tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post2675410547638942742..comments2023-05-30T06:26:29.914-04:00Comments on RavenWood Forest: Deep In WinterValeriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-10076666975366473742014-02-27T09:09:58.952-05:002014-02-27T09:09:58.952-05:00How very sad for your friend, to lose a child must...How very sad for your friend, to lose a child must be unbearable. Such an intense time for you after Pasha, and I'm heartened that you are taking such good care of yourself; keeping warm in the Narnia land that has surrounded you with such beauty. Your studio will be there when you are ready .... xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-24739168988776541752014-02-25T13:49:16.770-05:002014-02-25T13:49:16.770-05:00Beautiful words, Kathleen. I wonder about the idea...Beautiful words, Kathleen. I wonder about the idea of being brave... that to live at all in this beautiful yet excrutiating world is to be brave beyond imagining... and, yes, to love deeply, that is brave, but, in another sense, I don't know how to close down my heart. Blessings to you. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-31344486705838623872014-02-25T13:14:03.961-05:002014-02-25T13:14:03.961-05:00It is a hard winter. And it is hard to live with a...It is a hard winter. And it is hard to live with an open heart—easy in the sense that we have no other choice if we wish to give and receive love, but hard in the sense that we are so vulnerable to loss. Sometimes our loves leave us aching for their love, for the time when we received and gave love and rested in the ease and comfort of it. And we celebrate that. And then there are those times of unbearable loss, like your friend’s loss, every mother’s nightmare. And your losses this year, your beloved special friend Pasha, and last year your mother, whose soul you so bravely sang out into the universe. You are so brave. We who love and lose our loves are so very, very brave. Thank you for sharing.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152498320889387229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-32209567625798935472014-02-21T15:23:43.345-05:002014-02-21T15:23:43.345-05:00It does, Ramona, it sure does... I can't imagi...It does, Ramona, it sure does... I can't imagine being an inspiration, today I feel like a slug!! Got up late, paid bills, made a few phone calls, ate lunch, reading a book. I look at the studio and think, maybe tomorrow. I do know that things just take the time they take. So, here I am, sitting in the mystery. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-75981457205937877472014-02-21T15:21:22.899-05:002014-02-21T15:21:22.899-05:00Thanks, Sue...Thanks, Sue...Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-39095699957902864572014-02-21T12:01:18.390-05:002014-02-21T12:01:18.390-05:00Life sure has it's twists and turns….amazing t...Life sure has it's twists and turns….amazing that you can be there for your friend, my heart goes out to her. The loss of a child must be unbearable.<br /><br />Glad you're taking such gentle care of yourself. You are such an inspiration to me :-)ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615254210131699811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-12325429378906550662014-02-21T11:58:13.317-05:002014-02-21T11:58:13.317-05:00Beautiful words Dori….love.Beautiful words Dori….love.ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615254210131699811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-39627380560163639642014-02-21T10:42:18.777-05:002014-02-21T10:42:18.777-05:00Nice photos, Sorry for your loss, PEACE.Nice photos, Sorry for your loss, PEACE.Sue Marrazzo Fine Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119033602079882097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-25038450311159470052014-02-18T20:50:10.789-05:002014-02-18T20:50:10.789-05:00Thanks, Tammie, its been quite the time...Thanks, Tammie, its been quite the time...Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-78140555300022104092014-02-18T16:15:48.078-05:002014-02-18T16:15:48.078-05:00I am so sorry to hear of your friends sons passing...I am so sorry to hear of your friends sons passing. that is so very sad. <br />sending light and love. Tammie Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11279605745446513635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-91520713061957384862014-02-18T12:35:14.899-05:002014-02-18T12:35:14.899-05:00Yes, Cat, my journal has been very helpful of late...Yes, Cat, my journal has been very helpful of late. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-90406791012126721962014-02-18T12:34:04.135-05:002014-02-18T12:34:04.135-05:00Thanks, taking in all wishes for peace!!Thanks, taking in all wishes for peace!!