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In response to:Chutttt... maintenant on rêve... LOL

2009-05-11T12:44:12+02:00

Ah, well, Not that you read anything here, but....

In response to:Love's Theme. ;) English again.

2009-05-11T12:31:12+02:00

Well, OK. French in person is better!

In response to:Fountain Pens!

2009-02-02T20:59:25+01:00

I know what you mean, Faffa. When you have ink, let me know how you feel about it, when you have a moment. :) I'm always interested in knowing how you feel about it; whether you find it useful, all that kind of stuff.

Hugs. xxx

In response to:Fountain Pens!

2009-01-23T22:25:11+01:00

It has been too long! I found mine the other day, must get some ink for it!

Hugs xxx

In response to:Fountain Pens!

2008-12-22T10:13:53+01:00

Hey, CJ. It *has* been a while. ... Nice to be back, though. ;)

Ah, yes, I do love all the various nibs available. A nice cursive italic, semi-flex, perhaps? That might be fun to do swirly things with. Geez. I never thought of doing certificates with them. Capital idea though. Thanks! :)

The fountain pen network has been invaluable in locating parts and stuff I've very much enjoyed playing with. I even managed to revive a couple of old treasures that had been sitting in a drawer for some 20 odd years ago. Oddly enough, I found the parts in France and ordered them out. It was well worth it for the fun of seeing these lovely old pens put back into service -- though my hand is as deplorable as any man's... ;) Still, its fun to write the odd piece by hand... ;)

How long does it take to write a story longhand? Well, curiously enough, not much longer than it takes to key it at 100 wpm, then revise it several to a hundred times. Somehow there's more time to think; to capture some units of grace when one feels pen meet paper. Of course, then it's quite a personal thing, which I think is sort of ... good.

Hope to see you again soon, CJ. It feels like coming home again to resume posting here on blog.uk. I'll catch up on what you've been up to in the interval. :) That should be fun as well.

Best,

win

In response to:Fountain Pens!

2008-12-20T12:56:42+01:00

:wave: Its been aaaaaaaaaaaages!

My hand writing is rubbish but I would love to get one of those sets with the pens with different nibs. Then I can practise swirly writing for certificates

In response to:Stornello - Pietro Cimara -- Another song for a fine new day.

2007-09-29T04:19:33+02:00

While there may well be an accompaniment track for this particular song, I have not seen one lately. Since the music is usually available, perhaps you'll have your regular accompanist make one for you. That's what most do, ultimately. Glad you enjoyed the song. ;)

In response to:Stornello - Pietro Cimara -- Another song for a fine new day.

2007-09-23T06:45:31+02:00

Wonderful! Does anyone know if there is an accompaniment track for this peice?

In response to:Why, No One To Love? --A Stephen Foster Tune

2007-09-19T05:55:31+02:00

;)

In response to:How Do I Love Thee - Elizabeth Barret Browning/Eduard Lippe

2007-09-14T07:19:43+02:00

Yes? Mine too, but I guess you've noticed... Glad you liked it, TPF.

Good to see you, too, Kelly. ;)

In response to:The People and -- the Songs!

2007-09-14T05:19:25+02:00

Oh yes! An extraordinary, eyes-wide sort of day, TPF!

The people --and the songs, indeed! :)

In response to:The People and -- the Songs!

2007-09-13T21:14:27+02:00

Hope it's been a good day!!

In response to:The People and -- the Songs!

2007-09-13T10:11:31+02:00

Thanks lonemum. You and Tinks, all the way. :)

In response to:The People and -- the Songs!

2007-09-13T08:45:14+02:00

have a fab and groovy day!!!:) nice to know you are there and well.......:)

In response to:Music, Where Soft Voices Die

2007-09-13T07:01:56+02:00

Yes. It is, truly.

The words, the song, the voice and the discipline to use it as she does here. A splendid artist, a great friend and colleague.

Thankfully, she left us a fine recorded legacy, a reflection of her art. This is from her "Love Songs" CD, one of my all-time favorites.

Few care about songs these days, unless they do. ;) I'm glad you liked this one.

Best, lonemum -- and to Tinks, also.

In response to:Music, Where Soft Voices Die

2007-09-11T20:25:43+02:00

lovely words....lovely voice...must be amazing to be able to sing like that.....

In response to:How Do I Love Thee - Elizabeth Barret Browning/Eduard Lippe

2007-09-10T09:06:02+02:00

One of my favourites

In response to:A Portuguese Folk Song 1971 Prime

2006-11-29T14:17:23+01:00

Very nice. Thank you

In response to:A Portuguese Folk Song 1971 Prime

2006-11-29T10:48:10+01:00

What lovely lyrics, so heartfelt and meaningful.

She was a wonderful singer.

In response to:Why, No One To Love? --A Stephen Foster Tune

2006-11-05T14:08:00+01:00

I like that. Thanks for sharing.

In response to:How Do I Love Thee - Elizabeth Barret Browning/Eduard Lippe

2006-10-28T21:45:52+02:00

Thank you.

In response to:Oh, yes. The Writing -- How to STOP it.

2006-10-07T23:38:27+02:00

Why stop it? It is creativity, an outlet for all things that otherwise would be suppressed.

In response to:Yes. Weekends are exacting for many of us. I'll look for you, LJ, but not too hard.

2006-10-07T22:31:15+02:00

Oh. And thank you for thinking of us, LJ. You are very good.

I am win3xp #2 of FunFlight: Airborn
Status: Over the Atlantic, and headed back to England.

--with Julie #1 in command.

In response to:Yes. Weekends are exacting for many of us. I'll look for you, LJ, but not too hard.

2006-10-07T22:26:23+02:00

Hmmmm. I haven't gotten that far yet. But I will. I'll go there directly, thanks for the pointer.

You're the best...

Yes. I'll tell Julie. She has a particular thirst right now for your words, stories, all things LJ. I'll tell her, and she will be amazed and delighted.

win

In response to:Yes. Weekends are exacting for many of us. I'll look for you, LJ, but not too hard.

2006-10-07T22:17:46+02:00

Ah yes the writing, I am supposing that you both have read them too? The story blogs? Julie might like Mythandmagic I think.

In response to:Thanks for the pointer >>> to the poetry.

2006-10-07T22:16:20+02:00

You are welcome.

In response to:Oh well. Now I know where all the girls went... Talk about luck!

2006-10-07T04:07:36+02:00

Yup. Good enough. Revisions???? Hmmm.

In response to:To whom do I write? It's a long story....

2006-10-07T03:53:09+02:00

lol. Cool. I want to see...

In response to:Oh well. Now I know where all the girls went... Talk about luck!

2006-10-06T11:23:02+02:00

I recieved, yes I do, but am busy with the revision right now, so I will be around, at some point.

In response to:I'm feeling fortunate today. Somehow I lucked out.

2006-10-06T10:06:22+02:00

Dat ize beautiful. Will have ta send dat to my Becky