12 Replies to “If Summer Could Go On Forever”

  1. Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes – united kingdom – we are 'silver surfers' and writers of fiction, proving every day that you are never too old to have fun!
    jenanita01 says:

    It would be lovely to see these cheerful faces all your round…

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  3. Jnana Hodson – New England, USA – In downsizing to a remote fishing village in Downeast Maine, this eclectic writer feels everything's coming together.
    Jnana Hodson says:

    Ours is going down fast, speeded by drought.

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  5. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    They are the giants of flower peace

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  6. JanBeek – Ennis, Montana – With Bob, my dear husband of 62 (& still counting) years, I continue to live a full life. Here in Montana, every day is a learning experience. Every day is a chance to reach out in love! With 8 decades of living under our belts, we’ve learned a thing or two about how to create the “Good Life” in our “Golden Years.” This blog is designed to share some of those tidbits with you. I aim to inspire more love, joy, peace, faith and unity. Hopefully, my blog will will give you a glimpse into how just “Loving One Another” has enhanced my time on earth - and I’ll encourage you to reach out to others with unconditional love, too. A recent blog follower said in her introduction, "My mode of operation is to make the ordinary of everyday extraordinary." I have to borrow that... In fact, borrowing ideas from others is one way to achieve the extraordinary. Feel free to borrow any of mine any time! I'd be honored. To God be the glory!! Welcome Aboard!
    JanBeek says:

    We wouldn’t appreciate it near as much if that was all we had! No, we need winter for the plants to rest – and spring for the burst of life from the dormancy of the seeds – and then with the summer’s warmth, the glorious sunflowers are really appreciated!

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    1. You are so right Jan. Along about and March I have to remind myself of that. If there was more light maybe I wouldn’t be craving the plants quite so much. I do love the austere beauty of winter. And actually I moved to East for the seasons.

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      1. JanBeek – Ennis, Montana – With Bob, my dear husband of 62 (& still counting) years, I continue to live a full life. Here in Montana, every day is a learning experience. Every day is a chance to reach out in love! With 8 decades of living under our belts, we’ve learned a thing or two about how to create the “Good Life” in our “Golden Years.” This blog is designed to share some of those tidbits with you. I aim to inspire more love, joy, peace, faith and unity. Hopefully, my blog will will give you a glimpse into how just “Loving One Another” has enhanced my time on earth - and I’ll encourage you to reach out to others with unconditional love, too. A recent blog follower said in her introduction, "My mode of operation is to make the ordinary of everyday extraordinary." I have to borrow that... In fact, borrowing ideas from others is one way to achieve the extraordinary. Feel free to borrow any of mine any time! I'd be honored. To God be the glory!! Welcome Aboard!
        JanBeek says:

        Yes, Catherine, we moved from CA to Montana partly because of our desire to have those four seasons. I just wish they were equal in length!

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  8. Kate@VanhaTaloSuomi – Finland – An American gal married to a Finnish guy - She's an historian, he's a business analyst. Together they've renovated a 1952 Rintamamiestalo in Southern Finland complete with new 3000sqM private arboretum filled with exotic conifers, 200+ roses, hydrangeas, peonies and a water garden. Open to the public by appointment
    Kate@VanhaTaloSuomi says:

    As much as I love summer. I welcome the end of the season. Not because I love autumn or winter…but because after taking intense care of a demanding garden from early spring until the leaves are raked and all the tools are put away, I am frankly pretty damned tired out and glad it’s over for a bit of a break.
    Having lived in a subtropical climate for 15 years, many years ago, I know first-hand the constant state of a summery climate…while it is nice to be able to use nearly all the months for outdoor pleasures, even that gets somewhat tiresome eventually.
    I would hope more people could become comfortable with where they are and with what they have and could stop for just a moment and be grateful they have anything at all.

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  9. judybarton – Still in love, complicated, almost stupid, interested to recognize herself. "Up to the age of eighteen years old everybody writes poems; after, only two categories of people may continue to do it: poets and idiots." (Benedetto Croce). Obviously I do not consider myself a poet.
    judybarton says:

    … and me too, as they do …

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