It is a joy to read your work. It is my weekly mini-vacation! I go to new worlds, peek into the lives of others, and connect with your happy, sad, and normal moments.
I printed out Olivia Petter's "Just hold on" quotation to put on my easel. Thanks!
Amy, thank you so much! I like your thought of a mini-vacation! That makes me happy to hear. And that quotation is wonderful, isn't it! Glad to hear it meant something to you too!
Sabrina this was such a calming and wonderful piece, thank you! And MANY MANY congratulations to you on not only passing the century mark for numbers of published pieces but also on having your work published in the LWS annual anthology!! Both are wonderful accomplishments, and I’m sure you are appreciating them both wholeheartedly! Hooray! Looking forward to reading many more of your essays, thoughts and observations…
And thinking about your request for possible future topics - what I love about reading your weekly installments is that you write about topics that I really want to read about but somehow hadn’t realized before I read your words! I’m not sure how you do that…but look forward to it continuing!
Oh Martha, thanks for the very kind words! That I have kept at this for over two years surprises and delights me too, as I wasn't sure when I began where it would lead me. But committing to a weekly practice has given me so many rewards, including an unexpected way to connect with other writers, and also with some long-time friends.
I'm delighted to hear that you find something that interests you in the weekly essays. I try to find that thing that is just a little bit less obvious or a tiny bit deeper than/sideways from the original topic; if that makes sense. It helps to live in a very interesting place! Thanks for being a very loyal reader and commenter! ❤️
Isn't that a wonderful expression? 'the...days just tick along...' It reflects a seasonal calm, peace before the mayhem of Christmas perhaps.
I think you live on such a lovely island. There's a wide variety of 'scapes in such a small area. And to here you say you popped to London! I mean really! Popping to London from here involves 12 hours in planes - merde!
Congrats on the anthology - so looking forward to reading your piece. Will the book itself be for sale, do you think? I belong to a group of writers called Inkslingers Veterans and periodically we fill a fiction anthology on a particular subject and sell it to raise funds for cancer research in the UK. We're always astonished when we find out that the books sell regularly and we can keep making donations!
Oh you are so kind Prue, many thanks. The book is for sale, and I'll put a link to the publisher when I post the essay in a few weeks. I think they print and post 'on demand' and assume they have an outlet in the Antipodes somewhere since many of our writers are there. Lovely to hear about your book! Let me know more if you fancy.
And I agree, there are so many lovely English phrases like the 'days just tick along' that I have had no trouble adopting since moving here. Maybe it's also living a life right now without the busyness of school-age children and the very active rhythms of those days. I loved those days too, absolutely; I'm also enjoying the more measured pace of my current life. Definitely a ticking along pace before we head back to the US for Thanksgiving. xx
Thanks Rebecca! You and Jim would probably know to arrive in the early morning or late afternoon to see interesting birds and better light for photographs. Apparently there were some great views of the Northern lights there a couple of evenings last week....xx
Oooooooh! D’you know, I’ve never seen the Northern Lights, although they’ve been visible where we are in recent months. Might have to start staying up later! 🤣
Congratulations for having an essay in the LWS volume!! That's a very big deal. I'm sure you're more than a wee bit excited. I'd be jumping up and down.
I love the piece by Olivia Petter. Thank you for posting that at a moment when life is whirlwind and I have 453 things on my to do list. It's time to just take it in and let time do it's thing. I agree with Amy about your posts. They're a step away to enjoy something lovely and ponder the words and thoughts.
I've been more fortunate that you in bird-watching. And mine wasn't even intentional. Walking yesterday afternoon through the green, wooded suburbs of Minneapolis, I saw a pair of eagles circling above. My friend, Peggy, who was having a tough time making it up a hill, thought they were waiting for her but I reminded her those kinds of circlers were turkey vultures. These eagles were magnificent. Gave me some hope in the beauty of the world.
Oh, how exciting to see the eagles!!! FAR more exciting than our birds. I did recently see an eagle when I was walking the dog with my daughter. I excitedly pointed to the giant golden eagle, and she said, oh yeah, we see that one all the time. So, some of us are luckier than others with birds (Or maybe get up and out earlier in the day).
I'm so happy you enjoyed that quotation too. It struck me like an arrow when I heard it read out.
