tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post8980420910167990794..comments2024-03-19T14:28:03.565+00:00Comments on welsh hills again: SeasonalityElizabeth Musgravehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-82730953193734140382008-11-24T15:03:00.000+00:002008-11-24T15:03:00.000+00:00And I think I love November and February the most ...And I think I love November and February the most of all the months. I don't 'have' to get out and do things. I'm allowed to settle inside with a warm stove and my books. There's an open look about November I love - the 'bare bones' of the trees, and the wide views that are hidden in the summer when the trees are in leaf. In February I love the light and the cold clear nights. I'm a quiet person and these are the quiet months so they suit my nature, I guess.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-74193857647027240382008-11-08T21:05:00.000+00:002008-11-08T21:05:00.000+00:00PS: have also popped a comment on your previous bl...PS: have also popped a comment on your previous blog, which I greatly enjoyed too.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-12871455734945556122008-11-08T20:08:00.000+00:002008-11-08T20:08:00.000+00:00Elizabeth - I think we live in remarkably similar ...Elizabeth - I think we live in remarkably similar places. I think we live at the same point up the hill, with similar views, similar weather. Your header picture could be any of the ones I can see from my hillside too. I even have an ancient Yew tree which sits guarding the house! And I have a rainbow picture almost identical! All of which means, of course, that I can identify so very well with what you write. And you have written it so very beautifully. I have always disliked November, but, you know, like you, I was thinking the other day that sometimes it's not as bad as all that...I think February is the one that really takes the biscuit!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, you've made me feel I can look forward to winter a bit more than I was, with all the good things that that season can bring too.Carah Bodenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429666157453439321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-81593981551639289602008-11-08T08:18:00.000+00:002008-11-08T08:18:00.000+00:00You write so beautifully, and your love for your p...You write so beautifully, and your love for your part of the world is so evident. And you even make November sound marvellous, altho that wasn't your intention.<BR/><BR/>I always feel soothed when I come here, as if you put the world in perspective for me...it IS all about nature, seasons, cooking and family isn't it? Those are the elemental things we need to get right...<BR/><BR/>lovely post as usual.<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-54593225348038103152008-11-07T21:25:00.000+00:002008-11-07T21:25:00.000+00:00Oh cee, now you have me yearning for your November...Oh cee, now you have me yearning for your November! sounds like paradise and here we are at the beginning of winter. I must remind myself that I love the seasons too.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-3803518290557820952008-11-07T00:01:00.000+00:002008-11-07T00:01:00.000+00:00I know November can be grey and cold and tiresome ...I know November can be grey and cold and tiresome ... but I do love the seasons in Britain. I always think I can bear anything up until Christmas. And we got married in February ...<BR/><BR/>My November, on the other hand, is sooo hot! The skies are hard and bright and blue and the trees are blazing with blossom. The heat of the sun chases you into the shade until a breeze creeps up from the river during the afternoons. November is a lovely month here, the mosquitoes are bearable and the nights are cool enough for sleep.<BR/>xCeeDeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191885216530309850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-492091187561178502008-11-06T11:58:00.000+00:002008-11-06T11:58:00.000+00:00November is bearable because of the excitement of ...November is bearable because of the excitement of F9 and his birthday and the canter towards Christmas, not just because of Christmas being Christmas but because from then on the days get longer which makes Jan and Feb bearable. It's all doable. Just that May is better.Millahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20962427260599253772008-11-06T09:13:00.000+00:002008-11-06T09:13:00.000+00:00Lovely photo... as you commented on my little blog...Lovely photo... as you commented on my little blog, thought I would return the favour. One of my dearest friends used to live up a hill in rural mid-Wales, nobody but sheep for company and used to send me the most marvellous photographs taken from outside her home, stretching across valleys and so on. I envy you the view... but would like to point out the only reason I have the freedom to have my varied week, and they are not always as varied as this one blogged, is because I have health issues which prevent me from working, often from leaving the house unaccompanied. In case you were thinking I was a member of the idle rich.. far from it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-77583349136556407032008-11-06T08:48:00.000+00:002008-11-06T08:48:00.000+00:00Hope you're soon through your Novemberiness and ce...Hope you're soon through your Novemberiness and celebrating December with gusto!Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627338108089464863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-84456985516729605382008-11-05T21:43:00.000+00:002008-11-05T21:43:00.000+00:00I do know what you mean about November, Elizabeth....I do know what you mean about November, Elizabeth. The only high point in it for me used to be my birthday, but even now when that comes round, it's just another reminder of life's ultimate trundle into darkness... Beautifully told, though (and I think January is inevitably worse - always colder and foggier for a start). Look forward to battening down those hatches and mixing up some lovely plum puddings.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-59513568358955185952008-11-05T11:29:00.000+00:002008-11-05T11:29:00.000+00:00January/February time is the worst for me - I'm ga...January/February time is the worst for me - I'm gagging for Spring by then. Huddle up by that log burner!xxWoozle1967https://www.blogger.com/profile/10438625886508520803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-73220289445343975712008-11-05T07:31:00.000+00:002008-11-05T07:31:00.000+00:00I get through November by treating it as a countdo...I get through November by treating it as a countdown to Christmas and then as soon as Christmas is over, then I look for the first signs of spring (Catkins in January help a lot . . .) Then I can cope with the Wet Welsh Winter . . .Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798594086901897654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-22847650801641320292008-11-04T22:50:00.000+00:002008-11-04T22:50:00.000+00:00February is my worst month Elizabeth, which is odd...February is my worst month Elizabeth, which is odd as my eldest son was born then. Suh a short month and yet so brutally cold. I loved your previous post - jelly making is such a lovely thing to do and you have quite inspired me to have a go this weekend. xxPipanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048984447721169350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-41080906634731469782008-11-04T16:12:00.000+00:002008-11-04T16:12:00.000+00:00I'm sure you know this by Thomas Hood. November wa...I'm sure you know this by Thomas Hood. November was no different in 1844.<BR/><BR/>No sun - no moon!<BR/>No morn - no noon -<BR/>No dawn - no dusk - no proper time of day.<BR/>No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease,<BR/>No comfortable feel in any member -<BR/>No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees,<BR/>No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds!<BR/>November!<BR/><BR/>Today has been such a day - the clouds have settled on the top of our mountain. The light levels were very low - then suddenly the sun broke through and lit the golden leaves of the larch and beech, only for a moment - but in that moment I knew I'd rather be here than anywhere else. Even in November.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-7565068281574810142008-11-04T15:28:00.000+00:002008-11-04T15:28:00.000+00:00It is interesting to see who shares my anti-Novemb...It is interesting to see who shares my anti-November feeling! Sorry Chris, did not mean to dis your birthday month. I think it is the going downhill, days getting shorter nature of it that gets to me although I am trying to get myself into Paula's cosy, hibernatory mood!<BR/>I know what you mean weaver about the shortness of February, not short enough for me though.<BR/>thanks so much for all your comments. It is great getting them!Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-1765189958120192802008-11-04T14:30:00.000+00:002008-11-04T14:30:00.000+00:00Beautiful piece of writing Elizabeth. I too love t...Beautiful piece of writing Elizabeth. I too love the seasonal change in this country and the anticipation and security it creates. It is a beautiful land we live in, still.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08563878298811062442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-10087643084790574412008-11-04T13:38:00.000+00:002008-11-04T13:38:00.000+00:00Agree totally, wet and mizzly and muddy and slippe...Agree totally, wet and mizzly and muddy and slippery, just awful. I could quite happily lose October - March, in fact April. The dream of a saefront house on a Greek island appeals more and more.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378174162151683519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-41856330949916182052008-11-04T11:25:00.000+00:002008-11-04T11:25:00.000+00:00A very good try at rehabilitating November, but it...A very good try at rehabilitating November, but it's still probably my least favourite month!Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06548801150312804111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-26321464031267203772008-11-04T00:50:00.000+00:002008-11-04T00:50:00.000+00:00I love what you have written - and it resonates wi...I love what you have written - and it resonates with me. Although February is my worst month.<BR/>We certainly do get "The Weather" here in Wales and it is a time for turning inwards.<BR/>KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-53013599059018436032008-11-03T22:54:00.000+00:002008-11-03T22:54:00.000+00:00And, ahem, it is also the month of my birth!And, ahem, it is also the month of my birth!Chris Stovellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741359642268813093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-20923826126478272302008-11-03T22:08:00.000+00:002008-11-03T22:08:00.000+00:00I like November, even with the added work load of ...I like November, even with the added work load of cows being in - the cosy, warm hibernatory feel of winter is still a novelty; I become desperate in March when spring refuses to happen and I'm exhausted with lambing and calving and the cattle will still be in for another couple of months...but I won’t think about that. I'm so looking forward to meeting you in a couple of weeks time - that will lift any flagging spirits!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-30685577123841933432008-11-03T17:28:00.000+00:002008-11-03T17:28:00.000+00:00I do rather agree about November, but I'd rather b...I do rather agree about November, but I'd rather be here in a howling gale than in London!Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-7242771590950656572008-11-03T17:09:00.000+00:002008-11-03T17:09:00.000+00:00Christmas! Aaarggghhhh!Christmas! Aaarggghhhh!tim relfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024280861198439269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-80402968995225746102008-11-03T15:47:00.000+00:002008-11-03T15:47:00.000+00:00Cheer up welsh hills - that picture at the top of ...Cheer up welsh hills - that picture at the top of your blog is so beautiful plenty of people would give their eye teeth to see that view every day. Know what you mean about November but I love February - mainly because it is so short and when it is over Spring is definitely on the way.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028290314714419963.post-33344362621644276722008-11-03T14:05:00.000+00:002008-11-03T14:05:00.000+00:00I'm ok with November, like Jane above it's Jan and...I'm ok with November, like Jane above it's Jan and Feb I can't stand. But what a beautifully written blog - I can just see those sheets of rain. Snuggle up to a nice jolly fire - and I hope that cold goes away soon. Roll on December!Maggie Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047691937064748860noreply@blogger.com