tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post4866979927214454099..comments2024-03-19T06:37:30.699+00:00Comments on Milkmoon: Where To Now? The Post I Could Not Post....Ciara Brehonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-41127882732669556892012-03-12T02:01:10.212+00:002012-03-12T02:01:10.212+00:00You've already shared so much magic and beauty...You've already shared so much magic and beauty. Whatever you decide,thank you. Your work will never be gone. The beauty of your art and the creative energy of words past remains eternal, an imprint that can't be deleted.Linda Oliveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829762498560592455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-6352697120540598142012-02-04T08:06:24.182+00:002012-02-04T08:06:24.182+00:00Hello Ciara!
I haven't been here for awhile.....Hello Ciara!<br /><br />I haven't been here for awhile...but glad you left the door ajar. I hope that the new year thus so far has been kind. I LOVE the glimpse into your life, your photo's and your writing. Don't beat yourself up...life takes over and i think it's great that you have a blog and that you choose to share...i feel that it is perfectly ok to dip in and out of it... inspired, uninspired, you do what you want when you want. I LOVE your blog because it's saw real.<br />Have a wonderful weekend my friend<br />LOVE PEACE enJOY every moment<br />Kram<br />Julie<br />xSWEDISH HOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377579784088363254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-91646898786040667162012-01-11T00:32:51.168+00:002012-01-11T00:32:51.168+00:00I always feel there is sometimes too much to look ...I always feel there is sometimes too much to look at online, so many ideas, images and constant chatter everywhere! As much as I love this I also find that sometimes it's very easy to feel swept away and lose our own path. Wander, take time out, re read writings that you have done and look over your work, it might help find your sense of direction once again. Whatever you choose I hope 2012 is magical and special for you and your family. xKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17630216046532015989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-64073669431372481652012-01-07T22:00:25.181+00:002012-01-07T22:00:25.181+00:00Whatever your decision, it will be the right one. ...Whatever your decision, it will be the right one. Take a deep breath and just let whatever be be. <br /><br />I love your iPhone photos. I like how easy they are to take and to show what you are seeing and experiencing that moment. <br /><br />I feel a bit torn about my Mama Craft blog too. Sometimes the words do not come to me anymore. I don' know how many posts I have written and deleted because I didn't feel them to be real. It's hard. <br /><br />Love to you!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16685887988265673434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-86191730477929359622012-01-07T17:34:35.385+00:002012-01-07T17:34:35.385+00:00Please don't continue on if your reasoning is ...Please don't continue on if your reasoning is that you 'should'. Shouldering the eternal 'should' is very draining to an artist such as yourself, and robs the energy needed for other projects you'd rather be doing.<br />We all go through these times of uncertainty and change and upheaval in our creative selves. Perhaps it is a sort of metamorphosis...uncomfortable and sticky, but if allowed to progress naturally, beautiful. xoRebecca S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16409572371302109142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-67035404335368078582012-01-07T12:59:58.872+00:002012-01-07T12:59:58.872+00:00Hauntingly beautiful pictures.Hauntingly beautiful pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-40581424453205126262012-01-07T09:43:17.165+00:002012-01-07T09:43:17.165+00:00Dear All,
Thank you for all your sweet and suppor...Dear All, <br />Thank you for all your sweet and supportive words. I too would feel a bit lost without my blog, and perhaps just waiting and letting things be for a while will allow something new to emerge. <br />It's good to focus though. I think part of the problem has been a lack of attention, and hopefully with renewed effort on my part, things will pick up. <br />It's good advice to not force it! <br />Again, thank you dear friends. <br />C xxxCiara Brehonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10583812950426579762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-50068374767852075542012-01-06T04:50:13.402+00:002012-01-06T04:50:13.402+00:00Dearest one, I understand so much of what you'...Dearest one, I understand so much of what you're saying. The selfish part of me hopes Milkmoon will continue on, but no matter what happens to this and your other blogs, you will keep making your magic and sending it out into the world. This I know for sure. I have been struggling to discover what I want to do with my own blog in the coming year. For a while I thought of taking a long hiatus, but then it struck me that as much as I have been neglecting the blog of late, I would feel rather lost without it. It has become such an extension of who I am. I wonder if you feel this way, too. <br /><br />As I write this I think, oh, wouldn't it be good to meet with Ciara and talk face-to-face about all this--our writing, our photography, our shared love of the quirky and fantastical in art and design (I do so love swapping Pinterest loves with you), and then it hits me that this is part of what sometimes makes blogging not enough; it has this fantastic capacity to link us with like-minded souls all over the world, but then the fact that we are just that--like-minded souls all over the world--means that our friendships and connections have a limitation. They cannot grow and flourish in quite the same way as face-to-face friendships. In some ways these connections can feel deeper than those face-to-face ones, but in some ways they are always limited by distance.