tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post1999344783963456168..comments2024-03-18T13:31:45.880+00:00Comments on In this life: Where I'm fromPam http://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-6243193931127033262008-04-03T19:48:00.000+01:002008-04-03T19:48:00.000+01:00Isabelle, your family will treasure this piece, I'...Isabelle, your family will treasure this piece, I'm sure. You're such a wonderful writer! I loved finding our where you're from, and the photos are the icing on the cake. Thanks for taking the time to do this and for sharing it. It was a real treat!<BR/>I've thought about doing this meme, but haven't put the thought and time into it yet. You've inspired me to do so...one of these days :)Kerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18362584475435433892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-7215541119256904382008-03-25T03:17:00.000+00:002008-03-25T03:17:00.000+00:00So, SO beautiful. You clutch me up, fair Isabelle....So, SO beautiful. You clutch me up, fair Isabelle.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17308665452575511461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-73592592112135432082008-03-19T09:58:00.000+00:002008-03-19T09:58:00.000+00:00This is just lovely. And has inspired me to get a...This is just lovely. And has inspired me to get a move on with doing my own.Fairlie - www.feetonforeignlands.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145612102935177016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-18180132613672035012008-03-19T02:47:00.000+00:002008-03-19T02:47:00.000+00:00Aha! I knew I must be missing great reads, not bei...Aha! I knew I must be missing great reads, not being much around blogland of late---and I was right!<BR/>The lupins and the lilac made me homesick for a climate that is gentle and damp. That 'air full of promise" is something I loved about being young! Your house of "books and plans and purring"---so much conveyed with so few words!<BR/>You finally did it Isabelle---and a lovely job too!<BR/>I second the motion for anyone who hasn't done this!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-35742854005395004892008-03-16T08:29:00.000+00:002008-03-16T08:29:00.000+00:00The gardens and plants, as always, just seem to re...The gardens and plants, as always, just seem to really transport me to another planet.<BR/><BR/>What a lovely world you come from, which is why, obviously, you are so lovely yourself. Such a gentle world, full of such beauty.<BR/><BR/>Why is this not British? I think it is scottish, very much.<BR/>I would die to see those lupins, I would.fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-84349983620800314682008-03-16T02:00:00.000+00:002008-03-16T02:00:00.000+00:00I haven't got time to do memes. I spend far too mu...I haven't got time to do memes. I spend far too much time on my blogs as it is - why would anyone want to read any more about me?? Now, if I wrote as poetically as you my dear, I would have a go. But no, I'm content to read yours, and admire photos of places I'll never see. Isn't the internet wonderful?Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-71320790502337629902008-03-15T20:30:00.000+00:002008-03-15T20:30:00.000+00:00This was such a beautiful post to read Isabelle, t...This was such a beautiful post to read Isabelle, thank you for writing it. I hope you're having a good weekend<BR/>Kimx<BR/>Another blogger who survived navy blue school uniforms and very elderly female teachers!Ragged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-85447297603153471692008-03-15T15:52:00.000+00:002008-03-15T15:52:00.000+00:00Very poetic! We still have giant piles of snow eve...Very poetic! We still have giant piles of snow everywhere. If the top two photos are recent, I'm really jealous.wife2abadgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886552203311389234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-54425235675955782152008-03-15T13:17:00.000+00:002008-03-15T13:17:00.000+00:00Why so apologetic? It's wonderful, and the photos ...Why so apologetic? It's wonderful, and the photos too. Thank you.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-46496925828467246042008-03-15T06:34:00.000+00:002008-03-15T06:34:00.000+00:00Isabelle this was magic to read. Wonderfully evoca...Isabelle this was magic to read. Wonderfully evocative. All the photographs were the finishing touch.<BR/>I have loved reading all these 'Where I am from' stories. <BR/>Please, if anyone hasn't done it yet, do so.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-60660503895534340282008-03-14T23:09:00.000+00:002008-03-14T23:09:00.000+00:00Did you say solemn? No way. It was so lyrical, evo...Did you say solemn? No way. It was so lyrical, evocative and beautifully illustrated. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Loved the kittens too!mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-66562483595929227022008-03-14T22:46:00.000+00:002008-03-14T22:46:00.000+00:00Oh that lilac - I can almost smell it - I'm sure I...Oh that lilac - I can almost smell it - I'm sure I can. Photos added a whole extra dimension;the parts you didn't say! Well Done! Wasn't it difficult to narrow it down, once it was started. <BR/>Thanks for sharing!Ali Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12671890094425941272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-80182054980462923742008-03-14T20:01:00.000+00:002008-03-14T20:01:00.000+00:00This was wonderful, Isabelle! I truly enjoyed read...This was wonderful, Isabelle! I truly enjoyed reading this - your writing is spectacular and I felt like I was part of your life. I've only been to Scotland once but am planning to return and see more, especially Edinburgh. My grandfather was born in Ayre near Glasgow and I believe we still have cousins around. So beautifully written - you must teach writing! ???Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-37902457338517936212008-03-14T19:35:00.000+00:002008-03-14T19:35:00.000+00:00Wow! Just beautiful, Isabelle! And the photos are ...Wow! Just beautiful, Isabelle! And the photos are the perfect finishing touch.Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-1100566803454439822008-03-14T18:37:00.000+00:002008-03-14T18:37:00.000+00:00I forgot to say: Lupins! I miss lupins. And Snapdr...I forgot to say: Lupins! I miss lupins. And Snapdragons.Rosemary Riveterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114557203546642161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-86108652689063265112008-03-14T18:36:00.000+00:002008-03-14T18:36:00.000+00:00Lovely! The big house by the railway with the whit...Lovely! The big house by the railway with the white cat could very easily be the house & garden I grew up in. <BR/><BR/>I'd be interested to see how mine and my husband's versions would turn out.Rosemary Riveterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09114557203546642161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-18700388683501604502008-03-14T17:02:00.000+00:002008-03-14T17:02:00.000+00:00I popped by to thank you for visiting my blog - bu...I popped by to thank you for visiting my blog - but it was worth it to read this. A real serendipity!Avushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512540148378201058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-10751228645579029632008-03-14T15:58:00.000+00:002008-03-14T15:58:00.000+00:00This is such a delight to read and of course it ha...This is such a delight to read and of course it has made me think of where I am from and that is a story of so many parts. The photographs and depth and texture to your word penned with such thought. Beautiful.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316288912447066892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-38849123049795604532008-03-14T15:03:00.000+00:002008-03-14T15:03:00.000+00:00Wow! That post was astonishing! Maybe silly to pul...Wow! That post was astonishing! Maybe silly to pull a word like that out of the bag of word tricks ... but really. Wow. It was very inspiring, though, and if mine wouldn't be quite so sad, I might be tempted to write my own.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'll look on it as a personal challenge and see if I can pull something cheerful out of the fog, LOL!Brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324309910118162466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-87027583743851631442008-03-14T14:25:00.000+00:002008-03-14T14:25:00.000+00:00Such a delightful post - a beautifully written and...Such a delightful post - a beautifully written and illustrated biography. Well done you.rooruuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17091737221413605044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-51277457371863731932008-03-14T11:31:00.000+00:002008-03-14T11:31:00.000+00:00Isabelle that was lovely, and the photos of Edinbu...Isabelle that was lovely, and the photos of Edinburgh have made me homesickvelcrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16729091819572955175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-72008839840211245912008-03-14T11:21:00.000+00:002008-03-14T11:21:00.000+00:00oh how beautiful you have given me a look at the s...oh how beautiful <BR/>you have given me a look at the scotland my birth mother has told me about <BR/>thank you<BR/>hugs Bethchookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15798291467293041677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-25690375365901300452008-03-14T10:03:00.000+00:002008-03-14T10:03:00.000+00:00Lovely Isabelle - I could work for weeks and never...Lovely Isabelle - I could work for weeks and never produce something so evocative and lyrical. And whilst it may not be typically "British" I think it is perfectly Scottish - reminded me a bit of George Mackay Brown and you can't get much higher praise than that!Lothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949068764211292370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-19289492611304207382008-03-14T07:31:00.000+00:002008-03-14T07:31:00.000+00:00Just loved it - thank you so much! Love Z xxJust loved it - thank you so much! Love Z xxZannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374441911002511628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23379328.post-56084693739768175462008-03-14T06:37:00.000+00:002008-03-14T06:37:00.000+00:00I loved it!!! That was written so thoughtfully an...I loved it!!! That was written so thoughtfully and just beautiful. I have thought of doing one but really got stumped on the first line. Maybe one day...Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886198661034264422noreply@blogger.com