tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post2851105492401835396..comments2024-03-29T09:08:05.850+00:00Comments on THE SMALL THINGS: In which you do not ask how I am, but I tell you anywayTania Kindersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-65390771273392216532012-03-01T23:11:35.512+00:002012-03-01T23:11:35.512+00:00As Churchill said...When you are going through hel...As Churchill said...When you are going through hell...keep going.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-40190751707406041052012-02-28T21:52:09.940+00:002012-02-28T21:52:09.940+00:00I really do feel angst, because the comments are s...I really do feel angst, because the comments are so particularly delightful and kind, and I should say something to each and every one of you. As it is, the time continues to dash away from me with a smoothing iron. So all I can do is say a big, collective THANK YOU. :)Tania Kindersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18355967725006605825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-4340324327254969492012-02-28T14:10:12.536+00:002012-02-28T14:10:12.536+00:00When I lived in Canada, this was about the time of...When I lived in Canada, this was about the time of year when "cabin fever" hit often with disastrous and violent results. <br />I'm no longer snowbound or freezing my tail off, however, I can really still go "there" (and then think, if I can go there, well, hell, I could choose to go to some quiet beach in Hawaii...Not that I DO, of course! These thoughts usually don't come right on top of each other.) <br />Hoping today, Tuesday, is "better", brighter.Pat (in Belgium)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02367089351412953926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-53668134401153096552012-02-28T12:16:26.177+00:002012-02-28T12:16:26.177+00:00Of course Guinness is health food, it makes you ha...Of course Guinness is health food, it makes you have gas at least in bigger quantities like beans!<br />ErikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-68518480494428662852012-02-28T09:26:06.814+00:002012-02-28T09:26:06.814+00:00What Erika said: so yes.
And it may be serendipit...What Erika said: so yes.<br /><br />And it may be serendipity that I was browsing this morning (as I so often do when I want a dose of commonsense and intelligence) a certain book, I had it open at "The only caveat about the perspective police is not to let them become trigger-happy, otherwise you may develop a full-blown case of First-World guilt which means that you never allow yourself to feel sad about anything..."<br /><br />When I feel grumpy, or teary, or No Use, it's hideous. I do know, in the furthest reaches, that I will come back to myself and it won't be so bad. Today, however, having put the phone down just now (halfway through this reply) to my poor mother, I am struggling with the fact that my beloved, intelligent, cheerful father, who is descending with terrifying rapidity into Alzheimer's (in whichever of its forms it turns out to be), and is uncharacteristically depressed, vicious and hallucinating, is unlikely ever to come back.Cassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07531093715654362821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-69754680166420892912012-02-28T03:44:10.622+00:002012-02-28T03:44:10.622+00:00You know you're in trouble when The Pigeon fin...You know you're in trouble when The Pigeon finds another walking partner, LOL. This too will pass (hopefully sooner rather than later).<br /><br />BirdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-84402228989604960592012-02-28T03:09:18.895+00:002012-02-28T03:09:18.895+00:00Its Tuesday here and I do hope you feel better! th...Its Tuesday here and I do hope you feel better! that is a beautiful mare and a beautiful photograph.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-16154812893369218182012-02-27T22:56:49.362+00:002012-02-27T22:56:49.362+00:00Tania, I have those days too. I can tell as soon a...Tania, I have those days too. I can tell as soon as I get up and no amount of coffee, not even a croissant, would cheer me up. The day drags along and any interaction with another human becomes a minefield. Just someone looking at me in the street gets me annoyed. What.? Do I have green spots on my nose? Stupid cow! <br />It's even worse in the car and I rant and swear at anyone in MY way. At some point though, I have to laugh. I realise that I am behaving like a loony. After that I can accept that it's just a crap day and it probably won't get any better but somehow I can smile about it. It's my own private joke and I decide that i am old enough to behave like a loony when I want to.karinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053571038452872805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-57221358317364975692012-02-27T22:15:44.451+00:002012-02-27T22:15:44.451+00:00Some days just "are"...take care. Tomor...Some days just "are"...take care. Tomorrow is a new day. <br />~ TammyTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279234338005417645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-82713898468933780342012-02-27T22:03:48.885+00:002012-02-27T22:03:48.885+00:00These things definitely happen, even to the best o...These things definitely happen, even to the best of us. On the brighter side your rant has revealed that you ride, the mare looks lovely, and I for one am pleased to know that you are a fellow cavalière.<br />Tomorrow you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.sharon santoni at my french country homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608374691177747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-3489626211633081162012-02-27T21:59:29.837+00:002012-02-27T21:59:29.837+00:00Read! You need to get out of your head for a while...Read! You need to get out of your head for a while and go somewhere happier. It always works for me. Something young like the Green Knowe books. Of course you have to make yourself sit down and do it, which can be a tricky thing. Or my absolute guaranteed cheerer-upper: watching beloved Muppet songs on YouTube. Substitute personal childhood triggers of happiness. Blasting music also works. I have a playlist called Cheer Me Up! In other words, you're not alone, far from it, but the good side of that is: there are lots of hacks you can use to roust yourself from it.Emma Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10257426229151990033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-5636477672050926142012-02-27T21:33:43.932+00:002012-02-27T21:33:43.932+00:00I take your grumpy day and raise you a good hand o...I take your grumpy day and raise you a good hand of pointless almost-crying and heavy, heavy sighing. Ugh. I hope when you wake tomorrow it all feels lighter.<br />And because I am *only* 44 still, I find much pleasure in your description of 'stupid, bad science'.<br />Take care xxEmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-4701686892686360052012-02-27T21:30:38.469+00:002012-02-27T21:30:38.469+00:00"No bloody buggery reason, shouts the irratio..."No bloody buggery reason, shouts the irrational mind, which wants to be left alone so it can go and sulk in its room like a moody teen."<br /><br />That sentence alone made me hoot with laughter.<br /><br />Truly, there are days where all you can do is be Molesworth, go yar boo sucks to the world and just get through it. No lovely chestnut mare, no sleek and glamorous labrador-cross bitch, no amount of trying to rationalise your way out of it - nothing.<br /><br />I figure it's the universe reminding us that sometimes, shit just is. Shovel it. In a week or so, you can think about turning it into compost.<br /><br />Hugs, Erika (oh, and slurps from Fearghus and Molly. Winston sends a discreet little nose-print)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08181307209370955942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365244084462704027.post-8916825960415963132012-02-27T21:17:42.680+00:002012-02-27T21:17:42.680+00:00Well no one could say you didn't try. I have b...Well no one could say you didn't try. I have been reading my way through Matt cartoon books to lift my own personal cloud. Your diatribe has helped too.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.com