tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post4860866810520168375..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: guidingellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35639514224799182942010-06-02T17:58:48.263-05:002010-06-02T17:58:48.263-05:00HI Ellen -- So sorry to have been absent. I starte...HI Ellen -- So sorry to have been absent. I started a new job and moved in the same 30 days so I've been juggling things. <br /><br />The Center IS the one you're thinking of, but I don't mention it by name on purpose. I know you asked before and I came her to write my answer. I hope you get this. But that is why I only refer to it as The Center. <br /><br />I loved this post by the way, and the idea behind it. I mark time by clothes and music sometimes too.Rockwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079263566326659898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-10001097861839012312010-06-02T17:11:25.123-05:002010-06-02T17:11:25.123-05:00I enjoyed this Ellen. I very much loved canoeing i...I enjoyed this Ellen. I very much loved canoeing in warm Mississippi rivers, but here in Oregon, the rivers are cold and fast. Lots of people float them, but not I.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-6683455731190791762010-06-02T06:12:35.417-05:002010-06-02T06:12:35.417-05:00Thank you for visiting my blog and telling me abou...Thank you for visiting my blog and telling me about the POTW nomination. It took me a while to find out what that meant.<br />Thank you even more for coming because that means that I get to know your blog too; this current post is well worth reading and I shall be back often.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87394495157287550792010-06-02T02:00:08.484-05:002010-06-02T02:00:08.484-05:00I have always wanted to do that! Someday, minus a ...I have always wanted to do that! Someday, minus a storm. :)Unspokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16065870952905767595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-52093119185306356912010-06-01T13:54:49.846-05:002010-06-01T13:54:49.846-05:00I'm not a water bunny - I had tubes in my ears...I'm not a water bunny - I had tubes in my ears when I was little & never did get over the fear of putting my head under water (apparently your head explodes if you have tubes & go under water? LOL). But the few times I've been canoeing & rafting I've really enjoyed it (especially when someone else was doing the "driving" - I'm kind of a wimp). <br /><br />In any case, I enjoy reading your take - makes me think I should get out there & enjoy again!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-14473777628602603042010-06-01T03:08:52.672-05:002010-06-01T03:08:52.672-05:00I'm desperately envious, I love being on the w...I'm desperately envious, I love being on the water but it happens so infrequently, mainly because it is so cold over here and, well, I'm sure I could make it happen if I really wanted it! I have an image of you in my head of you sketching frantically on wet paper while floating down the river.mo.stoneskinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737422581378328590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72302782632389317432010-05-31T20:11:07.165-05:002010-05-31T20:11:07.165-05:00Incredible. Canoe-ing, the way you talk about it h...Incredible. Canoe-ing, the way you talk about it here, is more than a dance with the river; it's a martial art. I am so in awe of this particular bit of your history.<br /><br />The drawing is beautiful! I'm so glad you're willing to post these and tell the stories. <br /><br />Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream! Wow.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1405567415351335772010-05-31T17:34:28.495-05:002010-05-31T17:34:28.495-05:00Rivers scare me- I lost a few friends to the river...Rivers scare me- I lost a few friends to the river, if it's water then it should behave itself- that's why I like the wading pool in the park...and the bathtub.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-61930259306005891682010-05-31T16:37:50.202-05:002010-05-31T16:37:50.202-05:00Sounds so much fun. And I'm impressed by anyon...Sounds so much fun. And I'm impressed by anyone who does as much as you do, especially when they obviously enjoy it so much.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-16404410299978200902010-05-31T14:16:15.515-05:002010-05-31T14:16:15.515-05:00I can see why these river trips were memorable. M...I can see why these river trips were memorable. Makes me want to head right out of town and go - somewhere wild for a while.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06476814211173076515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81451235669765379112010-05-31T09:38:51.962-05:002010-05-31T09:38:51.962-05:00I don't do well in water. I have a healthy fea...I don't do well in water. I have a healthy fear of it. My mother decided to "teach" me to swim when I was 5 by tossing me into a brackish creek. My chunky little self sunk like a rock and I was terrified. I inhaled a good bit of water and then was sick after she decided I wasn't going to come up to the surface. I didn't actually learn to swim until I was 22. That was in a pool. I won't go into water that I can't see to the bottom.Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-3753952776893036822010-05-31T08:48:16.098-05:002010-05-31T08:48:16.098-05:00It's funny, but while I love love love hiking,...It's funny, but while I love love love hiking, I am not much for going on the water unless the boat is large and steady, and someone else is driving it. Or whatever it is when you steer a boat. Arr, I'm so seagoing! LOLFireblossomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07040525704916368792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-60710940568032219012010-05-31T07:11:08.924-05:002010-05-31T07:11:08.924-05:00Your words conveyed your love clearly.Your words conveyed your love clearly.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-54121215825976754132010-05-31T06:59:43.403-05:002010-05-31T06:59:43.403-05:00'Paddling a canoe is like a dance with the riv...'Paddling a canoe is like a dance with the river. Reading the river, finding the channel, maneuvering around obstacles, twisting and turning in a complex rapid,..' An interesting post about your river trips. Yes, we do look forward to trips, and the new experiences they bring.Paul Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836602667355512504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-60270469871750988672010-05-31T06:07:56.896-05:002010-05-31T06:07:56.896-05:00You are such a multi-talented woman Ellen! What a...You are such a multi-talented woman Ellen! What an exciting vocation - and such inspiring memories you share here! Thank you.Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00282469017360136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-37107943408776857142010-05-31T06:04:38.139-05:002010-05-31T06:04:38.139-05:00through my late teens i was a whitewater yakker an...through my late teens i was a whitewater yakker and lived for the rush, the beauty of the environment around me was kind of secondary. it took an accident during spring runoff to change the way i saw the world. an out-of-body experience that woke me up - literally. i love this story, the image, it's so very real. get in your canoe ellen! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56804542191101539202010-05-31T04:31:43.648-05:002010-05-31T04:31:43.648-05:00Wow! A very powerful vignette! I can't imag...Wow! A very powerful vignette! I can't imagine. And I have seem some powerful storms but always within some shelter...never "out" in it. That must have been scary?<br />Thanks for sharing<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-19360394321241386452010-05-31T03:44:32.568-05:002010-05-31T03:44:32.568-05:00I can't say it any better than Nancy!!I can't say it any better than Nancy!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-64039808268601338532010-05-31T02:33:56.396-05:002010-05-31T02:33:56.396-05:00It must have been an exciting time - certainly the...It must have been an exciting time - certainly the vignette was exciting! I think our lives are a series of memories, and the important ones are the ones where we feel most alive. I can see these are some of those times for you. How wonderful to have had these experiences. <br /><br />This was beautifully written, Ellen.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.com