tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post115210880257179190..comments2024-01-09T04:36:24.562-08:00Comments on The Virtual Princess and the Pea: Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1152605005769367292006-07-11T01:03:00.000-07:002006-07-11T01:03:00.000-07:00I know what you mean about the driving obsession k...I know what you mean about the driving obsession knitting can become - though perhaps it affects "converts" like you and me more than people who have been knitting regularly all their lives.<BR/>Sitting on the sofa for large parts of the day staring at something six inches away can't be that good for you. I'm now trying to learn to knit with my eyes shut so I can read at the same time, like Elizabeth Zimmerman.Frankiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05038719993308338047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1152178542159768672006-07-06T02:35:00.000-07:002006-07-06T02:35:00.000-07:00Oh, by the way, the garden is Waterperry (certainl...Oh, by the way, the garden is Waterperry (certainly nothing like my garden!!!)Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1152178438326256192006-07-06T02:33:00.000-07:002006-07-06T02:33:00.000-07:00Fiona, you are funny!I'm going to make that dress ...Fiona, you are funny!<BR/><BR/>I'm going to make that dress at some point, maybe not in white, though. Not brave enough.<BR/><BR/>I have read all of Ms Winterson's books. I loved Sexing the Cherry but it was a long time ago that I read it and I can only remember the gist of it, not the details. I believe she has a book out this month (must check that). Oh, she's fantastic.<BR/><BR/>Sarah, you are so right about the physical activity. It's very important to me (but that doesn't guarantee I'll do it). Yesterday I made a lovely big exercise space in my groovy dining room, so now I can play my DVD on the pc (and not on the TV) without moving tables and regardless of what anyone else in the house is doing.<BR/><BR/>"Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis" is my absolute and utter favourite. I find it quite overwhelming on occasion. It actually affects me physically, as well as emotionally. Oh how I wish I saw that TV prog. I'm going to hotfoot it to the CD player right now. The neighbours are at work - yeah!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16597601271517814085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1152177569517275292006-07-06T02:19:00.000-07:002006-07-06T02:19:00.000-07:00I second the garden comment :-) I think it's gener...I second the garden comment :-) <BR/>I think it's generally accepted that more creative people suffer? enjoy? more emotional highs and lows than others. I find music helps a lot. I have to script it carefully, but a series of good choices can turn what promises to be a really bad day into a productive, cheering event. Also just getting on with stuff that has to be done: the busier I am, the less time I have to dwell on unpleasantnesses. Physical activity helps to burn anger, frustration and energy to leave me tired: I work out at the gym (cardio work and pilates) for nearly 2 hours Mon/Wed/Fri mornings; if I miss that I find things go downhill rapidly. Do Davina regularly and shout back :-)<BR/><BR/>Vaughan Williams. Mmmmm. Some years back a TV documentary showed the preparations for a performance of 'Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis' at Gloucester, with the musicians playing simultaneously in different locations in the cathedral, miked to try to reproduce the effect that Vaughan Williams intended. It was... stunning. It engaged our attention completely: we put the TV sound through the stereo and I sat on the couch overwhelmed by the beauty of the music, tears streaming down my face.sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291326380557787987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25741243.post-1152132032359396692006-07-05T13:40:00.000-07:002006-07-05T13:40:00.000-07:00Awww, tell us about your pants...Or you could just...Awww, tell us about your pants...<BR/>Or you could just share the soup recipe. The subtle bondage dress link is pretty ingenious. I can't work out how you'd find a piece of fabric wide enough to make a reasonable length skirt from a single circle. I wonder how it would look in an A-line version. Ok, it would need a couple more seems but that wouldn't be terrible. And what do you wear under it? Nothing? Dare I? My Girl Guide Knotters badge notwithstanding (really), I'm not sure I trust my trussing skills where naked flesh is concerned. You know what the dress reminds me of? Marilyn Monroe on that grating. Ok, that's it; I want a white one. Silk jersey would be nice.<BR/>I couldn't get the Sweet Billy Pilgrim link to open on my mac but good luck with the music prize. And.. big thumbs up to Jeannette Winterson. Did you like Sexing the Cherry? I think I alienated a sister-in-law by giving her that. haha.<BR/>And, finally, what a lovely garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com