And thanks for the nice words about the posts. It's a dream come true to have such lovely readers here with me. ❤️
Congratulations on your milestone and being included in an anthology. Can you share (technically that would be reshare, I guess?) which essay they included, or point us that direction? I'm always curious what gets chosen. And thanks for taking us along for a stroll in the far corners of Wight. Some of the best trips are ones that are so close to home.
Thanks Lisa! I'll be sharing the essay in a few weeks when I am travelling and unable to post something current. We had a word limit and we could submit prose or poems, but I don't remember other constraints, so there is a range of topics and formats. I haven't read many others yet, but am looking forward to digging in. I'm glad you enjoyed the ramble!
Yes, it is sometimes an effort to push aside 'responsibilities' and just go off for a wander. Luckily this country makes it very easy to take walks as there are always places to have refreshments nearby, whether it is a warm cuppa or a pint of something else! The closest thing I remember to doing that in Marin was hiking over to the Pelican Inn from Tennessee Valley.
The photo from the bird blind took my breath away, not because of an unusual view but because it looked like the marsh areas of Sonoma and Napa counties. I've said this before of some of the places you've posted - how there are tidbits of familiarity from where you grew up.
May I guess who you are on the cover of the anthology? It must be the contemplative person standing in an overcoat taking a moment during her walk.
I love your observations Ginny! I hadn't thought of the similarity but I'm sure subconsciously that is why I feel so comfortable at that marsh. When we lived in Devon I often thought some of the coastline was very similar to Marin/Sonoma and San Mateo coasts. But I hadn't twigged the same here. Thank you!
And I love that you picked out someone like me in those sketches. I never thought to do that! I love the overcoat person you refer to. And also the one in the upper left who is laughing into her laptop screen. (Not the hair, but the laughing!) Thanks as always for not only reading but providing interesting comments!
Congratulations on your 100+ milestone!
It is a joy to read your work. It is my weekly mini-vacation! I go to new worlds, peek into the lives of others, and connect with your happy, sad, and normal moments.
I printed out Olivia Petter's "Just hold on" quotation to put on my easel. Thanks!
Amy, thank you so much! I like your thought of a mini-vacation! That makes me happy to hear. And that quotation is wonderful, isn't it! Glad to hear it meant something to you too!
Sabrina this was such a calming and wonderful piece, thank you! And MANY MANY congratulations to you on not only passing the century mark for numbers of published pieces but also on having your work published in the LWS annual anthology!! Both are wonderful accomplishments, and I’m sure you are appreciating them both wholeheartedly! Hooray! Looking forward to reading many more of your essays, thoughts and observations…
And thinking about your request for possible future topics - what I love about reading your weekly installments is that you write about topics that I really want to read about but somehow hadn’t realized before I read your words! I’m not sure how you do that…but look forward to it continuing!
Oh Martha, thanks for the very kind words! That I have kept at this for over two years surprises and delights me too, as I wasn't sure when I began where it would lead me. But committing to a weekly practice has given me so many rewards, including an unexpected way to connect with other writers, and also with some long-time friends.
I'm delighted to hear that you find something that interests you in the weekly essays. I try to find that thing that is just a little bit less obvious or a tiny bit deeper than/sideways from the original topic; if that makes sense. It helps to live in a very interesting place! Thanks for being a very loyal reader and commenter! ❤️
Isn't that a wonderful expression? 'the...days just tick along...' It reflects a seasonal calm, peace before the mayhem of Christmas perhaps.
I think you live on such a lovely island. There's a wide variety of 'scapes in such a small area. And to here you say you popped to London! I mean really! Popping to London from here involves 12 hours in planes - merde!
Congrats on the anthology - so looking forward to reading your piece. Will the book itself be for sale, do you think? I belong to a group of writers called Inkslingers Veterans and periodically we fill a fiction anthology on a particular subject and sell it to raise funds for cancer research in the UK. We're always astonished when we find out that the books sell regularly and we can keep making donations!
Keep writing, Sabrina. Love your words.
Oh you are so kind Prue, many thanks. The book is for sale, and I'll put a link to the publisher when I post the essay in a few weeks. I think they print and post 'on demand' and assume they have an outlet in the Antipodes somewhere since many of our writers are there. Lovely to hear about your book! Let me know more if you fancy.
