tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post2061134178286022199..comments2024-03-23T11:27:26.709+00:00Comments on View From The High Peak: A Moment of ReflectionCarah Bodenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-36048094602668709222010-10-24T23:43:31.756+01:002010-10-24T23:43:31.756+01:00One hell of a word, nebulous! Did you read blog da...One hell of a word, nebulous! Did you read blog dated 11 Oct that suggested the 35 to 44 age group are the most stressed out. Interesting!Grumpy Old Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200865710133059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-82346929193934749072010-10-22T18:03:33.666+01:002010-10-22T18:03:33.666+01:00I particularly love your last paragraph. So graphi...I particularly love your last paragraph. So graphic and it says it all! Good writing. If I were going to push my photos up a level, what would you recommend I do? Levonne's Pretty PicsPrettypics123https://www.blogger.com/profile/05002015227586327112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-75673657764990249072010-10-21T20:02:01.758+01:002010-10-21T20:02:01.758+01:00I love your evocative writing and your honesty. A ...I love your evocative writing and your honesty. A nebulous, crabby husband can be stressful indeed. I've been there. I also understand the need for light as the days shorten and darken. I'm starting to knock back a lot of vitamin D this winter as it's supposed to help (we'll see). Enjoy your break.Herbalgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127478318407455605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-1111506133844285502010-10-17T18:40:35.393+01:002010-10-17T18:40:35.393+01:00You struck many a resonant chord here Carah - we h...You struck many a resonant chord here Carah - we have been through death, sexual assault, exams, grotty wet 'working' holiday, Himself having to make people redundant,burglary etc, etc and I am feeling totally knackered and out of sorts with the world as a result.<br />I've booked for the two of us to have a weekend in Whitby next month - not told Himself yet as he'll wittle about having a day off work!!!Ho hum.<br /><br />Have a good and restful break :)Nutty Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146296943319504785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-78992034980756685992010-10-16T20:13:38.971+01:002010-10-16T20:13:38.971+01:00Tell me about it!
What a half term: moving hous...Tell me about it! <br /><br />What a half term: moving house, year end, ferrying kids; snatched sunshine. Do you ever feel you always just miss the good weather because you are committed to someone else's plans?<br /><br />I'd hate to be an accountant with a big firm; they live in a perpetual year ends (stress) big 'deals' (tension) and crises (breakdown). The problem with jobs like that, in my experience, is that it comes to define the jobholder - and the real person gets lost very quickly. <br /><br />I sometimes think that my second home in Wales has kept me sane these last ten years. It being only beng two hours away means it is an easier bolt hole than a trip to France. I guess we have the sea - but not the sun.<br /><br />But as you say, you are lucky - as am I - look at that view for a start!The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-68572655056086211232010-10-16T17:24:25.775+01:002010-10-16T17:24:25.775+01:00Of course you need to get away - and you can't...Of course you need to get away - and you can't be responsible for N's inability to leave work behind (been through that!). <br />I hope your spirits lift as you get closer to leaving on your holiday.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-67085964758343356022010-10-15T18:02:55.642+01:002010-10-15T18:02:55.642+01:00Ps: forgot the kisses. (And hope you have a good h...Ps: forgot the kisses. (And hope you have a good half term too.)<br />xxxxxxxxxxCarah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-40191287016982367972010-10-15T18:01:44.464+01:002010-10-15T18:01:44.464+01:00Jane, how very lovely to hear from you. We haven&#...Jane, how very lovely to hear from you. We haven't been in touch for ages have we? <br /><br />Weekly boarding is something we have vaguely started to consider, though I'm really not sure. It would free me up enormously. But would I really want that? Would I miss the day-to-day contact with their lives? I probably would - though I'm also sure I'd soon get used to it! Anyway, the jury's out on that one. I'd miss their energy around the place in the evenings, filling the house with life (and N's not here much, after all - I could get very lonely without them!!).<br /><br />N has just started to feel ill, in perfect time for the holiday. Much daring, I asked if he was bringing any work with him - and I fear there is stuff that will dribble through the week, though not as much as last year. On a positive note, I have just checked the forecast and it is sunny all week and around 70 or so degrees, so pretty darned good (here the forecast is rain, drizzle, grey, cold, wet, snow on high ground - so I think it's the right decision to get away!).Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-5348477541515107192010-10-14T10:13:38.065+01:002010-10-14T10:13:38.065+01:00Ah there is a huge poignancy to this post....and I...Ah there is a huge poignancy to this post....and I understand it all too well. <br />Hmm, somewhere further south, near the sea? North Devon???? <br />James has just started senior school as well - he's flexi boarding a night or two a week and adores it - but such a huge jump somehow. <br />Hugs, my dear.... jxxxxx<br />PS - hope your holiday allows you some stress-free time together.Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-86730271219999126692010-10-14T00:22:16.739+01:002010-10-14T00:22:16.739+01:00You know, you are right Elizabeth, in many ways. I...You know, you are right Elizabeth, in many ways. I often think we are on the move too much. The problem is, N hates being at home for holidays because he just gets bogged down in chores - or feels guilty if he isn't. It's a tricky one and we have both agonised over it much. There are pros and cons to both scenarios. One of the issues is how much we love the sea and feel the need to get in as much sun as possible ever since we have moved to this most sodden and often grey part of the world. It really affects me when I do not have enough light. For me, going away (apart from the preparation of course) is potentially more of a holiday than staying at home. My home is my work. I need to get away from it too or I get dragged down by all the endless things I see around me that need tending to. I'm sure you understand that too. <br /><br />I think the only real answer is to live in a very small house with a very small garden somewhere further south and near the sea!!Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197429752310795554.post-52805885940391274862010-10-13T23:11:09.222+01:002010-10-13T23:11:09.222+01:00Hi Carah, this one resonates on so many levels: th...Hi Carah, this one resonates on so many levels: the beauty of place, the impossibility of getting the balance right, the pang of guilt from a few years ago when I was at where your N is now.<br />I wonder if you need to go away, or just to be more present? sorry, cheeky. Hope you have a good half term and that the next one is easier.xxElizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.com