tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post9023518109683682822..comments2024-01-27T18:57:44.721+00:00Comments on Resistant But Persistent: The shedSharon Longworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-91320805348902404452011-03-03T11:41:26.099+00:002011-03-03T11:41:26.099+00:00I love how you draw your reader into the story... ...I love how you draw your reader into the story... I feel like I've seen the garden shed myself, it's so real!Maryxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374102286000982901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-20517480150162488932011-02-13T21:29:17.270+00:002011-02-13T21:29:17.270+00:00It seems that you had such a happy childhood. Your...It seems that you had such a happy childhood. Your writing is fascinating.Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10652566920769043373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-75000680514926081372011-02-13T21:24:33.749+00:002011-02-13T21:24:33.749+00:00What a marvellous collection of images and memorie...What a marvellous collection of images and memories here. I used our shed to practice reading Shakespeare with my best friend Samantha. We fancied ourselves as great actresses in the making, fortified by digestives and milk. A lovely piece of writing.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-65633005305821314532011-02-13T18:50:03.763+00:002011-02-13T18:50:03.763+00:00Sharon this is so beautiful. And I can't expla...Sharon this is so beautiful. And I can't explain it but it seems so utterly English - the Silver Cross pram, the ginger tom and the phrase "wet my knickers - though I am sure that is just me pressing my own memories into your wet clay.<br /><br />Fantastic. Can't believe I've only just read it!Bagladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03997388396773480963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-69179750001423421162011-02-11T19:43:49.087+00:002011-02-11T19:43:49.087+00:00Caterpillar - childhood gives us so many things to...Caterpillar - childhood gives us so many things to think and write about doesn't it?<br /><br />Jeannie - I'd love to know more about the pieces of art that influenced you as a child - I shall wait to read it!<br /><br />Jayne - you're right, I wonder if anyone could fail to smile at the bright yellow sunflowers?<br /><br />Bth - thank you :)Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-40535988716942828982011-02-11T19:40:26.205+00:002011-02-11T19:40:26.205+00:00Penny - that's a whole story there - I want yo...Penny - that's a whole story there - I want you to describe the house and the room and tell me what the books were as well!<br />And then I'm off out to try and find a cut glass bowl!<br /><br />Hello Liz - I've missed you! Yes indeed, siblings...<br /><br />light 208 - you flatter me, but thank you!<br /><br />Jane - thank you. I've never worked out why the painting was hanging in the shed - but it certainly shines out in my memory.<br /><br />HappyFrogandI - that's very kind of you. I look forward to reading some more of those things your imagination comes up with!Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-41679752529014414792011-02-11T19:34:16.869+00:002011-02-11T19:34:16.869+00:00Happy Gardener - it's been a long time since I...Happy Gardener - it's been a long time since I visited Forest Hill. I must go back to Horniman's one day - a very fine museum as I recall.<br /><br />Pat - thank you; that's quite a compliment and much appreciated.<br /><br />Dys.func.tion - I rather like the idea of 'fast-paced for a garden shed' - you've almost given it a life of its own.<br /><br />OWO - thank you:)Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-78559525678914343242011-02-11T19:30:23.451+00:002011-02-11T19:30:23.451+00:00Legend - that's such a nice thing to say - tha...Legend - that's such a nice thing to say - thank you.<br /><br />Hilary - I hope your daughter is more successful than I was with my pogo stick - I still feel a but guilty at the waste of money it was for my parents.<br /><br />Jennifer - when we went to Paris recently, I walked around Montmartre thinking 'oh Van Gogh was here, he must have looked at these streets' it was great.<br /><br />DPR - always happy to chat over a pear cider! I'd be even happier if you'd write about your shed and your guinea pigs and the running away as well.Sharon Longworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120227975152565893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-19674873162157450582011-02-11T14:38:35.141+00:002011-02-11T14:38:35.141+00:00What beautiful memories, and the way you described...What beautiful memories, and the way you described them - as always - are full of colour and feeling.Lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203013723319512287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-25321918407196088022011-02-11T13:35:48.190+00:002011-02-11T13:35:48.190+00:00Van Gogh's Sunflowers is a good sign. There wa...Van Gogh's Sunflowers is a good sign. There was a warmth in that shed. And your memories are beautiful whether accurate or not. ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694559900539722616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-18395977670350346842011-02-11T03:08:28.222+00:002011-02-11T03:08:28.222+00:00Amazingly told. I loved the last bit where the Sun...Amazingly told. I loved the last bit where the Sunflowers print was "shining out like a gold tooth in a gaping mouth." A piece of art can really shape our aesthetics in our childhood. This piece reminded me of things I must write about one day. Thanks for that :).Jeanniehttp://the-stuff-in-between.