And I agree, there are so many lovely English phrases like the 'days just tick along' that I have had no trouble adopting since moving here. Maybe it's also living a life right now without the busyness of school-age children and the very active rhythms of those days. I loved those days too, absolutely; I'm also enjoying the more measured pace of my current life. Definitely a ticking along pace before we head back to the US for Thanksgiving. xx
Oh, how wonderful - congratulations on both your milestone and the publication of your piece! Brilliant work, both!
I've spent some time on your island but haven't been to Newtown. I loved the tour you've taken me on in your post! Great writing, as always. xxx
Thanks Rebecca! You and Jim would probably know to arrive in the early morning or late afternoon to see interesting birds and better light for photographs. Apparently there were some great views of the Northern lights there a couple of evenings last week....xx
Oooooooh! D’you know, I’ve never seen the Northern Lights, although they’ve been visible where we are in recent months. Might have to start staying up later! 🤣
Gosh I agree! I feel like such a slug sometimes, since I know it is not THAT late to stay up, either! I did look out the window....🤷♀️
🤣 You’re a girl after my own heart, Sabrina! LOL!!!
Congratulations on 100 posts and having your words printed! What a treat!
Thanks Jen, it really is fun to look over and see a BOOK.
Congratulations for having an essay in the LWS volume!! That's a very big deal. I'm sure you're more than a wee bit excited. I'd be jumping up and down.
I love the piece by Olivia Petter. Thank you for posting that at a moment when life is whirlwind and I have 453 things on my to do list. It's time to just take it in and let time do it's thing. I agree with Amy about your posts. They're a step away to enjoy something lovely and ponder the words and thoughts.
I've been more fortunate that you in bird-watching. And mine wasn't even intentional. Walking yesterday afternoon through the green, wooded suburbs of Minneapolis, I saw a pair of eagles circling above. My friend, Peggy, who was having a tough time making it up a hill, thought they were waiting for her but I reminded her those kinds of circlers were turkey vultures. These eagles were magnificent. Gave me some hope in the beauty of the world.
Thanks for another delightful post.
Oh, how exciting to see the eagles!!! FAR more exciting than our birds. I did recently see an eagle when I was walking the dog with my daughter. I excitedly pointed to the giant golden eagle, and she said, oh yeah, we see that one all the time. So, some of us are luckier than others with birds (Or maybe get up and out earlier in the day).
I'm so happy you enjoyed that quotation too. It struck me like an arrow when I heard it read out.
And thanks for the nice words about the posts. It's a dream come true to have such lovely readers here with me. ❤️
Congratulations on your milestone and being included in an anthology. Can you share (technically that would be reshare, I guess?) which essay they included, or point us that direction? I'm always curious what gets chosen. And thanks for taking us along for a stroll in the far corners of Wight. Some of the best trips are ones that are so close to home.
Thanks Lisa! I'll be sharing the essay in a few weeks when I am travelling and unable to post something current. We had a word limit and we could submit prose or poems, but I don't remember other constraints, so there is a range of topics and formats. I haven't read many others yet, but am looking forward to digging in. I'm glad you enjoyed the ramble!
You seem to take great walks of a weekend. Nice to find a untrammeled marshland beside august old buildings of stone!
Yes, it is sometimes an effort to push aside 'responsibilities' and just go off for a wander. Luckily this country makes it very easy to take walks as there are always places to have refreshments nearby, whether it is a warm cuppa or a pint of something else! The closest thing I remember to doing that in Marin was hiking over to the Pelican Inn from Tennessee Valley.
The photo from the bird blind took my breath away, not because of an unusual view but because it looked like the marsh areas of Sonoma and Napa counties. I've said this before of some of the places you've posted - how there are tidbits of familiarity from where you grew up.
May I guess who you are on the cover of the anthology? It must be the contemplative person standing in an overcoat taking a moment during her walk.
I love your observations Ginny! I hadn't thought of the similarity but I'm sure subconsciously that is why I feel so comfortable at that marsh. When we lived in Devon I often thought some of the coastline was very similar to Marin/Sonoma and San Mateo coasts. But I hadn't twigged the same here. Thank you!
And I love that you picked out someone like me in those sketches. I never thought to do that! I love the overcoat person you refer to. And also the one in the upper left who is laughing into her laptop screen. (Not the hair, but the laughing!) Thanks as always for not only reading but providing interesting comments!