tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post4712529699255237103..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: a different lightRuthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-35194718827017636652009-10-21T05:08:04.617-04:002009-10-21T05:08:04.617-04:00Dear dear Gwen, thank you.
Do I have an excellent...Dear dear <b>Gwen</b>, thank you.<br /><br />Do I have an excellent memory? I don't remember!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84073595278388478442009-10-21T05:07:11.935-04:002009-10-21T05:07:11.935-04:00No, Vagabonde, I haven't read Shafak's boo...No, <b>Vagabonde</b>, I haven't read Shafak's book, although I read about it. She sounds quite interesting, and I'm so glad she's writing.<br /><br />I hope all is well in France.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29917924115996874142009-10-17T08:57:04.665-04:002009-10-17T08:57:04.665-04:00I am so taken with your writing I don't know w...I am so taken with your writing I don't know what to say...<br /><br />You have "IT".. that special thing... it creates a pause and makes one think.. <br /><br />.... and you also have an excellent memory... <br /><br /><br />... that pile of books by the fire... what a wonderful experience you and your friend made happen... so stimulating and lovely... <br /> Thank you Ruth!!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-3278540408691255602009-10-16T21:54:09.894-04:002009-10-16T21:54:09.894-04:00I just read your post about Orhan Pamuk. I have h...I just read your post about Orhan Pamuk. I have had times like that when an event is so big for me, but I am just another person for the author or musician. I have one of his books in my library but have not read it yet. Did you read The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak? I enjoyed her book very much.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-65847894752134344762009-10-15T04:50:08.056-04:002009-10-15T04:50:08.056-04:00Boots, that was cute.
From longing comes inspirat...<b>Boots</b>, that was cute.<br /><br />From longing comes inspiration, I think. You are getting ready for a new chapter. Godspeed.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-47267149256898519422009-10-12T14:28:32.759-04:002009-10-12T14:28:32.759-04:00Whose steps these are I think I know.... I'm ...Whose steps these are I think I know.... I'm so glad you have these retreats, Ruth, where you can be so inspired to write. My soul has great longing right now....Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-52883997513504913682009-10-11T17:23:33.136-04:002009-10-11T17:23:33.136-04:00Linda, thank you for the introduction to Pessoa. S...<b>Linda</b>, thank you for the introduction to Pessoa. Seventy selves!<br /><br />O'Keefe transported skulls from the Southwest to NYC so she could paint the real America in the midst of an artists community that did not value such things. What she did with her circumstances continues to be an inspiration to me.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33221380750639282552009-10-11T12:21:39.846-04:002009-10-11T12:21:39.846-04:00Oh, Ruth ~ Do you and Inge know the Portuguese aut...Oh, Ruth ~ Do you and Inge know the Portuguese author, Pessoa? or of his trunk of scraps? The thousands and thousands of bits and snippets of poetry and prose?<br /><br />I just finished writing about him before coming here - and about all the scraps of our lives that we collect and savor and hoard and, if we are blessed, make something of. <br /><br />The quotation about Hemingway reminds me of my favorite from Georgia O'Keefe: <i>Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.</i>shoreacreshttp://shoreacres.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-32342856902117525352009-10-11T07:33:34.561-04:002009-10-11T07:33:34.561-04:00Ah, thank you, Patty.Ah, thank you, <b>Patty</b>.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-74708959984408368342009-10-10T08:54:34.392-04:002009-10-10T08:54:34.392-04:00what beautiful "light" you bring with yo...what beautiful "light" you bring with your inspired writing and weaving of words ... such a delight!<br />~*~ Patty~*~Magpie's Nesthttp://www.bitze.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-19452674680165899442009-10-10T08:24:57.712-04:002009-10-10T08:24:57.712-04:00Dutchbaby, a laughing, eating, shopping retreat is...<b>Dutchbaby</b>, a laughing, eating, shopping retreat is wonderful. You have an amazing city and area to explore, and how fun to do it with good friends.<br /><br />Frankly, Inge and I did not write much either. But we talked about it, and just getting away from our busy routines felt inspiring.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-62871443982765789612009-10-09T12:00:21.298-04:002009-10-09T12:00:21.298-04:00A writer's retreat sounds like a dream. I just...A writer's retreat sounds like a dream. I just returned from a long weekend in Carmel with my book club. Ours was more like a eating and drinking retreat - oh, and we shopped too. I didn't write a lick but I laughed until my sides hurt. <br /><br />The photo of the books in front of the fireplace is so vivid, I can hear the fire crackling all the way over here.Dutchbabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00844296297519447526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-16427726771557003592009-10-09T11:23:52.832-04:002009-10-09T11:23:52.832-04:00California Girl, Inge says it doesn't matter.