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-84569591883375595722011-02-10T23:56:51.472+00:002011-02-10T23:56:51.472+00:00wow...you've described something from your chi...wow...you've described something from your childhood in such a beautiful way that it makes me nostalgic...caterpillarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16929070939893449116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-27239446435057844342011-02-10T22:58:18.124+00:002011-02-10T22:58:18.124+00:00The imagery, the beautifully constructed sentences...The imagery, the beautifully constructed sentences, the final sentence I would kill to be able to come up with. Another post that gets my imagination working.Happy Frog and Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679066739313347920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-90936671773852983822011-02-10T19:48:36.901+00:002011-02-10T19:48:36.901+00:00This is beautiful and I love the painting "sh...This is beautiful and I love the painting "shining out like a gold tooth in a gaping mouth".Jane Bridesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884080979254453834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-21432563043348699612011-02-10T18:29:07.414+00:002011-02-10T18:29:07.414+00:00You have such a gift for describing even the most ...You have such a gift for describing even the most basic forms as resplendent. Your word craft is dizzying. <br /><br />A great post. I envy you your dreams.light208https://www.blogger.com/profile/08963433460783023131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-61336859796892274802011-02-10T17:50:44.468+00:002011-02-10T17:50:44.468+00:00What is it about kids locking their younger siblin...What is it about kids locking their younger siblings in the shed? Ahem. I vaguely remember closing the lock, accidentally of course, while my brother was in the shed. Moments later, the metal post from an old hockey net smashed through the window. I've never unlocked a door so fast in my life!<br /><br />Thanks for the trip down memory lane. ;-)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490707739030306265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-77637341999257272622011-02-10T17:06:18.221+00:002011-02-10T17:06:18.221+00:00Ah selective memory. I often dream I am back in my...Ah selective memory. I often dream I am back in my old house, finding books that I thought were lost forever tucked behind the shelves in one particular room. I wonder why that particular house, and that particular room? It didn't seem in any way important at the time.<br /><br />ps: everything looks more glam when you put it in a cut glass bowl, I bought my set for a tenner and even though I am just as messy it doesn't look quite as disgusting any more!Penny Dreadful Vintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658769790784076024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-47124313521617300152011-02-10T15:07:56.658+00:002011-02-10T15:07:56.658+00:00Completely agree with what you say about memories....Completely agree with what you say about memories. This was gorgeous - as always.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318995922395308120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-22192158632766875682011-02-10T14:48:58.438+00:002011-02-10T14:48:58.438+00:00I love that you were able to integrate a lot of sm...I love that you were able to integrate a lot of smaller memories into this post about your dream.<br />This was very well presented and rather fast-paced for a garden shed.<br />I thoroughly enjoyed this.dys·func·tionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461778495707177569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-23614241028734707542011-02-10T11:46:24.045+00:002011-02-10T11:46:24.045+00:00'Memory is a tricky thing; even more so when i...'Memory is a tricky thing; even more so when it's shaped by a dream, so it's hard to be sure how much of what I recalled is true.'<br /><br />How right you are and it's quite a gift to be right without be smug or know-allish. But then you have quite a gift:)Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529798893653033970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-76013253564287640812011-02-10T10:43:15.790+00:002011-02-10T10:43:15.790+00:00What a beautifully written description of a dream....What a beautifully written description of a dream. Reminds me of time spent in my garden in Forest Hill, thank you/Happy Gardenerhttp://www.garden-grower.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-88790069690278742142011-02-10T07:01:11.073+00:002011-02-10T07:01:11.073+00:00Reading this was like reading an account of my chi...Reading this was like reading an account of my childhood shed experiences. We even had the guinea pigs! I used to run away a lot as a small child and would always end up hiding in the shed. I knew Mum and Dad would find me when they were ready. We must compare shed notes over an organic pear cider.DPRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-37676120446608977282011-02-10T06:39:31.597+00:002011-02-10T06:39:31.597+00:00This was lovely. (:
And, as an ode to Van Gogh h...This was lovely. (: <br /><br />And, as an ode to Van Gogh himself, we have copies of his paintings hanging all over our living room. It's quite nice.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813478030682306062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-32882843433054930542011-02-10T04:18:57.188+00:002011-02-10T04:18:57.188+00:00This is lovely, the images in this piece of childr...This is lovely, the images in this piece of children playing - the pogo sticks (my own daughter is trying to master hers) and the dolls in the pram and the guinea pigs, too. I rarely, too rarely, have a dream about that beautiful place in Tennessee where I grew up, and I really wish I could visit my childhood more often in my sleep. Well, I'm a lover of dreams anyway, so thanks for sharing yours with us.Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281480044634094336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1856509975336351108.post-70734506266375420732011-02-10T03:25:21.143+00:002011-02-10T03:25:21.143+00:00Everything you write about is exquisite, even an o...Everything you write about is exquisite, even an old garden shedWally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.com