tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post816332496612791516..comments2024-03-27T05:18:53.795-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: My heart lies in the flat lands.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40618810102406902102013-05-30T09:24:21.265-07:002013-05-30T09:24:21.265-07:00Lovely essay, Pat.
I've had to move away from...Lovely essay, Pat.<br /><br />I've had to move away from "home" several times in my life, but it has always managed to draw me back. I can't imagine being happy away from the sea and the mountains. Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03152302644577926337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11220826045233040372013-05-30T06:32:46.313-07:002013-05-30T06:32:46.313-07:00I know the feeling, we once lived in the desert an...I know the feeling, we once lived in the desert and while it has its own kind of beauty, my heart used to ache for mountains and the ocean. I grew up in a small town in SE Alaska where the mountains came right down into the sea. It is where I feel at home - and once again we live with mountains and the ocean and it is very comforting.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29947161396234109412013-05-30T06:15:29.711-07:002013-05-30T06:15:29.711-07:00Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being blunt, ...Yorkshire folk have a reputation for being blunt, so I don't think it's linked to flat lands in any way. <br /><br />Of course I'm the product of a Yorkshire mother and a Fenland father - so I have a foot in both camps. I do love the hills and Dales, but there's also something about the vast expanse of sky over the Fens that moves me too. MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68228964575606031512013-05-30T05:45:25.325-07:002013-05-30T05:45:25.325-07:00That is a powerful piece of writing, Pat - I enjoy...That is a powerful piece of writing, Pat - I enjoyed reading it very much. 6 generations of my family have lived in this town - many of us have rambled away, only to return for the long run.Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55940193376639232542013-05-30T03:45:27.346-07:002013-05-30T03:45:27.346-07:00Thank you for all your kind comments - they are mu...Thank you for all your kind comments - they are much appreciated. Please call again.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-20651853218610300172013-05-30T03:10:10.883-07:002013-05-30T03:10:10.883-07:00Well the opposite happened to me - hence we moved ...Well the opposite happened to me - hence we moved from the flat lands of Selby/Howden, Yorkshire to my home country amongst the hills of the Shropshire Marches. I love being back here with the stunning view from my kitchen window. As my gran used to say - it wouldn't do for us all to be the same!! x JoTwiglethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851717329658611598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39244699836611871992013-05-30T01:39:17.750-07:002013-05-30T01:39:17.750-07:00Norfolk skies must be wonderful. We live surrounde...Norfolk skies must be wonderful. We live surrounded by mature trees and lots of houses so only get glimpses of the sky. I love big skies where you get a skyscape rather than a landscape. Having said that, I also love the landscape of Yorkshire. It has everything - hills, dales, rivers, waterfalls, craggy outcrops, moors, etc., but not many flat bits!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40364558647309888012013-05-29T23:43:50.761-07:002013-05-29T23:43:50.761-07:00Blunt and to the point, call a spade a spade. Tha...Blunt and to the point, call a spade a spade. That's Norfolk for you. And it is rape not mustard.<br />RachelRachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75350763970407442092013-05-29T22:23:14.557-07:002013-05-29T22:23:14.557-07:00Fab post, great writing. I feel the need to visit ...Fab post, great writing. I feel the need to visit the flatlands now. It is strange isn't it, that call to a homeland?Moonbootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07930871568285395507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64480456420209542602013-05-29T19:41:10.535-07:002013-05-29T19:41:10.535-07:00I have only been to your beautiful area only once ...I have only been to your beautiful area only once and I loved it. I hope to visit again.<br />I understand your love of home where you grew up. But as you love the flat horizon I would be looking and missing the mountains in the distance.<br /><br />Wonderful post today.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78502223576259224362013-05-29T17:37:42.660-07:002013-05-29T17:37:42.660-07:00I too come from the flat part of the country and n...I too come from the flat part of the country and now live in the south in the hilly parts. I can understand very well how you feel and have that same tug of the heart when I go 'home.' I also like the straight forwardness of the people there. I am in love with the whole landscape and, although I appreciate the one here, it is not with the same amount of love. Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11142596970670078822013-05-29T14:47:29.426-07:002013-05-29T14:47:29.426-07:00A beautiful passionate post, Pat. Lovely writing,...A beautiful passionate post, Pat. Lovely writing, and I feel somewhat the same, having coming from the Prairies. No matter how varied and wonderful your present surroundings are your heart somehow lies with your beginnings. <br /><br />I watched an amazing documentary on the countryside in Yorkshire last night, and enjoyed it immensely. So sorry that I will probably not see it again.....Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75641793717947654272013-05-29T12:44:44.576-07:002013-05-29T12:44:44.576-07:00Please please say you will submit this to a larger...Please please say you will submit this to a larger readership who would be enriched by this heartfelt celebration of place! Wonderful writing in service to the sublime. Surely a highwater mark of my day. Thank You, <br /><br /><br />AlohaCloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-67166732124211559002013-05-29T12:01:42.294-07:002013-05-29T12:01:42.294-07:00You live in a beautiful area, one of the most beau...You live in a beautiful area, one of the most beautiful in the world, I imagine, yet the flat lands, home of your ancestors, draw you. Interesting post, and is that yellow mustard in your blog head photo?Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com