In a comment a few days ago, Kathryn noted my "wordsmithiness." That seems so appropriate for what I do. I know I'm not a "writer" per se; a story teller, perhaps. Some days the words come hard, and must be banged out on the anvil of my mind (hard headed?) before they will hold shape. On a good day, words come flowing like molten metal and my typing fingers can barely keep pace. There are those days when there is no raw material...nothing happening, nothing to say. Better on those days to keep quiet rather than blather on.
Kathryn also rallied readers to leave comments. This seems to be a somewhat unwieldy site and it is cumbersome even to make my entries. Plus, I have dial-up and not high speed, so I play innumerable games of solitaire between steps in the process of writing a post. (I'm not addressing the also innumerable times I get up to let Bessie Anne and the cats in and/or out...they will not organize and act as a troupe at one time.) Comments are the first thing I look for when I log in, and I will admit it feeds my ego and my enthusiasm and resolve when I find a note there, or a conventional email response. Just as filing is for the purpose of retrieval, writing is for the purpose of readers, and it helps to know I'm not just throwing feathers into the wind.
Wind...ah, yes. The storm continues today, and snow is predicted for the hill country this afternoon. I stocked up firewood yesterday and stoked the stove first thing this morning. The plum trees in the orchard have put out pink clouds of blossoms, and I'm hoping the wind will leave some intact. Last year the winds were so strong for so long that I got not one piece of fruit from any tree in the orchard...such a pity. At least when the wind blows, I don't have to worry about bellows for the smithy.
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- Fair Play, California, United States
- Farview Farm is located in the Sierra foothills of California. I raise dairy goats, chickens, and a sheep. I want to share a bygone lifestyle, writing about the day-to-day work on a farm.
2 comments:
Being a Smith, I like the reference "wordsmithing". Never heard of "wordruddelling" but maybe you can begin the trend to get the word started. Also,being a Smith, I have to concentrate on commenting on your blog and not talking about myself. I am an interesting person after all! I hope your weather clears enough to let the bees spread their pollen in the fruit trees. While your words bring your animal characters to life and paint a picture of your surrounding, it is your uniques perspective that is the cornerstone of the stories. You do a good job at storytelling so keep pounding the anvil.
Thanks, Mark, for taking the challenge to leave comments. I was in the air yesterday (literally) and had to leave before Bessie and Frank and Pearl let Bo get her blog finished, so this is my first chance to catch up. I'm in Ft. Myers, Florida, visiting friends who snowbird from Ohio, and it is sunny but VERY cool, so from FL to Fair Play, the spring is hesitating and is not being very generous.
And I, personally, WOULD consider you a writer - a story-telling writer with great wit! So if I have to stand almost alone as the vocal cheerleader, I will happily pick up my pom poms and wave them wildly and shout "Go Bo Go!!" And THANKS!!!
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