tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post1766398875115215982..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: Bikes and people, baby and insignificant events.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-78279439447848325222013-08-05T17:06:22.676+01:002013-08-05T17:06:22.676+01:00So encouraging. Thank you. I'll keep trying.So encouraging. Thank you. I'll keep trying.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-64201142707855806182013-08-05T13:06:56.066+01:002013-08-05T13:06:56.066+01:00The continually interesting nature of this blog, h...The continually interesting nature of this blog, how you find such a satisfyingly various yet consistent range of subjects and say just enough about them, has always been and is still a great wonder, it's never any kind of chore to look in here, even when I'm not much in the mood for blog visiting generally. I think in part it must be because you sustain your own interest and joy in writing and the things you write about, you never seem to be just going through the motions.<br /><br />That photo looks like music.Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-78843855283433244172013-08-05T06:56:51.387+01:002013-08-05T06:56:51.387+01:00You are under-selling yourself. The more familiar ...You are under-selling yourself. The more familiar - mundane even - the subject the greater the need for a satisfactory style. By which I don't mean a florid, precious, literary, or trumpeting style. I mean an unassuming, pared-down, detached, sometimes laconic style which matches the things you write about. Most important is knowing what you can leave out so that the event, the person, the behavioural quirk, the entity stands revealed mainly as a result of its own efforts - albeit discreetly framed. This you do.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-64505544672365719392013-08-04T23:34:31.274+01:002013-08-04T23:34:31.274+01:00Focusing on what seems small inspires more than do...Focusing on what seems small inspires more than do grand or alarming headlines.<br /><br />CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653106775702366387noreply@blogger.com