tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post6116959516617603575..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: New Year's Day in SussexSteerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-44344492996003042272008-01-10T19:36:00.000+00:002008-01-10T19:36:00.000+00:00Thanks for dropping by. I shall visit your blog as...Thanks for dropping by. I shall visit your blog as soon as I've put the boys to bed!Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-1309578161782985582008-01-10T12:23:00.000+00:002008-01-10T12:23:00.000+00:00. . . but I meant to say that your comments about.... . . but I meant to say that your comments about Jaqueline Wilson made me warm to her too . . .<BR/><BR/>and this is the link to THE BRICKS IN THE CAVE, if you are interested.<BR/><BR/>http://bricksinthecave.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>SusanSusan Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926054668678379996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-66152617410832170982008-01-10T12:21:00.000+00:002008-01-10T12:21:00.000+00:00HelloMy name is Susan Harwood.It was rather an odd...Hello<BR/><BR/>My name is Susan Harwood.<BR/><BR/>It was rather an odd experience, arriving on your blog. First, the Cerne Abbas Giant, not far from us in Dorset, seemed to have upped sticks and moved to Sussex.<BR/><BR/>Then, I read your warm comments about Jaqueline Wilson. Her brightly covered books litter our house (my daughter loves them) but I have had mixed feelings.<BR/><BR/>Although we live in a housing association street and none of us have very much money, our immediate surroundings are of the Enid Blyton variety . . . sea, little beach, cliffs . . . and our immediate family has not had to deal with many of the problems Jaqueline Wilson addresses in her books.<BR/><BR/>So I'd rebelled - I began to feel there needed to be some redressing of the balance, something for rural children and children whose lives are relatively unchallenging to identify with. (I also think there's a place for an updated version of the escapism writers like Enid Blyton and Arthur Ransome provide.)<BR/><BR/>With the result that I wrote a children's adventure story called THE BRICKS IN THE CAVE and put it on a blog . . . but that wasn't why I dropped by to leave a comment . . .<BR/><BR/><BR/>. . . And I liked the idea of your house seeming to be on the verge of collapse under the weight of books. No-one we know has books in the way we do. We can hardly move for books. They are up the walls, up the stairs and across the floor. Sometimes we can't find places to put our feet.<BR/><BR/>Most of our neighbours live in tidy, bookless, houses and my mother thinks we have too many for the size of the house . . . we think this is the way to live and that the house is too small for the books . . .<BR/><BR/>Anyway . . . this is why I dropped by . . .<BR/><BR/>I'm contacting people who list Green Politics as an interest on their 'blogger's profile'.<BR/><BR/>I have a new blog called<BR/><BR/>SHOUTING AT THE RADIO<BR/><BR/>It is concerned with the environment, building, architecture, politics and education.<BR/><BR/>It can be found at<BR/><BR/>http://shoutingattheradio.blogspot.com/<BR/><BR/>It is in its very early stages just yet - so comments will be especially welcome!<BR/><BR/>Yours sincerely<BR/><BR/>Susan HarwoodSusan Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459572012943654715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-26501464401788264122008-01-06T23:55:00.000+00:002008-01-06T23:55:00.000+00:00Hmmm, that doesn't sound like the most optimistic ...Hmmm, that doesn't sound like the most optimistic new year post I have ever read! Hope things turn out well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597852661913928616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-41109907480051477132008-01-02T10:37:00.000+00:002008-01-02T10:37:00.000+00:00And a very Happy New Year to you. Any plans to res...And a very Happy New Year to you. Any plans to resume your excellent blog?Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-76500709005638175212008-01-02T09:51:00.000+00:002008-01-02T09:51:00.000+00:00Happy New Year. If not an exceptionally good year...Happy New Year. If not an exceptionally good year then at least hope 2008 pans out to be one of those years where, looking back from 2009, everything worked out for the best.bye bye bellulahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14578559811447603363noreply@blogger.com