tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post4652195961214879890..comments2023-11-03T05:59:43.804-07:00Comments on A Bloomsbury Life: Catch Them If You CanLisa Borgnes Giramontihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08708026781435832810noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-86724814414226714862010-10-29T22:03:11.989-07:002010-10-29T22:03:11.989-07:00I love it! You must do these at least once a month...I love it! You must do these at least once a month, Lisa. <br /><br />By the way, why do men burp and think no one sees them? It's utterly gross!Angie Muresanhttp://www.angiemuresan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-13161045028512307732010-10-23T21:13:34.165-07:002010-10-23T21:13:34.165-07:00I'd say I'm sorry you can't sleep, but...I'd say I'm sorry you can't sleep, but that would be a lie. Beautiful and scathingly humorous words.Julie Anne Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910285870946510451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-11279955738328974512010-10-21T18:57:00.948-07:002010-10-21T18:57:00.948-07:00Have you seen Maira Kalman's embroideries in h...Have you seen Maira Kalman's embroideries in her fantastic new book "The Principles of Uncertainty"? I saw them today and thought of you. <br /><br />s/AnnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-11317449874760672082010-10-20T09:27:37.630-07:002010-10-20T09:27:37.630-07:00Lisa,
You are like no other! This is crazy good! ...Lisa, <br />You are like no other! This is crazy good! I will be getting the latest HB. Can't wait!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644941834464747393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-42467998753808077402010-10-20T07:46:35.252-07:002010-10-20T07:46:35.252-07:00Dear Lisa,
I know exactly how this feels!
While ...Dear Lisa,<br /><br />I know exactly how this feels!<br /><br />While I was in graduate school studying creative writing, sometimes my poetry workshop did not start until 4 pm. After early morning coffee and reading, I would take a long bike ride around the city before rushing off to my late afternoon class. <br /><br />Most times, I found myself cycling around the beautiful and peaceful Golden Gate Park. Between the rhythm of the biking motion and the dance of sprinklers around me, I would come up with melodic lines of poetry in my head. <br /><br />It then became a RACE to get home to jot each word down (I eventually started to bring a pen and paper along with me for the ride) - but it wasn't too hard to remember my "songs." With the repetitive motions of the ride and the often rhyming stanzas, I would just say it over and over again in my head. That's how the Elizabethan's did it, right?<br /><br />I wrote some of my favorite poems this way! Lots to bring to poetry workshop :)<br /><br />xoMeganMegan Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520307813991565047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-7550244392022499232010-10-20T01:22:32.140-07:002010-10-20T01:22:32.140-07:00Oh Lisa...what a tale you have spun....you are a w...Oh Lisa...what a tale you have spun....you are a woman of immense talent and a girl after my own heart!!meenalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14453004328913735410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-75511382971010410142010-10-19T17:22:23.405-07:002010-10-19T17:22:23.405-07:00This is the time to catch words and fleeting thoug...This is the time to catch words and fleeting thoughts, in the times just between sleeping and waking. <br /><br />I love your poem and the picture of dawn, the first one, at the top of the post. Stunning.<br /><br />Miss WhistleMiss Whistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103831095827005334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-91165421790763888602010-10-19T08:52:42.396-07:002010-10-19T08:52:42.396-07:00Bravo Lisa! Once again you amaze me. I should sto...Bravo Lisa! Once again you amaze me. I should stop being so surprised. This blog is my favorite stop. We should all be so creative in our sleep. :)Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657813110377917661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-35147114112351302032010-10-19T06:17:31.619-07:002010-10-19T06:17:31.619-07:00Oh,how strange.I found your blog via Jayne Ferst w...Oh,how strange.I found your blog via Jayne Ferst whom I met in a coffee shop one Sunday morning.Did you mean my blog at kathrynbraithwaite.blog.co.uk?<br />That is my original one but when I met Jayne I started one on blogspot with just a few of my poems and some limericks.I can't stop writing now!<br />I may get like you getting up at 3 am to write an idea down.Kathryn https://www.blogger.com/profile/07612097088481427658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-40963788606980847282010-10-19T06:09:42.182-07:002010-10-19T06:09:42.182-07:00Just found your blog yesterday - and was rewarded ...Just found your blog yesterday - and was rewarded this morning with your poignant poem.Maryhttp://marylogingdesigns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-62012677265376880982010-10-19T06:09:41.651-07:002010-10-19T06:09:41.651-07:00I liked that especially with the photos too.So you...I liked that especially with the photos too.So you will have to keep getting up to catch the butterflies pKathryn https://www.blogger.com/profile/07612097088481427658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-14178728994564896982010-10-19T02:21:39.925-07:002010-10-19T02:21:39.925-07:00So glad you resisted the warm bed. (I woke up with...So glad you resisted the warm bed. (I woke up with a story in mind last week and since then I've been trying to understand the key words I wrote on a sticky note at 3 am)Chedva @Rooms and Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455663512696981450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-79396568469900070472010-10-19T01:47:47.753-07:002010-10-19T01:47:47.753-07:00Lack of sleep is serving you well Lisa.....that is...Lack of sleep is serving you well Lisa.....that is a wonderful poem and your observations are perfect, xv.vicki archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847183975086900816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-6890343865565948682010-10-18T22:25:26.300-07:002010-10-18T22:25:26.300-07:00Donna Baker: Yes, that was so fun! I almost droppe...Donna Baker: Yes, that was so fun! I almost dropped the magazine when I saw it. :)Lisa Borgnes Giramontihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708026781435832810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-15393038288886567012010-10-18T20:54:48.326-07:002010-10-18T20:54:48.326-07:00Saw you in the latest issue of House Beautiful.Saw you in the latest issue of House Beautiful.