tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post8697521883368731131..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Brain Overload.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81573909547686940912016-04-08T21:26:02.052-07:002016-04-08T21:26:02.052-07:00Very interesting - something to think about - when...Very interesting - something to think about - when my mind isn't in such a muddle.JoAnn ( Scene Through My Eyes)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12621061028973446378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-83221569344042803662016-04-08T10:28:52.902-07:002016-04-08T10:28:52.902-07:00We will all muddle along together then - forgettin...We will all muddle along together then - forgetting some things, remembering others, getting some things right and others wrong - we are all in this together so let's enjoy every single minute of relative sanity left to us!!! Thanks for all your comments.<br />Glad to welcome you Furry Gnome - tried to leave a comment but couldn't get it to stick on your post.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33235182367458633922016-04-08T10:27:46.659-07:002016-04-08T10:27:46.659-07:00Must confess to varying my breakfasts - I get fed ...Must confess to varying my breakfasts - I get fed up eating the same thing every day. So that's why I'm confused ! We don't tend to have a rigid routine for meals, and dinner (our main meal of the day) is definitely a moveable feast - any time between 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.<br />I frequently forget my shopping list, so do have to rely on memory - and picture the empty shelves in the fridge! Usually manage to come home with the essentials as we have the same things most weeks.<br /> <br /><br />Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-54391574396451921502016-04-08T08:58:47.005-07:002016-04-08T08:58:47.005-07:00My husband walked past my desk when you blog heade...My husband walked past my desk when you blog header was 'up' this morning, paused, and inquired if I realized that the stone walls around your church were built in the style of the restored stone walls at the Shaker Village near Lexington, KY--which we have visited several times.<br />I hadn't thought of that, but remember reading that stone masons were brought from Britain to rebuild the walls. Here is a link to photos of the walls at the Pleasant Hill Shaker Village--in case you are interested.<br />http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/shaker-stone-wall-at-shaker-village-of-high-res-stock-photography/128520910<br />Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-79052670347495925882016-04-08T06:57:02.616-07:002016-04-08T06:57:02.616-07:00At lunch today with friends it was my turn to have...At lunch today with friends it was my turn to have the 'conversational floor' and I started to do a bit of embellishment before getting to the point which would, I think, have made a good connection to the previous comments. However, it was after on the way home that I remembered what I was going to eventually say and no doubt they all think, rightly, that I am losing it.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74514501856296111332016-04-08T03:02:06.561-07:002016-04-08T03:02:06.561-07:00If it's any consolation there's also a way...If it's any consolation there's also a way in which older brains are more reliable than young ones. Sometimes at work there are things which it's important to remember to do the next morning. If all the staff are told then it's always one of us oldies who remembers while the young ones all chorus, very unconvincingly, "Oh yeah, I was just going to do that!" John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56156482310691194832016-04-08T02:43:20.170-07:002016-04-08T02:43:20.170-07:00When I go shopping without a list I use a mnemonic...When I go shopping without a list I use a mnemonic. For example I need the following: Bread, Eggs, Milk, Apples, Bananas, Beer.<br />So I try and think of a sentence using the first letters. Big Bad Boys Eat More Apples. At least if come home with Bovril, Buns, Beetroot, Eels, Magnesium and Apricots you can't say I haven't tried. ;) Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90410591911083510172016-04-08T02:01:30.976-07:002016-04-08T02:01:30.976-07:00I wish I could get them to survive here, Derek. I&...I wish I could get them to survive here, Derek. I've seen full grown trees in Northern Transvaal of South Africa and fell in love with them ever since. Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-44978214925913015722016-04-08T01:50:53.581-07:002016-04-08T01:50:53.581-07:00Maria,
I grew one on in my conservatory one year a...Maria,<br />I grew one on in my conservatory one year and it trebled in size and flowered again the next Christmas. I've seen them growing as hedges in Jamaica.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8930787474625262312016-04-08T00:15:00.498-07:002016-04-08T00:15:00.498-07:00I also buy a Poinsettia every year around about th...I also buy a Poinsettia every year around about the 4th December. I have done it for the passed 20 years now. I put it outside (no central heating there) on our floor at the front door. But mine only lasts until March, after that the weather gets too warm for it and the leaves start to drop off. I also never remember the name of it so I simply call it the Christmas plant. Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48656295138571637112016-04-07T22:33:54.464-07:002016-04-07T22:33:54.464-07:00Routine gives me comfort, and I really like my dai...Routine gives me comfort, and I really like my daily life a lot. Don't know how much it helps my brain, but I know I enjoy the occasional breaking free from routine, too.<br />When it comes to memory, it often takes but a tiny trigger to set the mental imagery in motion. The human mind/brain/memory is fascinating, no matter how well (or not) it works, isn't it!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51844617424917091292016-04-07T22:05:24.169-07:002016-04-07T22:05:24.169-07:00I can't relate to this. I feel bad about that....I can't relate to this. I feel bad about that.