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-49006388475723947022014-02-18T12:33:36.697-05:002014-02-18T12:33:36.697-05:00Doing my best, India, thanks. Doing my best, India, thanks. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-84327940917139336352014-02-18T12:33:15.313-05:002014-02-18T12:33:15.313-05:00Yes, charming... and enchanting. I'm watching ...Yes, charming... and enchanting. I'm watching yet another storm drop snow today!!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-57368370421942464662014-02-18T12:32:31.844-05:002014-02-18T12:32:31.844-05:00I, too, love the way the evergreens hold the snow....I, too, love the way the evergreens hold the snow. Thanks for the cat greetings, I'm fur and purr deprived here!! Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-4895691448559941392014-02-18T09:48:44.277-05:002014-02-18T09:48:44.277-05:00So happy to see that you have returned to posting....So happy to see that you have returned to posting... there are times when I think that writing and posting keep us from melting down completely... I have this feeling that Pasha is with you on your walks and turning deep inside you will feel that presence... xoCaterina Gigliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866569809702127806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-8549317932241353672014-02-18T07:26:06.660-05:002014-02-18T07:26:06.660-05:00I wish you peace. I see in your photos that you do...I wish you peace. I see in your photos that you do not take umbrage in the natural transition of life to the light, but joy in the friendship you shared. Your friend will come back to you when you least expect.Carol- Beads and Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11062821517519300477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-24407744000237411612014-02-18T07:09:13.064-05:002014-02-18T07:09:13.064-05:00rest wellrest wellindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-8695039056770165852014-02-18T01:15:44.720-05:002014-02-18T01:15:44.720-05:00Thank you for the glimpse of a more familiar winte...Thank you for the glimpse of a more familiar winter than the one I am currently experiencing here in the Southwest. New England is challenging but charming in this season!Umāhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10680155603317072829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-22543004650433274322014-02-17T16:39:49.606-05:002014-02-17T16:39:49.606-05:00Dear Valerianna, an angel will hold your hand, so ...Dear Valerianna, an angel will hold your hand, so you will be able to encourage you to make new art-work, even with this big lossof your wonderful friend in your heart. Chagall wasn't able to paint for 10 years after his wife died. But if the angel, who sees your friend, holds your drawing hand, seeing all you love, you will able to find a form and get back to work. I think you already feel something like this, Valerianna.dorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317158312699345659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-69874725305176350072014-02-17T13:42:43.145-05:002014-02-17T13:42:43.145-05:00Greetings and warm wishes to you from Stazi Lu, Ju...Greetings and warm wishes to you from Stazi Lu, Juniper and me in snowy Minnesota. The hemlocks, firs, spruces and other conifers of your forest catch and hold the snow in the most beautiful way. I hope they are cradling your spirit in their arms in your time of rest and healing. Wyld Oakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07724169384339460086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-70250522193411319712014-02-17T12:41:59.492-05:002014-02-17T12:41:59.492-05:00That- what your Dad said!!That- what your Dad said!!Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-1688550882762393102014-02-17T12:41:32.450-05:002014-02-17T12:41:32.450-05:00Kind words, Starr. I think in the depths of grief,...Kind words, Starr. I think in the depths of grief, one's heart is cracked open and more beauty is revealed in everything. I'm not sure I'm courageous, maybe, but mostly just willing to go to the depths, that I can definitely own. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-39986970785256450292014-02-17T12:39:22.210-05:002014-02-17T12:39:22.210-05:00Thanks, Robyn. My walks have been rather lonely th...Thanks, Robyn. My walks have been rather lonely these days :(Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-36716449182964220402014-02-17T12:38:40.472-05:002014-02-17T12:38:40.472-05:00Definitely intense, Lynn... I'm working on sta...Definitely intense, Lynn... I'm working on staying present in the moment and not get caught back into trauma. I'm dreaming of peace and calm for a while!! "Awestruck", that's quite something, glad the forest images connect you. Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.com