tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post3837004941872469891..comments2024-03-25T22:43:21.934-07:00Comments on Justine Picardie: Happy New YearJustine Picardiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-79795146037127867782010-01-18T15:26:36.513-08:002010-01-18T15:26:36.513-08:00I really am not fond of snow (we've gotten ood...I really am not fond of snow (we've gotten oodles of it this year, too), but I have to say those are Gorgeous photos!! Happy New Year!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-59938169441218105772010-01-03T05:23:20.964-08:002010-01-03T05:23:20.964-08:00Happy new year, Justine - it looks as if you'v...Happy new year, Justine - it looks as if you've had a wonderful time up in Scotland!<br /><br />When I read your post first, there was the hugest moon I think I've ever seen (apart from an orange one in London some years back) hanging just above my house. Sadly my camera couldn't reproduce it, but it was startling in its brilliance!<br /><br />I hope 2010 brings you some magical times!GlassCurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006992143355408956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-12221332604844245072010-01-02T12:54:17.362-08:002010-01-02T12:54:17.362-08:00Thanks to everyone for your comments. I am warmed ...Thanks to everyone for your comments. I am warmed to the heart by your good wishes, and send you all mine in return. Very exciting that Daphne has made it to Minsk in a Russian translation (one of my grandparents came from Belarus, so they would have been proud). Very sad to hear that Kairu has a tooth-ache -- I send many commiserations, as my worst ever New Year was spent with a cracked molar, followed by root-canal work soon afterwards.<br />Thank you for the blue moon information. I do hope I'll see one again... In the meantime, I'm glad that the same moon shines over all of us, from Surrey to Seattle, Scotland to South Africa, Sussex and the Scilly Isles. I am raising a glass to each and every one of us in sloe gin...Justine Picardiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957669049699860596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-82802014580093641682010-01-02T10:12:35.665-08:002010-01-02T10:12:35.665-08:00That wasn't any old full moon, Justine; it was...That wasn't any old full moon, Justine; it was a Blue Moon, which almost by definition is pretty rare; certainly there hasn't been a blue moon on New Year's Eve since 1990. I'm no expert but I think it's when you get two full moons in one calendar month. Better have a look at Rick Stroud's book about the moon which I remember you wrote about last year.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm not sure if it's the explanation for the eerie green light you witnessed. For a blue moon is no more green than it is blue.<br /><br />There are quite a few songs where a blue moon signifies a blue heart. In the great Rodgers & Hart number, for example, the Blue Moon "saw me standing alone Without a dream in my heart Without a love of my own." But all ends happily, and “when I looked, the moon had turned to gold”. Similarly Elvis Presley, in a fine old country song, looks forward to a day "When my blue moon turns to gold again When the rainbow turns the clouds away When my blue moon turns to gold again You'll be back within my arms to stay."<br /><br />I trust 2010 has dawned golden for you, Justine.<br /><br />Oh, that place where you've been staying in Aberdeenshire – is it the one you wrote about in the summer with the Henry James connection? I watched “The Turn of the Screw” on the television the other night. Having never got very far with the book – his writing strikes me as inordinately convoluted – I found the production quite atmospheric. Did you see it, I wonder, and if so what did you make of it?Lazywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165525030432208409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-47042270641408019932010-01-02T09:28:37.578-08:002010-01-02T09:28:37.578-08:00The very best wishes for 2010. Wonderful you are s...The very best wishes for 2010. Wonderful you are spending this time up to your knees+in snow. Here in E Sussex we have just a dusting but very cold, I love it. Keeping winter is to be recommended. I think we all need the enforced break that this seasonal weather brings, along with the potential for reading, curling up,napping,drinking hot brews and some outdoor exercise of course!Kentishmaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467073271952930230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-26033543545043937462010-01-02T04:57:28.996-08:002010-01-02T04:57:28.996-08:00Happy New Year to Justine and everyone (from Maine...Happy New Year to Justine and everyone (from Maine, also snowy). And thank you for this wonderful blog.Knitting Out Loudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782755995584475858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-91355941554618852132010-01-02T03:20:51.779-08:002010-01-02T03:20:51.779-08:00Happy New Year from your friends on Scilly xxxHappy New Year from your friends on Scilly xxxIssyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12413027415543101784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-15994043052590473462010-01-02T00:55:36.563-08:002010-01-02T00:55:36.563-08:00Happy New Year. Aberdeenshire looks rather amazin...Happy New Year. Aberdeenshire looks rather amazing, mystical and magical. In Surrey we have a fine sprinkling of "icing sugar" which at least means a clean dog after the walk. Thank you for your inspiring words keep it up in 2010.Karen, Surreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625726401639205655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-3983199629648870732010-01-01T15:27:28.354-08:002010-01-01T15:27:28.354-08:00Happy New Year, Justine!
Received your book Daphne...Happy New Year, Justine!<br />Received your book Daphne (in Russian)as a present from my husband for New Year! Reading it all this snowy first day of the year... Best beginning :)<br />Thank you for the story and warm regards from Minsk, same full moon over here, no castles though<br />Natalkanatalkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05651446275576029042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-34651578057268307722010-01-01T11:29:35.777-08:002010-01-01T11:29:35.777-08:00Wishing you a happy new year Justine, and to all o...Wishing you a happy new year Justine, and to all of your readers.<br /><br />The photos of Aberdeenshire are magical, you can almost feel the cold and glimpse the sparkle. <br /><br />All of our snow has melted here now, but we did take a trek out in the cold bright sunshine. As we walked back by harvested empty fields the setting sun smeared it's golden light onto the stubs of corn and the nearby tree tops. Time for pie and sloe gin!Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-29216460844945168912010-01-01T11:24:09.989-08:002010-01-01T11:24:09.989-08:00Happy New Year, Justine! It is gray and chilly her...Happy New Year, Justine! It is gray and chilly here, but I am warm inside, nursing a cup of tea and a sore tooth (but better tooth-ache than heart-ache, and my heart is full of happiness for all the wonderful people I have met - and "met" - in the past year). What wonderful books, what wonderful people, are ahead?kairuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608839703020585886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-44951612599825990992010-01-01T09:27:34.870-08:002010-01-01T09:27:34.870-08:00Happy New Year Justine . I read somewhere that a n...Happy New Year Justine . I read somewhere that a new year wish was the hope that your hand will be put out in friendship but not in need. I quite liked that- carry on being an inspiring blogger. I feel a bit ashamed but we have been on the beach all day soaking up the sun and if I could I'd send you loads of sunshine but I do think your snowy photos are great.enidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506741826683775428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1078357011397157919.post-22366549237146916102010-01-01T07:56:21.404-08:002010-01-01T07:56:21.404-08:00Happy new year, Justine!Happy new year, Justine!Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.com