tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post7505691621648230219..comments2024-02-09T06:24:16.626+00:00Comments on upside down in cloud: been countingDru Marlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-33816632658436211982009-01-15T11:18:00.000+00:002009-01-15T11:18:00.000+00:00This year I am mostly getting mild vertigo, lookin...This year I am mostly getting mild vertigo, looking into a future without any landmarks other than those I think up for myself. I think I need to become organised and directed, which will be a challenge and a change.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-58092956365530720472009-01-15T00:34:00.000+00:002009-01-15T00:34:00.000+00:007 years are so powerful! That's a Saturn square, i...7 years are so powerful! That's a Saturn square, in astrology-speak, it's a quarter way round the zodiac, on it's 28 year cycle, and intent on restructuring. A good thing. Want to make any more adjustments this year? <BR/><BR/>14 and 21 are also powerful. Happy 7th year Dru! :-)Chandirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629463765622067086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-86673674524026546152009-01-13T07:05:00.000+00:002009-01-13T07:05:00.000+00:00that's tea and biccies, I think...that's tea and biccies, I think...Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-53335835046374518082009-01-13T07:02:00.000+00:002009-01-13T07:02:00.000+00:00Waves come in sevens too. Or is it elevens?Waves come in sevens too. Or is it elevens?Anjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-46443349787980714952009-01-12T08:37:00.000+00:002009-01-12T08:37:00.000+00:00aha... I didn't know you could adjust the posting ...aha... I didn't know you could adjust the posting date. I'll know better now.<BR/><BR/>The seven year thing came up in conversation a few multiples of seven years ago, and, like so many theories-that-come-up-late-in-the-evening, if you think long enough about it you can mould your personal circumstances to fit it. My relationships have either under- or over-shot the seven year waypoint, though...Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-1219160853707704692009-01-12T07:21:00.000+00:002009-01-12T07:21:00.000+00:00Glad to hear blogger hadn't broken - I update the ...Glad to hear blogger hadn't broken - I update the posting date when I write drafts and don't get around to posting them... <BR/><BR/>Is the 7 year cycle based on the 7 year itch? Though I've no idea what that's based on!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-242250549356339052009-01-12T05:59:00.000+00:002009-01-12T05:59:00.000+00:00No, Caroline; I started writing on 2 Jan, then sav...No, Caroline; I started writing on 2 Jan, then saved as a draft and then took ages coming back to it. I had a very nice solstice, though the fire was indoors rather than in the garden; it was a bit nippy.<BR/>I've got a vague theory that things go in cycles of seven years, but I get a headache trying to justify it.<BR/><BR/>That would certainly make it memorable, R...<BR/><BR/>Can't really blame her for thinking it was unfair, Anji. Winter birthdays generally are a bit limiting when it comes to doing stuff for children, never mind having one on the 21st. What were your grandparents thinking of? (Hmm, cancel that...)<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Phil. And the same to you. And I just remembered I was going to drop the street names book round. Shall be in touch.<BR/><BR/>And thank you, Chris. That sounds like a good Christmas you had.Dru Marlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03697874363783821382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-11798975437421689232009-01-11T12:43:00.000+00:002009-01-11T12:43:00.000+00:00Thanks for expressing it all so well, Dru.I, too, ...Thanks for expressing it all so well, Dru.<BR/><BR/>I, too, like it to be quiet. This year we had my eldest daughter and her fiancé with us for a few days for Christmas. That was the first time I'd been with any of my children for Christmas for over ten years. No real plans, no expectations. It worked.<BR/><BR/>And New Year - something I never celebrated when younger - was spent in bed owing to a power cut and below zero temperatures outside.<BR/><BR/>As you so rightly say, there's a time and place for the momentous stuff. But not every day or every year.Webrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975303713948128132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-72559365198850575562009-01-11T11:00:00.000+00:002009-01-11T11:00:00.000+00:00A beautiful post, Dru ... happy new year.A beautiful post, Dru ... happy new year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-41967106113057436002009-01-11T10:23:00.000+00:002009-01-11T10:23:00.000+00:00The 21st is my mum's birthday. As a child she tho...The 21st is my mum's birthday. As a child she thought it really unfair that she should have the shortest day and then everyone told her as it was so close to Christmas they'd give her a present on Christmas day (the war was on).<BR/><BR/>Christmas is no fun without young children around. We have a very quiet time and just about manage to stay awake till midnight for new year.<BR/><BR/>I hope I don't sound like Scrooge, I enjoy myself in a quiet wayAnjihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02562210585479814093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-54446380568160224562009-01-11T09:58:00.000+00:002009-01-11T09:58:00.000+00:00Winter solstice has another meaning for me, too. ...Winter solstice has another meaning for me, too. Likewise, Christmas is to me a rather awkward non-event, but the 21st in particular is a special day for me. In 2000, I understand it fell on the 21st, and at 13.37, just as I was in theatre receiving the gift of a dead stranger's kidney. So, on the 21st, I spend the day giving my thoughts to that man and his family. My family don't seem able to grasp the significance to me. I 'phone them; "It's the 21st", I say, and they leave me with a blank silence. For me, though, it's as close to religious sentiment as I go.The Rognonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432520612449726485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2448752251053894818.post-34361863654816049212009-01-11T08:37:00.000+00:002009-01-11T08:37:00.000+00:00Hi Dru - did you really post this on the 2nd of Ja...Hi Dru - did you really post this on the 2nd of Jan - if so it wasn't showing up before!<BR/><BR/>I observe the winter solstice too - sometimes with more energy than others. Its been a while since we had a Solstice party...<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately we've developed the habit of getting colds at Christmas which not only stomps on the over indulgence but makes the relatives even less bearable....<BR/><BR/>Grape swallowing? Hmm... I think I'll stick with more processed ones...<BR/><BR/>Seems like your memorable New Years are sufficiently strong that they need a lower frequency than once a year... though 93 then '01 but not '09 makes it a less simple progression...Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05635758748108011584noreply@blogger.com