tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2817939912663415748..comments2024-03-18T22:27:20.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Now Is The Time For The Burning Of The Leaves …Ovidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38655921566760852072014-10-27T18:26:51.108-04:002014-10-27T18:26:51.108-04:00Well, I KNEW that, of course, AmA! :-) [snort]Well, I KNEW that, of course, AmA! :-) [snort]Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-53439707350543515942014-10-27T15:18:42.692-04:002014-10-27T15:18:42.692-04:00I gladly accepted Ama, since in Italian it means, ...I gladly accepted Ama, since in Italian it means, "He or she loves." When you hear those Italian tenors in mid opera singing out "M'ama.," they are not calling out for their Mammas. They are rejoicing that the lady they want has revealed her love. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-6760725044656997562014-10-27T14:53:42.649-04:002014-10-27T14:53:42.649-04:00Good answer! Of course, if anyone every tries to g...Good answer! Of course, if anyone every tries to get me to answer to ZoSha, they may have their work cut out for them ...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-38856232039667048532014-10-26T23:25:25.296-04:002014-10-26T23:25:25.296-04:00I answer to pretty much anything. I was christene...I answer to pretty much anything. I was christened with 'EvKa' after one day I jokingly referred to Annamaria as 'AmA'. 'EvKa' sounds to me sort of like a crow with a cold, but that's okay. After all, a group of crows are known as a 'murder'...Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-39825740253171884542014-10-26T18:49:54.075-04:002014-10-26T18:49:54.075-04:00Hi Everett -- or do you prefer EvKa?
I'm neve...Hi Everett -- or do you prefer EvKa?<br /><br />I'm never sure about Spring. It usually seems a little half-hearted. Never quite letting go of winter, never quite getting hold of summer. By the time I realise it's actually here and isn't just another false start, it's too late and summer is already upon us.<br /><br />LOL on the 'nerderology'. If that isn't a word it really ought to be. All things pertaining to the lore of nerds. I like it!<br /><br />Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31114804934108403862014-10-26T18:45:22.500-04:002014-10-26T18:45:22.500-04:00Hey, Jeff, what's wrong with some summer heat ...Hey, Jeff, what's wrong with some summer heat and winter snow? I like extremes of temperature and climate. Can't wait to go to Iceland for that very reason. And one of the wonderful things about the Middle East even in summer temps is that it's too dry in the desert for mozzies!<br /><br />If I was taking examples from an old Russian military travel brochure, I'd be trying to tempt you into a nice hiking holiday in the peaceful mountains of the Khyber Pass and the Hindu Kush... :)Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62135021544652916192014-10-26T18:41:13.328-04:002014-10-26T18:41:13.328-04:00Hi Caro. I know -- I've been listening to the ...Hi Caro. I know -- I've been listening to the shipping forecasts and there are gale warnings everywhere.<br /><br />I have to confess a sneaky liking for those reds and golds, but it's the dull lifeless washed-out greens that are the depressing part of autumn. And leaves can hide a multitude of sins. I'll leave the details to your imagination.<br /><br />But darker evenings are a great time to write, I agree!Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-195240777143643122014-10-26T18:38:59.050-04:002014-10-26T18:38:59.050-04:00Hi Annamaria. Snow is wonderful just after it'...Hi Annamaria. Snow is wonderful just after it's fallen, and I just LOVE to build snow sculptures if the consistency is right. A couple of years ago I arrived at the house of some friends too early, having left plenty of time because of the snow forecast. When I got there, the front lawn was coated in snow, and I had a shovel in the boot of my car, so I did what anyone would do in the circumstances. I sculpted a life-size Great White Shark. I wonder if I still have the pictures ...Zoë Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14065427744062846167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-48553716121290477282014-10-26T15:06:05.378-04:002014-10-26T15:06:05.378-04:00I love all the seasons (change is good! :-), but I...I love all the seasons (change is good! :-), but I must admit a particular fondness for spring. After the long cold, grey winter (here in western Oregon), there's a period of 3-4 weeks April-May when the gray-brown sameness gives way to a sudden explosion of not less than a lusczillion shades of green, and flowers start to pop open, and... oh, tis a wonderful time of year.<br /><br />As for 'nerterology', you almost had me for a moment, but then I realized it was NOT 'nerderology' and I lost interest. Although, these days, given the great interest of nerds in all things zombie, perhaps the two ARE related...<br />Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28227516134160462222014-10-26T12:52:53.390-04:002014-10-26T12:52:53.390-04:00Let me see if I get these travel hints correctly: ...Let me see if I get these travel hints correctly: the Middle East in Summer and Bulgaria in the winter? Are you trying to give us examples of nerterology in action from an old Russian military travel brochure? Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-63989197368245179852014-10-26T09:55:39.705-04:002014-10-26T09:55:39.705-04:00Although we are on our third weather warning of th...Although we are on our third weather warning of the week (rain and gale force winds), I love the autumn. I love the way it creeps in, none of that flash audacity of summer. And the colours- purple and reds, bronze and browns. Warm and cosy, dogs in front of log fire after a long walk sniffing through leaves. Long evenings of writing and good red wine. Fab. Caro Ramsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08499318515241879831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4543372664172652772014-10-26T09:29:10.371-04:002014-10-26T09:29:10.371-04:00Zoe, I too abhor the coming of the dark. Autumn i...Zoe, I too abhor the coming of the dark. Autumn in New York has been rhapsodized in song, and this Sunday morning is bright, crisp, and splendid. But for me, it is the wrong side of winter. Snow can be lovely here and brings a hush to our streets. For about two hours or so. Then it turns into nasty gray slush which overnight will freeze into ice, ugly and treacherous underfoot. UGH! As for the impulse to be on the move--that's what what blog is about tomorrow. When it comes to nerterology--I will leave it to Jeff and EvKa to make some nerty or naughty puns. I groan in advance.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.com