...<b>California Girl</b>, Inge says it doesn't matter.<br /><br />Anecdotes, ha. Well there is that too.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-31606314401825127522009-10-09T11:21:59.362-04:002009-10-09T11:21:59.362-04:00Hi, Christine, well thanks for that kind word. I d...Hi, <b>Christine</b>, well thanks for that kind word. I do love passing on inspiration, and when you tell me you got it, that's what this is all about. Yippee!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-62729488251529949002009-10-09T11:18:05.336-04:002009-10-09T11:18:05.336-04:00rauf, I listened to A.S. Byatt interviewed the oth...<b>rauf</b>, I listened to A.S. Byatt interviewed the other morning, I had not even heard of her before, an elderly British author, though she won the Booker before and was nominated again this year. She said she combines sometimes six or seven people to make a character. We have to draw from our experiences, or the writing, even fictional, will feel false. We have to write what we know, of course, such an old truth.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-55498199520595521402009-10-09T11:11:22.943-04:002009-10-09T11:11:22.943-04:00From you especially, Sid, thank you for that honor...From you especially, <b>Sid</b>, thank you for that honor.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33699960716431897342009-10-09T11:09:21.905-04:002009-10-09T11:09:21.905-04:00Ann, well, we had internet, last time. We have a n...<b>Ann</b>, well, we had internet, last time. We have a nice satellite dish, have TV all the channels. I don't like to watch TV at the cottage, but some do. They don't want to miss a football game. Now we went down to the minimum coverage, and we couldn't pull up the internet, though we wanted to google a few things as we talked about writing.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1286086170139231142009-10-09T11:05:57.999-04:002009-10-09T11:05:57.999-04:00Cheers, Pat, thank you for sharing from your riche...Cheers, <b>Pat</b>, thank you for sharing from your riches! :DRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-33767121790205315502009-10-09T11:05:00.578-04:002009-10-09T11:05:00.578-04:00Thank you, Sandy. I'm still listening to Neil ...Thank you, <b>Sandy</b>. I'm still listening to Neil sing "Harvest Moon." Thank you for that.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-11029378990364432942009-10-09T11:02:45.242-04:002009-10-09T11:02:45.242-04:00Hi, Jeanie. I think you would really enjoy the Wab...Hi, <b>Jeanie</b>. I think you would really enjoy the Wabi Sabi book. It was an inspiration to me and still is. It's almost like a devotional, how to simplify and find meaning in daily routines, not in fancifying.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51324049333709112372009-10-09T10:59:07.155-04:002009-10-09T10:59:07.155-04:00Aw, Nautankey, :D. You so nice. And you are insigh...Aw, <b>Nautankey</b>, :D. You so nice. And you are insightful! I do often - including this time - start with the pictures and then write. I figured out last year or year before that when I combine images with writing, that is how inspiration works for me the best.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1735886369399809052009-10-09T10:56:13.833-04:002009-10-09T10:56:13.833-04:00Thank you, Nancy. I'm so interested that your ...Thank you, <b>Nancy</b>. I'm so interested that your current post about money resonates with my situation with passing on our family cottage. How do we leave what we have to our children?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-83655086585659827232009-10-09T10:53:13.327-04:002009-10-09T10:53:13.327-04:00Yay, Oh! You are so fun, just love you.
Yes, two ...Yay, <b>Oh</b>! You are so fun, just love you.<br /><br />Yes, two Rumis in the stack I think, the daily one and the collection. Which is your husband reading? The open book with the pen is the Writing in Paris book I mention in the post. It is WONDERFUL. Now I need another trip to Paris to put it into effect. Not really, I can do it here too.<br /><br />Thank you so much for your soulful response.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-84693126964939321272009-10-09T10:44:16.031-04:002009-10-09T10:44:16.031-04:00CottageGirl, I wonder if we asked 100 people what ...<b>CottageGirl</b>, I wonder if we asked 100 people what their favorite season is, what they would say? Most people I know, in Michigan, would say autumn. Being in Wisconsin, you have similar climate. <br /><br />The colors of the trees, and the colors of the sky, and the light, make autumn beautiful. And then I love the winter for the bare branches. I need the minimalism after all the lushness. It's a cycle I welcome.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-23746569488198403792009-10-09T10:41:20.393-04:002009-10-09T10:41:20.393-04:00NJ, your Costco greeter should realize what you do...<b>NJ</b>, your Costco greeter should realize what you do, that the beautiful days are more welcome because of the dreary ones. But I agree with you, I love a rainy, gloomy day. I just love weather!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.com