tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post2110891243675993658..comments2023-10-22T14:27:21.241+01:00Comments on From the Desk of Bee Drunken: Life is so unexpectedBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-60210947560646479032009-03-20T19:57:00.000+00:002009-03-20T19:57:00.000+00:00Bee, congrats on your one-year anniversary in Blog...Bee, congrats on your one-year anniversary in Blogdom! Although this post may not have been what you were planning, it was such an important message about the abrupt and unpredictable changes in life. <BR/><BR/>I loved the Hailstone pic, by the way. Indeed, what an odd name for a house! I wonder what they were thinking and if there is a story behind the name.Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16989657639921973211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-70442838353450978332009-03-02T13:08:00.000+00:002009-03-02T13:08:00.000+00:00Julochka - How about semi-burned semi-detached? (...Julochka - How about semi-burned semi-detached? (I think that I prefer the possibilities of Hailstone, actually.) Poor things; the work on a house is never done. Which makes me think of Sisyphus . . .Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-2604428607852133292009-03-02T07:10:00.000+00:002009-03-02T07:10:00.000+00:00congratulations on your first year of blogging!! h...congratulations on your first year of blogging!! <BR/><BR/>how horrible to have a fire right as the end to the renovations was in sight. i'm not sure what i would have done had that happened to us...<BR/><BR/>but maybe now they can name their place burned manor?julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-55239595744239682022009-03-01T21:52:00.000+00:002009-03-01T21:52:00.000+00:00Braja - Thanks! In some ways, I can hardly believ...Braja - Thanks! In some ways, I can hardly believe that it has only been a year. It feels like such a vital part of my life now.<BR/><BR/>Reya - I found your information about the H rune fascinating. It links in so well with the various threads of my musings that I would like to say that I had planned it that way. Is there some theory that explains intuiting a thing without consciously knowing it?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the permission to link to your vision essay. I was already thinking along those lines, in terms of a picture I took, and then reading your essay clarified what I was trying to figure out.<BR/><BR/>Tessa - Thank you for your very kind comment. Who was it that said, "I write to figure out what I think?"<BR/><BR/>Dancing Doc - YES! The collaboration is the really surprising thing . . . and you just never know what direction it might take you in. I still get a thrill from unexpectedly meeting all of these new people.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-69845364366761283352009-03-01T18:31:00.000+00:002009-03-01T18:31:00.000+00:00Bee,You are so right about blogging being a health...Bee,<BR/>You are so right about blogging being a healthy and yet unexpected pleasure ! I know I am particularly grateful for the privileged entry into people's lives via their blogs- it is the closest thing to the collaborative relationships I had with my pediatric patients and their parents! Alas, I am sorry to hear about your friend and her loss, but, glad to know she has a friend such as you to pick her and hubby up! I hope things resolve for them. Meanwhile if you have a second stop by my site, I left something there for you! Salut du midi,<BR/><BR/>and look forward to catching up on the posts while I was away! Happy Blog anniversary!matihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272662214191754666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-31357390096736356652009-03-01T15:57:00.000+00:002009-03-01T15:57:00.000+00:00Strange, isn't it, the weft and warp of life? The ...Strange, isn't it, the weft and warp of life? The ins and outs, the ups and downs...<BR/><BR/>Your poor friend, but how lucky she is to have you. As are we - your blog is just so beautifully presented, written and polished. And having only recently 'discovered' you, I have a year's worth of the most pleasurable and illuminating reading to catch up on. Congratulations on your first blogoversary!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-78652914972016744912009-03-01T13:50:00.000+00:002009-03-01T13:50:00.000+00:00What a beautiful post. And ain't it the truth? Tha...What a beautiful post. And ain't it the truth? That you never know what's going to happen next?<BR/><BR/>wow. Best of luck and good energy to your friend as she moves through this experience. I had a friend whose house burned down. It took her (and her son) many years to get over the trauma involved. I hope healing comes faster for your friend.<BR/><BR/>The rune that looks like an H means hailstone. It refers to the fire and ice of creation, and though harsh, it is quite creatively potent, or works well at times when a new cycle is seriously needed. Maybe the people who live in Hailstone have a Norse background or aesthetic?<BR/><BR/>You asked about photography and me? I've had cameras and have taken pictures all my life. My grandmother had one of those box cameras with a pinhole. I remember it well, including the way it smelled. I've had many cameras since that one. Thank you so much for asking and please use anything you find in the essay that is of interest.