tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post603101499738981542..comments2023-06-28T22:58:28.247+10:00Comments on Sixth In Line: I lost my watch in BrightonElisabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-88659189332893585272010-07-19T21:55:25.862+10:002010-07-19T21:55:25.862+10:00Thanks for your kind words, Kathryn and you, to St...Thanks for your kind words, Kathryn and you, to Steven. <br /><br />I'm glad the post held some resonance for you both.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-44613639357515303072010-07-19T21:54:15.092+10:002010-07-19T21:54:15.092+10:00Thanks, Reya. A serious Anglophile, you say.
I...Thanks, Reya. A serious Anglophile, you say. <br /><br />I'm from Australia. We're the colonised ones, hence our feelings about England might be mixed, though I'm Australian by birth and not one of the true Australians, the indigenous. <br /><br />I'm glad we're all one world, though. <br /><br />Sometimes when I write in nationalistic terms I fear I get myself into trouble, into hot water. <br /><br />No matter. It's lovely to meet you here and thanks for your kind words.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-64592689701370432452010-07-18T12:22:44.024+10:002010-07-18T12:22:44.024+10:00elisabeth - i love that you let the flow of experi...elisabeth - i love that you let the flow of experience and connection meld so seemlessly together and the narrative of perception through your eyes of an england so horribly torn between gaudiness and tiny beauties . . .well it's powerful. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-69383580680563078162010-07-18T01:21:39.065+10:002010-07-18T01:21:39.065+10:00This read like a short story . . .gorgeous, lush. ...This read like a short story . . .gorgeous, lush. Loved this.Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-1477174909962553112010-07-17T21:09:45.730+10:002010-07-17T21:09:45.730+10:00Oh! You know a Cuban in London, too! I love how al...Oh! You know a Cuban in London, too! I love how all the dots connect here in the blog realm.<br /><br />Hello Elisabeth! (waving) Ah. The footless halls of air, eh? Great phrase. The only thing that separates you and me are footless halls of air - oh and time, of course. I believe it's tomorrow where you are, or yesterday - I can never wrap my mind around it.<br /><br />So glad to have "met" you. What a beautiful post. I am a serious anglophile. I love England, the cities, the rolling hills, the beach towns. I can think of no better place to lose a watch than Brighton.<br /><br />Very much looking forward to reading more here. Shalom.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-26497665110697712492010-07-17T17:03:52.095+10:002010-07-17T17:03:52.095+10:00Thanks Standing on my Head, go walkabout, by all m...Thanks Standing on my Head, go walkabout, by all means. It's good for you.<br /><br />But for me, for now, I'd like to stay put a little longer.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-43528357564873770332010-07-17T17:02:14.975+10:002010-07-17T17:02:14.975+10:00Thanks for your generous invitation, Reader Wil. ...Thanks for your generous invitation, Reader Wil. I may take you up on it one day, that is if I get to Holland again. Maybe one day.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-87381986940201808922010-07-17T11:14:05.732+10:002010-07-17T11:14:05.732+10:00this is a bit belated, but welcome back, and yes, ...this is a bit belated, but welcome back, and yes, you were missed. i love to travel. i haven't been to any of the places you describe, nor to your home of australia. your post makes me want to throw everything over, and go walkabout.rrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457746929116908077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-16183600349616467702010-07-17T00:41:17.451+10:002010-07-17T00:41:17.451+10:00Hi Elisabeth, thanks again for your visit. Next ti...Hi Elisabeth, thanks again for your visit. Next time you'll go to Rotterdam you can stay with me! So give me a ring.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-90184514943547916462010-07-15T21:51:23.800+10:002010-07-15T21:51:23.800+10:00Home holidays are okay, Zuzanna, but a trip to Swi...Home holidays are okay, Zuzanna, but a trip to Switzerland might also be great fun. <br /><br />Please let me know how it goes.<br /><br />I'm glad you're getting over your flight fears. Think about it: all those thousands of people at airports every single day, taking different flights everywhere and by and large they all reach their destinations on time and as expected. <br /><br />I'll try to write about Ireland, if I can feel so inspired. The country had a big impact on me.<br /><br />Thanks Zusanna.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-64541040361040064482010-07-15T21:45:27.269+10:002010-07-15T21:45:27.269+10:00Well, David, fancy meeting you here. I suspect in...Well, David, fancy meeting you here. I suspect in many ways we couldn't be more different, but I just read your most recent post, inspired by your 'Path to Brighton', which I'd like to read by the way - could you please direct me to it? - and remembered my long relationship with a chess buff who read every book he could find on chess moves and then spent his spare time between betting on the horses with playing chess by correspondence. This, in the days before email and computers. <br /><br />Thanks, David.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-29799098944601683542010-07-15T21:37:55.577+10:002010-07-15T21:37:55.577+10:00Thanks for your visit here, Kat. I wonder about t...Thanks for your visit here, Kat. I wonder about those memories and old emotions of yours. Perhaps you could be more specific. <br /><br />In any case, it's good to hear from you here.