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

Mon, 11 May 2009 12:44:12 +0200

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

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

Mon, 11 May 2009 12:31:12 +0200

Well, OK. French in person is better!

In response to:Fountain Pens!

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:59:25 +0100

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!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:25:11 +0100

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

Hugs xxx

In response to:Fountain Pens!

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:13:53 +0100

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!

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 12:56:42 +0100

: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.

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:19:33 +0200

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.

Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:45:31 +0200

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

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:55:31 +0200

;)

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

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:19:43 +0200

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!

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 05:19:25 +0200

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

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

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

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:14:27 +0200

Hope it's been a good day!!

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

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:11:31 +0200

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

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

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:45:14 +0200

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

In response to:Music, Where Soft Voices Die

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 07:01:56 +0200

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

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:25:43 +0200

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

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:06:02 +0200

One of my favourites

In response to:A Portuguese Folk Song 1971 Prime

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:17:23 +0100

Very nice. Thank you

In response to:A Portuguese Folk Song 1971 Prime

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:48:10 +0100

What lovely lyrics, so heartfelt and meaningful.

She was a wonderful singer.

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

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 14:08:00 +0100

I like that. Thanks for sharing.

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

Sat, 28 Oct 2006 21:45:52 +0200

Thank you.

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

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 23:38:27 +0200

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.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:31:15 +0200

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.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:26:23 +0200

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.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:17:46 +0200

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.

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 22:16:20 +0200

You are welcome.

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

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 04:07:36 +0200

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

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

Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:53:09 +0200

lol. Cool. I want to see...

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

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:23:02 +0200

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.

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:06:22 +0200

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