tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post5721959813920704159..comments2023-05-16T04:46:21.091-06:00Comments on ALONE ON A WINDY RIDGE: Still lots of stuff to doBrenda Schmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-74358957240701767902007-10-05T18:51:00.000-06:002007-10-05T18:51:00.000-06:00Thanks Sms! Since the space is new, it lacks the w...Thanks Sms! Since the space is new, it lacks the worked-in look. I imagine that will change quickly. Mind you, my other studio space has always been quite orderly. Too much chaos agitates me when I'm painting. And when I'm reading. That's never good. Writing is different. I'll post a few pics of my office as it looks today, so you can see what it looks like when I'm in the middle of way too many things.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-77158109355985359632007-10-05T11:26:00.000-06:002007-10-05T11:26:00.000-06:00I thought I posted a comment the other day but I c...I thought I posted a comment the other day but I can't see it, so if I'm repeating myself, press delete...<BR/><BR/>your work place is gorgeous and fills me with envy as I look around my drey scattered with books, papers, photos, a hatbox with my manuscript stewing inside it, little mounds of material which I think might be last winter's clothes... oh yes, and electrical/electronic cords...<BR/><BR/>how do you do it? work that is?<BR/><BR/>I love to see people's work spaces and the way they organize their thoughts. At Banff, I organized an "open house" day in our last week, where anyone who wanted, let the other writers in to look at the rooms they had been sleeping, eating, writing in etc. for 5 weeks. Fascinating.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if this holds true or not, but the writers who were super organized, had charts, files etc. etc. and tidy rooms, were the most PUBLISHED!!!! Hmmmm. Sets the mind to wondering.<BR/><BR/>I'll post a pic of my office on my blog.<BR/><BR/>sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-6746653846316190432007-10-04T21:10:00.000-06:002007-10-04T21:10:00.000-06:00Thanks Leona. Now I'm twice as jealous!Thanks Leona. Now I'm <I>twice</I> as jealous!Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-32264800573719782292007-10-04T18:38:00.000-06:002007-10-04T18:38:00.000-06:00Eastend...what can I say? My new favourite place t...Eastend...what can I say? My new favourite place to work, in Wally's old room under the west gable, from which right now I'm watching the sky turn colour above the sharp line of the hills.<BR/><BR/>Taped to the office door are a few paragraphs from Trevor Herriot's stay here, wherein he describes where and how to sight several types of swallow. Every species of swallow in Sask. can be seen in these parts.<BR/><BR/>And that's only one of the reasons you'd love it here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-35314982171588642482007-10-04T14:49:00.000-06:002007-10-04T14:49:00.000-06:00Thanks Leona! I trust you're enjoying Eastend. Bel...Thanks Leona! <BR/><BR/>I trust you're enjoying Eastend. Believe it or not, I haven't been there yet. Inexcusable really, since some of the most unique bird sightings in the province come from there.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-43677322516041626812007-10-04T09:57:00.000-06:002007-10-04T09:57:00.000-06:00...that's the chintz index of minus ten....that's the chintz index of minus ten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-72053119709654984732007-10-04T09:55:00.000-06:002007-10-04T09:55:00.000-06:00Oh my, oh my, what a place to work! Congrats, Bren...Oh my, oh my, what a place to work! Congrats, Brenda. Congrats also on th chintz index of -10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-73870919921445614692007-10-03T16:54:00.000-06:002007-10-03T16:54:00.000-06:00Eek! That's seriously awful. Really, G, get out of...Eek! That's seriously awful. <BR/><BR/>Really, G, get out of that cafe now and haul yourself over to <A HREF="http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/ghiberti/overview.html" REL="nofollow">The Gates of Paradise</A>. I expect a related poem in my inbox by Monday.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-52771415538039274652007-10-03T16:32:00.000-06:002007-10-03T16:32:00.000-06:00The solution is simple, B. Paint a mouth on with l...The solution is simple, B. Paint a mouth on with lipstick and put a hat and dress on it and pay one of the local miner types to accompany it to Regina on the Greyhound as his "catatonic, side-show freak mother" who he's "putting in a home". <BR/><BR/>I'm surprised at you guys. Your harebrained scheme quotient is dangerously low. Do I have to solve everything for you?GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663103545444712062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-9109720007812607142007-10-03T10:35:00.000-06:002007-10-03T10:35:00.000-06:00Thanks a lot, Rhett, for pointing it out. I might ...Thanks a lot, Rhett, for pointing it out. I might not have noticed. Good grief.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-51138193116898000052007-10-03T10:01:00.000-06:002007-10-03T10:01:00.000-06:00*Penis joke**Penis joke*Rhett Soveranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07156758747926122945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-72764927739967004922007-10-02T23:58:00.000-06:002007-10-02T23:58:00.000-06:009 feet long seems to exceed all shipping measureme...9 feet long seems to exceed all shipping measurements, such as fed ex, and canada post. Who would've thought size mattered?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-11577425346072877272007-10-02T23:10:00.000-06:002007-10-02T23:10:00.000-06:00Sigh. (That's a sigh.)Sigh. (That's a sigh.)Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-5562935721998651042007-10-02T23:00:00.000-06:002007-10-02T23:00:00.000-06:00Well. What does one do. (That's a contemplative st...Well. What does one do. (That's a contemplative statement).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-46861439979849612982007-10-02T22:10:00.000-06:002007-10-02T22:10:00.000-06:00I found the bus parcel rates, but the cactus is mo...I found <A HREF="http://www.stcbus.com/Express/pe_home.aspx" REL="nofollow">the bus parcel rates</A>, but the cactus is <A HREF="http://www.stcbus.com/Express/pe_termsandconditions.aspx" REL="nofollow">more than 84 inches long</A>, so that's out. There are transport companies as well, but they're not cheap. Of course crating the cactus would be the biggest challenge.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-29096789756210373312007-10-02T21:49:00.000-06:002007-10-02T21:49:00.000-06:00Actually, I've been thinking the same thing. Could...Actually, I've been thinking the same thing. Could it be put on the bus? I know this is sometimes an economical way of shipping things?<BR/><BR/>I will phone the transit system tomorrow and inquire about a cactus-- I hope they take me seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-83007620649172994782007-10-02T19:46:00.000-06:002007-10-02T19:46:00.000-06:00Well, the cactus is about 9 feet tall, so we'd hav...Well, the cactus is about 9 feet tall, so we'd have to buy a ski rack or something. And then build a crate. And then get the crate on the roof. And the crate would look too much like a rough box coffin, so the RCMP would no doubt pull us over, so we'd have to make sure the lid is on hinges so they don't wreck the box getting inside. And hinges cost more than nails, not to mention the cost of the wood. Then when the officers actually see the cactus they'd look at us funny and then search the car for whatever possessed us to put a 9 foot cactus on the roof of our car in the first place. And then a camera crew would pull up and we'd end up on the news. All this would add extra time to our trip. Meanwhile you'd be sitting in La Bodega waiting for us, wondering why the heck we're late. And as the server is setting the table, the clink of the fork against a knife makes you think handcuffs. And in the spoon you see a reflection that looks like my face against the hood of a car. You give the spoon to the server, ask for a clean one... <BR/><BR/>I wonder how much it would cost to ship it?Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-68827580804344126772007-10-02T19:19:00.000-06:002007-10-02T19:19:00.000-06:00Ok, seriously, if you can bring it with you, I'll ...Ok, seriously, if you can bring it with you, I'll take it. I'm not sure exactly how big it is, and I know your car isn't the largest, but if you can, I will.<BR/><BR/>How many people can be said to save the life of a cactus?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-72574930380121530212007-10-02T10:59:00.000-06:002007-10-02T10:59:00.000-06:00Thanks, John. I was a bit nervous about posting th...Thanks, John. I was a bit nervous about posting these pics. A room can be pretty revealing. Even at this stage. I mean, it's pretty obvious I'm not the flowery type. No chinz for me. And no romantic comedies, thank you very much. <BR/><BR/>The good news is it's been hard to budge myself from my chair by the window. At this rate I'll need to buy more books!Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-86284302933455883092007-10-02T10:28:00.000-06:002007-10-02T10:28:00.000-06:00The sun just suffuses that room. Golden. Thanks fo...The sun just suffuses that room. Golden. Thanks for the pics, Brenda.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08821143429836966690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-24584135212671094702007-10-01T20:07:00.000-06:002007-10-01T20:07:00.000-06:00Tracy!!! Shhh!! I hope H doesn't read that. If my ...Tracy!!! Shhh!! I hope H doesn't read that. If my trip to Regina turns out to be Chevy Chase-esque, I'll get you!<BR/><BR/>Mind you, you do have the ceiling for it...Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-17947928227185199412007-10-01T19:52:00.000-06:002007-10-01T19:52:00.000-06:00If you can bring it with you in a few weeks, I'll ...If you can bring it with you in a few weeks, I'll take it. Strap it to the roof of the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-38206261831033295522007-10-01T18:39:00.000-06:002007-10-01T18:39:00.000-06:00Good grief. That's terrible!Good grief. That's terrible!Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-25902340312849986882007-10-01T18:33:00.000-06:002007-10-01T18:33:00.000-06:00Think outside the box, B. Like, right outside. Cut...Think outside the box, B. Like, right outside. Cut a hole in your roof. <BR/><BR/>If you had an ounce of love in you you'd do it, but you're cold and heartless and known throughout the southwestern US as El Diablo Schmidtador, The Cactus Killer.<BR/><BR/>You just wait for the day you're crawling along in Death Valley hoping for a lick of water. They'll be laughing. Laughing.GMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14663103545444712062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10177155.post-52245760755945981412007-10-01T18:11:00.000-06:002007-10-01T18:11:00.000-06:00That's where it used to be. :( It's H's amazing gr...That's where it used to be. :( <BR/>It's H's amazing green thumb that created the problem in the first place. All his plants turn into thriving giants. If we were rich we could just add another floor to the house to give the cactus headroom. He advertised it again today, but not a call.Brenda Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03576550905189206215noreply@blogger.com