tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6728072734364329994..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: The Truth - as I see it.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-7851395720392599132009-03-16T18:14:00.000-07:002009-03-16T18:14:00.000-07:00I think what one reads generally clues them in as ...I think what one reads generally clues them in as to whether one is a person putting on airs or a down-to-earth sort. Do we stretch the truth a bit? Maybe, but not in a way that would harm anyone - as for instance not mentioning the wrappers and cans on the ground.<BR/><BR/>People who write from the heart are always noticed, respected and cherished because you know you are getting real feeling and that is where truth comes in. <BR/><BR/>If the writing or feeling seems too perfect all the time then the reader feels this and will pass on to the next blog. But if one reads a piece that simply brings a sense of humanness forward, a sense of, oh yeah I can sure relate to this, then the writer has achieved the desired effect.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24840364587240204452009-03-15T07:19:00.000-07:002009-03-15T07:19:00.000-07:00It's every writer's decision, isn't it - especiall...It's every writer's decision, isn't it - especially every (auto)biographer's - what to leave out. You can't include every throatclearing, every nosepick, but each included or omitted detail colours the whole.<BR/><BR/>I'm not new to the scary hologram thought, i did philosophy. I once saw a quote about being able to rest one's head comfortably on the pillow of uncertainty. I keep quoting it, without knowing exactly how it's phrased or where it came from.mandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02500649483319298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36377477491491292372009-03-15T07:14:00.000-07:002009-03-15T07:14:00.000-07:00Oh dear, I wrote you such a long philsophical comm...Oh dear, I wrote you such a long philsophical comment and it has vanished into the space between.<BR/>The gist of it was that we each have our own paricular truth and each is equally valid. We each have a personal selective vision.<BR/>The place where time and action related truth comes into its own is in a court room, where a different truth from our pre-conditioned personal truth is required yet cannot be totally separated from our subjective views.Arijahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03720793296992474762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58706851784135920772009-03-15T03:22:00.000-07:002009-03-15T03:22:00.000-07:00Thanks to everyone for joining so readily into the...Thanks to everyone for joining so readily into the debate - this is what makes blogging so exciting, I think (certainly for me). Today (Sunday) is a Spring day here and we are going to tackle a really grotty patch in the front garden (that is the royal "we" - the farmer is "tackling", I am advising) - so shall post "before" and "after" shots if all goes according to plan - then you will see the plain truth about our garden! Many thanks to you all!!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33135387078871879612009-03-15T00:53:00.000-07:002009-03-15T00:53:00.000-07:00I'm thinking this through from A to Z...nowup to B...I'm thinking this through from A to Z...now<BR/>up to B for Bukowski.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57109288414761095192009-03-14T18:53:00.000-07:002009-03-14T18:53:00.000-07:00I have always found the business of truth a worris...I have always found the business of truth a worrisome thing. But how do you define a "blog"? Is it entertainment? Communication? The results of an aching need to write? Can it be a story?<BR/><BR/>In my case I may be able indulge myself the tiniest bit when it comes to description and emotions, but when it comes to facts I have a sister, a husband and a passel of children who read my blog and keep me on the straight and narrow.<BR/><BR/>I follow your postings with the greatest pleasure, Weaver, and they are always interesting and beautifully written. And that's the truth....Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9639571258448660622009-03-14T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T18:00:00.000-07:00Weaver, I am perfectly happy with your blog the wa...Weaver, I am perfectly happy with your blog the way it is, truth or untruth. I, too, sometimes put on things on a different day, simply because it works better that day or I'd forgotten about it. <BR/><BR/>Do not get too wound up about truth. If your plan is to entertain, as mine is, then keep on doing as you are. I also do mine as a record of the garden and our progress in it, but try to make it entertaining, so truth may occasionally be 'stretched' for humour's sake. I'm sure you do the same.