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-37665757735420260382009-02-28T23:35:00.000+00:002009-02-28T23:35:00.000+00:00Happy anniversary, Bee :)Happy anniversary, Bee :)♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-50550700003232377302009-02-28T21:19:00.000+00:002009-02-28T21:19:00.000+00:00Dear friends -- thanks for the outpouring of empat...Dear friends -- thanks for the outpouring of empathy, the sharing of experience and the suggestions about names. I hadn't even considered that Hailstone might be a family name . . . and didn't know that Hen Cloud might be a place in the Peak District! I am blessed with generous and interesting commenters.<BR/><BR/>I saw these poetic lines today and they struck me:<BR/><BR/><B>I believe that no one is spared<BR/>the darkness,<BR/>and no one gets all of it.</B><BR/><BR/>Sorry that my mood has been so dark lately.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-48856515027997435332009-02-28T19:58:00.000+00:002009-02-28T19:58:00.000+00:00Happy Bloggiversary, Bee - I am in the midst of ho...Happy Bloggiversary, Bee - I am in the midst of house chaos too, and it shall last for weeks - Just losing your privacy and having so many strangers trooping through is a trial, never mind actually having to deal with an ensuing fire. <BR/><BR/>A friend of mine completed all her house renovations last year - An old property - She went to work, got the two small boys to nursery, left the dishwasher switched on, and came home to a burned wreck of a house - Not easy, and it won't help your friend to know she's not alone in her experience, but with your help she will get there again, in the end, and all will be as it once was, or even better, just as it was for my friend!A Woman Of No Importancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02194976046531063422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-72662403651593664632009-02-28T18:02:00.000+00:002009-02-28T18:02:00.000+00:00Congratulations on your blogging milestone. Not mi...Congratulations on your blogging milestone. Not millstone, not hailstone. Phew! We hope, right?<BR/><BR/>What a piling on of ordeals your friend is having to cope with. I'm sure she is glad to have you in her life to provide comfort and support.<BR/><BR/>I hope that you are well, Bee.lisahgoldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11158660223296807317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-69621589604699792652009-02-28T15:33:00.000+00:002009-02-28T15:33:00.000+00:00It always amazes me when, in times of disaster lik...It always amazes me when, in times of disaster like the Southern California fires, people standing in the ruins of their homes all say the same thing, "It's just things. At least we're alive." You're right, we never know what's around the bend. Only that, as with everything, it too will pass.Merihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024443046207501650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-21248531006129130902009-02-28T04:42:00.000+00:002009-02-28T04:42:00.000+00:00Congrats on 1 year. Sorry to hear about your nigh...Congrats on 1 year. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your night.<BR/><BR/>I happen to love the idea of naming one's house. Like the names of children, i do not always care for the choices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-77170924576466098312009-02-27T21:11:00.000+00:002009-02-27T21:11:00.000+00:00You ARE the friend that can be telephoned at any t...You ARE the friend that can be telephoned at any time.<BR/><BR/>Re Hen Cloud? It is a place in the Peak district ( I beleive). Below is a link to an amazing photographer, who allows his work to be used as free ecards. The link is to his selection of Hen Cloud..................<BR/><BR/>http://www.jimpix.co.uk/photos/gallery.asp?e=50<BR/><BR/><BR/>I hope your friends are coping.herhimnbrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182397064631016552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-3339125321769392172009-02-27T18:53:00.000+00:002009-02-27T18:53:00.000+00:00Hurrah for house names. I always think it's fun wh...Hurrah for house names. I always think it's fun when people name their cars too. (I'm not good at it, when I try they never stick.) Hailstone made me think of Bleak House so you may be on to something with the idea of warding off or reverse meaning. <BR/><BR/>I have been thinking about the comforting solid ideals we believe in: family, home, parents, education, civil society. And how illusory they can all be. Gone in a moment. We live in flux, no one is fixed in any state. Some people's lives are a smooth arc but so many others are jagged peaks and valleys.Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-89844108082282089682009-02-27T16:45:00.000+00:002009-02-27T16:45:00.000+00:00I'm really sorry for your friends' loss, but thank...I'm really sorry for your friends' loss, but thankful they didn't suffer as JaPRA's neighbor apparently did...<BR/><BR/>Happy anniversary! I'm grateful for the day you began blogging, even if I haven't been there from the start. You enrich my life.