tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post992514261051991456..comments2024-03-27T13:32:06.780-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: ManifestationWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-86290660635607589922011-06-01T12:02:32.114-02:302011-06-01T12:02:32.114-02:30I've never felt the kind of intensity you desc...I've never felt the kind of intensity you describe about a country or place - you are fortunate indeed WWW.<br /><br />I struggle to fall in love with Oklahoma - it's not going to happen. It might happen in New Mexico or Colorado though - but moving isn't really an option.<br />Ah well - maybe in my next life....Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-23174669555694497682011-06-01T11:22:59.015-02:302011-06-01T11:22:59.015-02:30WWW, two manifestations that tie in neatly with yo...WWW, two manifestations that tie in neatly with your post. We used to drive through Pune where we live now on our way from Mumbai to Hyderabad, which was my late wife's home town. We fell in love with Pune seeing its climate and laid back people and decided to retire to it in due course. We bought a home with the idea of letting it out while we paid off loans so that by the time we retired it would be free of repayments. Circumstances forced me to change careers and an offer that I could not refuse for a new position opened up in Pune and I took it up and we have lived here from much before I was due to retire. My son and I love this place as much as you do your island and for us this will always be home.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25657545198033605682011-05-31T18:13:31.018-02:302011-05-31T18:13:31.018-02:30Laura:
It is very well named I think :-)
XO
WWWLaura:<br />It is very well named I think :-)<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48235761132632328702011-05-31T18:13:01.975-02:302011-05-31T18:13:01.975-02:30Nick:
I imagine it is rare alright. I think people...Nick:<br />I imagine it is rare alright. I think people who jump like I and several others did, to a place where "no one knows your name" indicates a certainty. And passion.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25249159828038674652011-05-31T18:11:48.066-02:302011-05-31T18:11:48.066-02:30Nora:
I think you feel safe there, judging by your...Nora:<br />I think you feel safe there, judging by your writing. And well taken care of. You would not have that life in U.S.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-6053570022898512202011-05-31T18:11:04.311-02:302011-05-31T18:11:04.311-02:30Marcia:
I lived in a place I despised for around 1...Marcia:<br />I lived in a place I despised for around 18 years (suburban town in Ontario) and enjoyed Toronto and all it had to offer very much (total of about 18 years there) but never felt as I do about Newfoundland.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-15154208675867669952011-05-31T17:07:11.779-02:302011-05-31T17:07:11.779-02:30Amazing indeed. Newfoundland or Narnia? Or perhaps...Amazing indeed. Newfoundland or Narnia? Or perhaps it's just New-Found-Land to everyone who finds it.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-10673562383397538792011-05-31T16:00:31.158-02:302011-05-31T16:00:31.158-02:30I've never felt that intensity about anywhere ...I've never felt that intensity about anywhere I've lived. I expect most people would say the same. You're lucky to have found your natural home.nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-42307576598717387812011-05-31T12:47:55.086-02:302011-05-31T12:47:55.086-02:30All I know is that I'm a European and not an A...All I know is that I'm a European and not an American. I don't know if I've found my spot here yet, but it's generally where I belong.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-78653070307903112352011-05-31T11:17:49.463-02:302011-05-31T11:17:49.463-02:30I tend to fall in love with any place I live for a...I tend to fall in love with any place I live for any amount of time, but there are a couple of places that feel sacred to me: Savannah, GA where I grew up and Jerome, AZ where my mother grew up.marciamayohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18185069576683872041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-68429513640543098262011-05-31T11:11:24.357-02:302011-05-31T11:11:24.357-02:30Zuleme:
Newfoundland would welcome you! And perhap...Zuleme:<br />Newfoundland would welcome you! And perhaps you would feel that almost visceral connection too, who knows. Not everyone does of course.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-48410436354852391622011-05-31T11:09:59.794-02:302011-05-31T11:09:59.794-02:30Twain:
I love Ireland, the land of my birth, and m...Twain:<br />I love Ireland, the land of my birth, and my family there, but it did not fulfil me in the several attempts of trial runs I made at living there again. <br />Newfoundland does this on just about every level on my being. Even though, like you, I miss my family and friends.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-35305410496279558362011-05-31T11:07:46.928-02:302011-05-31T11:07:46.928-02:30Hattie:
I am so glad I'm not alone in this! I ...Hattie:<br />I am so glad I'm not alone in this! I hear wonderful things about Hawaii and would love to visit some day.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-52795583328228280402011-05-31T08:45:05.657-02:302011-05-31T08:45:05.657-02:30that's intriguing and makes me want to visit. ...that's intriguing and makes me want to visit. I love the place I grew up in but it is over grown, with too much traffic and too many tourists so, even though I imagine living there again, I don't know if I could do it. I live in a gorgeous setting now which is also attracting more and more tourists. Even though it is beautiful and a good place to live, I don't have that deep attachment I do to my childhood home. But people often envy us for living here.Sharyn Ekberghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11987304898246173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-67696570589347218242011-05-31T08:00:55.293-02:302011-05-31T08:00:55.293-02:30what a great post...i have this feeling for NB. It...what a great post...i have this feeling for NB. It is something i can't explain either...I deeply love my Family in Germany and at times miss them terribly but i don't think i could live there again.CorvusCorax12https://www.blogger.com/profile/02705986279180729268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22700586963972639492011-05-31T01:58:18.241-02:302011-05-31T01:58:18.241-02:30I have exactly the same feelings for my home of 16...I have exactly the same feelings for my home of 16 years, the Big Island of Hawaii. I love it here.Hattiehttp://hattie.typepad.com/hatties_web/noreply@blogger.com