tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post7256857888513475893..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: Dangerous free radical?ArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-68463364300403664382012-01-21T17:19:13.610+01:002012-01-21T17:19:13.610+01:00Hi there, flyintheweb, yes, the second language is...Hi there, flyintheweb, yes, the second language issue is a challenge and throws up so many interesting issues...and obviously there are a few of us who have stories to share! Coming soon, I think.. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-91927982239507275182012-01-21T17:17:03.326+01:002012-01-21T17:17:03.326+01:00Dear Annie, you made me giggle at the description ...Dear Annie, you made me giggle at the description of your husband! Poor man - you know I will now be scouring your blog for a good glimpse. It is difficult sometimes not to cross the line, though as you say, our children have a slightly different attitude. Being far away from family and friends in England, I see my blog as a means of keeping in touch. That I have found new friends is an ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-18610666253118770352012-01-21T16:15:20.929+01:002012-01-21T16:15:20.929+01:00The second language thing is so frustrating...I...The second language thing is so frustrating...I'm having to learn Spanish and while reading it is coming along well I feel so frustrated that I can't give nuance to what I'm trying to say.<br />Mark you, trying to communicate with Americans in English can be frustrating too...they don't share the linguistic shortcuts I take for granted in speaking English!<br /><br />I enjoyed the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-80131305597704763352012-01-21T10:39:36.199+01:002012-01-21T10:39:36.199+01:00When my mother first saw a picture of my intended,...When my mother first saw a picture of my intended, many years ago, she said "He looks like a garden gnome!". He was 24, is not tall, always wears a close cropped beard, and on the day the photo was taken had donned a red check shirt. I have to struggle to remember how much hair he had then, but it was a lot, worn quite long as was the fashion in the 80s, and very black. My mother is notAnniehttp://knitsofacto.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-14322042889416916252012-01-21T09:44:46.439+01:002012-01-21T09:44:46.439+01:00Dear Jane and Lance,
I doubly appreciate your comm...Dear Jane and Lance,<br />I doubly appreciate your comments following your own last blog entry - so glad to hear from you. I have drafted several entries but pulled them at the last minute, even though this is meant to be a personal blog - there are things that are just too precious to share or not appropriate or fair! <br />My husband has long been aware of my name for him. I'm surprised I ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-60267633721914117002012-01-21T09:40:08.236+01:002012-01-21T09:40:08.236+01:00Thank you Karen - glad you like the idea of a free...Thank you Karen - glad you like the idea of a free radical husband. Never thought I'd see chemical jokes on my blog... but I know a mathematician whose favourite dessert is chocolate pi..boom, boom.<br />AxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-49682559955585297912012-01-20T23:47:05.738+01:002012-01-20T23:47:05.738+01:00Hello Annie:
It is something of a balancing act kn...Hello Annie:<br />It is something of a balancing act knowing what to include and what to omit from one's blog. On the one hand, one does want to share some intimacies with one's readers but, on the other hand, opening oneself to the public at large can make one feel too exposed.<br /><br />Perhaps starting a new blog might be a good solution, particularly if you want to change the nature Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-10379278754794294322012-01-20T20:32:54.127+01:002012-01-20T20:32:54.127+01:00Love the idea of husband being a free radical. Thi...Love the idea of husband being a free radical. Think FR is a name that could stick!euAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07386993540931420817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-63714301327442526962012-01-20T13:08:53.121+01:002012-01-20T13:08:53.121+01:00Thank you for your lovely comment, Perpetua. I sta...Thank you for your lovely comment, Perpetua. I started my blog with the intention of making it available only to people I knew - in fact, I never imagined more than a handful of folk would be that interested! But they were and I was bitten by the bug. FR had initially expressed some concerns but he too thought there would be limited viewing (and of course, there is, comparatively!) - I think he ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64040226837416523362012-01-20T13:03:55.810+01:002012-01-20T13:03:55.810+01:00Janice - thank you for your comments and glad to s...Janice - thank you for your comments and glad to say, despite the code, I know to whom you are referring too. It is a whole blogsworth of material, really it is. Watch this space. (The cold is passing but unfortunately it's gone to Ruy now, or should I say gs#2 (gorgeous son number 2)?<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-64583300747825813472012-01-20T13:00:48.565+01:002012-01-20T13:00:48.565+01:00Annie, sorry for all the work this will mean for y...Annie, sorry for all the work this will mean for you, but I do understand why FR feels like this, particularly if he is starting to become known and respected for his work in another area. <br /><br />I started my blog while DH was away and I knew that the only way he would be happy with it would be if I respected his privacy and that of our two children, who are both doing well in their careers.Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-48078702006142390462012-01-20T12:22:22.402+01:002012-01-20T12:22:22.402+01:00I think I understand FR's point of view..... I...I think I understand FR's point of view..... I love Perpetua's codes for DH, etc, but what I am fascinated by is the realisation you have come to about 2nd language speakers' frustration, despite fluency. As it happens, an ex colleague of FR's that I got to know a few years ago, explained exactly the same thing to me. She was German, wonderfully fluent in English, and sometimes Janicehttp://janiceincaunes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com