tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post5306493919371449876..comments2024-03-27T11:52:23.308-04:00Comments on Thinking About Home: The Hidden Art of Homemaking {Chapter 9: Writing--Prose and Poetry}Cheryl http://www.blogger.com/profile/00063844335185525553noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-20861222017489218242013-07-02T15:20:23.960-04:002013-07-02T15:20:23.960-04:00Thank you for sharing your love of the written wor...Thank you for sharing your love of the written word and confessing that it is difficult to speak under pressure. I get tongue-tied too and my brain freezes up many times when I go to talk. I'd much rather write!Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05347598432040432610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-8641820195999781382013-06-22T12:38:54.629-04:002013-06-22T12:38:54.629-04:00I am so much like you. I don't think or speak ...I am so much like you. I don't think or speak "off the cuff." I don't mind speaking in front of the group if I have it all written out ahead ... my husband is wonderful at reacting in a discussion and expressing his thoughts. So I enjoy writing and I could go on and on about this subject. I recently discovered some sweet notes my parents sent each other on their birthdays, They didn't give each other gifts other than a love note. I have tons of letters to read between my grandparents and parents when I get the time. The younger generation will miss so much with only emails or texts--no thoughts saved, not that texting brings much depth of thought anyway! <br />Off my soapbox now!podsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14880888514207597761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-6170821375807859402013-06-22T12:15:33.720-04:002013-06-22T12:15:33.720-04:00My husband is the same way at drive-throughs, and ...My husband is the same way at drive-throughs, and I also feel I express myself much better through writing than speaking. I tend to panic at answering machine messages, too.<br /><br />I'm running late with this chapter due to company but this is one I definitely did not want to skip.Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-48287046281365383052013-06-21T09:41:37.872-04:002013-06-21T09:41:37.872-04:00Oh good heavens! I wrote a book. How embarrassing....Oh good heavens! I wrote a book. How embarrassing.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-33570780536905673152013-06-21T09:41:09.428-04:002013-06-21T09:41:09.428-04:00Ahem...I would just like to remind you that you ar...Ahem...I would just like to remind you that you are, indeed, a published author, as is anyone who blogs.<br /><br />Oh my goodness. We could be long lost cousins or something. I could have written this except for the part about sitting down and writing an essay on that particular topic. I'd have had to clean first because that's what I do...clean and then clean some more. It's also an affliction.<br /><br />Phones? Impossible! I once had dear blogging friends call me from Great Britain. Great Britain! First of all, I didn't give them my number so that was shocking. Then, I was so stunned, I'm certain that I had my foot in my mouth continually. They were so gracious with me and I was much less so with them trying to get them off the line as quickly as possible. No, no, like you I need time to frame things (and then I can still get in trouble). At least, with a face to face meeting, one can correct things when needed.<br /><br />My mother also had this affliction. We sat at a border crossing one day when the guard asked for her name. You'd think that that would be pretty easy. No. She said, " You wait a minute and I'll think about it." I nearly melted into the floorboards.<br /><br />Very funny post! I've had a good laugh.<br /><br />(John once had a meltdown at Subway. Too many choices! Now I make all those big decisions for him.)Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618654361869856894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-22465166917794429542013-06-21T09:32:05.153-04:002013-06-21T09:32:05.153-04:00I do stuff like that too and my husband is notorio...I do stuff like that too and my husband is notorious for getting muddled in the drive-thru. So funny to watch. I will tell him about your brother-in-law. It will make him feel better.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240353902995298142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596988245744679027.post-35156841696933152112013-06-21T08:10:14.028-04:002013-06-21T08:10:14.028-04:00I'm a saver of cards and letters too. I reall...I'm a saver of cards and letters too. I really should write more as well, to mark important dates or events.<br /><br />I am not a poet - but a writer yes. And I need to see how it can be an important tool in the lives of my children!<br /><br />Thanks Cheryl for causing me to ponder today!<br /><br />Love you!<br />DeannaDeanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.com