tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post848429882496321666..comments2023-11-13T08:18:57.504+00:00Comments on Pipany & the Poltisko Memoirs.: Winter Light.Pipanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-49289916511599043342009-12-10T16:21:06.319+00:002009-12-10T16:21:06.319+00:00Ooooh just beautiful - what a perfect piece of poe...Ooooh just beautiful - what a perfect piece of poetry. <br /><br />I've heard a whisper that the white stuff may be on the way next week! Cold tonight, fog and frost tomorrow and a heap more festive weather to come. I think the Atlatnic blues may leave us alone for a little while. Thanks Pip, have a lovely evening.<br />StephxCurlew Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743251099471763243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-53628850716469274322009-12-10T11:22:04.661+00:002009-12-10T11:22:04.661+00:00I love the warm, inviting glow all throughout this...I love the warm, inviting glow all throughout this post, Pipany. It has been wet and gray here for days. Thank goodness the Christmas spirit livens things up--LOL! Your butterfly bags are pure magic--so sweet! Happy Days :o)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179096002434748927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-57730661457449368002009-12-10T01:24:06.054+00:002009-12-10T01:24:06.054+00:00Winter has arrived here, too, but instead of the b...Winter has arrived here, too, but instead of the blues and greys we have the black of the forest and the up-close green black of the individual trees, the deep black of the ponds and the blue-black of the late afternoon sky. The solstice can't come too soon for me!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-77190132351390036912009-12-09T23:33:31.848+00:002009-12-09T23:33:31.848+00:00What a treat to see these beautiful photos - it...What a treat to see these beautiful photos - it's heartening too that the daylight hours were dry today, with the promise of colder, dryer conditions for the next few days. Best wishes. Lesleysea-blue-sky & abstractshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08913189132688639617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-36126682094823169342009-12-09T21:20:55.137+00:002009-12-09T21:20:55.137+00:00Oh what a lovely dreamy post.I'm with you on t...Oh what a lovely dreamy post.I'm with you on the wet (and Cornwall has been soooo wet). Not fazed by the cold, and LOVE frost! I'll leave you to wear the bloomers....<br />Four more sleeps...and Walter says yes please!<br />Diana xxxwalter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-76044349104918451352009-12-09T20:16:02.345+00:002009-12-09T20:16:02.345+00:00i love her bloomers too but I'm glad I don'...i love her bloomers too but I'm glad I don't have to wear them - your photos are lovely - keep cheering me up!!!!JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16985975286976346284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-47211845407847205962009-12-09T17:35:03.646+00:002009-12-09T17:35:03.646+00:00Gorgeous photos Pipany and you are right about the...Gorgeous photos Pipany and you are right about the rag doll shot, very atmospheric. I bought a tripod the other day and have been experimenting - it's going to be a long haul!<br />xharmony and rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514921461051048885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-13907952630421589082009-12-09T15:56:49.318+00:002009-12-09T15:56:49.318+00:00Hello!