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-74677275522918297592010-10-18T18:56:50.896-07:002010-10-18T18:56:50.896-07:00To All: Thank you so much for your supportive word...To All: Thank you so much for your supportive words. They mean a great deal. I try very hard to live up to the high standards of my readers!<br /><br />Maya: First of all, I'm honored you're here! Second of all, I got it via their website. Don't worry, darling, no rules broken. :)Lisa Borgnes Giramontihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08708026781435832810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-22490547391010739512010-10-18T18:11:44.722-07:002010-10-18T18:11:44.722-07:00Amazing poem...but even more amazing is how did yo...Amazing poem...but even more amazing is how did you capture a photo of the Soho House? I thought that was a no-no.Maya Einzigerhttp://www.mayabrenner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-25653939211824400782010-10-18T16:56:53.480-07:002010-10-18T16:56:53.480-07:00I agree with pve...please let us know what happens...I agree with pve...please let us know what happens to the poor girl, I have a lump in my throat for her. <br />Why does this type of brilliance always have to come in the middle of the night?? Is it because the the world is finally silent then and the creative recesses of the brain can finally be heard? So frustrating...but I heartily commend you for getting up (!), I'm always letting the comfy & cozy win out and then regret it in the morning...when the brilliant (yes, sometimes I think they are) thoughts have drifted away in the dark.<br /><br />I'll be waiting for the sequel...and to see how you stitch this wonderful bit of genius up!<br />xo J~24 Cornershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630767883910250689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-29909106882497991682010-10-18T16:36:20.077-07:002010-10-18T16:36:20.077-07:00"And prayed luck would come to her soon."..."And prayed luck would come to her soon." Brilliant. You are an amazingly creative person, and I so enjoy reading your blog. It is witty, artistic, stylish and entertaining without drifting into Too-Too-ville like some of the more precious blogs seem to do.<br />"A Bloomsbury Life" is always an enjoyable place to visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-38938813543550185882010-10-18T15:44:48.162-07:002010-10-18T15:44:48.162-07:00This is fabulous and poignant and fun, perfect fod...This is fabulous and poignant and fun, perfect fodder for a little stitch witchery. I can relate to waking at night thinking I'll commit something to memory for the next day. Sadly, it rarely sticks ; )<br />Oh, Soho house -- so dreamy, sigh. <br />I did a little post on it a few weeks back. <br />Do stop by Nero sometime. <br />Looking forward to the next poetic installment.<br />Cheers, Alcira<br /><br />thenerochronicles.blogspot.comAlcira Molina-Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04865753274871842334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-22239970407443030692010-10-18T15:43:14.095-07:002010-10-18T15:43:14.095-07:00Great poem. That is a lot of sewing though.
Why...Great poem. That is a lot of sewing though. <br /><br /> Why not a little hand calligraphed gilt edged leather covered book?Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475155333546477042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-54398892133178991042010-10-18T14:54:07.072-07:002010-10-18T14:54:07.072-07:00Seriously LBG you amaze me! You're our own Em...Seriously LBG you amaze me! You're our own Emily Dickenson.<br /><br />Have you read Spencer Reece's "A Clerk's Tale?" Something I also find relatable...<br /><br />http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16689DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-90182002257338830112010-10-18T14:04:13.508-07:002010-10-18T14:04:13.508-07:00wow, you have much more productive sleeps than I d...wow, you have much more productive sleeps than I do! Is that first photo Soho House? I think your story is quite apt for that venue...Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02085413093222573852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-68677904255860996892010-10-18T13:49:42.653-07:002010-10-18T13:49:42.653-07:00This peom made me smile and also brought a little ...This peom made me smile and also brought a little tear. I love how you have inserted the beautiful items of clothing between the verses.<br />It will make a superb piece of art.Cant wait to see it in stitches.<br />May the words and wisdom continue.<br />Thanks<br />Helen Tilstonhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6117194181116669144.post-3572811885986849942010-10-18T13:36:37.450-07:002010-10-18T13:36:37.450-07:00I frequently wake up in the wee hours of the morni...I frequently wake up in the wee hours of the morning- those are, at times, my most creative moments.<br />This is delightful and I can already see the words beautifully stitched onto simple burlap. Do share the result with us when the time is right. Lovely~Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767701070804383829noreply@blogger.com