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-47854410623773825962009-03-14T15:01:00.000-07:002009-03-14T15:01:00.000-07:00Surely truth is about essence rather than surface ...Surely truth is about essence rather than surface appearance. Your readers are fully aware of the plastic bottle quotient in any corner of the British landscape. What they seek from your depictions of your immediate surroundings is a sense of what endures - an essence of what it is to live and work within an environment that, for all that it bears the stamp of the intrusive commercial present, contains crucial elements of what doesn't change. And that's what we get in abundance here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-18014670455311654262009-03-14T13:39:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:39:00.000-07:00I enjoy reading about the nice things - wild flowe...I enjoy reading about the nice things - wild flowers, hares boxing and so on. I enjoy writing about things like that too. It is all true even if you have left out the plastic bottles and the stagnant pond. Nothing wrong with that, much better to concentrate on the lovely things of life - the media do more than enough to bring to our attention the ugly, violent side. I'm sure that most people realise that no-one has a perfect life all the time - we all have a kitchen floor that needs washing or feel like death warmed up or look an absolute mess sometimes but it's much nicer and more inspiring to read about the good things.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32987571078022207562009-03-14T13:36:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:36:00.000-07:00Hello, sorry I'm late...Hmm. I disagree with a lot...Hello, sorry I'm late...<BR/><BR/>Hmm. I disagree with a lot of the comments above. I do think that your writing is very appealing, and that you have a great eye for detail. However, I'd say that it's the mixture of material in your blog that really appeals to me. I also go on walks that are to some extent like yours, so maybe that makes a difference. I'm keen to know what's in flower, what birds are singing, what the farmer is doing around now (and why, and how). I enjoy both the picturesque and the supposedly ugly. Plastic bottles too, becuase that's how it is. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand I strongly agree that you're bound to write subjectively, just as I will read that way.<BR/><BR/>My garden blog is very warts and all and I suspect loses a good few potential readers for that. Who do you write for? You are your own most important reader and even if more people would read if you had more lambs and less muck, I feel the strongest truth is to write words you believe in.<BR/><BR/>(And I like the philosophical blogs like this one best of all!)EBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09405771860220362327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49039640991507611392009-03-14T13:06:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:06:00.000-07:00Love The Subway Giraffe poem, Weaver! (I've left a...Love The Subway Giraffe poem, Weaver! (I've left a comment under it on my blog too) Many thanks - it really made me smile too!<BR/><BR/>PS: No-one seems to have noticed my 'faux pas' of grooming on my post, following on from your comment about Gordon Brown on your 'Is it just me?' post! (Or maybe they are just too polite to tell me ... I thought it would have been all over the tabloids!)Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17944773578406673832009-03-14T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:23:00.000-07:00Good point added to the argument, Jinksy.Good point added to the argument, Jinksy.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68112690056703346252009-03-14T11:22:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:22:00.000-07:00Looking at that photograph of Edward in a hat, Pam...Looking at that photograph of Edward in a hat, Pamela, I am sure you are right about him - it is obvious on looking at him that he does not have a lying bone in his body!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42347700363909965062009-03-14T11:21:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:21:00.000-07:00Good point Heather.Good point Heather.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28826415723180393762009-03-14T11:20:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:20:00.000-07:00Derrick - thanks for the comment. The poo is thic...Derrick - thanks for the comment. The poo is thick and fast here today as the farmer is spreading it on the paddock next to the house - and that is the TRUTH!The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-57955169637416086852009-03-14T11:18:00.001-07:002009-03-14T11:18:00.001-07:00Agree with what you say entirely Robert.Agree with what you say entirely Robert.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53784123882058231792009-03-14T11:18:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:18:00.000-07:00Thanks Cathy - blogging friendships are interestin...Thanks Cathy - blogging friendships are interesting things.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76510870816656496952009-03-14T11:17:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:17:00.000-07:00Thank you woman in a window - glad to think it is ...Thank you woman in a window - glad to think it is interesting to someone else.