Such a lovely post, I love your Christmas m...Hello!<br />Such a lovely post, I love your Christmas mug in the last one too!Your mantelpiece looks very pretty too!<br />Rachel xRubyredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248129968637620768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-32680461024090317342009-12-09T15:05:14.423+00:002009-12-09T15:05:14.423+00:00Pipany, I also try to keep a store of wonderfully ...Pipany, I also try to keep a store of wonderfully pleasant images handy, so that when I might not be feeling so cheery, I can dip into that stock of happiness. <br /><br />Worry is a negative meditation according to the Dalai Lama. (I am paraphrasing!) Better to keep your garden of uplift going strong.<br /><br />Mostly, this works for me, but I can imagine that way too much rain might present a big challenge.<br /><br />Keep bundled, warm, dry, and enjoy that candle light. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-80307950437925528892009-12-09T14:53:15.263+00:002009-12-09T14:53:15.263+00:00Hello Pipany. I found you through Pink Purl and I ...Hello Pipany. I found you through Pink Purl and I am so glad I did. We, here in the east coast of the States, are just shaking off bitter winter rain and it was so nice to see your lovely photos. Thanks!Eunhwahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005441888041719279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-75033769198091289052009-12-09T14:26:27.673+00:002009-12-09T14:26:27.673+00:00Pipany, such beautiful words and memories and your...Pipany, such beautiful words and memories and your archive pictures are gorgeous - though you almost had me there (in return) with your first picture.<br /><br />Have a beautiful day,<br /><br />it's grey here too with no sign yet of any frost and crisp white morning's!<br /><br />Nina x...Nina Nixon...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09778168901706224335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-273782861922686652009-12-09T13:28:50.261+00:002009-12-09T13:28:50.261+00:00Lovely Pipany, this should be on prescription for ...Lovely Pipany, this should be on prescription for those with the winter blues (excuse pun, unintended).Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-182359413619952332009-12-09T13:07:25.585+00:002009-12-09T13:07:25.585+00:00We've got the first sunny day for about a mont...We've got the first sunny day for about a month here today. I've been sitting under my daylight bulb knitting through all the dark afternoons. Shortest day soon and it will start drawing out again - can't wait.toadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890073795239873916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-8907054421884554502009-12-09T11:31:19.017+00:002009-12-09T11:31:19.017+00:00I do so agree with you. The dark, wet days are dep...I do so agree with you. The dark, wet days are depressing. I love winter days full of sunshine and frosts every bit as much as long hot summer ones. I think I can remember them from several years ago.<br /><br />TraceyFunkymonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03981677274774220419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-58387430095728852452009-12-09T10:54:23.087+00:002009-12-09T10:54:23.087+00:00Beautiful blue-light photographs. I can do cold t...Beautiful blue-light photographs. I can do cold too but cannot abide the damp. drisly weather with overhanging grey/brown skies! Thank you for the uplifting and invigorating frosty beach pictures!xSimonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02766240849932971541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-76480131994613476072009-12-09T10:36:13.564+00:002009-12-09T10:36:13.564+00:00Aaaahhh yes! What would we do without candlelight ...Aaaahhh yes! What would we do without candlelight and fairy lights in winter hey? I have to say, and I don't think I mentioned it in my last comment, those butterfly bags are a triumph! Very different, and they look gorgeous, I imagine you'll have a best seller on your hands there.<br />Cold I can cope with, wet and cold, that's harder. But you're right, the best thing to do is see things positively, that's the only way to get happiness.<br />Love Vanessa xxx (do you mind if i knit)vanessahttp://doyoumindifiknit.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-3771149524394833282009-12-09T10:22:33.948+00:002009-12-09T10:22:33.948+00:00For me candles and an open fire go a huge way towa...For me candles and an open fire go a huge way towards lifting my mood. And fairy lights too - we've wound fairy lights round the bedhead in my girls' room and it never fails to make me smile.<br /><br />It's bright and sunny here today - hope it is where you are too.dottycookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15295592896941235130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-11826362512884493732009-12-09T10:01:02.576+00:002009-12-09T10:01:02.576+00:00Lovely post....I too am dispairing of the wet and ...Lovely post....I too am dispairing of the wet and damp we have had non-stop it seems from October. <br /><br />I am now loving the frosty mornings when I struggle to move in my many layers, and skid and slide on my way to feed the chickens. At least you get a warm cosy glow when you get back indoors, instead of steaming piles of wet clothes and muddy boots everywhere.<br /><br />Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3244996855788768839.post-35029576660656985832009-12-09T09:18:07.356+00:002009-12-09T09:18:07.356+00:00Oh Pippany how lovely - I too find the wet dismal ...Oh Pippany how lovely - I too find the wet dismal grey of winter days hard to cope with and your post reminded me to seek the beauty even in these damp days. Loved your frosty pictures too - so serene and calm - just what I needed.<br /><br />Jane xMarigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com