<br /><br />This is not my only dissatisfaction with blogging lately, but it's a significant one. I just wanted to tell you that you always inspire me, and I hope we stay connected, no matter what happens to the Milkmoon and the Magpie. <br /><br />Love,<br />GigiGigi Thibodeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326335927273800932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-71212587261589081612012-01-05T17:14:36.908+00:002012-01-05T17:14:36.908+00:00I'd miss you too. Would it help to write about...I'd miss you too. Would it help to write about things other than yourself and your family for a while, to tell stories and weave words which look out at other peoples' lives (lived or imaginary) if you're feeling unsure of what you want. LLouisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-28660715406754227352012-01-05T01:55:35.620+00:002012-01-05T01:55:35.620+00:00Really love the photos.....Really love the photos.....Raggle Taggle Gypsy Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769730289903486624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-7281546645722512102012-01-04T18:01:04.006+00:002012-01-04T18:01:04.006+00:00Dear Ciara...I have been going through much of the...Dear Ciara...I have been going through much of these same feelings. I don't know if it's the dark time of year when things are slow and quiet or if I've lost some of my joy and inspiration. Since my sister died, life is very different and although I know that life goes on, it has taken on different meaning. <br />I've decided that I should be true to myself and only post when truly inspired. Like you I began my blog as a place to keep my photography and my wanderings alive and to share them with whoever wished to take part. <br />Don't fret...I love to read what you are up to through your words and pictures even if they are few and far between.<br />May 2012 inspire us all.Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-44311875349014766202012-01-04T15:08:39.419+00:002012-01-04T15:08:39.419+00:00There's no need to decide. Happy New Year!!There's no need to decide. Happy New Year!!yew tree nightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159879472613574800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-66213974231686383632012-01-04T15:08:00.395+00:002012-01-04T15:08:00.395+00:00Whenever I visit and read your writing I am inspir...Whenever I visit and read your writing I am inspired, so my thoughts when I read this post were,"Oh, no". But it's the time element, especially when you have young family. Those of us who have been there recognise that, but rest assured, when you do get a moment to yourself you always.... 'separate the magic from the mundane' for me!<br /><br />Hugs Jane xHalf-heard in the Stillnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01840301617199033576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-1424102014472818312012-01-03T22:12:21.388+00:002012-01-03T22:12:21.388+00:00Such a dilemma. To blog or NOT to blog. One must l...Such a dilemma. To blog or NOT to blog. One must let yourself off the hook and blog as you are inspired!Jill from Killeny Glenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639521470702814007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-45741537410799474752012-01-03T18:56:38.247+00:002012-01-03T18:56:38.247+00:00Whatever you decide, it will be the right answer. ...Whatever you decide, it will be the right answer. I don't comment often, but I do enjoy seeing it pop up in my Reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-82963716087131578982012-01-03T17:32:47.197+00:002012-01-03T17:32:47.197+00:00I would miss you if you go.I would miss you if you go.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-63078965901088865022012-01-03T17:17:32.997+00:002012-01-03T17:17:32.997+00:00I do not comment often, as life spins a tangling w...I do not comment often, as life spins a tangling web around everything I want to do and achieve until it all feels beyond me. But I remember you saying before that you felt quiet with Milkmoon, and I was thinking 'oh no' as your posts always without fail touch a hidden part of me that aspires to dream and dreams to aspire. I too have been quiet on my blog and sometimes it's the pull to create something not on a screen but something tangible. But at the same time I have found so many wonderful people via the blog, and that means there are more wonderful people yet to come, and maybe my silence is just a phase, and it will wane like the moon and then come back full force. So I guess I am saying please don't stop but that I totally understand if you do, and so I'll take the opportunity now to say how wonderfully your posts always touch my heart.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-45725350465989585692012-01-03T16:59:35.105+00:002012-01-03T16:59:35.105+00:00Hello Dear Ciara....I sense your unrest. If I may ...Hello Dear Ciara....I sense your unrest. If I may be so bold to make a suggestion, here it is: JUST STAY IN THE MOMENT.<br /><br />If you feel the inclination to do a post, write it and add your beautiful photographs.<br /><br />If the time comes that either is an imposition, then that's the signal to move on to something else.