tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post6013363557892482176..comments2024-03-24T15:26:36.890+10:00Comments on Paper Ponderings: Thursday Thoughts...Fiona Dempsterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-87646833873380079292013-02-12T20:39:11.193+10:002013-02-12T20:39:11.193+10:00I understand the laughing Susan - i did it myself ...I understand the laughing Susan - i did it myself when I realised I should probably pay attention to my foot and not share the blood around... It's an interesting thought to ponder isn't it - and that wee book could be a great way to capture and remember the magic of your trip.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-7061475935857768182013-02-11T14:01:41.795+10:002013-02-11T14:01:41.795+10:00Now that I have stopped laughing I can comment mor...Now that I have stopped laughing I can comment more maturely! (just love the image of you photographing the pen in the floor while your foot lay bleeding!) I think one of my favourite authors is Ondaatje so any of his quotes strikes a chord. You are so right in saying we can recount each of our scars and speak of the battles that caused them with flourish and fabrication sometimes to enhance the story. I am covered in such stories. Funnily enough I just put the copy of The Being There Diary You gave me onto my travel pile, thinking I will start to recall my favourite moment of the day while we are away. It is good to make not of those moments.susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-85939083602294077522013-02-11T13:52:44.699+10:002013-02-11T13:52:44.699+10:00am laughing at your expense - was a funny photogra...am laughing at your expense - was a funny photograph story!susan bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05039648113517753032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-72583897422820655772013-02-10T20:32:15.531+10:002013-02-10T20:32:15.531+10:00Oh yeah Robyn, I was 11 and the scar is still with...Oh yeah Robyn, I was 11 and the scar is still with me - and I haven't been able to bend my big toe ever since! i like that you have positive scars as well - I imagine caesarians scars are a bit similar. Ilike how they also taught you how to do things properly. Most of mine are the result of random acts of failing to pay attention or bits of surgery! Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-38758316133141529922013-02-10T20:26:30.005+10:002013-02-10T20:26:30.005+10:00I think so too Ersi- I just looked at January and ...I think so too Ersi- I just looked at January and had already almost forgotten half of them! I think we can all do with a little positive feedback every now and again...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-53428055286105690742013-02-10T20:25:06.901+10:002013-02-10T20:25:06.901+10:00I'm glad it is also beyond your ken Lesley. I...I'm glad it is also beyond your ken Lesley. It really made me think tho - how the negative carries a physical reminder and as you say the happy is so ethereal. I guess I'll be pondering that for a lifetime yet...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-77912901651969576222013-02-10T20:22:40.362+10:002013-02-10T20:22:40.362+10:00I like the idea of a jar or a box filled with good...I like the idea of a jar or a box filled with good time reminders - what a great thing to do on NYE - looking at something and it being a trigger to recall - oh yes, that's right, that was so great etc etc. I look forward to hearing how it goes. Happy collecting!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-88754201408906954862013-02-10T20:20:50.926+10:002013-02-10T20:20:50.926+10:00Hi Amanda - yes, I find it a bit frustrating too h...Hi Amanda - yes, I find it a bit frustrating too how the bad is so much easier to recall! As you say maybe that's why we invent systems to record, keep track of happiness and good events. Photos and notes are good triggers and reminders I think. Here's to remembering happy things!Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-28742359447420391302013-02-10T20:18:20.950+10:002013-02-10T20:18:20.950+10:00Very timely then Velma - and yes, way cool that ph...Very timely then Velma - and yes, way cool that photo! Hope your hand heals and you enjoy Ondaatje - I often think he writes so beautifully I can barely understand him. Sigh.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-82367402837058259502013-02-10T20:17:23.315+10:002013-02-10T20:17:23.315+10:00Thanks Mo - I loved the story and the shot! What a...Thanks Mo - I loved the story and the shot! What a poignant way of expressing yourself and/or viewing the word by Dana, thanks for sharing it. Go wellFiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-77801460898191251632013-02-10T20:16:19.326+10:002013-02-10T20:16:19.326+10:00Thanks Anna - it's an interesting thought is&#...Thanks Anna - it's an interesting thought is't it? Hope your foot is healing well and without scars...Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-62096154169638139712013-02-08T22:23:20.059+10:002013-02-08T22:23:20.059+10:00I had a visceral reaction to your story about land...I had a visceral reaction to your story about landing on a broken bottle. Ouch! I have many carving scars from my early days (pre-teens and teens). Not only have they served as warnings but they also remind me of happy memories. Discovering what I could do with chisels and wood was a great joy to me. These scars remind me of how I became an artist. As usual your Thursday Thoughts have given me much to ponder.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-3297407664656058742013-02-08T21:57:44.469+10:002013-02-08T21:57:44.469+10:00I think I'll take up your idea of writing a li...I think I'll take up your idea of writing a list of good things weekly or even monthly. I bet a year from now I'll be astounded at their number!ersimarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898441311620432865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-4853952105935837692013-02-08T20:55:59.390+10:002013-02-08T20:55:59.390+10:00I cut my finger on some glass last week and I'...I cut my finger on some glass last week and I'm constantly knocking it and putting the healing process back by a few hours every time. My skin is a road map of my clumsiness with things over the years but it seems I never learn. Perhaps the memories of scars are clearer because they come with the sharp reminder of physical pain. Wonderful, happy moments are quite ethereal and transient. Perhaps that's why they slip away so easily? Who knows Fiona? It's beyond my understanding.LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-49170750676667300152013-02-08T11:52:12.984+10:002013-02-08T11:52:12.984+10:00Trace Willans said...
I have to leave blog commen...Trace Willans said...<br /><br />I have to leave blog comments this way once more.<br /> <br />I have started a large jar this year, in to which I am placing things to remember for the year.<br />I shall open it on new years eve and have a good read.<br /> Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-79630442012516368502013-02-08T09:10:56.791+10:002013-02-08T09:10:56.791+10:00THis is so true Fiona, and my own tendency to reca...THis is so true Fiona, and my own tendency to recall the "bad" things so much more than the good frustrates me constantly, even as I work to minimize it. I guess it's a survival mechanism left over from our days living "wild" and I also guess it's why the camera was invented - to help us recall all those happy times and good things that slip away in the recesses of our mind.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12135240564161689792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-66389045943735065092013-02-08T08:51:03.718+10:002013-02-08T08:51:03.718+10:00cool fiona. totally cool. i'm reading ondaatje...cool fiona. totally cool. i'm reading ondaatje right now AND am bleeding from a tin can top (special wendy food) that sliced my right thumb. and a blizzard, they say, is on the way. but life is very very good.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-20623415372244829582013-02-08T02:51:57.537+10:002013-02-08T02:51:57.537+10:00good story Fiona and poignant photo!
I once asked ...good story Fiona and poignant photo!<br />I once asked the Czech glass artist Dana Zamecnikova where she found her inspiration, she replied - "Where else can we put all the fears, joys, sadness, frustrations & wonders but in the art?"Mo Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09004208849028911104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070917680632622858.post-69743315500437304772013-02-07T23:32:19.016+10:002013-02-07T23:32:19.016+10:00I loved this post! Hope all your scars heal well.....I loved this post! Hope all your scars heal well... <br />xoxAnna Mavromatishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713679775153120642noreply@blogger.com