tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post1436024933649563258..comments2024-03-05T08:44:01.854+00:00Comments on mouse notebook: realSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-43300951052659012572010-08-13T16:59:55.322+01:002010-08-13T16:59:55.322+01:00I'm always surprised to find that people don&#...I'm always surprised to find that people don't remember to read between the lines a bit .... or that they think they can become instant friends with people they've never seen, met or know at all..... we could be axe murderers on the other end of a blog, but it never enters their minds....<br /><br />I find the fawning as annoying as the sympathy, pity and instant "love" provided by many bloggers.... I've decided they must be a pretty lonely bunch of women with not much happening in their lives... I almost gag when I see the fawning over well knowns in the blogosphere...such as Ree the Pioneer Woman.... <br /> <br /><br />I'm with you....why dwell on the sad or unhappy aspects ... it's just a blog after all. Sometimes it is just to toss out a thought or two ...or say, here is how I did something if we are into crafts or cooking and baking.... it is supposed to be fun. I actually delete blogs from my blogroll if they become dismal or morose when they were not that in the first place....I don't need any more of that. Just turn on the news or read a paper ... plenty of unhappiness there.... who needs to read it in blogs? I want to follow the fun, the beautiful...the great photos.... the funny or crazy .... the pet blogs too.... I just want some holiday type interlude in my day I guess.....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-65135823652751143192010-02-19T23:49:26.618+00:002010-02-19T23:49:26.618+00:00I think it depends on what you've set your blo...I think it depends on what you've set your blog up to be. I'm sure there are lots of personal diaries out there... I choose not to read those... I read blogs that are positive and show me pretty things and what people are making. We all have a private life.... our blogs just don't reflect it too often...Linda Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863170045475603030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-87059320580838333262010-02-18T00:47:10.343+00:002010-02-18T00:47:10.343+00:00oh how i laugh!
thank you for saying all this but...oh how i laugh!<br /><br />thank you for saying all this but i think you are right....your blog is not a blog about the mundane and the ordinary. It's a blog with beauty woven through it and that's why I pop in.<br /><br />Your blog....makes me get up and do the stuff i usually only think about doing.<br /><br />I am not entirely certain that hearing about your teenagers/ apple cores/ washing up would have the same effect. <br /><br />I mean, I have my own teenager and mess!<br /><br />So keep doing what you do, please? Continue bringing beauty onto our screens.theMuddledMarketPlacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12153750055087770871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-80008343587774050732010-02-16T20:43:30.157+00:002010-02-16T20:43:30.157+00:00Thanks for your e-mail reply, Mouse. I will be fol...Thanks for your e-mail reply, Mouse. I will be following you from now on. Please stop by my blogs (found in my profile). Invisible Keepsakes is my hub.<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-49053039876416679782010-02-16T20:14:49.249+00:002010-02-16T20:14:49.249+00:00a lovely posta lovely postgreenolivehttp://www.greenolive.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-38278582930579848232010-02-16T16:11:00.842+00:002010-02-16T16:11:00.842+00:00Sue - I so admire your honesty and know that you a...Sue - I so admire your honesty and know that you are heartfelt in all that you do and write. I think we all know that we each have our own struggles. Just because you do not talk about them does not mean that they are not there. I love to blog, and I think that - for me - blogging is way of letting me focus on the things that I love most about my life and offers me the ability to share that with others. You are wonderful, you are creative, you are human. We all know that. You have a beautiful and inspirational blog. I have learned so very much from you. As a new blogger youhave given me so much inspiration---<br /><br />VickiVicki Bosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130335934867523461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-73748266619706240572010-02-16T02:11:41.105+00:002010-02-16T02:11:41.105+00:00Remember when you went away for a week or so and y...Remember when you went away for a week or so and you said you were grumpy cause you had PMS? That was sweet and so human.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-18913461109212242092010-02-15T21:45:14.062+00:002010-02-15T21:45:14.062+00:00"We are all instinctively editing, all the ti..."We are all instinctively editing, all the time."<br /><br />This is so true.<br /><br />One day at a time, right?<br /><br />KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-28788986974628461872010-02-15T20:12:20.109+00:002010-02-15T20:12:20.109+00:00I so enjoy reading your blog. It was particularly ...I so enjoy reading your blog. It was particularly interesting to read this post as it is something that I have been thinking about recently. Life is full of ups and downs. To me being positive is the best way to go through life even in hard times.Heloisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476911247062419638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-10181242486793821072010-02-15T15:16:23.095+00:002010-02-15T15:16:23.095+00:00So beautifully put. This reminds me of something ...So beautifully put. This reminds me of something I struggle with in therapy, (I mean, if we are going to expose ourselves, I'm game), the therapist is one dimensional. I want to know where her kids go to school, her favorite food, what makes her tick...but I can't. I take what she offers.