<br /><br />We all go through times of change. Change, though painful, is still good. <br /><br />Take care and know that the very best wishes are coming to you from Massachusetts, whatever you decide. <br /><br />SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358462881287190635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-49429957371184947132012-01-03T16:12:32.702+00:002012-01-03T16:12:32.702+00:00I think that every blogger feels as you do after a...I think that every blogger feels as you do after a time. I know I do. One day's absence easily segues into a week away. Then, like a return to class after a long absence we feel self-conscious and unable to 'do the work'. <br />Your blog is such a joy to me whenever you post. Your photos may range from superb artistry to homely snapshots but all are evocative. You weave a spell of words and images that takes me to another time and place and such magic takes time to create. So take the time with your family - it will will renew you. If the blog is meant to be it will happen.Stephanie Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206167025245206754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-46942441370804756432012-01-03T15:42:18.560+00:002012-01-03T15:42:18.560+00:00Quality blogs are a joy, even if the posts come in...Quality blogs are a joy, even if the posts come intermittently. Please don't walk away. And for the record, I actually like the iPhone photos. It's what the photographer sees and shares that is important. You do both, so well.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494219959077922220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-60729676864512179572012-01-03T15:27:14.225+00:002012-01-03T15:27:14.225+00:00I have found that these times of self-questioning ...I have found that these times of self-questioning usually lead to something good! We have to change to survive; the rest of the natural world does, after all. I think anyone who can sign their name to a question-mark on their blog, when most people can't handle any crack in the certitude of their public persona, deserves all the blessings of the element of change! I am sure that if your natural creativity wants to continue to express itself with this blog (and I hope it does) then it's innate strength will force you onward with a new inspiration. The roots of your writing (according to an onlooker like me) seem to be your natural sense of self-offering; the most potent and self-renewing power there is in the inner worlds, so no worries there, it will sort itself out : ) As a chaser of ephemeral ideas myself, I know that there is no foolproof formula for catching them. But... I have also found that sometimes when you change medium you can catch them unawares. I caught something with poetry a while ago that I couldn't get with prose, and my 6 month old blog is allowing me a flow that is easier going than my artwork. I think ideas are a bit like aeroplanes, and you have to know which altitude you are working at! Perhaps your ideas are deliberately enticing you into expanding your range with another medium? Only you know...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358941909845054941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-39955610167798661592012-01-03T14:40:56.052+00:002012-01-03T14:40:56.052+00:00Hi Ciara, and Happy 2012 to you and your family. I...Hi Ciara, and Happy 2012 to you and your family. I hope it will be a happy, peaceful, healthy year for you.<br />I agree with MissKris, post when you can, even once or twice a year, as long as it's not a huge pressure thinking about not posting.<br />I love ALL of your posts, and would be heartbroken if you gave up. (i hope that's not pressurising you now!)<br />As someone posted on my blog "the blog has to fit around life, not the other way round".<br />Definitely life comes first!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-2690305558296836252012-01-03T14:11:18.782+00:002012-01-03T14:11:18.782+00:00You do not need to post often-look at Rima at The ...You do not need to post often-look at Rima at The Hermitage...your pictures and writing still give us joy and make us think.<br /> We'll be looking forward to see which direction you follow.<br />Blessings Begzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-64369526525025204132012-01-03T13:39:17.196+00:002012-01-03T13:39:17.196+00:00I have always loved your blog and it's intrigu...I have always loved your blog and it's intriguing pictures. You must do what you need to do, but i do hope you continue to write and share your story with us.<br />SueMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708010694158542241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7767677079319000342.post-52184230956434315972012-01-03T11:52:41.595+00:002012-01-03T11:52:41.595+00:00i wish i could invite you over for a cuppa. i'...i wish i could invite you over for a cuppa. i'd love to chat with you face to face. i've been going through the same thing with my blog(s) for such a long time. i don't know why either. well, maybe i do. but let me just say this, i think you are wrong about the photos. they are beautiful, haunting. i love them. it doesn't matter what you took them with, they are yours. so full of you, your brilliant creativity. don't stop, but stop judging yourself so harshly. you spread beauty with your images and words. perhaps you do need to take it all in a different direction. maybe go north instead of south or west or east. or take a break, rethink, regroup...you'll figure it out. but i'm babbling. <br />blessings to you, Ciara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com