 Sep 2009 07:10:48 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17703475<p>Poor GiGi. Can't see the forest for the trees. Still, the shortest distance between two points IS a straight line and she is quite the mathematician. </p>dogpawseMon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:11 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17695801<p>Ohh thats so adorable! Gigi definitely pulled a Maggie on that one: ignorant to the obvious in order to keep her eyes on the prize. These are the true trailblazers!</p>AmandaSun, 27 Sep 2009 21:35:45 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17694678<p>So very glad I found your blog (via Chris Brogan). What an absolutely delightful metaphor for my own Gigi moments (Gigi, meet Mimi...yikes, another drama in the making!?) when my single mindedness and perspective insulated by desire sabotage life's simple pleasures. </p>Mimi MeredithSun, 27 Sep 2009 20:52:57 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17694324<p>I was ready for the next scene, in which Gigi busted out of her ephemeral prison, taking some pieces of railing with her and landed the object of desire; or that her doggie friends - perhaps a bit more swift-witted than Gigi (sorry Gigi) brought the green orb to her feet (think, slipper but different). There are great possibilities here, but as you can see, as is, the imagination is awakened. Thanks, Ann, as always!<br></p>mindyfriedSun, 27 Sep 2009 20:39:23 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17642423<p>A few quips...</p><p>Gigi sounds like me: Unhurried, uncomplicated, portly, enthusiastic about meals. Ha!</p><p>We have a cat with a similar problem. She knows how to go out the cat door into the patio, but not how to come in. Yet, on occasion, for a moment she seems to figure it out. But only on occasion.</p><p>As to your larger point, I recall Rev. Robert Schuller once saying, "When the thing you want is not right, God says 'no'; when the timing is not right, he says 'slow'; when you are not right he says 'grow'; but, when everything is right, he says 'go!'"</p><p>How many times in my life have a rushed into something (relationships, new job, spending hard-earned cash on some foolish thing, etc) that, in the end, paid few, if any, dividends. I usually ended up hurt, dismayed or frustrated. (And not just a little feeling sorry for myself.)</p><p>As I get older, I'm learning a little bit of patience is a good thing. Still, the heart wants what it wants when it wants it, and has no capacity for logic or reason. How often has my heart tried to take me where my head told me not to go. Green tomato...forbidden fruit...brass ring...pipe dream. See, I told you Gigi and I had a lot in common! </p>Paul ChaneySun, 27 Sep 2009 14:58:35 -0000http://www.annhandley.com/2009/09/26/gigi-spies-a-green-tomato-a-tragicomedy-in-five-parts/#comment-17637021<p>This just made my day. You always tell such a great story, and the photos this time were priceless.</p>Michele MillerSun, 27 Sep 2009 11:13:51 -0000