tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post5943092667395475197..comments2023-10-30T10:19:13.446+00:00Comments on Daydreamer: Wearily reclaiming the wildernessRay Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-88811817816186978652012-10-16T00:01:23.830+01:002012-10-16T00:01:23.830+01:00Hi! Great site! I'm trying to find an email ad...Hi! Great site! I'm trying to find an email address to contact you on to ask if you would please consider adding a link to my website. I'd really appreciate if you could email me back.<br /><br />Thanks and have a great day!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643055141892698609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-45727252396503116532012-10-14T20:29:14.585+01:002012-10-14T20:29:14.585+01:00Hi Shona. I am so sorry to hear about your mother...Hi Shona. I am so sorry to hear about your mother's loss.<br />The first little while is very hard to deal with but given even just a little help (and I had lots) <br />things slowly become more bearable.<br />I too hope she regains her love of gardening. It is very therapeutic to be surrounded by growing things, and the rewards when something beautiful appears are immense.<br />Blessings.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-19980025300681923002012-10-14T20:25:04.484+01:002012-10-14T20:25:04.484+01:00I wish I believed it would stop raining soon Perpe...I wish I believed it would stop raining soon Perpetua. As you say, not the best of years, but, if I leave it another season it will be beyond rescue. <br />Spiders outside are one thing, inside - quite another.<br />I will continue to evict anything with more than two legs as soon as I spot it, but perhaps, in time with a little less fear.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-43988788676175769012012-10-14T20:21:52.667+01:002012-10-14T20:21:52.667+01:00Life is funny isn't it Penny. When the spider...Life is funny isn't it Penny. When the spider was curled up into a ball I was suddenly concerned it might be dead, yet as soon as it moved, my hair stood on end again.<br />So far, despite frost last night, it is still with us.<br />I did have two separate attacks on the garden today and I'm still alive to tell the tale, so who knows, more tomorrow?Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-40754750729023020362012-10-14T13:27:20.499+01:002012-10-14T13:27:20.499+01:00Hi Ray, my mum is going through just what you desc...Hi Ray, my mum is going through just what you describe. She lost my step-father very suddenly earlier this year just 3 short weeks after we moved.<br /><br />She is battling with a large garden that totally overwhelms her and with the bigger jobs in the house that he used to help with. It is heartbreaking to hear her talk and be over 4000 miles away able to nothing to help.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this and for giving me hope that my mothers love for gardening is hidden whilst she grieves. I hope and pray that she can find her way forward as you have.Shonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687914247368368360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-51403470699536122392012-10-13T15:41:58.041+01:002012-10-13T15:41:58.041+01:00You haven't chosen the best of years to redisc...You haven't chosen the best of years to rediscover your love of gardening, Ray, but I wish you success and satisfaction in your endeavours. Surely it must stop raining soon? <br /><br />As for the spider outside the window, we get them all the time both here and in France. Spiders outside can help to desensatise us to the idea of spiders inside - but it doesn't happen overnight, I'm afraid.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7948117492116997244.post-91202943574745742712012-10-13T14:15:57.146+01:002012-10-13T14:15:57.146+01:00I love this, Ray!
Re the spider: y'all are ge...I love this, Ray!<br /><br />Re the spider: y'all are getting used to one another. It happens. Glad it's staying outside but also glad you're recognizing it as your neighbor.<br /><br />Re gardening: You know that a little at a time (and plenty of time) is all it takes. I'm glad you've been re-awakened to the joys of tending/acquiring/admiring the flora.Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.com