tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post5888106371384529614..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: My PeopleWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28839580400282171292012-11-05T21:01:53.198-03:302012-11-05T21:01:53.198-03:30Pauline:
And if you think this is heaven you'd...Pauline:<br />And if you think this is heaven you'd have been totally welcome there - maybe apply next year?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45918656762943274692012-11-03T11:54:29.229-02:302012-11-03T11:54:29.229-02:30You've just described heaven!You've just described heaven!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67477588945081162812012-10-31T12:21:13.281-02:302012-10-31T12:21:13.281-02:30Murr:
You would have died laughing if you'd he...Murr:<br />You would have died laughing if you'd heard me drilling so many during the week as to how to say it correctly. <br />I'd say "Time for another lesson" and they'd all obediently line up as I'd say over and over "Newfoundland. Understand."<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-19020432414747166802012-10-31T05:23:55.266-02:302012-10-31T05:23:55.266-02:30I love to listen to other writers describe how the...I love to listen to other writers describe how they go about it. I'm thrilled when someone can point out where my plot is going astray. I'm completely offended when someone criticizes my word choice. Uh...<br /><br />On an unrelated note, I happen to know how to pronounce Newfoundland. I was drilled.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-1614743537242077572012-10-30T19:34:07.421-02:302012-10-30T19:34:07.421-02:30Not a bad idea at all BB - real life inspires all ...Not a bad idea at all BB - real life inspires all my endeavours, and truth is far stranger than fiction!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48530829717063475202012-10-30T18:43:57.858-02:302012-10-30T18:43:57.858-02:30Sounds wonderful Wise - I look forward to the rewa...Sounds wonderful Wise - I look forward to the rewards in words. Maybe we [your readers] should send you wee life stories and you could make of them what you will. Privately of course!<br />take care,<br />BettyBetty Bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10552340264000998419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17017164533320724852012-10-30T16:39:57.013-02:302012-10-30T16:39:57.013-02:30Thank you Stan, I love these kind of surprises whe...Thank you Stan, I love these kind of surprises when you take away far more than you brought!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17324924976003657202012-10-30T10:05:58.821-02:302012-10-30T10:05:58.821-02:30Beautiful view. And the workshops sound great; I&#...Beautiful view. And the workshops sound great; I'm delighted to hear you got so much out of it.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03386875624025404452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47487940430355508382012-10-30T09:35:36.146-02:302012-10-30T09:35:36.146-02:30Absolutely Nick. It is amazing what such an enviro...Absolutely Nick. It is amazing what such an environment does!!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78712721863035497072012-10-30T09:27:29.967-02:302012-10-30T09:27:29.967-02:30And I presume a lot of new and creative writing ca...And I presume a lot of new and creative writing came out of such an inspiring week?nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28232311981363412972012-10-30T01:52:50.606-02:302012-10-30T01:52:50.606-02:30SAW:
Spectacular. I could have spent a month there...SAW:<br />Spectacular. I could have spent a month there.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-41553241270105206892012-10-29T21:40:57.285-02:302012-10-29T21:40:57.285-02:30What a gorgeous spot to nurture the mind and soul....What a gorgeous spot to nurture the mind and soul.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-33524112825923581982012-10-29T14:13:19.842-02:302012-10-29T14:13:19.842-02:30Hattie
Much the same in Canada with Harper at the ...Hattie<br />Much the same in Canada with Harper at the helm. All sorts of funding cuts.<br />It is a crime.<br />we have to dream up alternatives to sustain us through the dark winters of our paragraphs.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52869311710830088962012-10-29T14:12:15.121-02:302012-10-29T14:12:15.121-02:30Marc:
"The work, not its value, is at issue.&...Marc:<br />"The work, not its value, is at issue."<br />I share your thoughts on this. I was writing from a tender age (1st play at 7)<br />and never stopped. But life got in the way and I did not pursue.<br />It is soooo so good to be back in the saddle with others of my ilk.<br />XO<br />WWW<br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76453992300632839622012-10-29T14:09:59.911-02:302012-10-29T14:09:59.911-02:30GM:
I do. I am.
XO
WWWGM:<br />I do. I am.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-84291984009031551042012-10-29T13:59:57.145-02:302012-10-29T13:59:57.145-02:30I haven't been to a writers' workshop in y...I haven't been to a writers' workshop in years. That one sounds good. There was a flurry of interest in such workshops in Hawaii a while ago but not lately. I think lack of support for creative activities in u.s. is a factor. Writer friends have to earn a living other ways. My favorite local authornow sews craft items and makes ceramics to sell. No one subsidizes the arts.Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621439195920479957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6379551238920694682012-10-29T13:44:03.060-02:302012-10-29T13:44:03.060-02:30I made my first story at nine, first poem at 15.
...I made my first story at nine, first poem at 15.<br /><br />I wrote and edited newspapers for 25 years.<br /><br />And then the world got in my way; I stopped.<br /><br />On retiring, the need returned; poetry, essays, a memoir, a novel, a second one begun.<br /><br />I share your joy and enthusiasm for the craft.<br /><br />This part of life was awaiting my return.<br /><br />The work, not its value, is at issue.<br /><br />Marc Leavitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400805396776788101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-65368574092973380802012-10-29T13:38:33.390-02:302012-10-29T13:38:33.390-02:30That sounds just wonderful. Now relive the feeling...That sounds just wonderful. Now relive the feeling every time you sit to write.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75505620233153770852012-10-29T13:08:09.324-02:302012-10-29T13:08:09.324-02:30Gawd, GFB, you wouldn't want to see me start i...Gawd, GFB, you wouldn't want to see me start in on those suds.<br /><br />I've already drunk 10 lifetimes worth, LOL.<br /><br />Do it for me.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27845055794525478362012-10-29T12:57:16.754-02:302012-10-29T12:57:16.754-02:30
I think that I mentioned before here ,how similar...<br />I think that I mentioned before here ,how similar the scenery where you are is to where I am.<br /> <br />Glad that the work shop was so stimulating for you.<br /><br />I would agree with old Al but add that a glass or two of the suds is a fine augmentation also :)<br /><br /> Government Funded Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937389348779245666noreply@blogger.com