tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post127584888682335743..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Aaaah...Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-45724028438786618372022-04-14T17:35:20.192+01:002022-04-14T17:35:20.192+01:00Beautiful, JuliaBeautiful, JuliaRuth Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08003567520622418193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-47511106499156506892022-04-11T07:31:10.749+01:002022-04-11T07:31:10.749+01:00Just beautiful Julia and a joy to read.
Every emo...Just beautiful Julia and a joy to read. <br />Every emotion conveyed touched every part of me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214143743964114483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-84854109412156412672022-04-09T12:07:28.158+01:002022-04-09T12:07:28.158+01:00I'm with Jan - not, unfortunately, in anticipa...I'm with Jan - not, unfortunately, in anticipating a sail with you, but with his choice of adjective. This is a truly beautiful post, Julia. Thanks for sharing such deep, satisfying sensations.Bill Kirtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16345949773423764808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-57285999993803299102022-04-09T12:05:24.245+01:002022-04-09T12:05:24.245+01:00What a stunning blog. I too sighed 'aaah'....What a stunning blog. I too sighed 'aaah'. You describe your affinity with the boat so well, and her re-adjustment to being re-introduced to the water. How precious that you have some amazing memories and that PD encapsulates so much for you. Soul - absolutely the right word! This should be published elsewhere - or made into a series of stories around PD, her life and yours! It did me good to read this today and be thankful for the things that bring similar joy and nostalgia to my life.Joy Margettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864995110516740860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-35156489603493807622022-04-09T11:43:40.168+01:002022-04-09T11:43:40.168+01:00Aaaaah, Jul, that is so beautiful. How I Iong for ...Aaaaah, Jul, that is so beautiful. How I Iong for my next sail with you two lovely ladies....Jan Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15823078224282953782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79693687953280699142022-04-09T10:23:05.439+01:002022-04-09T10:23:05.439+01:00They are never just boats. I cried like Claudia. A...They are never just boats. I cried like Claudia. And remembered for the first time in years sitting on my bottom bunk aboard the SS Nevasa, on a school cruise round the Med, crying as I read the letter from home picked up in Gibraltar. My father had found a buyer for Allouette, the boat launched the same year as me. He'd started building a new one and needed to fund her progress. We were to be boatless for a while. I remember explaining to my school friends that they are never just boats.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04208970934072462694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-15384419753549620622022-04-09T08:37:03.958+01:002022-04-09T08:37:03.958+01:00How wonderful to have such an affinity with a boat...How wonderful to have such an affinity with a boat that has weaved a path through so many significant parts of your life.Paul Mullingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05656301521677046663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-56479804646203374482022-04-09T08:14:00.440+01:002022-04-09T08:14:00.440+01:00Reading this has made me go 'Aaaaah' and e...Reading this has made me go 'Aaaaah' and even shed a tear or two for the whole story - past, present and future - of Peter Duck and all the people who have been connected with her. 'Not just a boat' at all.Claudia Myatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391963980412215298noreply@blogger.com