My February 20th posting, “Writing For…?” kept me thinking. What I write varies with my mood but the two topics that most often turn up in this blog are my novel writing and my locale. If you were a fly on the wall here you’d understand why that’s so.
In this semi-rural retreat I call [...]
Archive for February, 2009
More on the Ws (or Double Ewes): What?
Posted in Home, Winter, Writing, tagged Creativity, Ideas, Topics, Writing on February 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Weather, Whether or Not
Posted in Winter, tagged Meteorology, Snow, Sunshine, Winter on February 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It seems meteorologists aren’t as dependable as we might wish. Weather, whether or not science would like us to believe otherwise, still does its own thing. Last weekend the five day forecast for our area showed five days of rain. Instead we had sun, sun, drenching rain, a blizzard, and sun. Go figure.
As much as [...]
Despair Takes Many Forms
Posted in Winter, tagged Despair, Snow, Winter on February 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Yesterday’s rain revealed small patches of our lawn… the first time we’ve seen green here in over two months. But today despair returns. This is the BC south coast, for pete’s sake!
Maybe a Wee Bit TOO Tidy?
Posted in Computers, Environment, Home, Pets, Writing, tagged Clutter, Desk, Writing on February 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
We writers seem to talk a lot about our writing spaces… our messy desks, our crowded bookshelves, the sacred talisman, etc. It’s not that we’re obsessed by them, just that we spend so darned much of our time with them. Over at kc dyer’s blog she recently offered a verbal peek at her desk and a [...]
Look Where You’re Going!
Posted in Philosophy, Writing, tagged Destination, Horizon, Life, Writing on February 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“Look out!” and “Look where you’re going!” are common admonitions given to someone who is likely to stumble on an obstacle or uneven pathway. But taken literally it means so much more than just watching where you put your feet.
If we would frequently raise our eyes to the horizon might we not be more aware [...]
Writing for…. ?
Posted in Writing, tagged blogging, Writing on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I know there’s a song out there with the lyrics, “Letters, I get letters” but I couldn’t find it with a Google search. What I did find were umpteen listings for people talking about the responses they get on their blog entries.
According to my site statistics a surprising number of people visit here although I [...]
Sharing Our Memories
Posted in Family, Writing, tagged Jane Kirkpatrick, Memoirs, Writing on February 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
“For those of you who don’t consider yourselves writers, I’d encourage you to write anyway. Imagine the gift you could give to a grandchild, a special kid in your life, a nephew or niece as you write of where you draw your strength from, how you fill up when the gauge of your heart reads [...]
Interesting Process
Posted in 2010 Olympics, Uncategorized, tagged 2010, Olympic Games on February 13, 2009 | 4 Comments »
An interesting aspect of the Olympic games to which I hadn’t previously given much thought…
One Year and Counting
Posted in 2010 Olympics, Community, Time, Winter, tagged 2010, Olympic Games, Torch, Vancouver on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Canadians have begun the countdown… 365 days to go. The hype began six years ago when Vancouver was selected as host city for the 2010 Winter Olympics. I bought an Olympic lapel pin back in 2007, not so much because I was anxious to start supporting the games, but because I saw a particular design [...]
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