Thanks for the reply....I sent an email that clearly said what I was feeling.... very difficult for me to do that!!! We had a wonderful show ...so alive and vibrant...and I read about the wallpaper in the old days that had arsenic in it to make a green colour. So many people died from it. Apparently it could have contributed to Napoleon's death. Interesting fact for the day. About to watch your Matness post. XJen
It’s so hard to take the emotion out and clearly get down what we want to say in an email… I don’t think I knew that about arsenic and green - so interesting!
Yes Bec as you know I too love books, I am excited that you and Al give in and bring books home from your travels as I sometimes have the pleasure of reading them. Half my travel gear seems to be books, mostly study books which need to expand to other subjects. I have a Kindle to make for lighter travel yet it is no where near as passionate as snuggling into a real paper book.
My favourite are the bookshops in small country towns that incorporate a coffee shop. Coffee beans roasting and new and old books aroma. Glorious.
Please keep browsing book stores and bringing them home. We can’t loose everything to technology.
You are such a good student - I love your enquiring mind and how you study things. Glad you’ve found some good tomes at our house and you know Al loves to recommend things😆🤎
Your email has brightened an otherwise desperately upsetting morning. I enjoy creating gardens.... so I have been working at a local school that my son is at. I was informed this morning that all the plants in the garden I planted were going to be removed as someone else wants to do a memorial garden there. What did I want to do with the plants? After spending hours and hours there plotting and planning (and keeping a horrible weed at bay) I'm actually sitting here in shock. I've been trying to console myself with the idea that their plan will be better and therefore enhance the whole look of the area but its not working.... I'm gutted...... like the garden is soon to be. The worst of it is that they will not be there to maintain the garden ...... that will be something that i will pick up as I have the time (and waning interest). I have come across the Japanese word Kanban.... continuous improvement and that is something I can buy into. I have therefore penned an email to them suggesting criteria for the new plantings. Waterwise mainly and nothing that is too finicky that requires a lot of attention. As the lady will not be there to maintain the gorgeous new look the constraints of staff and time (and water) need to be considered. It breaks my heart to see a plaque that says "this garden is dedicated to a much loved son" and it ends up being a dust bowl because the plan was not well thought out. My joy is bleak today .....I will read some of my Colour book and do my daily scribble And tonight we are going to watch a show that my son is in playing saxaphone.....feeling better already XJen
I’m so sorry to hear about your garden, is there no way to combine what you’ve done with the memorial? I had something sort of similar happen when I found my replacement teacher for an adult dance class I’d taught for over ten years. The powers that be weren’t interested at all! It broke my heart and I felt completely ghosted. I hope your son’s concert lifted you up! xx
I think we do feel more unseen as the years go by. That was a hard blow for you to overcome. I keep telling myself that those emotions are already in there....they just get triggered by events. Spectacularly some times.XJen
I love books and shows with real people doing real things. I have a weird habit though... if I love a book I never finish it. I have foreboding joy and I put it away. My favourite book that I haven't finished that is sitting and looking at me right now is Colour : Travels through the Paint Brush by Victoria Finlay. I'm up to the colour green. travel stories and history and art. It is a wonderful combination.
Naw, love your travel snaps. Hope you've had a bit of a break from the rain? I am head over heels with you on the book front. I buy and borrow books constantly, which I think comes with the want to experience and feel, learn and grow. I've not come across the ones in your new stash though!
Thanks for the reply....I sent an email that clearly said what I was feeling.... very difficult for me to do that!!! We had a wonderful show ...so alive and vibrant...and I read about the wallpaper in the old days that had arsenic in it to make a green colour. So many people died from it. Apparently it could have contributed to Napoleon's death. Interesting fact for the day. About to watch your Matness post. XJen
It’s so hard to take the emotion out and clearly get down what we want to say in an email… I don’t think I knew that about arsenic and green - so interesting!
Yes Bec as you know I too love books, I am excited that you and Al give in and bring books home from your travels as I sometimes have the pleasure of reading them. Half my travel gear seems to be books, mostly study books which need to expand to other subjects. I have a Kindle to make for lighter travel yet it is no where near as passionate as snuggling into a real paper book.
My favourite are the bookshops in small country towns that incorporate a coffee shop. Coffee beans roasting and new and old books aroma. Glorious.
Please keep browsing book stores and bringing them home. We can’t loose everything to technology.
Thank you for the shared Joy
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You are such a good student - I love your enquiring mind and how you study things. Glad you’ve found some good tomes at our house and you know Al loves to recommend things😆🤎
Your email has brightened an otherwise desperately upsetting morning. I enjoy creating gardens.... so I have been working at a local school that my son is at. I was informed this morning that all the plants in the garden I planted were going to be removed as someone else wants to do a memorial garden there. What did I want to do with the plants? After spending hours and hours there plotting and planning (and keeping a horrible weed at bay) I'm actually sitting here in shock. I've been trying to console myself with the idea that their plan will be better and therefore enhance the whole look of the area but its not working.... I'm gutted...... like the garden is soon to be. The worst of it is that they will not be there to maintain the garden ...... that will be something that i will pick up as I have the time (and waning interest). I have come across the Japanese word Kanban.... continuous improvement and that is something I can buy into. I have therefore penned an email to them suggesting criteria for the new plantings. Waterwise mainly and nothing that is too finicky that requires a lot of attention. As the lady will not be there to maintain the gorgeous new look the constraints of staff and time (and water) need to be considered. It breaks my heart to see a plaque that says "this garden is dedicated to a much loved son" and it ends up being a dust bowl because the plan was not well thought out. My joy is bleak today .....I will read some of my Colour book and do my daily scribble And tonight we are going to watch a show that my son is in playing saxaphone.....feeling better already XJen
I’m so sorry to hear about your garden, is there no way to combine what you’ve done with the memorial? I had something sort of similar happen when I found my replacement teacher for an adult dance class I’d taught for over ten years. The powers that be weren’t interested at all! It broke my heart and I felt completely ghosted. I hope your son’s concert lifted you up! xx
I think we do feel more unseen as the years go by. That was a hard blow for you to overcome. I keep telling myself that those emotions are already in there....they just get triggered by events. Spectacularly some times.XJen
Oooh, what an evocative phrase: “Spectacularly Triggered” - sounds like the name of a band!
I love books and shows with real people doing real things. I have a weird habit though... if I love a book I never finish it. I have foreboding joy and I put it away. My favourite book that I haven't finished that is sitting and looking at me right now is Colour : Travels through the Paint Brush by Victoria Finlay. I'm up to the colour green. travel stories and history and art. It is a wonderful combination.
Oooh, I like that idea of not finishing a book. My hubby slows way, way down when he gets close to the end of one he’s particularly enjoying.
Naw, love your travel snaps. Hope you've had a bit of a break from the rain? I am head over heels with you on the book front. I buy and borrow books constantly, which I think comes with the want to experience and feel, learn and grow. I've not come across the ones in your new stash though!
We should do a book recommendation exchange! Yes, SYD was a lovely re-set from my regular “awful” life, lol. 😜
Great idea oh adventurous one!
okay, how about we start with two books we think the other one should read?
you bet!