tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post3088064839125416097..comments2023-10-28T05:14:04.796-07:00Comments on AN AERIAL ARMADILLO: Illustration Friday – StrongTessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-8171300169427162422009-09-26T04:56:33.413-07:002009-09-26T04:56:33.413-07:00These are very fine reasons to blog, and from I ha...These are very fine reasons to blog, and from I have seen thus far, I urge you to continue and continue.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052081819882002321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-57761078389880776932009-09-11T20:02:16.779-07:002009-09-11T20:02:16.779-07:00Tessa, I love your blog ... it is just stunning. ...Tessa, I love your blog ... it is just stunning. Thanks so much for visiting and following mine. I look forward to spending more time here ....Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07226691769768760275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-57456749670919214922009-09-11T19:42:49.255-07:002009-09-11T19:42:49.255-07:00Tessa, this is my absolute favorite, I realize i s...Tessa, this is my absolute favorite, I realize i say that every time you post a work of art...I am correct every time- they are my favorites! I look at this one most often!<br />cheers!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-49877632671189572502009-09-11T13:22:46.537-07:002009-09-11T13:22:46.537-07:00Your father sounds like a wise man. I love the Mel...Your father sounds like a wise man. I love the Melville quote, and your point is well-taken, blogging is exactly that, a connection, a thousand invisible threads. I am relatively new to blogging and I have read many blogs lately where the blogger has confessed to having grown weary of the process. We must stay focused on why we blog, and you have written such a thought-provoking post here.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-43929550999946882252009-09-10T14:45:42.236-07:002009-09-10T14:45:42.236-07:00How did I miss this? I agree totally about bloggi...How did I miss this? I agree totally about blogging and love the connections it creates. Hope things are well with you.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-88495138248040725102009-09-10T10:33:22.589-07:002009-09-10T10:33:22.589-07:00And blogging is also a way of communicating with y...And blogging is also a way of communicating with yourself. Much as in writing things down in a journal, blogging forces you to channel and articulate thoughts/ideas/ energies. But knowing that someone else is going to read it too makes you put in more effort into your writing. I learn from my own blogging as well as from reading others. <br />Thank you for blogging, I love reading your posts!Anakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01326245439914301293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-72904721729770108612009-09-09T05:08:24.316-07:002009-09-09T05:08:24.316-07:00Great painting.
I agree with you on your take on ...Great painting.<br /><br />I agree with you on your take on blogging. I find I've written about episodes in my life and family life that I wouldn't do otherwise. And we DO forget snippets of our lives; it's fun sometimes to re-read a blogpost and remind ourselves of what we were doing.<br /><br />And, perhaps, one day my children might want to read bits and pieces from the blog. Or Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-15228624198895587822009-09-09T00:30:48.471-07:002009-09-09T00:30:48.471-07:00I thought I had left a comment but it seems that i...I thought I had left a comment but it seems that it vanished!!<br /><br />You father sounds like he was a wonderful man...what a fantastic quote to send to you (I couldn't agree with it more!!)<br /><br />I started blogging when we moved from the UK to Thailand. I never, in a million years, expected to make friends through it but make friends I have...and my life is richer for it!!<br /><br /Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12327016337976942530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-3058973634598852592009-09-07T09:29:58.732-07:002009-09-07T09:29:58.732-07:00tessa, you know what i love about your paintings, ...tessa, you know what i love about your paintings, besides the vibrant wonderful colors? i love the depth you create. <br /><br />you are one of my very favorite artists, and not just on the blogs.<br /><br />xoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-78579216676240213672009-09-06T21:58:00.727-07:002009-09-06T21:58:00.727-07:00All of what you have written to accompany your ill...All of what you have written to accompany your illustration has been heart warming. The image compliments the quote sent by your papa. Yesterday here in Australia was fathers day and I searched out quotes to send from a daughter to a father. We have often shared verses such as you describe. They are special reminders of the relationship we have and cherish. As for blogging, wonderful to Gaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113063313347921725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-30070416226728730262009-09-06T16:58:04.082-07:002009-09-06T16:58:04.082-07:00I love your Fathers quote Tessa, and your self por...I love your Fathers quote Tessa, and your self portrait. <br />thank you for sharing your thoughts on blogging, sharing your heart. I hope your feeling better, I think about you everyday with much love.<br />xxx loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-23064317985303898452009-09-05T23:36:24.460-07:002009-09-05T23:36:24.460-07:00I think this portrait is so beautiful dear Tessa.....I think this portrait is so beautiful dear Tessa...<br /><br />As for blogging...<br /><br />I had a read of Bonnies interesting and thought provoking post... <br /><br />Whilst i was not sure about Shulz's theory as it may pertain to blogging...<br /><br />I AM certain that I agree with Tessa's theory on blogging ;)...<br /><br />To me its about opening ourselves to the world... Its not Maithrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039947095595430108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-7494411474749356112009-09-05T03:50:22.370-07:002009-09-05T03:50:22.370-07:00Hi Tessa