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40225420180866640392016-04-07T21:55:40.493-07:002016-04-07T21:55:40.493-07:00For many years I've been a person that tends t...For many years I've been a person that tends to do the same thing at the same time of day, even if I don't need to. Before I retired I always got up at 5.30, ten years later I still get up at the same time, no matter how tired I might be. Breakfast always just after 6.00, once I've collected the Telegraph, (same paper for 40 years)and so on and so on. Daphne de Maurier was exactly the same and called such routines her "routes", she tired of them but couldn't shake free of them. As for forgetting names, well at 68 it's now driving me mad and living on my own there's no one else to ask, so friends and family get phone calls at odd times of the day. Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-50856202776315209762016-04-07T20:58:47.887-07:002016-04-07T20:58:47.887-07:00I once went to a house where the owner insisted on...I once went to a house where the owner insisted on showing me a painting of mine that she'd bought. When I saw it, I couldn't remember it at all. It took quite some time before I began to recognise it as my work. Weird.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-68156957286260308422016-04-07T20:01:41.498-07:002016-04-07T20:01:41.498-07:00Bob and I are like you guys - trying to remember n...Bob and I are like you guys - trying to remember names of people, and playing guessing games when we get to the grocery store but have left the list at home. It's really annoying this aging process, especially when the body AND the mind start playing tricks. We have no set times for meals etc., but perhaps we'll need to start doing that soon or we may forget to eat. . . . . . . oh goodness what is that stuff we boil in a pot called?????????<br /><br />Glad the farmer's doing better. <br />Hugs - MaryMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11915239653283205065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28023856616053373692016-04-07T17:59:45.219-07:002016-04-07T17:59:45.219-07:00Quite enjoying your blog which I started following...Quite enjoying your blog which I started following a few eeks ago.. I can relate easily to your post today!The Furry Gnomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485265576983125216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-32454569914480039812016-04-07T16:13:15.483-07:002016-04-07T16:13:15.483-07:00Old age is a bitchOld age is a bitchJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78749596504002727392016-04-07T16:03:13.612-07:002016-04-07T16:03:13.612-07:00I agree Pat. A good article in the Times. So many ...I agree Pat. A good article in the Times. So many friends now are worrying about their memories and you are right there is so much inside my head that it's a struggle at times to find it!....when I can't remember that I can't remember....I might worry but then if that happens I won't know to worry!! Stay well.Gerry Snapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269492251928362799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-86410279613463763932016-04-07T15:50:47.728-07:002016-04-07T15:50:47.728-07:00I could have written this post! My memory was nev...I could have written this post! My memory was never great, except for trivia, but it's gotten really bad in the last few years. My husband and I say that between us we have a brain, not two.<br />.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65627535000404329942016-04-07T14:41:33.840-07:002016-04-07T14:41:33.840-07:00Here's my test to the state of my brain: every...Here's my test to the state of my brain: every morning I focus on what I had for supper the previous day, until I remember it. I generally have to say, was it a plate or a bowl. When I get I, I figure I am good to go for the day.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46036155901985175852016-04-07T14:18:58.599-07:002016-04-07T14:18:58.599-07:00Sudokus are great for encouraging lateral thinking...Sudokus are great for encouraging lateral thinking - I try to solve the one in the newspaper every morning just to get my brain working. Now crosswords, that's a whole other problem. I am hopeless at them!<br />Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-21655532761256358912016-04-07T13:51:45.599-07:002016-04-07T13:51:45.599-07:00No hope for me then, I am not even 40 yet and some...No hope for me then, I am not even 40 yet and sometimes I cant remember what we had for dinner the night before.Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39778918961310733252016-04-07T13:40:58.404-07:002016-04-07T13:40:58.404-07:00I recall (I think) reading an article in The New Y...I recall (I think) reading an article in The New Yorker Magazine last year about how memories are formed, and how each time we retrieve and then "re-file" a memory, the memory is slightly altered. It's possible that the difficulty of retrieving the memory is also remembered. Brains are rather amazing.<br /><br />I actually try to vary my daily patterns as a sort of exercise, while also recognizing the value of establishing certain routines.<br /><br />xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16887972768722775602016-04-07T13:32:17.996-07:002016-04-07T13:32:17.996-07:00IAgree with much you have said.
I also have a heal...IAgree with much you have said.<br />I also have a health problem that has been attacking the way my brain works and it is not fun at all. I do not like it at all !<br />Always in a fog.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63751962025083294872016-04-07T13:11:52.187-07:002016-04-07T13:11:52.187-07:00Its a shame we cant delete unwanted stuff that are...Its a shame we cant delete unwanted stuff that are taking up space from our brains like we can on computers, I was thinking about how my brain works today while I was walking the dog, I get excited over little things like seeing a bird a flower or a leaf, I have hundreds of questions that I need answering and have to search the web to find the answers just little trivial things, I am very inquisitive but also want to try everything I wake up in the morning all excited over all the new things that the day holds, I suppose I am just an eccentric nutter :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com