tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post7821662473424974929..comments2023-10-23T15:28:20.754+01:00Comments on Wendy Robertson Life Twice Tasted: Erica’s New Year and The Leaping DolphinWendy Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-55512746419537179512009-10-08T12:22:35.916+01:002009-10-08T12:22:35.916+01:00I love autumn and winter, I think because our summ...I love autumn and winter, I think because our summers can be so hot and bleaching, I associate summer with a dry shrivelling destruction. So autum and winter are the seasons I enjoy most, and associate most strongly with the creative and imaginative. When the wind is raging I appreciate the cosy security of the indoors. Very much enjoyed reading this post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-28690035574343198772009-10-07T16:16:22.490+01:002009-10-07T16:16:22.490+01:00I LOVE autumn, and like you, respond to it in term...I LOVE autumn, and like you, respond to it in terms of the academic year. From all those years of going to school—my college years seemed to last forever, probably because I loved that time so much!—and then my own kids and their school days brought back the wonderful newness of the season (for me). <br /><br />I love "Ode to Autumn."Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-2591831578109706582009-10-06T10:43:04.127+01:002009-10-06T10:43:04.127+01:00I am pondering the wonderful idea of a 'bloggi...I am pondering the wonderful idea of a 'blogging rhythm'... I think I have a 600 word counter in one corner of my brain...<br />wxWendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-67001920305972266252009-10-06T07:58:26.919+01:002009-10-06T07:58:26.919+01:00You can call me Boots. Boots I like! Down to earth...You can call me Boots. Boots I like! Down to earth and all that. Anyway, am reassured that you and your creative impulse thrive in the light. With the onset of the current grey, wet, miserable weather, my creative impulse has decided to hibernate. <br /><br />PS I don't think that you should worry about the length of your blog posts - or comments, come to that. Just write to a length that feels comfortable and natural for you. I've been blogging for three years now (although sometimes feel as if it has been for ever); my posts were longish to begin with and, as I found my own blogging rhythm, they settled into a slightly shorter form. That said, my blogging brain is devoid of ideas at the moment so all is silence.60 Going On 16http://60goingon16.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-55066666406523689702009-10-05T21:51:37.155+01:002009-10-05T21:51:37.155+01:00I really appreciate what you say, Boots. I had to ...I really appreciate what you say, Boots. I had to dig deep to assemble these thoughts because really I am like you. After the gourd-plump Keats autumn come those dark and blustery short days. And by December single days close to an eye of light. Hate the dark. The optimism of the 'first day of term' used to alleviate that, but there is no such day in the free-lance life. <br />What there is, though, is a novel three quarters through that doesn't care about the dark, or the cold, but says 'take care of me, take care of me!' Being a woman, hardwired to 'care', I respond. <br />I'll tell you one thing though. I couldn't START a novel in Autumn! Spring's the time for that, for all the reasons you outline in your lovely post.<br />Last year I went to France to start this novel and its early shoots thrived in the light, the heat and the sun.<br />Sorry about the length here, They tell me posts should be short - which shows, though I love it, thatI am not a natural blogger...<br />WX<br />PS Could no longer call you by a number...Wendy Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532817003318632539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501702437500544780.post-39453844382908444482009-10-05T20:38:56.157+01:002009-10-05T20:38:56.157+01:00Do so wish I could feel a sense of newness about a...Do so wish I could feel a sense of newness about autumn. Have tried for years and it just gets harder as I get older because I dread winter. At the moment I'm singularly lacking in any sort of inspiration or creativity. Spring is the time when I am full of energy and plans and looking forward- because summer is coming and I am most definitely a warm weather being. (Sometimes wonder if I was actually born on the other side of the world and landed in the northern hemisphere by mistake . . .)60 Going On 16http://60goingon16.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.com