tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post2902776455796030559..comments2023-04-26T14:58:03.860+01:00Comments on Vacant Mind: It's A Bit Nippy Out.......Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15940396005677889905noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-22195988314593723652009-09-30T19:23:49.030+01:002009-09-30T19:23:49.030+01:00Winter?
K. I like winter if I'm inside with a ...Winter?<br />K. I like winter if I'm inside with a crackle-ing fire and some (spiked)cider and my blanket and a book and...<br />Allright. I don't wanna do any of that in the summer. And, in the summer people wear shorts; I look down on that. <br />Go Cold!JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118893759726079685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-40171233965917684492009-09-30T09:47:37.725+01:002009-09-30T09:47:37.725+01:00I do wish for a cold Christmas but since I have no...I do wish for a cold Christmas but since I have not ever experienced one I do so in blissful ignorance of what a cold Christmas actually entails. <br /><br />It is warm and sunny here all the time and it very rarely rains - I have been to the UK a couple of times and the lack of proper heat from the sun even on sunny days was very alarming. I certainly can't imagine what it would be like to live somewhere where it rains and snows often. That seems too strange!Long dark hair, blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439341611625886882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-26672312096979392782009-09-28T20:57:44.610+01:002009-09-28T20:57:44.610+01:00Long dark hair, blue eyes- Do you not wish for a c...Long dark hair, blue eyes- Do you not wish for a cold Christmas? Cant imagine Christmas in the boiling hot sun. Freaks me out......man.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940396005677889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-22969267765684794782009-09-28T10:30:20.699+01:002009-09-28T10:30:20.699+01:00I live in Brisbane, Australia. And although I look...I live in Brisbane, Australia. And although I look like I am from the south-west of Scotland, which is where my family is originally from, I reside only minutes from sun swept beaches. It hasn't snowed here for 60 years.<br /><br />We have the complete opposite seasons to the UK. Which means that we are just coming into Spring now and it will be hot and humid by Christmas. I am sweating just writing about it.Long dark hair, blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439341611625886882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-64187298592428658792009-09-27T16:24:20.733+01:002009-09-27T16:24:20.733+01:00Thanks Dan. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUThanks Dan. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUULorenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002945955784775592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-76361702044871188762009-09-27T15:36:27.485+01:002009-09-27T15:36:27.485+01:00Hope- Nice to see we have another member. Help you...Hope- Nice to see we have another member. Help yourself to punch and cookies. Sunshine can be great, but I agree the heat is the worst. Plus the pollen is a nightmare. Oh, I am quite easy to adopt. Cup of tea in the morning, sausage sandwich in the evening. You might need to get a large litter tray though.....<br /><br />WW- Kissing in the snow is better than in the rain, do you not think? Otherwise you are simply Hugh Grant, and that would be no good...<br /><br />Lorenza- I loved your post, I really did. You wrote beautifully about what winter means to you, and I often find it amazing how all these little moments that wouldn't normally mean anything to anyone else, can bring up so many different emotions for you. Great stuff.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940396005677889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-79280923389069953632009-09-26T11:19:31.271+01:002009-09-26T11:19:31.271+01:00HI DAN. Your post inspired me a lot so this mornin...HI DAN. Your post inspired me a lot so this morning I gave a quick birth to a winter-love post. I mentioned that your post inspired mine. I hope you don't mind. Have a wonderful week end<br /><br />LorenzaLorenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002945955784775592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-17296879187858002682009-09-26T06:26:32.660+01:002009-09-26T06:26:32.660+01:00Hi Dan.
I'm Amber and I love summer.
