tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post8513175627185281885..comments2023-10-08T21:27:50.662+11:00Comments on Plumbing the Deeps: On being mentoredJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-78816231817435691262009-05-14T02:43:00.000+10:002009-05-14T02:43:00.000+10:00A lovely piece. Well written and very thought prov...A lovely piece. Well written and very thought provoking. I envy folks who, like you, have the patience to let a story soak for a bit until you get the words and emotions just right. It makes it possible to say so much whilst using fewer words to say it.Endless Waterfallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11736904463929984844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-12846865959141714062009-05-13T04:37:00.000+10:002009-05-13T04:37:00.000+10:00"Don't volunteer to quickly" or volunteer too much..."Don't volunteer to quickly" or volunteer too much. Your post strikes the perfect balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-44535555547605807742009-05-07T07:41:00.000+10:002009-05-07T07:41:00.000+10:00Oh hi, Letty! I love this tiny world.Oh hi, Letty! I love this tiny world.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-86803806266077838982009-05-07T01:31:00.000+10:002009-05-07T01:31:00.000+10:00Oh, I think you're witty, you're just never frivo...Oh, I think you're witty, you're just never frivolous. Evah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-45877379864473858012009-05-06T23:16:00.000+10:002009-05-06T23:16:00.000+10:00Golly, I feel overwhelmed by this. ... umm ... tha...Golly, I feel overwhelmed by this. ... umm ... thank you.<br /><br />As Joan and Ann comment, options simply were more restricted in those days. As a parent, I put a lot of heart into ensuring that this stopped with my generation!<br /><br />Letty, "sombre" meaning not witty or hip. I feel uncomfortable when I try to write outside my style. It took me three days to think this post through - and 3 sheets of A4 with facts and synonyns written at all angles - and about an hour to write.I like to write simply stories, about little people but told with a lot of heart. I also adore punctuation and the physicality of a sentence.<br /><br />Once again, I thank each of your for your kind words.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-30880955242518047052009-05-06T16:48:00.000+10:002009-05-06T16:48:00.000+10:00Your "sombre style"?
I don't agree.Your "sombre style"?<br />I don't agree.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-85587917525829530572009-05-06T11:00:00.000+10:002009-05-06T11:00:00.000+10:00You write so beautifully. Ah yes, girls became nur...You write so beautifully. Ah yes, girls became nurses, hairdressers or secretaries until they married someone to look after them, even into the early 70s in working class families. So much wasted talent. One thing you learn with age is that its okay to be who you are.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-33651450668834676052009-05-06T03:33:00.000+10:002009-05-06T03:33:00.000+10:00You are an extraordinary woman.You are an extraordinary woman.Patrizzi Intergarlicticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047084173908563600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-37921886242860493692009-05-06T03:20:00.000+10:002009-05-06T03:20:00.000+10:00Julie, I wasn't comfortable writing mine. You own ...Julie, I wasn't comfortable writing mine. You own your piece more completely and that's what makes it so compelling. The photos are, especially the last one, are perfect.PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12059415005282675289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-13582367992304598322009-05-06T03:06:00.000+10:002009-05-06T03:06:00.000+10:00"...you watch your feet rather than the road ahead..."...you watch your feet rather than the road ahead." Wow.<br /><br />Thanks, this is lovely.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-31727146865776571252009-05-06T01:27:00.000+10:002009-05-06T01:27:00.000+10:00Julie, That opening paragraph is achingly beautifu...Julie, That opening paragraph is achingly beautiful. <br /><br />The whole piece was brilliant and insightful. <br /><br />I'll be back to read more.Susan Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12178330935523896363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-33625723697961749392009-05-06T00:18:00.000+10:002009-05-06T00:18:00.000+10:00Oh Julie, thank you. Thank you. So lovely, gracefu...Oh Julie, thank you. Thank you. So lovely, graceful, smart. Beautiful opening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8550214407269277609.post-77398056574206583732009-05-05T22:12:00.000+10:002009-05-05T22:12:00.000+10:00Julie, I enjoyed your story -- so many parallels w...Julie, I enjoyed your story -- so many parallels with my own. I remember the teachers scholarship vs commonwealth scholarship dilemna. My parents left me to make up my own mind. I remember the day I took both applications to the post box and made the decision there .... posted the Commonwealth one because it left me free to change my mind despite the lower pay ... glad I did because once outside the country town the possibilities beyond teaching became clear.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.com