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42881125333936206132009-03-14T11:16:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:16:00.000-07:00This 25year old, one-legged sailor from Newfoundla...This 25year old, one-legged sailor from Newfoundland says thank you for the encouragement Scribe - it is much appreciated from one who's writing I so very much admire.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-17112682614868228082009-03-14T11:14:00.000-07:002009-03-14T11:14:00.000-07:00Raph - I am totally convinced of your girafeness R...Raph - I am totally convinced of your girafeness Raph and shall shortly visit your site and put on a poem I have been meaning to send you.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36604222150534536912009-03-14T10:00:00.000-07:002009-03-14T10:00:00.000-07:00Whatever you write, your readers will still interp...Whatever you write, your readers will still interpret it through their own experiences, so it will differ for each one. Do we need the grot to be forced upon us, when we all know it exists - just part of life. Earth = weeds as well as flowers; cows = s*** as well as milk! Were we ever in any doubt?! xJinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73757603817417160232009-03-14T09:40:00.000-07:002009-03-14T09:40:00.000-07:00In my view there are enough stagnant ponds and pla...In my view there are enough stagnant ponds and plastic bottles in the world at the moment.<BR/><BR/> I started blogging as a way to keep an accounting of my little journey over the planet. I sincerely appreciate all the beauty available to me as a human being, and try to translate that feeling of gratitude in my writing. <BR/><BR/>So yes, my blog is the truth, just not the "whole truth". I think I can freely speak for Edward as well. He is always completely pleased with his life.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89060368854349358882009-03-14T08:38:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:38:00.000-07:00The good bits of your blog, and life come to that,...The good bits of your blog, and life come to that, are still true, regardless of whether the bad bits are included or left out. We all have bad bits to endure and don't need to know about other people's bad bits, unless they need our help and support. Spreading cheer and happiness by sharing pleasant experiences enhances all our lives. Please don't stop. We all have plastic bottles and carrier bags in our hedges so we don't need to be told about those and will just have to keep tidying them away.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-43799530527646071652009-03-14T08:31:00.000-07:002009-03-14T08:31:00.000-07:00Hello Weaver,I began this comment some time ago bu...Hello Weaver,<BR/><BR/>I began this comment some time ago but had to leave off! You have already elicited some interesting responses.<BR/><BR/>We are all familiar with stories of people who pretend to be someone else via the internet, usually with harmful intent.<BR/><BR/>'Poetic license' is different. And if we all know you're telling us a story, what does it matter? But I have, on occasion, found myself thinking "who are you trying to kid"?! - NOT with you, you understand!<BR/><BR/>A little reality does no harm. Even you have apologised for the poo that can permeate your posts from time to time! Life is rarely all sweetness and light.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-88843710108820378322009-03-14T07:54:00.000-07:002009-03-14T07:54:00.000-07:00Ah, what is truth...Wow, that comment by TGBSISH w...Ah, what is truth...<BR/><BR/>Wow, that comment by TGBSISH was simply breathtaking. I agree with him that you have an eye for the telling detail.<BR/><BR/>Truth isn't a matter of including everything, is it? In writing truth is to do with selection of content - the right word and phrase and sentence and combination of sentences which best express what one sincerely, genuinely wants to say. And it's to do with style - which is how one says what one wants to say in the personal, unforced, necessary way which is true to oneself.<BR/><BR/>You can usually spot fake wrtiting, untruthful writing, a mile off. And that fakeness has nothing particularly to do with a false persona, or even embroidered facts. The whiff of the truth, the essence of it, will always come through.<BR/><BR/>When you think about it, our whole lives are products of selection (we are continually choosing through our brains what sense impressions to process, otherwise we'd go mad with total overload) and style (our individual personalities, the unique way we present ourselves, think of ourselves, the way we live our lives). In fact, we're all living works of art!<BR/><BR/>We can choose to write about most anything - cow muck, plastic bottles, violets, blackberry whisky, dentists, roadkill - but it's always the INTENTION and the CONTEXT that decide the final choice. And a sense of the truth will with luck result from this, if it's all backed by that sincere voice we all have somewhere within us (with some it's just nearer the surface than with others).<BR/><BR/>Truth almost comes as a by-product of all these processes. Yet it's the most important thing there is.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.com