<BR/><BR/>I hate to be prosaic about Hailstone, but isn't it possible it's the family name? I was curious and did a tiny bit of googling. Couldn't easily find a history of the house, but did note that the Hailstone family dates back a ways in those parts. :) I adore the funky names of places in the UK, but this one has me suspicious. I found David Nash Ford's Royal Berkshire History on line - it's fun to look at the pictures and think of my friend Bee there. XOFantastic Forresthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044290192610027408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-37012731459139093412009-02-27T13:10:00.000+00:002009-02-27T13:10:00.000+00:00I can't believe you've only been blogging a year! ...I can't believe you've only been blogging a year! You seem to have always been around. Happy blogday!<BR/><BR/>We lived in a bungalow in a road called Hunters Moon; I sort of assumed it was because the road was a close, and therefore curved like a moon, but perhaps that was fanciful. I've never heard of a house called 'Hailstone' though.<BR/><BR/>Hope your friend's place is sorted soon, how traumaticLucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-54293506754618701532009-02-27T12:09:00.000+00:002009-02-27T12:09:00.000+00:00I'm just here for a drink. waitress?????I'm just here for a drink. waitress?????Vodka Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04734323418017847775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-87628945498655448552009-02-27T11:29:00.000+00:002009-02-27T11:29:00.000+00:00We had a fire across the street yesterday evening....We had a fire across the street yesterday evening. Sad sad. I hope your friend's home isn't too badly damaged. Glad they are safe.<BR/><BR/>Happy Blog Birthday! Hard to believe it's been one year already.TBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05587580447766102705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-44957841710835822042009-02-27T02:53:00.000+00:002009-02-27T02:53:00.000+00:00Bee, for now just ((((Bee)))).More later. Must re...Bee, for now just ((((Bee)))).<BR/><BR/>More later. Must read and run, as usual.Bittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328808801958155196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-84413010126833618912009-02-27T02:33:00.000+00:002009-02-27T02:33:00.000+00:00Bee: If you have been blogging for a year then I m...Bee: If you have been blogging for a year then I must have a lot of good stories of yours to catch up on.<BR/><BR/>I immediately thought of the other 'hale' meaning robust, particularly in old age but Hale is also Hawaiian for home.Delwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813713107604750354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-14719204923596088332009-02-27T00:59:00.000+00:002009-02-27T00:59:00.000+00:00First of all, good that you were there for her. Be...First of all, good that you were there for her. Before I got to the fire in the bedroom paragraph, I was thinking how blessed she is to be able to afford home renovating! I need to do that, but no $ at this point in time. But on top of that, I work in a job that demands that I hear the heartaches of many, many people ~ and I can't even count the desperate calls I've had from people losing their homes to foreclosure, bankruptcy, etc. It's really awful.<BR/><BR/>When we lived in Australia, we joined in the culture and named our home. It was "The Verandah". I must ask my dad where he and my mother came up with that, but I always loved the peaceful feeling that name gave me.<BR/><BR/>My next blog will be #100. I am not prepared for that at all, so perhaps I shall remain silent ... or not.♥ Boomer ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/11304000268484230167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-72688598694433117892009-02-26T22:17:00.000+00:002009-02-26T22:17:00.000+00:00You are so good to be there for your friend. And c...You are so good to be there for your friend. And congratulations on your blogoversary! <BR/><BR/>"Hailstone" does conjure doom, doesn't it? "Life at Hailstone Manor" just sounds so depressing! Although Willow Manor has had it's own Hailstone moments.Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-44634116857234495792009-02-26T21:35:00.000+00:002009-02-26T21:35:00.000+00:00One of my address in the UK wasRosebank, Tweentown...One of my address in the UK was<BR/><BR/>Rosebank, Tweentown, Cheddar, Somerset<BR/><BR/>good enough to eat.<BR/><BR/>And another address of mine<BR/><BR/>Aria, The Hayes, Cheddar, Somerset.<BR/><BR/>Gotta love it.Gifted Typisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847472209048585938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-484915268092812945.post-38650792372384511992009-02-26T21:00:00.000+00:002009-02-26T21:00:00.000+00:00What a week of 'hailstones' for you! Hope all will...What a week of 'hailstones' for you! Hope all will be calmer for the next while. As I know a family of Hailstones here, maybe that home is named after a family name. (Which now makes me wonder about the meaning of such a name - maybe more positive like a hail, hello?)<BR/><BR/>Congratulations on your first blogiversary, Bee!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com