tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post4978534309129681986..comments2023-06-28T22:58:28.247+10:00Comments on Sixth In Line: The Life of Picasso - a short story.Elisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-54236238232719276682010-12-07T22:33:34.432+11:002010-12-07T22:33:34.432+11:00The New Yorker, Ruth. Wow.
Cages in our own mi...The New Yorker, Ruth. Wow. <br /><br />Cages in our own misery making, and you a child without pets. Another cage. <br /><br />I suspect we can learn as much from what's missing, as from what's available.<br /><br />Thanks, Ruth.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-88880587451114302272010-12-07T04:37:54.587+11:002010-12-07T04:37:54.587+11:00I felt I was reading The New Yorker or The Sun. Po...I felt I was reading The New Yorker or The Sun. Poor Picasso. Poor Olivia. Poor Elisabeth. We are each in a cage of our own misery-making. <br /><br />Eh, what?<br /><br />I had no pets. Zero. Nada. As a kid. It was a big mistake my parents made, bless 'em. There's just too much to learn with them that gets left out without them.<br /><br />Wonderful remarkable writing as I come to expect. This is one of the best.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-7859811654540429902010-12-05T15:28:35.162+11:002010-12-05T15:28:35.162+11:00Thanks, Marylinn. I'm glad the story made sen...Thanks, Marylinn. I'm glad the story made sense to you and that you too could resonate with these 'characters' and events, composites from my life.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-75190909696100664122010-12-05T07:03:42.695+11:002010-12-05T07:03:42.695+11:00Elisabeth, What a fine story, its details revealin...Elisabeth, What a fine story, its details revealing such truth and letting us know the participants so well. Thank you for sharing it.Marylinn Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759437467691163658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-17969129253817124702010-12-03T11:56:05.727+11:002010-12-03T11:56:05.727+11:00This story is so REAL! This sounds just like our l...This story is so REAL! This sounds just like our life here when my son was wee...though I would have drawn the line at baby mice...Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-1160603484020313602010-12-01T21:04:26.583+11:002010-12-01T21:04:26.583+11:00Thanks, Se'lah. I'm glad the story bright...Thanks, Se'lah. I'm glad the story brightened your day.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-60156651673379798552010-12-01T21:03:18.170+11:002010-12-01T21:03:18.170+11:00A medal for the mother, Jane. Good idea. I think...A medal for the mother, Jane. Good idea. I think she deserves one, too.<br /><br />Thanks, Jane.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-27418293341025695862010-12-01T21:02:16.485+11:002010-12-01T21:02:16.485+11:00I wonder about the cat you had to give up, the one...I wonder about the cat you had to give up, the one that still features in your dreams, Kass. <br /><br />We become attached to our pets, don't we? At the same time, animals in dreams can have all manner of meanings. <br /><br />The cats I dream about are generally wild. Thanks, Kass.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-47986398087960288222010-12-01T09:55:38.370+11:002010-12-01T09:55:38.370+11:00I really enjoyed reading this post...filled with m...I really enjoyed reading this post...filled with many reasons to smile. Thanks so much for sharing. It brightened my day ;) one love.SE'LAH...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16108031333928082540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-45937780671840708702010-11-30T10:51:17.609+11:002010-11-30T10:51:17.609+11:00I enjoyed this story and laughed out loud reading ...I enjoyed this story and laughed out loud reading it. I think the mother deserves a medal!Jane Kennedy Suttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519340747761460017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-32071864138017012302010-11-30T02:13:19.380+11:002010-11-30T02:13:19.380+11:00Great story. I still dream about a cat I had to gi...Great story. I still dream about a cat I had to give up.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-56762413526385472262010-11-29T22:57:26.284+11:002010-11-29T22:57:26.284+11:00Thanks for your kind words, Sharon. I'm glad ...Thanks for your kind words, Sharon. I'm glad the story held you.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-32828833504109082392010-11-29T22:56:37.177+11:002010-11-29T22:56:37.177+11:00Reality is in the eye of the beholder, River, but ...Reality is in the eye of the beholder, River, but as you can perhaps now see, there is much truth to this story despite a certain 'playing around' with the facts. It<br />is certainly emotionally true.<br /><br />Thanks, River.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-60188733944813159192010-11-29T22:53:54.175+11:002010-11-29T22:53:54.175+11:00Sorry for the comment moderation, Rauf. I hope it...Sorry for the comment moderation, Rauf. I hope it's not too suffocating.<br /><br />I use it to spare myself the agonies of spam, perhaps unnecessarily but maybe those of us who suffer from excess guilt feel the need to protect ourselves more than most.<br /><br />Cultural differences between how one group might idealise a particular animal - like Indian folk and their cows versus other cultural groups who eat our much loved dogs and horses. <br /><br />It's all pretty subjective. <br />Thanks, Rauf.