tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post993700810251216312..comments2024-02-13T07:39:19.810+01:00Comments on Being Here: We reap what we sow....ArtyZenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-56573717703415042382013-06-25T23:21:40.778+02:002013-06-25T23:21:40.778+02:00Thank you for your lovely words and thoughts, Mari...Thank you for your lovely words and thoughts, Maria. I have been so lucky with my students and it's always a joy to bump into them when I'm out and about in town. <br />I'm glad you like my blog - as for inspiration, your photos are really wonderful!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13248121251636420852013-06-25T23:20:07.603+02:002013-06-25T23:20:07.603+02:00Thank you Perpetua - I think I could have said it ...Thank you Perpetua - I think I could have said it all a lot better. What I really meant was that despite falling statistics, my close blogging friends are still here and that's all that matters, really. It is much harder to blog when the sun is shining and there's so many other things to do though, isn't it - I know you know!<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-49907148487299195032013-06-25T19:18:20.318+02:002013-06-25T19:18:20.318+02:00Some of the photos on this blog Annie made me thin...Some of the photos on this blog Annie made me think -- that schooldays are some of the best and most memorable we will all keep locked away in our hearts.<br /><br />I so enjoy your blogs--you are an inspiration to me. x MariaHazel Maria Blakeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720712737417796993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-7594335390873086782013-06-25T17:17:37.061+02:002013-06-25T17:17:37.061+02:00I know just where you're coming from, Annie, b...I know just where you're coming from, Annie, both about losing the blogging mojo and about fluctuating statistics. it happens to us all at times and is particularly prevalent in summer, which is as it should be. When the weather is good and the world outdoors beckons, blogging and reading blogs is going to take a back seat for many people. <br /><br />I really wouldn't worry. There are Perpetuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01214396019726161983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-7791678372796322552013-06-25T12:08:44.250+02:002013-06-25T12:08:44.250+02:00I feel absolutely the same about your blog, Ayak. ...I feel absolutely the same about your blog, Ayak. There is nothing boring about your posts at all! Let's just enjoy it and leave the guilt well behind. AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-79277445837561091962013-06-25T11:18:52.946+02:002013-06-25T11:18:52.946+02:00I love all your posts Annie so don't give up j...I love all your posts Annie so don't give up just yet. But I do know what you mean. I feel that in recent weeks my posts have been utterly boring..all about day-to-day mundane trivia. It's like I feel guilty if I don't write something, but when I do I wish I hadn't. Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-2874228775064518572013-06-25T08:43:09.779+02:002013-06-25T08:43:09.779+02:00No, Nilly - I won't give up - thank you so muc...No, Nilly - I won't give up - thank you so much. I didn't clearly convey my mood of laidbackness about the statistics. As long as I know a few of you are reading, it's like being part of a big, friendly, spread out group of like-minded folk and I really value that.<br />And oh, wow, a request! I shall start thinking about that one - it could be enormous fun or a real turn off...<br />ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-81534488946073404662013-06-25T00:09:52.871+02:002013-06-25T00:09:52.871+02:00Please don't give up the blogging!
