tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post3895246680969293009..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: A New DayThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87308314962562616102021-01-14T08:43:20.310-08:002021-01-14T08:43:20.310-08:00Thanks to you all. Long may blog friendships con...Thanks to you all. Long may blog friendships continue.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22834319943677563272021-01-14T00:11:21.118-08:002021-01-14T00:11:21.118-08:00Those chats with friends are so important. I keep ...Those chats with friends are so important. I keep reminding myself to make more time for this. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32075019164096651612021-01-13T20:59:26.157-08:002021-01-13T20:59:26.157-08:00I wonder what Parris would decide if it was a toot...I wonder what Parris would decide if it was a tooth rather than a knee? I've always believed in choice. The fact that he will use private health care doesn't mean he isn't supporting the NHS; he does that through his taxes.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1672250822884597332021-01-13T17:29:59.123-08:002021-01-13T17:29:59.123-08:00If your columnist needs a new knee, he should go a...If your columnist needs a new knee, he should go ahead. He won't take up the hospital bed more than a day or two.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26650328093825802622021-01-13T16:54:05.924-08:002021-01-13T16:54:05.924-08:00I do not read the newspapers. I have sources onli...I do not read the newspapers. I have sources online that I find more reliable. Private paying for health procedures is fine. I've done it myself on occasion. Keeping active indoors or outside (or both) is important. Given the times we live in, we must be vigilant with our self-care and finding pleasure when we can.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-15363218713757742312021-01-13T15:28:34.548-08:002021-01-13T15:28:34.548-08:00You have some interesting things to do but still g...You have some interesting things to do but still get the blues. It's difficult under these circumstances. I find music on You tube to listen to. Look for Austrian folk music. I listen to it while I do puzzles. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28912286639812488792021-01-13T14:01:25.114-08:002021-01-13T14:01:25.114-08:00Acornmoon - lovely to read you again but can find ...Acornmoon - lovely to read you again but can find no way of commenting so hope you read this.<br />Sally - we are supposed to take our daily exercise as near to home as possible.<br /><br />Thanks everyone. Sleep well.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-64947613166805538412021-01-13T10:49:03.760-08:002021-01-13T10:49:03.760-08:00I see the bike ride as cause to feel hopeful. Bein...I see the bike ride as cause to feel hopeful. Being outdoors, exercising, Nature are all lovely things to see and think about. As I understand it, the healthier a person is, the better their chances of surviving covid. The photo of Boris Johnson on his bike is the best one I've seen of him.<br /><br />Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17388508768300969982021-01-13T09:22:32.477-08:002021-01-13T09:22:32.477-08:00I have a question: why is it controversial for Bor...I have a question: why is it controversial for Boris to have gone for a 10 mile bike ride? It's a solitary sport, and he was surely socially distant. Is there something about your quarantine that I have missed? <br /><br />Some days are just 'blehhhhhhhh'. I long for one of them, to be honest...the luxury of curling up with an interesting book and doing nothing else at all...Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18021288072763419592021-01-13T08:34:29.128-08:002021-01-13T08:34:29.128-08:00Happy New Year to you, I must apologise for the ra...Happy New Year to you, I must apologise for the radio silence as I have moved much of my online activity to Instagram. I do miss my old blog friends though and often think of you if we ever have the occasion to travel north. Goodness knows when we will be able to do that again!<br />I hope you keep your spirits up, life must be so different for you now especially in this lockdown. I hope the vaccine helps us all to get back some freedoms to see each other again and to travel.Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18874450908316486512021-01-13T08:28:07.270-08:002021-01-13T08:28:07.270-08:00Grey days are all much the same in January and Feb...Grey days are all much the same in January and February I think. <br />You are really good at finding something to write about and yes what a good year it's been for saving money on new clothes.<br />Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49414774846315872612021-01-13T08:21:33.323-08:002021-01-13T08:21:33.323-08:00If it makes you feel any better I also bought a ne...If it makes you feel any better I also bought a new jumper, in September, thinking I would wear it to meet family over Christmas. I'll be lucky to wear it at Christmas 2021 now.the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-6443444545048974752021-01-13T07:08:11.693-08:002021-01-13T07:08:11.693-08:00I work on crossword puzzles everyday and, like you...I work on crossword puzzles everyday and, like you, I feel it helps keep my brain going! I get my news via online newsletters and the Chicago Tribune that come through my email. Too expensive to subscribe to the actual delivered newspaper. <br />I do not often have anything important to do each day but somehow the day flies by anyway! Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-31798579785570927342021-01-13T07:02:01.107-08:002021-01-13T07:02:01.107-08:00Since the Briefings I no longer buy a national pap...Since the Briefings I no longer buy a national paper, only my local one. I have no desire for the media's views having witnessed the media at work. I form my own now.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79528892981850838422021-01-13T06:38:40.389-08:002021-01-13T06:38:40.389-08:00My newspaper reading habits have changed since joi...My newspaper reading habits have changed since joining Twitter. I no longer buy a paper copy.<br />I follow the news closely in Ireland with The Irish Times. I was born and brought up in Ireland and my parents read it daily.<br />I like the Guardian for its political comment and sketch writing.<br />Matthew Parr's always has something interesting to say.Yellow Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16719449279985048223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21181370762396737972021-01-13T06:22:58.975-08:002021-01-13T06:22:58.975-08:00Matthew Parris could comfort himself by thinking t...Matthew Parris could comfort himself by thinking that if he can afford to pay for his knee operation he is freeing up an NHS slot for a patient who cannot. Also, by having his knee dealt with sooner rather than later he will avoid putting other joints out of sync., by walking badly when in pain.<br />I love word puzzles and have promoted myself to cryptic crosswords recently. I also find jigsaws promote concentration and observation skills. It all helps keep the little grey cells in trim.<br />Had my vaccination today and was very impressed by the organisation that went into it to keep everyone safe. There must have been hundreds of us through the doors today.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3797481975314935382021-01-13T04:48:36.370-08:002021-01-13T04:48:36.370-08:00The morning startet with a beautiful sunrise and a...The morning startet with a beautiful sunrise and a couple of sunny hours, but even before lunch time, big grey clouds were covering most of the blue bits again. I doubt I will go for a walk after work today.<br /><br />You do well in looking for and finding things to keep your mind active, especially when your body can't.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45256392506353300842021-01-13T04:06:46.319-08:002021-01-13T04:06:46.319-08:00I agree with thelma. When I wanted to have my cata...I agree with thelma. When I wanted to have my cataract operations I chose to pay privately, for several reasons. One was to free up a place in the NHS waiting list for others who could not afford to pay and another was for my own peace of mind so that I could choose very carefully where to have it done and who to carry it out. <br />JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65539291656757400032021-01-13T03:40:21.521-08:002021-01-13T03:40:21.521-08:00Matthew Parris is also a favourite of mine. As to ...Matthew Parris is also a favourite of mine. As to whether he should pay privately, I think my answer would be if he is in a lot of pain and has the money to pay for it, he should do it. There is so much strain on the NHS at the moment that every little helps.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83951915694600045612021-01-13T03:01:56.793-08:002021-01-13T03:01:56.793-08:00Reading comments, such as your's today about t...Reading comments, such as your's today about the Times, has sometimes caused me to try other people's favourite papers, the Times being one I've tried several times but it has never quite clicked with me. A favourite paper is like a battered, favourite pair of slippers and rarely can others compare. I've read the Telegraph seven days a week for around 40 years now and it rarely disappoints.<br />The weather here this winter has been stuck in an endless rotation of gloom and rain, the dry and sunny days have been few and far between, just continual dampness.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.com