<br /> <br />It is understood, we share the good, and most of us would make delightful therapists! This is my first visit here, I have much delight to catch up on!kathehttp://kathekramer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-3683037752321197812010-02-15T11:06:53.596+00:002010-02-15T11:06:53.596+00:00just found you via Alice.... and I too agree with ...just found you via Alice.... and I too agree with everything you say.. The same comment has been said to me and it made me very angry.<br /><br />I never blog to achieve 'realism' who wants to hear about my screaming kids and dusty floor? I choose to blog about the nice things and as a direct consequence blogging helps me notices all that's nice and happy. Of which there is a lot.<br /><br />So there. Let's carry one. For ourselves.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597324560311863417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-34139583211084034762010-02-15T10:24:46.230+00:002010-02-15T10:24:46.230+00:00I've popped over here from Alice's blog an...I've popped over here from Alice's blog and had to say how wonderfully you have written about this edited version of our lives. We all have mess, and tantrums and things that go horribly wrong but it is wonderful to escape and read about the beautiful and happy things in other people's lives. Hope to come back and read more about your "perfect" life now that I've discovered you!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-56961012719299548952010-02-15T09:02:59.433+00:002010-02-15T09:02:59.433+00:00Maybe all blogs should have a health warning like ...Maybe all blogs should have a health warning like a packet of cigarettes.<br />"Reading inspirational blogs can cause you to belive that other people live perfect lives". This is something we do get a hint of tme to time when bloggers apologise for not posting for a day/week/month whatever, due to family life etc. <br />Unfortunately it is when we are low ourselves that we assume that all is well with everyone else and if we are not careful the green-eyed monster can sit at our untidy kitchen table with us.<br />We must enjoy the achievements and delights of others whilst remembering that we don't know the full story.Ruthhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-26006656945982139262010-02-15T08:03:20.721+00:002010-02-15T08:03:20.721+00:00there is so much bad stuff in the world today, yes...there is so much bad stuff in the world today, yes I know that on the other side of the computer life goes on in reality, but it is so uplifting to read the good parts of ones life, it makes me look for the good things in my life and yes to foget what is not good...thanks for highlighting the positives in your lifeLeslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/17030825173402922946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-70083242984882746952010-02-14T22:27:14.881+00:002010-02-14T22:27:14.881+00:00I love your blog, whatever you choose to write abo...I love your blog, whatever you choose to write about. You are not trying to delude yourself or deceive others and you are entitled to protect your privacy.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638424388530718289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-86029472978325072422010-02-14T18:00:00.327+00:002010-02-14T18:00:00.327+00:00I think you should blog just what YOU want to - it...I think you should blog just what YOU want to - it's your space, after all!<br />We all have to edit stuff - personally, I don't identify anyone, especially using photos of my family - this is my space, and I donn't want to infringe on their privacy.<br />But, I do tend to write 'warts and all' about my life, not wanting praise or sympathy. If someone reads it, and then wants to comment, that's okay, and if not, then that's their perogative as well.<br />I wonder if Ann's comment says more about her than you. Keep doing what you're doing, it's lovely.tea and cakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772019840779001852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-41920595274045951312010-02-14T14:11:32.382+00:002010-02-14T14:11:32.382+00:00I'm so glad you wrote about this subject. I a...I'm so glad you wrote about this subject. I am one who has struggled more times than not in my lifetime and am guilty of thinking that some other bloggers must have life so peachy and sweet. Even though I know that isn't really true, I sometimes feel resentment toward them. <br /><br />I mostly blog about crafts, gardening and the nicer aspects of my life and enjoy reading others' blogs that have inspiring pictures and creations. Creating is what makes me happy and brings peace to my heart and probably to so many others.<br /><br />While I find it very interesting to read "true stories", I prefer to spend my "spare" time doing things that feed my soul. I'm sure it's the same with you and a lot of us other bloggers.Phyllishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161905717646343288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-25230057187246663982010-02-14T13:45:07.252+00:002010-02-14T13:45:07.252+00:00I'd like to echo what everyone else has alread...I'd like to echo what everyone else has already written here.