tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post4866968266331457940..comments2023-05-21T09:37:02.188+01:00Comments on Third Age Musings: Still wandering, still wondering...Jillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18410318976755292700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-19612568131121127572013-06-28T16:51:26.453+01:002013-06-28T16:51:26.453+01:00Lots of good advice here, I love being a Jack &...Lots of good advice here, I love being a Jack & NOT a master - it's just how my brain works. Altho if you wanted to be a master it would be a little frustrating. I come here beCAUSE of the variety. I think Clare's comment about process is right, lets just keep processing! (I think the ease of facebook has a lot to answer for tho imagine having an involved blogging relationship with 191 peeps!) Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114514969969050590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-49129355258777233522013-06-26T07:08:45.552+01:002013-06-26T07:08:45.552+01:00I think the ipad has a lot to answer for. I hardl...I think the ipad has a lot to answer for. I hardly ever turn my pc on these days, and so blogging seems to be more of an effort. I'm sure you can blog from the ipad, but that's just another thing to learn. <br />Blog reading is less of an effort though, I'm typing this from my bed! It is only just after 7am though.<br />On another issue, how about forming a group of your post C&G members? That's what we did, and some have left and others joined, but it keeps us motivated. vintagerockchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771490446494303513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-79752829024166565852013-06-21T18:30:28.798+01:002013-06-21T18:30:28.798+01:00I'm just adding my voice to say you are being ...I'm just adding my voice to say you are being too hard on yourself, but I regonise these feelings in myself. I've also been pondering about blogging recently and wondering if I want to continue. I often wonder where people who used to regularly comment have disappeared to.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-31325857426370897602013-06-20T07:07:17.692+01:002013-06-20T07:07:17.692+01:00Another one here who thinks you are being hard on ...Another one here who thinks you are being hard on yourself.<br /><br />Loved the photo of your desk, I thought you had been in and photographed mine! I think playing is the way forward..... it always sparks ideas - eventually.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-11820532464154628292013-06-19T16:49:09.014+01:002013-06-19T16:49:09.014+01:00I think you are doing and achieving far more than ...I think you are doing and achieving far more than you're giving yourself credit for Jill. Besides, the only pace you have to work at is the one that suits you. All your efforts look pretty wonderful to me. Know what you mean about blogging and followers etc. I've been on the verge of stopping for a while now and as some of the people I've followed for years have given up, I wonder why I don't too. I think I would miss reading other people's but don't think mine has anything new to say any more. No doubt all of our musings will resolve themselves in due course!LAC EMP 2020https://www.blogger.com/profile/01999825212820503519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-75006576765605504392013-06-17T22:14:57.641+01:002013-06-17T22:14:57.641+01:00Yes I do wonder sometimes what it's all about ...Yes I do wonder sometimes what it's all about but please keep blogging... I would miss your posts. I too have lost some early followers and I just think that is because there are sooooo many blogs out there. There are a hard core of us though who have stuck together. I think we have to limit our circle and perhaps remain loyal to those whose process appeals to us.<br />Finally I think it's ok to keep dabbling because it may mean that you are more of a process person than anything else. Life IS a process, a journey. In fact it should be regarded as a pilgrimage in which the journey is more important than the final destination. XClare Wassermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626860487718518591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-56947454919404598972013-06-17T17:07:09.520+01:002013-06-17T17:07:09.520+01:00Still early days. you have so many lovely things g...Still early days. you have so many lovely things going on there. You have not had too much time to be able to play whist you were doing C&G so make the most of this time because inspiration will strike when you least expect it. Maggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479533794674357334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-22791764330034695152013-06-17T16:11:32.380+01:002013-06-17T16:11:32.380+01:00You strike a chord. I am past retirement but keep ...You strike a chord. I am past retirement but keep on working then bemoan the fact I don't have enough time! My last intense studying was about five years ago and it left me at sea for ages, perhaps I'm still adrift? I like how you are approaching this, letting it happen to see what occurs. Enjoy the process, I love reading your musings. And seeing what you are up to! XBarb Cadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476278647265845823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-67438627734848253132013-06-17T08:27:23.644+01:002013-06-17T08:27:23.644+01:00Like you, I have felt a bit bored with my blog. I ...Like you, I have felt a bit bored with my blog. I continue to do my book review once a month, but the other, a collection of random this and thats which not many people seem interested in, is now dormant. I have nothing of interest to say. My health is dominating my thoughts and nobody wants to read about that. And I don't blame them. I have dabbled with this and that in the creative making sphere, realised and accepted I am not artistic, cannot do a wonderful art journal, can't paint for toffee, and so I stick to what I can do... write, crochet, knit, read, snooze.<br />We are hard on ourselves, set ourselves targets which are perhaps impossible to reach from the outset, but we like to challenge ourselves. And then feel annoyed that we don't reach the target.<br />So let's stop with targets, ideas to do something we know we can't really manage, therefore avoiding disappointment and simply enjoy what we do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-87075921487947125302013-06-16T20:17:00.881+01:002013-06-16T20:17:00.881+01:00Your work with Clive Barnett is fascinating. I ha...Your work with Clive Barnett is fascinating. I have done a very little bleaching and discgharging and bought all the stuff from Linda and Laura but have not used it yet. It will go off before I get round to it. I'm with Julia, continue playing and let things percolate for a while.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223691871102821084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-51863944552326065222013-06-16T18:22:09.237+01:002013-06-16T18:22:09.237+01:00Continue to enjoy playing Jill! I did things the ...Continue to enjoy playing Jill! I did things the other way round to you - retired from teaching then C and G 1 and 2, then photography where I seem to be 'stuck'(in a positive sense) at the moment. Like you, enjoying the freedom to explore new avenues - or not!ju-northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133246789821330730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4465266982839881097.post-71688631898249844432013-06-16T18:09:47.528+01:002013-06-16T18:09:47.528+01:00I know the feeling Jill. I seem to latch onto one...I know the feeling Jill. I seem to latch onto one thing and then get tired of that and go on to something else but I always return to Textiles of some kind. I have decided that I am a jack of all trades and master of none but since I don't need to make a living out of what I do does it matter as long as I am happy dabbling? You certainly do seem to have achieved a lot in the time I've known you anyway and maybe the creativity is in the sampling and not in having something finished to show for it all? You have shown us many lovely things you've made though so don't be too hard on yourself.Marigold Jamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895195019277206960noreply@blogger.com