tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6553735615034786848..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: Gregarious LonerWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22586700301410379412012-12-11T16:57:57.885-03:302012-12-11T16:57:57.885-03:30I love this
Gregarious Loners
It is me
Yet when I ...I love this<br />Gregarious Loners<br />It is me<br />Yet when I am around people<br />which is rarely<br />I like it<br />But cannot wait to return to the<br />woods...One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2033331715492013992012-09-02T12:14:57.205-02:302012-09-02T12:14:57.205-02:30very useful blog Thank you!very useful blog Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76283189213699750582012-08-04T11:56:12.801-02:302012-08-04T11:56:12.801-02:30Gregarious Loners have now become Old Ruins and a ...Gregarious Loners have now become Old Ruins and a grand meet is being planned I am told!Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6360607346644782832011-01-01T20:43:33.867-03:302011-01-01T20:43:33.867-03:30My blogmates are definitely an enhancement for sur...My blogmates are definitely an enhancement for sure. And I've managed to meet two of them in the flesh who proved as lovely as their blogs suggested.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43369760733182403002010-12-31T14:49:10.679-03:302010-12-31T14:49:10.679-03:30T:
Gregarious to me means one who is friendly and ...T:<br />Gregarious to me means one who is friendly and fairly social but on her terms and nothing to do with noise and small talk and awful cocktail parties. <br />One who likes company of her own choosing but abhors the mean and the small and class structures.<br />But places a lot of importance on solitude in her 'loner' status.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-39858696174745675872010-12-31T14:46:05.948-03:302010-12-31T14:46:05.948-03:30Nora:
Please elucidate - not sure what you mean?
X...Nora:<br />Please elucidate - not sure what you mean?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63518988261241607172010-12-31T14:45:28.786-03:302010-12-31T14:45:28.786-03:30Nick:
And GM missed each other last year in Dublin...Nick:<br />And GM missed each other last year in Dublin but I am hoping for another time with her - and you too Nick, one of these years I'll be in Belfast one of my favourite cities.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43953790692492796772010-12-31T14:44:17.607-03:302010-12-31T14:44:17.607-03:30GM:
How true that is, no surprises when we meet, w...GM:<br />How true that is, no surprises when we meet, we just get to know each other better!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-61219511108453853512010-12-31T14:43:37.165-03:302010-12-31T14:43:37.165-03:30Jo:
Excellent way of putting it!
XO
WWWJo:<br />Excellent way of putting it!<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-85574978649016222752010-12-31T13:53:50.451-03:302010-12-31T13:53:50.451-03:30Gregarious is a word that I find a bit scarey, WWW...Gregarious is a word that I find a bit scarey, WWW. Possibly I have the wrong definition lodged in my head, but the word speaks to me of noisy gatherings, lots of chit-chat, erudite people who talk a lot, and then a lot more - often about themselves, etc etc. All such scenarios I run away from - as far as possible.<br /><br />So, according to my definition I'm not a gregarious loner, I'm a loner with an itch to communicate - on my own terms. :-)<br /><br />Blogger numbers continue to shrink, I'm noticing, maybe because there are so many other options now. Hand held devices - "Blackberries" and suchlike - are not easy to blog from, I'm sure!Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56011216300592649792010-12-31T13:39:40.193-03:302010-12-31T13:39:40.193-03:30Did a 'Freudian Slip' slip in there, WWW?Did a 'Freudian Slip' slip in there, WWW?Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-50435261656320900702010-12-31T06:26:46.400-03:302010-12-31T06:26:46.400-03:30Gregarious loner, excellent. That's a good des...Gregarious loner, excellent. That's a good description of me too. As Jo says, blogging allows you to have company when you want it but instantly retreat when you've had enough of it.<br /><br />I met the lovely Grannymar recently, and she's right, it's like meeting up with an old friend.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-319763086066124152010-12-31T06:02:07.002-03:302010-12-31T06:02:07.002-03:30You say Hi to Conor from me. I already met him in ...You say Hi to Conor from me. I already met him in Cork. <br /><br />Through blogging we get to know people from the inside without the distraction of the outside packaging, then when we actually meet, they are like friends we have not seen for some time.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-27261971304656364272010-12-31T03:24:22.028-03:302010-12-31T03:24:22.028-03:30I feel it is part of the art and the joy of bloggi...I feel it is part of the art and the joy of blogging and the social circle which it encapsulates which gives you the ability to instantly have discussions and conversations with people all over the world, but allows you to then retreat when needed, without the need for excuses as to why you are leaving the party early!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-81961534843505750132010-12-30T23:35:36.644-03:302010-12-30T23:35:36.644-03:30Jo:
I think that we all seek this quality in our f...Jo:<br />I think that we all seek this quality in our favourite blogs. Unconsciously perhaps?<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44664818467653569542010-12-30T21:15:05.553-03:302010-12-30T21:15:05.553-03:30I love the phrase 'Gregarious Loner' - I t...I love the phrase 'Gregarious Loner' - I think that fits me to a tee! I like being sociable in small, manageable chunks, but also like the ability to retreat back into solitude when I need to.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.com