that is a well thought through response ...Hi Tessa<br /><br />that is a well thought through response to Bonnie's great post. I like the Melville quote as an illustration of the blogging network because it focuses on the interplay between us all and the energies that move around those threads of connection.<br /><br />Your portrait is just perfect. I do love a bit of Moddy...<br /><br />Happy daysDelwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-43301710019478280512009-09-05T03:01:31.952-07:002009-09-05T03:01:31.952-07:00Without you blogging, I'd not have known you w...Without you blogging, I'd not have known you were out there. And that would be a sad thing for me.Beth Kepharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236487532413398431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-78742037937388499022009-09-04T22:10:47.508-07:002009-09-04T22:10:47.508-07:00i'm speechless. it's confusing sometimes: ...i'm speechless. it's confusing sometimes: i've come to love and care about people whose smile, eyes, hands, i cannot see, cannot touch. and yet we know one another. the connections you speak of are real. <br /><br />i will head to bonnie's to read her post. tessa, you have articulated our individual and collective feelings. they mean so much. but i have learned one thing about kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-29977796432895193712009-09-04T16:29:18.907-07:002009-09-04T16:29:18.907-07:00You touched a few chords here. What we want more t...You touched a few chords here. What we want more than anything else are witnesses to our lives. We used to live our entire lives sorrounded by people who knew our history and our family's history. Nowdays, our narratives are started and ended in many continents; our needs are kept secret like our wishes; our families are splintered and fragmented.<br /><br />You hit many deep chords with Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-64450957660138127272009-09-04T16:01:52.241-07:002009-09-04T16:01:52.241-07:00I have been so ticked to find so many wonderfully ...I have been so ticked to find so many wonderfully creative and generous souls out there in the ether. I now feel that , through blogging, I have friends all over the world. Truly.<br /><br />Happy weekend to you!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-30693600972562812762009-09-04T13:24:29.154-07:002009-09-04T13:24:29.154-07:00My own thoughts echo Elizabeth's, I think. Th...My own thoughts echo Elizabeth's, I think. The freedom of blogging is an enormous attraction for me. I also love the diversity of what you find - and frequently, the truthfulness.<br /><br />I love the colours of the self-portrait.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-69931255574725467262009-09-04T13:23:22.599-07:002009-09-04T13:23:22.599-07:00How very true Tessa - and cerebral and poetic as a...How very true Tessa - and cerebral and poetic as always.Debra Keircehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391213568280558242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-5847348026754032612009-09-04T13:12:53.083-07:002009-09-04T13:12:53.083-07:00In a way blogging is like communicating with pen p...In a way blogging is like communicating with pen pals from all over the world. Truly inspiring!<br /><br />Love yr father's quote too - a wonderful gift from father to daughter! <br /><br />Wishing you a peaceful weekend,<br /><br />xxLOLA:)Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01968497741386697440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-19745045432083337112009-09-04T12:57:44.182-07:002009-09-04T12:57:44.182-07:00"invisible threads" and "sympatheti..."invisible threads" and "sympathetic fibres" <br />Don't they weave the most amazing Blogland tapestry?! If they are the weft, then I think love is the warp!Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-87506156389816657222009-09-04T12:37:56.508-07:002009-09-04T12:37:56.508-07:00"It's not enough to reach for love unless..."It's not enough to reach for love unless I care enough to give it.”<br /><br />Tessa, that last part of the unknown quote is what I think of when I think of you. And, that my dear, is the other reason you are called to blog.<br /><br />It's a way for you to share your ability to love with so many you may never meet in 'real' time. But, you and I both know that the truth ofHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972581158834240144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-11323782499599569382009-09-04T12:04:05.245-07:002009-09-04T12:04:05.245-07:00Lovely painting. How wonderful to be willowy like ...Lovely painting. How wonderful to be willowy like a Modigliani.......!<br />The more I think about blogging, the more I like it.<br />Yes, it does connect us and it's not intrusive like phone calls.<br />People can visit as long or as briefly as they want<br />and those of us who long to connect and communicate can do so.<br />Hope the house hunting goes well!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-38823447804193150482009-09-04T11:53:29.600-07:002009-09-04T11:53:29.600-07:00Your reasons for blogging resonate with my very ow...Your reasons for blogging resonate with my very own ones, too. Like you, I am an expat, and my intention is to leave little mementoes of what I like (mostly) dislike of my adopted land. I loved your father's quote and I get that vibe from your blog. It has a relentless energy. Keep up the good work and many thanks for the link to Bonnie's blog.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096225945040235557.post-28920618890859921162009-09-04T11:47:36.660-07:002009-09-04T11:47:36.660-07:00Tessa:
I'm so glad you enjoyed my post, but I...Tessa:<br /><br />I'm so glad you enjoyed my post, but I am thrilled that you have posted what you wrote in your comments to me, again here.<br /><br />Your comments and post here are so beautifully expressed and really illustrate how much blogging can enrich one's life. Your reasons for blogging seem to really come from the heart and are not just a means of promoting some vested Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.com