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-223173997710187752010-07-15T20:41:40.720+10:002010-07-15T20:41:40.720+10:00Oh, I guess we came back almost simultaneously.;) ...Oh, I guess we came back almost simultaneously.;) I mean back to blogging, as I did not travel anywhere, just took a vacation at home.;)<br />I loved your whole intro, as I have just this week booked flight tickets to Switzerland. It can not be compared to your long flight around the world, but it is a big step for me, who has not flown since 2004. I am terrified of planes, but somehow recently, the fear has subsided somewhat and feel ready to try again. Perhaps I feel go through similar motions to yours (although I think I might need a stiff drink before departure).;)<br />Looking forward to more recollections from your trip, particularly Ireland.;)<br />xoxoZuzanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02137958790178864561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-23252575925358401722010-07-15T20:30:27.237+10:002010-07-15T20:30:27.237+10:00My first time stopping by since I posted about che...My first time stopping by since I posted about chess on my blog and you left a comment. That made me think to come back (I have a new chess post) and your title is I Lost My Watch In Brighton and last week at BEAT to a PULP (I'm the ed over there) I published a short story called "The Path To Brighton." Not sure my point,except the word simpatico comes to mind. :)<br /><br />Anyway, great post here.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-65701098155099536192010-07-15T00:28:45.401+10:002010-07-15T00:28:45.401+10:00Your post reminds me of many things and brings bac...Your post reminds me of many things and brings back old emotions. I am glad that I found your blog, I am looking forward to reading more.<br />KatKat_RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008977319279272365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-83153958499783654492010-07-14T21:48:32.197+10:002010-07-14T21:48:32.197+10:00I think my travels have enriched me, Phoenix, but ...I think my travels have enriched me, Phoenix, but I thought I’d be over the jet lag by now. <br /><br />Last night between the hours of two and five am I could not sleep at all. I’m now exhausted. <br /><br />In the wee hours of my sleepiness this morning I vowed never to travel overseas again. The jet lag is too high a price to pay. <br /><br />I trust this state of mind, like all other states of mind, will pass, in the fullness of time. <br /><br />Thanks, Phoenix.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-6552991691538098142010-07-14T21:44:33.893+10:002010-07-14T21:44:33.893+10:00Thanks for the geography lesson, Reader. I am hop...Thanks for the geography lesson, Reader. I am hopeless when it comes to the location of places, but I know it now. Flanders is in Belgium. <br /><br />And thank you for your good wishes from Flanders in Belgium, Annie. what an amazing coincidence.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-76571062598562864182010-07-14T05:14:03.492+10:002010-07-14T05:14:03.492+10:00Sometimes traveling is such an odd thing. We are t...Sometimes traveling is such an odd thing. We are thrown into a new land and new situations, yet we cling to that which we recognize as if it might save us from our own curious selves.<br /><br />When we are on vacation we have nothing but time; and yet we have so little time to explore and do the things we actually want to do because getting there is not only half the fun but half the day.<br /><br />I hope your travels have enriched you and made you less fearful. Sometimes it is the opposite when we venture into different versions of ourselves.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-67942826546932207852010-07-14T04:54:20.072+10:002010-07-14T04:54:20.072+10:00Hello Elisabeth,
Thank you for visiting my blog a...Hello Elisabeth, <br />Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a message!<br />Despite the fact that my English is not so overwhelming, I liked to read your trip report. You're a smooth writer.<br />Greetings from Flanders in Belgium!<br />AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07986091372575060907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-41885624702704565852010-07-14T02:07:32.602+10:002010-07-14T02:07:32.602+10:00Hi Elisabeth! You certainly had a great time in E...Hi Elisabeth! You certainly had a great time in England! Brighton is a wonderful place! I love England.<br />BTW did you know that Flanders is the Belgium part where they speak Dutch? Flanders is North Belgium, bordering the Netherlands. We call it Vlaanderen. The south of Belgium is called Wallonia and that's the French speaking part of Belgium.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-78819127227939610112010-07-13T21:50:48.580+10:002010-07-13T21:50:48.580+10:00It is a good thing to get beyond the fear, Alberto...It is a good thing to get beyond the fear, Alberto, however briefly. Thanks for your good wishes.<br /><br />Those hedgerows, Cuban, cheek by jowl our little car squeezed onto those tiny roads and passing another car was a nightmare and yet people do it regularly and it seems without to many mishaps. Thanks for the welcome back, Cuban.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-67367199012793370612010-07-13T21:25:36.548+10:002010-07-13T21:25:36.548+10:00Thanks for the welcome back, Alesa.
I'm glad ...Thanks for the welcome back, Alesa.<br /><br />I'm glad you now understand what it's like to have time slip from your wrist, Sherry. Thanks for your comment.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-29430467593096789192010-07-13T18:55:26.522+10:002010-07-13T18:55:26.522+10:00Welcome back and what a return! I loved how you mi...Welcome back and what a return! I loved how you mixed your own experience (the fear) with the surrounding landscapes. And you're right about hedgerows. They're massive.<br /><br />It's so nice to see - and read - you again.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-84594305576415334182010-07-13T12:49:21.848+10:002010-07-13T12:49:21.848+10:00Nice you are back home. And i am glad that you hav...Nice you are back home. And i am glad that you have overcame the barrier of the fear, that terrible tyranny. Will we ever win the battle against it?? i don´t know, but it is worth to give a try, perhaps, something great could be lying behind the door, despite it all, life is about it,,about taking decisions and assuming the consequences.<br />Regards Elisabeth and welcome back blogging =)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28133718.post-61019760782109224452010-07-13T01:35:31.311+10:002010-07-13T01:35:31.311+10:00time slipping from your wrist- i've struggled ...time slipping from your wrist- i've struggled with pinpointing what that feels like for some time. your post has explained myself to me, thank you!<br /><br />good to have you back.Sherry O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152741915467896923noreply@blogger.com