tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post8506709064106253500..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: IntensityWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15995180106630606722014-10-01T20:59:25.053-02:302014-10-01T20:59:25.053-02:30I have moments where the love of friends lost and ...I have moments where the love of friends lost and time without them is just too heavy to bear. The floodgates open and the tears come, and then inevitably those dearest ones come to me in dreams. Those times together are so real that I can remember every detail. That is the gift....Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-16660603443423382392014-09-22T17:07:59.455-02:302014-09-22T17:07:59.455-02:30OWJ:
I too get caught up in the intensity of such...OWJ:<br /><br />I too get caught up in the intensity of such times. When I said goodbye to my siblings a few short weeks ago I thought: Oh the loss if anything happened.<br /><br />Treating every time like the last time is good I find, makes me more present in the moments.<br /><br />Enjoy your time with the fam.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br /><br />Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-56987421533940148332014-09-22T14:33:26.098-02:302014-09-22T14:33:26.098-02:30Oh my
I read this entry and relate
so to you.
Feel...Oh my<br />I read this entry and relate<br />so to you.<br />Feelings are the same.<br />So many losses<br />and my home is filled with my<br />mother's creations - that I do not know how to do - or cannot<br />sit still long enough to do :)<br />My oldest daughter from Tampa, Florida,<br />soninlaw and my special grandson<br />from Washington, DC. with me this<br />weekend.<br />I cried when they arrived and cried when they left.<br />So many memories and I always wonder will I see them again.<br />She is returning for my birthday<br />next month. First time ever to do this. Wonder what is on her mind....<br />Special thoughts from this one<br />go forth to you.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-18539418257088102892014-09-22T11:24:33.413-02:302014-09-22T11:24:33.413-02:30SAW:
So have I but more of this art, in all its f...SAW:<br /><br />So have I but more of this art, in all its forms, needs to be exhibited.<br /><br />Socks, baby bits, etc.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47156652981000069772014-09-22T11:23:40.549-02:302014-09-22T11:23:40.549-02:30SFM:
Yes, of course we gain, experience, fresh ne...SFM:<br /><br />Yes, of course we gain, experience, fresh new days, skills, heightened awareness, but all of it is eventually lost. To me at least.<br /><br />Not that I'm morose or pessimistic. Maybe I've lost too much?<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76947618396099907762014-09-22T11:21:10.811-02:302014-09-22T11:21:10.811-02:30Ursula:
The gender chasm is more than wide my dea...Ursula:<br /><br />The gender chasm is more than wide my dear it is a vast global space.<br /><br />When women have autonomy over their own bodies and lives, globally, then I will concede.<br /><br />Until then. Tears. Many.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75261702118588477002014-09-22T11:10:16.091-02:302014-09-22T11:10:16.091-02:30I do not agree with you that there should be "...I do not agree with you that there should be "women only" art galleries. All that'll do is widen the gender chasm by drawing more attention to it.<br /><br />As to tears. Yes, they should be shed freely. The moment I start to worry is not when they flood but, and this is happening increasingly, when they won't. All you have is big fat lump in your throat - swallowing.<br /><br />It is wonderful to find people like you who are passionate about life and make no secret of it. However, that passion comes at a price. A price well worth paying. As benefit/value goes I'd say it's a bargain, even cheap. Yet the most precious. Try and tell that to those whose bar is set high at the stiff upper lip.<br /><br />UUrsulahttp://bitchontheblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-11717450410854031542014-09-21T21:53:49.565-02:302014-09-21T21:53:49.565-02:30I've been to several exhibits of quilts - in t...I've been to several exhibits of quilts - in those exhibits they were presented as art like any other art.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22652636841460112312014-09-21T21:52:19.963-02:302014-09-21T21:52:19.963-02:30Beautiful quilt as much as I could discerne, eyes ...Beautiful quilt as much as I could discerne, eyes and all that. <br /><br />Is life really about loss? I'd have to differ on that....I've lost more than a few in my almost 7 decades. My wife for one, good freinds too early, and friends apparently at their time, older than me.<br /><br />I've also lost the ability to hike 10 miles with a heavy backpack, dunk a basketball, and probably though not tested, to place a central line in less than a minute. <br /><br />I miss them all, but my life isn't about loss, tomorrow the sun will come up, it'll be fall in Montana. Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47088641605235153532014-09-21T19:51:16.328-02:302014-09-21T19:51:16.328-02:30GM:
Yes, the term needle art is all encompassing....GM:<br /><br />Yes, the term needle art is all encompassing. Salt is definitely healing. I wish I knew how long until the boo-boos leave me :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-26663571836283336392014-09-21T19:50:18.407-02:302014-09-21T19:50:18.407-02:30thanks Anon!
XO
WWWthanks Anon!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78959840579845971942014-09-21T18:13:31.386-02:302014-09-21T18:13:31.386-02:30We need to use the term 'Needle Art' inste...We need to use the term 'Needle Art' instead of needlework!<br /><br />WWW, as I always say: Tears are salty, salt is healing. Be healed, my friend.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-76273708406413525842014-09-21T18:02:14.757-02:302014-09-21T18:02:14.757-02:30Great post as usual...Great post as usual...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-43745241489674593892014-09-21T15:00:09.058-02:302014-09-21T15:00:09.058-02:30Pauline:
I'm waiting for the empty and scared...Pauline:<br /><br />I'm waiting for the empty and scared of it at the same time.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-17507038681114026322014-09-21T14:59:31.400-02:302014-09-21T14:59:31.400-02:30Nick:
Women artists tend to be overwhelmed and sq...Nick:<br /><br />Women artists tend to be overwhelmed and squeezed out by the accolades (and value) attached to men's artistry. <br /><br />Something that needs correction.<br /><br />A lot of these gorgeous creations are a dying endeavour.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-77295576382285143712014-09-21T14:48:12.033-02:302014-09-21T14:48:12.033-02:30Feeling life too intensely - I used to think it a ...Feeling life too intensely - I used to think it a fault, a failing. Now I don't. And floodgates for tears - yes, I have those, too. Occasionally they open. Afterwrds, though, the pure pleasure of emptiness!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555472024981357622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-28245693342969776982014-09-21T13:55:09.831-02:302014-09-21T13:55:09.831-02:30I agree, patchwork quilts and quilts generally are...I agree, patchwork quilts and quilts generally are works of art and should be valued as such. A few years back I saw a fabulous exhibition of quilts in Dumfriesshire of all places. And I once had a couple of gay friends with an equally amazing quilt collection.<br /><br />I think female only art galleries would be great. Any number of neglected women artists might finally get the recognition they deserve.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com