tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post790736354800836025..comments2023-12-09T10:50:14.388+00:00Comments on Life, yoga and other adventures: Distance lends enchantment to the view - sometimesJulia Thorleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-59765685871583548562017-10-28T19:58:48.813+00:002017-10-28T19:58:48.813+00:00I like looking back at old stuff. Who knows what m...I like looking back at old stuff. Who knows what makes us write what we do, although I do think we give a little bit of ourselves away in our writing. <br /><br />I especially like looking back at old blog posts. I started in 2009, and it's interesting to see what I was doing way back then. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322234219197041788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-86058481117149536442017-10-21T10:18:27.758+00:002017-10-21T10:18:27.758+00:00Who knows where are inspiration comes from, Patsy....Who knows where are inspiration comes from, Patsy. Thanks for stopping by. Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-73215062466000255342017-10-21T10:14:05.670+00:002017-10-21T10:14:05.670+00:00I think we can get too close to our own work to ju...I think we can get too close to our own work to judge it. It's only when it's stood a while and we rediscover it that we can be more dispassionate. Thanks for commenting. Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-23524294911564524062017-10-20T14:39:15.557+00:002017-10-20T14:39:15.557+00:00If I ask myself what I was thinking when I wrote a...If I ask myself what I was thinking when I wrote any of my stories, good or bad, I very rarely have an answer.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-74087361785580130832017-10-13T19:31:52.363+00:002017-10-13T19:31:52.363+00:00Sometimes I look at my old drawings and think, &qu...Sometimes I look at my old drawings and think, "Whoa! What a bunch of crap!" but then there are other drawings where I think, "Damn, those are really good! I'm a pretty good artist!" Hahaha! Sometimes those happy accidents make people think you've done something profound and you don't know whether to answer truthfully or pretend like you meant to do that.PlanetKimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10560415196458735562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-40862390610153847992017-10-10T16:28:33.908+00:002017-10-10T16:28:33.908+00:00Wendy, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Wendy, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-57212727438302202902017-10-10T16:28:01.843+00:002017-10-10T16:28:01.843+00:00That's so true, Deborah. We can keep tinkering...That's so true, Deborah. We can keep tinkering indefinitely. Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-22776288970013881232017-10-10T13:54:39.670+00:002017-10-10T13:54:39.670+00:00That reminds me of when I was at school studying D...That reminds me of when I was at school studying D H Lawrence's Sons and Lovers. During our lessons on his use of symbolism, I couldn't help thinking, 'wouldn't it be funny if he'd never meant meant his references to flowers, coal mines etc to be symbolic at all!'Wendy's Writinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960941625432714363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-88480887053630133192017-10-09T11:55:50.275+00:002017-10-09T11:55:50.275+00:00I agree with you about us learning and developing ...I agree with you about us learning and developing rather than just growing older, Julia. As for the artists looking back on their work, I imagine they were never quite content with the finished piece in the first place. LOL!Deborah Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17261449936843388583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-10784337650998901772017-10-04T17:05:32.811+00:002017-10-04T17:05:32.811+00:00Indeed, Rosemary. I have just consigned one to the...Indeed, Rosemary. I have just consigned one to the 'never use this' heap - though I can't quite bring myself to throw it away.Julia Thorleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485301135194085398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-567341920155817669.post-1472025330693040232017-10-04T15:52:24.870+00:002017-10-04T15:52:24.870+00:00Completely agree about learning and developing, Ju...Completely agree about learning and developing, Julia - I have a few old stories that will never see the light of day!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.com