<br /><br />I love reading your blog because you always have something thoughtful and interesting to say, and you post beautiful pictures. I don't think you have to share more, or less, and as for sounding smug - I laughed when I read that - believe me, you never never never seem smug, no matter how lovely your crocheting or sketching or embroidery. In fact you seem rather a humble person.<br /><br />I'd also agree that most people now are quite skilful at reading blogs and know that they present aspects of people's lives, not the whole. And why should they? <br /><br />My word verification is 'inruf' which somehow seems appropriate given the topic...helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-28315545550068274772010-02-14T10:39:55.553+00:002010-02-14T10:39:55.553+00:00I read your blog because you set the tone just rig...I read your blog because you set the tone just right...sometimes it's obvious life isn't going so smoothly but I respect the fact that you don't pour out your misery. It gives you extra dignity, I think. <br /><br />There are blogs that are incredibly 'wonderful' and we all know that life isn't as great as it's being painted in those - yours feels genuine so please don't change it. Share what you feel comfortable sharing, don't go further than that! We can tell what's true and what's false!Ashbeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-87589121288686958702010-02-14T08:26:22.377+00:002010-02-14T08:26:22.377+00:00I agree .... We often present this perfect life .....I agree .... We often present this perfect life ...... But I have found that this is why blogs have such a healing quality for the author..... And. It is because of this that I started to blog..... Having just lost mine I feel very lost and very sad..... It's quote a desolate place and all your insecurities come out to play..... I had a lot of followers some were lovely friends and now I am finding it so hard to find them again..... As for judging bloggers I agree.... People can judge and place people on pedestals or worse..... Thank you for always making me think.......A time to dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937288812854037401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-81260487503239441232010-02-13T21:55:30.042+00:002010-02-13T21:55:30.042+00:00Dear Mouse,
Don't appologise to anyone! Share ...Dear Mouse,<br />Don't appologise to anyone! Share as much or as little as you are comfortable with, it is obvious you are very respectful of others, if only the same could be said for everyone. Artistic and sensitive people tend to take critisism too much to heart. Please be proud of your blog and your editing, it is inspiring, subtle and beautiful. Don't make yourself out to be less than you are :) <br />I have had similar issues with friends who couldn't really handle me being me, shining too bright, getting too much attention for their liking. I wasted so many years trying to blend in with the wallpaper to please them, but I have stopped. "To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man," as Sheakespeare said. <br /><br />Affectionatley,<br />BeatriceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-1710625878952229692010-02-13T19:52:48.947+00:002010-02-13T19:52:48.947+00:00Interesting Sue. I share your sense that blogging...Interesting Sue. I share your sense that blogging can invade other people's privacy so I am careful about what I write and selective in what I talk about. If that means my blog is only ever positive there is perhaps a dishonesty in that, but I hope people who read my blog respect my reasons as I respect yours. <br />I eat too much too and am sitting next to an apple core which hasn't quite made it to the bin!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-27526630570980678742010-02-13T06:40:30.129+00:002010-02-13T06:40:30.129+00:00Life is what you make of it, and dwelling on the d...Life is what you make of it, and dwelling on the dark and sad will make one dark and sad. Having said that empathy and understanding goes a long way...and no one's life is full of roses...the rich and the famous might have rich and famous but I wouldn't want their lives thank you...My own with my wonderful hubbie and kids is good enough for me...keep blogging. We'd be poorer without youLGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06904665278565257746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-91918019828286574812010-02-12T21:03:34.186+00:002010-02-12T21:03:34.186+00:00I think a lot is about 'inspiration' (whic...I think a lot is about 'inspiration' (which is being visited by spir-it - I visit blogs to be inspired, because when it catches that little spark in you, it is like lighting tinder, and before you know it you are in a creative place of your own. Your desire to share these moments is just trying to keep the fire of beauty alive in the world. It's nothing to feel bad about - although yes, I too have that debate and sometimes don't post at all! (gosh that all just fell from my fingers!)caireenhttp://thepatchworkdress.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973188889848358588.post-90813846108608282702010-02-12T17:54:59.592+00:002010-02-12T17:54:59.592+00:00I'm with Becca - and everyone else who's p...I'm with Becca - and everyone else who's posted a comment on your latest posting. As you know, I've only just discovered this blogsite and already I love it for it's reflective musings on life in general and what inspires you. I've had a frantic day at work, and nothing has given me greater pleasure today than to sit down and unwind by seeing the latest posting and everyone's comments to it. Don't change what you do, you seem to be making a lot of people happy.ljwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295630303404803627noreply@blogger.com