I admit...Hi Dan.<br /><br />I'm Amber and I love summer.<br /><br />I admit it, I get so cranky when I'm cold.<br /><br />But I do enjoy walking in the snow. I'm trying to get my husband to kiss in the snow but he just asks if I'm feeling well whenever I bring it up.<br /><br />Ahh London. I need to get back there. I must go on a Henry VIII tour.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-58661310681134036582009-09-26T01:57:25.208+01:002009-09-26T01:57:25.208+01:00Thank you. No. Really. Well, except for the par...Thank you. No. Really. Well, except for the part where you made me tear up and want to hug you because of the family stuff. Laughter in itself can be warming. <br /><br />I live in the sunny south and I always feel like saying, "Hi, I'm hope [hi hope!] and I HATE summer!" The crowd of course gasps and thinks I need mental help.<br /><br />I don't hate sunshine, I hate humidity and we have that in unending waves. We do, however, make up for it with 4 actual seasons. Except for the pollen, Fall has always been my favorite. And yet, my favorite clothing is the sweater. I have a closet full of them. And all week I've been looking at the calendar grumbling, "Okay, it's autumn already. Where's the cooler weather?" It was 94 today...34C for you.<br /><br />I think you should adopt us as your family for nights when solitary is too much. As for your dance...if you get all oiled up, where will we put the $1 bills? :)<br /><br />Have a great weekend!hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03306622656461205674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-23967717589063349312009-09-25T13:04:20.434+01:002009-09-25T13:04:20.434+01:00Alpha- Thank you. And those few words you posted s...Alpha- Thank you. And those few words you posted summed it up far better than I ever could.<br /><br />Lorenza- Gald to hear you are a member of the club. And you are right about how certain sensations can bring back so many distant memories.<br /><br />Matt- I am always trying to persuade my girlfriend to move over to the states in a few years time. Trouble is I have to go somewhere where there are seasons. Continuous sunshine would just drive me mental.<br /><br />Ladytruth- Where is it you actually live? Sounds lovely. I can do spring. Spring rules. <br /><br />Long dark hair, blue eyes- Same question-where do you live? See, a hot Christmas, that doesn’t compute with me. You must miss it?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940396005677889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-21657769825743775392009-09-25T10:57:17.068+01:002009-09-25T10:57:17.068+01:00I love winter too - although I only vaguely rememb...I love winter too - although I only vaguely remember what it is. We only get about two weeks of it over here and the rest of the time is hot and humid - perfect for the beaches; less than ideal for my white skin. <br /><br />I try to recreate it winter here despite the climatic challenge. There is nothing like frosting up the windows of the family home, with condensation gathering outside from the heat, while I shiver under my woolen quilt. Christmas day is perhaps the most interesting example; the air conditioner battles with oven all morning and lunch time sees us eating our baked dinner in singlet tops and shorts.Long dark hair, blue eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439341611625886882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-48156782860219779402009-09-24T17:35:51.479+01:002009-09-24T17:35:51.479+01:00I'm a big winter-lover. I don't love summe...I'm a big winter-lover. I don't love summer all the time thanks to the melting heat, the sweat, the feeling of being annoyed the whole time because of the melting heat that causes the sweat. Winter here is truly beautiful. We still have the sun, but it's not killing us with its blazing hot rays. It's spring now and I have to say I'm liking it more this year. The days are pleasant and the nights are cool. Living here is a blessing, weather wise :)ladytruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033228344935713117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-19409739082030855142009-09-24T14:05:16.261+01:002009-09-24T14:05:16.261+01:00This is really emotive. You've picked out a wh...This is really emotive. You've picked out a whole load of things I'd forgotten that I would sometimes miss when I moved my life to a country where winter doesn't really exist.<br /><br />Really nicely written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-69823804949848264092009-09-24T11:09:30.255+01:002009-09-24T11:09:30.255+01:00My name is Lorenza and I love winter too. I was bo...My name is Lorenza and I love winter too. I was born in winter and now that I live in the subequatorial South Africa, I struggle to jump into the pool to celebrate my birthday. Last December we went back to Italy for holiday, after a long time. I was absolutely stunned by the memories coming to me from the "winter scents", when it rains and it is cold. When it snows. We cooked "polenta" a very winter dish, hot chocolate a' go go...Friends and family over...Movies...I missed it so much. So I always go back in winter and I stay in South Africa during winter (june/july/august). I am the only happy person here when it is cold.Lorenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02002945955784775592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3830672497516279734.post-74819017937094065802009-09-24T00:13:07.266+01:002009-09-24T00:13:07.266+01:00I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone s...<i>I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter. Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show.</i>(Andrew Wyeth)<br /><br />I couldn't agree more.<br />Beautifully written.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00724418706506236830noreply@blogger.com