I'm sur...Please don't give up the blogging!<br />I'm sure it is a mood thing - you probably feel a bit sad about leaving all your lovely pupils behind.<br />AND I'd love you to do a blog post about statistics - I have very mixed feelings about their usefulness and would appreciate an insider's view!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-77765007190589774722013-06-24T23:56:54.346+02:002013-06-24T23:56:54.346+02:00I think the hot and dry spell could be part of the...I think the hot and dry spell could be part of the 'problem', Sophie - it's been well over 35 degrees today - does rather slow the pace of life down! <br />Thanks for reading! <br />(The pie tasted even better than it looks (or sounds!)<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-43584819022960661962013-06-24T23:54:49.799+02:002013-06-24T23:54:49.799+02:00Thank you Penny. I confess to reading less too - I...Thank you Penny. I confess to reading less too - I have a bit of catching up to do, which now the holidays have started, I shall have more time for. I will, of course, continue to write - I do enjoy it - and oh yes, a week to myself!!<br />I used to have bad sinuses but in recent years, they haven't bothered me. This is a cold 'gone wrong' and if it doesn't clear, I shall have to ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-22030258077767280232013-06-24T23:49:41.810+02:002013-06-24T23:49:41.810+02:00Nothing wrong with a dry spell. Your blogging mojo...Nothing wrong with a dry spell. Your blogging mojo will return and so will your readers...<br />I read anyway of course :-)<br />The Cherry pie sounds amazing by the way!<br />And how lovely to see such a sweet picture of you. SxSophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083919094060704375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-61099333388802776722013-06-24T23:06:43.120+02:002013-06-24T23:06:43.120+02:00You know, Annie, I haven't been posting as muc...You know, Annie, I haven't been posting as much, nor have others in the blogging arena that I read. Sometimes, other things take precedent, like gets busy, we need a break. I do hope you will continue to write - and enjoy your week We love our families, but, sometimes it is nice to have time and space to ourselves. <br /><br />I had one of those nasty sinus infections this winter, ended up Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-38037019906261889002013-06-24T22:47:40.824+02:002013-06-24T22:47:40.824+02:00Hello - and thank you! I hope it's clear I'...Hello - and thank you! I hope it's clear I'm not taking it too seriously - and that there are certainly more important things that blog stats! <br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-45691937358739531422013-06-24T22:01:15.065+02:002013-06-24T22:01:15.065+02:00Popping by to say hello and not to take it too muc...Popping by to say hello and not to take it too much to heart.ALoadofOldTathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10991286392563424440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-8385044533873489782013-06-24T21:52:15.960+02:002013-06-24T21:52:15.960+02:00Thank you, BtoB!
I really don't mind at all w...Thank you, BtoB! <br />I really don't mind at all whether lots of people read these days. I think blogging has paid me huge dividends by connecting me with a really interesting bunch of people that I genuinely think of as friends - yourself included. <br />I just felt that my attitude towards blogging had changed a bit recently and wondered whether that was why the numbers had fallen - it mayArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-20192206155467159302013-06-24T21:46:43.152+02:002013-06-24T21:46:43.152+02:00It's interesting that I used to work in statis...It's interesting that I used to work in statistics, Gaynor - I should be able to read the signs and deal with them.<br />And my life is going through a really lovely phase - which as I said to Janice above, is actually pulling me away from blogging as much. I'm certainly looking forward to some 'me' time, though, being the extrovert I am, I have already invited half the folk I ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-15086162800072294742013-06-24T21:43:43.162+02:002013-06-24T21:43:43.162+02:00Have just had a really good meeting with a friend,...Have just had a really good meeting with a friend, Janice, and am quite excited about what I might be doing next year. Wish you were close enough to give you a hug! I need to hug you just now, so do have a virtual one when you read this. I love hugging - last week was wonderful with all my student hugs - I do love a good hug.<br />And apart from sinus pain, I'm feeling extremely cheerful. I ArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-68194984775280613222013-06-24T21:39:36.691+02:002013-06-24T21:39:36.691+02:00I love your posts so please don't think of giv...I love your posts so please don't think of giving up. I'm also slowing down as I find it difficult to think when the temperatures are in the 30s. My viewing figures have also dropped, it's probably just the time of the year. BacktoBodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627125508442009313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-13794813606017089962013-06-24T21:38:24.570+02:002013-06-24T21:38:24.570+02:00Life is about so much more than mere statistics.
...Life is about so much more than mere statistics.<br /><br />It's your life we like to read about and life goes in phases. Good luck with your summer school plans and I'm sure some time alone to concentrate on you, and only you will be very welcome. Enjoy... xGaynorBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971753467966206018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6222502286514724902.post-14922434103530908012013-06-24T18:18:26.286+02:002013-06-24T18:18:26.286+02:00Your posts are always great to read Annie. It is l...Your posts are always great to read Annie. It is little wonder though, after all the anticipation of finding and moving into your new home, that it is hard to summon up the energy to write about what is going on. I just love the thought that you are finally there, and getting on with things. I certainly know that my energy for blogging waxes and wanes ( is that how you spell it ? ) and sometimes Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05449652020751269674noreply@blogger.com