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-78589476902316308862010-11-29T22:48:20.897+11:002010-11-29T22:48:20.897+11:00I'm sure most parents wind up with responsibil...I'm sure most parents wind up with responsibility for the pets, as you suggest, Kirk. <br /><br />It's hard for a young person to bear the ongoing responsibility of a pet, for obvious reasons. <br /><br />Young people tend to think they'll love their pet, but the reality of the task is greater far than their imaginations suggest. Thanks, Kirk.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-21859060310104889302010-11-29T22:45:46.710+11:002010-11-29T22:45:46.710+11:00Thanks for your kind words Titus. I'm glad th...Thanks for your kind words Titus. I'm glad the words hooked you in.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-44971322364336307792010-11-29T22:44:49.709+11:002010-11-29T22:44:49.709+11:00I agree with you on the inherent difficulties of a...I agree with you on the inherent difficulties of attaching to a reptile, Robert. <br /><br />Reptiles do not seem to me to be creatures you can cuddle, and can perhaps only love in your imagination. <br /><br />What was that Michael Jackson song I think about a pet rat named Ben?<br /><br />The song always gives me the creeps. Rats at least have fur but they also have sharp teeth and can carry disease.<br /><br />Thanks, Robert.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-12862441148653399082010-11-29T22:40:55.420+11:002010-11-29T22:40:55.420+11:00I hope life is not too crazy busy for you, Claire....I hope life is not too crazy busy for you, Claire. Clearly it can't be if you have at least a little time to blog. <br /><br />Thanks for your generous words here. I'm glad you found some meaningful connection to the story. <br /><br />Children and animals can teach us so much. <br /><br />Thanks, ClaireElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-32353220726456768822010-11-29T22:37:32.487+11:002010-11-29T22:37:32.487+11:00I cannot resist the desire to anthropomorphise all...I cannot resist the desire to anthropomorphise all our pets, Jim.<br /><br />Like you and Carrie with your cockatiel, I like to refer to us as the dog's parents, or to our daughter as his mother, and my husband and I as the grandparents. <br /><br />We've had mice, Jim, but I'm not into rodents, rats and the like, though you never know. To me the worst were the guinea pigs, though I've also heard of people who are fond of ferrets. <br /><br />You can form an attachment to almost any animal I suspect, Jim, even an ant, but their longevity is so limited. <br /><br />Remember Charlotte's Web. I enjoyed all the creatures in that book. And Babe, the pig - a lovely critter - especially when he spoke. <br /><br />Thanks, Jim.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-71386960275275647442010-11-29T22:27:52.826+11:002010-11-29T22:27:52.826+11:00There is a huge trade in pet frogs, snakes, lizard...There is a huge trade in pet frogs, snakes, lizards as well as spiders here in Australia, Zuzana. You need a special licence to keep them. <br /><br />To my mind these animals do not make ideal pets. They remind me of porcelain dolls. You can look sat them but you cannot safely touch.<br /><br />Thanks, Zuzana.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-63681697696383250512010-11-29T22:25:15.063+11:002010-11-29T22:25:15.063+11:00Olivia here, certainly needs to keep on living, El...Olivia here, certainly needs to keep on living, Elizabeth. She is a caricature, one who reminds me of that girl - I think her name is Violet - in Raoul Dahl's Willy Wonker and the Chocolate Factory.<br /><br />Thanks, Elizabeth.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-67048319139384622092010-11-29T22:22:18.979+11:002010-11-29T22:22:18.979+11:00We once cared for at least six rabbits - dwarf rab...We once cared for at least six rabbits - dwarf rabbits - Kath. I felt so badly about, them cooped up in hutches in our back yard, some the gift of friends, others from pet shops. <br /><br />Four daughters and each required a rabbit of their own and then the rabbits bred, as rabbits do. <br /><br />The frogs demanded far less time and space, until they were sick.<br /><br />The frogs too left me feeling bad, as do all pets, unless you can dedicate yourself to them. They come off badly. <br /><br />It's hard enough caring for children. <br /><br />It seemed easier when we we were kids, when our pets mucked in with the rest of us and there were fewer restrictions. <br /><br />Thanks, Kath.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-63563830204573565952010-11-29T21:02:44.569+11:002010-11-29T21:02:44.569+11:00It is hard work, Windsmoke, keeping up with kids, ...It is hard work, Windsmoke, keeping up with kids, and each generation has its challenges. <br /><br />Thanks, WindsmokeElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-33058232143214947402010-11-29T21:01:27.333+11:002010-11-29T21:01:27.333+11:00Now a pet rock would not be such a bad thing.
D...Now a pet rock would not be such a bad thing. <br /><br />Do you remember the days of those critters that kids bought as toys and were meant to nurture? <br /><br />The name comes to me now with help from my husband - Tamagotchis - digital pets. <br /><br />Thanks, Laoch.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-41466108518717989782010-11-29T20:54:43.087+11:002010-11-29T20:54:43.087+11:00'About that horse', indeed, LakeViewer. T...'About that horse', indeed, LakeViewer. Thanks for your kind words.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com